Its been 3 months since the last episode of Tales from theBorderlands and I have to admit, I actually forgot what happened inthe last episode so bear with me if this review is a little...wellnot great.
So yes finally we have hit the mid-season point of Tales from theBorderlands (7 months after the first episode might I just add) whichbegan with Fiona and Rhys in a bit of a sticky situation regardingthe Gordys project.
So upon retrieving a spherical device andescaping and Atlas facility they are attacked by a lady known asQueenpin Vallory, August's mother. Once greetings are given in theusual Borderlands fashion the team learns that the sphere is Gordysitself and it will guide them to the vault they seek, but first itneeds an upgrade...which is where episode 3 comes in.
In all honesty if there is such thing as downtime in this series Ihaven't seen it yet and I like that. Much like Borderlands it nevertakes a moment to sit back and let it sink in, before you know ityou're on the move and doing something equally explosive andexciting. However also in Borderlands fashion, the excitement is overfar too quickly and the episode comes off as short, being only anhour and a half in length. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not expectinghours upon hours of gameplay here but we waited 3 months for barely90 minutes!
Luckily the episode is good, very good, and alsoextremely funny much like its predecessors; this could shape up to beTelltale's best series yet however this does not excuse the simplyunreasonable release schedule.
The episode ran relatively flawlessly though, with only minor framerate hiccups entering and exiting loading sequences. Which for aTelltale game is almost unheard of, so perhaps the longer developmenttime did some good in the long run.
As a whole this episode not only provides a continuation to Rhys &Fiona's dangerous hunt for the Vault, but it also provides existingBorderlands fans a lot more incentive to play the game thanks tovarious appearances from existing characters and some pretty majorevents that affect the whole Borderlands universe.
Tales from the Borderlands is shaping up to be something special, butits rocky release schedule holds it back from being superb. You wouldthink that by now that Telltale would have managed to work outregular release schedules for its games.
Talesfrom the Borderlands
Episode3: Catch A Ride – 9/10
+AbsolutelyHilarious
+ActionPacked
+Lotsof Returning Characters
+ExcellentPacing
+Good Technical Polish
-TooLong A Wait For Too Little
