My verdict on A New Frontier (lite spoilers, Let's Play-based)
I wanna get it. I'm not sure if I'll keep following the Telltale game series for it, but that's better than "after this finale, I quit."
Pros:
- at least one ending determinant character, the only time since Sam from Michonne that this has happened in TWD game series
- at least one slow moment by the end of the episode
- confirmation that Clem's story will be developed upon
- at least one actual puzzle
- Jesus
- notable new and old music as well as a licensed credits song, most of which fits into the setting
- character development, inferred and explicit
- a happy-but-bittersweet ending
- a character relationship chart, missing since the Season 1 finale (No Time Left)
- equal interaction with remaining potential party members minus Eleanor
- positive mentions and visual depiction of Mariana
- sympathy, determinant and otherwise, for David over possibly being mentally divergent (obviously, not entirely, but a step up from the series' treatment of prior mentally disabled characters minus Duck)
- you can choose to turn down an offer from Kate to make babies instead of it being shoehorned onto the player
- a character memento in at least one route
- dialogue and actions reflected by choices from previous episodes
- there are jokes that aren't in poor taste
- post-credits scene
- direct mention of Clem's dad
Cons:
- both Ava and Tripp die in at least one playthrough, as expected
- unresolved plot thread for AJ and the surviving New Frontier leader
- dialogue choices still largely don't reflect what you might think will be conveyed
- implied heavy Latin accent on the senior Garcia sounds fake (but better than Javi's usual "muertos" pronunciation)
- a lot of dialogue cuts into each other from the character speaking (see: Kate early into the episode)
- even though QTE prompts try to look more varied, ones with specific 3-button taps all use the same button
- character model clipping
- stiff character animations (at least one minor but notable character early in the episode)
- slurs (bstrd, idi*t)
Debatable:
- lack of hubs/hub interaction
- the outfit change, you'll know which one
- no Clementine flashback (but it looked like there were two scenes where they tried to put one in)
- runtime (the playthrough was uploaded in 5 parts of ~17 minutes each, load screens included)
Unknown:
- Conrad's status (the playthrough logged that he was shot in episode 2)
- gay mention (based on determinant dialogue that wasn't chosen)
- Javi as determinant
- controllable Clementine (if there are any parts like that, they'd be determinant)
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Oh, and I'd appreciate it if nobody tries to sabotage my post this time, thanks!
Conrad is still alive in episode 5 if you saved him in all the other episodes.
Javier is determinant?
Oh wow, that's awesome! Thanks for the info!
It's unknown if he is.
I think it's been missing since The Wolf Among Us finale.
*in terms of the Walking Dead, I mean
How is Javi determinant?
Live footage of Conrad surviving the season
no he's not determinant. Both Gabe and Kate are, but not Javi.