Telltale's Masterpiece | The Wolf Among Us Retrospective 

so damn how 'bout that WAU 2 trailer guys 😄

Toad: "Do you have any idea how much it costs to have an entire family in glamour?" *has one son*

it's 2024 now, i'm still waiting for season 2 💀

“Season 2. 2018”. That line did not age well but now the game is finally coming out this year and I cannot explain my excitement for another magnum opus.

"The Wolf Among Us 2 probably won't ever happen." TellTale: Bet.

Guess who’s favorite game just got announced?! 🤩🥰

It's a modern classic in the category of "interactive stories" or "interactive movies", like Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls... Not everyone likes that, but for those who do it's a very good game. It is masterful in how it creates a noirish mood and an 80-sy feel.

Cloud: "I doubt season 2 will ever be made, and maybe that's a good thing." Telltale: "Oh lOOkie hEre!" None the less, I'm excited to see what it has in store. The teaser trailer looked good and I have high hopes for the new development and story of Bigby and Fabletown

You know, sometimes on a quiet Friday when I want to relax and have some cozy fun, I start the Wolf Among Us to get into some dark fantasy Noire. It's a really good game and despite it's flaws, it's a game I replay from time to time.

This is my fav TT game. It made me want to read the comics and I have to give them props for adapting it so well. The Wolf Among Us really could have used a 2nd season. Anyway, I’m glad you are back making videos again can’t wait to see more of your stuff :D

The Tales From The Borderlands and The Wold Among Us are IMO Telltale's greatest games. The Walking Dead was good too but it had hiccups along the way although I thoroughly enjoyed the whole ride. Still Both Tales and TWOU stand out above the rest.

For years The Walking Dead was my favorite Telltale game, but I'm starting to appreciate The Wolf Among Us more and more. The music, the art style, the character, the noir genre and especially the plot which has many elements that reflect on the real world, all elements I love. Now I'm looking forward to the sequel, hoping he's as good as the first

Recently finished it and it became my favorite game. Story, art style, sound track, connection between real world's problems and childhood stories. Its unique and great. I like that your decisions only slightly alter the plot so i don't feel pressure to google consequences but either i've missed it or some choices really doesn't matter at all. Hope S2 succeeds.

The gameplay isnt a problem. Its part of what makes it what it is.

Beautiful work, the walking Dead seasons and Batman created a great pass time for me, and one day I hope to experience "The wolf among us"

The Wolf Among Us IS a modern classic and one of the greatest of all-time. Game OOZES style and has a great storyline, characters, atmosphere and music

9:55 "ridiculously expensive" might be pushing it a little, don't read too much into Toad's whining. everyone else in the city who needs them seems to afford them without too much problem. (even with running an empty bar that probably requires frequent fixing.) the ones specifically bringing up money trouble like Beauty and Beast don't even need the glamours. there's some class struggle in the story sure but Toad reads like a classic small-time hustler with his constant guilt tripping etc, probably likes to gamble it away instead of doing the "right thing"

It's sad that telltale Peaked with Walking Dead season 1, The Wolf Among Us and Tales From The Borderlands. Those three are great games and the 3 that I tell people to experience if they've never played a telltale game. Like you said, They really could have been one of gaming's best developers.

Holy shit. I've had this title for quite some time and finally got to it. I can honestly say after episode 1, I am fuckin floored. A perfect blend of Mother Goose characters, a Sin City or Blade Runner noire type detective/action flick, all wrapped up in a beautiful A Scanner Darkly cell shaded skin. I'm only 1/5 through, and can tell you I should kick myself for not trying it sooner. This game has everything I want in a game. Style, storytelling, action, mystery, awesome character concepts, and perfectly scored... I will play it many times. I can already tell.

My stepsister was really into this game when it first came out, and I watched her play through most of it. I liked it a lot and was disappointed that season 2 got cancelled. Now I'm actually playing through the game for the first time myself in preparation for the sequel, lol.

I can’t wait for the second game coming out this year yall

I had no idea there was a second one on the way I was still under the impression telltale was dead. Everyone here just made my day

The Wolf Among Us Season 1 might be one of my favorite video games of all time.

The wolf among us was fantastic

The Wolf Among Us has some of the most creative character designs I've seen in a Telltale game. Usually they recycle character models to save time, but I love that every character had a unique model that really showed their personalities. I especially love the Tweedles designs. They just look so creepy.

