Where before it seemed like Gared being sent to The Wall was just an excuse to show scenes with Jon Snow, now it seems like a carefully calculated decision, both in-universe by Duncan and outside by Telltale. The North Grove plot point introduced in episode one and ignored in episode two is revisited, and it sets a more tangible goal for future episodes. Previously, Gared hadn’t been too important in the overall story of House Forrester, but now his purpose is made clear. Mira’s navigation of nobility politics feels more like Game of Thrones than any previous encounter. Keeping everyone happy while still achieving Mira’s objective requires delicate balance, and there are very real consequences presented for crossing any of the major players.
Though the audience with Cersei in episode one was nerve-wracking, the politicking here provided the most sustained tenseness in the series.Ĭersei doesn’t want Mira associating with Tyrion, Margaery wants her marriage into the Lannister family to go smoothly, Tyrion wants to team up with Mira to make some money, and Mira wants to give her family the best chance at survival by manipulating relationships in King’s Landing. Cersei, Tyrion, and Margaery all show up, and each wants something from the eldest Forrester daughter. Though Asher is charming and fun, Mira’s tribulations in King’s Landing continue to be the most interesting. I think I shouted some profanity at my monitor when it showed up. The scene does a good job of getting the adrenaline pumping and then presenting players with an impossible decision. As an introduction to the episode it sets an energetic tone, though most of the other sections follow the more subdued light exploration and dialogue trees Telltale is known for.Īsher is presented with a major this-or-that decision early on, and it comes during such a panicked situation that I was actually caught off guard by it, despite knowing what to expect by now. Hothead that he is, his sections always seem to be more action-oriented than the others. Like the previous episode, The Sword in the Darkness opens with Asher across the Narrow Sea. Rig: AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2 GHz, with 4GB of RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5700, Windows 7 64-bit Game of Thrones – A Telltale Game Series: The Sword in the Darkness (Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) The situation is still dismal, but faint flickers of light at the end are just now coming into focus. Where Iron From Ice was mostly setup and The Lost Lords felt a little like filler, The Sword in the Darkness finally starts to get the members of House Forrester moving toward something that feels like progress.
More importantly, this is the first episode to really capture the essence of A Song of Ice and Fire. If Telltale can keep up that pace, the season should conclude this August. For starters, it only took seven weeks since the last episode for this one to come out. Telltale seems to be getting into the swing of things with Game of Thrones, in more ways than one.
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