The game consists of 5 episodes, we can import the decisions we did in the previous title. I am not sure how effective that is compared to generic Clementine. We play as Javi and we get to know our older brother David who is harsh on Javi all the time. The story shows the world at the very start of zombie apocalypse, everyone accommodating to the new ways of life. That means even if you are not into Clementine from the first two games, you still get to play it from the start.
The game has a beautiful story with some surprising moments and twists. Even the ending made me cry. It was complicated story with some hard decisions and many times I found myself saying one thing to those who will remember but did have to decide otherwise not completely turning against them but making things right.
Things actually can work out but half of the people here died and there is also a little backstory for Clementine who still has one of the best dialogues. But I also really liked the drama with the brother, taking care of the family and dealing with situations were there is not a single good answer. Silence is often a viable answer.
Thus said, it is heavy on dialogues and feels like watching a movie, still the game keeps us interacting with it whether it is choosing the answer and how the story goes or fighting the zombies which is in my opinion just not so fun. When exploring the areas with WASD, our moves are pretty clunky in a somewhat panoramic view. It was an issue in previous title as well, but it just shows this game is more an action adventure with a strong story. Comparing this to the first game in the series, it sits nicely next to it for me when it comes to the quality of the story.
The characters here are really interesting, there are not many of them, but they made sure they are not shallow and predictable. Some of them were mysterious, some of them had their own plans, we just happen to be caught in the middle.
I am not really hype on these graphics but the developers did really good job in showing emotions and made good animations, sometimes the game can actually look beautiful. And the music just feels right with everything going on.