Walking Dead Episode 1: A New Day - Review

The Waking Dead comic book was a very successful attempt at long-form storytelling in a zombie apocalypse setting.  Typically tales of zombies overrunning the world involve a small band of survivors who are slowly picked off one-by-one until a couple of survivors escape to face an uncertain future.  With The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman explored what happens next, in a monthly comic that has followed Rick Grimes and his friends for years.  The television adaptation was surprisingly successful, but no one should be surprised that a video game adaptation happened too.  While this could have been yet another mindless zombie shooter, or Resident Evil clone, the franchise made its way into the hands of adventure game developer Telltale Games.  While that might seem like an odd choice, it resulted in a great game and an unusual new take on both horror and adventure gaming.  Continue Reading

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