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PolygonThe Walking Dead Season 3: A New Frontier review | Polygon
Published 12/20/2016
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PS4 / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE / Switch - 12/20/2016
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
The Walking Dead: A New Frontieris an episodic graphic adventure game based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series developed by Telltale Games. It is Telltale's third season of its The Walking Dead series. The game employs the same narrative structure as the past seasons, where player choice in one episode will have a permanent impact on future story elements. The player choices recorded in save files from the first two seasons and the additional episode "400 Days" carry over into the third season. Clementine, who was the player's companion during the first season and the player-character in season two returns as a player-character along with another player-character, Javier "Javi" Garcia. The game takes place in the same fictional world as the comic, with the zombie apocalypse having occurred. The main characters of the game are original characters, however due to time skips in season two and between seasons two and three, the timeline is caught up to where the comics are.
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- Telltale Games
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- Skybound Games
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Kimberley Wallace
Game InformerThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Ties That Bind Parts I & II Review
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalSammy Barker
Push SquareReview: The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1: Ties That Bind (Part One) (PS4)
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalBob Richardson
RPGFanRPGFan Review - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Published 12/20/2016
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89
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Read originalStefan L
TheSixthAxisThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode One & Two Review
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalChristian Vaz
WccftechThe Walking Dead A New Frontier: The Ties That Bind Parts 1&2 Review – All Killer, No Filler
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalRichard Walker
Xbox AchievementsThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier Review
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Read originalMike Cosimano
DestructoidReview: The Walking Dead: A New Frontier: Ties That Bind
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalBrett Todd
GameSpotThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier Ep. 2: Ties That Bind Part Two Review
Published 12/20/2016
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Read originalThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier Review Episode 1 and 2
Published 12/20/2016
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