Originally Posted by GamerDude316 Still on the fence with TWD. Episode 1 is fun so far but I dont know how much I'd play through 2-5. For free, sure! For 800 points.... I dunno. are the rest of them the same point and click atmosphere of episode 1? I am however going to abandon my previous opinion on the BL2 DLC and pick up the season pass. 550 MSP a pop for the other 3 DLC (I got Torgue for free) is pretty decent and i dont have to deal with waiting for a sale to come around...

I'm on episode 2 now. It's the same game mechanics, but the story starts getting pretty interesting.

Originally Posted by ERROR SUCCESS Taking into account the free ep. 1 it's a 60% discount on the series. That's a great sale but it's not like _plenty_ of good games haven't been 50-75% off lately. I swear people lose all perspective when it comes to TWD. First the game gets completely overrated in GOTY polling, then the sale is somehow the most earth-shattering thing to ever hit the Xbox. The real headline is that a fine point and click got the pretty much standard holiday discount alongside a bunch of other good games.

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So how long is TWD on sale for?

Originally Posted by Javery So how long is TWD on sale for?

Expect the sale price for episodes 2-5 to last until around noon Eastern on Saturday. Episode 1 is supposed to be free until 12/31.

I Still find it more strange if anything that in 2012 a simple point and click adventure game on consoles and PC is one of the biggest games of year.

hmm. should i buy TWD or hold the points for skyrim dlc later.

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Originally Posted by bardockkun I Still find it more strange if anything that in 2012 a simple point and click adventure game on consoles and PC is one of the biggest games of year.

I'm a little surprised by it too but it's a game that anyone (of age) can enjoy and it has a pretty good story which is still severely lacking in games. I'm sure the fact that it's called The Walking Dead and has zombies doesn't hurt either. Oh yeah and the fact that it cost less than half of what a retail game normally goes for.

Originally Posted by ShockandAww I'm a little surprised by it too but it's a game that anyone (of age) can enjoy and it has a pretty good story which is still severely lacking in games. I'm sure the fact that it's called The Walking Dead and has zombies doesn't hurt either. Oh yeah and the fact that it cost less than half of what a retail game normally goes for.

Even take away the sale, I'm just still weirded out that a genre defined dead by many for over a decade is still one that's getting game of the year awards and one that people are talking about. Just a bit baffled when you stop and look, or at least for me I guess.

Besides that though I am enjoying the game.

Gotta say I'm really grooving on Dust. Thought that 1,000 point combo achievement would have been hard but I just managed to get nearly 16k. Certainly makes my night feel a little better.

Originally Posted by bardockkun Even take away the sale, I'm just still weirded out that a genre defined dead by many for over a decade is still one that's getting game of the year awards and one that people are talking about. Just a bit baffled when you stop and look, or at least for me I guess. Besides that though I am enjoying the game.

I know what you mean, it is pretty odd. Odd in a very good way though imo. If you had told me this would be one of the biggest/best games of the year back in 2011 I would have thought you were nuts. No way would what is basically a point and click adventure see this kind of success in this day and age. I've always loved games like this though and I hope more are made because of it's success.

Originally Posted by bardockkun Even take away the sale, I'm just still weirded out that a genre defined dead by many for over a decade is still one that's getting game of the year awards and one that people are talking about. Just a bit baffled when you stop and look, or at least for me I guess. Besides that though I am enjoying the game.

Really it doesn't play much like ye olde adventure games, what puzzles there are, are simple and kind of annoying (ep. 1 motel lot, for example). It's more about the (good) story and occasional QTE's.

I think most of the appeal comes from the fact that people just don't read much anymore. The fact that the television show is just not any good probably helps as well.

If I hadn't just finished this and this maybe I'd be more inclined to dance on the hype train like a Bollywood hero.

Originally Posted by ShockandAww I know what you mean, it is pretty odd. Odd in a very good way though imo. If you had told me this would be one of the biggest/best games of the year back in 2011 I would have thought you were nuts. No way would what is basically a point and click adventure see this kind of success in this day and age. I've always loved games like this though and I hope more are made because of it's success.

Exactly. The game reminds me of the "choose your own adventure" books that I grew up with, (yeah, showing my age a little there). I like how the choices you make actually stick with you, and influence the story.

Anyone getting this error message whilst trying to queue up Ep 3 and 4?

We were unable to add this item to your download queue.

For anyone thinking of buying Bully don't. Bought it and said could not download. MS had no idea what to do and just refunded me

Originally Posted by preston181 Exactly. The game reminds me of the "choose your own adventure" books that I grew up with, (yeah, showing my age a little there). I like how the choices you make actually stick with you, and influence the story.

Play 999 and Virtues Last Reward if you can and haven't. They've both got pretty amazing stories and are also like a choose your own adventure book with multiple paths and endings.

Originally Posted by iRandom Anyone getting this error message whilst trying to queue up Ep 3 and 4?

Yep, came to the thread to see if it was just me. I bought all 4 eps, it added 1, 2 and 5 to my queue but several times in a row told me it couldn't add 3 or 4. Will try again in the morning.

I'm very confused. The Walking dead - Full Game is showing up in my purchase history on 12/25, but is not listed under my https://commerce.microsoft.com/PaymentHub/ history. I might have downloaded ep. 1 on 12/25, but not the full game. I would have noticed the points being missing.

Anyone have any idea what I'm missing here?

Originally Posted by hufferstl I'm very confused. The Walking dead - Full Game is showing up in my purchase history on 12/25, but is not listed under my https://commerce.microsoft.com/PaymentHub/ history. I might have downloaded ep. 1 on 12/25, but not the full game. I would have noticed the points being missing. Anyone have any idea what I'm missing here?

12/25 is when episode one (listed as "full game") went on sale for free. you wouldn't see any points missing b/c it didn't cost any.

Question for anyone in regards to The Walking Dead. I'm gonna buy all 4 add-ons but I'm gonna play them episodically, probably a few weeks between episodes as I've been told by mates who played them all at once off the disc that that wasn't the way to go. Anyways I'm stuck with a full harddrive and full 32GB sticks at the moment (I've got a 60GB HD). Does anyone know if I could delete episode 2 and still play episode 3. I figure episode 1 is totally undeletable but I'd love to be able to delete each previous episode starting from 2 onward prior to downloading the next one as I could use the space. Anyone have any experience with trying that and know if it's possible or not? I'm hoping that the save game doesn't need to access the previous episodes DLC but I guess I'll just buy another USB stick if need be.

Cliffy - thanks for the info. Very strange that they list ep 1 as "full game".
+1 Cliffy!

edit - Bought the remaining 4 episodes. I can't wait to play this game.