The fate of that angry, but somehow lovable, redneck is down to Clem, down to the player, and whatever happens, whatever ending is reached, there’s a very real sense of closure. It’s not just the conclusion of Clementine’s difficult arc, but of Kenny’s too. The closing scenes hit like a ton of bricks, weighted with five episodes of history. And with the game hurtling towards the end, the consequences of her actions, both in No Going Back and the rest of the series, are pushed right to the forefront. Time and time again she’s put in a position where she must act, putting herself in extreme danger, putting herself in between knives and fists and guns. While it feels like Clem’s words fall on deaf ears a lot of the time in No Going Back, her actions don’t. But she’s still one messed up kid, still torn between her honed survival instincts and desire to keep everyone together.
And when she forgets about the need to survive and offers a kind word or a cheeky grin, the game’s humanity shines. Clem, of course, remains a fantastic character right till the end, and every line is delivered with intense conviction. Unfortunately, this does lead to several characters becoming props, drastically changing to fit the narrative, serving to get Clem and Kenny – who has become almost as integral to the series as his young friend – to where they the story needs them to be, emotionally.īut the rough patches are smoothed out by the things Telltale does best. With No Going Back, we see everyone’s true colours, and bloody hell, it’s not pretty. Fleeting safety and temporary friendships are a Walking Dead mainstay, and here we see Telltale almost gleefully tearing everything down, leaving the survivors more desperate than they ever have been. And then it all comes to a head a third of the way through the game, very quickly, transforming characters unexpectedly.Īll of this is purposeful though. They bicker and moan and bitch and talk behind each other’s backs, and bloody hell it’s exhausting. It can be frustrating, because every crisis in the episode is down to adults acting like children.
Clem had become a mediator, but now barely anyone seems to be listening to her, despite the fact that she seems to be the only adult in the group.
That’s why No Going Back is a bit predictable much of the way through.
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