Really deep characters and awesome graphic style. If you loved The Walking Dead, you gonna love this too, it have same mechanics, but improved. Great music doing good job and fighting scenes are much more intensive, than in TWD. Im really looking forward new episodes, hopefully it will not take so long between them, as it was with TWD. PS: i haven't been so angry for a while (ending scene), great emotions.… Expand

Great start to a new series, sets the high bar and makes you want more. There is a lot to nitpick here, but sheer pleasure after this couple of hours will prevent you from doing that.

The Wolf Among Us is based on one of the largest creator owned franchises in comics, Fables. The game, like some arcs in the comic, stars Bigby. He is the Big Bad Wolf, the wolf that ate Little Red Riding Hood, and he has destroyed entire armies, killing thousands in before the Homelands were taken over. Now he is the sheriff of Fabletown, shortly after dealing with a rather dispute, must investigate a murder. The Graphics of the game capture the comics typical art design, characters being instantly recognizable, but manages a gritty noir like coloring. Its is a truly distinctive look. The voice acting and the dialogue are improved upon from Telltales previous game, The Walking Dead. This is a game that should be played if you want a great story, an even lead character, or a different kind of game.… Expand

Telltale has taken over yet another well established series, put shoddy writing, shoddy gameplay, and worked the minimal amount to try to maximize profit. They learned nothing from The Walking Dead's technical difficulties or from the flaws in their writing. Yet people with half a bran will continue to praise these bland uncreative shoddy writers and allow them to continue to ruin Gaming. This year we saw LucasArts go down and I was sad, but the day I see that Telltales has gone down I will rejoice because it will be a day where gamers have shown that they are tired of the generic and poor writing that is Telltales.… Expand

Telltale has proven, once again, that it's capable of crafting amazing games out of equally amazing licenses. "The Wolf Among Us" is shaping up to become yet another home run for the team, as it proves how well the world and it's characters can be transformed into a video game in the hands of incredibly capable individuals. It isn't "The Walking Dead", but neither should it. There are several similarities when it comes to gameplay, but both the story and the setting itself differ greatly from the tone of Kirkman's work. As something more of a mystery/detective type of game it instantly feels refreshing and different. The artwork and visuals are fantastic, especially if you're a fan of the comics, since they have an even more striking resemblance to the source material than TWD did (mostly because those comics are in black and white, of course). When it comes to story, "The Wolf..." delivers an interesting plot with several twists and turns with a side order of choice and consequence. Characters are well fleshed out, for a 1st episode, and are all done justice by providing them both solid voice actors and great dialogue. Even Bigby himself sounds like the sarcastic badass he is. Oh, and the soundtrack. Yes, the soundtrack. It's great. Ready for the next episode!… Expand

It is a 100% must have for a noir style fun. Don't think that if it about fairy tales it cant be a real noir .Solid story,charismatic protagonist ,fatal.woman and the city that smells like cigarette smoke and tastes like whisky.

Well, let´s cut it short: Ahe art design, the dialogues, the story telling and foremost the characters are extremely well done, if you judge an adventure by that, it´s a true masterpiece. However, don´t forget that the solution to most "problems" in the game are pretty obvious, and it´s quite short even for a first episode.

However, it is still a game every TT fan can buy without remorse.

Fantastic. If you liked Walking Dead's gameplay, you'll love this one. Admittedly a fan of the comics, but I don't think that's necessary to like this game. Deep characters, tense action, and a thrilling mystery will keep me coming back and replaying episodes. Play this game.

Excellent game. Don't let the fairy tale premise turn you off. If you liked the walking dead, you'll like this. There's no doubt about it. Literally the one glaring error with this is for me personally is telltale doesnt like their games having controller support on windows 8. Other than that, this game is going to keep me hooked.

A sad title that unfortunately goes under the false pretense that It is a video game when In fact, by English definitions, It's clearly an interactive video. Much like It's excessively-bragged about predecssor, the smelly dead. People who want story, go back to reading the comics. People who want video-games, go find something else to play.

This is a great game. Story seems interesting and Im hooked. The characters are well written. The choices seems to matter. The noir atmosphere is well done. And it does not have the cliche zombies. Only negatives are the game length (2-3 hours) and that the game is still suffering framedrops in between scenes. It was instant season purchase for me and I really recomend this game series.

