It’s been the talking dead for a long time, but we finally got a look at what Telltale’s upcoming Walking Dead episodic series would look like.

For the Walking Dead, Telltale didn’t want to create a series that just followed the show or the comic, and neither did series creator Robert Kirkman. Instead Telltale created a new charter named Lee – a prisoner who was being shipped to prison on the day the Zombie outbreak occurred.

Telltale told us that the game isn’t about saving the world, it’s about solving the problems right in front of you, problems like having a broken leg or being hungry. Telltale is hoping to capture this spirit of survival in the game. The game is about exploring small intimate spaces.

Since the comic is in black and white, the game gets to explore the use of bright vibrant colors, while also keeping a very comic book centric art style. “We’re trying to make the characters feel drawn even when they’re moving and talking,” said designer Sean Vanaman.

The game is still about talking to people and solving puzzles like many adventure games, but Telltale is also working to make player choice persistent throughout the series. If you choose to save a character in the first episode they’ll remain throughout the series, but if they die you’ll never seen them again. Players will have to live with the choices they make. “Characters will mention things you did earlier in the game and comment on how they feel about your actions,” explains Vanaman.

We still haven’t seen the game in action, but the game looks great in still images. Check out some of the game’s concept art below, and see how it compares to the actual in-game art. This is the first in-game screen that Telltale has released.

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Walking Dead Saves Will Carry Over

The first season of Telltale Game's The Walking Dead is done for (much like half its cast, you monster) but players may not be able to escape their pasts so easily. Telltale CEO and co-founder Dan Connors told Red Bull UK the studio is looking into carrying over choices from one season to the next.

“Right now we are just starting to form the concept for season two,” Connors said. “This all remains to be seen but we are definitely figuring out how to carry the saves over.”

The original series put player choice in the spotlight with unrelenting judgment calls, many of which forced gut decisions on a panic-inducing timer. A plethora of decisions led to a complex array of relationships with survivors and not-so-survivors, which could be an interesting challenge to integrate with a new story.

Connors said comic series creator Robert Kirkman allowed a great deal of autonomy in the process of forming the first season's narrative. Telltale would like to pursue further licenses, perhaps even in other game worlds.

“Coming from LucasArts [former home of many Telltale employees] we always felt we could do a great Star Wars story game,” Connors said. “We also love the idea of building out a deeper story to a great game franchise, something like Half Life Stories or Halo Stories.”