Exceptional quality narrative adventure game by Telltale. Difficult moral choices, oppressive atmosphere and deeply likable characters. Walking Dead Season 1 redefined the narrative game genre for this generation.
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Adventure1 player18+
Description
Narrative adventure by Telltale Games adapting The Walking Dead with Lee and Clementine. Published by Telltale Games, released in December 2012 in Europe, North America and Japan. Lee Everett former condemned professor protecting Clementine young orphan in zombie apocalypse, narrative adventure gameplay with decisive moral choices influencing story and survivors, five episodes A New Day, Starved for Help, Long Road Ahead, Around Every Corner and No Time Left, signature Telltale cel-shading comic book aesthetic, English voice-over with Dave Fennoy as Lee, soundtrack by Jared Emerson-Johnson.
Walking Dead, The - A Telltale Games Series review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
At the heart of a zombie apocalypse, a man with a murky past watches over a little girl he learns to protect as his own. A choice-driven tale of rare emotional force, it makes human relationships, not the undead, its true stakes. Its harrowing ending redefined what a narrative game could be.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Settling wrenching dilemmas where each choice bears on what follows turns this narrative adventure into a tale whose outcome you absolutely want to know, episode after episode. The relationships that form and break pull the story forward. Its interactivity stays limited, but the strength of its writing and its characters makes every episode's end hard to leave.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾3,7 GB📅11/12/2012
Published by Telltale Games
Walking Dead, The - A Telltale Games Series (PS3) price, value & rarity
A narrative adventure from Telltale, The Walking Dead moves players with its choice-driven story of the bond between Lee and young Clementine, sweeping game-of-the-year honors. Still common in the West, its interest lies in this status as a milestone of interactive storytelling rather than scarcity. A piece valued by fans of emotional adventure.
Is Walking Dead, The - A Telltale Games Series still worth playing in 2026?
Telltale's The Walking Dead is a narrative adventure game of exceptional quality that redefined the genre this generation. Following Lee and the little Clementine in an America ravaged by the zombie epidemic, it places harrowing moral choices and human relationships at the heart of the experience, far more than action. The shattering writing and the deep attachment one develops for the characters deliver an emotion of rare intensity. The minimalist gameplay serves the story entirely. For anyone seeking a striking interactive story, where every decision weighs, this first season remains one of the finest ever made.
