Within this similarity lies the strongest indication that Game of Thrones' rules are not so different from Telltale's. The choices force the player to confront their own nature and find out where their priorities lie when things get desperate. The 'consequence' part of the choice-and-consequence mantra referred not to the plot of the game, but to the characterization of the protagonist and - in turn - the player. One of the core themes of The Walking Dead is coming to terms with the fact that there are people who cannot be saved, and terrible situations that will never turn out well, and above all many things that are beyond the player's control. Like the best low-budget filmmakers, Telltale took this limitation and made it part of the story. There are only so many resources for scripting and animating different versions of events, and it would be uneconomical for Telltale to create entire scenes that only 50% of players will ever see. Telltale Games is an independent studio that lacks the budget and manpower behind AAA titles like, for example, Supermassive Games' recent choice-and-consequence survival horror game Until Dawn, in which all characters can potentially be saved by the player's decisions (even in that game, the outcome is pretty much the same regardless of who lives and dies). This is in part due to the developer's limitations. Mira Forrester's efforts in King's Landing can help to secure a wedding alliance for Rodrik Forrester, but that's the only impact she has on the core story and ultimately it doesn't change Ironrath's fate. Make a mistake in King’s Landing and it could come back with a vengeance in Ironrath."īut is this true? In the wake of the Game of Thrones finale episode, "The Ice Dragon", some fans have expressed frustration at the fact that many of their decisions have seemingly had no effect on the game's outcome. It’s necessary to do this because decisions made as one member of House Forrester will have a ripple effect upon each of the other characters that the player controls. This is not the case in Telltale’s games, and it’s also not the case in the world that Martin created. It’s not enough to be noble or strong or brave: in Game of Thrones the player has to play smart, and think hard about the consequences of their actions in the short time that’s available. "In more traditional video games, playing skillfully generally leads to winning the game and getting a happy ending.
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When the first episode of Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series was released, we published a solid recommendation for the game, with one of the points in its favor being that it plays by the Game of Thrones 'rules'. The difference, however, was that the player themselves was given ultimate control over these life-and-death decisions.
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Like the comic books and TV show, The Walking Dead was set in a harsh world full of deadly situations, and protagonist Lee was forced to make the same kind of horrible decisions that Rick Grimes has faced. Telltale has been around for over a decade, producing episodic games like the Sam & Max franchise, but rocketed to success in 2012 with the release of a tie-in game based on The Walking Dead.
With that in mind, Telltale Games seemed like the perfect game developer to take on a Game of Thrones tie-in game. As Cersei tells Eddard Stark in the first season, " When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
Being noble and kind-hearted is no safeguard against dying horribly, and often the fastest way to the top is to betray people who trust you and become allied with the biggest bullies in the playground. Despite being set in a fictional world and featuring dragons and magic, Game of Thrones is no fairy tale. In that respect, the franchise is designed to be a realistic rather than a romantic take on the lessons of history.
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