The developer provided GamesBeat with a free Mac download code for this review. ![]() It’s out October 21 for Xbox One and Xbox 360, and it will launch on iOS and Android on October 22. Tales from the Borderlands, Episode 5: The Vault of the Traveller is out now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC, and Mac. And bullets, if we can measure those in gallons. I wasn’t sure anything could surpass The Wolf Among Us as Telltale’s most engaging series, but Tales from the Borderlands has outdone it with its sharp writing, exciting gameplay, and gallons of personality. It took me right out of the game, and while the story solidly justifies that trap, it was no fun to play. She was not addressing another character she was yelling at me, Evan Killham, sitting at my keyboard. I spent a few minutes studying my screen trying to see if a way around the problem existed, but of course, none did, because this was What Was Supposed To Happen.Īnd as if this obvious bottleneck weren’t frustrating enough, I had another character yelling at me to press the button. This was the button to make the next thing happen, and it was the only way to move on. But at some points in Episode 5, my inability to choose and the invisible hand of the developers forcing me to follow a specific path and no other felt very real.Īgain, I don’t want to spoil anything, but during one important scene, I had to press a button. That would create a design flowchart that I would never want to make. I’m under no illusion that choice-driven games must and do respond to my every decision and whim. ![]() Some of the imagery in Tales is beautiful, despite the inhospitable environment. The actual plot doesn’t seem to change it’s just really effective seasoning, but developers of choice-driven games don’t often take the time to say, “You did this then, so you can’t do this now.” And enough things affect this moment and its aftermath that you can’t help but admire how much really went into making this thing. And depending on how that sequence goes, the ending can unfold drastically differently. “The Vault of the Traveller” manages to outdo that scene by having all of the relationships players have cultivated throughout the series actually affect a decision later on. It was meant to put everything into perspective and maybe even make you question whether or not you’d made the right decisions along the way. Involvement Episode 1: Zer0 Sum After Rhys and Vaughn upsets the local bandit clan in Prosperity Junction, Rhys hastily calls Yvette for back up. He is a unique Hyperion GUN Loader that is personally customized for Rhys ' use on Pandora. One of the best scenes in Season 1 of Telltale’s earlier series, The Walking Dead, had an antagonist confronting the main character (and, therefore, the player) with every choice they had made along the way. Loader Bot is a character who appears in Tales from the Borderlands. ![]() Time to meet Fiona! She calls Rhys out and tells the stranger her side of the story.You can see the effects of all of your choices laid out in front of you The stranger dragging Rhys into town has arrived at his destination with some one else tied up. Turns out, Rhys embellished his story a tad. Pick whichever you’d like and have a laugh. Both outcomes are hilarious, yet inconsequential. Now it’s time to do what Rhys does best-Close the deal. Unfortunately, August now has that rotten feeling and calls the deal off. TAGS hyperion., atlas, gortys, tales from the borderlands, tftbl, loader bot, loaderbot, borderlands. She snags the Vault Key and goes on about a feeling she has. Just before the deal is made, the girl August brought with him freaks out. Even if August pushes for your name, the deal will continue. You may decide to tell him your name or not. August makes a short introduction and asks for your name. Tell Shade what you are here for and he will take you to the dealer.Īfter a short walk you arrive at the deal site. Turns out the local Shade is not dead, but the curator of such an strange collection. First up, we have Loader Bot, voiced by Raison Varner. Backtracking the hall, you’ll find a surprise. Tales from the Borderlands contains not one, but two of the years best new video game characters. Take the tour, looking at each victim, to reach the door at the end of the hall. ![]() At the end of the hall, a dead guy with a speaker jammed in his stomach guides you through a tour of famous locals and how they died. You may scan different displays with your Echo Eye if you’d like, although you do not earn anything for it. Walk down the hall and meet Vaughn at the end. Now that you’re inside the World of Curiosities, it’s time to find the seller of that Vault Key. Loader Bot will return, whether you tell him to self-destruct or evacuate. KEY DECISION: SELF-DESTRUCT OR EVACUATE You need to make the call to either blow up Loader Bot or tell him to evacuate.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |