![]() One would almost expect these new Wildling girls to scream “You know nothing Gared Tuttle”. He also meets some Wildling women, which makes his story seem even more similar to Jon Snow’s. Gared ends up getting a few steps closer to the North Grove, the crucial plot point mentioned right at the beginning of the first episode. Rodrik has the chance to take back Ironrath by force, and Asher is caught up in Daenerys Targaryen’s attack on Meereen. Gared has gone North of The Wall into wildling territory. All three of the male characters find themselves in combat (Or at least the potential for such depending on the Player’s choices). Puzzle-solving and exploration are both rare. This episode divides its time equally between action and tense dialog. Now that everyone is introduced along with their individual goals, obstacles and supporting characters, it’s time to start looking towards the story’s ultimate destination. It took two episodes just to get them all introduced – plus the “Sean Beaning” of an unfortunate fifth protagonist. ![]() The extra episode is justified here by having four concurrent storylines that play out among four protagonists. ![]() This is the rare episodic game with six parts, there is no clear “Humpday” episode square in the middle, like in Telltale’s usual 5-Episode formula. Their product has a finite number of episodes to tell its entire story, and must do so in a manner that will satisfy players. The developer of the game, Telltale Games, has no such luxury. In the last three seasons, HBO devoted two seasons of the show to each book, and this bought them a few years for Martin to finish the next book. By devoting one season to each book in the series, they were in danger of using up the source material faster than Martin could write it. In the first two seasons, the show was on track to overtake George R. The fast-paced events of this episode contrast with the slow plot development of the show and, even though this is a relatively short episode at just two hours, it is still much more satisfying than any two combined episodes of Season 5 of the show. This episode of the game appears in the middle of the current season of the show, and it highlights how game design is different from television production. Game of Thrones by Telltale enters interesting territory this week.
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