The Walking Dead (Spoilers after first post)

[Base_Delta_Zero]

I didn't have any issues with the XBOX Live version. No bugs, crashes or slowdowns. That sucks you're having issues on the PC.

[PsychoPere]

I remember having a lot of problems with the game stuttering right after shooting the officer in the woods, and at the time it distracted me and slowed down so much that I gave up on trying to play it on my PC. I just spent enough time in the game right before this post to get through that part again, and it had the same problem but to a much lesser extent this time.

The only change on my PC in the intervening time that I can think of is having gone from Win7 to Win8. In any event, I'll probably try to find the time tonight after work to give the PC edition some more time. The Xbox version is on a Christmas wishlist, and I'm perfectly content with owning two different versions of this game even if the PC one seems to be working better now.

[Evil Twin]

Man, Kenny is one touchy S.O.B.

My first "good" playthrough, I saved Shawn first, supported sided with Kenny in the drugstore, fed Duck in E2, tried to save Larry in the meat locker, didn't shoot the girl at the start of E3, shot Duck, shot attic boy, saved Ben, and ultimately Kenny decided to come with me to the morgue to look for Clem.

Just finished E4 in my second "good" playthrough, where I'm trying to do a few things a little better. This time I saved *Duck* first, supported Kenny in the drugstore, fed Duck in E2, tried to save Larry in the meat locker, *shot* the girl at the start of E3, shot Duck, shot attic boy, saved Ben, and even tried to be a little more supportive of the boat plan, and Kenny absolutely refused to come with me to the morgue this time. Really, dude? REALLY?! As far as I can tell, shooting the girl in E3 was the one thing that apparently damned my relationship with him this time around, as everything else after that was the same. So, saving your son's life doesn't trump mercy killing a stranger? Whatever, man....

[The Engineer]

Evil Twin wrote:

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Man, Kenny is one touchy S.O.B.

My first "good" playthrough, I saved Shawn first, supported sided with Kenny in the drugstore, fed Duck in E2, tried to save Larry in the meat locker, didn't shoot the girl at the start of E3, shot Duck, shot attic boy, saved Ben, and ultimately Kenny decided to come with me to the morgue to look for Clem.

Just finished E4 in my second "good" playthrough, where I'm trying to do a few things a little better. This time I saved *Duck* first, supported Kenny in the drugstore, fed Duck in E2, tried to save Larry in the meat locker, *shot* the girl at the start of E3, shot Duck, shot attic boy, saved Ben, and even tried to be a little more supportive of the boat plan, and Kenny absolutely refused to come with me to the morgue this time. Really, dude? REALLY?! As far as I can tell, shooting the girl in E3 was the one thing that apparently damned my relationship with him this time around, as everything else after that was the same. So, saving your son's life doesn't trump mercy killing a stranger? Whatever, man....

Did you choose Ben to come with you to save Clem the second time? Because if you do, Kenny stays with the boat no matter what.

[Evil Twin]

Ok, just finished Ep 5 again...

This time I kept the arm. You pass out a few times, and Christa chastises you a few times for not cutting it off, but hey, I got to dual-wield the gauntlet! Unfortunately you still only see Lee use the cleaver and not the shard of glass in his bitten hand. Boo.

I also didn't have Clem shoot Lee this time around, and y'know, I think I actually liked that ending slightly better. Lee tells Clem how shooting a person changes you, and refers back to trying to save Larry in the meat locker. And all throughout the game Lee tried to avoid killing people whenever possible, so it fits better with that. Sucks that there's no non-lethal way to deal with the stranger though. It's always either you choke him to death or Clem shoots him. So while it sucks that Lee will turn (although he reassures her that what comes back is no longer him), it's ultimately better for Clem's mental health. Better that her last sight of Lee is him slumped peacefully by the radiator than his brains splattered on the wall, y'know?

[BigFoot]

I don't know, I personally think Clem having to shoot Lee was Clem's final lesson. You know, the last thing Lee could teach her.

[Base_Delta_Zero]

^I agree with BigFoot on this one. Final and maybe most important

Be able to let go.

If you don't side with him in every single conversation, no matter how seemingly trivial, he will remember and rag on you about it later on. When you finish the game, you get to see how many people got this or that group to help them on the final run and I could have sworn one of the options included Omid, Christa, Kenny and Ben.

I want to say it was You Alone/ You and Kenny/You and Ben/ You, Omid and Christa/You, Omid, Christa and Ben/You, Omid, Christa and Kenny/You, Omid, Christa, Ben and Kenny

[The Engineer]

The Walking Dead has won game of the year!

[Cutter John]

Also:

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
BEST ADAPTATION
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE (Yay Clem!)

[The Engineer]

Cutter John wrote:

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Also:

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
BEST ADAPTATION
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE (Yay Clem!)

Awesome, though I voted Jennifer Hale as I wanted femshep to win.

[Base_Delta_Zero]

Excellent! Well deserved!

[Capt. Vulcan]

Avoided reading this thread till I finished the game. Easily the best game I played this year and I didn't start it till December. I don't remember having an experience in a game like this ever. The closest was maybe the first play through of portal. But I actually almost got teary eyed in the Duck scene near the end of 3. (Playing investigator with him was one of my favorite parts of the game.) I never get emotional about anything, books, movies, ect. I can't believe this downloadable episodic licensed adaptation got to me. The final scene of the season with Clem... wow.

My Choices:

- Saved Duck
- Sided with Kenny on everything
- Left the cannibals to the walkers
- chose not to take the food
- kept lily after the shooting
- Brought Clem to Crawford
- hauled Ben up
- chopped the arm
- had Clem shoot me

In general I tried to save as many lives as possible and above all else protected Clem. I was honest with her every step of the way but never mean. But I also made her shoot me because I thought it would be important for her to be strong in that moment. I was kind of surprised to read after the fact how little things could change between playthroughs though. The whole time I was playing I thought my choices were having massive ripples but really it looks like the main story stays pretty similar regardless of what you do.

[Mr. Adventure]

I'm not reading anything in this thread yet cuz I'm still playing but this has helped with my post-TV break jonesing as it's pretty decent. They did a really good job with this, I actually worry about my relationships and keeping Clem safe which is not something I usually get from games.

[Mr. Adventure]

Well finished it, and

I didn't have Clem shoot me, I just didn't have the heart to put her (me?) through that.

. Interesting experience, I found it quite gut-wrenching though. Shit, wanted to cry a couple times, but uh, I'm a real man, yeah, that's it.

[Cutter John]

Mr. Adventure wrote:

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Well finished it, and

I didn't have Clem shoot me, I just didn't have the heart to put her (me?) through that.

. Interesting experience, I found it quite gut-wrenching though. Shit, wanted to cry a couple times, but uh, I'm a real man, yeah, that's it.

Do what I do and blame it on the dust.