A deeper meaning behind the game?

edited June 2014 in The Walking Dead

Do you think that they is a deeper message,a deeper meaning that Telltale is trying to give us ,not like subliminal message, i mean something about humanity? Or even if there is no message and is just a game to win money, what message does it have for YOU?

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  • the deep message isnt dont trust someone with two first names.

    Ben Paul

  • edited June 2014

    Doesn't most people has two first names? I won't trust in anyone anyomore.

    BenUseful posted: »

    the deep message isnt dont trust someone with two first names. Ben Paul

  • As i said before, It's a symbol of Clementine starting to shape her own character, The Independent Character. Starts off as an innocent child, Then into the unknown, Then starting to know people by her own, And then "Assumingly" gonna be given the choice of whom to join, Survivalists vs Community.

  • edited June 2014

    I thinks basically asking a question about morality.
    What are you willing to do to stay alive?
    How will you treat those around you, especially those who are in need?
    And will you, or how far are you willing to go, to keep your humanity?

    And I think it's also trying to say, that your decisions have consequences.
    Your actions affect other people, not just you.
    So think well before you act.
    It's called being prudent.

  • I see it as a constant self Experiment on your (the Player) own Moral and Attitude Behaviour.

  • Morality vs. Pragmatism, Idealism vs. Realism,

    Being in charge sucks; the 'right decision' can kill those you care about and make the survivors hate your guts.

  • Don't ever trust a man named Bill Carver.

  • edited June 2014

    In TWD, we see what happens when everything that humanity has built slowly crumbles: laws, culture, industry, and eventually civilization. When we're stripped down to our most basic core, what's left? Some people cannot function in this new reality (the sucide couple from the attic comes to mind), while others see the lack of social order as an oppurtunity to simply take whatever they want (such as the bandits or Carver). And then there are those who cling to the belief that, even though things are pretty goddamn bleak, there is still strength and hope in one another.

    Sorry if that sounds really sappy, but it's what I think.

  • Lee Everett?

    BenUseful posted: »

    the deep message isnt dont trust someone with two first names. Ben Paul

  • Haha yeah OR HE'LL GET YOU PREGNANT!!!

    Don't ever trust a man named Bill Carver.

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    BenUseful posted: »

    the deep message isnt dont trust someone with two first names. Ben Paul

  • I think this game says a lot about humanity. Humans are far more unpredictable and dangerous than nature itself.

  • Everett is a lastname

    TWD_25 posted: »

    Lee Everett?

  • It can also be a first name.

    ps3gamer095 posted: »

    Everett is a lastname

  • Yeah,but in Lee's case it is a lastname

    It can also be a first name.

  • well, it's not always the zombies you know

  • Family's the most important thing in the world. When the apocalypse comes, the folks you care about are all you've got left.

  • The message is - US army should replace soldiers with little girls armed with hammers.

  • Oh, absolutely! It's a story about people. How people endure, how they survive, how they break. How they give and take, how they cope with loss.

    I think there are a lot of underlying themes you can find in the game, but the most overarching and enduring one is that it's an exploration of what truly makes us human.

  • Reminds me of the movie, Knocked up!

    PoopBrown posted: »

    Haha yeah OR HE'LL GET YOU PREGNANT!!!

  • It's better to be respected, than liked.
    Being respected, can actually save a person's life in some instances.

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    Morality vs. Pragmatism, Idealism vs. Realism, Being in charge sucks; the 'right decision' can kill those you care about and make the survivors hate your guts.

  • The true message I've found is to be an eleven year old girl if you're in a zombie apocalypse.

    Then you can REALLY fuck shit up.

  • To add on to that: family isn't just blood relatives.

    Giraffehat posted: »

    Family's the most important thing in the world. When the apocalypse comes, the folks you care about are all you've got left.

  • edited June 2014

    Of course. I just forgot to add that :/

    I'm not even close with any of my blood relatives, so my family is comprised entirely of my friends. And I don't call someone a friend unless I trust them. Friendship is a big deal to me, unlike most people.

    skoothz posted: »

    To add on to that: family isn't just blood relatives.

  • Being too kind will get you killed.

  • Someone who gets it. Finally.

    Being too kind will get you killed.

  • That's probably a good way to be. I'm very quick to consider people friends, and it's hurt me a lot when i realized they didn't feel the same way. I'm trying to learn from that.

    Giraffehat posted: »

    Of course. I just forgot to add that I'm not even close with any of my blood relatives, so my family is comprised entirely of my friends. And I don't call someone a friend unless I trust them. Friendship is a big deal to me, unlike most people.

  • So what exactly does family mean to you? To me, it's the people you trust, whose needs are FAR more important than your own. The folks who give you incentive to keep going through the tough times. They're the people who you expect to be there for you, and you'd gladly reciprocate that favour.

    skoothz posted: »

    That's probably a good way to be. I'm very quick to consider people friends, and it's hurt me a lot when i realized they didn't feel the same way. I'm trying to learn from that.

  • You just about said how I feel. I think it's people who are there to support you during both your highest times and your lowest. People who are there when things are good but won't abandon you when it gets rough. And you, in turn do the same for them.

    And I think it's people you can tell almost anything to without judgment, people who know you in and out, and vice versa. Like, you can look at each other and know exactly what's on the other's mind. You don't just trust each other, you really KNOW each other.

    Giraffehat posted: »

    So what exactly does family mean to you? To me, it's the people you trust, whose needs are FAR more important than your own. The folks who g

  • Even after the incredible writing in TWD, I easily shrugged off the idea of non-blood family. You really have to experience it to understand it. I've been having this feeling for a few months now. Never met anyone worthy beforehand.

    skoothz posted: »

    You just about said how I feel. I think it's people who are there to support you during both your highest times and your lowest. People who

  • Well, I'm glad you've found people now. That's a good thing. I hope it lasts.

    It's neat how we can kind of see parallels in our lives with the stuff being written in TWDG. I've had people tell me I put too much thought into them, and that just blows my mind, because I don't understand how you can play this game and NOT have so many thoughts prompted from it. I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees deeper meaning and important thematic elements.

    Giraffehat posted: »

    Even after the incredible writing in TWD, I easily shrugged off the idea of non-blood family. You really have to experience it to understand it. I've been having this feeling for a few months now. Never met anyone worthy beforehand.

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