TellTale's The Walking Dead Has A Replayability Problem

Today I am sharing some of my thoughts on TellTale's The Walking Dead Series, but mainly Season 1. Specifically, I want to discuss the replayability of these games, or the lack thereof. I have some interesting thoughts on this subject regarding narrative, choice-based video games like TellTale's The Walking Dead.
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[@slainredd4339]

I look at it's replayability like a movie or tv show where you either come back to it after a couple years or one and done it.

[@ZZ-rc1yw]

I took a year off and decided to replay it again😂 its my third playthrough

[@Alatsno]

​@@ZZ-rc1yw Bro this is literally me, I had the collection for awhile but I never touched it. I'd say it's been a good 5 year at least since I played one of the games. I never got to play the Final Season so I watched it instead

[@djmesa7203]

I'm literally replying the first season rn, been 10 years since my last play through

[@JustAChannel111]

I’ve probably watched people play the entire series over 7 times

[@Loophole23742]

I’ve only played Michonne once when it first came out and can’t even remember the story. I’m currently playing season 1 definitive edition. I’ll play 400 days, skip season 2,3 and 4 and play Michonne. When I replay season 1 keep the same choices pretty much. When I first played it when it first came out I experimented with options to see how it played out if you sucked Kenny off the whole time. It didn’t feel right and went back to my main game save where I kick Kenny’s arse on the train and mostly sided with Lilly just to piss Kenny off because he left me to die in the store with the helicopter pilot zombie and didn’t help me look for Clementine when she was kidnapped. I like to replay the series from time to time out of nostalgia. When the game first came out it was episodic and we had to wait so long for episodes to be teased that I would of replayed every episode of season 1 and 2 and replayed 400 days many times whilst waiting for the newer episodes to drop.

[@hexogramd8430]

Season 1 I have legitimately replayed 20 times. I usually pick the same options also to the point where I could quote some lines pretty well. Yet I love that feeling. I feel like I know season 1 like the back of my hand. Yet it isn’t a ughhh I’m bored feeling for me it’s like a hug from an old friend. Complete and total comfort. Although I’m the kind of person to rewatch a movie I like a bunch.

[@rocketman1417]

Same, season 1 is so replayable, it's like watching one of your favorite movies over and over again.

[@MUZUKUN-YT]

"Nice group you got here." 😍💅💅✨️

[@xHannibal]

I agree except for me episode 4 and 5 feel more boring. I think the ending definitely could have been better written since the whole stranger arc felt pretty weak to me. All of the seasons though overall have great replayability and rewatchability to me except season 4 which I didn't even enjoy the first playthrough.

[@vgngolley341]

Same

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

Telltale is great at making you think your decisions have way more impact than they actually do. Like I was so worried about food distribution my first playthrough and the potential consequences of Lee not eating.

[@weehoozy4454]

I like to wonder how different the games would be if they took these decisions further and made them really count

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

@@weehoozy4454 Same, I think they would do that if they had the money. All choice based games have their limits, personally think quantic dreams and supermassive do the best jobs(excluding RPGs like Baulders Gate and Dragon Age or indie games).

[@weehoozy4454]

@@fleacythesheepgirl yeah, you're right. Honesltly, regardless of the choices and how far they went TWD season 1 was such an experience and its story was told excellently. I haven't really played any other choice games though, I'll have to look into some lol

[@solarenity]

​@@fleacythesheepgirlDetroit become human is still one of the best choice making games

[@Faiths123]

yea and most of the ones that matter are usually at the end but they do matter a lot. Like kate and gabe being able to die or live, kenny being able to die more then once or living if u choose the right choice, and Violet being blind/louis losing his tounge,tenn living or dying,violet living or dying,lous aswell.

[@spartangaming1159]

I can agree to this. I have played the first season a few times but every time after the first experience it’s just felt really slow just cause I know what’s going to happen and when so there isn’t any tension. I want to play the series again but I know I’m going to get bored before I even get to the second one. I guess some games are just meant to be played oncs

[@davidholkovic347]

I tryed to talk to everybody when I can loook at all thinks I can see and just enjoy it(worked for me)

[@toyo8460]

Telltale's batman the enemy within has truly a lot of variability, the last episode is even entirely depending on what you did before.

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

Enemy within is so good. Like even if you weren’t into the 1st season or if you just want to skip the first season the second season is so crazy and well written.

[@toyo8460]

Yeah.

[@chaoticallygaming]

I had so much fun with that one

[@Crisopeia]

GOT has some replayability but Batman Enemy Within is sooo great, episode 5 is literally two episodes in one (Vigilante and Villan)

[@drsauce3768]

If they made your decision actually matter then this wouldn’t be a problem

[@channel45853]

Your decisions do matter

[@protog2663]

Well not really because the entire point of this video was that he didn’t want to make different decisions….

[@Unknown19.19]

@@channel45853choices don’t matter in these games at all

[@protog2663]

@amazingunreleasedalbums yeah because some people just want to play through it once. And when you do a second playthrough, it’s not “your” experience anymore, it’s just an alternate experience. And that’s why he didn’t want to play through it again.

