The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 - Faith

Telltale has once again delivered a well-written adventure, this time with an added dose of stylish noir presentation. Faith begins Sheriff Bigby's adventure with an introduction that’s funny, brutal, and mysterious in the best possible ways. If this inaugural episode of The Wolf Among Us is any indication of the rest of the season, then Telltale's latest adventure game is set to provide an adventure every bit as memorable as Lee and Clementine's.

Marred only by an engine that’s really starting to show its age, The Wolf Among Us would’ve been interesting enough as a straight up crime thriller, but its literary basis makes it a completely different beast. With a story that’s as disturbing and shocking as it is gripping, Telltale Games’ first episode ends on such a cliff-hanger that we may need to go and buy the anthology of comics to tide us over until episode two.

I was instantly sucked into the world of The Wolf Among Us, and I found it dripped atmosphere like a chain-smoking private eye drips ash. The engaging plot, where casual violence mixes bloodily with stories from your childhood, is instantly engaging, and I love the Fables setting and characters, all of which Telltale has treated with respect.

The Wolf Among Us is an excellent visual novel with, I’m sorry to report, a maddening cliffhanger for episode 2. It is easy to get hooked on the story and characters just on the couple of hours spent with them, with the graphical and sound glitches marring an otherwise great game. I heavily enjoyed myself, and still recommend it to anyone looking for a good story to entertain themselves with for a couple of hours.

It does what an Episode One should do — it leaves more questions than answers and stokes interest and commitment. Time will tell how well the story will round out, but if the great build up in this season opener is any indication, it’s going to be another great ride. The mixture of mystery and familiarity with this new cast of characters leave you wanting more immediately. Episodic content can drop the ball at any moment, so we’ll have to wait and see if Telltale can keep the pace with Episode two when it arrives.

The Wolf Among Us - Episode 1: Faith sets the tone and the expectations for the rest of the series, and does it well. The Universe from the comics is well represented, the original characters are superbly designed, and the visceral combat scenes really stand out. Here's hoping the other episodes live up to the standard set here.

El primer capítulo de The Wolf Among Us sigue la estela estilística de The Walking Dead y continúa ahondando en el interés de Telltale por los temas adultos. Basándose en el cómic Fables, construyen un relato muy interesante en el que hay hueco para abundantes diálogos y también para algunas escenas de acción. ¿La principal pega? Que llega en inglés, lo que lamentablemente impedirá el disfrute por parte de algunos de esta estupenda aventura gráfica que vuelve a mirar al futuro del género.

Telltale Games abbandona momentaneamente gli zombi per buttarsi a capofitto tra lupi mannari, rospi parlanti e creature delle fiabe assortite, ma senza rinunciare alla sua idea di videogioco: anche in The Wolf Among Us la narrazione verrà prima di tutto… ma con questa ambientazione e questi personaggi, dei quick time event così galvanizzanti e un aspetto grafico così sublime, c’è davvero poco di cui lamentarsi.

Memainkan The Wolf Among Us merupakan sebuah pengalaman yang luar biasa menurut saya. Biasanya saya selalu menunggu game turun harga menjadi lebih murah baru membelinya, tapi untuk game ini saya nekad pre-order dan jelas-jelasan tidak kecewa dengan keputusan saya. Game ini adalah game yang sempurna untuk kamu yang suka dengan cerita fantasi ala fairy tales, cerita detektif, atau hanya sekedar suka dengan cerita berkualitas. Jadi jangan ragu-ragu untuk mencoba game yang satu ini.

Deze eerste aflevering van The Wolf Among Us is een ijzersterk product. Door het verhaal dat je van begin tot eind boeit en een mooi vormgegeven New York zie je de af en toe stroeve gameplay al snel door de vingers. Ondergetekende gaat alvast nog wat Fables comics lezen om het wachten op de tweede aflevering wat draaglijker te maken. Daar is immers nog geen releasedatum van bekend.