![]() Next we next see a typical Pandorian landscape dotted with bandits. Yvette, stays at Hyperion in position to direct important supplies, while Vaughn has to tag along. (Rhys has a cybernetic eye that lets him learn some more of the meeting details.) From there, Rhys decides that rather than slave under Vasquez, he'll make a play for the vault key, and he talks both Vaughn and his other friend, Yvette, into assisting. We meet Vaughn, Rhys' better part of valor friend, and Vasquez, in love with his own crapulence, let's slip that he's about to send money down to Pandora to make a buy on a vault key. The sexist, egotistical, bullying diatribe starts the humor rolling, and meanwhile what appears to be Vasquez' last rival floats around in the space outside the CEO's window (as in the no one can hear you die space), punctuating Vasquez' threatening posture. In between moments of vehicle customization as Vasquez orders his new executive saloon (an extravagant golden armored hover car), Rhys is given the facts of life as explained by his new top boss. Vasquez is now in charge of the very pretty but in cold orbit Hyperion. ![]() And suddenly, Pandora fades away as we jump to a day (the last day maybe) in Rhys' life on Hyperion.Īpparently, the power-vacuum at Hyperion left by Handsome Jack attracted the ambition of all sorts, including Rhys and another character, the Patrick Warburton voiced Hugo Vasquez. As Rhys and Fiona resume some grudge-worthy bickering, Rhys has no choice but to begin his account of past grievances. The one person that Rhys has evidently sworn not to work with again, Fiona, is to be his co-worker in this new dreadful venture.įiona appears on scene, and her intro card lets us know that we will also eventually be playing as her. Before much develops deal wise, the Intro Dude springs a talk showesque surprise on Rhys. Rhys is clearly a shady, smooth-talking type, while the Intro Dude is a bit more no-nonsense. The game starts with the player character Rhys meeting up with someone on Pandora.įor now, we will just have to call this person the Intro Dude. It seems that Telltale decided the best way to illustrate what to expect from the new series, was with a demonstration of one way to play the first thirty minutes. And finally, this isn't just 'The Walking Dead' or 'The Wolf Among Us' with a 'Borderlands' paint job, the new game has some major new gameplay systems and a promising narrative structure unlike what we've seen in those other current titles. Likewise, the humor of the 'Borderlands' series has been imported and kicked up a notch. After which, much of the unexplained aspects of the title were made clear.įirst of all, the game not only nails the look of 'Borderlands' in character, environment, and most signature of all, UI terms, but Pandora and Hyperion look the best that I have ever seen them look. At E3, I watched the first 30 minutes of the first episode being played, and this was done as demonstration with commentary. And of course, unlike other 'Borderlands' titles, this game is not an FPS.įor better or worse, Telltale has been trying to explain exactly what the collaborative ' Tales From The Borderlands' is without outright spoiling it. The game has also been said to take place after 'Borderlands 2,' and yet there have been hints that Handsome Jack would feature heavily in the story. We've known that the player-character would not be your typical 'Borderlands' bad-ass vault hunter, and in fact it would alternate between two con-artist types in Rhys and Fiona. A game with big names and big promises, but without much in the way public substance. This success has allowed the company to hook none other than the phenomenal ' Game of Thrones' property, and we can expect that they will demonstrate their excellent interactive storytelling techniques when that series' first episode lands late this year.īut where the character-driven 'Game of Thrones' seems like a natural fit for the company that has instilled such endearment for character's like 'The Walking Dead's Clementine, the developer's next major project, the collaborative ' Tales From The Borderlands' has been one of those announced, yet question mark titles. ![]() Personally, I'm looking forward to the conclusion of their excellent, ' The Wolf Among Us.' The developer is on big hot streak and running wild with their current breakout take on adventure games. Telltale Games is becoming more and more familiar to players thanks in large part the massive success of their two season ' The Walking Dead' series. ![]() Unreliable narrators make for a slippery game.
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