Supposedly season 2 is coming out this year(2024) but we'll see.

Fantastic analysis! You pretty much hit the nail on the head. My personal favorite TellTale game was actually Tales from the Borderlands and should definitely be included in their golden age of releases.

Anybody else choose to buy the Woodsman a drink by selecting ?

I think if (and when, I think? If what I'm seeing is to be believed) Telltale makes a return, they should incorporate more of the traditional puzzle aspects of point and click adventure games. I.e pulling out different things from your inventory and seeing what you can do with them. Telltale's inventory system was genuinely good for nothing more than reminding you that you're holding a wrench.

I just played The Wolf Among Us for the first time and I absolutely LOVED it. I loved the mix of the dark, murder mystery and fantasy. Super good, and I hope they come out with a sequel.

One thing I will always love is how it makes you feel like your choices actually mattered in the climax. Sure, regardless of what you say Nerrisa comes in to provide proof against The Crooked Man, but it genuinely feels like you're having to decide what option would be best to be picked.

wow how the actor in a few wordd and a cold stare make you believe your looking at the big bad wolf :D

What are some of your favorite Telltale memories? Do you have a favorite Telltale game?

I just finished the game and it's my first telltale . The ending made me watch as many reviews as I can . Right now with all the patches this game feels extraordinary . BTW I played it on android

I actually have seen the Wolf Among us played many times and every time there’s always something new, I think that’s what really makes it awesome for me! The walking dead never gave me the inspiration to re watch it and find different endings but TwAU definitely does!

This was their best game hands down..it deserves a sequel above any other game imo.

17:37- 17:42 Fun fact! In the 4th- 5th episode of BTTS, they actually do make two endings based on how you treated John- whether he becomes a vigilante or a villian. And guess what? They're both amazing in their own way. But they also came out around the time TellTale was slipping into the red. Besides TWD season 4, BTTS was the only other thing they were crunching time on. The hypothetical episodes you talked about do exist, but they're also part of the reason TTG shut down.

Watching this as The Wolf Among Us 2 was recently announced. Feels good c:

Great video! Completely agreed and I know I'm almost a year late to the party but hearing recently that season 2 is still being made is amazing! Very underrated series

Man this game had some god damn good ambiance and music, Still, I sometimes open extended versions of bigby's apartment theme and sit while staring at the walls at 4 AM

Great video, definitely deserves more views. I stumbled on it while doing research for my own video in the works, and you said a lot of things that I've written into my script-in-progress. This game is huge to me and I'm glad you appreciate it so much too. Great work!

People need to realize that something doesn’t need to be perfect to be considered a masterpiece.

TWAU is definitely one of my favorite games of all time. i’m extremely picky when it comes to video games and i just honestly love everything about TWAU. when i heard the sequel got cancelled a lil part of my heart definitely broke. i’m so glad to hear that they’re back working on it again and i really hope that they can even do half as good as the original. trying not to get my hopes TOO high but also just excited that it’s caught wind again to begin with. hopefully the team is as committed and pumped as we all are. love your video though!!

"the quality of the spells go down, but the rates keep climbing up" still resonates in 2023.

How does this only have 2k views, it's actually such a good video I'm sharing it :)

I have replayed wolf countless times and I am so happy that wolf 2 is finally happening!!

Great video, very underrated story. Glad to see you shining some light on it.

This only has 4k views 😱😱😢 Keep up the good job man great video, I've just finished the game it was great 👍

Season 2, 2018. I almost choked on my drink

This was the first game on my xbox one I played with my friends at my house when I first got the console, and will never forget it, this game was a masterpiece

well this didn't age well telltale got revived and they are developing the wolf among 2 and are actually putting effort into it this time

The Wolf Among Us is favorite Telltale game. But the only time your choices really mattered in a Telltale game was episode 5 of Batman The Enemy Within.

Telltale has so much unused content telling a lot about the changes that go through and it's a really good insight to the problems that really went on behind the scenes There's a relatively small RU-vidr named 'Incoldblood' who went through a lot of early telltale stuff in great detail in a way no one else has. I wish there was a bigger effort into exploring the beta, development process, and unused content of telltale games. But there is a lot on his channel for anyone curious

Good news Mundies. Wolf among us game 2 is coming to us!

