SOLID survival horror THE PEACEFUL ART

Having previously were only friends of download content in the enjoyment of this game, now also the followers of the physical disks can look forward, and her collection to another jewel in video game history, plus the DLC "400 Days", which you but only as a small bridge to should see the release of Season 2, enrich.

Who can not have the patience or time or want to read the rather detailed review, the opportunity also has the same below, under "Overall Conclusion", read on.

What you do not have to wait until once again a true survival horror game appeared, which has also worthy of the name. According to my personal disappointment with the Resident Evil Parts 5 & 6, I had believed this genre almost dead. With the successful conversion of Revelations, and the release of The Last of Us, but then came back to something like hope.

One should not ask this game with the namesake ("The Walking Dead": Survival Instinct) confused. This leans Although all of the TV series to (Game license), but can, in contrast to this game, miss considerably more playful, graphic, as well as storyboard technical quality. Furthermore, the gameplay is also fundamentally different. Hardly horror, but lots of action. But to each his own. This is only a very subjective perceived by me in brief, that others might see completely, precisely because of the proximity to the TV series, and the associated parallels as well as the opportunity to play one of the main characters, different.

Who here but hammer hard-hitting action and mass opponents volume expected at a time, which can then mow down blindly, is wrong. This game takes the good old 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 each button press. 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 the influence of the current situation.

The main protagonist Lee Everett, has to beat in this game sometimes alone, but also in the group through a thrilling story, which is divided into 5 chapters. The sole purpose is, as in any reasonable Survival Horror Game alone is to survive all the trip itself, but also in responsibility towards his fellows and friends, after a devastating zombie apocalypse. Moral decisions that sometimes heavy but usually have to be taken quickly to one, such as who is allowed to die in favor of the survival of the whole group, etc., as well as the interpersonal conversations, driving the story. Often with the feeling of not having done the right thing. Decisions that you must make in the course of the game, giving a true feeling to be able to influence the whole story, this is true only conditionally. While it changed the snapshot, and takes slightly influence on later situations of Storyfluß contrast remains relatively linear. Surprising historical turns, as well as well-timed shock moments in sound technology know how and graphically convincing (as part of the cel-shaded looks), and let a wince but sometimes more.

Technically affects this game though outdated with its Cell shaded graphics, but this spoils the game is not in the least. It's all kept in the comic look of Robert Kirkman-series, the backgrounds are pre-rendered excellently detailed, however, highlight the actors in Cellshading look pleasant. However, this may be a matter of taste.

The venues, are sorted by chapter always fundamentally different and varied, and convincing, despite the old-fashioned acting style graphics with some atmospheric highlights. It's like so many things, which employs a habituation effect after some time, similar to Borderlands (also cel-shaded graphics), but where the gameplay is fundamentally different. The voice acting is English, but there are also German subtitles, but they were more fairly implemented as bad, over /. Sound-wise, what the background noise and speech, as far as the background music, the game does not disappoint. Disappointing, however, is the freedom of movement, which is divided into fixed areas, and permits no free or only limited to explore the area. The camera work is very static (ie. One runs from a background image to the next without knowing what's there, or waiting for a good old, nice Resident Evil PS1 feeling that comes up as this I do not mean negative.. shorten the way to running paths run through, there were unfortunately not. The puzzles that need to be overcome in the game, all leave, master even with an average IQ, if you really all thoroughly examined, and sometimes more also to his AI combatants verbal contact searches.

All that sounds now at first maybe very negative, but does not refer indeed to the focus of the Games, and is clearly in storytelling, as well as on interpersonal communications and relationships of the characters to each other, a closer bringing the people permit and a wealth of possibilities for identification. Is it only involved in the story, is a lot to develop emotions that fond ranging from hatred, indifference, anger and so on up. Black and white character drawings are rare. Unless you count on only one side, the zombies to the black side. All fellow characters are drawn very complex, and who looks or reacts evil, it need not be inevitable. Here the playwrights have done a great job.

Emotional, stirring, differentiated and even exciting, which is found only rarely in today Spieleeinheitsbrei. This horror game can be, unlike other horror games to also quiet phases in which a tension can develop, causing the majority of horror takes place in their own head. But this does not mean that the game stingy with hearty splatter deposits or savings. It did not receive a free for ages 18.

As already mentioned, the game is divided into 5 chapters, where each chapter takes place an evaluation. Similarly, as in Resident Evil Revelations. The story even main focus is on the platonic relationship, the already mentioned Everett, which he enters with the little Clementine, which is just as alone as he. From the past co-sponsored guilt, as well as human welfare his little protege over, make this game just too human, and one forgets but sometimes more, which it is only a Game. The whole story developed over time a strong undertow, so that you, the next decision to be adopted can not wait. More can be, at least from her storytelling, do not expect.

The ability to use different memory slots, let a kind rewind to, so that, if one claims to have made a wrong decision, or just want to see what would happen in another decision, easy access to the previous storage. This provides variety and gives you the opportunity to once complete to decide against his own conscience, without this must have an impact on the entire course of story. The controller feels in the beginning still quite cumbersome, but it's fast and intuitive to learn. On the whole, if you want to draw a comparison, one comes to Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, as well as Sherlock Holmes: The Testament, not around. Also this game is not right, as the namesake "The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct" at no time, is based on the TV series, does a crash the game.

Overall Conclusion:

For anyone who has not yet acquired, this game can be downloaded, as well as that of horror games like the focus not only on superficial Plink, but on an exciting story that can be influenced in some parts also, as well as the gamers are open to new innovations, this game should be a must buy. Even those who once want to give the quiet but tense play the preferential access will be allowed and will be surprised perhaps positive.

However, you must then accept the described by me above weaknesses in the technique, as well as the graphics. This can, however, at least for me, get over. What counts here is the story, Avatar identification and the underlying tension building, as well as the partly emotional roller coaster ride, and as convinced of this game, like few others, to whom I had already drawn a comparison.

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

The fun gets rating from me 5 stars, despite the technical flaws, limitations in the freedom of movement and the desöfteren bad, confusing camera positioning. In the overall standings, I prefer, for the reason also a star off because there is technical perfection still room for improvement. Would it only to the narrative, and go to the tension generated thereby, the game of me a 5+ star rating would be safe. But a game happens to be a book, so I also can not refer only to the story in the course of my vote myself.

The additional content contained in this Game of the Year Edition "400 Days", in the form of DLC really need, because of its brevity and one, at least for me, an unsatisfactory end, not. The Carakterzeichnung is indeed complex, can be due to the shortness but hardly a more Identifikationsmöglickeit to. You can tell the DLC, which he has to serve until the release of Season 2 as a kind of stopgap. Puzzles are not, decisions have little impact on the story, and the areas are still limited. But if he is not on this list, too. But if you already own the standard version of the Games, should even if it has no Internet connection to download the "400 Days" is available, very carefully consider whether the approx. 1 hour of gameplay, it is worth the price.

Let's hope the next game of Telltalegames, and if it then only as it should be, it is also good. Gigs should not change great one. Some improvements in control, and camera technology would be enough, as any great innovations that ultimately nobody needs. Here I could now enumerate a long list of games that have fallen this innovation delusion, and have ultimately ushered their own end.

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Looking forward to your feedback, and everyone who has taken the time to read this rather detailed review. So if I could achieve no gain in knowledge with you, I hope you still have at least entertained.

Otherwise GOOD GAMING !!