Written by Christina Wade on Feb. 11, 2016 / Reviewed on PS4
There’s a murderer in Fabletown.
The Wolf Among Us starts strong with its first episode “Faith,” firmly establishing its world while developing interesting, dynamic characters and treating players to well executed action sequences.
Where both seasons of Telltale’s Walking Dead series put you into the shoes of two people who, for all intents and purposes, were good, likable people, the Wolf Among Us takes a different approach, placing you in control of Bigby, formerly the Big Bad Wolf, whose history and motives you don’t fully understand.
As sheriff of Fabletown, Bigby is responsible with finding the killer who has been murdering Fables, characters of fairy tales and mythology. But even a murder won’t make Bigby’s fellow Fables forget the monster the sheriff used to be.
That’s part of what makes the Wolf Among Us so interesting. Bigby is an utterly flawed character who you’ll find yourself working overtime to help through the various dialogue choices and action prompts. But I couldn’t help but wonder if I was buying too much into Bigby’s nice guy face and whether my efforts were leading the other characters into danger.
Is Bigby really just a nice guy trying to fix his destroyed-beyond-all-repair reputation? Or should the doubts of the other very vocal Fables be heeded?
For an introductory episode, “Faith” finds its footing relatively quickly. The episode informs the player about the world of the Fables without stooping to added exposition. The action sequences are fun and engaging while letting the player do most of the work.
Wolf Among Us does suffer skipping in its intro theme. An odd complaint, but the intro is so good, it’s a shame to see anything interfere with it. This issue may be exclusive to the PS4, but its nothing that should prevent anyone from picking up the game.
Verdict
In its first episode, the Wolf Among Us goes far in establishing itself as one of Telltale’s best entries. The characters are dynamic and the dialogue prompts are well done. It feels less like you’re constructing Bigby’s personality and more like you’re helping him choose how to react while never betraying the character’s personality.
9/10
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