Telltale Games treads into darker waters with The Walking Dead: The Game. They bring to the table the undeniable horror and suspense that The Walking Dead brings but also adds a “Choose your own adventure” style of storytelling.
We open with the someone opening gates and leaving deer entrails around for the Walkers to feed on. Almost like this “person” is leading them straight to the group. The group goes about their daily duties to keep the prison secure. They call for Glen up in a guard tower and he pops his head up…and so does Maggie. They all have a bit of a laugh until they see Axel and Oscar (the remaining inmates that were exiled to another cellblock). They explain to the group that they can’t stay where they are because of all of the bodies of their friends just lying around. They ask Rick if they can join the group but he’s extremely hesitant. They lock up Axel and Oscar into a small gated area outside while they meet to see if they want them to join the team. T-Dog seems to have a bit more sympathy for the inmates but the group has decided not to have them join.
This weeks episode starts off with a loud crash.
We see a military helcopter with about four passengers aboard crash after some sort of malfuction within. Michonne (with her 2 zombie mules) and Andrea witness the crash (give or take) about 300 yards away. As they get to the crash they quickly investigate the area and find one soldier sliced in half at the waist. That’s when they get surprised by a group of unknown men driving up to the crash site in pick up trucks. Michonne and Andrea stay crouched down behind some tall grass and the zombie mules are chained up to a tree nearby. The men check out the area walk up to the dead soldier and see he’s not dead anymore. They finish of the Walker with a knife to the head and head to the helicopter. They pull a solider out that seemed to have survived and they start heading back to their trucks until they start hearing commotion coming from Michonne’s pets. She tries to quiet them down but has no other choice but to decapitate them before the men start heading their way. The guys don’t hear anything anymore and continue on their way. Just when they think everything is safe they hear a voice behind them. They turn around and it’s none other than MERLE sporting a new prosthesis (where his hand used to be) that holds a knife in it. Andrea faints.