[@ryanmcguffin8635]

I totally agree with this video just finished episode 4 in season 1 again today it used to be my favourite episode of season 1 but I was rlly struggling to get through it I can’t bring myself to make new choices cuz my original ones are still the best in my mind but that it makes it a lot more boring than the 1st play through

[@EnGageJackson]

That is the exact point that I started to question why I was replaying the game, too. I think by that point you realize the issue in trying to replay it.

[@jdoglee0990]

Changes should've been more drastic

[@Unknown19.19]

Yeah

[@majinta0_0]

the telltale games are mostly movies or TV shows in a video game format, but the player has little effect on the story. for a lot of big moments, its not about how you want to effect what happens, its about what you think about the inevitable outcome. this works well when it comes to the effects of choices you've already made, like, you choose someone to hold back some walkers, and they get bit if they are missing gear that you gave to someone else, right? you made choices beforehand, its effects are seen in the outcome of a later situation. but when the result itself is the inevitable, that takes A TON of control from the player, so it should be well done and rare. most telltale games don't have different settings, scenes, and characters based on what you've done previously, so you always know what situation is coming next if you've played the game before. then those unavoidable events would be even more interesting if there were more branching routes, meaning new, unique inevitable events that make you WANT to replay the game differently. but it really all comes back to the lack of actual branching paths. i caught on to this around s1e3. carly gets shot if you saved her in episode 1, and there's nothing you can do to change that. then lilly leaves alone even if you want to go with her. even though lilly was right and i had her back the whole time, you couldn't convince her to stand down, you couldn't convince her to just shoot ben, and you can't leave with her afterwards. that fucking sucks. honestly, i was thinking there might even be a romance route there once she's more stable, with clem as an adopted daughter 🥺 but it doesn't exist...😢 you should've had more sway over that whole scene on the side of the road tbh. choosing to either calm lilly, have her shoot someone, subdue her or shoot her. to convince carly its ben or lilly, or shoot her, or subdue her while you kill someone else. maybe even convince ben to admit it, through force or persuasion, and let him leave on his own. or execute him yourself. even shoot ben and carly. that scene had so. much. potential. what ended up happening to carly should've only happened if you couldn't convince or calm anyone, and chose not to use force.

[@knightfallprotocol]

Telltale's motto is "The story is tailored by how you play" when that is OBJECTIVELY false. No matter what choice you make in their games, the way the story infolds is not affected and the outcomes are the same. I kid you not, you could set the controller down and just let the scenes play out and nothing would change. Why invest time in replaying something when everything is gonna play out the same way regardless of your choices?"

[@MunchTheWolf]

i get it tbh, with these games YOUR story is what matters cause it means something to you, so its hard to replay it from a different perspective. I always go to KZbin to see other options after and I'm usually still satisfied with my playthrough, but its interesting cause it would possibly add to why the studio shutting down a while ago. Luckily their back with the wolf among us, cant wait to see what spin they put on their formula this time.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

they could make a spin off showing us how Kenny escaped Savannah

[@godlycumuck167]

I feel the problem with telltale I’m this situation is cause the small decisions are plentiful, but the big decisions are few and none. You can say “chill” or “fuck off”, but in the end you’re gonna lead to 90% the same outcome. The story is good, of course not the greatest, the issue is cause if a “story adapts to the way you play” then if I want to kill Kenny kid, duck, in the beginning whether for shits and giggles or cause I didn’t know it could happen, then let me kill duck, don’t only kill Sean, Hershel son, no matter what. Stuff I’ve noticed of the years playing lots of telltale games, and hell I’ll be fair to it, lots of “decision based stories” in general, is the dream is there, the ambition isn’t. Of course I understand not wanting to creating 100 different endings or some shit like that, but imagine if you did. Skyrim is a good example of do whatever the fuck you want and you’ll find out, and it’s not even necessarily a “decision based story”. You can either join a town, or burn it to the ground.

[@channel45853]

Duck didn't need to die in order for the decision to leave him to matter, Kenny likes you less if you do that and confronts you about it later. This isn't an RPG and shouldn't be designed as one. You don't dramatically get to change the story because the game wasn't and shouldn't be designed to be as changeable as an RPG, because Sequels wouldn't be made as much and the game's story may suffer. Like if Lee's death was determinant, it would have less weight. Railroading is always used as a bad term but in order to tell good stories, you need to railroad the player at points.

[@channel45853]

And idk, Skyrim is pretty shallow. If that's the cost of dramatic choice, I don't want it.

[@godlycumuck167]

@@channel45853 yeah but that’s just Kenny “not liking me”. Don’t get me wrong I see your point, hence why I made the fair statement of saying 100 endings and whatever is a huge task. But of course think of this. Lots of events revolve around duck it’s surprising. Imagine we killed him early. Who knows Kenny would be more down to kill us in the meat freezer. Side with Larry. It’s just interesting to imagine. What if we got Sean instead, he’d be way more useful than duck. Hell we’d probably get Hershel as well fuck it lol. I’m just saying, cause telltale yes does sell us the choice based aspects that’s their whole companies Schlick. So don’t sell us short when you make that your whole business.

