Being made aware of the branching decisions somehow makes your choices feel more real, more personal. “Snow will remember that.” And because the game told you, so will you. Your choices in dialogue range from sarcastic threats to a punch in the face, and the now familiar feedback the game displays lets you know when you’ve made a strong character decision. Playing the Big Bad Wolf is fun because even though he’s reformed his evil ways, there’s always the threat of the monster displaying some well-timed police brutality. The setting is well-established through excellent voice-acting and sound design the background music is simple electronic tones, but it immediately places you in Fabletown. The previous episodes in the series lead up to a confrontation with the Crooked Man and his gang of violent Fables which includes the goons Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Jersey Devil, and Bloody Mary. The murders of two prostitutes, one of which was glamoured to look like Snow before she died, spur an investigation by the Sheriff. Fables who don’t appear human must pay for a magic spell called a glamour so humans don’t discover them living among them. The Fables, as they call themselves, have an insular community now led by Deputy Mayor Snow White and Sheriff Bigby Wolf. The characters from fairy tales and storybooks live in late 20th Century New York City. The finale of what is surely just the first series from Telltale in the world created by Bill Willingham does a fine job of closing up the mystery Bigby Wolf has been investigating, but it ends on an ill-advised cliffhanger. And while the best crafted stories can make you feel a sense of closure, it’s also a sad fact that satisfying endings are supremely difficult to achieve, especially in a game with so many possible choices like The Wolf Among Us. Sometimes the moment of conclusion is bittersweet because all you want to do is be in that world for one moment longer. It’s a sad fact of any well-loved series – be it TV, books or even games – that they eventually come to an end. The last episode of Telltale’s adventure game series based on the Fables comic may not be the last you play.
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