Allycat_ over at COG takes Telltale’s next game for a “test run” and finds that it looks and plays even better then their first episodic hit “The Walking Dead”.
"I was a huge fan of Wolf’s predecessor The Walking Dead that scooped up a bunch of Game of the Year accolades and launched the small studio into an even brighter gaming spotlight. With a great father figure/daughter relationship and a narrative that ruthlessly tore at the heartstrings, The Walking Dead proved that storyline can indeed trump fancy mechanics and still result in a great game. Telltale proved they know how to write a great story that puts the player right inside the character, and the choice-based narrative in difficult do-or-die situations had me questioning my own humanity at times. During good old PAX Prime in late August I got my hands on a 15-minute demo of The Wolf Among Us and I can now honestly say that I cannot wait for October to roll around."
Peter Starr from Bit Cultures writes:
"I’m no stranger to Telltale Games’ work. Having played through Season one of both The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, I’m well aware of the kind of experience Telltale delivers. Personally, I really enjoy spending time with these games. They definitely have their issues, but I admire Telltale’s attempt to further blur the line between videogame and film. Having just finished episode one of The Wolf Among Us, not only am I already enjoying it more than their other offerings, but I now also have an even stronger faith in Telltale’s upcoming take on the Batman."
Kotaku AU: We like to believe there are games out there for everyone. There’s no such thing as a “non-gamer” — just people who haven’t discovered their particular bag yet. To put this theory to the test, we enlisted the skills of technology writer, cosplayer and gaming veteran Rae Jonhston to “convert” Mia: the most rabid anti-gamer in our office. It proved to be a very bumpy ride.
Mia looked a bit like Anita lol, thought it was her at first, That was an interesting video but still its really hard to make someone a gamer especially an adult , i tried that 4 times with 4 different people, it never worked. They were interested in watching but playing just gave them headaches or so they said haha. I am so glad i am gamer from since i was 5 years old.
Well if you go in with such a biased attitude into anything new you won't enjoy it no matter what it is. She started complaining right from the start searching for reasons to dislike it. A more open minded person would've at least try to understand why so many people like video games so much.
Techtorial: Defiance and The Wolf Among Us (full game) are now free on Xbox Live. Meanwhile, PS Store offers The Wolf Among Us for free as well.
Full game or just the first episode "Faith"? Xbox already doled out the first episode for free a while back.