The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 A Crooked Mile, provides some of the most meaty, memorable moments of the series to date. Nearly every scene succeeds at introducing new characters I wanted to know more about, or fleshing out those who've only skirted the edges of the story in the past two episodes. A Crooked Mile makes every second of Bigby's 90-minute story count. Episode 3 has so many decisions to fully explore their settings. At a certain point in Episode 3 you are given the choice to go to three different areas to uncover more of the truth and find out where the prime suspect is. It's a testament to Wolf's writing and world-building that not being able to explore every nook and cranny in a single playthrough was a legitimate disappointment. Equally affecting was watching over a funeral attended by a large portion of the previous episodes' cast. While finding out how everyone from Snow to Grendel deals with death was touching, being able to dictate how Bigby dealt with it was even better. And then there was the slow reveal of just what kind of a man, mayor, and boss Crane really is. All of these scenes built towards fleshing out the citizens of Fabeltown in some really great, surprising ways.
This episode culminates with one of the strongest scenes Telltale's ever created. Watching Bigby finally bare his fangs against a new adversary dwarfs anything we've seen before I love that I was given incredible power. This far was my favorite moment is this series so far up to date. Time is limited in A Crooked Mile, and always moving forward, so you can't see everything or meet everyone. Conversely, one big change from episodes 1 and 2 is that Telltale seems to give you more time to react to a conversation, which is great because there are some brutally tough decisions to be made. The narrative crossroads throughout Episode 3 are more important than ever thanks to the fact that you can, and will, completely miss certain areas and scenes if you only play through once. I give The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 A Crooked Mile, a....
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