What were your first impressions of everyone, everywhere, anyhow, any way, any will, any day?
We all have to have our first time with whatever we happen to encounter or experience. When you first encountered [character] at [location], what were your first impressions of them? When you first arrived at [location] in [episode], what was your opinion of it? When you first played [episode] and experienced [plot element], what was your reaction to it? When you first realized that [plot element] involved [character], what were your expectations for them?
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The game is one of those things you see being advertised by let's play channels, gaming magazines, and back when it was on the air, G4. I also saw some of the characters through other means, like "fanart".
Try to say the title of this thread 5 times fast.
I feel like this will be awkwardly long. I'll figure out how to break this up along the way...probably. I played this game without reading anything about it beforehand, so I went in completely blind. All I knew was that there was zombies.
Opening Scene Thoughts: Why am I in a cop-car? The police officer seems alright. Hmmm...that's quotable. WATCH THE ROAD!!! Holy shit we just crashed! ZERMBIES!
Clementine's house: Lee, dude. You just got chased by zombies, and that's what's on your mind? I think I love you. This is depressing. That answering machine broke my heart. Is Clementine alive still? Lee, I know your leg is messed up, but do you really have to trip that much? Oh dear, we do have to look after this girl. Good thing she's still alive, but her parents...It's probably better to leave before it gets dark.
Duck vs. Shawn: Oh my gosh! Nice guy or helpless kid? I'll save Duck. I AM SO SORRY SHAWN! Oh geez. Hershel, I am so sorry. Oh...this game isn't fun. I feel like a horrible person.
Ep. 1 Characters:
I thought Kenny was pretty cool when I met him. He seemed pretty friendly, and he was kind of funny. Little did I know that I would become obsessed...Another victim to the powerful, hypnotic, 'stache.
Katjaa seemed smart and friendly. I liked how she and Clementine hit it off. I thought Kenny and Katjaa seemed like an interesting pair (in a good way) within a few minutes.
I found Duck to be so little-kiddish. I loved him.
I really appreciated Carley because of how we met. She seemed nice, reasonable, and very moral. And then: wait, you can't get the batteries in?
Despite the bad first impression, I thought Lily seemed alright.
Larry! We don't throw people out before we take a moment to check! This does not feel like a dangerous situation yet! Tone down the assholishness a little, will you? Woah...that's cold. OH MY GOD DID YOU JUST HAVE A HEART ATTACK! I'M SORRY FOR YELLING AT YOU!
Doug, you really are a strange guy. You seem really nice and intelligent too.
Doug Vs. Carley: I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CHOOSE! You guys both seem so awesome. Saves Carley and feels a punch of guilt in the gut when Doug is devoured.
The later episodes are mainly me absolutely freaking out, crying, and rolling around on the floor in emotional agony. They also involve intense guilt and an existential crisis.
Lee - typical stereotype of a black guy getting sent to jail and me laughing "I didn't do it, I was framed!" Likes drinking alcohol (burban remark), and his woman is cheating on em, also taking care of another man's kid.
Clementine - Your standard babysitter simulator with soon to be fetch quests and non stop complaining about everything.
Thankfully wrong about all of that (kinda). I had a real negative attitude towards this game at first.
Kenny - Family guy (no, not the show). Trying to be #1 dad and all that fits the criteria.
After some playing I realize I must keep everyone alive and happy, because they're all so damn interesting.
For a second there, I thought those were your real impressions
bURBAN? lol
*Bourbon
I would know because I drink it. :-)
Aaaaaaahhhhmmmmmm can you explain that again
Season 2 Clementine: She seemed to have become cynical and depressed. It set the overall tone of the game.
Luke: Luke was a welcome sight. He was the nice, non-threatening, all-American guy type.
Pete: Pete was the kindly grandfather type.
Rebecca: It was somewhat disturbing that she was willing to shoot a child on an assumption. I got over it due to the extenuating circumstances, but that first impression left a bad taste in my mouth.
Alvin: I thought the hen-pecked husband needed to grow a backbone. It was disappointing that no one spoke out against denying Clementine medical care.
