The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile (PlayStation 3) Review

This third episode starts up just where the previous one closed: Bigby standing in the room where Lily was killed, with the evidence showing it was Ichabod Crane all along - a dark turn indeed and a disturbing one for Snow. Now Bigby begins an investigation into Ichabod while trying to protect Snow.

With Ichabod in the wind, this chapter sets up a choice of where to investigate, giving the player a selection of three locations. These make for slight variations to the story throughout the rest of the episode, and are enough to warrant a few play-throughs to see all of the alternative story pieces. Each really helps to flesh out the world and develop various characters.

Another major comic character makes his debut this time round, as Flycatcher appears. Like Jack, it's great to see a comic favourite appear, but again, unfortunately, it's a little brief. It's also great to some secondary characters that have previously been introduced get fully fleshed out. One of the girls at the Pudding Pie "Nerissa," likely better known as "Ariel" as it's the original Little Mermaid Fable, becomes a much more prominent figure here.

This chapter really shines, with great twists to the story and some superb character development. Some of the characters really come into their own and are much more recognisable from the versions in the comics. More and more of the choices are beginning to pay off, and it shows, with rarely a black and white option and Bigby living in the grey areas of morality.