Legerdemain44

Season 1 was brilliant, Season 2 started out well, seemed to lack a little something, then pulled it together for the ending. Unfortunately, Season 3 doesn't come anywhere near the previous seasons. It's not outright bad, it's just well in the shadows.Telltale does fix several problems that occurred in the previous seasons as they demonstrate strongly with "From the Gallows" a new storyline that revolves around a world that has had years to adapt to the walkers, people creating human "tribes" compared to Season 1 where no one understood how it all worked and tried to work together, or Season 2 which showed the downfall of society and normal trusting human interaction. New characters and a change from the traditional season ending are certainly welcome. This is also the first season where your choices will actually matter in the final episode (well some of them will). Where this season, particularly "From the Gallows" fall short is in poorly structured, rushed storytelling. Players will feel like "Is this it?" as the credits roll. The plot and emotions jump all over the place, and many plot points are simply abandoned. There is no true climax as seen in the other seasons and character deaths simply lack emotional impact by their poor handling and rushed continuation of the plot. Another area that made Season 1 spectacular and Season 3 falls short on is the ability is freely walk around and talk to other characters during down times, allowing you to get to know and care for characters as well as create your own personality (as with Lee and Clemintine in S2) This also means that you are constantly rushed through the gameplay, though timed dialogue choices broken up by quick time events which are so heavily used they lose their adrenaline impact. Many of the events that occur are repeated from other seasons and simply feel unnecessary as they do not add to the story, Overall the premises was promising and the attempt at changes were appreciated, but poor story-telling, reused plot devices, and rushed filler feeling to the Season will leave you feeling like something was missing. The after conclusion hints at Season 4, which many players will wish they had been playing instead.