Carlos: I would think a real doctor could tell it was a dog bite (though it is never discussed what type of doctor he was pre-apocalypse).
Sarah: Carlos' protectiveness seemed normal as this point, as did Sarah's curiosity.
Nick: He was afraid and trigger happy, but I felt he had his reasons and didn't want to hurt Clementine.
William Carver: He was perceptive, intelligent, and intimidating. I thought at this point he would be more subtle in his villainy than brutal and bloodthirsty.
Season 2 Kenny: He seemed like his old self, albeit older looking and more tired.
Sarita: She had such a warm personality, I forgave the fact she was a blatant rip-off of Katjaa.
Walter: I thought he would have a larger role in the game. He was moral, unselfish, and filled with hope. He could be instrumental in building a community.
Bonnie: She seemed distressed and non-threatening. I didn't understand why we didn't invite her and her children to stay at the lodge being as she said they lived nearby and were hungry. There is safety in numbers.
Troy: He seemed dumb and hungry for approval. He was Carver's yes man.
Reggie: He seemed too jovial and accepting of the fact the group was being held against their will, as did the community as a whole.
Jane: I could tell early on she would play a large part in the game and possibly Clementine's character development. I liked that she was mysterious and standoff-ish at first.
Mike: I didn't think much about him other than he was another disgruntled prisoner.
Arvo: He was afraid and didn't want a confrontation. I wished Jane hadn't been so aggressive toward him. I saw no reason to be.
(I played Season 2 with no knowledge of the characters or what the game entailed. I bought Season 1 later, so my initial impressions were a bit different considering I knew who Lee was, that he died, and who he was to Clementine.)
Lee: He was a realistic and believable character. He seemed too down-to-earth to kill someone in a jealous rage though. I wanted to hear his thoughts on what he had done.
Season 1 Clementine: She was a sweetheart, but I don't think a real child of that age would become desensitised so quickly. She should have cried/screamed more.
Herschel: He seemed resentful of us imposing on his hospitality. I understood he had his own family, but it was a bit harsh.
Season 1 Kenny: I liked him, though he kind of needed to take a chill pill.
Katjaa: She was goodhearted but I feared for her early on being that she wasn't a fighter and relied on Kenny.
Duck: I felt like someone needed to sit him down and explain the dangers and impress upon him the seriousness and importance of being aware and able to defend yourself.
Larry: He seemed like one of those people that would argue for the sake of arguing and cause a scene possibly putting us in danger. I was cautious of him.
Lilly: She was cold and somewhat abrasive herself, but it was understandable her father would be her first priority. I liked that she was a strong, competent female character without being so heroic.
Carley: I liked her, but her inability to fix the radio was out of line with who the game was intending to portray her as. It seemed unnecessary.
Doug: He was obviously out of his element, but there was a sense of determination about him. I liked that he was ready to help and ready to learn.
Beatrice: I didn't realise then she was bit and thought we should have tried more to help her.
Irene: I gave her the gun so she could end her suffering. I wouldn't have wanted to become a walker either.
Mark: He was soft-spoken and a welcome change from rude Larry and hot-headed Kenny.
Ben: I didn't hold it against him that he was afraid and didn't know what to do. I sensed he wanted to be a functioning member of the group. He was lost and in shock.
The St. John family: I instantly disliked all of them. They were too good to be true. Something felt off.
Jolene: I was wanted to hear whatever she had to say. I got the feeling Danny shot her to shut her up, reinforcing my suspicions of the dairy.
Chuck: He had good advice, but I was getting a little tired of everyone thinking I might be unfit to care for Clementine or not invested enough in her future.
Christa: I felt neutral toward her in the beginning. She seemed smart and careful and like someone I could depend on though.
Omid: He was an odd match with stern Christa but his levity made our experience less depressing.
Molly: Again, the reluctance of someone to help a child was surprising to me. She was useful to us in a pinch though.
Vernon: He seemed amiable enough once he put the gun down.
400 Days:
Shel: She was relatable and wanted the best for everyone. Hard choices don't always allow that to be possible.
Becca: I understood her struggle but at the same time thought she needed to mature quickly for the sake of those around her.
