The Walking Dead is a series that can get away with being slow and not progressing the plot at a quick pace. So as a much-loved member of the group mourned their loss I tried my hardest to get them to see reason that we all needed to be there for each other if we’re ever going to make it through this.Īmid The Ruins didn’t progress the plot by much until the last few minutes of the episode but it didn’t bother me because at no point did I feel it had to. It made me remember that Clem is only an eleven-year-old girl but she has seen so much that the group rely on her to be the rock of the group to keep us together. While the rest of the group scramble for little hope there is left I was continuously looked upon to make tough heart breaking decisions. Jane teaches survival by herself and when worse comes to worse being by yourself is the best option because you’re less likely to die and the burden of loss is no longer with you. Whether it was escaping a herd of walkers or saving our friends from being trapped in a mobile home I saw that she was no different from Clem. As I spoke to Jane more I quickly grew to love her character and it felt like Lee and Clementine from season 1 but this time I was seeing everything from Clem’s point of view. Amid The Ruins is spent 80% of the time with Jane, a lone wolf that helps Clem escape and get back to the group but along the way teaches her lessons that she won’t soon forget. In the 2 hour episode I was treated to breaking up of the group, heart breaking loses and a happy beautiful moment quickly tarnished as this world claimed another victim. Jane is a thrilling character to spend 80% of the game with. As I made these heart-wrenching choices I wondered if maybe it would just be easier for Clem and me to just end it all now and stop the suffering before it went on any longer. Death and survival were the main focus points of this episode and that choice of which was the better option was always at the front of my mind. What Telltale have never had trouble with is making The Walking Dead feel tense and that sometimes death might be the best option. But as soon as those titles rolled up and that chilling scream played I was brought straight back in and felt like I had never left. #THE WALKING DEAD SEASON TWO EPISODE 4 AMID THE RUINS INSTALL#Much like every episode this series “Amid the ruins” continues to show off just how good Tell tale are, and the game is still a crushingly bleak joy to play every time I install the new episode.īy James Next post: Thoughts on: P.After such a long break between episodes – and episode 3 being such a masterpiece for the guys over at Telltale – I admit I went into Amid The Ruins with quite a bit of hesitation. Situation after situation comes and goes and leaves you feeling empty and depressed, and it all feels like it’s working towards setting up the inevitably horrible conclusion in episode 5. Speaking of dark, this episode is one of the darkest of the series. Kenny’s character development takes a dark turn. Comments are made on the subject of Clem looking out for herself at the expense of the group. The pacing in this episode moves from very tense to slow and calm. It’s becoming increasingly hard to talk about each episode considering the gameplay doesn’t change and as a story based game it’s hard for me to avoid spoilers, but what I will say is this: Something I didn’t really care about myself, but seeing as I was role playing as Clementine it was a hard choice to live down. As per usual the choices here are excellent, particularly one that conflicted everything I’ve done as Clem so far. Most of the story is spent where they end up- holing up to rest and deal with Rebecca’s imminent baby. attempting to navigate the horde of undead (with one of the most time-restrictive gameplay parts in this series) to escape Carver’s group. Picking up immediately where episode 3 ends, “Amid the Ruins” picks up with Clem and co.
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