This Telltale's The Walking Dead season three is a good video game in itself for those who like (easy) graphic adventures or games with good story (not too original this time, though...) and characters. However, the general quality, story and the characters are pretty inferior than season one and even season two... The episodes even are much shorter. Clem is there and she is lovely and badass as always, although sometimes I wish they would've focused more on her and not on Javi, David, Kate and the genuinely annoying Gabe, since Clem is the pure heart of the series. Maybe too badass sometimes, even a little crazy, and that's not good, because we don't care so much about her as in S1 or S2, and she has lost a great deal of her innocence and benevolence, which all those things made her so special and cute in the first place... I recommend purchasing it only for a fair price, if you loved S1 and even S2. The bad: They turned Clem into a sociopath... And Clem is the heart of the series! Serious graphical glitches at a couple of moments, which seem to be longstanding. QTE, although they are well used and I think Telltale games are the only ones where I don't genuinely hate them. Kind of short. As usual, your choices actually don't matter much. The good: Clem. Good old telltale-style storytelling. Zombies. Story and characters? In the well-being of some of the characters, your choices actually kind of matter, a bit more than they did in S1 and S2. We'll see how it all ends in the next season...
I played Abe's Oddysee a few times when I was a child, decades ago, and been playing it from time to time. It's one of those special videogames that contain unique feeling and atmosphere and are difficult to forget, with amazing attention to detail and craftsmanship. This new version does a better-than-average job and manages to keep most of the spirit and essence of the cinematic and dark original. Some is lost, though, or transformed, as it's impossible to do a remake with new technologies (from 2D to 3D) without losing something. But I believe fans of the original will be satisfied with this version, unless they are too purist, as it manages to keep most of the original soul. The only thing I didn't like that much was the song for the credits. I think it breaks apart the tone, feeling and personality of the videogame. A “standard” song shouldn't be used, but an original, ambiental/folk (excuse me, I don't know the exact genre) music like the original instead. Nonetheless, this remake is a respectful, lovely and carefully-made remake of a unique classic, and I recommend it. I didn't experience any bug on 2.1.0.3, even repeatedly using the quicksave. Subtitles were a bit off-sync in some particular moments, but nothing major.
