Unfortunately, Telltale Games has failed miserably in this respect. In this case, that's not the case, as here facial expression plays a large role. In many genres it's an almost irrelevant element. Overall, however, there are more positive moments than negative.Īlas there's some stiff facial animations. There's no clear balance here, which is a pity. On the other hand, certain parts were so boring that we wanted to tap the A button and fast-forward to the next episode. Sometimes we got so indescribably emotional that our eyes would well up, moments such as the end of episode two. The whole thing is like an emotional roller-coaster that never ends, with extremely low lows and very high peaks.
When it came to the story, we were somewhat ambivalent. This plays a big role in Telltale Games' success, their recipe is dependent on two key ingredients: compelling characters and a cruel, twisting narrative. Yes, even Peter "Dinklebot" Dinklage, back in a more familiar setting, does a good job. Not only that, the voice acting does an exceptionally good job of bringing them to life. Not only the main characters, but all the characters we meet throughout the game. As we mentioned before, the main characters aren't particularly original, but in the end, it really doesn't matter because they are so well crafted. This is something that Telltale Games most certainly delivers. That said, no-one buys games by Telltale Games because of the visuals, right? It's more about story and the characters. Sure, the graphics are outdated and the game is essentially a point-and-click adventure, an updated take on the formula most popular in the 90s, although the visual design is sometimes accentuated by startlingly beautiful brushstrokes. Assuming, again, that you like and are familiar with the books and subsequent television series. Game of Thrones is without a doubt a good game. No matter what the reason is, all you really need to know is that these families don't like each other, and that Whitehills wants to grab Forrester's famous Ironwood Forest. You can never be entirely sure exactly why these families are enemies, so we've just filled in the blanks with our own narrative. Whitehill and Forrester have been bitter rivals ever since a Forrester stole rhubarb from outside a colonial house owned by the family Whitehill. It's almost as if he's competing with Ramsey Snow to see who can be the biggest jerk in Westeros. Lord Whitehill is the game's antagonist, and he's a real bastard. Despite the fact that the characters themselves are not particularly original, they are nevertheless incredibly well written. For example, Mira, like Sansa Stark, is embroiled in the social and political power games in King's Landing, while Gared Tuttle is torn between obligations to The Nights Watch and the Forresters, not unlike a certain Jon Snow. From the introduction we notice an interesting feature: the family Forrester is, in Telltale Games' take on the Game of Thrones series, a reworking of the Starks. Told from several different perspectives, Telltale Games gives us a handful of Forrester-oriented protagonists to play with - among others Margaery Tyrell's maid, Mira Forrester, squire Gared Tuttle, and the young Lord Ethan. These events conspire so the young Ethan Forrester become the family's leader back at home in Ironrath, there he's forced to obey Roose Bolton and his tyrannical son Ramsay. When the cruel events of "The Red Wedding" take place, not only do the Starks lose important family members, but so to do the Forresters. The house Forrester has long been allies of the Starks. The story then begins at the infamous "The Red Wedding," where members of the family Forrester are enjoying the festivities outside of Walder Frey's huge twin towers. We're outside Walder Frey's twin towers, and we're attending a special wedding. While we go to the filling station the camera pans slowly up and a text appears which gives us the creeps. When the wine runs out, the cocky man tells us to fetch more grape juice. Meanwhile we listen, an errand boy, all ears while we clean our master's bloody sword. Outside the tents there's a bunch of soldiers around a fire listening to a well-built man with a big black beard as he babbles about the capture of the famous Jamie Lannister.
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Hundreds of tents are crammed full of drunk souls singing together, the cold creeping in as the evening draws in.
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