Difference between revisions of "The Walking Dead"
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− | ==Alcohol== | + | ==[[Alcohol]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There is some alcohol consumption in-game. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There is some alcohol consumption in-game. | ||
*In episode three, the player is required to ask another character to have a drink. | *In episode three, the player is required to ask another character to have a drink. | ||
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*In episode five, a group of characters pass around a bottle. | *In episode five, a group of characters pass around a bottle. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Animal Death== | + | ==[[Animal Death]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">While no animal death occurs on screen, episode four requires the player to dig up a dog’s grave. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">While no animal death occurs on screen, episode four requires the player to dig up a dog’s grave. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Blood== | + | ==[[Blood]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Blood is commonplace in the game. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Blood is commonplace in the game. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Bones== | + | ==[[Bones]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There are multiple dead bodies in the game. Some of the bodies and the zombies have rotted away to the point where there are exposed bones. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There are multiple dead bodies in the game. Some of the bodies and the zombies have rotted away to the point where there are exposed bones. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Cannibalism== | + | ==[[Cannibalism]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two revolves around a family of cannibals that lures others to their home with false promises of food and shelter. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two revolves around a family of cannibals that lures others to their home with false promises of food and shelter. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Dead Bodies== | + | ==[[Dead Bodies]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Dead bodies are extremely common throughout the game. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Dead bodies are extremely common throughout the game. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Death of Family/Friends== | + | ==[[Death of Family/Friends]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">This is major theme in the story. Significant examples are listed by episode: | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">This is major theme in the story. Significant examples are listed by episode: | ||
::<u>Episode 1.</u> Lee attempts to find his family after the start of the zombie apocalypse; his parents are implied to have died and he later finds his brother as a zombie. Later, the player is forced to make a decision that will get one of two companions killed no matter what. | ::<u>Episode 1.</u> Lee attempts to find his family after the start of the zombie apocalypse; his parents are implied to have died and he later finds his brother as a zombie. Later, the player is forced to make a decision that will get one of two companions killed no matter what. | ||
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::<u>Episode 5.</u> If the companion was rescued in the previous episode, he will die in this one. The player’s longest companion will fight off a hoard of zombies off-screen, his death implied. Clementine learns her parents are dead. At the end of the episode, the player can ask Clementine to kill Lee so he will not become a zombie. | ::<u>Episode 5.</u> If the companion was rescued in the previous episode, he will die in this one. The player’s longest companion will fight off a hoard of zombies off-screen, his death implied. Clementine learns her parents are dead. At the end of the episode, the player can ask Clementine to kill Lee so he will not become a zombie. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Dehumanization== | + | ==[[Dehumanization]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two revolves around a family of cannibals that lures others to their home with false promises of food and shelter. They treat others like food, not people. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two revolves around a family of cannibals that lures others to their home with false promises of food and shelter. They treat others like food, not people. | ||
Episode four involves a settlement called Crawford that had a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality. Anyone who was too young, old, disabled, or otherwise deemed ‘weak’ were killed. | Episode four involves a settlement called Crawford that had a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality. Anyone who was too young, old, disabled, or otherwise deemed ‘weak’ were killed. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Disease== | + | ==[[Disease]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Zombies are said in the game to be the product of a disease. The zombies infect others via bites. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Zombies are said in the game to be the product of a disease. The zombies infect others via bites. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Electrocution== | + | ==[[Electrocution]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode two, the player has a chance to kick an antagonist into an electric fence. The player can choose not to do this. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode two, the player has a chance to kick an antagonist into an electric fence. The player can choose not to do this. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Emotional Abuse== | + | ==[[Emotional Abuse]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The end of episode five has Lee confront The Stranger, who proceeds to twist Lee’s actions to seem evil. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The end of episode five has Lee confront The Stranger, who proceeds to twist Lee’s actions to seem evil. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Eye Horror/Eye Trauma== | + | ==[[Eye Horror/Eye Trauma]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some zombies found throughout the game have eye trauma. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some zombies found throughout the game have eye trauma. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Gore== | + | ==[[Gore]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Gore is very common in the game, both in combat and during cutscenes. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Gore is very common in the game, both in combat and during cutscenes. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Graphic Violence== | + | ==[[Graphic Violence]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The game requires players to defend themselves from zombies or other humans on occasion. When they do so, it is violent and graphically depicted. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The game requires players to defend themselves from zombies or other humans on occasion. When they do so, it is violent and graphically depicted. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Guns== | + | ==[[Guns]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Characters regularly pick up guns to defend themselves. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Characters regularly pick up guns to defend themselves. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Heights== | + | ==[[Heights]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode four, the group climbs to the top of a bell tower. One character may fall to his death, depending on player decisions. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode four, the group climbs to the top of a bell tower. One character may fall to his death, depending on player decisions. | ||