[@JONESY_69]

I cant believe people chose jane over kenny. Big disapointment

[@Brother_James]

It's 100% rough to play these games over. I honestly don't believe anyone should as it just doesn't hit the same when you know the events that will happen next and there's nothing immediately available/new to learn about any of the characters. The game also doesn't change much at all, even the most seemingly-impactful choices in one episode can be made moot within the first hour of the next episode. That being said - I absolutely still love these games. Greg Miller compared TellTale games to coloring books one time (don't remember the exact video as this was so long ago, he was still with IGN I believe) and I couldn't agree more; yes - the plain sketch within the coloring book is exactly as the next person's and not much changes but how YOU colored it is what makes it YOURS and special to/for you.

[@Jozombies115]

This is something that happens to me with all "TV Games" Detroit Become Human, Beyond Two Souls, Life Is Strange, and The Walking Dead. I've done playthroughs of these games where I purposely did everything differently, and I just felt so disconnected that I felt I got cheated out of a real playthrough. What I've found is best is to just play through the games while keeping most things the same, but fixing any mistakes you made. Like for example, next time I play Season 1, I'm telling the group about Lee's murder at the motel and leaving his arm attached. Or, more importantly, romancing Violet in The Final Season.

[@HeaDyMad]

I liked my 2nd playthrough a lot bc it made me realise a lot of paralels in S1 and S4. I also just cant knock this game out of my head. I finished it for the first time around 3 months ago and the game is still stuck in my head. The story really got close to me and I never cared ab a character like Clem like it was my own daughter. I dont even know how a game can make you do that. I loved every moment of this game. I liked for the 2nd time too bc I realised a lot more ab the story I didnt catch or didnt realise in my 1st playthrough. Just overall made me understand the story more. And I dont mind replaying it more. This whole series deserves more love.

[@EnGageJackson]

I agree with you there! This is still an amazing series!

[@PunishedKenny]

You're right, but I still love the story enough to play it again and try out different dialogue options. Also watching LPs by people playing it for the first time is always engaging.

[@kidwhoscrolls35]

I knew that when I would begin my second play through in over 5 years I would have to do something different. Make choices that fit a consistent narrative that I want. 2 examples on my playthrough that elevated the story 1) Truths & Lies - I decided to have a lee in the beginning of the outbreak who lied to avoid the tough conversations & consequences of the truth. But by episode 3 when Carley suggested to talk about what I’ve done I let Lee tell everyone the truth but not tell Katjaa about what Kenny did to Larry. I gave Lee a min character arc. 2) Leap of faith - At every chance I get I would have Lee have an optimistic view on the world & what will happen to him & others. I.E. not telling clem about her parents, cutting his arm off, talking about how society will return one day. Don’t replay the game for different decisions, play the game to tell a story.

[@ryanelliott71698]

I agree, but see choice as a double edge sword. Give too many variety in how a story can play out and some choices feel out of place from a narrative perspective. TT TWD S1 was probably the best TT got with the illusion of choice, but with S2 onwards choice becomes pretty irrelevant with big decisions. This becomes doubly obvious with optional character deaths, as now the devs have to account for that which makes things a lot more difficult. Just look at how much Nick, Alvin, Sarita, and Sarah do once they survive their early death? Basically next to nothing.

[@asi-princess]

This is why I always wait a couple years before replaying a game. I do the same with movies/shows where I wait a few years before rewatching them so that I can start to forget bits and pieces (I’ll obvs remember the main plot but after 3-4 years I might forget some details or side plots or characters). Same thing with games, I don’t wanna make different decisions cuz I like my choices but then the problem is that it feels a tad bit slow cuz I know what’s happening so instead it’s best to wait a few years and then u get to have the experience u had the first time

[@splendidwolf442]

In the original releases of seasons 1 and 2 you can select certain chapters instead of playing the entire episode again. Maybe that could help if you just want to play certain parts differently.

[@LeoGaming55]

This is why I love Detroit: Become Human. You can play that game so many times and have different experiences

[@EnGageJackson]

I've heard that game is better about your decisions having consequences. I bet it's great.

[@LeoGaming55]

@@EnGageJackson In that regard, it’s absolutely AMAZING. The story leaves a bit to be desired though, along with its message about racism. But other than that, it’s a great video game

[@Unknown19.19]

Yeah , got 80 hours in it just because of how different it can be

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

​@@LeoGaming55Connor and Hank were my favourite, Markus was a bit too boring and Cara's story dropped the interest that I've had after a while. I really wish that they had stuck to developing one story at a time, that way, they could've given each story; the time that story and characters needed.

