As Clementine has been left all alone, with the exact fate of her parents remaining unknown – although it is heavily hinted that things are not so good for them – Lee takes her under his protection. Soon enough he is attacked by another walker and manages to escape with the aid of Clementine, the young daughter of the house owners. Lee barely makes it, and after managing to exit the car and deal with the dead police officer who has come back as a walker, he finds refuge in a seemingly abandoned house.

We do not get much information about Lee as his conversation with the officer transporting him is cut short when the car hits a walker (as the undead are often called in the Walking Dead universe) and crashes. We are introduced to the main protagonist, Lee Everett, a former history teacher, as he is being transported to jail after being arrested for murder.

In fact, the game can be perfectly enjoyed by someone who has never watched the series or read the comics, since it mostly features new characters and the overall situation is cleverly explained in the early conversations and events of episode 1. The events occur sometime before Rick Grimes – the main protagonist of the comic and the series – wakes up from his comma, which allows a few cameo appearances from well known characters like Glenn Rhee and Hershel Greene, but without spoiling anything for those who are not familiar with the Walking Dead universe. The game’s story takes place in the world of Robert Kirkman’s comic books rather than that of the AMC series. The 1st season of the Walking Dead game consists of five episodes, each taking around 2-3 hours to complete.

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