THE DEAD TIMES

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DESCRIPTION:

From Telltale Games, the creators of legendary, narrative-led The Walking Dead adventure games, comes a new three-part miniseries starring Michonne, the blade-wielding badass from the comic books. The game tells the previously untold story of what happened to the titular heroine when she temporarily left Rick Grimes' group of "rough and ready" survivors (the period between issues 126 and 139 of The Walking Dead comic). Starting on a boat with a small group of drifters and having just intercepted a radio transmission of unknown origin, it's not long until you - playing as Michonne, still grieving over the loss of her daughters - are thrown back into a life of combat, both with the living and the dead.

MY VERDICT:

As can probably be guessed from earlier reviews, I absolutely adore Telltale's The Walking Dead games - they don't offer much fast paced action, being little more than glorified point-and-click games, but they more than make up for it in character-driven, emotional story. The Walking Dead: Michonne is no different in terms of gameplay - it is more of an interactive story, taking you on a wild adventure through a Zombie-infested apocalypse where the living are just as dangerous as the dead. I can quite honestly say that this three-part miniseries is the best yet. The story is great, with some exceptional characters and is extremely involving while not providing as much emotional entanglement as the main Walking Dead seasons. It builds up wonderfully over the episodes, laying down tension for when you get to the hectic finale before releasing it in a sombre moment with Michonne's - gone but not forgotten - kids. The animation of characters is superb and fluid. The music is tight and high quality, matching situations where it is played excellently. The only slight downside to this otherwise bodacious game is that, in the first episode (and only the first episode), when you order Michonne to speak, it abruptly interrupts all other characters speaking at that time instead of waiting for the natural break in conversation.