[@swaggerdagger8976]

you can say whatever you want about DBH's story (and i mean anything, its very easy to criticize) but you have to admit its basically what people thought telltale games were like before everyone found out choices in them never mattered

[@hxppy_demxn]

I don’t know about you guys but I enjoy different play through paths. It’s very interesting for me to see which different ways the story could have been in a ‘different universe’. For me it satisfies the feeling you get when you finish a show and want more of the same, but not exactly the same; same exact format but a different story, so that we are still within the universe we adore but we still get something new. For example, it’s a WHOLE different story if you make lee an absolute ass , so the player character relationship is immediately different and you see views from angles you never did on your first playthrough. I enjoy it

[@EnGageJackson]

I really appreciate your perspective. I can't say I share in your viewpoint, but I sure am happy that you find it enjoyable to replay.

[@tutin4090]

I find a way to enjoy repeat playthroughs is to build your character to be flawed. In TWD I will start Lee out as being angry still coming out of the murder Likewise with TWAU I'll build Bigby as being The Bad Wolf and in the first two episodes make the more relentless heelish choices, and try to redeem him later on as he comes to terms with his mistakes

[@Cichyhub]

i feel the same way about mass effect, cuz most of the choices are either bad guy or good guy and i dont wanna do the bad ones so the playthrough will be boring because ill be doing the same choices in the same way saving the same characters

[@EnGageJackson]

I had the thought of replaying that series again at some point since I enjoyed it so much, but I could totally see this being a problem in those games as well.

[@channel45853]

But is that a problem with game?

[@Cichyhub]

@@channel45853 for a game series that is advertised as a game with hard and difficuilt choices, yes it is. most of the choices in the game are plain stupid and evil or good, the only choice that is neither good or evil and the only choice that is debatable about its morality is the choice between kaidan and ashley. but even then the characters become one in mass effect 2 and 3 making that choice pointless aswell. In my first playthrough of the series i had almost the perfect ending, i lost captain Kirrahke (or whatever his name is) cuz i couldnt maintain stealth

[@channel45853]

@@Cichyhub depends. Dragon Age Orgins is the game that says you are supposed to make difficult choices, Mas Effect never stated that that was the intention. Even then, renegade just means you get the job done as soon as possible and as fast and efficiently as possible. Not that they would grey options.

[@Unknown19.19]

Exactly the same thing is happening to me right now , finished the final season and wanted to see what the other choices would do but found that it barely changed the story and got bored by episode 4 , the main difference I have is that the story (even though I’m trying to make it go differently) feels exactly the same as my first play through despite having Lee be a terrible person this time. What’s even weirder is that I still regularly replay both Batman telltale games and love them but for some reason TWD has been a brutal grind to try to get through

[@FUELBandicoot]

Telltale’s The Walking Dead will always have a special place in my heart. I finished the entirety of S1 in one week during the middle of S2’s development and those memories of playing it that week back in 2013… 10 years ago… I hold them near and dear. Replay ability is hard but I have found the best thing I have with the game, today, is watching other people’s experiences. Rewatching it or watching other people play the game I love is enough replay ability for me. I won’t ever be able to experience playing the game for the first time again but that doesn’t mean I can’t feel someone’s raw reaction to experiencing the game as I did 10 years ago again today if I found somebody’s play through of the first time they played it! It’s refreshing and awesome to me enough to always keep me coming back. Watching other people make different decisions so many replays on KZbin has clouded some of my own choices I made my first time around… I still have a distinct memory of how each character interacted with me and my experience.

[@phatmartyplays332]

Yeah a couple years ago I played the first 2 seasons but never got around to playing season 3 or 4 but recently I went back and replayed season 1 and 2 then played the last 2 season right after and yep I do tend to make the same choices when I play the same games

[@ianrandolph6436]

Season 4 having a *SINGLE* ending pissed me off more than trying different approaches with Lilly, in hopes to save Carley. That pissed me up a fucking wall. It was the LAST SEASON. GIVE US A MILLION ENDINGS, THIS TIME. NOT ONE.

[@Carlosdreamur]

I mean episode 3 & 4 were in limbo with different people barley holding it together. Remember that the company fucking dissolved in the middle of production

[@Hayden2447]

@@Carlosdreamur Not to mention the writers never wanted an ending where Clem dies. Kent Mudle says at first they tossed around the idea but rejected the idea of an ending where she dies early on because they know no matter how it was balanced that it would be seen as the "bad ending" by players. (Of course a bad ending people would replay to get the "good ending" instead). He said they were right to assume that as people just got emotionally devastated with the fake out ending already and he didn't even expect it to be as many players to check out as it was. He then said they wanted the series to end on a note of hope for the long journey to be worth it. He also noted the games never had truly bad endings, all of S2's and S3's are valid in some way and not objectively bad and they didn't want to change it then and force the player to replay to get a better ending. That's what they wanted; hope after everything that has happened. Different endings where Clementine dies would have gone against that and I'm happy with the variation we have in the one ending anyway. Yeah it is generally the same but Louis, Violet and Tenn can have different fates of being alive, dead, Louis and Violet getting injured or hurt, Louis and Violet both being able to be in a relationship with Clem or just friends. The choices do matter for them, even if it comes down to just the ending and our headcanon after. There is more difference than S1's ending has, it is no S2 but S2's ending style was never done again and ANF proceeded to make those endings tie back into one plot again. ANF had some different fates but he's in Richmond all the same with at least a family member.

