Since the season is nearing it's end, I now feel confident to voice some complaints about it. Granted, I only think the game is bad in the sense that it is not as good as the first season, but as these things go this might be the Back-When-It-was-new-It-was-better-phenomenon.
My main reason for disliking the second season is that it is unfocused. There are too many characters which get too little characterization.
Here, let me walk you through it:
In the first episode, I started out with Carista and Omid. So I thought "Hey, this will be about Clem and them!" - But five minutes in both of them were gone.
Then I met that dog and thought "Hey, maybe this will be about Clem and that Dog!" - But five minutes later, that dog was gone.
Then I met these new people, particularly the uncle and his moronic nephew. Also I think, Luke shows up in that first group. I thought "Hey, maybe this will be about Clem and those guys!" - But five minutes later, one of them croaks, depending on who you choose. A silly choice, really, since I don't know either of them by that point.
You also meet the rest of the group and get absolutely bombarded with names and relationships, some really convoluted and involving absent characters, like Carver, Alvin and that pregnant lady whose name I can't remember.
Around the time of episode three I finally understood that the game probably wants to be about Clem and Luke, perhaps even Clem and Kenny. But really, they just keep tossing in new characters, the majority of which dies a few minutes later, and expect us to care and keep track of them.
The first season was awesome because it focused on a single group of people with basic relationships. You knew from the first episode who was important and who was not. They were careful about adding new characters to the permanent rooster and that paid off. At least I feel that way.
My main reason for disliking the second season is that it is unfocused. There are too many characters which get too little characterization.
Here, let me walk you through it:
In the first episode, I started out with Carista and Omid. So I thought "Hey, this will be about Clem and them!" - But five minutes in both of them were gone.
Then I met that dog and thought "Hey, maybe this will be about Clem and that Dog!" - But five minutes later, that dog was gone.
Then I met these new people, particularly the uncle and his moronic nephew. Also I think, Luke shows up in that first group. I thought "Hey, maybe this will be about Clem and those guys!" - But five minutes later, one of them croaks, depending on who you choose. A silly choice, really, since I don't know either of them by that point.
You also meet the rest of the group and get absolutely bombarded with names and relationships, some really convoluted and involving absent characters, like Carver, Alvin and that pregnant lady whose name I can't remember.
Around the time of episode three I finally understood that the game probably wants to be about Clem and Luke, perhaps even Clem and Kenny. But really, they just keep tossing in new characters, the majority of which dies a few minutes later, and expect us to care and keep track of them.
The first season was awesome because it focused on a single group of people with basic relationships. You knew from the first episode who was important and who was not. They were careful about adding new characters to the permanent rooster and that paid off. At least I feel that way.
