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Depression?

FreddeN93FreddeN93 Banned
edited September 2013 in The Walking Dead
Uhm. Is it only me or have anyone else gone into a deep depression for a short amount of time after playing The Walking Dead? For me, it was worse than watching a sad movie, or attending a funeral. After completing the final episode I just sat there, looking at my desktop for hours. Too much emotions for me to take in at the same time I guess. No other game have had this much effect on me before. The disturbing thing for me that brings up thise emotions is not Lee's death. His fate had been clear for me for a long time. But leaving Clementine out there in this twisted world with no-one looking after her. That just ripped my heart in two. The only thing that keeps my hope up is Season Two. It's not over, "Clementine's fate is not yet decided!"
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  • zev_zevzev_zev
    edited September 2013
    I know this feeling man. In my opinion, this story is much more sad that Fahrenheit, Heavy rain, Max Payne and Spec ops: The line taken together. TWD made me burst of emotion, but I was not depressed... I mean I was depressed, but not so long, because I knew that Clementine is still alive, it's a little comforting.

    P.S. There are only one game what gave me a REAL depression - The Last of Us.
  • FreddeN93FreddeN93 Banned
    edited September 2013
    zev_zev wrote: »
    I know this feeling man. In my opinion, this story is much more sad that Fahrenheit, Heavy rain, Max Payne and Spec ops: The line taken together. TWD made me burst of emotion, but I was not depressed... I mean I was depressed, but not so long, because I knew that Clementine is still alive, it's a little comforting.

    P.S. There are only one game what gave me a REAL depression - The Last of Us.

    Agreed. However, I've not played The Last of Us, but been following a let's play on YouTube. Those series made me buy The Walking Dead.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Yeah I know the feeling dude. A line Lee said in episode 2 came to mind in the closing credits when talking to Carley after the ST Johns Lee said something like "The way this world is now Carley, I can't leave her alone not even for a second". Made me sad knowing that Clem is now alone and there's nothing Lee can do about it.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Yea man I know, not even the last of us made me cry as much as this game... Of course though, when you talk about how it's not as sad as heavy rain a portion of that has to go to the voice actors who don't always give a good performance... But this games voice actors? MY GOD, OSCARS EVERYWHERE
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Plus Heavy Rain was a terribly convuloted story with alot of Glaring Potholes written by the arrogant David Cage who thinks he is the Spielberg of gaming and that to make an emotional character they have to have high def graphics
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    I know that feel, after Walking Dead I was pretty damn sure no other game could do that, well lets just I was wrong.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    FreddeN93 wrote: »
    Uhm. Is it only me or have anyone else gone into a deep depression for a short amount of time after playing The Walking Dead? For me, it was worse than watching a sad movie, or attending a funeral. After completing the final episode I just sat there, looking at my desktop for hours. Too much emotions for me to take in at the same time I guess. No other game have had this much effect on me before. The disturbing thing for me that brings up thise emotions is not Lee's death. His fate had been clear for me for a long time. But leaving Clementine out there in this twisted world with no-one looking after her. That just ripped my heart in two. The only thing that keeps my hope up is Season Two. It's not over, "Clementine's fate is not yet decided!"

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  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Plus Heavy Rain was a terribly convuloted story with alot of Glaring Potholes written by the arrogant David Cage who thinks he is the Spielberg of gaming and that to make an emotional character they have to have high def graphics

    I thought it was ok, but what I didnt get was that they NEVER explain how Jason died when you clearly see Ethan jump in front of the damn car
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    I thought it was ok, but what I didnt get was that they NEVER explain how Jason died when you clearly see Ethan jump in front of the damn car

    Yeah didn't make much sense. The way I see Heavy Rain is like watching an action movie, you need to switch your brain off and relax and enjoy it for a bit of entertainment, if you start questioning it on an intellectual level and start disecting the story it will completely fall apart. Also someone should tell Cage this..........
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  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    I read somewhere that he was suppose to get hit and die, but they changed it to Ethan trying to save him, they just did not change the result from the first take, so it really looks strange as hell, not the only problem though.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Yeah didn't make much sense. The way I see Heavy Rain is like watching an action movie, you need to switch your brain off and relax and enjoy it for a bit of entertainment, if you start questioning it on an intellectual level and start disecting the story it will completely fall apart. Also someone should tell Cage this..........
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    Exactly my point. Though i still argue that heavy rain was a good game, Walking Dead definetely hit the feels way deeper than any amount of close ups ever could
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    So true, I am torn about how I feel about Heavy Rain, on one hand it is good, but after watching Two Best Friends tear it apart I don't know, they got good points, like you said turn you brain off at points, like how you broke the window on a car that was underwater with your hand, or firing 19 bullets from a 15 bullet magazine on a Beretta, or the plot twist making no sense, shit like that.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    It's like a good action movie nothing more in my opinion
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    One of my favourite internet personalities Jim Sterling puts it better in this video then I ever could. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTowCuwF-E
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    So true, I am torn about how I feel about Heavy Rain, on one hand it is good, but after watching Two Best Friends tear it apart I don't know, they got good points, like you said turn you brain off at points, like how you broke the window on a car that was underwater with your hand, or firing 19 bullets from a 15 bullet magazine on a Beretta, or the plot twist making no sense, shit like that.

