I haven't played the game and l liked it, but I thought the beginning of the show was the strongest part. The pilot was great especially the first half and the second episode was also amazing. The infected felt like a actual threat in this episode and some good action l. Episode 3 was a great standalone episode that made me cry so much really unexpected.

The middle part of the season was the weakest. It wasn't bad, but it had pacing issues and I wish the infected would have been more of an issue. Also I wished we would have spent a little bit more time with just the main characters. The character development for Joel happened to fast for me in the end I think in the end the show would have benefitted from a few more episodes maybe 12 or at least 10.

Overall I still think it's a good show with some flaws, but still a I'm looking forward to season 2