Did you like TWDG better...
Before you joined this community?
I play the episodes when they get released, enjoy them, then come on here the next day to see what the crack is. But then I discover a load of different details posted on here by different people that make the episode seem less good than it actually is and that then gives me a negative view.
Now I do agree with these critical assessments as I myself have contributed to this, but I have realised that a lot of these details are ones that I don't know about until someone points them out on here. I have to say that I liked S2 Episode 3 and 4 after playing them, well most of it. However that feeling soon changed after visiting this forum.
I played Season One, 400 days and S2E1 before I ever came on here and back then I never had any hype of character returns, ruined expectations or experience any hatred and over the top reactions thrown at people because of things they say about these fictional characters, whether it be on this forum or an interview with someone on a YouTube video. Oh and of course at one time there kept being a few sickening images posted on here too, but that thank God has been sorted out at last.
Now I do like this community and all, but does anybody else feel that it can have a negative effect on your view of the game?
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I never noticed the flaws initially and now that they've been pointed out to me my view of Season 2 still hasn't changed. I still thoroughly enjoyed virtually every moment of each episode and love the season overall, though I don't think it's quite as good as the first. Telltale made a few mistakes and I can easily forgive that... They'll learn from them. In all honesty I believe that people's outrage over the demise of Sarah and Nick is more a success for Telltale than anything; they managed to make everyone care about the characters to the point that they're now complaining about the manner in which they met their end.
The season is thematically highly confusing but I do believe we're meant to be pissed off over certain character's unceremonious deaths. They give a jarring sense of mortality and carry the theme of not everyone being able to make it in a post-apocalyptic situation, and that's leading to the player making decisions about whether they're going to succumb to the Crawford mentality or instead attempt to salvage as much of their innocence as they can.
Nick Breckon's writing Episode 5 and it'll likely be excellent for that reason. With luck it'll tie up loose ends and people will actually respect the direction Telltale have taken. Personally I'm not overly bothered by how Nick and Sarah's deaths were handled... It wasn't perfect, but it worked, and it's made people emotional for damn sure.
I don't think they entirely change the way I think of the game, but they do give me some more thoughts to think about. You raise a good point though.
Nope, since I joined all the way back in January 2013, but that's not the point. The point is this - I form (or, at least, try to) my own opinions, I listen to criticisms and even contribute to them, but if I changed my own opinions every time I read a piece of criticism, I would've sent this game down the tubes because of how shitty some of the users think the game is.
Interesting question to bring up, and it does feel a little paradoxical to me. I first learned of The Walking Dead from the internet after the whole first Season was released, but formed my opinion on the game without paying much attention to what other folks had to say about it. Having enjoyed it so much, I've been eagerly awaiting the second Season's episodes and passing the time by reading all the speculation and taking part in discussions.
Unfortunately, being exposed to discussion boards on the internet often brings me into contact with disturbing, vitriolic statements that have undoubtedly colored my perception of Season 2. While I'd still probably be annoyed by the offhand disposal of Nick and the meaninglessness of trying to save Sarah, I'm sure seeing hundreds of posts and the infamous video promoted by the developers in which some jackass laughs about killing off Sarah has helped make my opinion less favorable.
Perhaps the episodic format isn't for me. I'll wait to see how the complete second Season fits as a whole and then judge if it provided the same coherent experience that the first Season did.
I found out about and played Season One after it had all been released so I finished it without having to wait between episodes, but by playing it in a episodic way for Season Two it has dragged on for too long.
I've always held my thoughts on it. Although people have brought up good complaints, they've never brought up anything against the story writing that I can agree with, so therefore, Good Story = Happy Juice_Box
Not really. It actually made the game a lot richer and more satisfying, thanks to the theories and opinions. That said, things have become rather nasty around here ever since Episode 4 came out, thanks to Kenny vs. Luke, Clem vs. No Clem and most recently I love Sarah vs. I can't stand Sarah. Take a chill pill and stop posting redundant topics, flame-bait topics, people!
I feel ya, I always think the game is extraordinary when I play it the first time but when I come on this forum and there's all these negative threads (that actually have valid points most of the time) I start thinking the game is worse.
I still like it' but it's not that much exciting as before. Before in join or even found out this forum existed i enjoy and like episode 1 of season 2 but when I join it all change.
You got a point.