The Walking Dead: Season Two is still honestly one of my favorite video game sequels of all time. The first game was so spectacular that a follow up would be no easy task and depending on who you ask they’ll say it did or didn’t deliver, but I firmly believe it always has. It may not be quite as consistent as its predecessor, but in terms of how to craft a sequel I feel it’s often nothing short of genius…when it works.

Of all the sequels in the series, Season Two feels it most closely aligns with the foundation the first game set up. The narrative very clearly piggybacks off of the lessons and themes of its predecessor and challenges them in ways that recontextualize how you have to adapt to a continuously decaying world. Its ideas mirror the first game in ways that feel thought provoking instead of cheap. It’s used to provide alternative perspectives to some similar scenarios and gets you to realize that the same logic isn’t always going to work for different people, and especially when you are a different person. It shows that there’s more than one side to a coin. Season One and Season Two always felt like two sides of the same coin and I mean that in the best way possible. While they function effectively as individual games, I find that together they become twice as strong once you realize just how intertwined their themes are even in places you might not have expected. It may not always capture the same magic, but its own magic based on why the story resonated with people makes it feel like a worthy follow up.

…that’s all my opinion of course, but I feel that in concept this is pretty much the perfect sequel and it’s execution largely does those ideas justice. The execution is where things get divisive which yeah, I 100% agree that Season Two is far less consistent than the first even if I find these low points to be few and far between. The tension always feels incredibly high. No matter how many times I’ve replayed this game, I find it’s moments to be so effective that it feels like I’m experiencing the game for the first time all over again. I will say I can definitely understand why people would find this to be underwhelming. It’s probably one of the biggest games where I totally see why people may feel negatively towards certain things with its very different approach to pacing and characters compared to the first which became so beloved for those reasons. But for me? Man, I just love it. I absolutely love it. Even if it’s not better than the first overall, the many moments that I felt were on par and even surpassed the first make it my favorite in the series.

Last two episodes felt kinda rushed. I wasn't even able to understand the character of Jane and her chemistry with Luke. But rest of the chapters were on par with the season one.
The story still remains the best of all time, but I miss Lee.
He was so badass in the Season One. The sequence where he walked straight through the zombie horde with a chopping knife was so cool.
Same goes for Clem here. Initial chapters show her as a weak child depending on adults. Then, gradually we see her getting strong and her character become more dependable for others.
Same as Season One, we as Clem have to make some harsh decisions here. There are a few moments here those will get your heart racing or bring tears to your eyes. But some are kinda messed up and straight up creepy. (You will know once you play.)

Overall, this is still the same experience as the 1st season with some minor inferiorities. This game is highly recommended for someone who is done with the 1st one.

Ok. First of all what the fuck was that zombie doing under there. WAS HE JUST HAVING A SWIM? Can they swim?? But none of that would have even HAPPENED, if BONNIE WASN’T THE BABOON BRAINED GLUE SUCKING DIRT EATING NEANDERTHAL THAT SHE IS. Oh ya let’s just DOUBLE THE WIEGHT ON THE ICE. And then she has the NERVE to live if her dumbass falls in! LOCK. IN. The audacity to kill the only good new character, one of three good characters in this whole game, in such an absolutely loony tunes ass way right before the finally is genuinely insane.

Split down the middle is how I feel here. It has equal pros and cons. The shift to Clementine in this game is really well done, and it's a great time in the story to focus on her. This is the game where you feel the most sorry for her, and also where she goes through the most traumatic moments. I also like how the action is designed around her size and her age. Youre usually running away or trying to find clever solutions to problems rather than brute forcing them. This creates more interesting scenarios and setpieces overall.

The voice acting is way better this time around. And once again Gavin Hammon is a knockout performance.

This story is just so sloppy though and has so many stupid moments. Basically every character except Clementine is a total Buffon. You end up hating half the cast because they are so incompetent and unable to fend for themselves. Subplots and storylines are introduced and dropped so quickly that it's hard to get invested in them. And the way the characters treat one of the characters at the end of the series is just a joke. He is so unlikeable and so in the wrong yet these morons just refuse to see that. It dosent feel organic like you can understand their reasoning, it feels like they turned their brains off. The action is more creative in its setups, but in practice they weren't as fun or intense to sit through.

If you know about the history and development of this title you know that there is a LOT of cut content. So much so that the poster for episode 4 showed something that never even made it into the game. It explains why a lot of the game is poorly told: it's a stitched together mess that needed more time to be finished.

I have a small soft spot for this game because there are many moments I like. But it's not enough to save the stupidity on display.