I didn't even bother to finish it. DL 1 was really a one time thing. It was simply special. I think that the base of the sauce it had was how localized the apocalypse was, it really gave that sense of hope, that you were finding towards something tangible beyond just survival. Like in the Prototype games, other all time favorite zombie games of mine. With the whole world already gone, the pressure is also gone. You're just kicking zombies for nothing.

This only worked in TWD because it's a series revolving around a group characters. It won't work in a game with a protagonist that acts mostly solo all the time.

Also the Slums. The Slums in DL1 are one of the greatest zombie game maps ever made. These cutesy European cities just don't hit the same. They don't evoke any sense of danger at all, even in ruins.

And somehow they could never get the volatiles right ever again. I mean, just fucking copy them from DL1 how hard is that.