Hey guys am with yet another review for my readers its a spin off game based on Borderlands series and thankfully unlike last spin off game i reviewed 'Escape Dead Island' which was a complete train wreck , this game here is developed by 'TellTale Games' who are loved for their 'Game of the Year' winner Walking Dead game series and have got quite a knack for story telling & they create video games episodically with every new episode releasing within a few weeks. So let's continue with the review of Episode 1.
Story
If anybody is not aware about the Borderlands back story or setup let me just quickly elaborate about it . The game series revolves around in a hostile planet of 'Pandora' where the stage set up is like a post apocalyptic world , and there are rumoured to be various vaults present on the planet containing invaluable alien technologies and the people who dedicate their life searching for it are called vault hunters and there is always a competition of violent nature going on between the vault hunters and a big corrupt corporation of 'Hyperion' owned by an evil guy called 'Handsome Jack'(i know its cheesy but fits right into the game). So in all the three established video games of Borderlands the plot technically revolves around a group of vaults hunters and their adventures during their search for vaults but in this game instead of focusing the plot on some big shot vault hunters it is being focused on the misadventures of the other guys whom the legends may not remember but still how they impacted the Borderland universe.
The plot has two lead protagonists 'Rhys' & 'Fiona' on one hand Rhys is a corporate employee of the hyperion looking for a chance to make his way to the top of the company and in the world , where as on the other hand Fiona is a con artist who along with his sister and mentor trying to fill up her pocket as much as possible.The plot curve dictates how followed by a series of unfortunate events Rhys & Fiona were somehow bound to meet and thus begins their crazy adventures along with their friends trying to make it through the harsh world of Pandora. The entire plot is played on as narration where both Rhys & Fiona have been captured by an unknown assailant who is forcing them to tell their story as he needs some information out of it. As i mentioned before 'TellTale' games have quite a knack for story telling and this time also they don't disappoint , they have beautifully narrated the whole story (at least episode 1) where it was filled with wit , action & melodrama , you will witness that not only the game contains a true essence of Borderlands series with Zer0 from borderlands 2 playing a major support role in episode 1 ,but it also possess an interesting and highly engaging storyline on itself.
Gameplay
If you know 'Telltale games' you could have easily guessed that its a point click and go adventure game which is their strong suit and they always try to makes this simple format of gameplay more interactive and innovative where they place their attention towards little things that a gamer would enjoy instead of bringing up large and sudden changes which leads to undoing of many game titles.
as simple as the gameplay goes there is nothing much to elaborate about it , games of these formats are generally slow paced and the players would lose their most of the interest in prolonged gameplay sessions but the Devs made the game so interactive and engaging that you wouldn't let go of your controller till the very end. Apart from some quick Time Events in the game , what really attracts your attention is the dialogues you play through and the decisions you make during the game and how deeply it effects the gameplay and storyline and it kind of always makes you anxious on how the plot will unfold. The main forte of both the game genre & Devs is focused on story telling and the gameplay beautifully complements the enhancing this experience.
Visuals/Sound FX
The visuals of actual borderlands game contains the lovable comic book artwork and the 'Telltale games' have always based their games on this format , so basically what i'am trying to say is there is nothing wrong that could have gone with the visuals.
According to me in order to achieve the true essence of Borderlands sound fx plays a very important role and they have achieved it. The game is filled with out of the whack characters each possessing their own uniqueness (thanks to voice cast)and the good old hilarious back stage to support it with original soundtrack from borderlands game , the fans would feel right at home.Final Words
Confession time i loved this game , i seriously didn't hoped 'Tales from Borderlands - Episode 1' to kick off the series with such an amazing start with a highly engaging plot , interactive gameplay and beautifully complementing visuals & sound fx. If the future episodes be just as good as this one we all are literally looking at one of the top nominee for 'Game Of The Year' title. My only complaint is that this wittiful misadventure was way too short.
"An Amazing start To This Series Of Episodic Graphic Adventure"
Pros - Engaging Storyline , True to story decision making , beautifully complementing visuals and audio
Cons - Too short
Rating - 9.5/10
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, OS X
No comments:
Post a Comment