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Design-wise:
Season 1 - A fairly basic design, but fitting with this being her character at her most innocent and least developed. It's also good how elements of her design hold relevance to her personality and the story such as her wearing the hat her father gave her reminding the audience of how strong her desire to find her parents is and her long hair despite the situation being brought up as a plot point in Episodes 2 and 3. 6.5/10
Season 2 - A natural progression from the previous season. Her more matured expression goes well with her age and further experience. Her jacket from Episode 3 and onward is pretty accurately described by her and Tavia as ugly when it indeed doesn't really stand out with the dark or very light backgrounds that make up a good portion of the rest of the season, though it does show her ability to prioritise necessities despite this. 7/10
Season 3 - Her ANF design is an oddity compared to the others. Her skin tone becomes far darker than before which, whilst possible with age, doesn't really fit when she's mainly stuck to colder environments and is shown far lighter in the final season. Alongside that, the change to a more realistic art style is one that mitigates some of the more definitive aspects of her design. Still, there's enough to show her as more experienced than her season 2 self such as her wearing lighter clothing to compliment her stealth or the bra strap present in some scenes reminding us she's growing up, something that's relevant to her character in Episode 4. 6/10
Season 4 - Her Final Season design and attire allow her to appear as a culmination of all her prior designs and experiences even from visuals alone. The art style lends itself well to this with it returning more to some of the comic book aspects of the first two seasons and the tattered appearance of her hat reminds the audience of the difficult journey that's chipped away at her physically and mentally. This more matured design and art style also goes well with the variety in facial expressions she'd show here both in general plot points and more choice-based scenarios, from happiness and being content to bloodthirsty and aggressive. 8/10
Character-wise:
Season 1 - Whilst not as dynamic as her later incarnations, her role as an inexperienced girl in the worst kind of scenario for her makes her initial lack of usefulness excused. This further helps show how she grows from the journey in being an integral asset at points such as escaping from the meat locker, getting through the dog door or saving Lee from the man on the radio (as well as saving Molly if choosing to bring Clem to Crawford). She also has enough moments to make her more than just a girl with a desire to find her parents, such as calling out Lee whenever he swears (something that will help show a definite change to her by the time of Season 2) that help inform us of her upbringing and her curious nature allowing us to naturally learn more about Lee's past. Finally, her actions at the end of the season show her as having proven herself capable of surviving from the experiences she's endured and her final moments with Lee present a strong foundation for both her story and internal problems as the series goes on. 7/10
Season 2 - One thing that stands out both for her character and as a playing experience is the edgy nature of some of her dialogue choices such as the "You should be nicer to me" choice to Rebecca in Episode 1 or the "Want a cookie?" choice to Jane at the start of Episode 5. It's quite fitting with a young girl who's spent time with a lot of snarky characters such as Lilly as well as showing Omid's attempts at lightening the situation as having rubbed off on her. It also acts as a breath of fresh air compared to the more limited dialogue options Lee had, where outside of threatening Ben in Episode 3 or Vernon in Episode 4, there's less variety in his responses with the most differing ones usually being emotionally driven or passive aggressive.
We see early on more of Clem's potential for survival through her sewing her wound as well as her stealth and resourcefulness in getting the materials for this. Her actions in Episode 3 are more choice-based, though most of them provide a good way of being able to read into the situation well such as managing to play Carver well, along with (if choosing so) her watching Carver be killed highlighting the effect this world has had on her that would become relevant to her character arc in Season 4. You also see her presenting a natural motherly nature when holding AJ, something that will become her main trait in the following seasons and may stem from her desire not to see past tragedies occur again as with Christa's implied miscarriage (lack of bump after the timeskip and Clem saying "No, not again..." when believing AJ to be dead). It's more difficult to rate her conclusion due to Season 2 having 4 possible endings, though going by the best route (saving Kenny and leaving with him), we see a strong desire to hold onto the last piece left from her early days of the apocalypse as well as showing her empathy in helping Kenny with him being easily the most emotionally resilient yet damaged character in the series. 7.5/10
Season 3 - One key aspect of why leaving with Kenny is the true way to end Season 2 is his cause of death here, since it does help show some parallels to the start of Season 4. Most of Clementine's character in this season consists of showing her maternal instincts in her desire to reunite with AJ as well as exploring her growth through her now going through issues such as menstruation, doing a good job at making her femininity an important aspect of her character. Her interactions with Gabe also help show her age more in how she can be lighthearted or embarrassed during the right circumstances and you can create further tragedy to show her emotional strength if going through the right sequences to assure Gabe's death. She isn't quite as dynamic as prior seasons due to the story having more focus on Javi and his family, but what elements are present within her show her as more complex and matured than prior seasons. 7.5/10
Season 4 - This is the peak of her character in having come full circle. Her role in raising AJ and how she often ponders on the situation Lee had with her when looking for advice on what to do is a good callback and the flaws within her parenting shows her struggle in being thrust into such a situation whilst trying to make the best out of it. Her interactions with the Ericson students are also far more interesting displays of interacting with those her age than Gabe brought to the table, mainly due to the more varied personalities and scenarios present for them. It also shows her skills as a leader that have naturally come from her experiences as well as her strength in willpower in being able to break Marlon on an ideological level or standing her ground when captured by Lilly. Going back to AJ, her flaws in raising him help present themselves throughout such as him repeating what she taught him when shooting Marlon or how, regardless of your choice, the end of Episode 3 will lead to trouble going forward. Despite all that, her ability to raise him well is proven when he manages to save her from the situation she couldn't save Lee from, which is further enhanced if you went down the path of not trusting him with the hard decisions. Overall, it acts as the logical conclusion and culmination of her character arc. 8/10