Vince: He needed more backstory.
Wyatt: He seemed unprepared for danger and nor likely to antagonise anyone.
Russel: He was independent and morally upstanding. I found him likable.
Bonnie: I felt for her and didn't like that she is forced to kill Dee regardless of her motivations.
Luke: well, it's good to have a nice guy around you
Pete: awesome old man 10/10 would totally make friends with him
Nick: ben 2.0
Rebecca: BURN IN FLAMES STUPID BITCH
Sarah: she's weird but okay
Carlos: the shittiest doctor i've ever met
Alvin: you gave me a juicebox? now we'll be friends forever
Carver: are your parents terrorists? because you're a BOMB (lol jk)
What were your first impression of anything about the game? It can be the game itself, a character, a plot point, or any other thing you have a memory about. This topic was meant to share our respective experiences with the game.
I was considering posting my thoughts on each episode of Season 2 but I kinda wanna complete them all first. Just for the sake of consistency and remembering any missed points.
I believe it would be more comfortable for everybody if you posted five easy-to-digest comments, instead of a dense wall of text that will grow a grey block of replies after a while.
I know. It's part of the reason I made this topic to begin with. I just want to have them all done at the same time to be posted separately because I don't want to miss a point I want to address but only think of as I'm typing a later episode.
Btw, I'm still stuck on In Harm's Way because I want to address certain issues I have with both that episode as a standalone, as a lead in to the next episodes, and as an installment to the Season in general. Amid the Ruins and No Going Back may take just as long--especially Amid the Ruins.
The first game i played was the walking dead season 1 i w always see it in google play and i never play it until its came to my mine to play ot first i was thinking maybe she is like dead island and when i start playing it i get suprised about the way of playing i i never got some feeling about the location or any thing the only thing i get feeling about it is the play stayl i didn't get it in the first time and i was hoping that game maybe like dead island it was a matter of time until i realized that the game is more better and more meanfull tham dead island it was the game of my life
I'm sorry, but I just "love" how people compared Sarah to Ben before Nick. Sarah always struck me more as being like Clementine, Duck, or even Kenny/Lilly.
Also, I don't recall Ben as being much of a screamer so much as a nervous wreck.
I'm pretty sure that was part of the point.
Okay, that was just funny. Both this comment and Kenny's response.
I think they were just playing fast with whether he knew about that or not. The only time I recall it being implied that he did was if he's still alive when Carver states his intention to "go home as a family," which has him angrily glance between Carver and Rebecca, and possibly when he's passed out in Carver's office by implication.
Not to mention insensitive and selfish considering what happened in the previous episode.
Not necessarily. He consistently tried to keep Kenny on the straight and narrow, which was long before he freed Arvo and tried to peacefully (if a bit foolishly) severe the hostile connection between the boy and Clementine. But, yes, he is a bit wasted considering the original idea.
Ehhh...you're not wrong.
Wow, when you saw the term first impressions, you really went with it.
Haha...yeah...sorry 'bout that.
Nah, it's cool, that's what this thread is for!
Update: As a separate comment, talk about your first impressions of:
Lee
Clementine
Kenny
Duck
Katjaa
When I heard there was supposed to be a Season 2 after watching the SuperGamingBros. playthrough, I decided that I would actually play it when all five episodes were released. In the meantime, I would avoid spoilers until the time was right. The first set of "spoilers" I came across was promotional art for the game featuring Clementine, an older white dude, and a girl with glasses. The second batch of spoilers came through an unknown source I can't recall that implied that Omid had died and that a dog was involved at some point.The third, true set of spoilers came from TV Tropes' YMMV page, which had the following un-spoilered and possibly outdated info: Clementine is leading a group of refugees to safety and saving them from an evil settlement leader, there's a basebreaker in a creepy little girl named Sarah who seems fixated on Clementine being her friend, there is a villain named is Carver who is a complete monster with rape under his belt, a guy named Luke is the subject of a basebreaking debate against another character over whether its worse to be reckless or soft, there is a pregnant woman named Rebecca who is a scrappy due to being portrayed as a bitch, and Luke is also seen as a scrappy because he allegedly makes things harder on Clementine, going as far as to abandon the group when they are captured. The fourth set of spoilers also comes from TVTropes as well as Youtube: reading up on the character page for Season 1 characters had me discover that Kenny's profile picture depicts him as having a gray beard and an eyepatch, which a quick peak below revealed him to be alive due to his role in Season 2 as a mentor-figure for Clementine; the Youtube clip revolved around seeing someone in the school library watching a clip of her sitting and talking with an old woman with red hair. And the final set of spoilers involved a combination of the three, including a review in Game Informer magazine depicting her as apparently having a baby(wtf), a few spoilers on TV Tropes hinting that Clementine gets shot and that there is a Russian family in the game, some "fanart", and finally a model swap depict Ben as Kenny fighting Lilly as another character in the snow.
