Tatsumi Oga
Banned
I bought the first episode in November of 2014 and i also bought the Season Pass after it quite soon. I finished the first episode and never really got around to play the other episodes until well....this month. Just too many other games, plus the fact that episode 1 had not managed to set its claws in me......yet.
Now after i have finished it, i can only say this, what a fucking awesome game. I had not expected that a story based game based on Borderlands would turn out so great. I've always digged the Borderlands franchise, but wasn't a hardcore fan of it and i am ashamed to admit i never finished Borderlands 2, i did get far though, but this game managed to make me really want to play Borderlands 2 again and i will do that soon. I absolutely love the mixture of humour and more sad, emotional bits here , spoiler alert
and boy....the humour is fucking hilarious, so many lovable things here in that regard. I'm definitely going for a second playthrough, because sometimes choosing different dialogue options, will bring you hilarious scenes.
And that brings me to the characters. Now we all know Borderlands has always had some really well done characters, but damn they are simply fantastic here and to be honest, i like them all, the good and bad guys...they are just awesome. I mean how could you hate
overall just incredibly likeable characters. You really see how much Telltale has grown in that regard. I mean sure...there were some really nice characters in TWD and TWAU, but i don't find them as well done as what we got here. Like i said before, the first episode of Tales was nice, but it truly took off with episode 2 and it only gets better and better. It's just crystal clear that this game was made with love, you see it in the characters, the story, the fantastic music, everything really.
And even though there are not a whole lot of consequences to your choices, i was surprised to find out there actually are a few and i might go for a second playthrough because of that.
and that ending....
Now on to some questions for the folks who have finished it:
So yeah...Telltale. Well done! I look really really forward to the new season and at the same time i am looking forward to all their upcoming games, because it seems whatever they do, they do it right. Yep the engine is clearly struggling in parts, for me especially in the finale episode actually, but it just can't ruin all the other awesome things here. The other day i made a thread here about how Telltale could learn from DontNod, a thing or two and i think i'll take that back, well maybe not everything. I'd still like to see more actual gameplay parts, because i believe it will make it only better, but if they don't....i am good with that too. Telltale is fantastic with their characters and storytelling.
I definitely place Tales from the Borderlands next to TWD, easily actually.
Ok, that's all folks.
Now after i have finished it, i can only say this, what a fucking awesome game. I had not expected that a story based game based on Borderlands would turn out so great. I've always digged the Borderlands franchise, but wasn't a hardcore fan of it and i am ashamed to admit i never finished Borderlands 2, i did get far though, but this game managed to make me really want to play Borderlands 2 again and i will do that soon. I absolutely love the mixture of humour and more sad, emotional bits here , spoiler alert
Scooter. Noooooo!
And that brings me to the characters. Now we all know Borderlands has always had some really well done characters, but damn they are simply fantastic here and to be honest, i like them all, the good and bad guys...they are just awesome. I mean how could you hate
Handsome Jack with his awesome jokes?
And even though there are not a whole lot of consequences to your choices, i was surprised to find out there actually are a few and i might go for a second playthrough because of that.
So i can see what other characters i can add to my Vault Team if i wanted. And for that i simply have to save all my money during the game.
and that ending....
OF COURSE we didn't get to see what was in that chest, and it seemed when the camera was zoomed out that both Rhys and Fiona weren't there anymore. I am sure we'll find out in the second season and i can't wait. Lovely to have all these characters in a new season again, i am very fine with that.
Speaking of the last scenes in the finale, a few very nice surprises and even a twist(loader bot) awesome, just awesome. So damn glad to see Gortys coming back and when it seemed that Sasha was dying, the gift from Felix turned out to be exactly what would bring her back to life. I was just so damn glad...not ashamed to say i got goosebumps at these parts. And i haven't even mentioned the awesome fight between Gortys and the Vault Monster.......sick!!!
