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The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back
The birth of Rebecca's son and subsequent death of the baby's mother has started a new battle for survival which promises to not end quietly. Through the harshest weather she has seen thus far, can Clementine protect the group's newest member and keep everyone she cares about alive?
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- Released
- August 26, 2014
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Adventure
- Publisher
- Telltale Games
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The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
No Going Back remains satisfying despite it not having the same emotional impact as season one's conclusion. The various endings and questionable actions of the remaining survivors creates a messy ending. Still, looking back on all of the decisions, characters and settings, this was truly an exhausting journey for Clementine. Everything Clementine choose was because of you, and at the end of No Going Back she will truly be your Clementine.
"No Going Back" ends a more cerebral, unfocused Walking Dead season with difficult decisions befitting a memorable experiment in morality, excusing narrative lulls and forgettable characters.
Growing up, certain rites of passage help define who we are - moments we won't forget because they change us. For the entirety of season two, Telltale has been building up Clementine's coming-of-age in a zombie apocalypse. The battles and decisions she faces aren't your typical adolescent trials, which is part of what makes Clementine's journey so interesting. Telltale brings it all to a head in the season two finale, letting you decide how Clementine has grown. The decisions aren't easy, and they affect where she ends up; in a way, these choices say just as much about you as they do Clementin...
No Going Back to the Future. Eh?I love Lee. You love Lee. We all love Lee. But he is gone. Or is he?He is.So [...]
And as this is the last episode, what about The Walking Dead: Season Two itself? First of all the good news is that Telltale have still got it. Walkers may have replaced Sam & Max as the studio’s mascots but just like the Freelance Police they continue to bring out the best the studio has to offer. Season Two is as much an emotional rollercoaster as The Walking Dead deserves, and by making Clementine, a young girl, as the protagonist Telltale managed to totally change the dynamic we’re us...