During your time with Iron From Ice you’ll find yourself having to make some truly harrowing choices while dealing with a handful of the series more menacing figures, such as the cold and calculating Cersei Lannister as she question’s Mira’s allegiance and the murderous and volatile Ramsay Snow, whose unpredictability makes for a truly unnerving verbal chess match during Ethan’s portion of the chapter shines brightly as a truly maniacal antagonist that is sure to make your skin crawl. Of course, being set in the Game of Thrones universe the familiar dialog sequences ante is upped, with the tension being dialed to 11. Unfortunately, there are only two of these QTE events in this debut episode, and both of them are set at the very beginning of this chapter in the story, making the latter portion of Iron From Ice’s roughly 2.5 hour story feel somewhat lopsided. While the majority of the game revolves around making dialog choices, some of which will impact the overall arc of the adventure’s story, you’ll also spend time scouring small locations for clues and details, and in Gared’s opening segment, spend a prolonged opening sequence performing some dramatic maneuvers several QTE’s that capture the brutal nature of the books and HBO television series the game that serves as the game’s inspiration. If you’re familiar with the previous games in Telltale Game’s packed stable of narrative adventure titles you know what to expect from the gameplay of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series. In this debut episode, players assume the role of three members of house Forrester: Ethan Forrester, the young and inexperienced teenage son of Gregor Forrester who assumes power after his father Gregor is brutally murdered, Mira Forrester, the firstborn daughter who resides in Kings Landing and serves as the handmaiden to Margaery Tyrell, and Gared Tuttle, squire to Gregor who is entrusted with an urgent message before Gregor’s demise. The Forresters, seated in the castle Ironrath, in the wolfswood in the North of Westeros, find themselves in the precarious position of swearing allegiance to Roose Bolton after the bloody outcome of the Red Wedding found him in the position of Warden of the North, or facing utter destruction. Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series- Iron From Ice is set against the backdrop of the War of the Five Kings from A Song of Ice and Fire, an especially grim and turbulent time in the continent of Westeros, where houses fall, kingdoms crumble, and blood flows as freely as the series’ copious sex and wine.ĭuring the game’s planned six chapters, players assume the role of five members of House Forrester, a northern house loyal to the Starks. The wasteland dust has barely settled from developer Teltalle Games’ recent release of Tales from the Borderlands, and the masterful storytellers have already returned to kick off another episodic adventure. In the process, it kept tightening the screws on players, continuing to force them to grapple with issues like friendship and trust.Ironclad narrative supports an ice thin adventure
Having said that, "Sons of Winter" moved Game of Thrones' story forward more than any of the previous three episodes. I say "ominous" not just because we've still got two episodes left, but also because the characters' current situations are still as precarious as they've ever been.
These were relatively small triumphs in the grand scheme of this series, offering players a satisfying but ominous dollop of good news. That doesn't mean the Forresters are out of the woods yet - not by a long shot. Much of that buildup finally begins to pay off in "Sons of Winter," and our beleaguered heroes finally score a few victories in long-stewing confrontations, some great action sequences and, most importantly, a few "oh snap" dialogue moments. Score one for the good guys, eh? "Sons of Winter" felt like Telltale cranking a release valve on Game of Thrones, relieving some of the pressure that had been building up over the previous three episodes.
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