With The Walking Dead continuing to be a major hit, it is no surprise that the gaming industry keeps churning out games based on the series and the comic books.

There have been a few hits, but also misses, namely “Survival Instinct,” but the company Telltale Games has been the leader of the hits, such as “The Walking Dead” and “The Walking Dead: Season 2.” So when Telltale announced that they would be making a miniseries featuring main character Michonne, Walking Dead fans everywhere were hyped.

Unfortunately, it pales in comparison to Telltale’s other work.   

   The plot revolves around the few issues Michonne was missing from the comics (#126-#139). During this time Michonne joins an interesting new group, but eventually gets caught in a net of conflict. It is a great premise that at first is engaging, but after the first episode, it starts to wain slowly, as if the writers did not plan out the story before they started to make the game.

Michonne is the same great character that is portrayed in the comics, but every side character not in the comics seems very two-dimensional, with only a few exceptions. After the first hour and a half of gameplay, the game becomes extremely boring. The plot is a jumbled mess of short action shots that repeat the same formula of two button presses over and over again. The story picks up again at the end, but repeats the mess of action scene after action scene.

There are some good aspects of the game however, such as the art style. It is the same as Telltale’s previous work, and it is nice to see such a familiar piece of the earlier “Walking Dead” games. This abstract, comic book-esque style fits the story very well, and fans of the earlier “Walking Dead” games will enjoy it here as well. The sound is also very well done, but it tries to mask the sub-par plot and paper-thin side characters.

All in all, the plot is disappointing after Telltale’s other amazing and worthwhile performances. Another issue would be the lackluster dialogue and $15 price point for a 4-hour game. The game is only worth it for huge fans of  “The Walking Dead” show or comics who happen to find it for $5 during the next Steam sale. Hopefully the gaming community can expect better from the next Telltale game.