Episode five heavily features roof jumping. | Episode five heavily features roof jumping. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Jump | + | ==[[Jump Scare]]s== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There are multiple times throughout the game where a zombie can jump out at the Player Character. There are also multiple areas where a sense of tension and paranoia is created to make the player believe there will be a jump scare soon. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">There are multiple times throughout the game where a zombie can jump out at the Player Character. There are also multiple areas where a sense of tension and paranoia is created to make the player believe there will be a jump scare soon. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Kidnapping== | + | ==[[Kidnapping]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode 4, Clementine is kidnapped by The Stranger. For a more detailed description see "Stalking". | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode 4, Clementine is kidnapped by The Stranger. For a more detailed description see "Stalking". | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Murder== | + | ==[[Murder]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two features cannibals who by extension are murderers. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Episode two features cannibals who by extension are murderers. | ||
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In episode five, The Stranger intends to murder Lee. | In episode five, The Stranger intends to murder Lee. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Mutilation== | + | ==[[Mutilation]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The player has the choice to cut Lee’s arm off in hopes of slowing the zombie infection. The player can choose not to do this. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The player has the choice to cut Lee’s arm off in hopes of slowing the zombie infection. The player can choose not to do this. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Offensive Language== | + | ==[[Offensive Language]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">General profanity is used throughout the game. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">General profanity is used throughout the game. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Psychological Trauma== | + | ==[[Psychological Trauma]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Kenny clearly begins showing signs of PTSD by episode three. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Kenny clearly begins showing signs of PTSD by episode three. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Racism== | + | ==[[Racism]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Lee experiences racism on occasion. Larry’s hatred of Lee may stem from racism (and the player has the option of saying so). Kenny assumes that Lee knows how to pick locks because he is “urban”. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Lee experiences racism on occasion. Larry’s hatred of Lee may stem from racism (and the player has the option of saying so). Kenny assumes that Lee knows how to pick locks because he is “urban”. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Self Harm== | + | ==[[Self Harm]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The player has the choice to cut Lee’s arm off in hopes of slowing the zombie infection. The player can choose not to do this. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The player has the choice to cut Lee’s arm off in hopes of slowing the zombie infection. The player can choose not to do this. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Stalking== | + | ==[[Stalking]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The end of episode two reveals that a (now deceased) woman was stalking the group with intent to kidnap Clementine. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">The end of episode two reveals that a (now deceased) woman was stalking the group with intent to kidnap Clementine. | ||
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Episode five reveals he has been stalking the group since at least the end of episode two. | Episode five reveals he has been stalking the group since at least the end of episode two. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Suicide== | + | ==[[Suicide]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">A woman commits suicide in episode one. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">A woman commits suicide in episode one. | ||
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In episode four, a companion will beg for Lee to let him fall to his death because he believes he is useless and a burden. | In episode four, a companion will beg for Lee to let him fall to his death because he believes he is useless and a burden. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Undead/Zombies== | + | ==[[Undead/Zombies]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">A primary component to this game is the fact that zombies have suddenly come into existence. They are ever-present in the game. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">A primary component to this game is the fact that zombies have suddenly come into existence. They are ever-present in the game. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Victim Blaming== | + | ==[[Victim Blaming]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode five, The Stranger paints his act of kidnapping Clementine as Lee’s fault. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">At the end of episode five, The Stranger paints his act of kidnapping Clementine as Lee’s fault. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Violence Against Children== | + | ==[[Violence Against Children]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Zombies are indiscriminate in their targets and will attack children. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Zombies are indiscriminate in their targets and will attack children. | ||
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In episode four, a zombie in the form of a young boy is encountered. The player has the option to kill and bury him. | In episode four, a zombie in the form of a young boy is encountered. The player has the option to kill and bury him. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Vomiting== | + | ==[[Vomiting]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Christa vomits in episode four after seeing the corpse of a dog. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Christa vomits in episode four after seeing the corpse of a dog. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Weapons== | + | ==[[Weapons]]== |
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Characters use a variety of makeshift weapons throughout the game. </div> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Characters use a variety of makeshift weapons throughout the game. </div> | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 28 August 2014
Contents
- 1 General Comments
- 2 Incomplete Tags for this Game
- 3 Alcohol
- 4 Animal Death
- 5 Blood
- 6 Bones
- 7 Cannibalism
- 8 Dead Bodies
- 9 Death of Family/Friends
- 10 Dehumanization
- 11 Disease
- 12 Electrocution
- 13 Emotional Abuse
- 14 Eye Horror/Eye Trauma
- 15 Gore
- 16 Graphic Violence
- 17 Guns
- 18 Heights
- 19 Jump Scares
- 20 Kidnapping
- 21 Murder
- 22 Mutilation
- 23 Offensive Language
- 24 Psychological Trauma
- 25 Racism
- 26 Self Harm
- 27 Stalking
- 28 Suicide
- 29 Undead/Zombies
- 30 Victim Blaming
- 31 Violence Against Children
- 32 Vomiting
- 33 Weapons
General Comments
This review currently consists of Season 1 of The Walking Dead.
