Telltale games, a relatively unknown game studio for most of its life, has recently hit it big since releasing its Walking Dead titled adventure game released last year. A studio previously known for comedic-styled adventure games, the Walking Dead was a huge change of direction for the studio. It incorporated a gritty comic book style art style, with mature themes and the possibility for you the player to make the choices. Telltale continues along this path with their newest game: The Wolf Among Us.

Set in the same world as the comic book series “Fables”, The Wolf Among Us brings us the story of Bigby, AKA, the big bad wolf. Him, along with most of our other beloved story book characters, have been forced out of their homelands and have had to relocate to New York City and live their lives secretly under the guise of regular people. Don’t let the storybook references fool you however, as this is not a game for children. The Wolf Among Us tackles some mature subject matter, specifically a murder case, and includes some graphic scenes and crude language among other things.

The Wolf Among Us draws from its source material well, as it delivers an extremely intriguing story full of interesting characters and innovate locales. You are constantly on your toes as the action pulls you to various crime scenes and other locations. Bigby is a likeable main character, gruff and straight to the point, but vulnerable in ways that only you the character really understand.

As an adventure game, it follows the classic point and click formula; talking to people, collecting items, and exploring the environment as your main tasks. While some people will dislike the lack of action in the game, it really gives you a more emotional attachment to the story and characters, which makes the moments of action (through quick time events) that much more dramatic. Being able to make decisions and choose conversation responses as Bigby really drew me into the game, giving me a sense of purpose and feeling like my decisions really mattered. The game specifically presents two large choices that you will have to pick from, and whichever you pick can drastically alter your game experience.

Like most other Telltale games before it, The Wolf Among Us is being released in an episodic format akin to a television show. Meaning after finishing the roughly two hour long episode you will be aggravated to find you have to wait for the next. The cliffhanger ending definitely added suspense and I found myself eagerly awaiting the next episode.

The Wolf Among Us is a brilliant adventure game, and one of Telltales best. Its great story, interesting art style, and memorable characters leave me eagerly awaiting the release of the next episode.

Telltale games, a relatively unknown game studio for most of its life, has recently hit it big since releasing its Walking Dead titled adventure game released last year. A studio previously known for comedic-styled adventure games, the Walking Dead was a huge change of direction for the studio. It incorporated a gritty comic book style art style, with mature themes and the possibility for you the player to make the choices. Telltale continues along this path with their newest game: The Wolf Among Us. Set in the same world as the comic book series “Fables”, The Wolf Among Us brings us the story of Bigby, AKA, the big bad wolf. Him, along with most of our other beloved story book characters, have been forced out of their homelands and have had to relocate to New York City and live their lives secretly under the guise of regular people. Don’t let the storybook references fool you however, as this is not a game for children. The Wolf Among Us tackles some mature subject matter, specifically a murder case, and includes some graphic scenes and crude language among other things. The Wolf Among Us draws from its source material well, as it delivers an extremely intriguing story full of interesting characters and innovate locales. You are constantly on your toes as the action pulls you to various crime scenes and other locations. Bigby is a likeable main character, gruff and straight to the point, but vulnerable in ways that only you the character really understand. As an adventure game, it follows the classic point and click formula; talking to people, collecting items, and exploring the environment as your main tasks. While some people will dislike the lack of action in the game, it really gives you a more emotional attachment to the story and characters, which makes the moments of action (through quick time events) that much more dramatic. Being able to make decisions and choose conversation responses as Bigby really drew me into the game, giving me a sense of purpose and feeling like my decisions really mattered. The game specifically presents two large choices that you will have to pick from, and whichever you pick can drastically alter your game experience. Like most other Telltale games before it, The Wolf Among Us is being released in an episodic format akin to a television show. Meaning after finishing the roughly two hour long episode you will be aggravated to find you have to wait for the next. The cliffhanger ending definitely added suspense and I found myself eagerly awaiting the next episode. The Wolf Among Us is a brilliant adventure game, and one of Telltales best. Its great story, interesting art style, and memorable characters leave me eagerly awaiting the release of the next episode.