Season 1 - A fairly basic design, but fitting with this being her character at her most innocent and least developed. It's also good how elements of her design hold relevance to her personality and the story such as her wearing the hat her father gave her reminding the audience of how strong her desire to find her parents is and her long hair despite the situation being brought up as a plot point in Episodes 2 and 3. 6.5/10
Season 2 - A natural progression from the previous season. Her more matured expression goes well with her age and further experience. Her jacket from Episode 3 and onward is pretty accurately described by her and Tavia as ugly when it indeed doesn't really stand out with the dark or very light backgrounds that make up a good portion of the rest of the season, though it does show her ability to prioritise necessities despite this. 7/10
Season 3 - Her ANF design is an oddity compared to the others. Her skin tone becomes far darker than before which, whilst possible with age, doesn't really fit when she's mainly stuck to colder environments and is shown far lighter in the final season. Alongside that, the change to a more realistic art style is one that mitigates some of the more definitive aspects of her design. Still, there's enough to show her as more experienced than her season 2 self such as her wearing lighter clothing to compliment her stealth or the bra strap present in some scenes reminding us she's growing up, something that's relevant to her character in Episode 4. 6/10
Season 4 - Her Final Season design and attire allow her to appear as a culmination of all her prior designs and experiences even from visuals alone. The art style lends itself well to this with it returning more to some of the comic book aspects of the first two seasons and the tattered appearance of her hat reminds the audience of the difficult journey that's chipped away at her physically and mentally. This more matured design and art style also goes well with the variety in facial expressions she'd show here both in general plot points and more choice-based scenarios, from happiness and being content to bloodthirsty and aggressive. 8/10
Character-wise:
Season 1 - Whilst not as dynamic as her later incarnations, her role as an inexperienced girl in the worst kind of scenario for her makes her initial lack of usefulness excused. This further helps show how she grows from the journey in being an integral asset at points such as escaping from the meat locker, getting through the dog door or saving Lee from the man on the radio (as well as saving Molly if choosing to bring Clem to Crawford). She also has enough moments to make her more than just a girl with a desire to find her parents, such as calling out Lee whenever he swears (something that will help show a definite change to her by the time of Season 2) that help inform us of her upbringing and her curious nature allowing us to naturally learn more about Lee's past. Finally, her actions at the end of the season show her as having proven herself capable of surviving from the experiences she's endured and her final moments with Lee present a strong foundation for both her story and internal problems as the series goes on. 7/10
Season 2 - One thing that stands out both for her character and as a playing experience is the edgy nature of some of her dialogue choices such as the "You should be nicer to me" choice to Rebecca in Episode 1 or the "Want a cookie?" choice to Jane at the start of Episode 5. It's quite fitting with a young girl who's spent time with a lot of snarky characters such as Lilly as well as showing Omid's attempts at lightening the situation as having rubbed off on her. It also acts as a breath of fresh air compared to the more limited dialogue options Lee had, where outside of threatening Ben in Episode 3 or Vernon in Episode 4, there's less variety in his responses with the most differing ones usually being emotionally driven or passive aggressive.
We see early on more of Clem's potential for survival through her sewing her wound as well as her stealth and resourcefulness in getting the materials for this. Her actions in Episode 3 are more choice-based, though most of them provide a good way of being able to read into the situation well such as managing to play Carver well, along with (if choosing so) her watching Carver be killed highlighting the effect this world has had on her that would become relevant to her character arc in Season 4. You also see her presenting a natural motherly nature when holding AJ, something that will become her main trait in the following seasons and may stem from her desire not to see past tragedies occur again as with Christa's implied miscarriage (lack of bump after the timeskip and Clem saying "No, not again..." when believing AJ to be dead). It's more difficult to rate her conclusion due to Season 2 having 4 possible endings, though going by the best route (saving Kenny and leaving with him), we see a strong desire to hold onto the last piece left from her early days of the apocalypse as well as showing her empathy in helping Kenny with him being easily the most emotionally resilient yet damaged character in the series. 7.5/10
Season 3 - One key aspect of why leaving with Kenny is the true way to end Season 2 is his cause of death here, since it does help show some parallels to the start of Season 4. Most of Clementine's character in this season consists of showing her maternal instincts in her desire to reunite with AJ as well as exploring her growth through her now going through issues such as menstruation, doing a good job at making her femininity an important aspect of her character. Her interactions with Gabe also help show her age more in how she can be lighthearted or embarrassed during the right circumstances and you can create further tragedy to show her emotional strength if going through the right sequences to assure Gabe's death. She isn't quite as dynamic as prior seasons due to the story having more focus on Javi and his family, but what elements are present within her show her as more complex and matured than prior seasons. 7.5/10
Season 4 - This is the peak of her character in having come full circle. Her role in raising AJ and how she often ponders on the situation Lee had with her when looking for advice on what to do is a good callback and the flaws within her parenting shows her struggle in being thrust into such a situation whilst trying to make the best out of it. Her interactions with the Ericson students are also far more interesting displays of interacting with those her age than Gabe brought to the table, mainly due to the more varied personalities and scenarios present for them. It also shows her skills as a leader that have naturally come from her experiences as well as her strength in willpower in being able to break Marlon on an ideological level or standing her ground when captured by Lilly. Going back to AJ, her flaws in raising him help present themselves throughout such as him repeating what she taught him when shooting Marlon or how, regardless of your choice, the end of Episode 3 will lead to trouble going forward. Despite all that, her ability to raise him well is proven when he manages to save her from the situation she couldn't save Lee from, which is further enhanced if you went down the path of not trusting him with the hard decisions. Overall, it acts as the logical conclusion and culmination of her character arc. 8/10
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