![]() New Tales is technically a dramatic tale, but it’s more a comedy than anything else – with each character getting room for slapstick antics and fiery comebacks, particularly LOU13. This progress is marked by a ‘Skateboard Score’ set out by companion robot LOU13, an assassination droid who covers the front of the game’s key art for good reason – he’s the heart and soul of the narrative, bringing genuine good humour and sharp bites to many of the game’s tenser moments. This subtle change is also reflected in dialogue, with new options opening up as the connections between your heroes grow, and hardships are fought through. Early battles, taking place via quick-time events, are ungainly – you’re warned when your heroes aren’t working together effectively – but eventually these warnings melt away as Anu, Fran, and Octavio come to rely on each other. It’s the friendship of our heroic trio that is spotlighted in this tale – with the growth of their relationships directly aiding how the narrative unfolds. ![]() Octavio, meanwhile, is at war with his dream to become part of the iconic Dirty Thirty list of criminals and entrepreneurs on Pandora.Įach character’s motivations drive them forward, guiding New Tales from the Borderlands and its punchy narrative beats, which chart a course from Fran’s Frozen Yoghurt all the way across the Borderlands, to terrifying gothic graveyards, deranged reality TV shows, and beyond. Fran works to overcome her anger triggers, and the devastating loss of her frozen yoghurt shop. Against a backdrop of chaos, Vaults and mystical powers, Anu, the awkward, anxiety-ridden scientist evolves from her Atlas roots to find confidence in her stride. Where Tales from the Borderlands focussed on major action set-pieces and cliffhanger endings – as well as tension created naturally in the months between chapter releases – New Tales opts for a less intensive narrative one that focusses solely on three major characters, and their growth across absurd and laser-infused story chapters.Īnu, Octavio, and Fran share a spotlight in this adventure, with the slower-paced narrative lending itself to measured arcs of character growth. New Tales from the Borderlands, developed in-house at Gearbox, aims to bottle the success of this Telltale hit, with a fresh cast of characters and a more intimate, but equally harrowing tale. This narrative adventure was a chance to see the world of Gearbox’s first-person shooter series Borderlands in a new light with protagonists Rhys and Fiona illuminating the everyday drudgery and fight to survive in this over-the-top world. Relative to overall timeline, episodes 1 to 3 take place some time after events of Borderlands 2, just right before The Pre-Sequel's prologue and epilogue, and remaining are set shortly after that.Telltale Games gave us many things in its original iteration – the excellent Wolf Among Us, the award-winning Walking Deadgames, and of course, the post-apocalyptic Tales from the Borderlands spin-off. There are a total of five episodes in the adventure, each with their own release date.Ĭhronology-wise, events of Tales from the Borderlands are unreliably narrated by Rhys and Fiona roughly a year after they actually happened. Every choice made and everything they say is remembered by other characters and can influence later events. How they and other characters in the story react is up to the player. They have vastly different personalities but their circumstances force them to work together. The episodes feature two main characters: Rhys, a Hyperion business shark and Fiona, a tough-as-nails con artist. ![]() ![]() The game will usually wait until a decision is made, but sometimes choices must be made before time runs out. There are twists and turns that are dependent on player choices, and using simple keyboard or mouse commands players will be asked to react to situations. Unlike the Borderlands shooter games, Tales of the Borderlands is a storytelling adventure where players choose how the story plays out.
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