GOOD FOLLOWERS WITH SMALL STORY WEAKNESSES

Having previously were only friends of download content in the enjoyment of Season 2, now friends of physical disks can look forward to its collection another video game, the quieter Survival Horrors inflict added.

The main protagonist Clementine, in the first part still had to beat on the side of Lee Everett through the zombie apocalypse itself, may be found in the Season 2, which follows three years after the end of Season 1, hit by an exciting story that here again is divided into five chapters. The important task is, as in any reasonable survival horror game, the whole journey itself, but also in responsibility towards his fellows and friends, after a devastating zombie apocalypse to survive.

Moral decisions that sometimes heavy but usually have to be taken quickly to one, how can such as whom to live or die, in favor of the whole group, as well as the interpersonal conversations, driving the story. Often with the insight to have made a wrong decision, because the side actors, in this Season 2, even more opaque and therefore unpredictable. Own stereotypes and prejudices, as well as values ​​of morals often lead to wrong ways of thinking and thus to incorrect actions that have an impact on the future course of story.

Here the tension of splatter factor Unlike part 1 is slightly less, but sometimes higher. This is mainly because the one had a firmly defined goal in Season 1, which ran through all 5 episodes, namely: to find Clementines parents. Here, the ultimate goal opens up very late, if you take the survival itself, as well as that of the group or its individual companion, the only objective can sidelined. The score from the first part can be transferred, however, has a low to garkeinen influence, so that one should make the purchase of this function in no way dependent on the run of play on the story. This applies to Season 1, as well. 2

Here is a not only fooled in übrigem as in the first part, which you can influence the story, but have the actions and decisions actually affect the later game, and the five different story ends.

The impact to their known from Part 1 mentor Lee Everett, often is quite noticeable, especially in situations where the little Clementine acting under mostly loud adults, the only non-selfish and egotistical, but rational thinking, but also emotionally responds. This in contrast to all other adult Mitakteuren, very reasonable, and in the later course, always abgeklärtere behavior of this little girl does, unfortunately, at least for me, some behaviors and productions, partly implausible.

Despite this small, maybe just me as perceived shortcomings, the character / avatar identification belongs to the little Clementine, the absolute strength of this Games. At the beginning you develop a deep sympathy for the little main protagonist, who awakens in a strong protective instinct, due to the existing at the beginning of helplessness this little being, so that one sometimes forgets that it is only a game.

It is to have indeed played an advantage the predecessor, as a by better leave some actions Clementines that are AI controlled understand. This imperative is not, not even taken because of the already above-mentioned transmission of the games from Season 1 to Season 2, the imgrunde bring nothing.

As in its predecessor, also this game takes the point and click adventure tradition back to where rooms and objects with a moving "crosshairs" which one controls you searched, and if you are interested to examine an object, or verbal contact an AI collaborator, the respective button pressed. Communication with the "colleagues" is a playful main component, and should not be neglected, such an example as some tips to solve the frequent puzzles are given. Sometimes a conversation is simply necessary to continue the story progress.

Will enrich the whole, by skillfully staged QTEs (Quick Time Events), in which one the on-screen keyboard shortcuts, as quickly as possible is required to enter in the order shown. Depending on how the QTE starts, you can temporarily, but in the long run the course of history, or change the current situation, and as already mentioned, in contrast to Part 1, actually affect the game ends. Should also be mentioned that the QTEs, here still need to be addressed a little faster.

Overall conclusion:

Technically affects this game with his cell shaded graphics while still, although against clearly improved to Season 1, a bit dated and dowdy. This does not, however, obscures the game in the least. It's all kept in the comic look of Robert Kirkman-series, the pre-rendered backgrounds are detailed, to highlight the actors in Cellshading look, with their partly excellent facial animation, but beneficial. Stuttering in the graph occur, unlike its predecessor, much more rarely.

The venues are always fundamentally different, varied and convince with some atmospheric highlights depending on the chapter. The voice acting is English, with German subtitles. Sound-wise, what the background noise and speech, as far as the background music, the game does not disappoint. Disappointing, however, is again that restricted freedom of movement, due to the pre-rendered backgrounds.

Unfortunately you can not save free in this part, there are a but again asked different memory slot available, so that you can correct a wrong decision taken maybe. One can only try it of course, even if one considers the decision to be morally reprehensible, what would attract them to consequences. After playing through a chapter, this is freely selectable, and can thus again be played.

What counts here is the story, Avatar identification, as well as the underlying tension building, and not, as in so many other games, only the graphics and pixel count. For fun in the rating of my full 5 star, due to the already described by me shortcomings in the overall 4 stars because there is still there a little room for improvement. Due to the 5 verchiedenen game ends, as well as the resulting therefrom, different history courses, is in contrast to the first part of a high replayability value that makes the rather short playing time of the chapter 5 again wet.

If you point and click adventures do not like, and also a quick time events not satisfied, you should refrain from this game fingers. Also Action enthusiasts will get their money's worth not, and should make a big circle around this game.

Let's hope for Season 3, as a retail version of Telltalegames, and if it then only as it should be, it is also good. Gigs should not change great one.

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Otherwise GOOD GAMING !!