{"id":85817,"date":"2015-05-31T00:38:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T23:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8ce250469d.nxcli.io\/?post_type=game-review&p=85817"},"modified":"2020-08-23T00:24:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T23:24:56","slug":"game-of-thrones-episode-1-iron-from-ice-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment-focus.com\/2015\/05\/31\/game-of-thrones-episode-1-iron-from-ice-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Of Thrones Episode 1: Iron From Ice review"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re not up to date on the Game of Thrones books or TV series then please be warned this review may contain spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Telltale Games have found plenty of success with their episodic adventure games. After titles such as The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands their next effort is to give HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones the same treatment.<\/p>\n

Game of Thrones \u2013 A Telltale Game Series is set across six episodes and takes place between events from the end of season 3 and the start of season 5 of the HBO TV show. The TV show is based around the book series A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin. For those that read the books these events are around book three, A Storm of Swords.<\/p>\n

Instead of recreating the show the events of the episodes take place alongside them. Many of the main characters from the show feature in the game and are instantly recognisable. They are also voiced by the real life actors including Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell and Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow.<\/p>\n

The game focuses on characters from House Forrester which hasn\u2019t so far featured in the show and only played a small part in the books. This is a noble house from the Wolfswood in the north of Westeros. They are Bannermen to House Glover and loyal to the Starks. The Forresters are based at a stronghold called Ironrath which is surrounded by ironwood trees. Their house words are \u2018Iron from Ice\u2019 which is also the title for this first episode.<\/p>\n