alllifeinfate's Game Review #005 - Tales from the Borderlands Episode One Zer0 Sum [2014]

Tales from the Borderlands Episode One Zer0 Sum [2014->] 4.5/5

https://www.telltalegames.com/talesfromtheborderlands/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Borderlands

http://store.steampowered.com/app/330830/

http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_from_the_Borderlands

Tales from the Borderlands is a five part episodic game series from the creators of The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series. Set on the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events seen in Borderlands 2, this is a story full of Borderlands’ trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness. 
You’ll play as Rhys, a Hyperion ‘suit’ with dreams of being the next Handsome Jack, and Fiona, a Pandoran con artist looking to score her biggest ever swindle. Thrown together as unwilling partners in an adventure to recover cash they both think is theirs, their journey will take you on a wild ride where gangsters, bandit lords, and Vault Hunters are just some of the obstacles you’ll encounter, in this new take on the award-winning universe created by Gearbox Software.

(Telltale Games/Telltale Games & Gearbox Software, Development Cycle - 2012-15, Rating - Mature 17+, Release Date - 1125-120314, Duration - 2+ Hours [Replayable in choosing different actions], Genre - Episodic Point-and-Click Graphic Adventure - Action, Crossover, Humour, Sci-Fi)

+ A risky yet genius crossover of two different developers that excel in their own genre, using the now famous gameplay of Telltale to tell and expand the sidestory of the Borderlands' universe after the events of the second game
+ Balancing the drama and action almost to perfection across the episode, using the action sequences from the original game in engaging ways and satisfying in its accessibility and length
+ Choosing where narratives of the two main characters go by picking their actions does not feel out of place at all since the story, gameplay and design are seamlessly integrated into the hectic and unpredictable tone and aesthetic of Borderlands
+/- Different in tone and pace with the developer's previous signature dark and somber tone may leave out the diehard gamers but may attract many others with its more fun and lighter approach