Checkmate is a relatively short episode — only about two hours of gameplay, which is shorter than the 3-4 hours of previous episodes. There is a final confrontation, there are some bloodline revelations, and the game’s core mechanic of powers and ability points via an RPG system in an interactive fiction setup, all of that is there.
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When Bethesda announced “no NPCs,” they weren’t kidding. Fallout 76 can feel vast and empty because of this. Which, given the timeframe of the game, fits. On the other hand, that emptiness can be a bit overwhelming and/or boring at times, even though you’ll constantly have quests to handle.
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Odyssey also raids the franchise’s own history. Large group brawls over territory came with Syndicate, but here we find armies at war, and the result is bigger than what the Frye twins saw in industrial London. In these cases, the chaotic battle can be visually tantalizing but strategically difficult, and it might take you several times to get through the battle while keeping most of your army alive.
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Since its launch, The Council has squandered some of the initial goodwill gathered from its innovative “RPG meets interactive fiction” due to its technical glitches, recycled layouts and obtuse puzzles. Episode 4, entitled Burning Bridges, pulls along all of the good and bad of the series.
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Much like the first Life is Strange, the first act of the opening episode, entitled Roads, starts with a bit of scene setting with teen Sean Diaz and his younger brother Daniel. After a catastrophic incident, the brothers embark on a journey from Seattle to Mexico.
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Of course, the heart of a TellTale game is its story, and what this season presents so far is the story of a generation growing up in the zombie apocalypse. Clem has taken the role of mentor over young AJ, and her journey leads her to a fortified school filled with students, mostly around the same age.
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The Council’s second episode ended with a cliffhanger regarding missing matriarch Sarah de Richet. The third episode, Ripples, picks up immediately where this left off, but the result is mainly exposition and some band-aided explanations.
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