Speaking of the last scenes in the finale, a few very nice surprises and even a twist(loader bot) awesome, just awesome. So damn glad to see Gortys coming back and when it seemed that Sasha was dying, the gift from Felix turned out to be exactly what would bring her back to life. I was just so damn glad...not ashamed to say i got goosebumps at these parts. And i haven't even mentioned the awesome fight between Gortys and the Vault Monster.......sick!!!
Now on to some questions for the folks who have finished it:
1- We never find out how Rhys got that robot arm, or have i not been paying attention when this was explained?
2- Also, in the finale we take his arm off and his eye out. In present day however he has the arm and eye again, any explanation for this? When we later find out Loader Bot was the one holding Fiano and Rhys captive, we see a flashback where he takes the new robot body and we see Rhys there on the ground...am i to assume Loader Bot fixed his arm and eye?
3- I assume that in this season Rhys and Sasha can't yet officially be a thing, right? I let Fiona give Rhys her blessing for it though and i took every opportunity to bring Rhys and Sasha closer to eachother. I definitely like how their bond develops throughout the story, very nicely done. But i assume this is how it ends for everybody, right? Or could some dialogue options have made a big difference?
4- Handsome Jack. Man he is such an awesome villain and he has done some unspeakable evil things, but i can't help but still love the guy and he's hilarious as hell. There do some to be some moments when he speaks that he seems sincere, when he spoke about his daughter and such. Is the guy capable of emotions and being sincere or was this all him simply being his manipulative self? Also in the finale...he tells Rhys not to cut him off when he's about to take his own eye out, Jack seemed prettty serious there, scared even. And fuck...i actually felt sorry
5- How many weeks/months have passed since the disappearance of Vaugn and the crew flying to helios and eventually them crashing on new planet in the finale? Apparently enough time for Vaughn to have changed into a bad-ass, looking similar to Obi Wan Kenobi from the second SW trilogy and for him to have built that new base.
6- Does this game have some kind of link to the Pre-Sequel? Cause i could swear the planet where they crash on in the finale, is something i saw in the Pre-Sequel.
2- Also, in the finale we take his arm off and his eye out. In present day however he has the arm and eye again, any explanation for this? When we later find out Loader Bot was the one holding Fiano and Rhys captive, we see a flashback where he takes the new robot body and we see Rhys there on the ground...am i to assume Loader Bot fixed his arm and eye?
3- I assume that in this season Rhys and Sasha can't yet officially be a thing, right? I let Fiona give Rhys her blessing for it though and i took every opportunity to bring Rhys and Sasha closer to eachother. I definitely like how their bond develops throughout the story, very nicely done. But i assume this is how it ends for everybody, right? Or could some dialogue options have made a big difference?
4- Handsome Jack. Man he is such an awesome villain and he has done some unspeakable evil things, but i can't help but still love the guy and he's hilarious as hell. There do some to be some moments when he speaks that he seems sincere, when he spoke about his daughter and such. Is the guy capable of emotions and being sincere or was this all him simply being his manipulative self? Also in the finale...he tells Rhys not to cut him off when he's about to take his own eye out, Jack seemed prettty serious there, scared even. And fuck...i actually felt sorry
5- How many weeks/months have passed since the disappearance of Vaugn and the crew flying to helios and eventually them crashing on new planet in the finale? Apparently enough time for Vaughn to have changed into a bad-ass, looking similar to Obi Wan Kenobi from the second SW trilogy and for him to have built that new base.
6- Does this game have some kind of link to the Pre-Sequel? Cause i could swear the planet where they crash on in the finale, is something i saw in the Pre-Sequel.
So yeah...Telltale. Well done! I look really really forward to the new season and at the same time i am looking forward to all their upcoming games, because it seems whatever they do, they do it right. Yep the engine is clearly struggling in parts, for me especially in the finale episode actually, but it just can't ruin all the other awesome things here. The other day i made a thread here about how Telltale could learn from DontNod, a thing or two and i think i'll take that back, well maybe not everything. I'd still like to see more actual gameplay parts, because i believe it will make it only better, but if they don't....i am good with that too. Telltale is fantastic with their characters and storytelling.
I definitely place Tales from the Borderlands next to TWD, easily actually.
Ok, that's all folks.