A New Day (Video Game)

"A New Day" is the title of the first episode of The Walking Dead Video Game.

Plot Synopsis
History teacher, Lee Everett, is arrested for allegedly killing a state senator sleeping with his wife. While leaving Atlanta with a police officer, the police cruiser he is in runs over a walker, as they are referred to in the series - and crashes off the highway.

After fighting off the police man (who turned into a walker after the crash), Lee meets Clementine Marsh, a young girl, as well as Shawn Greene. Shawn takes Lee and Clementine home to the farm of his father, Hershel Greene. Lee meets a family, consisting of husband and wife, Kenny and Katjaa, and their young son, Duck.

After failing to save Shawn from walkers, Lee, Clementine and Kenny's family are banished from the farm. The group heads to Macon, Georgia where they meet a group of survivors, led by a woman named Lilly, who save them from a herd of walkers and are situated in a drugstore which Lee's parents owned. The group goes into a scuffle with Lilly's father, Larry, who quickly encounters a heart attack afterwards, and requires medication from a nearby pharmacy. Another member of the group, Glenn, decides to salvage for supplies in a motel, however he is stranded in the motel, leading Lee and a news reporter, Carley to rescue Glenn.

Glenn decides to help a stranded survivor named Irene, however Irene is revealed to be bitten and commits suicide upon taking Carley's gun. Upon returning to the drugstore, Lee comes to the conclusion that his parents were killed by walkers. Carley tells Lee that she knows Lee's past, but keeps his secret. Lee and an IT technician, Doug head out to find the keys of the pharmacy.

Lee is forced to kill his reanimated brother in order to retrieve the keys. Upon entering, the alarm sounds, forcing the group to leave the drugstore after giving Larry medicine. Upon leaving, Lee saves either Carley or Doug from walkers, and he is knocked out by a vengeful Larry. Lee is rescued by Kenny, and the group heads to the motel for shelter. Upon hearing Atlanta is overrun by walkers, Glenn leaves the group and heads for the city in order to rescue his friends left behind. Despite finding comfortable shelter and water, the group's glimpse of hope is short-lived when electricity is suddenly shut off.

In-Game Decisions
This list shows some of the choices made by players that were tracked by the game.

Looked For Help Or Waited?


 * Looked For Help 78%


 * Waited Until Dark 22%

Told Shawn you were Clementine's...


 * Neighbor 52%


 * "Just A Guy" 34%


 * Babysitter 9%


 * Silence 5%

Tell the Truth Or Lie to Hershel?


 * Told the Truth 62%


 * Lied 38%

Save Shawn or Duck?


 * Saved Duck 49%


 * Saved Shawn 48%


 * Saved Neither 3%

Side With Kenny or Larry?
 * Sided With Larry 57%
 * Sided With Kenny 43%

"Do You Know That Guy?"
 * He Might Work At The Drugstore 55%
 * He Has A Familiar Face 40%
 * It's Just Sad 5%

Questions About Your Past
 * "No One Knows" 61%
 * "Who Cares?" 24%
 * "What's It To You" 15%

Give Irene the Gun?
 * Refused 55%
 * Gave Her The Gun 45%

Clementine's Parents
 * "They'll Find Us" 90%
 * "I Don't Think They'll Find Us" 10%

Save Doug or Carley?
 * Save Carley 75%
 * Save Doug 25%

Credits

 * Lee Everett
 * Clementine Marsh
 * Kenny
 * Katjaa
 * Kenny Jr
 * Lilly Caul
 * Doug
 * Larry Caul
 * Carley
 * Glenn
 * Hershel Greene
 * Shawn Greene
 * Irene
 * Sandra
 * Police Officer
 * Chet (Determinant)
 * Andre Mitchell (Determinant)

Deaths

 * Mr. Everett
 * Mrs. Everett
 * Police Officer
 * Sandra
 * Shawn Greene
 * Irene
 * Carley (Determinant)
 * Doug (Determinant)

Trivia

 * First Appearance of Lee Everett.
 * First Appearance of Clementine Marsh.
 * First Appearance of Kenny.
 * First Appearance of Katjaa.
 * First Appearance of Kenny Jr.
 * First Appearance of Lilly Caul.
 * First Appearance of Doug.
 * First Appearance of Larry Caul.
 * First Appearance of Carley.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Glenn.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Chet.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Andre Mitchell.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Hershel Greene.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Shawn Greene.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Irene.
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Sandra. (Zombified)
 * First Appearance (And Last) of Police Officer.
 * First Mention of Diana Marsh.
 * First Mention of Ed Marsh.
 * This episode shares its name with the webisode of the same name.
 * In this episode Hershel says that Family is all that matters. A reference to another webisode named Family Matters.
 * This could also be a reference to the first volume of Kirkman's comic, Invincible, named Family Matters.