Tag: borderlands
“Telltale will remember that”: Why New Tales from the Borderlands dropped the infamous conversation prompt
The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Batman, The Wolf Among Us, Minecraft, Borderlands, Guardians of the Galaxy… the reign of Telltale Games, at its peak, was truly something to behold. Between 2010 and 2016, the studio churned out a number of games that defined the conversation in gaming. You couldn’t open a gaming mag (or navigate the homepage of a gaming site) without something from Telltale making itself known. Its games were everywhere, all of the time.
Until they weren’t. The studio hit critical mass, and the quality of its games suffered: from 2017 onwards, after a restructuring of the studio that affected the cadence of its releases, the studio fell from grace. In trying to recreate the magic of The Walking Dead, Telltale creatively suffocated its staff and homogenised its output. A series of gaffes soiled the company’s reputation. As quickly as the world fell in love with the studio, it forgot about it. The second season of the Wolf Among Us, as well as a planned Stranger Things game, were cancelled.
But that’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the formula: in fact, quite the opposite is true. During its height, people loved Telltale because it harkened back to an era of classic, narrative-focused adventure games. You don’t sell 28 million-plus episodes if there’s something fundamentally wrong with the way your games work, do you? To that end, you can see why Gearbox Software partnered with “key alumni” of the original Telltale Games narrative team revisit one of the most cult titles in the studio’s back catalogue: Tales From the Borderlands.
New Tales From The Borderlands Has Me Cautiously Optimistic
Having had a chance to see a 30-minute gameplay presentation of New Tales from the Borderlands, I’m cautiously optimistic about the upcoming consequence-driven episodic adventure game. What I saw has left me intrigued–even if it didn’t quite match the irreverent charm of the original game. I’m willing to give the game the benefit of the doubt but I am a little worried that this sequel may not live up to the narrative highs of its predecessor.
New Tales from the Borderlands is a clean break from the original game. It follows a new trio of characters–altruistic Anu, ambitious Octavio, and violence-first-questions-later Fran–as they work together to find a Vault Key, each for their own ends. You guide the story through dialogue choices and quicktime events, resulting in a number of short-term or long-term consequences that can color the story.
Gameplay-wise, it looks a whole lot like the original Tales from the Borderlands. But the humor in New Tales isn’t working for me as well as what we got in the original Tales–I think it’s because I really liked the protagonists of Tales (Rhys and Fiona) from the very first trailer, while I still haven’t been able to quite connect with Anu, Octavio, and Fran, even from the snippet of the game I saw.
New Tales From the Borderlands Is Developed By ‘Key Alumni’ From the Original Game
New Tales from the Borderlands revealed at gamescom Opening Night Live
New Tales from the Borderlands has had a new trailer shown off during Gamescom Opening Night Live. The game, which was previously leaked, will release on October 21 for PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch.
A new standalone title that follows the same narrative-focused gameplay introduced with the original 2014 Tales from the Borderlands created by Telltale Games, the game takes us back to the world of Borderlands with its unique humorous style, aesthetic, and comical violence returning in force.
The game will put us in the shoes of three distinct new characters — Anu the scientist, her streetwise brother Octavio, and food service worker Fran. These characters will have to make their way through the world of Promethea while Tediore — a gun manufacturer with guns and spaceships galore — come to the planet in search of a hidden vault. Classic Borderlands premise.
New Tales from the Borderlands coming in October, according to Amazon
New Tales from the Borderlands is set to be released October 21, according to a listing on Amazon.
The listing has since been removed, but luckily the internet is faster than a speeding finger hitting delete, and Gematsu was able to grab all the details.
For starters, there will be a pre-order incentive called the Adventure Capital Pack that comes with cosmetics for the characters Anu, Octavio, and Fran, It also comes with 10,000 in-game currency as well as an FL4K Vaultlander collectible for use in-game.
New Tales From The Borderlands Release Date Details Leak Early
According to a leaked listing on Amazon which has since been taken down, New Tales from the Borderlands will launch on October 21 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
The listing’s description says that players will control three characters: Anu, Octavio, and Fran, within the metropolis of Promethea. During their adventure, they will have to face an invasion, a vault monster, and a greedy capitalist. The story will take place in five parts.
Anu is an altruistic scientist while her brother, Octavio, possesses street smarts. Fran seeks revenge on her enemies and likes to throw yogurt at them.