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Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

  • Summary: Episode 3 of a 5-part game series set in Robert Kirkman’s universe. Treachery within the group leads to a devastating series of events. Will the tough choices you made in episodes one and two come back to haunt you or prove to be worthwhile decisions?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Sep 4, 2012
    91
    If you've been on board with the game up to this point, Episode 3 will fail to disappoint. It's another excellent entry in what is easily shaping up to be Telltale's best work yet, and there's no reason to stop playing the series now.
  2. Sep 27, 2012
    90
    Now that Telltale has captured my attention with this entry, they've got the difficult task of keeping it. This episode is so full of smart character moments and interactions it seems impossible for them to continue it any further, but we'll just have to see what they have in store for us next. Of course it's a lot of pressure to keep the momentum going, but the series is starting to look more cohesive and it feels like it's actually going somewhere, which I appreciate after the second episode felt so aimless and one-off. For the first time since it started, though, I'm looking forward to the next entry in this series, and can't wait to see what happens.
  3. Oct 27, 2012
    90
    In this latest installment of the series you get a story that's even darker than before. A lot of hard moral dilemmas are thrown at you, and you see the group you've come to know as a family falling apart. This episode also brings more puzzle elements than before, making it feel more like a traditional adventure game than an interactive graphic novel.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This episode was pure video game brilliance. The characters are so brilliantly written that they'll make you feel real emotion. When Carly was killed by Lilly, I was just overwhelmed with anger and left Lilly to die but then when Carly's death sank in I was genuinely depressed. It's a weird felling when you feel proper emotion for people you know are fictional. I felt so depressed after this episode that I deeply regretted ever buying it but at the same time I can't wait for the next one. Highly recommended. 10/10. Expand
  2. this is solid, Telltale is doing an amazing job, although I can't say it's perfect, some slight visual glitches but I can easily look past them, it's just the writing gets sloppy by then, I mean, the episode has you attached to the TV for 85% of it and then... it just slows down so much that you kinda just finish it because of how amazing the climax was, this is intense. But I'll say that it is the best episode so far Expand
  3. I really wanted to like this game because it`s definitely different. But a handful of glitches in a three hours episode (including a severe one which leads to a number of re-starts from the last saving point) killed my sympathy - plus the fact, that you can`t change the storyline with the decisions you make. All you get at the end are slightly different dialogues. Will think twice if I want to spend additional money and time into the next episodes. Expand

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