So, after several weeks of knowing the game was out as a disc collection alongside Season 1(which I had no interest in playing at the time), I finally bought both in either late May or early June of 2016, with the 400 Days DLC that supposedly focused on Vernon's group as a bonus. After completing Season 1 over the course of two weeks, I took a break to work up some hype and immersion before finally putting in the Season 2 disc one Monday(?) night.
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Okay, I've been puttin this off for a while now so here's my impression of the first episode:
Episode 1: A great start full of atmosphere. Clementine has to deal with the emotional baggage of getting Omid killed and later losing sight Christa due to a bandit group. Clementine shows signs of regret early on, but attempts to show some joy when she meets Sam the Dog. After a friendly disagreement over some corn, Clementine wonders into the graces of the group of refugees who are deathly afraid of a man named Carver. The intial reaction to the cast of character's was...mixed to be honest: [Michelle]the faux-nihilistic and amateur scavenger chick who accidentally shot Omid is seemingly killed almost immediately after, Christa understandably seems to be repressing scorn for Clementine's negligence, the bandits [Victor, Ralph, and Winston]who seemingly kill her are just bandits who aren't on screen for long, Sam the Dog was a fun guest character before he attacks her because of his rudeness, the heroically timely rescue of responsible Pete(who was reasonable and fatherly despite looking like Johnny Klebitz) and the timid Luke(who unfortunately had me suspicious due to out of context spoilers despite his heartwarming attempts to bond with and protect her despite his obvious fears) was an interesting hook, the paranoid and varied reaction of the Cabin Group made me a little nervous, Nick was sending me so-so mixed messages from the get-go(though he was simultaneously burdened with a guilt complex and seemed have a chip on his shoulder), Rebecca was indeed a bit of a vindictive bitch who the otherwise docile and peace-keeping Clementine attempted to blackmail with the knowledge that she apparently cheated on Alvin despite her obvious distress over the subject, Alvin was only major character I completely liked due to being a jolly fat black man with a heart of gold who is obviously being reigned in by his henpecking wife, the sagely Dr. Carlos who immediately turned out to be a disappointment due to sentencing Clementine to a night in the shed and yet he somehow earned my sympathies for ...reasons, and finally Sarah, the shy seven-year-old who turned out to be a creepy fifteen-year-old who goes from meekly accepting Clementine's presence to excitedly (and offly?) desiring her friendship despite Clementine's warning that she doesn't wanna have to possibly do something not friendly. There were three 'scary' moments in the episode: Sam attacking Clementine for picking up the can after he knocked it out of her hand, in which the struggle ended with Sam being impaled on some wire sticking out of the ground with Clementine having to puncture his throat to put him out of his devastating misery; the unnecessarily tense encounter and heart-sinking reveal of Sarah's true form, which is that of a sheltered fifteen-year-old who easily dwarfs the already hunched over in pain Clementine, as she suddenly decides that she and Clementine are friends because "a pinkie swear is forever," with the undertones(or overtones judging by that helluva raepface) that she may be far more dangerous than she appears motivating Clementine to accept; and the entire shed sequence in which Clementine must be controlled through the entire process of sewing her wound before fighting off an undead shed intruder, which killed Clementine at least twice. The episode's ending would serve as a character establishing moment for Clementine as she instinctively rushes to the aid of the clearly bitten Pete at the ambiguous loss of Nick.
