The Wolf Among Us

Right around the same time that Telltale was getting off the ground with its Walking Dead games, it also began to adapt another seminal comic book series called Fables. The result of that was the gritty fantasy noir The Wolf Among Us, which followed Bigby Wolf (based on the Big Bad Wolf) a grizzled private eye attempting to solve a murder in Fabletown, a kind of hidden enclave of storied characters from fairytales and folklore sitting in the middle of 1980s Manhattan. It is exactly the kind of grimdark version of cheery tales that started cropping up around the turn of the millenia, but also The Wolf Among Us itself kind of rules. It’s grittier than the very sentimental Walking Dead games, heavier on action, and feels more acutely stylized. I’m also simply a sucker for a good mystery, and not only does The Wolf Among Us feature a pretty great one, but it ends on a hell of a cliffhanger, which is supposed to be followed by the long-in-development sequel. Ahead of that being released in the near-ish future, you may as well get acquainted with Fabletown by picking up The Wolf Among Us on GOG for $7.49.