Blog 9: Your Choices Didn’t Matter….. Did They?

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After spilling the blood of dozens of walkers (and maybe even a few characters) you should be at the very end of The Walking Dead game and comics. Now, especially since you’re in a class where you can hear and discuss the decisions of others and ask yourself “what did it all mean?,” you may find yourself asking a very simple (but important question): did my decisions matter? At all? One of the ways games differ from more traditional and linear forms of media is their ability to have different experiences and outcomes to them. It is unlikely that any of the 2 of you had an identical experience with The Walking Dead…. but, so what? For the cynics or curious among you, our blog this week will address whether or not your decisions in The Walking Dead mattered. For some context, read the following post from Kotaku:

Also, don’t read this before finishing the game. That’s just crazy. You’ll ruin it for yourself. So, finish first and then you can do this blog. Or, ruin the game’s ending for yourself. Your call.

Yes, Your Choices in The Walking Dead Mattered

So, here are some questions to consider/ponder:

  1. Do you believe your choices really mattered throughout the game? Why or why not?
  2. Returning to Blog 1, did you get a sense of immersion from playing as Lee? Were you invested in him as a character after making all of those difficult decisions through him? Did you (like me) find yourself forgetting all about his murderous past from the game’s beginning?
  3. Did you enjoy the game? Why or why not?
  4. How do you think the story as it was told was different from the story being told in the comics? How did a game-based story and a comics-based story feel different to you? Did they at all? Why or why not?
  5. Which did you prefer? The game or the comics or the show? Why?
  6. Like the comics and TV show, this game is released in an episodic format. What do you think of this idea/move?
  7. Will you be checking out Season 2 of the game this fall? (I’ll be on it in a heartbeat! Praying for a Wii U release as well, but, we’ll see….)

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