I played Tales From The Borderlands when it first came out, and I'm glad to see that it's just as good as I remember. I’ve always been a fan of Telltale style games, in 2014 when I was 13 and found out one of my favourite studios was doing something set in the same universe as my favourite game, safe to say I was excited. Telltale mixes their own point and click style and the borderlands style almost seamlessly, and end up creating one of my favourite parts of both the Telltale catalogue and the Borderlands series.
Unlike the mainline Borderlands games the gameplay is by far the weakest part of Tales. The gameplay is basically just walking around and talking with a few quick time events sprinkled through. In my opinion it's not bad and works fantastically for Telltale games, but it's not exactly addictive. The story is what really hooks you.
Tales From The Borderlands uses a lot of what has already been established in other Borderlands games, and builds off of it perfectly. There are a few returning characters in small roles, nothing major. Handsome Jack once again makes a significant appearance but it's a nice bookend to his story (hopefully) and a great explanation of why Hyperion is no longer present in Pandora. The new characters are fantastic. I love the deuteragonists, both Rhys and Fiona are interesting characters who both fit in well with the existing Borderlands characters but also bring in a ton of new personality. The voice work is top notch, both Laura Bailey and Troy Baker are as fantastic as always, but a lot of the other people I wasn't super familiar with beforehand are also fantastic. I'm bummed that Fiona hasn't come back in the mainline games. I think she'd make a great playable vaulthunter.
Tales From The Borderlands is a fantastic entry in the Borderlands series. In all honesty I think it may have the best story in the franchise. If you're a Borderlands fan and you haven't picked this one up yet do yourself a favour and play it as soon as you can.
Catch a ride
Unlike the mainline Borderlands games the gameplay is by far the weakest part of Tales. The gameplay is basically just walking around and talking with a few quick time events sprinkled through. In my opinion it's not bad and works fantastically for Telltale games, but it's not exactly addictive. The story is what really hooks you.
Tales From The Borderlands uses a lot of what has already been established in other Borderlands games, and builds off of it perfectly. There are a few returning characters in small roles, nothing major. Handsome Jack once again makes a significant appearance but it's a nice bookend to his story (hopefully) and a great explanation of why Hyperion is no longer present in Pandora. The new characters are fantastic. I love the deuteragonists, both Rhys and Fiona are interesting characters who both fit in well with the existing Borderlands characters but also bring in a ton of new personality. The voice work is top notch, both Laura Bailey and Troy Baker are as fantastic as always, but a lot of the other people I wasn't super familiar with beforehand are also fantastic. I'm bummed that Fiona hasn't come back in the mainline games. I think she'd make a great playable vaulthunter.
Tales From The Borderlands is a fantastic entry in the Borderlands series. In all honesty I think it may have the best story in the franchise. If you're a Borderlands fan and you haven't picked this one up yet do yourself a favour and play it as soon as you can.
Catch a ride