[@nikieramarriott9928]

When it comes to playing a telltale game, I do so once or twice then I just watch a playthrough every year

[@L.A.Theory]

For me, my main struggle with replaying this franchise was actually making the different decisions but not having the result change at all or very little which lead to me just making the same choices I did before previously. I forget which season this is more prevalent in but I think it was 3-4

[@yomamashouse8508]

Wolf Among Us has better replayability. I like either making Bigby a rational detective or an a - hole brute that just punches his way through the Fables. I like changing it up .

[@alexanders.4591]

Don't get me wrong, Telltale isn't perfect, but they're good enough for me to have around 400 hours spread across all four seasons.

[@ryanmills892]

cannot say i agree, when doing my second playthrough of Walking Dead; my mind was open to making different choices and seeing how things turn out different and felt surprised by how much can change from one little difference.

[@Unknown19.19]

I was more surprised at how little things change

I'm sorry I don't think I understand the issue here. You say the game doesn't have many differences between choices (which is true) but then you said you don't like to make different choices and you want to experience the game like you did the first time. So where's the issue?

[@rachelj8739]

I've been sitting here thinking something similar, but I think it's the creator listing two different reasons that there's "less shine" for the game on the second play. Because the play style of the game can make it less motivating to choose different options, but redoing it the exact same way isn't necessarily fun.

[@EnGageJackson]

@@rachelj8739 Yes! Exactly. I technically did try to make different choices, which did not change the story much, but then I started not wanting to change even the smaller things either. These are just two issues I can see arising while trying to replay this game.

[@EJPugh1331]

So I thought I knew where you were going with this and you definitely touched on some things. But I have a slightly different perspective. In my first playthrough I was team kenny all the way but then I recently watched this youtube video called we don't talk about kenny, which totally changed how I looked at Kenny as a character. I'm replying right now with that in mind, which is causing me to make entirely different decisions. Where I'm noticing the replayability struggling for me is my knowledge of the event's is changing my decisions during the story. For example the St John family, in my first play through, I thought this was gonna be a new community that we were gonna be staying at, so I worked extra hard to be on their good side. Now that I know the story, Lee is a whole lot more skeptical, right off the bat. However, from a story perspective, he really has no reason to be. And doesn't feel quite in line with (my)Lee's character. It's still an enjoyable game. But knowing how things will play out you'll never have the same experience with the big reveals you did the first time, and it causes you to react in ways that the characters may not necessarily react or respond because of the knowledge you have. It's like I was screaming "they're cannibals man do something about it." Idk if that makes sense but just a thought I had while playing today.

[@40dollhairs]

Even if I don’t agree with certain choices sometimes I like to pick them to learn more about what my favorite characters would do in certain scenarios. Like: Is this character a pushover or will they actually stand up for themselves? Is this character naive or can they see through lies really easily? How loyal is this character? How many times do I have to anger them until they decide to turn against me? Does flattery work? How big is their ego? Does doing x choice reveal certain dialogue that could add more insight to their background or personality? How does this character deal with being provoked? Do they get violent? Are they quiet and strategic? Do they cut you off? Do they just act like they don’t care? Is this character physically stronger than mine? How would a fight go between these two? If my character is friendly or helpful to the villains will that give me some sort of advantage or will that backfire later? If I disagree with someone or refuse to do something for them will their true colors show? Will their charming personality completely slip if they realize their charm didn’t work?

[@unwanted7979]

This happens to me mostly for s4 because I’ve played it so much more compared to other seasons because that was my introduction to the walking dead game but this video has my answers I’m looking for I can’t believe some people feel the same

[@juuzo1388]

I also had this issue on my second playthrough of season 2 so i decided to forget of the game for a few years then play it again after i find it in my library on steam years later, that moment is right now, actually enjoying season 2 now

[@frisge6667]

I’m replaying all the seasons now and the spark of playing the first time is gone but I feel like to an extent you can procure that replay ability by choosing different choices

[@themccozzy]

yeah fr, i love these games and i think they have an amazing story and amazing plot, but the replayability is a problem cause its more like watching a movie than playing a game, and the choices dont really matter anyway cause if you save them, the person you save survives a bit longer but dies anyway. Like saving carley or doug, they die wayy to early in the season. Same thing for choosing jane or kenny. They move onto season 3 yes but they die like the very first episode and u never even see them. Also trying to save luke doesnt even matter cause he dies from the ice anyway. They could of atleast made the character the player saves survive till the end but has way less screentime.

[@channel45853]

If you want to do more in a game, play an RPG. Those have choices and you are not just "watching a movie".

[@channel45853]

A person dying anyway down the road doesn't mean saving them meant nothing. You get to interact with Doug or Carly more and Carly even gets you the option to tell people about your crime so Lilly can't surprise them with it. Just because they both die doesn't mean the choice didn't matter.

