Cubed:
Telltale has done a great job thus far with its Game of Thrones series, staying true to the source material of both the books and the TV show. The previous episode set up so much, all ready for The Sword in the Darkness. Each of the prominent players were on the precipice of significant events and this third episode sees them stepping over the edge. For full details of the previous chapters, be sure to read the reviews for Episode One - Iron from Ice and Episode Two - The Lost Lords.
In this episode of Checkpoint Presents Doug and Carbine talk all about the third episode of Telltale's Game of thrones. They discuss in detail why they made what choices they made, as well as where they think the series is going.
After a competent but somewhat underwhelming second episode, The Sword in the Darkness picks up the pace immediately, raising the stakes and bringing with it some wonderful storytelling moments and plot developments that should help calm any fears that Telltale Games is playing it safe. Rest assured, if you’re a fan of the hugely popular HBO television show of the same name and you’ve been as of yet undecided whether to start playing – it’s time to pick up that gamepad.
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Choice. Or at least the illusion of choice. That’s the core gameplay element of the episodic adventure games by Telltale Games. Great storytelling and strong characters make up the rest of the experience. Both seasons of their Walking Dead series featured dozens of great characters and tons of choices along the way. The story pretty much got to the same point by the end, but what was really interesting were those “important” moments, the ones that you worried about making the wrong decision. One of the coolest features of the series is the recap at the end of the episode that showed what you chose for a handful of key decisions and compared it to others who also played the episode.
