This is one the most heartfelt and emotional games I have ever played. The characters really broke through to me. I felt Lee's pain, I felt Clementine's fear, I felt the sadness and I felt the hope. This was one of the most cathartic experiences in gaming for me, and I dropped a few tears here and there for sure. The game tells a better story than even the source comics and puts the TV show to absolute shame. Some of the best, most intelligent writing I've ever seen in a game. The second half of the game is much more engaging than the first half, but I think the slow burn is by design. By the time you reach the ending that was inevitable all along, you are not shocked. You're not surprised. There is no twist. You feel. I feel the prolonged heartache of knowing something awful is coming and watching it come to pass. My heart is broken. What a wonderful and horrible tale.