How many of you are new players?
As compared to those who've been playing since S1/2. Since Telltale is really gearing itself towards attracting new players, I'm curious to see how that's playing out.
Would be great if new players could respond to this thread
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I really hated how they catered so hard to new players when they barely make up the fan base, this should've been a continuation of the previous seasons, Javier and his family I don't care about nearly at all, I only care about Clem.
Just because you betrayed Clem it does not mean you're a new player. Conrad's plan was not that insane, and I've seen veteran players siding with him.
Also, is that choice really 95% skewed to shoot Conrad. I get that SO many people (myself included) will go at great lengths to protect Clem. But 95%?
Well, I can't say I ever had a dislike for Clem, I always loved her as family (personality, intelligence, morals, cute, etc.) throughout seasons 1 & 2, but I know some people don't really like her much, but I think generally most people do and even some (including you) are coming back to the Clem life.
It became insane when he held a gun to your nephew's head in order to 'convince' you to go along with the plan. Him doing that basically gave me and others little hesitation and regret when it came to shooting him.
It always makes me feel good when someone calls me young lol
I'm not a new player and I sided against Clementine.
I'm a new player to Telltale's TWD, though not to its other games (I played GoT, TWAU, TFTB as well). I'd been tempted to get into the TWD series but cause I can't stand horror games I shied away from it. However, when I saw S3 trailer, I thought, who's that handsome guy with Clementine? (Yes, I know her name's Clementine from watching the let's play videos on Youtube)
I bought S1, S2, Michonne and 400 days (they happened to be on sale at that moment) and eventually pre-ordered TNF season pass on PS4 to prep myself before I get to play that guy. So far, he hasn't disappointed me.
I really hope Javi won't die at the season finale, maybe will be Clem's partner (no, not sexually, gtfo :P ) in Season 4. (if there's a season 4) But... looking at the trend, telltale will most likely kill him off cause they really like doing that and only spare Clem alone (again).
Do you mind to give us the source of your data? I'm just curious how many people own the game.
Lol I forgot about that
I'm not a new player, I've played the first two seasons, 400 Days, etc. countless times and I had no problem not agreeing with Clementine. I find it insane that the general thought around here is that if you're a long time player that you're going to side with her no matter what because you're attached to her. No freaking way! I'm playing as Javier and you're damn right i left with my family over staying with her, I backed her up against Eli because he was a jerk, not for her sake and i shot Conrad not for her but for my nephew. I can care for a character all i want, I'm still not going to play my game based on how my choices make her feel.
I never really got peoples beef with her but then I'm apparently one of the few who enjoyed season 2, which oddly enough the first two episodes had about the same critical reception as ANF. I am struggling to connect with Javier, this isn't like a television show where we're watching it unfold, I'm actively making choices for Javier, games like that I'm never going to be able to fully put myself in their shoes, I'm keeping one of mines on. Did it with Lee, the moral choices I made were with her in mind and choices I could actually see myself making. Same in S2, it all came back to how I thought she would emulate Lee based on who he was, who was partially based on what I'd do.
I've got a leg lagging behind when I play as Javier, because for the first time in the series I'm expected to base my choices around the fact that he has an established family he cares about, but I don't. And I had that same problem in Dragon Age 2, Hawkes family came a distant second to the choices I decided to make. These are the only two games I can think of where I've been put into this situation, but I'm always going to go with what I want to go with because the decisions are mines for a reason. I really am only here to continue Clementines story, and its unfortunate that the game has so far heavily focused on this new one. If she weren't in it, I'd likely have skipped this as easily as I skipped Michonne. Continuing the story was the deciding factor, if it didn't there are other games I can get a new story from.
I enjoyed season 2 as much as I enjoyed season 1, i liked the idea of playing Clem so much, it was a new and unique experience, rather than always being the tough and strong guy like everyother game, it showed me the apocalypse from a kid's perspective, and how Clem is having a hard time in dealing with this world after what happened to Lee.
Both Seasons are a MASTERPIECE in my opinion.
and actually, season 2 ending had more impact on me, season 1 ending got spoiled on me unfortunately, but even though i knew the ending, it still impacted me and i cried and went so emotional (and I'm still EMO about it now) , it's simply the saddest moment i had ever experienced in my gaming life.
However, Telltale for some reason gave us this family's story and for some reason they expected me to care about them more than Clem, which i didn't.
Like a lot of people, I'm having a hard time in caring about Javi's family, they are simply my second priority after Clem and AJ.