    Yea, the plot twist would have been GREAT if when you played as scott shelby his thoughts were vague instead of thinking of caching the origami killer when
    HE'S THE FUCKING ORIGAMI KILLER
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    Yea, the plot twist would have been GREAT if when you played as scott shelby his thoughts were vague instead of thinking of caching the origami killer when
    HE'S THE FUCKING ORIGAMI KILLER

    Yeah that in a nutshell describes whats wrong with it.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Yeah that in a nutshell describes whats wrong with it.

    If maybe he thought stuff like "This evidence could lead up to the origami killer case" It would be better. He'd be pointing it out, but he isnt actually implying
    he isnt the origami killer.
  • OmidOmid
    edited September 2013
    My eyes show more emotion than anyone
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Yeah the game was virtually telling us a lie to keep us in the dark which doesn't make sense for his character at all
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited September 2013
    I know the feel, man. This game had destroyed me by the time it ended...
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Omid wrote: »
    My eyes show more emotion than anyone

    DEM EYES!
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  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Yeah the game was virtually telling us a lie to keep us in the dark which doesn't make sense for his character at all

    yea, it's sort of like what jontron said about banjo nuts and bolts.

    "You can't change the gameplay and still keep the old level design! That makes no sense!"

    Same goes for when Jason gets hit, they cant change what we see and still keep the same outcome!
  • FreddeN93FreddeN93 Banned
    edited September 2013
    Well, I can't relax until I get to play Season Two. I just hope they don't leave us with an ending like Season One again. Well, sure the ending was epic, with that teaser and all. But I just hope we get a warm ending for once. I think that's what we all need after experiencing Season One. And god I hope we get to resume taking care of Clementine.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    FreddeN93 wrote: »
    Well, I can't relax until I get to play Season Two. I just hope they don't leave us with an ending like Season One again. Well, sure the ending was epic, with that teaser and all. But I just hope we get a warm ending for once. I think that's what we all need after experiencing Season One. And god I hope we get to resume taking care of Clementine.

    There's no real good ending to the walking dead
  • OmidOmid
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    DEM EYES!
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    Good picture of me
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Omid wrote: »
    Good picture of me

    no wonder you liscence was revoked...
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    That's Omids photo on his license and passport! Lol
  • FreddeN93FreddeN93 Banned
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    There's no real good ending to the walking dead

    Probably true. How could there be in a zombie apocalypse.

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  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Find a big community and continually expand it until you have hundreds or even over a thousand in your group, start to rebuild civilization, that is how you get a good ending in a ZA.
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    Which will never happen.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Find a big community and continually expand it until you have hundreds or even over a thousand in your group, start to rebuild civilization, that is how you get a good ending in a ZA.

    And then a girl with a katana and and a dumb blonde with a gun show up and you end up in a war with these people at a prison.
  • Ben PaulBen Paul
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    And then a girl with a katana and and a dumb blonde with a gun show up and you end up in a war with these people at a prison.

    Hmmmm, where have I heard THAT before?
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    And then a girl with a katana and and a dumb blonde with a gun show up and you end up in a war with these people at a prison.

    Kill the blonde straight away, problem solved! :D
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Crixus wrote: »
    Kill the blonde straight away, problem solved! :D

    but then the one with the katana is suspicous and flees
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    The correct answer was not let them it from the start.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited September 2013
    Flame Reader wrote: »
    but then the one with the katana is suspicous and flees

    Meh I'll Hunt her down! :D

    Also..........
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  • zev_zevzev_zev
    edited September 2013
    Omid wrote: »
    My eyes show more emotion than anyone

    Are you sure?
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited September 2013
    God why did I click that, really the emotion is painfully obvious, it hurts to look at Clementine like that.
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    God why did I click that, really the emotion is painfully obvious, it hurts to look at Clementine like that.

    Just, all the animation money went into her reaction when she finds out you got bitten
  • Flame ReaderFlame Reader
    edited September 2013
    FreddeN93 wrote: »
    Probably true. How could there be in a zombie apocalypse.

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    That pictures sad but... I dunno she looks to old IMO, that's really distracting. Plus those tear streams are more used for comedy in anime. a realistic tear stream would thinner and clear.

    Just a nit pick
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