Rant: Forbes calls Telltale’s Game of Thrones series one of the most disappointing games of 2015
Hey, look: Forbes made a list of the most disappointing videogames of 2015, and as one would imagine, it’s completely wrong. Without getting into every game on this list (because it appears that the person who made it has never played a videogame in his life), please allow me to say that if you put Fallout 4, Batman Arkham Knight, and—for the love of Goldenrod—Star Wars Battlefront on your list of disappointing videogames, then it is invalid. It is bad, and you should feel bad.
SPOILERS FOR TELLTALE’S GAME OF THRONES VIDEOGAME FOLLOW
Now, getting to the Game of Thrones portion of my rant…here’s what the Forbes writer had to say about Telltale’s Game of Thrones episodic game:
"While I enjoyed the opening segment of TellTale’s episodic Game of Thrones story, I quickly grew tired of the game. It neither looks nor plays as good as some of TellTale’s other interactive movie-games. The choices are often false. Death-and-repeat QTEs are far too common. And the story feels subpar given the source material its spinning off-of. Play Tales from the Borderlands instead."
I instantly take umbrage with the “I quickly grew tired” line. Telltale expertly spaced out the episodes of their game over the length of a year. This way, the long episodes were not mentally taxing, nor were they meant to be tiring. I also question if the author of this atrocious article has ever played any other Telltale game, because their Game of Thrones offering played exactly like The Walking Dead and Tales from the Borderlands…the latter of which he mentions.
The author claims the choices are false, which leaves me scratching my head. Every decision in Telltale’s Game of Thrones game had consequences, and those consequences ranged from having a family member killed, to retaining control of your House’s familial seat of power. Does the author think that choosing which brother lives or dies is a false choice?
All in all, I find this Forbes article seriously lacking in integrity. I am a fan of Forbes, and actually read most of its content, but after this travesty, I may choose otherwise. How’s that for a false choice?