In a scene with a hysterical woman whose husband has been bitten by a zombie and is about to die, Javi can calm her down and resolve the situation peacefully, but that won't stop David from brutalizing her for no reason. At this point I don't understand how anyone can like Kate, but that's the assumption Telltale makes.ĭespite things occasionally looking up with David, he continues to make bad calls left and right. Now the people of this town are being eaten alive, but Kate, like, feels really bad about it, you guys. This is because Kate, who tragically survived her explosive crash into the town's barrier, has left a giant hole for any old rotting creature to just waltz right through. The town, which everyone thought was so safe, is overrun with zombies. The episode proper opens with a familiar scene for Walking Dead fans. It's weird of them to make it so obvious in this minor instance. No matter what you do, the immediate and ongoing result doesn't change. Many (though not all) of the choices you make in Telltale's games work basically this way.
There's no way to win the game, which is fine, since that's how games of chance work sometimes, but the game has you make a decision that is ultimately meaningless anyway. You have two choices, and the domino David plays is a perfect counter to both of them. Javi is playing dominoes with David and their father, and you have to choose a domino to play. This episode's opening flashback is a perfect comment on Telltale's adventure games, and I'm not sure it's intentional. This review heavily spoils events in earlier episodes, so if you haven't played the game up to this point, take a look at the review for Episode 1, or skip to the final paragraph for some thoughts on the season as a whole. We made it all the way to the finale of Telltale's The Walking Dead: A New Frontier.
#TELLTALE THE WALKING DEAD A NEW FRONTIER SERIES#
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier: Episode 5 - From the Gallows (Xbox One) review