Recently stumbled upon this video. I absolutely loved this game. I still play through it occasionally. Every time that I heard the name telltale pop up after this released I had my fingers crossed for a sequel.

Even though this was one of Telltale's better games, I still feel that it is severely underrated. Watching this video makes me want to play the whole game again, that's all I can do while waiting for season 2.

I am just now with my boyfriend making it a mission to with him go through every single telltale game,and honestly writing wise there all over the place so far. Even games in the same season can do a massive quality jump such as with TWD: Season 2, and it is just baffling sometimes. I also rank The Wolf Among Us as their best game cause it is without a doubt the best written of their games that suffers from the least of the staple issue's I keep having with most of their other games. Tales from the borderlands is also very good in that regard, but I did not like it as much cause I just enjoyed the story, world, and setting in LWAU more. However that's more of a personal preference thing more than it is a writing issue. I also feel like so many people sleep on Sam & Max(Devil's Playhouse Especially), and Strong Bad's Cool game for attractive people(ain't that a sentence) as they are both such fun games to go through especially with friends. So despite there age and somewhat hatred of running on modern hardware at times, I fully recommend people to check um out though if you can( I know Sam & Max got licensed again so it can still be bought) Still I love how varying opinions people can have on their favorite games by the company. Also really sucks how horrible Telltale as a company became, and what happened to everyone involved it...just makes me so sad.

This intro made me cry because it's so true that it's still one of my favorite companies especially the fact that I had my greatest memories play these games I wish they were not ever going through these crisis especially since they created great games that made me have great times and memories I will probably never forget for my whole life

Great video! I’m playing it through PS Now and working towards the platinum. Really looking forward to the sequel with improved animations.

Was shocked when I looked at your sub count lol quality video just finished the game

SEASON 2 COMING 2023 OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAAAH

I am so glad to see other people feel the same way about this game that I do! I really think that this has the best telltale has ever done. Will you be talking about the second one when it (finally) comes out? I’m excited to hear everyone’s thoughts about it!!!!!

Fans is going to remember that

"season 2 2018" 😭😭😭

Well to be fair another reason for Wolf Among Us not being commercially successful is the fact that unlike the rest of their library it was based on a property that literally nobody except for people who read Vertigo would know existed. So of course it wouldn't make the same numbers as Walking Dead which was at the height of mainstream popularity at the time

I’ve played 75% of their games. I miss the good old days.....before the empire

Anyone else hate the "THIS CHOICE IS BLANK!" Glitch?

I'm really hesitant regarding TWAUS 2, I'm really not sure if any team can capture the atmosphere, tone, and pure quality of writing that TWAU was able to achieve.

Telltale Games basically digitized the "choose your own adventure" gameplay model, with varying degrees of success. The Wolf Among Us was unique in that it didn't rely on an established game or film franchise, and rather went with a relatively unknown (in the mainstream) source material. The story of down-on-their-luck characters from famous folklore personas was refreshingly original. Telltale Games projects were not so much games as they were interactive films. Sadly, modern games (and to a lesser extent gamers) seem more focuses on the instant gratification model of dopamine production. Flashy graphics, shallow gameplay, and stories that are either non-existent or convoluted to the point of confused boredom. The Wolf Among Us was a gem, from a brighter time...in a simpler age.

I can hopefully see a positive change by hiring auntie greenleaf because she has a great resource of glamours and if that makes glamours easier to make then it could make glamours more affordable

You have some good quality 😃 I’m glad I found your channel

Part 2 2023 babyyyyyy

I have played a lot of Telltale games and TWAU is one of my favorites. Still doesn't beat The Walking Dead imo but its still a solid story none the less. I have a weird bond with TWD because the first season came out when I was fairly young. I wasn't allowed to watch TWD because I was like 6 or 7 and I remember I really wanted to because the thought of zombies interested me. I had the first season of TWD game and I played it in the middle of the night in my creepy asf attic with all the lights off when it was pouring rain outside. Now keep in mind I was like 6 or 7. So if you have played TWD Season 1 then you probably remember the St. Johns. Well that whole scene scarred me so bad. I switched off the TV whenever I stopped Clementine from eating a piece of Mark and just full sprinted to my room and tried to sleep it off. I avoided TWD games for awhile and would occasionally play some of Telltales other games. But when I was about 10 or 11 I got the first Batman game and I loved it. So I bought the second one as well and played through them. Last year I decided I wanted to play a Telltale game and I didnt want to replay Batman so I looked for Telltale games on steam and all of TWD games including the dlc and TWD Saints and Sinners was in a pack and was on sale. So I had decided to overcome my fear of the St Johns and give it another try. I absolutely loved it and it gave me a lot of emotions. But I still get PTSD from when I was like 7. I live in the country and a good family friend of mine lives in like a 1 to 1 house of the St Johns. Like they are freakishly similar. Every time I eat there I get reminded of the St Johns and I have to sit and think for awhile. So basically what I'm saying is the reason I love TWD games over TWAU is because of my childhood trauma with it lol.

