PC - Windows
The Walking Dead - Episode 1: A New Day
8.25
playscore
Good
Trailer, Gameplay, & Screenshots
About this game
Developer: Telltale Games
Content Rating: Mature
Summary
Episode one of a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. Experience events, meet people and visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes.
A tailored game experience – actions, choices and decisions you make will affect how your story plays out across the entire series. Discover 8-year-old Clementine, an orphaned little girl who miraculously survived the first few days of the apocalypse. Meet Glenn before he leaves for Atlanta and eventually meets Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. Discover Hershel’s Farm; meet Hershel Green and his family before their barn earns its place in Walking Dead infamy. Create alliances, establish your first camp and live with the profound and lasting consequences of your decisions made in this episode.
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Critic Reviews
18 Reviews8.20
By some creative miracle, modest difficulty and interaction are outweighed by genuinely great survival storytelling.
With The Walking Dead, Telltale’s experimentation with an unusual formula pays off. With its focus on dialogue choices and puzzles that more naturally fit into a narrative, The Walking Dead is a unique experience. In less than three hours, the game delivers a thoughtful, character-driven story that takes a refreshing look at the zombie apocalypse. And like any great episodic show, I'm eager to see what happens next.
Telltale's Walking Dead series is off to a great start with A New Day. This is more story than game, so there's little challenge in the hours you spend fleeing and fighting and talking about the zombie hordes. But that approach works here, allowing the game to build upon the cruel, character-driven comic series and stand apart from more mayhem-oriented zombie games like Left 4 Dead and Dead Island.