'Game of Thrones The Sword in the Darkness' Game Review: Gameplay Impresses Users
The encounter between Asher and Drogon in his dragon cave provides one of the outstanding highlights in the third episode of the "Game of Thrones" game from Telltale titled "The Sword in the Darkness.
The action in that sequence has drawn accolades from reviewers. PlayStation Lifestyle says the action is designed to bring the users to the edge of their seats.
The characters and the decisions they make continue to influence what happens in the game and how problems are solved. Mira, Roderick, Asher and Gared all deal with their own issues as they find a way to aid House Forrester.
Entertainment Weekly said each character's story varies and as a result some are weak while others are strong. The online entertainment portal said Asher's story is the strongest. It starts with his face-off with Drogon and ends with a "brilliantly paced scene," EW said.
As for Gared Tuttle's story at the wall, the EW review said it is modeled too closely on Jon Snow's experience and is confusing. The same goes for sections of the game that are devoted to Mira's experiences in Kings landing. The review pointed out that in the end even these characters get to make important decisions and this helps redeem them to an extent.
Mira's character and her decisions in the game get special mention in the review by Winter is Coming. It stated that she has the most interesting story as no parallel of her character exists in the books or TV series. Although she is a combination of the Stark sisters Arya and Sansa, she does not appear or act like either of them, and this is refreshing, the review said.
