This expansion, of course, requires The Walking Dead: Season One to play, and doesn't follow just one single character. Instead, you choose which character you want to play, then work your way through a short story with them. Then you're taken back to the character selections and pick a new one. To be honest, it's really just filler space. Even so, it's still enjoyable. Same great artwork as TWD:S1, same great voice acting, same interface. It's just that the stories are too short to really get a good feel for the characters. The choices that you make in 400 Days does have an effect on what happens in TWD:S2, but it's not really that much of a difference, in my experience. All things being fair, though, I'm not sorry that I got it. If you're a completist, get it. If you have TWD:S1 and you love The Walking Dead, get it. But if you're on a tight budget, and you're looking for something to play for a long, long time, you can probably skip it. Personally, I like it for what it was. Just don't expect too much.
I've seen a lot of people say that The Walking Dead: Season Two just doesn't measure up to the same great gameplay experience as TWD:S1. I will tell you right now, it's not the same experience. It's not a LESSER experience, mind you. Just different. The artwork has a slightly different feel to it, and yes, there are places where the choices you make don't quite feel like they impact the game as much as the first game. But that doesn't make them any less difficult in choosing. I did notice a difference in how the interface works, but it's close enough to the original that it won't throw you off too much. The biggest difference is that you're playing as Clementine from Season One, instead of Lee, and it does change the way you look at some things. As with Season One, the voice acting is pretty much perfect with a couple of exceptions, and the story is well-written. I read some reviews that claimed it felt like you had less of a main goal than before, but I don't feel that it did, especially if you pay attention to Christa's dialogue early on in the first episode. All in all, it's a very well done sequel, and I enjoyed every bit of it. Great game. If you love The Walking Dead, whether the show or the comics, you should get this.
Being a long-time fan of The Walking Dead comics and the TV show, I have to say.... WOW. I loved this game. It carries the same hard impact of difficult choices that are a scene-to-scene occurrence in the comics and the show. I don't mind admitting that I was close to tears for some of the decisions the story makes you struggle between. (No spoilers here). The story is very well written, the voice acting is top notch (except for a couple of scenes), and the mechanics of the game itself are very simple, so the only hard parts are the choices you have to make. The artwork is beautiful, and really gives you that interactive comic feeling. I play the game on my laptop, and it runs silky smooth at max settings, though I doubt game lag is an issue for anyone else, since most people can afford a much better system than me. If you love a brilliantly written story, and you're a fan of The Walking Dead, I wholeheartedly encourage you to buy this game. It's a winner across the board.
