This game is a masterpiece in story telling. I started to wonder at many points in this game is this game actually better than the last of us!?! I believe it is. Its so focused on the story and cuts out most fluff. Even the exploration pieces are quick and every interaction point adds to the story or the flavor. I loved the story, the music, the characters, the hard choices, I cannot think of one think I wish was different. I was gripped as if I was watching a HBO TV show or watching Breaking Bad! This game ALMOST made me cry which is saying a lot. What a beautiful game. I am someone who does not like reading a lot so, this game in this format is a blessing! Play it now!

🎮 Platform: Xbox
⌚ Time to finish - 12h (includes season 1 + 400 DLC)
🏆Trophy completion - 100% - easy just play the game and most are story unmissable. 400 DLC does have some non story trophies but easy to revisit with chapter select, but do look them up before hand.

🤬Difficulty - haha... this is an interesting one. :) I would say its difficult because of the choices you have to make not the game play. I agonized over so many decisions only to find out time running out to make a selection. This game has probably the toughest choices I had to make in any game. They nailed it.

🌄Graphics – Good. Its from previous generation so nothing mind blowing but i liked the comic booky feel.

🌦 Atmosphere/Music – Amazing score. Amazing atmosphere. Every chapter in the journey has you meeting interesting characters and going through interesting story beats. I really felt immersed in this world and could understand the motivations of everyone. Here I would give last of us a 1 up on music and atmosphere. But still amazing here.

📚 Main Story / Characters – I loved the story. Its one of the best stories of any media. I really liked seeing each person's motivation and take on what is going on. The fine balance between trust and mistrust, choice and no choice. I really liked most of the characters, but some did not have enough screen time, which is fine. I already was emotionally invested in so many of them. The main characters of Lee & Clem are amazing individuals and amazing together. Clem trying to make sense of this fucked up world, Lee doing his best balancing between a brute that has to protect her and also trying to appeal to her soft side. So good!!

🤺 Combat – It boils down to QTime events, but i felt the sensitivity was too high or not enough time was given to aim your gun, which did cause some unncessary deaths. But its fine, they don't come up often. I also disliked that the cursor does not stay where you left it between QTime events, you keep having to aim even if you previously were there before. It does add to the tension however.

🧭 Side Activities / Exploration – I found engaged in pressing all the interactable. I think they all had good color to add to the story. I liked talking to each person and getting their thoughts on things. Definitely absorb everything you can and TAKE YOUR TIME with this game!

🚗 Movement/Physics – fine.

📣 Voice acting – Amazing performances with depth of emotion! The height of the voice acting is in the last chapter of the game. I won't spoil it.

🥇 Best thing about the game - Everything!

👎 Worst thing about the game - None. Again saying a lot as if you have followed any of my reviews, you know I am super critical and picky.

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There's nothing that I can really say because everything about this just works so well together. Whether it be the remarkable atmosphere that it displays throughout combined with its incredibly unique art style, its simple but intuitive gameplay design, the oftentimes beautiful soundtrack, its emotionally gripping and heavily thematic narrative that’s full of meaningful and involving player choices, the astounding voice acting, or the utterly brilliant cast of masterfully well written and spectacularly developed characters. It’s all fantastic. The Walking Dead is a masterpiece of interactive storytelling in the truest sense of the word and it was genuinely a thrill to have finally experienced it after years of being well aware of its esteemed reputation within the gaming industry. I’m very much looking forward to getting around to the other seasons at some point.