This is a surprisingly ecological approach to something in a world where greed is possibly worse than it is in current-era United States. The Forrester clan are the only caretakers of this forest who fell the timber in a sustainable way. The wood of these trees is said to be the strongest in all of Westeros, making the Ironwood Forest a priceless commodity. They tend and care for a forest of trees from their hold, Ironrath. The Forresters are what their name suggests. It follows the story of House Forrester, a family briefly mentioned in Martin’s books but never expounded upon. The game begins with The Red Wedding, a pivotal point in the Game of Thrones narrative. The episodes follow the events of both the book and the show in a tangential way, albeit later in the story’s development. Rodrik is an older version of Robb Stark, Gared is a … More The Forresters bear more than a passing resemblance to the Starks of GoT’s main thread. In the scope of the show, that’s only season four. Subsequent seasons will likely feature events beyond that. People do any and every thing for money and power in Westeros, and finding pockets of humanity amidst that can be surprising.The game features the Forresters from The Red Wedding up to and past The Purple Wedding.
I would not have continued to throw my money down had I not been invested this tale. Thankfully, that doesn’t mean that playing through the six episodes of the game was a waste of time. While I enjoyed Telltale’s efforts to replicate what HBO’s Game of Thrones does, it doesn’t quite live up to the mark, and there’s no question that the books do it better. Season 1 of Telltale’s Game of Thrones is finally finished.