Deanna Plays is a monthly feature on this blog where every third Thursday of the month I talk about something related to video games. Sometimes these are reviews of the games themselves, sometimes it's a list of books to read if you play X, and anything in between!
This month I want to talk about TellTale Games and how I think they put out really fun interactive story games that are accessible to any type of gamer.
I have to admit that I wasn't really a fan of TellTale at first. I first found out about them when my boyfriend got the Walking Dead game they have (I think it was free with Xbox Gold), but I didn't think I was that interested in a "point and click" game. I didn't really give it a chance until a couple of months ago when Tales From The Borderlands was free with Gold, so we both got it, and man did they prove me wrong! The game was pretty fun. I ended up buying the Game of Thrones and The Guardians of The Galaxy games they also have. I feel like I made ALL the wrong choice in the GOT game but I had a ton of fun with The Guardians game. Fun fact about the GOT game when you die the screen that comes up doesn't say "Game Over" it says "Valar Morghulis". I laughed really hard the first time that came up.
These game are basically like an interactive story or rather a choose your own adventure, since the game changes as you make decisions in it. I like that because it makes it feel more personal and it also adds replay value to the game. If you like a good story to a video game these are great to play when you need a break from something else.
These games are really accessible to any type of gamer, even someone that hasn't picked up a controller in many years. The mechanics of the game are pretty simple. You walk around and talk to people and the screen shows you which buttons you are supposed to push to choose what you want to say. In combat the game also shows you which buttons to push and if you don't do it right you mostly likely die! It can be a little stressful, but I think it definitely makes you get into the game more. I have a friend, whose a seasoned gamer, and he said he doesn't like the gameplay mechanics, but they don't bother me at all. The purpose of these games are more story-based rather than proving your prowess at getting a kill shot.
I'm slowly becoming addicted to these story-based games! I really enjoy them especially if I am getting stuck on a part on another game I am in the middle of playing.
Have you played any of these story-based games from TellTale? What do you think about them? Which game is your favorite?
Happy Reads Everyone!