Tales from the borderlands4/16/2023 Please, please pause as the credits roll because some of the team have hilarious, and also horrendously “too real” quotes they got to include for the end. It’s a cozy story with lessons, though on the nose, are still worthwhile to experience. I did like the ending, and I will admit I was taken aback by some of the results…īy the way, you can see where you stack up in the Extras menu. I do believe Anu, in this case, has much, much stronger character and focus than Octavio and Fran, where ideally all three could have equal billing. The characters have their diversity without having to be subject to stereotypical caricatures, and have their respective strengths. That said, it still can shine, with heartwarming and really hilarious moments. New Tales from the Borderlands does not have a completely original story, and in fact, does have extremely “in your face” lessons. To that effect, I did eventually toggle off more of the assists so that I could engage with the game some more. So-called “walking simulators” aren’t bad, of course, and these options certainly aren’t entirely for me, but it was definitely a feeling I got. However, to me, it feels like it strips too much interactivity away from the game. The accessibility options are incredibly welcome. Each figure has their own finisher animation, with the entire process narrated a la Mortal Kombat. Dodge enough times and they become stunned, so that you can smack ’em down with critical damage. Wail on the opponent and dodge their attacks. They have their own stats and special abilities which don’t really matter that much to be honest. Just one more thing about the gameplay: there’s a Vaultlanders mini game where you “fight” with figures featuring characters from across the series. I’ve avoided showing screenshots past Chapter 2 at the most, so that you can enjoy the story for yourselves. As the narrative is the main point of the game, I won’t talk much about it. Taking place some time after the events of Borderlands 3, while it’s not necessary for you to know the lore of the preceding games, it does kiiiiiiinda spoil the fate of one major character from the game. By score I mean the estimation of your character’s relationships with each other, measured in skateboards (don’t ask now). Speaking of which, you will be able to go back and replay individual sections within a chapter, though I’m not too sure how that affects the score if I only play the one part. You don’t get to use much of these outside of plot-mandated moments, though.ĭon’t be fooled by its “five chapter” billing, though: it took me about 9 1/2 hours to get through to one ending which surprised me a lot. The trio have their ‘unique’ mechanics: Anu has her tech goggles to scan things with, Octavio with his “P-HONE” for hacking mini games, and Fran being the muscle because that hoverchair of hers is jacked. There will be sections of minor investigation sequences where you can walk around to interact with key items and find secrets. Remember, not doing anything is also a valid choice. As you wander around, you can buy skins for the main trio of Anu, Octavio and Fran with in-game dollah, reflected in the various sequences they appear in as well as the rotating menus which change with every chapter.įollow gameplay mechanics aren’t very complex, primarily consisting of timed choices, mini games and Quick Time Events (QTE). Well, it’s a Borderlands series game, so it’s the cel-shade, comic book style art with customary dumb, cheeky title cut-ins for characters, comic violence that is very well spelled out in the content warning for the game – which I’m genuinely delighted by – and the meta-esque humour and references that aren’t necessarily to everyone’s taste. One platform can have up to 4 separate profiles. There is no option for manual saving, but it saves automatically often enough. Assist options in Hold input, repeat input, progress depletion on/off, interactable easy display (use hotkeys instead of needing to mouse over an item and drag to the direction).Controller “rebinding”: still limited but there are two layout options at least.Subtitles themselves are available in Off, On, Subtitles with Closed Captions flavours.Subtitle style: default is teal blue and lightly black bordered, default with clear background, default with black background, white text black background, yellow text black background, black text white background.Night mode to be less disruptive to others.Low for noisy / lower-quality sound systems.
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