When I originally heard Telltale Games was making a Walking Dead game, I was a little frustrated at the news. Not because I didn't think it would make a good game, but because I didn't think Telltale could do the series justice. See I'm a huge fan of Jurassic Park, and when Telltale made a game based off that series a couple years ago, I felt as though they prevented from establishing itself in gaming again by making a low budget cash-in, that just didn't capture what made that movie so great. Granted, it was the only game by Telltale I had ever played, but it still left a bad enough taste in my mouth to not look foward to their future projects. I enjoy The Walking Dead TV series, and didn't want that to be made by poorly done game, so I pretty much decided to never give this one a chance.
Down the road, I came to find that the game has a 92 score on Metacritic and had actually won the Spike VGA's GOTY award. Two things I had not expected, but I still didn't purchase it because I felt like I still wouldn't enjoy the game.
However, I went against this judgment and bought recent PS Vita bundle that included a copy of the game. I just finished playing through it, and... I'm speechless. The game is a masterpiece. Sure, it may not be the prettiest game out there, nor feature some super revolutionary gameplay, but the story, the characters, the voice acting, and (most importantly) Clementine, just made the game100% worth it. It fits so well into the overall universe, and Telltale did a great job starting off the story of a very young girl in such a world. Honestly, I can't wait for Season 2, and I might even play through it on the PS3 to take a different route in the story, and earn another platinum trophy on the side. ;)
I know this game has been out for a while now, but I'm curious as to what anyone else who has played this game thinks.