It was a bold choice, and I’m definitely not saying it isn’t working out, but it was a bit of a shock and I do hope that we get more time with Clem in future episodes. This new character is fine, and his family drama is intricate and engaging, but he’s not the character that we’ve spent years shaping and growing attached to. While Clementine is certainly a playable character in the aforementioned flashbacks, for the majority of these two episodes you are firmly placed in the shoes of Javi. This leads to the big gamble that The Walking Dead: A New Frontier seems to be taking. While they all might converge into the same story later on, Telltale still does a great job of keeping players feeling like every choice they make could be life or death for Javier, or one of his family members. On more than one occasion I found myself almost maxing out the timer, trying to think out the options that were laid out in front of me. There are also a lot of make or break choices that you have to make. There are a couple of real shocks along the way, including one “oh f***” moment for me. The story mostly follows Javier and his family. Of course, with such divergent endings, it was clear that Telltale would have to do some hand waving, but a more deft approach would have been better. It is great storytelling, though the way it handles the ending of Season 2 leaves a bit to be desired. Via flashbacks we catch glimpses of what has shaped Clem in the intervening years, causing her to lose a lot of the spark and life that she once had while still retaining some semblance of the girl that Lee taught so well. Now a much harder, and fiercer woman than before, the questions that linger are many. We also meet up with Clementine, who has apparently suffered even greater hardships than we witnessed through the first two seasons. The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is off to a great start with Episode 1 & 2, “Ties that Bind” Here we meet up with our new antagonists, the New Frontier, a group of bandits that are intriguingly opaque, but also loosely motivated, causing a bit of confusion about who we should hate and why. Seeing the beginning of society’s end through the lens of his family crisis, we watch as the impending zombie outbreak impacts them directly, before jumping ahead, to the “present day”. At least, that’s where its main story is, it actually starts with an introduction to our new main playable character of Javier, or Javi. The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode 1 and 2 pick up long after the split ending conclusion of Season 2.