Game of Thrones

...game, namely the Tell-tale game of the same title. I own both games and they're distinctly different so the fault is obviously mine. I would delete my review but i don't know how, so I'm rewriting the review instead since this is all the IMDB site will let me do.

in this game you play as a green recruit to the Night's Watch. The only character that crosses over from the show is Lord Commander Mormont, and along with the graphics and dialogue, really manages to give you some feel of the "Thrones" world. But there it ends, since all the other characters are new, the maps are somewhat limiting (I wasn't expecting open world but there is too much keyboard mashing required to move along in the story). and worst of all, the gameplay just doesn't work. There are plenty of options in the controls, maybe too many, and the gameplay is confusing. The goals are poorly defined and the way you achieve them is unclear. Worst of all the controls don't respond well to your input; trying to follow the simple tutorial (Of the "on the job training" style) doesn't achieve the results it should. Most of the time I felt like a little brother who'd been given the controller that isn't connected to anything as my character would often respond as if there were no connection to the player. I actually bought some of the bonus content since I wanted the dog to help me fight... but when I tried to get him to attack my opponent the dog would sit there and look while my foe beat me half to death.

I became frustrated with this game and just gave up about an hour into it. It could have been a lot better game, since all the elements were there. But this game to me was a flop.

I liked the other game, from Tell-tale studios (now defunct) much better. Even though I'm not fond of the style ("dragon's lair" involving the player waiting for something to happen then just clicking at the right time) I found that game much more fun. Many of the actors voice their characters in this game (including Peter Dinklage, Amelia Clarke, Lena heady et. al.) and you do get a feeling of being part of the story despite the very limited style of gameplay. As for this game (the Cyanide studios game) it's a clinker and I would not buy it again.