He said AMC and game developer Next Games were careful to plot out the timeline of the television show and its characters to make sure the game remains consistent with what happened and will be happening on television. Even Dixon's appearance in the beginning of the game as a sort of trainer, fits in neatly with his absence for a bit of season five, Heggen said. Instead of retelling those stories from the show, though, it tells a different story that sometimes crosses over with the television show through characters, plot points or locations.Īnd all of the game remains consistent with the canon of the show, said Mark Heggen, AMC's director of entertainment applications. Shortly after escaping, the trio is rescued from a surprise zombie attack by Daryl Dixon, who is voiced by show actor Norman Reedus.įrom there the game is meant to parallel the timeline of season five and season six. The game kicks off with the player's first three characters locked in a shipping container in Terminus, from season five of the show. "This is not just a combat game, but one about nurturing your group and surviving and hopefully it reflects the show in multiple ways." "A lot of attention was paid to the smallest details like facial expression and making sure people are wearing the right clothes.
"The show is well reflected in the game," said Mac McKean, senior vice president of digital media for AMC and SundanceTV.
While the free game plays like a fun, fast zombied version of Firaxis' famously difficult turn-based strategy game, the biggest draw for The Walking Dead No Man's Land might be how it will regularly connect with the show through both in-game content and behind the scenes and teaser videos. Television's Walking Dead meets XCOM in a new mobile game that hit this morning which promises strong tie-ins with season six of the show.
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