For life reasons, I took a five year hiatus halfway through The Final Season and only recently came back to it as though I never missed a beat. I played the episodic releases of previous seasons as they were released and, while it may have had some ups and downs, loved the time I spent with Clem, like an old friend you keep checking in on. Becuase of how long it's been, TellTale's adventure has felt like a companion always there throughout my life, and it feels bittersweet that it's now come to an end. The Final Season upped the production value and wove a beautiful story that built on the journey that got us here. Although I never really took to AJ coming from the previous season, with it feeling like they were trying too hard to mirror Lee and Clem's relationship, I think that in the end they stuck the landing and I honestly believe I wouldn't change a thing. The story is well paced, characters fleshed out, and the action set pieces brought a sense of tension I never expected to reach. I know the developers had a hard time with the last season, but I'm glad they managed to pull together this closure to Lee and Clem's - and AJ's - story. Their love of the characters, the world, and the story shine through in every moment of this season, and I only wish Telltale had survived to go on crafting new stories with the quality and workmanship present in this last chapter of The Walking Dead. As it is, it stands as a wonderful epitaph to the developer's legacy; a high note that, thankfully, new players can - and should - continue to experience.