Javi's story shouldn't be there in the first place, it would be so good if it was a "mini series" or a "standalone story" that is not season 3, because season 3 needs to be about Clem and AJ not Javi.
I maybe wouldn't mind Javi if he was the second important character or protagonist after Clem, similar to what Kenny and Jane was, but him taking the main focus is NOT what i wanted.
I'm a new player
I played ANF before anything
Then I played Season 1 and I'm currently on Season 2
I am not that new I played season one first and two at 2016 before the first trailer of the new frontier the trailer that show clem and javier (this one was mark two ...ect) i played the two first seasons a very long before that trailer you can say i am not new but i am not from the 2012 players and 2014 players too
Damn, that sucks about s1s ending, I got into the series at around episode 2s release and by the final episode I was setting my alarm for 6am so I could play new episodes as they went live. Both finales had me in my feels lol, at the end of the second on my first playthrough way back when I ended up shooting. That speech and finding out the truth made me go with the alone ending, it was definitely a heartbreaker. I enjoyed my entire time through both seasons, its tough for me to rank them.
And yea, that's much of my feeling on this season. This is really the only place I have people to talk about ANF with, I have a few friends who've been through both seasons but only one has bought ANF, his unit is going to be at the inauguration for security or ceremony or something, so he said he'll finish them when he gets back, but he started episode 1 a week ago or so lol. I hit up the other 3 but none of them are planning on getting it as of now, and its most because we were just all interested in continuing the past 2 seasons. I talked to these guys after E3, the hype levels were real. It's disappointing things turned out this way.
hoo boi.
will there be thread about it like with the last one?
Yeah it really sucks, i think it's now more than 3 years since my friend spoiled it on me in the school, he was like "the ending is gonna be" and then he starts acting like a walker, i instantly got the meaning and oh God i was so pissed, I'll never forget that day but like i said the ending got me so emotional even though it got spoiled.
And about season 2 ending, i somehow felt Jane was hiding something and i didn't trust her, and my concern was right, so i chose to go with Kenny at the end. BOTH seasons endings were really strong and emotional.
yeah i think you and i are on the same page, Do You know that feeling of being so passionate about something and you really want to talk about it but you have no one to share your passionate with? That was me all of this years.
i have some friends who play this game but they are not so passionate like me, sometimes i discuss with my friends but not so deep and just for a short time if you know what i mean, not 24h a day like here lol.
It was like this Until i found this forum lately, I'm really happy that finally i found people to talk with & share my thoughts with, and it's really nice to find people have the same passion and interests like me : )
Anyway, like you said i was so hyped for this season i was everyday refreshing the store trying to find it and pre-order it, but at the end it got me disappointed and I'm trying to be optimistic about the next episodes and hopefully they make it better and fix the faults they have done.
Same, I'm really hoping they make some changes. I do really want to enjoy this, and there's still plenty of time and potential for the stories, the opening just left me in a bad way.
And yea, I've said it before, but this place is one of the better communities I've posted in, there's some arguments but its not as hostile as a lot of places can be. It's nice to have a place like this to talk about the game. Between work schedules, kids, and distance most conversations with my friends are done intermittently through texts or facebook if they have one, so actually getting everyone together in a conversation can be a pain. Here there's a really good community, people can articulate on their thoughts and issues in a way that opens conversation and gives another viewpoint of things.
I was talking to a new player on Reddit and he decided to side with Clem. He said he was iffy and skeptical at first but he said he truly trusted her, even though he wasn't completely sure about the situation(s).
If you're a new player did you side with Clem? Did you shoot Conrad? For what reasons if you did or didn't?
Yeah, good people, and good cumminty indeed.
Yeah I loved season 2, and I honestly couldn't care less about Javier and his family, I'm not invested, so stop acting like this is "season 3" Telltale.
I agree, this felt entirely like a miniseries, not a continuation of seasons 1 & 2 (loved both of them), they basically said this regarding season 2 anyways:
"Season 2....right.....that last episode made no difference other than 1 flashback and a scar, they'll love this.".
In my first playthrough I shot Conrad because he was being a douche and also I was very interested in clementines backstory and I wanted her to trust me so I did side with her
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they took two seasons building an attachment between players and Clem, and we spent two seasons shaping Clem's personality, and when She finally become old enough and really badass we dont get to play as her and it's not her story anymore.
It just feels like there is no point from season 1 and 2 in ANF
Hopefully they start making things better in future episodes : )