The Walking Dead
A bit late to the party playing this due to lack of funds. But Playstation Plus was giving away the first two episodes for free this week.
And man, do I ever regret not getting into this game sooner. It's incredibly engaging. The character are interesting and not always one note (with some exceptions) and the game gives you some really difficult decisions to make at times. Hell, even though I felt I was doing the unquestionably right thing, the game still made me re-think some decisions.
It's funny, though. Every time talk of modern games comes up with a friend of mine, I'm always against cutscenes and quick time events. I feel like this: it's supposed to be a game, not a movie. You're meant to play it, not watch it. Which is why, even though I did enjoy the game play, I hated all the times I was "playing" Metal Gear Solid 4, resting my chin on my fist and thinking, "Gee, this part would've been fun to play." Ditto for Final Fantasy XIII, which I could only stand playing for about 30 minutes because it was "cutscene, walk a few feet, cutscene, fight, cutscene, walk a few feet, etc." I feel that these days, most video games are capable of telling their stories with more interactivity and less cutscenes.
With that said, my favourite games of all time have always been adventure games. And I think about those games, especially more recent ones like all the ones by Telltale, and they're very cutscene heavy. Yet they're still engaging. Maybe it's the writing, the dialogue, and the voice acting, which are always top notch. Yet at the same time, what I would ordinarily complain about endlessly isn't an issue here. I found this game to be incredibly engaging, where I had a very difficult time putting the controller down out of fear for the next time a zombie might pop up in the middle of a dialogue tree.
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