Wolf Among Us - Boxed - PS3

The Wolf Among Us is a five-part adventure game series based on Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series. The game is consistent with the comic universe and is set in the 1980s, thirty years before the first comic book. It depicts an alternative version of our world in which the characters from our fairy tales and fables live in a separate world known as the Homelands, ruled by a tyrant known as the Adversary. Some have fled this world and founded a colony in the human world known as Fabletown, located in Manhattan, USA. They must hide their presence from humans by taking on human form through an enchantment known as Glamour. If Fables refuse to accept the spell, or cannot afford it, they are sent to a rural community called The Farm. In the game, the player controls Bigby Wolf, the reformed Big Bad Wolf, who has now become Sheriff of Fabletown. His job is to ensure that the residents abide by the law. The game is full of references and characters from famous fables such as Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Mr. Toad, Bluebeard, The Little Mermaid, and Woodsman, but often with a grim twist, while most of the game has a noir and hardboiled atmosphere.

On PC, the episodes were not released individually but only as a single Season Pack. The Xbox 360, PS3, and iOS versions offer the first episode as a separate purchase. The other four can then be purchased individually (PS3/Xbox 360) or as a bundle via a Season Pass (Xbox 360) or multi-pack (iOS). For Xbox 360 and PS3, there is also a free trial version that includes only the first act of the first episode. For PS3, all five episodes are also available as individual purchases via the Season Pass version. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 have a compilation version that bundles all episodes together. For PS Vita, PS4, and Xbox One, this is the game's first release on the respective platform.

Each episode consists of six chapters. The five episodes are:* The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 - Faith

• The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 - Smoke and Mirrors
• The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 - A Crooked Mile
• The Wolf Among Us: Episode 4 - In Sheep's Clothing
• The Wolf Among Us: Episode 5 - Cry Wolf

The gameplay is largely identical to The Walking Dead. The game is story-driven and incorporates player decisions that apply throughout the entire game. There is a certain degree of freedom in exploration, and sometimes several paths are offered, for example when choosing the next destination. Many objects in the environment can be examined, and some can also be picked up and stored in a separate inventory. These objects are not always necessary to solve puzzles, but can improve relationships in conversations if the object is useful. Conversations with important characters and solving small puzzles are the main triggers for advancing in the game. Many of the action sequences are shown as cutscenes or through quick-time events so the player can react quickly. If they are not carried out in time, the character dies or the game selects a different route for events. As in The Walking Dead, conversation options are almost always time-limited, and if the player does not respond in time, a decision is made automatically. Each episode ends with a preview of the events of the next episode, and a new episode begins with a brief recap.