In the interest of time, I'm going on with the few characters.
When I was first introduced to Kenny, he seemed like a warm and friendly guy. I had a good feeling about him, and later on I had Lee choose him as Clementine's next guardian.
With Omid and Christa, I did not trust them, and therefore did not reveal what had happened to Kenny earlier that day. Nor did I leave Clementine alone with Omid at the mansion in Episode 4.
Bonnie seemed okay, but kinda ditsy. Nice girl! She just didn't seem like a person who had good sense.
Molly, didn't really trust her, and had Lee confront her about her lying at Crawford.
Wut
DID SOMEBODY SAY URBAN!?
ok 1st impressions:
Lee: dint think much of him since he s the character you play as.
Clem: i love the escort cliche so when i saw clem i was like yeah!
Shawn:Wasnt able to form much of an opinion of him besides him being a nice guy ((The fact he dies so quick doesnt help))
Duck: ´´readies flame shield´´ i actually liked duck thoughout the game
Katjaa: dint think much of her .
Lily: 1st thoughts: Annoyng 2nd thoughts after i calmed down: Well she s reasonable enought
Kenny: im not sure if i can speak up on my 1st impressions without being biased since he s my favorite character.
Larry: i hated him ever since his first line of dialogue.
Carley: Liked her since her first line of dialogue.
Doug: just your cliche tech expert on a zombie apocalypse.
Glenn: cheap comic cameo.
Hershell: Same.
((also i chose carley then made a 2nd save with Doug))
I am, I am all of me.
...It's just a fancy reference for a title, mate. Just talk about your first impressions of anything Walking Dead Game related.
Huh. I could've sworn I posted my impressions of Episode 2 ahead of time.
Weird. As a result, I might hold off posting Episode 3 while I get back to work on Episode 4 and 5.
Episode 2: Definitely a surprisingly improved sequel, this episode contain the beginnings of several plot points hinted at in episode 1. A somber beginning with a heart to heart with the slowly losing hope Pete who tells Clementine some things about life before being convinced to go see Nick one last time definitely made his sacrifice one of the signs of the episode's quality. After arriving back at the Cabin to explain the bad news to Carlos and Rebecca, Clementine is left with Sarah...alone. :: Unfortunately our little selfie-fest is interrupted by the first signs of her anxious nature, her tactfully smooth segueways, and the appearance of some scruffy ranger guy who just walks in claiming to be looking for his people, who are no doubt the Cabin Group. After an admittedly witty banter and a tense search of the place, he puts two and two together (which bizarrely involves just barely hearing but never actually seeing Sarah, who it turns out is part ninja
) after finding a picture of Sarah but eventually leaves with a shady warning for Clementine not to trust them. When the Cabin Group return with Nick in tow and learn of "William Carver's" visit, which leads to everyone hitting the road, the abrupt but kinda indifferent softening of Rebecca(guess Clementine can be pretty intimidating herself), and the survivor's guilt fueled depression of Nick. After a five day trip, the group stops at a bridge not too far from a ski resort where Clementine and Luke tag team a hoard of walkers before seeing a seemingly friendly, if bit spacey guard fall over the bridge after being shot due to a misunderstanding by a tense Nick. After discussing the trustworthiness and regrets of Nick and arriving at the Ski Lodge, the Cabin Group encounter the group living there alongside the source of the previous episode's cliffhanger: the return of Kenny--who still had two eyes! After an admittedly heartwarming moment for Clementine, the two groups get settled in, discuss their histories, and reveal their differences. Unfortunately, trouble soon finds everyone: Luke and Kenny butt heads, Nick decides he has to own up to his mistake to Walter, and a charitable act towards a familiar face goes dangerously wrong when Carver rears his evil head. After a tense hostage situation in which Clementine, Rebecca, and Alvin surrender, Carver convinces Kenny to surrender, mocks Carlos's decision to follow Luke, and orders his enforcers to gather up their prisoners so they can go back home as a "family." I must say, the character additions actually were pretty amazing for the most part: Carver actually came off a bit as a relatively sophisticated but frighteningly ruthless leader despite his obvious dirtiness, Matthew was hilariously spacy but friendly before getting