I'm gonna need an updated video regarding the Season 2 teaser.

We back baby

Great Review My dude The Wolf Among Us is still my favorite telltale game and it's a shame season 2 won't happen

I bought this game for the first time 2 years ago, I played a couple of minutes and thought it wasn't for me, refunded and moved on. A year later a friend told me to buy it and that it's really good I should give it a chance^^ I'm so glad I didn't skip out on it, cause even when the gameplay is nothing special in the telltale games, they sure know how to play my feelings! :)

I am very late to this video, but you gained a sub :) great video

17:15 I think I disagree a bit here unlike the rest of the video. I think you're right about it being an impossible task to create multiple stories to a large audience. But...I don't think the fault lies with the players. As you mentioned a couple of seconds earlier before the time stamp, Telltale announces over and over again that the choices a player makes has huge impacts on the story. Holding them accountable to that promise isn't looking at things the wrong way imo. But otherwise hard agree with everything else you said in the video, I'm enjoying binge-watching all your telltales analysis!

I think the reason this game is one of telltales best is because although your choices mostly mean nothing by the end it doesn't have a whole bunch of moments where if you could just do x then y will not happen and a better outcome for the story may be possible. Instead the choices you do make feel like they matter bc at the end people will be against you if you treated them like shit it actually matters that you were a good or bad person where as in the other games the choices literally only decide who likes you by the end of the story not where the story goes or even who lives or dies everything stays the same it's just whether or not they like you that changes which works pretty well for this game but not for the others as the others have far different stories with way more branching paths the only other endings I see for wolf among us are the crooked man escaping bc you didn't gather enough evidence or enough people to back you up or you just flat out don't catch the crooked man at all and maybe get stuck with Georgie as the culprit. I guess what I'm saying is while playing through this multiple times I never really felt like I was being forced down a path like with the other games instead it felt like the choices I was making actually were doing something rather than being given an option only for one of them to be the only one that works. For example the saint John dairy decision in the walking dead season 1 it literally means nothing and there is no difference at all in the story of you choose no so what's the point? Their future titles were full of those choices and it's why they went bankrupt imo along with the lack of diversity in dialogue options and the lack of multiple endings bc you cannot tell me one ending with varying characters being alive counts as multiple endings it's not.

This makes me wish there was an actual Fables animated series. Instead of the crappy Once Upon a Time.

Its back

I'm excited for Season Two in 2023! With this and the Expanse, I think we're going to see the grand return of Telltale Games!

Recently discovered this game, it's my first Telltale game and I loved it.

Plot twist I’m so excited man.

"Wolf among us season 2 will never happen" ... guess what they revealed not too long ago.

I can't wait for the sequel

finally we are getting wolf back,.

This game is a true mastepiece.

i love rewatching full playthroughs every now and then just to watch it like a movie. its a great story i wish it would be (exactly and not different) adapted into a netflix show. as far as the game i cant get enough of the noire style, the amazing soundtrack and the environment. i would love to live there, if im not a victim of the chaos

Maybe it’s just me, but a re release of TWAU with an updated animation could really help make a difference

First they say 2018, then 2023, it’s now 2024 😢

I’m loving the sonic adventure battle 2 editing

One of my favorite games of all time! Unfortunately very very underrated

8:48 absolutely right!

How do you feel about the trailers for season 2? 🤩

i'm still a bit disappointed that the lowkey attraction between Snow and Bigby wasn't explored more... it had a vibe like "I'm sorry Bigby, I'd like to, but I can't... I have my duty to care for this community, and I want to do everything in my power; and starting a romance would mean that I'd have to give my position up..."

Waiting for 2023

Happy we are finally getting the sequel next year!!!

the dialogue about 'Brickelbit' is fucking funny