<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Season	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
and	O
later	O
Skybound	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
some	O
years	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
Clementine	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
raise	O
young	O
Alvin	O
Jr	O
(	O
AJ	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
coming	O
to	O
join	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
troubled	O
teenagers	O
surviving	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
former	O
boarding	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
represents	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
release	O
by	O
Telltale	O
after	O
a	O
major	O
restructuring	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
themes	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
,	O
and	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
concluding	O
story	O
for	O
Clementine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
anticipated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
over	O
four	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
sudden	O
closure	O
of	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
episodes	O
were	O
overseen	O
by	O
Skybound	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
comic	O
creator	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
,	O
using	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Telltale	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
as	O
Kirkman	O
had	O
felt	O
it	O
necessary	O
to	O
properly	O
complete	O
Clementine	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
,	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Clementine	O
as	O
she	O
struggles	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
a	O
zombie	O
apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
Clementine	O
around	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
examine	O
and	O
collect	O
items	O
and	O
initiate	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decisions	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
affect	O
future	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
can	O
use	O
previous	O
saved	O
games	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
to	O
bring	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
from	O
these	O
games	O
into	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
addresses	O
issues	O
with	O
various	O
save	O
game	O
limitations	O
due	O
to	O
platform	O
transitions	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
previous	O
saves	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	O
or	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
seasons	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Telltale	O
Definitive	O
Series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
takes	O
place	O
roughly	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
one	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
members	O
include	O
Abel	O
(	O
Alex	O
Fernandez	O
)	O
,	O
Minerva	O
,	O
"	O
Minnie	O
"	O
(	O
Cherami	O
Leigh	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Tenn	O
's	O
older	O
sisters	O
and	O
Violet	O
's	O
ex-girlfriend	O
,	O
and	O
Lilly	O
(	O
Nicki	O
Rapp	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
Clementine	O
's	O
old	O
survivor	O
group	O
from	O
Macon	O
,	O
Georgia	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
James	O
(	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
pacifistic	O
ex-Whisperer	O
,	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
pet	O
dog	O
Rosie	O
,	O
and	O
Eddie	O
(	O
Brandon	O
Bales	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
400	O
Days	O
DLC	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
,	O
who	O
briefly	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
flashback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
New	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
Clementine	O
rescues	O
AJ	O
from	O
McCarroll	O
Ranch	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
attacked	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
kill	O
AJ	O
's	O
caretaker	O
in	O
self-defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
,	O
they	O
run	O
into	O
Abel	O
and	O
another	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
raiders	O
,	O
Lilly	O
,	O
the	O
woman	O
who	O
either	O
left	O
or	O
was	O
forced	O
out	O
of	O
Lee	O
's	O
group	O
during	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
during	O
the	O
July	O
2017	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Season	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
to	O
launch	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clementine	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Melissa	O
Hutchison	O
,	O
as	O
Telltale	O
found	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
not	O
pleased	O
with	O
how	O
little	O
interactivity	O
there	O
was	O
with	O
Clementine	O
in	O
A	B-Application
New	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
call	O
back	O
to	O
what	O
fans	O
had	O
praised	O
about	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
,	O
and	O
knew	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
Clementine	O
the	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
direction	O
,	O
Telltale	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
conclusion	O
to	O
Clementine	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
Telltale	O
brought	O
back	O
Gary	O
Whitta	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-Application
season	I-Application
and	O
"	O
400	O
Days	O
"	O
content	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
close	O
out	O
Clementine	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
followed	O
from	O
A	B-Application
New	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
with	O
Clementine	O
having	O
rescued	O
AJ	O
from	O
the	O
McCarroll	O
Ranch	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
ellipsis	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
ahead	O
,	O
where	O
AJ	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
season	O
used	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Telltale	O
Tool	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Telltale	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
to	O
approach	O
the	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
course-corrections	O
made	O
at	O
Telltale	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Season	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
cutting	O
down	O
from	O
twenty	O
episodes	O
across	O
multiple	O
games	O
in	O
2017	O
to	O
only	O
this	O
season	O
's	O
four	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
offering	O
approximately	O
the	O
first	O
twenty	O
minutes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
added	O
in	O
this	O
season	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
title	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
,	O
Telltale	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
a	O
possible	O
future	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
creative	O
director	O
Kent	O
Mudle	O
said	O
that	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
title	O
represented	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Clementine	O
's	O
journey	O
from	O
Telltale	O
's	O
view	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
revisit	O
the	O
franchise	O
through	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Skybound	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
publishing	O
company	O
that	O
Kirkman	O
started	O
to	O
support	O
licensing	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
other	O
properties	O
,	O
were	O
starting	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
division	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
started	O
a	O
small	O
Skybound	O
Games	O
division	O
led	O
by	O
Ian	O
Howe	O
around	O
five	O
months	O
before	O
Telltale	O
's	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
Telltale	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
first	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
season	O
to	O
help	O
Telltale	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
story	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
tell	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
's	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
return	O
,	O
Skybound	O
gained	O
an	O
appreciation	O
of	O
what	O
interactive	O
experiences	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
mean	O
alongside	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
venues	O
(	O
comics	O
,	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
forth	O
)	O
they	O
were	O
exploring	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
essential	O
element	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Wheel	O
of	O
Awesome	O
"	O
to	O
extend	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
their	O
other	O
properties	O
into	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Telltale	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
negotiate	O
with	O
the	O
landlord	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Telltale	O
offices	O
to	O
establish	O
working	O
space	O
there	O
as	O
to	O
minimize	O
any	O
disruption	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
and	O
not	O
require	O
them	O
to	O
relocate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
also	O
affirmed	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
gained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
former	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
require	O
anyone	O
that	O
had	O
already	O
purchased	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
for	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
to	O
buy	O
one	O
again	O
once	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
episodes	O
are	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
produced	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Final	O
Season	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
;	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
disc	O
contains	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
episodes	O
and	O
granted	O
access	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
remaining	O
episode	O
as	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Season	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
upgraded	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
seasons	O
and	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
76/100	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
72/100	O
based	O
on	O
10	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
episode	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
69/100	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
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has	O
a	O
rating	O
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based	O
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reviews	O
.	O
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,	O
the	O
PC	O
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10	O
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,	O
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on	O
4	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
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Nintendo	B-Application
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a	O
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the	O
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