Agree on the 'impossible standard' bit, rilla, that was a nice way to put it. (I however fail to understand your comparison to Diablo 3, which has a lot more close substitutes than the awesomeness that is GoT ever will)
As for why or whether the walkers seemed different between S1E1 and S2E10, I'm kind of confused as to why anyone really feels they've had enough of a sample size to make a determination one way or the other. Regardless, it must seem at least a little unfair to brand those in episode 1 as "creepy and mysterious" while those in s2e10 are dismissed as 'straightforward' and 'cartoony'. While I think Rilla is right about the purposes of these episodes, try and consider the contexts of the scenes themselves as well. S1E1; small group of crows investigating a farm / dwelling; white walkers essentially appear out of nowhere and brutally kill two of them, letting one walk away unharmed. S2E10, a multitude of white walkers march presumably in the direction of the wall. In more or less broad daylight, during a snowstorm. It's all quite a bit less subtle in this case, so it's not all that shocking that they were not portrayed as being 'creepy and mysterious'.
Edit: really wish I was a better writer but I believe I got my point across.
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