[@freezasama5802]

I had the exact same experience I played the game the first time and it was incredible when I did a second playthrough it just didn’t feel the same the game was a real slog and I didn’t find myself enjoying or relating to the characters like a did the first time plus I also redid a lot of the same choices as I didn’t like doing the other ones as Lee it’s a real shame cause TWD season 1 is a one time experience after that it’s not the same and doesn’t pack the same punch I was very similar to how you were on second playthrough

[@monkey2202]

I replay it like once every year or two years and do the same stuff as usual, it's liking rewatching something. I like it.

[@matro2]

I replay Telltale games a lot because I find them comforting. I rarely play from start to finish, but more like choosing a chapter and playing until the end of the season or when I get bored. But I do sympathise with why people wouldn't enjoy replaying these. It depends on what you get out of the games.

[@leotheskyguy]

I go through the story once a year. It’s like a movie or show for me. One of my favourite stories but I don’t be running it every couple months like my favourite games for example (Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, TLOU1 and 2)

[@LelandJ71]

I came back after years and i had a really really fucking great time. Season 4 was the one i missed but i definitely enjoyed replaying 1 to 3 for the thousandth time

[@clementinemarsh476]

I recently tried to reply the game (after not playing it for a year or two), and I’ve replayed the first season MULTIPLE times because my love for the game… it hurts to say but this time it was different, like you said I wasn’t as engaged and I HAVE to make the same choices because if I don’t it hurts, but I want to finish it so I can replay season 2 since I haven’t in awhile

[@JamarG725]

I first played this game in 2014 when I got it for free with Xbox Gold. I’ve probably replayed it either 2 or 3 times since then. And, I’ve watched multiple KZbin playthroughs of it. I still love the game and it will probably always be one of my favorite games and stories of all time

[@Spinosaurus44]

The first time I played the first two seasons of this game was back in 2017. I played them and I quite enjoyed that first playthrough. This year (about 3 weeks ago) I decided to buy the definitive edition so that I could also play New Frontier and the Final Season. Playing through the first two seasons again felt amazing to be honest. It was like revisiting an old friend, and the thing is I had forgotten nearly all of my choices from the previous playthroughs and most of the twists that were happening felt fresh to me because I had forgotten about them. So if you give it enough time before returning to it, then it will feel right and fun. I had more fun this time around than last time because I was more prepared for some of the hard choices 😂

[@devingarrison2946]

I had a much similar feeling when i tried to do another playthrough right after finishing the season. But what ive realize about telltale is the narrative is linear but its the choices you make that change the way people look and think about you. Kenny being the best example. You can have hateful angry kenny, neutral Kenny, or bro loyalty kenny. Similar thing with lilly as well. And depending on your choices, if you choose to not make a choice whether to kill lee or leave him, Clem will make that choice based off of what you taught her through the games. The big choices are an illusion but the small choice matter in more subtle ways.

[@TheWinni]

I come back once every 3 years or so and replay the entire series.

[@R0x__]

Yah I played every season except michone like 5-25 times idk and now it’s really starting to feel slow

[@waveykhalz4881]

Wish I could forget season 1 and replay it

[@EnGageJackson]

That's a sign of a great game.

[@sh-cru1047]

Honestly this is a game that better rewatching different people play it then playing over…. The addition to other peoples reactions to playing the game the first time that makes this game feel refreshing in a way… but that could just be a me thing

[@GilliganTF2]

I played Walking Dead season 1 3 times, when i first bought it back in 2018, then the second time i playes it i think it was late 2021 around christmas and now a couple of days ago i replayed it again because i bought the Telltale Definitive series I took different choices like being a bit supoortive to Lilly because i have always been on Kenny's side, so i wanted to do things different I mean i you finish the game and replay it right as the menu appears then it can be very boring tbh so what i do is play, wait some months/years and play again, that works for me specially when i was on my BioShock hype again

[@ImTalentless.]

I’m on my 2nd play through and honestly I’m in joying it it’s just the super long cut scenes I get bored on

[@marcfield1234]

This is true. I realy never felt the need to replay after the second time or so. This is just automaticly what happens when you put yourself into the situations and act like you know you realy would.

[@Deadstew]

6 months late but as I’m getting back into the twd games I can easily replay these games even if I pick the same options idk if it’s just me but I enjoy s 2 the most then 3 or 1

[@ThatGuyNorm]

Yeah I tried playing them again. I didn't make it past season 1 episode 3 of the walking dead. And I did love them when I first played them.

[@Talami771]

All telltale games are basically movies. You can only watch the same movie so many times. Its important to comeback to a story later

[@thomasjones3206]

I prefer to side with lilly but kenny for no reason leaves you to die every chance he gets, so i side with kenny in the locker so we are bros

[@grottybt5006]

I get this feeling with all multiple ending games. If I want to revisit a game now I'll just watch somebody else play it.

