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But if Telltale has painted themselves into a corner, and this season is it, then I wouldn’t recommend the game at all, unless your idea of fun is getting punched in the face repeatedly. If Telltale can figure out a way to weave together all of the possible branches in the story to create a second season (and beyond), then that will hopefully make all of the doom and gloom from the first season more worthwhile. The graphics are nice, the voice acting is terrific, and the writing is acceptably interesting (although the Forresters mirror the Starks way too closely), but it only contains part of a story, and nothing much is resolved at the end of the final episode. That’s great, and it’s in keeping with Martin’s books, but I sort of wonder how Telltale can possibly create a second season given all of the different ways the first season can end.Īnd so, overall, Game of Thrones is a tough game to judge, simply because it isn’t really a stand-alone product. But in Game of Thrones, all sorts of people can live or die depending on how you play. In their previous titles, these differences were less than huge, and that made it easy for them to create sequels and subsequent episodes. On the more positive side, as Telltale likes to advertise, your decisions make a difference in the game. After a while I realized that the game was just treading water, and that the season easily could have been concluded in four episodes - or fewer - instead of six. ![]() You see an example of the Boltons or Whitehills being evil, you ask somebody to help your house, you learn that help isn’t coming, and then you repeat about a dozen times. The first season also has a problem in that it’s repetitive. And because you end up controlling half of the Forresters, they’re mostly blank slates so you can play them how you want. The Whitehills in particular are just slavering one-dimensional villains, and they’re nothing compared to the likes of Tywin or Cersei Lannister. The main problem with the writing, at least for me, is that the characters aren’t very interesting. So if you want everything wrapped up neatly at the end, then Game of Thrones isn’t the right game for you. A bunch of bad things happen, but you have to wait until later for their happy endings - if they’re going to get happy endings at all. The first season is sort of like reading “A Game of Thrones” (the book) for the Starks. You learn about the Forresters and the Whitehills, and you get a bunch of cameos from well-known characters from the series (including Tyrion, Cersei, Danaerys, Jon Snow, and Ramsay Bolton), but nothing is resolved. It appears that Telltale intends for the game to have multiple seasons, and so this first season is mostly set-up. The writing for Game of Thrones is decent enough, but be warned that the game isn’t really self-contained. If you’ve played any of Telltale’s games in the last few years, then you shouldn’t have any trouble jumping into Game of Thrones, as the controls are the same. The action sequences require you to hit keys at the right time: the WASD keys to move or dodge, and the Q and E keys to struggle with something. The conversations are timed, but you only have to pick between 1-4 dialogue options. What you do in the game is navigate your way through conversations and then sometimes participate in an action sequence, usually a fight. There aren’t any puzzles, and there are barely any inventory objects. The characters include Lord Gregor Forrester (the head of House Forrester), Lady Elissa Forrester (the matriarch), and Rodrik Forrester (the first-born son) among others.As has been the trend with Telltale, Game of Thrones looks like an adventure, but it’s not. The decisions made by one character will affect others as well as the fate of the house. You will control one out of the 5 members of the family or servants of the Forresters. The family is caught up in the events surrounding the War of the Five Kings, and now they’re fighting to survive the chaos. ![]() They control the Ironwood forest, a valuable forest that’s also being coveted by many due to its military importance. The family hails from Ironrath located in the north of Westeros. While the family has not been introduced to the television series, they were briefly mentioned in the novel A Dance with Dragons. The story takes place from the end of the third season until prior to the start of the fifth season in the television series, and focuses on House Forrester. The game follows an episodic format, which means the game will be released per episode, and player’s choices all throughout the game influences later events. Martin and the HBO adaptation, Game of Thrones. The story is based on the world-famous fantasy novels by George R. ![]() Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series is a six-part episodic adventure game developed and published by Telltale Games.
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