The Wolf Among Us Remastered Reviews Summary

IGN's verdict is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is great, revamping Telltale's beloved episodic adventure and adding neon highlights to its already vivid world of complex characters. It praises the intense performances, heady atmosphere and sharp writing, emotionally charged conversations that draw on the fairy tale source without feeling corny, meaningful choices that shape Bigby's reputation; memorable environmental storytelling enhanced by detailed redesigns, heart-pounding quick-time events with frequent checkpoints; and a solid suite of bonus features including a Noir mode, a digital art gallery, developer and cast interviews and playable deleted scenes. As negatives, it cites the original's stiff and occasionally uncanny animations not being ironed out, a pacing dip in the penultimate episode with repeated information, and an old-fashioned bonus features interface.

GamingBolt's verdict is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is amazing, giving Telltale's classic a beautiful overhaul while preserving its story and atmosphere. It praises the detailed visual overhaul with characters recreated from scratch as high-resolution models, refreshed environments with new props and a Victorian-styled Woodlands, improved animations and technical fixes, remastered audio, the noir black-and-white mode, five playable deleted scenes, over an hour of behind-the-scenes interviews, and an extensive art gallery. As negatives, it cites occasional minor pop-in and notes the unchanged main adventure offers few surprises for returning players.

COGconnected's verdict is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is a wonderful remaster and the definitive version of a classic, improving visuals and performance while keeping the original's comic-book aesthetic. It praises the gripping story, memorable characters and voice work, meaningful choices, well-implemented QTEs, visual touch-ups, the noir filter, playable deleted scenes, extensive interviews and an art gallery. As negatives, it cites bugs in the deleted scenes, a meandering pace, and choices simpler than in modern examples.

GameSpew's verdict is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is a modern classic that gets even better, making it look and play better than it ever did. It praises the timeless story that still feels fresh and relevant, silky smooth performance free of the original's lag and framerate issues, enhanced visuals with improved animations and sharper detail, the new Noir mode, and a wealth of bonus content including deleted scenes, developer interviews and commentary and concept art. Its noted negatives are that some gameplay aspects like the heavy use of quick time events feel a little dated, and it's still waiting for The Wolf Among Us 2.

Hardcore Gamer's verdict is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is a great way to experience a classic Telltale game and dive back into Fabletown. It praises the impressive Fables-inspired world with intriguing social sides, a memorable cast worth bonding with through choices, improved texture and object detail, and new extras like making-of videos, galleries and deleted scenes. As negatives, it cites a somewhat rigid story where the mystery solves itself regardless of the player, poor subtitle readability and a worse Noir Mode timing gauge, rare abrupt animations, and no subtitle contrast or size options.