[@kepler2807]

I recently finished my second playthrough of The Walking Dead through all four seasons where I made Lee and Clementine be a bit more rough and mean, and I tried to make different choices, like saving Doug instead of Carley and shooting Kenny, but many of the choices I made had little impact. Especially in Season 3, where regardless of whether Clementine chooses to join Ava or not in the flashback, she still ends up joining the New Frontier. Still, I enjoyed my second playthrough almost as good as my first. Regarding the choices I made, I found shooting Kenny to be a more fitting end to Kenny's story rather than having him die in a car crash, and though I didn't like Jane, I still wanted to see how different the ending of Season 2 would be if I decided to join her.

[@dirt55]

I think narrative games will be able to become repayable when devs add ai npcs. For example because the npc are ai you would be able to say anything to them like a chatbot and you could replay the game roleplaying as different people

[@JSheerXeno54]

ive replayed the entire series over and over again so many times that it's all blended together. i've fully memorized all the possible paths, and i have forgotten what my original path was. so my perspective on the series and its characters is very much based on all the different perspectives ive seen, instead of one static path. so the characters and story seems very 4th dimensional to me now.

[@grits_taste_good415]

I'm going to replay season 1 when I complete season 4, which I am so close to completing it. Season 4 DEFINITELY has much more options than any other season, so much so, I already want to play again. Sucks there's no rewind option. If you don't leave before the next auto save, you have to restart the whole episode

[@Amancio15]

I agree with everything you said even if i ended up beating every season 4 or 5 times :d

[@rachelj8739]

A good video!

[@lordzykron5518]

I wish I could just watch it like a movie using my choices instead of having to play it myself.

[@sugardonwon9208]

So, I haven’t played it since the ending came out and I just started it again. I’m having a lot of fun playing. You just need to space out the time between playthroughs.

[@EnGageJackson]

I agree with you there. Honestly, I feel like I tried replaying it too soon. Maybe that's the reality of this video after all, at least in a way.

[@Crittttt]

I played twd season 1 more times than I could count and 4 hands

[@tarheelpro87]

Yeah these are better as movies than they are games you keep replaying

[@Mark63843]

When you first play the walking dead your so invested in the story it feels like your actually there learning with lee, establishing new characters with him, ect. All that is gone when you know what happeneds and the choices in this game being boiled down to meaningless in the plot and the pacing being very slow at points your bound not to be interested in playing. The only way I could replay the game is if it’s in 10-20 years when I forget everything and it feels new again but that’s probability not going to happen cuz the story is so unforgettable

[@EnGageJackson]

Yeah, I relate. I think we are just going to have to wait some more time before we can re experience this amazing story.

[@reddiamond8630]

Sometimes, you just need to experiment with the game and choose some different options to see the difference or play a Low Honor Run as well.

[@_AlbertWesker_]

I don't have that problem, maybe you replayed it too early? I come back to these games every year or two when I forget many things and I can relive that amazing story again and I don't really care that I know most things that'll happen.

[@CaptainOzzies]

it's not just a telltale thing. so many games can be replayed, but may not be enjoyable. for example, when a game has one story to flesh out, like no matter how you make the story, youll always end up from A to B. that just happens in a lot of games. celeste, hollow knight, portal. even games like minecraft and sims. like yes. minecraft and sims have so much you can do. but at som point, you end up beating the enderdragon, get good gear, and after a while, the world feels stale and you don't wanna play it. but you've dedecated so much time to that world that starting over would feel like a task. so then maybe you never start a new world, but maybe you also stop playing your current world as well. you got bored of said game. same for sims. you make characters, maybe you have a favorite house you put them in. maybe they get married. that's it. another gameplay loop. create the people, buy or create the house, then stare at people walking once you're finished with making the people and the house. the only way i still find joy in games like portal or hollow knight or whatever is because i speedrun them now. once you know where things are no matter the game, it will be hard to do a second playthrough, even if you do it differently

[@StreetSweeper5605]

Im replaying these games now and honestly its brutal to me. It drags on way too slowly to enjoy it once you already know whats gonna happen. Still a great collection of games but I can hardly stand playing them again.

[@Eclipses915]

I played this game over 100+ times like my whole family knows lol it never gets old I’m replaying it again lately

[@EnGageJackson]

Playing with other people is actually a great idea!

[@Eclipses915]

@@EnGageJackson my dad and I played tho and whole game except final season played story games a lot less with my dad I wish my mom would she hate TWD my dad doesn’t like TWD but he played the games with me I hope to get my aunt to play

[@hyphangaming]

It's like rewatching a movie or TV show that you love- it becomes less enjoyable when you know exactly what's about to happen. Sucks, honestly. I absolutely love the series, I wish I could play them for the first time all over again.

[@spider-manunknown9193]

Telltale games are best to replay once in awhile not frequently. I say maybe when your in the mood or return to it like a movie or tv show you wanna rewatch again.