Incomplete Tags for this Game
Alcohol
- In episode three, the player is required to ask another character to have a drink.
- In episode four, a character gets drunk.
- In episode five, a group of characters pass around a bottle.
Animal Death
Blood
Bones
Cannibalism
Dead Bodies
Death of Family/Friends
- Episode 1. Lee attempts to find his family after the start of the zombie apocalypse; his parents are implied to have died and he later finds his brother as a zombie. Later, the player is forced to make a decision that will get one of two companions killed no matter what.
- Episode 2. Two companions die. One is cannibalized and another suffers from cardiac arrest before having his skull bashed in to prevent him from turning as a zombie. The player has the option of killing the character themselves or attempting to help him, but his death is inevitable.
- Episode 3. In a paranoid state of mind, one character will murder another. The player has the choice to abandon her on the side of the road, and it is implied that doing so will lead to her death as well. Later in the episode, a child is bitten by a zombie. His mother commits suicide in grief. The child can then be killed—by either the player or the child’s father—or left to turn.
- Episode 4. A companion of the player will attempt to hold off a group of zombies. His remains are later found. Late in the game, the player has the option to let a companion fall to his death, but can pull him to safety instead.
- Episode 5. If the companion was rescued in the previous episode, he will die in this one. The player’s longest companion will fight off a hoard of zombies off-screen, his death implied. Clementine learns her parents are dead. At the end of the episode, the player can ask Clementine to kill Lee so he will not become a zombie.
Dehumanization
Episode four involves a settlement called Crawford that had a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality. Anyone who was too young, old, disabled, or otherwise deemed ‘weak’ were killed.
Disease
Electrocution
Emotional Abuse
Eye Horror/Eye Trauma
Gore
Graphic Violence
Guns
Heights
Episode five heavily features roof jumping.
Jump Scares
Kidnapping
Murder
Larry’s death may be interpreted as murder.
In episode three, a character murders someone in a paranoid rage.
Crawford used murder to cull anyone they thought was weak.
In episode five, The Stranger intends to murder Lee.
Mutilation
Offensive Language
Psychological Trauma
Racism
Self Harm
Stalking
Episode three reveals that Clementine as been talking to an unknown man on a radio. The man continues to stalk the group throughout episode four and kidnaps Clementine.
Episode five reveals he has been stalking the group since at least the end of episode two.
Suicide
In episode three, a mother commits suicide when her son is bitten by a zombie.
In episode four, a companion will beg for Lee to let him fall to his death because he believes he is useless and a burden.
Undead/Zombies
Victim Blaming
Violence Against Children
Duck is eventually bitten by a zombie in episode three and the player has the option to mercy kill him.
In episode four, a zombie in the form of a young boy is encountered. The player has the option to kill and bury him.
Vomiting
Weapons
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- Alcohol
- Animal Abuse-free
- Animal Death
- Aquatic Violence-free
- Bigoted Language-free
- Blood
- Body Horror-free
- Bones
- Brainwashing-free
- Cannibalism
- Claustrophobia-free
- Clowns-free
- Darkness-free
- Dead Bodies
- Death of Family/Friends
- Dehumanization
- Disease
- Disruptive Home Life-free
- Drowning-free
- Electrocution
- Emotional Abuse
- Existential Despair-free
- Explosions-free
- Eye Horror/Eye Trauma
- Incomplete Review
- Gender Dysphoria-free
- Ghosts-free
- Gore
- Graphic Violence
- Guns
- Heights
- Homophobia-free
- Incest-free
- Insects-free
- Jump Scares
- Kidnapping
- Medical Malpractice-free
- Mental Health Institutions-free
- Mind Control-free
- Murder
- Mutilation
- Needles-free
- Nudity-free
- Offensive Language
- Parental Abandonment-free
- Physical Abuse-free
- Psychological Horror-free
- Psychological Trauma
- Racism
- Reptiles-free
- Self Harm
- Sex-free
- Sex Shaming-free
- Sexual Assault-free
- Sexual Harassment-free
- Sexualization/Objectification-free
- Sex Slavery-free
- Slavery-free
- Snakes-free
- Spiders-free
- Stalking
- Substance Abuse-free
- Suicide
- Supernatural Evil-free
- Torture-free
- Transphobia-free
- Undead/Zombies
- Unreality-free
- Victim Blaming
- Violence Against Children
- Vomiting
- Weapons
- Game