PAX Prime | Telltale's, The Wolf Among Us, Does Not Disappoint

I was a little late to the party when it came to Telltale’s first game, but when I did get my hands on The Walking Dead I loved it to pieces. The story telling, the character development, the pacing… all of it. I wasn’t alone, obviously, The Walking Dead was solid GOTY material in the eyes of many. Therefore, naturally, I’m not the only one who is intensely curious about what sort of game Telltale would produce to follow the success they had with their first title.

TellTale Games PAX Prime 2013

This weekend, I got to play through the first portion of The Wolf Among Us where I, as Bigsby, responded to a report that “Mr Toad” had been showing his face around town without a disguise. Which was a problem, given that these fairy tale creatures are supposed to be hiding in regular human society.

After some giving Mr Toad some hard lines about how his troubles weren’t my problem (and the game assured me he would remember this), I headed upstairs to put an end to some domestic dispute. By domestic dispute, I mean the Woodsman slapping around what was probably a prostitute. Yeah, this game may be about fairy tales, but it got pretty real and I was only playing for 15 minutes, if that. This scene gave me the opportunity to either try to talk the woodsman down, or punch him in the mouth. I punched him in the mouth.

Will Playing The Wolf Among Us PAX Prime 2013

The combat in The Wolf Among Us consisted of a series of quicktime events, sort of like what we saw in The Walking Dead, but it felt much better. It was more interactive, there were more choices, and I’m not sure how much the course of the fight was altered by what I did, but I can tell you one thing: In the trailer that’s been released, it looks like the Woodsman throws Bigsby out a window, and I can confidently say that I was the one doing the throwing.

The depth of the story (which I have no doubt will be awesome), the sheer amount of character in each… character (I really loved Mr Toad), and the expanded agency means this game looks to build upon what Telltale has become known for and, perhaps, give us their best game yet with The Wolf Among Us.

Share this article:

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn
Share on tumblr
Tumblr
Share on email
Email
Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp

Recent Posts

Warframe and Soulframe Live Devstream at PAX East Gaming News

Warframe and Soulframe Make an Apprearance at PAX East 2024

Digital Extremes held their most recent Devstream live during PAX East 2024, celebrating 11 years of Wareframe. One of the most exciting bits of news was the deeper look into …

Marvel 1943 cover art. Captaint America and Black Panther Gaming News

Get a Closer Look at the New Black Panther and Captain America Game | Marvel 1943

It’s been a while since we first got word that the great Amy Hennig was working on a new Black Panther and Captain America game. After creating something like Uncharted, …

Mad Catz Strike 11 Keyboard. A keyboard with red and black keys Hardware & Tech

Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 Mechanical Keyboard Impressions

I have been on the search for a decently priced wireless keyboard and there is no shortage these days. Our friends over at Mad Catz sent over their S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 …

Hardware & Tech

Level Up Your Set Up with Nanoleaf

Nanoleaf has been one of the market leaders in the gaming lighting space for years now. They have a variety of products to level up not only your office space …

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gaming News

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and What’s Next For Xbox | Let’s Chat

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the next big game set for release and the rumor mill has been set ablaze with talks of Xbox going multi-platform. We take a few …

Gaming News

The Pimax Crystal 8K VR Headset | CES 2024

AR and VR were some of the bigger topics during this year’s CES. Last year I was able to go hands-on with the Pimax Portal but this year it was …