himself killed by Nick, Kenny is still the Kenny who I was positively neutral to with a few hints of PTSD and overcompensatory chivalry, Walter is a former teacher whose idealism despite the apocalypse makes his suffering at the hands of Nick and Carver kinda tragic, Sarita is a kind Indian woman whose efforts in rehabilitating Kenny and bonding with Sarah (over a Christmas song of all things) made her such a delightful new face as well as a stern combatant, Bonnie returns from 400 Days as a down to earth yet somehow naive guard who was acting as a scout for Carver, Johnny is a fowl mouthed guard who none the less is pretty casual with Bonnie before getting killed by Kenny, and Troy, Carver's sneering guard who has a lot more to do next episode. One thing that really stuck out to me was Clementine: I know that sounds weird considering she's the main character, but the sheer amount of interaction, characterization, and chemistry she had with pretty much every character really did wonders to make me feel like I was her. The variety of different themes(friendship with Sarah, forgiveness with Nick, loyalty with Kenny, family with Carver, idealism with Walter, etc.) and character-centric plotlines made me eagerly look forward to the rest of the Season. Nick was a major player in this episode and while I never really got into him as a character, I will say that there was a lot of nuance put into his character development in this episode. Sarah, though I didn't really dislike her per say, pulled a quick turnaround in this episode: the woman-child is still creeping me out a bit, but she actually had me hooked when her desire to learn to defend herself revealed her to be a sweet(if a bit of a fucking chatterbox at times), friendly, sensitive, and somehow astute yet dopey gal who secretly seeks to improve her flaws. Sarita was a pleasant addition to the cast despite her primarily supportive role and I couldn't really say the same for Luke as a main character, unfortunately. One of my only regrets was not being able to stop Kenny from getting Alvin killed despite telling him to stop, especially after the big guy surrendered himself despite knowing that Carver would do so. The ending makes it clear that Clementine is up against an enemy who means business just as much as he as he claims to mean no harm. Unfortunately, this is where the Season peaked, as I would soon find out....
I really just bought the game, didn't play it for a while after I stopped in episode 1, boy am I glad I went back to it. I was riveted by how a game with comic book like style graphics could turn into my favorite game of all time. I wasn't really invested in anyone at the start, but I eventually became invested in everyone! :P
Lee and Kenny are always my bros.
For the sake of motivating myself to get back to my recap of Amid the Ruins, I'm gonna ask a few questions that'll test your personal memories.
In Episode 3, who did you think was the traitor?
of season1? I always thought it was Ben...he was the new member and supposedly nothing went missing before he came.
Update: As a separate comment, talk about your first impressions of:
Carley
Glenn
Lilly
Larry
Doug
Either one.
Carley: Loved her from the start
Glenn: did not really care he was there
Lilly: decent character
Larry: As bigby would say it: FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doug: well he s smart and weird
Update: As a separate comment, talk about your first impressions of:
Mark
Andy
Danny
Brenda
Jolene
Mark: WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
Andy: i hate your character design and i hate your accent.
Danny: FOOD!
Brenda: Nice person with a way too thick accent ((I Was very far off))
Jolene: oh great a random psycho.
Update: As a separate comment, talk about your first impressions of:
Shawn
Ben
Travis
David
Irene
Nice guy, didn't really know who he was.
Didn't really have any, him and Travis were just two panicking dudes in the woods, I didn't think Ben would last.
See above.
Oh.....him screaming to Lee in the trailer was justified and Lee's not doing a psychotic thing. Cool!
It's her life, we know there's no saving someone who's bit unless you're able to chop the limb off in time. If she wants to end it, that's her call. I gave her the gun.
Lol at everyone saying how Lee was stereotypical Black guy in a car at first. That never crossed my mind out of the many times that I played S1. Please stop being "I'm White but I am not racist everyone". Lol. I just assumed that it was a man going to jail, not a Black man.
Guess its a little bit of Kenny rubbin off on em.