You may remember some time ago we reviewed Telltale’s Walking Dead video game and found it to be both a hoot and a holler, offering up a new and entertaining version of the zombie game that very positively fit into the world of the seminal Image series. Well, for those of you who have been holding out on getting the game for whatever reason, now might be just the time to get into it.
Announced today by Telltale, the Walking Dead‘s five episode “season” will be headed to consoles in a physical edition. The retail disc will run at $29.99 for all five episodes of the first season (with each episode running between four to six hours of consecutive game play or so), with the entire story tailored to you and the decisions you make.
However, because Collector’s Edition is all the rage, GameStop will exclusively selling the bad-ass box set seen above, which comes with both the game and the first compendium of “the Walking Dead,” which collects the first 48 issues of the series (or, in TV terms, about the first three seasons, assuming season three gets that far) with a brand new cover designed by Charlie Adlard, who also does the box art for the Collector’s Edition. How much is that? $69.99!
(For the record, the compendium on it’s own is retailed at $59.99, with the second volume with the next 48 issues on sale now, so it is a pretty good deal.)
It’s a pretty great game that truly immerses the player in the twisted world of the undead, so if you’re a fan of the book or show and enjoy playing videogames, this is pretty much a can’t miss.
For the full press release from Telltale Games, please see below. The final episode of the season comes out in November.
Telltale Games Press Release
Make every choice like it’s your last…
The world we knew is gone. The dead have risen to feed on the living. The living cannot be trusted.
Starving. Never safe. Looking for hope. What would you do?
The Walking Dead is a critically-acclaimed adventure horror game set in Robert Kirkman’s award-winning universe. Beginning when Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes is still in a coma, this is a new story telling the tale of Lee Everett – a man given a second chance at life in a world of the undead.
- Taking an orphaned girl named Clementine under his wing, Lee must deal with true horror under the constant threat of walkers hungry for flesh… as well as other survivors, desperate enough to do anything to stay alive.
- A tailored game experience – live with the profound and lasting consequences of your choices
- Experience events, meet people and visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes
- The world of the comic books brought to life with visuals inspired by The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard
The Walking Dead – Collector’s Edition (GameStop Exclusive)
- Extremely Limited for Pre-Order ONLY, MSRP $69.99 USD
- The Walking Dead Compendium One featuring exclusive Charlie Adlard cover art. Over 1,000 pages collecting the first 48 issues of Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series. (Standard edition of the first compendium without special edition artwork valued at an MSRP of $59.99 USD. This Collector’s Edition of the Compendium will not be sold separately.)
- Collector’s Edition box with Charlie Adlard artwork
- Game disc containing the entire first season including Episodes 1 through 5
Additional details on The Walking Dead Compendium One
Featuring cover art exclusive to the Collector’s Edition, this is the first 48 issues of the fan-favorite, New York Times Best Selling series collected into one massive paperback collection! Over one thousand pages chronicle the beginning of Robert Kirkman’s Eisner Award-winning continuing story of survival horror- from Rick Grimes waking up alone in hospital, to him and his family seeking solace on Hershel’s farm, and the controversial introduction of Woodbury despot: The Governor.
In its original digtial release on console, PC and Mac, The Walking Dead was met with acclaim from arts and entertainment critics worldwide.
Leading games publication Game Informer says Telltale’s game series is, “Gripping, emotionally-charged, and completely blindsiding – The Walking Dead is one of the most talked about releases this year,” while British national newspaper The Independent said that episode three, “moves the series beyond the merely great, to the downright essential.” Yahoo! Games also said that it featured “…one of the most breathtaking in-game moments we’ve ever experienced,” while The New York Times said of episode one, “…moments have more sadness and subtlety in them than other games muster in 40 hours.”
