#NowPlaying: The Walking Dead - Season Two (2013)

 

Developed and Published by Telltale Games

 

Prnt Scrn. from earlier

 

 

(Spoiler for season one)

 

The first scene opens up with Clementine; Omid; and Crista, carefully approaching what appears to be an empty rest stop. Considering the bump on Crista's belly, one can surmise that the game had to have jumped a number of months after the events of Episode Five of Season One. Possibly six or eight months later? I don't know, I'm not an Obstetrician.....

 

The events following their moment of recess had eventually tossed me into that state of glum with Telltale's use of shock value. I don't want to give too much away to those that don't wish for any spoilers, so I'll stop there.

 

The people at Telltale utilize an effective formula that allows the player to empathize and to sympathize with many of the characters of their series. Clementine (as depicted above, getting ready to smash a zombie's head in with a tree branch) is still a timid character, but over the last season, avid fans of the series had watched her grow into an individual that must learn how to survive in a world overrun with zombies and raiders. Although she had not reached the pinnacle of a hardened character, she had taken quite a leap since episode one of the first season.

 

Does Clementine have what it takes to become the lead character? Maybe; maybe not. With Lee out of the picture, it'll certainly be interesting to see how season two will unfold.