In the grand scheme of things, not much has changed in the world. A New Frontier is set a few years into the apocalypse and therefore following the previous seasons in the timeline. The general plot though is less interesting. You still get to play as Clementine too, but only for short flashback sequences, the focus being on Javier and his family. Javier turns out to be a likeable guy who is struggling to adapt to his new role as a father and his complicated relationship with Kate. He has been surviving the zombie apocalypse travelling in a van with his brother’s wife Kate, his young niece Mariana, and nephew Gabe. Instead, in this game you play mostly as newcomer Javier Garcia - an ex-baseball champion in his late twenties.
You can import choices you made in previous seasons but it doesn't seem to do much except change some of her dialogue. A tough girl who has persevered through countless horrors, she’s a much-loved hero of the franchise and most people assumed she’d be at the helm for this one to continue her story. The biggest surprise and disappointment for fans with A New Frontier is that Clementine, one of the main protagonists from the first two seasons, is relegated to a sidekick in Season 3. Primarily though, these games are about the story and the characters. There is a small amount of 3rd person exploration and basic puzzle solving, and action sequences once again uses quick time events (timed button presses), to determine success or failure in pre-canned animations. This is an interactive story at heart, you will choose dialogue options in conversations and the linear plot will play out with changes based on your earlier choices. The Telltale formula hasn’t changed one bit. Although the zombie threat is ever-present, it's the conflict and drama between the survivors that the franchise focuses on. The franchise started as a visual novel series before being adapted for the highly rated TV show and then the Telltale game series, which is set in the same universe and timeline as the novels.
If you’re unfamiliar with The Walking Dead, it’s your typical zombie apocalypse setting, with slow zombies rather than “runners”. Although there are returning characters from previous games and cameos from the TV show/visual novels, you don’t need any prior knowledge to understand and enjoy the stories of A New Frontier. It’s worth pointing out that newcomers to The Walking Dead are welcome here.
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