Definitely a new story . <| sep |> Not at all ! <| sep |> Aren ' t you exaggerating a bit ? I have a hard time believing a 2005 PC , no matter how beefy , could run 2016 games . <| sep |> he does LIKE THAT <| sep |> The macro story is simple survival , then rebuilding society . The Walking Dead puts it ' s focus on the micro stories Rick finding his family , prison vs Governor , life on the road , Alexandria , No Way Out , Rick vs Negan . The meat of TWD is in the various trials and tribulations that the characters go through in their attempts to survive and rebuild . So if you ' re looking for some grand , mindblowing , set in stone endgoal for the characters to reach , you should go watch any other zombie film or show . Robert Kirkman once said something along the lines of Every zombie movie ends the same way the characters somehow find a cure , or they are last seen going to a safe haven . The Walking Dead is about what happens after the movie ends .