Tales from the Borderlands is the continuation of the Borderlands franchise, being a drastic departure from the series by using Telltales choose/not choose your own adventure format instead of the previous FPS gameplay and was released in episodic format (5 episodes) in 2014. If you are a fan of the series or like the visual novel format then I highly recommend. Each episode takes about 2 hours to play, and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be discounted much more so it sells at full price.

You “control” two characters Rhys, a Hyperion employee who idolizes Jack and along with his partner in crime Vaughn plan to try and get themselves a promotion in any way possible, and Fiona, a con artist who works with her sister to survive on Pandora. The game follows their meeting and subsequent attempts to recover their stolen money, upgrade a robot, get a vault key to open the vault of the traveler, possibly revive Jack and survive. . There are plenty of well know characters who join your team at certain points, from Zer0, Claptrap, Athena, Scooter amongst others. Butt Stallion’s inclusion is one of the games highlights

Unlike in the wolf amongst us as you are controlling 2 characters (with wildly different goals it become quite interesting seeing the group work against each other, and being in control of the dysfunction. Rarely are you given a choice that makes both of the main characters happy, as they have completely different world views (Fiona hates Jack while Rhys idolizes him at the beginning, Rhys and Fiona’s sister start hitting it off and Fiona is about looking after family while Rhys wants to emulate Jack by using and discarding everyone around him to rise to the top).

The gameplay is slightly different as well, as there is a money system in place, where if you have money you can purchase items, hire help or bribe your way through some situations. This is important for the end boss, and new game mode lets you play again with the unlocked money and items that you have accrued (if you want to see what other options would have yielded). The game also incorporates a fair few QTE that effect dialogue options and outcomes, so it’s important to be paying attention as you can miss a lot of good paths to take if you mistime them. As with other games like this your dialogue options do matter but ultimately don’t, as the games plot isn’t really branching. The largest deviations will be who stands with you at the end boss, and how well certain characters are disposed towards you as the game moves forward. just try asking loader bot to sacrifice himself so you can survive . The end boss battle was the best part of the game, and though it’s all QTE depending on who you have with you the fight is hilarious and well worth playing just for that.

Graphically the cel shaded style of the borderlands series really suits the games format, it looks as great as ever. The voicework for the game is excellent, with Troy Barker voicing Rhys amongst a very big cast of well-known Voice actors (Nolan North, Dameon Clarke, Patrick Warburton, Chris Hardwick and Laura Bailey to name a few). The voice actors for all of the returning characters are back scooter will be missed and claptraps inclusion was good . Just like the rest of the series the music seems hand picked for the game, and suits it really well. There aren’t any bad songs.

If you are chasing 100% achievements then this game is an easy 100%

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Tales from the Borderlands is the continuation of the Borderlands franchise, being a drastic departure from the series by using Telltales choose/not choose your own adventure format instead of the previous FPS gameplay and was released in episodic format (5 episodes) in 2014. If you are a fan of the series or like the visual novel format then I highly recommend. Each episode takes about 2 hours to play, and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be discounted much more so it sells at full price. You “control” two characters Rhys, a Hyperion employee who idolizes Jack and along with his partner in crime Vaughn plan to try and get themselves a promotion in any way possible, and Fiona, a con artist who works with her sister to survive on Pandora. The game follows their meeting and subsequent attempts to [spoiler] recover their stolen money, upgrade a robot, get a vault key to open the vault of the traveler, possibly revive Jack and survive. [/spoiler]. There are plenty of well know characters who join your team at certain points, from Zer0, Claptrap, Athena, Scooter amongst others. Butt Stallion’s inclusion is one of the games highlights Unlike in the wolf amongst us as you are controlling 2 characters (with wildly different goals it become quite interesting seeing the group work against each other, and being in control of the dysfunction. Rarely are you given a choice that makes both of the main characters happy, as they have completely different world views (Fiona hates Jack while Rhys idolizes him at the beginning, Rhys and Fiona’s sister start hitting it off and Fiona is about looking after family while Rhys wants to emulate Jack by using and discarding everyone around him to rise to the top). The gameplay is slightly different as well, as there is a money system in place, where if you have money you can purchase items, hire help or bribe your way through some situations. This is important for the end boss, and new game mode lets you play again with the unlocked money and items that you have accrued (if you want to see what other options would have yielded). The game also incorporates a fair few QTE that effect dialogue options and outcomes, so it’s important to be paying attention as you can miss a lot of good paths to take if you mistime them. As with other games like this your dialogue options do matter but ultimately don’t, as the games plot isn’t really branching. The largest deviations will be who stands with you at the end boss, and how well certain characters are disposed towards you as the game moves forward. [spoiler] just try asking loader bot to sacrifice himself so you can survive [/spoiler]. The end boss battle was the best part of the game, and though it’s all QTE depending on who you have with you the fight is hilarious and well worth playing just for that. Graphically the cel shaded style of the borderlands series really suits the games format, it looks as great as ever. The voicework for the game is excellent, with Troy Barker voicing Rhys amongst a very big cast of well-known Voice actors (Nolan North, Dameon Clarke, Patrick Warburton, Chris Hardwick and Laura Bailey to name a few). The voice actors for all of the returning characters are back [spoiler] scooter will be missed and claptraps inclusion was good [/spoiler]. Just like the rest of the series the music seems hand picked for the game, and suits it really well. There aren’t any bad songs. If you are chasing 100% achievements then this game is an easy 100% For more reviews please visit https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31327216/