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Telltale Games go a different route here and be harder.
Walking Dead was certainly not dressed for kids but here is the screw again.
The graphic style is the same as the previous game and control the game character is also 1:1.
Although I have never read the "Fable" comics is very agreeable with the story.
Every child knows the tale and here is how the creatures in the real value could be.
It is clear that this is not like any of the previous game but still Telltale Games offers something new.… Expand

Which matters more: story or gameplay? Much like Telltale's Walking Dead series, A Wolf Among Us focuses primarily on story and choice rather than the constant thrill of the interactive gaming experience. Unlike the traditional videogame blockbuster that rewards the player with explosive set pieces and constant combat, A Wolf Among Us rewards you for choices and interactions. This uniqueness within the gaming world is what makes this installment so compelling. The pacing is perfect with the tone of the crime drama. Further, the biggest problem Telltale had with the Walking Dead series has been addressed. Specifically: the quicktime events are now more interactive, responsive, and dynamic. There's a rewarding sense of accomplishment when you get to choose whether you throw an opponent against the bookshelf or bash him into the sink. Further, the Fables world is compelling in itself. The story does an excellent job of immersing the player such that both fans of the comic series and newcomers will be intrigued and rewarded. This effort by Telltale is even more accessible than it's Walking Dead games. Still, if you're more interested in non-stop action over a compelling and interactive story, you should probably stick with Call of Duty. If however, you want an adult drama that rewards the way you play, I'd recommend A Wolf Among Us.… Expand

Althought I worried The Wolf Among Us would not live up to the expectation TellTale set with The Walking Dead I found myself unable to stop playing this amazing game... The artwork is amazing and it shows that the game is based on a comic book... The characters are so well developed and everyone has his own personality which affects the way you interact with each and every one of them... The noir feeling this game projects only adds to the amazing atmosphere it creates... I can't wait for Episode 2....… Expand

The story surprised me, grate opening episode for a new series. After finished the game I bought the season pass immediately, I really wanna to see where the story heads.
+ Interesting story setting
+ Really colorful graphic style
+ good voice acting (except for one minor character, wont name it here)
+ I like the new QTE fighting style, adding some tense to the game. However, I pressed the wrong button and somehow it still worked...

- Still a lot of frame-drops, at least on Xbox, happened to me more than three times. How come they haven't fixed them yet?
- Still noticeable loading time between every cut-scenes and chapters. Maybe I asked too much, but after GTA 5 I expect a game with no loading time between missions.

All in all, I like the game and can't wait for Ep 2.… Expand

Telltale has created yet another glorious game ripe with juicy choices, great art direction, and stellar voice acting. With the free add-on of episode 1, and taking your time while playing the game, it'll last you a solid 3 hours. I'm already hooked on the series and looking forward to playing every future episode. However, there were still the same technical problems present in the Walking Dead, such as freeze-frames during action sequences and occasional late texture buffers. These were especially prevalent in the Xbox 360 version. It's also still a bit disappointing to see your "choices" will rarely have an impact on major events in the story, such as character deaths. Overall though, if you enjoyed The Walking Dead, complete with it's flaws, The Wolf Among Us may just be your Game of the Year.… Expand

Telltale does it again with another great "interactive story." If you were a fan of Telltale's "The Walking Dead" series, then odds are you will like this one as well. Great story backed up by great voice-acting. The fram-rate was laggy at times (especially during the action scene), and it did take away from the experience, but not to the point that it hindered my ability to play it (I hope that a title update fixes this problem for future episodes).

I am eagerly awaiting eps. 2-5 and season 2 of "The Walking Dead."… Expand

Better than the Walking Dead. The Walking Dead and its pint sized protagonist (Clementine) gained mass appeal and rented a place in the hearts of gamers everywhere, however this love affair blinded many to the minor voice acting and gameplay flaws that it presented. These minor blemishes do not show up in the Wolf Among Us as Tell Tale seems to have perfected the formula with stellar voice acting and a perfect mix of narrative and action including an early fight sequence which closely resembled the opening fight sequence in the sleeper hit Heavy Rain. For a story involving fairy tale characters it is decidedly adult with mature language and mature themes, but this odd mixture of fairy tale and gritty adult themes plays out like a beautifully composed symphony of video game greatness. Tell Tale seems to have translated the wonderous world of Fable Comics and creator Bill Willingham's hit comic book series with flawless execution. Sadly The Wolf Among Us won't sell like The Walking dead sold, but it deserves to. Tell Tale has clearly perfected the genre which they created from a fledgling and admittedly unpolished Back To the Future series to what i believe is their magnum opus in The Wolf Among Us. You owe it to yourself as a gamer to at least try the demo and tell me it isn't great. 10/10… Expand

Telltale is the king of writing when it comes to video games. And they have proved that once again with The Wolf Among Us. They are also strike back hard with a new and improved combat system. Story's awesome, characters awesome, gameplay smooth as hell. Just because its point-and-click doesn't make the game bad, do yourself a favor and get it now.