The first thing that pops into my head when I hear someone mention Game of Thrones: DUUUN duun, da da DAAAA dun, dA Da dunnnnnnnnn. And then second: Damn the entire A Song of Ice and Fire saga and its unyielding chokehold on my attention. For me, few other novels--or television shows, because, really, who reads books these days--have been as simultaneously delightful and infuriating to enjoy. It's a universe I can't seem to get enough of, even if its goings-on occasionally drive me to stress eat 8,000-calorie mega dinners. You can imagine my disappointment, then, every time a new and hideously awful Game of Thrones game comes out. BUT! There might yet be hope.

that Telltale Games--you know, the studio that made The Walking Dead, GamesRadar's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2012 Game of the Year--is rumored to be working on a Game of Thrones game. If you're one ♉🔯of the types to greet this news with "Hrrrnnnng the combat will suck," then you're oblivious to why this is the best news ever.

Yes, A Song of Ice and Fire is home to horrifically brutal scenes (what up, Red Wedding?)--but far more exciting are its politically motivated plot twists and the tension built by its eccentric cast of characters, all of whom harbor a secret agend👍a that,🦩 when exposed, will blow your mind. These are the things that make the series so wholly entertaining--and these are the exact same things that act as the foundation for many of Telltale's games.

I mean, The Walking Dead is beloved because of its focus on character interaction and the drama said interactions inevitably breed. And what is Game of Thrones if not a catalog of chara🍨cter interactions (some lovely, some nightmare-inducing) and their consequences? Telltale's creative style tends to prize drama and intrigue🦩 above all else--as does Martin's fantasy series. It's such a natural fit.

So, too, is Telltale's typical episodic approach to games. The A Song of Ice and Fire novels are told through a rotating perspective of various characters, providing insight into their motivations and goals. It'd be easy to imagine each episode of a theoretical game focusing on a single character. Episode 1: Taking the Black as Jon Snow; Episode 2: Becoming the🎃 Hand🐼 of the King as Eddard Stark; and so on. Telltale even experimented with a multi-character setup in its 400 Days DLC for The Walking Dead, meaning the studio has experience with switching up perspectives.

Of course, there's a good chance that if Telltale makes an episodic game based on the A Song of Ice and Fire universe, it may not star the iconic characters. Maybe it'll have some cameos, as did The Walking Dead, but I fully expect it'll feature a new cast of characters, each struggling in different ways with the shifting politics revolving around the Iro♉n Throne. Let's just hope they're as twisted and selfish as the ones we've already come to know and🎃 love.