The Wolf Among Us Review (Romeo Must Die)
The hero of The Wolf Among Us is Bigby Wolf, the sheriff of the Fabletown neighborhood located somewhere in the outback of New York, in which fairy-tale characters try to live a normal human life. Like the world around us, Fabletown is in decline, people disillusioned with the corrupt bureaucratic machine turn to crime, and the sheriff has a hard time. Especially considering that thanks to his difficult character and dark past (how many atrocities the big gray wolf managed to commit in fairy tales!). There are many reasons for those whom he is supposed to protect as part of his duty to fear and hate Bigby. The game is dedicated to the investigation of the chain of murders that shocked Fabletown, and the player in this investigation is destined for the role of a passive observer: until the Wolf examines all the important places and exhausts the branches of dialogue, the narrative will not move further. Of the characters in The Wolf Among Us, only about half were taken from Fables, and it should be noted that the characters Telltale created not only fit seamlessly into the story dedicated to them, but are also quite charming in their own right. The developers decided not to limit themselves to old folklore and literary fairy tales and turned to urban legends. So, in the game you can meet the Jersey Devil and Bloody Mary. In essence, The Wolf Among Us is a standard detective story, which contains all the necessary genre clichés, but in strict dosage. There is a sleepless New York, flashing street lights, a bar with regulars and a nightclub with sad dancers, run by a cheeky pimp. There is corruption, visible but irresistible. There are piles of papers, packs of smoked cigarettes and the investigator himself, not without cynicism, tired, with constant stubble on his face. At the same time, the direct detective component in the game seems almost conventional: the Wolf is only involved in collecting evidence at first, and even then not too diligently, and interviewing witnesses comes down to skirmishes, in which residents often blame our main character for all the troubles. Yes, I can’t say that the game can be put on the same level as The Walkin Dead, but at the same time it is worthy of the attention of fans of the interactive cinema genre. The game has its shortcomings, but it is not without its advantages. I recommend playing it. I liked the game