[@theodoremercutio1600]

I think the biggest problem with Telltale games regarding replayability is that you just get the same thing again. It was pretty annoying to me when I first found out. Almost none of the choices you make actually matter. In twdg season 1, for example, in the scene where you have to choose between saving Duck and Shawn, if you choose Duck, Shawn (the farmer's son) will die and his dad will kick you out of his farm. But if you choose Shawn, Kenny will go and save Duck, and you still won't be able to save Shawn anyway, and you'll end up getting kicked out of the farm again. What's the point of the choice anyway then? This is a recurring problem throughout all of the seasons and in other games like The Wolf Among Us, too. I still think that the story on twdg/twau is alone good enough to redeem them from any gameplay shortcomings they may have, but it really locks them in as little more than interactive movies rather than video games. They could be so much better. I'm not asking that they make a hundred different endings based on every little choice you make kinda like in Detroit Become Human, I'm just saying make it so that at least some of your choices have some different results. Maybe if you kill Lily's dad in that one scene she ends up taking off with the RV later on, and if you choose to let him live she sticks around. Or if, in twau, in the part where you have to choose where to go looking first when you're after Crane, you would find different pieces of information depending on where you look first. But what they did is that you just end up getting the exact same thing anyway, just in a different order. Anyway. Good video. Liked and subbed.

[@Idk-uo3wo]

shit i feel like i can play the first season manytimes but i cant with the others

[@NerkoVukovic]

i replay twd every 10 months or so just to forget it kinda and replay and now im replaying it so i can broadcast to my friend but everytime i replay its just different like one time im saint and other time im rude and its honestly how i feel not saint playthrough or something

[@boltybolt1697]

This is why it's taking me so long to finish the definitive edition with my sister. I don't want us to finish the seasons too quickly only for us to never touch the game again

[@davidholkovic347]

I dont think twdg have that problem. I watched every plaon yt and still buy this game and play it every 3 months

[@Mr.Championator]

It's obviously because you replayed it too soon. I recently replayed season 1 4 or 5 years later with a completely different mindset and different opinions and it was really interesting replaying it

[@neverx397]

My advice to anyone wanting to replay the game is to play again with a friend, I've done it and it's really fun

[@eddymercan7487]

To each their own but if you don't want things to change and Lee to behave differently it's a bit odd to mention that choices don't change much as a criticism

[@player_two6920]

If they actually made it that your choices matter than it would be good

[@Unknown19.19]

Exactly

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

For me as well, I always found it hard to choose dialogue of "Scumbag Lee".. except for Vernon anyway 😅. I also usually like to keep dialogue choices that line with my interpretation of who I'm controlling.. Season 2 is easier for "Scumbag Clem" because I didn't really care for ANY of the cabin survivors except Luke.. I usually ALWAYS have Kenny's back in most situations. Point being, once you are acclimated with alllll the characters you interact with, i.e, knowing their motivations and their storyline outcome, it's easier to "tailor" to certain narratives.. At least for me, anyway.

[@yarlgamer]

How u think, may new seasons of TWD be? Will Clem be there?

[@keriz6776]

Clem has a one leg, maybe we'll control young/adult AJ or we'll play the past or supporting characters, maybe we'll encounter a DLC like 400 Days. These are very low probabilities. I don't want to lose my hope for Still Not Bitten Team and Skybound, also wish Quantic Dream was a bigger company and would produce new projects that would satisfy our inner world rather than graphics. I'm too impatient to wait for new legendary series you know:)

[@THEMARCKNIGHT89]

I’m replaying this series right now for like the 10th time in the past 8 years. The no replay problem. If you love the game like I do there’s no problem.

[@infernokt9495]

That’s the point though your choices DONT matter in the game because you can’t stop or save fate that’s what the game is all about

[@heroic9631]

I’ve played this series over 9 times now

[@TheRealZombieWizard]

You could try a “no talk” run those are funny.

[@pratyushxis1787]

I think batman and the wolf among us are clearly the only franchises of telltale which hold a replayability value. The walking dead is just really poor in this aspect.

[@natvelo]

had very similar myself with life is strange, absolutely fell in love with the game first playthrough, came back and got a bit into ep2 before leaving. just wasn't entertaining for me, too much nothing gameplay in games like this that only works once imo, but I'm okay with enjoying these games only once, makes it more special. but my brother replays lis, twd and similar games like the until dawn quite regularly and enjoys it, each to their own

[@ScintillatingSusie]

There is replayability. Coming back to make different choices and see different outcomes

[@Unknown19.19]

Except the outcomes are so minor it just feels boring , actively ruined my first play through by making me realise all those hard choices I had to make meant nothing

[@therandomgamer8107]

it also depends on the gameplay like gta san andreas is fun because of the narrative and gameplay, bur twd has an awesome story but its gameplay is scripted and simple. also there are no branching paths or multiple endings for even replaying it

[@FreedomFighterAsuka]

I wish Telltale games were more like Quantic Dreams games. Where your choices can lead to vastly different consequences to the point you'll need multiple playthroughs just to see everything. The only problem with David Cage games is that most of their story is shit which is probably due to there being so many branching paths. Too make multiple paths it’s like they also added in routes that aren't as good and the problem is players can accidentally go to that route and think the game's bad. Ideally you want something in the middle where there's a reasonable amount of variation depending on choices and each variation is meaningful and well written like Telltale games.