G'day there guys and gals!*Please note: as TWD is released in episode form, the final rating will be in DLC form (A+ to F) until the season is complete, in which it will be fully graded.*
As the end of Season 2 slowly approaches, fans are eagerly awaiting each episode to conclude the second season, to see what is to happen of their favourite characters, to discover what is to come of Clementine and her group in her search for Christa and her journey north.
Episode 4 takes place immediately after the previous episode and continues on the final choice players previously made. With this in mind, bonds are tested and hearts are broken as the events are set into motion, crippling some and damaging others. What sets this episode apart is the gameplay.
Unlike the previous episode (being mostly tasks and vocal choices), the Telltale team has made a perfect mix of both combat, choice, exploration and dialogue. Musical score is almost gone, which is a slight pity, only appearing during lengthy gameplay or specific moments in game. Although not a terrible thing, the silence is almost haunting in a way, as the group will be attacked, from both outside and inside the group.
The storyline is brilliantly done, with some areas being weaker for the sake of the words of your group being meaningful or perhaps glimpsing at their or Clementine's past. Despite still being a young girl, Clementine is once more put into situations that would damage the mind of someone that young, the change from girl to adult almost instant and the in game actions and vocal acting truly showing off the big guns.
Episode 4 definitely has the most zombie slaying in any of the chapters of Season 2 (Possibly even rivaling the same episode of Season 1) but perfectly mixes exploration into it as well. Choice has a much bigger role this time around, as the episode takes much more of a Mass Effect-esque choice system, left and right choosing sides while top and bottom being neutral, while major choices sticking with two button selection. This can also be said as the style of Episode 2 in the first season: where specific choices must be made in order to perform the correct actions.
Without spoiling the story, players can much expect the Telltale Game Syndrome: after completion of the game, players will definitely feel sick, with sudden yelling at the screen in protest and deep regret in the terrible choices all players must decide between. By far the greatest episode in season 2 thus far, Amid The Ruins will definitely test fans and casual players alike in your previous and current choices, as well as your resolve to see Clementine's story to the end, whether beautiful or tragic.
Season 2 Episode 4 - Amid The Ruins: A- Rank
Amid The Ruins is out now for the standard price of $5 or free with Season Pass
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