The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 - Smoke and Mirrors

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 23 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

7
Average:

7
Bad:

1

Pros:

Excellent atmosphere makes it easy to buy into the plot and characters.
Detective work that’s believable and matters.
Top-notch voice acting.

Cons:

Some dialogue inconsistencies.
Fight scene seems tacked on.

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Last revision on May 5, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Excellent atmosphere makes it easy to buy into the plot and characters
Detective work that’s believable and matters
Top-notch voice acting
Element of choice helps to invest you in Bigby's story
Visual style is well-developed and gives the art team a chance to show it can keep up with the series’ writers

Reviewers Didn't Like

Some dialogue inconsistencies
Fight scene seems tacked on
Shorter than Episode 1
What happened to the time mechanic?
Lacks some of the first episode's intensity

Expert reviews and ratings

100

The folks at TellTale Games made a smart move when they made The Wolf Among Us Episode One available for free during a limited time. Even though this is the same company that has brought us The Walking Dead episodic series, the Fables comic franchise is...

By GamingShogun on March 08, 2014

While Smoke and Mirrors is a little on the short side, The Wolf Among Us continues to impress with its story-driven gameplay that adapts to your previous decisions in unexpected ways. The story gets even more sinister and takes us to the darker parts of...

By Gaming Nexus on February 20, 2014

TellTale Games has a great formula: get us hooked in an immersive dark story then yank the carpet from beneath us when everything gets interesting, the end of an episode, thus turning players into hungry fans desperate for their next fix. I can't fault...

By moviesgamesandtech.com on February 13, 2014

Right, this is a short review.The Wolf Among Us Episode 2 continues on from episode 1, with surprises and plot twists galore! If you want to find out more, read my review of the first episode here. Essentially you play the sheriff in a community of fairy...

By Yet Another Review Site on February 12, 2014

That's not to say it's not without its own unique pleasures, but while I'm curious to see what happens next, it so far lacks the edge-of-the-seat impatience that The Walking Dead conjured up at the end of each episode.

By EuroGamer on February 11, 2014

Spoilers ahead for those who haven't played episode one.Telltale Games started off with licensed games like Jurassic Park and Back to the Future. It wasn't until they released The Walking Dead: The Game that they became a studio on everybody's radar....

By nerdreactor.com on February 11, 2014

Smoke & Mirrors isn't quite as good as the superb Faith and is a little shorter, which is a kick in the flying monkey nuts after how long it took to turn up, but it's still an excellent and enjoyable adventure full of intrigue, surprise and emotion. If...

By Strategy Informer on February 10, 2014

It's not easy being the big bad wolf. Whereas Episode One of Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us gave us a glimpse of the beast within, Episode Two: Smoke & Mirrors lets you live it, should you so choose to. Picking up where things left off, the second...

By GameZone on February 08, 2014

CommentIt’s taken a bit longer than any of us would have liked for the second episode to Telltale Games The Wolf Among Us, but thankfully this week the wait is over for patient fans. This episode is dubbed “Smoke and Mirrors”, for reasons that’ll...

By Gaming Age on February 07, 2014

The middle parts of a story focused title like the Wolf Among Us are difficult to review.After all, this is like watching act two of a play and trying to give that individual experience its own score and critique.Instead, I'll keep this short and...

By ztgd.com on February 07, 2014

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