Tales From the Borderlands
After so many downer reviews, finally a game that I enjoy!
What is Telltale
It's like interactive fiction, but it's not even very interactive. Perhaps a better term would be "immersive fiction". You make just enough decisions to see yourself as the protagonist. It has a little feel of the old Lucas Arts games and in fact has the license for some of those games.
Basically you watch and participate in the unfolding of a story, not unlike watching a cartoon show.
Why Borderlands
I still scratch my head over this. I loved Borderlands 2 and solidly enjoyed Borderlands Pre Sequel, but the world didn't feel like a real place. It was more of an amusement park for murder-hungy looters.
Tales from the Borderlands tries to humanize the setting. There are real people with real struggles that I can relate to. The final work is pretty amazing. I don't know why that surprises me. Final Fantasy set a high bar long ago and plenty of games and comics have managed to be fantastical yet human. Perhaps it's because Borderlands has been the Mad Max of computer games, and while I love me some Mad Max, I never tried to relate to the characters.
Why Tales From the Borderlands is Great
The humor. That's it. Sure, sometimes it's exciting. Sometimes it's touching. Sometimes you get an insight into a real-life problem. But you can get that from any prime-time TV show. In TFtB, the humor is what keeps you engaged. The best parts are the snarky sarcasm, which this game drips with Archer quality wit.
How Long to Play
There are five chapters, and I have only completed four. Each chapter seem to be about an hour and a half or so. You probably want to do an entire chapter in one sitting.
Who Should Buy this?
That's a good question. I don't know the target audience. If you don't play Borderlands, then why get this game? There are a ton of other Telltale games out there. I would recommend this game for anybody who likes Borderlands and Archer.
That's the end of my review. Here is how I spend my time lately:
What I'm playing
Dungeon Crawl Stone Stoup
Diablo 3
Tales From the Borderlands
Overwatch
Star Wars RPG
Traveler RPG
What I'm watching
Westworld
South Park
I wish I was watching Star Wars Rebels but I don't want to steal it or pay $20 per season.
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