Software:The Walking Dead: Destinies

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The Walking Dead: Destinies
Developer(s)Flux Games
Publisher(s)GameMill Entertainment
SeriesThe Walking Dead
Platform(s)
Release
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • November 17, 2023
  • Windows
  • December 1, 2023
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The Walking Dead: Destinies is a 2023 action-adventure video game developed by Flux Games and published by GameMill Entertainment. It is based on the first four seasons of the TV series The Walking Dead.

The game was announced on August 17, 2023,[1] and released on December 1, 2023.[2] It received negative reviews from critics.

Gameplay

As players progress through the main story character-specific skill trees can grant bonuses for the player.[3]

Premise

Players take control of heroes and villains during moments from the television series first four seasons, able to alter moments by playing as characters such as Rick Grimes, Michonne Hawthorne, Shane Walsh, Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Glenn Rhee, and others.[4][5][6]

Development

According to Paulo Luis Santos, Game Director at developer Flux Games, the game originally covered more events from the show past the first four seasons, but the development team decided to focus on specific events from the show's most popular time period.[7] Santos also revealed that there were over 150 different endings for the game, depending on who lived and died as a result of player decisions over the course of the main story.[7] While Sarah Wayne Callies, IronE Singleton, Emily Kinney, Markice Moore and Madison Lintz are the only cast members to reprise their roles from the TV series, Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes) and Matt Lowe (Cam) provide the voices of a Woodbury Goon and Shane Walsh respectively.[citation needed]

Originally slated for a November 14, 2023 release, the game released digitally on November 17 for consoles and on December 1 for PC while releasing physically in December 2023.[8][9][10]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic29/100 (PS5)[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN2/10 (PS5)[13]
Nintendo Life2/10 (NS)[14]
The Jimquisition3/10 (PS5)[15]
Vandal3/10 (PS5)[16]

According to review aggregator Metacritic, the PlayStation 5 version of The Walking Dead: Destinies received "generally unfavorable" reviews, with a score of 29/100 based on 4 reviews.[11] The game has a 0% approval rating on OpenCritic.[12] Ollie Reynolds of Nintendo Life said that "there's absolutely nothing here that has been executed well; it's a game that is simply rife with technical blunders, terrible production values, and broken mechanics."[14] Wesley Yin-Poole of IGN considered it a contender for "worst game of 2023", along with Software:Skull Island: Rise of Kong which had also been published by GameMill.[17]

References

  1. ↑ McCaffrey, Ryan (August 17, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Announced for PC and Consoles" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-destinies-announced-for-pc-and-consoles. 
  2. ↑ Dinsdale, Ryan (October 19, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Arrives This November" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-destinies-arrives-this-november. 
  3. ↑ Claudino, Ashely (2023-12-18). "The Walking Dead: Destinies - All Unlockable Skills" (in en). https://gamerant.com/the-walking-dead-destinies-all-unlockable-skills-how-earn-more-skill-points-guide-twd/. 
  4. ↑ Coulson, Josh (2023-08-21). "The Walking Dead Destinies Is A Great Concept Executed Very Poorly" (in en). https://www.thegamer.com/the-walking-dead-destinies-great-concept-executed-poorly/. 
  5. ↑ Bunn, Glenn (2023-11-22). "All Playable The Walking Dead: Destinies Characters, Ranked" (in en). https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-destinies-playable-characters-ranked/. 
  6. ↑ Bonomolo, Cameron (August 20, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Character Roster Guide". https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-walking-dead-destinies-character-roster-guide-twd-video-game/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Duckworth, Joshua (2023-10-21). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Interview - Dev Talks 'What If' Scenarios, Adapting the Show, and More" (in en). https://gamerant.com/walking-dead-destinies-interview/. 
  8. ↑ Rossi, José V. (2023-10-19). "The Walking Dead Destinies Game Is Launching Later Than Expected" (in en). https://gamerant.com/walking-dead-destinies-release-date-delay/. 
  9. ↑ Dinsdale, Ryan (October 19, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Arrives This November". https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-destinies-arrives-this-november. 
  10. ↑ Wilson, Mike (November 20, 2023). "‘The Walking Dead: Destinies’ Now Available on Consoles; PC Version Coming December 1 [Trailer"]. https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3788713/the-walking-dead-destinies-now-available-on-consoles-pc-version-coming-december-1-trailer/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The Walking Dead: Destinies" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-walking-dead-destinies/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "The Walking Dead: Destinies Reviews" (in en). https://opencritic.com/game/15892/the-walking-dead-destinies. 
  13. ↑ Moosa, Tauriq (November 28, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-destinies-review. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Reynolds, Ollie (November 23, 2023). "Review: The Walking Dead: Destinies (Switch) - One Of The Worst Games Of The Year" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/the-walking-dead-destinies. 
  15. ↑ Sterling, James Stephanie (November 24, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies - Don't Open, Dead Inside (Review)" (in en). https://www.thejimquisition.com/post/the-walking-dead-destinies-don-t-open-dead-inside-review. 
  16. ↑ "Análisis The Walking Dead: Destinies, peor que una infección zombi" (in es-es). November 25, 2023. https://vandal.elespanol.com/analisis/ps5/the-walking-dead-destinies/147662. 
  17. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 20, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Destinies the Latest 'Worst Game of 2023' Contender From Company Behind King Kong" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-destinies-the-latest-worst-game-of-2023-contender-from-company-behind-king-kong. 




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