I started TFTB and played from E1 to E2C1 then took a break playing for a while. I came back once i finished BL1 and forgot where I stopped. I loaded E3C1 accidentally and the game generated me that I chose HJ over Fiona. I checked my achievement to see which chapter I currently am, then played through E2. Now I'm back at E3C1, even rewinded it, still saying I chose Jack over Fiona.

Anyone got an easy fix for this? I'm kinda bummed by this small issue.

Clearly I'm more than a little behind the times. I downloaded the promo chapter of this game when it came out, but never got around to playing it.

I wish I had. I feel like missed out. But I'm not sure the orginal Borderlands games are something I'd enjoy. I suck so bad at at FPS games that it's just not fun. But, I also never came across one where I enjoyed it enough to be willing to look past that.

Also, Scooter is clearly the best character! Catch a ride.

They should do a postal 3 and pretend it was all Rhys' dream after teleporting to who knows where when he enters the vault.

I wanted to redraw something I’ve drawn a couple times.

I've done some searching to see if there is a patch to not require the TellTale Games server login but haven't found anything.

I just completed The Expanse and thought I'd give this one another spin. Bought direct from TT Games so it expects me to login. I have the password but of course the servers are dead.

Is there a patch that was released to allow this game to continue to be played without the servers?

I could drop a $20 to buy the Steam version but thought I'd check for this path first.

Hi!

Ages ago I played Tales From the Borderlands for the first time and fell in love (have never played the main Borderlands games just FYI).

Recently I got a new computer and was able to play New Tales From the Borderlands. Immediately after finishing it, I replayed the original. Why? Because NTFtB dropped the ball and I couldn't pinpoint why.

Let's take a look (spoilers ahead)

Graphics and Gameplay

Let's start with the positives. It runs pretty smoothly. The quick time events are alright. I'm one of those gamers who LOVES video games but sucks at them, so easymode (and easy games in general) are my bread and butter.

You can run pretty fast, I appreciate this, in the original game you're pretty slow. The sets are nice, the characters look pretty great, there are a range of costumes. I love costume options, they make me happy. Simple things, ya know.

I will say, because we're moving around a lot, there's not much scale of grandiosity. Like, when we first go up to Helios in the original game, we take a moment to look at Pandora and discuss what it feels like.

In this game, we're fighting to stop a world ending device and overlooking the planet but we never stop to think about it, we don't ever have the time. And that leads me to my biggest problem with the game.

Pacing!

The pacing in the new game is atrocious. It goes waaaay to fast and as much as I love wackiness, the key is letting us revel in the absurdity, not running away from it once it's done.

In the original game, we get plenty of time to wander through the oddities place before finding Shade. We get plenty of time to search the old Atlas lab before figuring out we have to scoop out an eyeball. We get plenty of time to admire Vaughn's buffness. We get plenty of time to talk to August about his breakup with Sasha. Etc etc

Some may say the original is a bit slow but it's really not that bad. The new game is way too fast.

I can barely remember where the chapters break and what all happens in one episode because too much is happening. There are barely any specific moments that stands out, it's cluttered. Speaking of:

Joke quantity over quality

My favourite wacky moment in the new game, which I genuinely laughed out loud at, was the gun healing fight. Octavio and Fran shooting each other repeatedly was hilarious.

There are little moments here and there that made me chuckle but that was the one that stood out to me.

The original game though:

I loved when Rhys "blew August's mind." I love when Fiona "blew Vallory's mind." I love scooping the gross eyeball. I love paralyzed Vaughn. I love Loader Bot in general. I love the opening sequence where Rhys looks at Sasha and Fiona glares at Rhys and Scooter eyeballs Fiona. Buttstallion bled! I laughed so hard at the finger fun fight in all of its dorkiness. And of course arcade power rangers Gortys fight!

And many many more moments. The old game's jokes are memorable!

I can remember where there are supposed to be funny jokes in the new game.

Anu goes to the morgue. The mortician is creepy but uh oh, we misunderstood, she's actually a candle maker not a body seller... Ehhhh.

Fran's rage backstory. Any version of it. Ehhhh.

LOU13's unprotected charging sex metaphor. Ehhh.

Timmie's (spelling?) disappearing and reappearing. Ehhh.

Zoom in is just not as funny as Enhance!

But anyway, speaking of memorable:

Characters

In the old game, I adore each of the main characters. Overconfident Dork Rhys, Cool but Panicky Fiona, Best Buddy Vaughn, Best Boy Loader Bot, Best Girl Gortys, Shooty and Sassy Sasha.

In the new game, I like Octavio. He's a fucking dumbass and I love him... I guess LOU13 is okay. I wanted to like Stapleface but she's not in it very often and I did not get a chance to have Anu and her end up together, boooo.

Also, they ruined my soft boy Rhys. That is not how I raised him in the original game. I can buy the mustache, that seems like a very dorky him thing to do but this version of Atlas is not what he was heading towards at the end is my play through. He did not want to be Handsome Jack. Also I know he has a pic of Sasha but I wanted to see them together :'(

With regards to Anu and Fran. I almost like them. I have one particular moment of Anu's that I like: 5,000 punches. That actually felt pretty good and I was proud of her.

I guess the point of her arc was to learn that for survival, violence happens, but also to hand confidence in herself and not to be a controlling dick to others. The thing is though, we don't really see the controlling thing until the alien flashbacks. Depending on how you play her, she can be a pushover. It's inconsistent.

Fran. I like a tough gal and the disability rep is appreciated. But did they have to go hard on the froghurt thing? It wasn't funny and it continued not to be funny each time it came up. Also, she's supposed to not be raging but she's angry a lot. Oh and the horniness is meh. It comes across as creepy rather than funny.

A lot of the problems with the characters is inconsistency. Same for the plot.

Oh yeah, villains, right.

So in the original game, we remember Vasquez because he's a dick and he's Patrick Warburton voice. We may remember August because he's funny when arguing with Sasha. We remember Vallory because she's intimidating and has a low cool voice. And of course, Handsome Jack because that fucking guy ruins your life.

In the new game, Susan is a rip off of Vallory but in a way that's far less interesting. Brock is funny sometimes and annoying most others... Were there other villains? The stupid Tediore henchmen were kinda funny. The plastic figurine battle person was ... there. That's all I got. I forget.

Which is a problem.

Story

The story is, as mentioned before, all over the place. Same for the emotional beats. The dialogue options are very confusing in terms of which are supposed to lower or raise your stats with who (unless it's being very very obvious).

The friendships don't really feel earned. The win over vault monster Susan doesn't feel earned. Also that last fight draaaaaaaaaaagged.

Oh, and the connection with alien entity didn't feel earned. I feel like, maybe alien should've been more like Handsome Jack, hanging around from the beginning.

I don't know what to say and I'm sorry this review is much longer than I thought it was going to be and it's a mess but let me sum it up:

The new game is okay but it's a bit of a let down. It needed to let us breathe and get to know the characters on perhaps a smaller scale of events.

6.5/10

Extra points for Octavio

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Additional notes: Stapleface is no Scooter -- Scooter we spent more time with and more meaningful time with

Keeper is no Shade. Shade was brief but sweet. He was weird and creepy but in a sensical way for Borderlands.

I think Fran would be nice because she'd be the first handicapped person in Borderlands wouldn't she? Fiona coming back would be neat as well seeing as Rhys came back for Borderlands 3

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What's the dorky dudes name (Forgot he's the main 3 characters)

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Why did they not add Fiona like I was surprised and liked her a lot honestly more than Rhys, Did they say why Fiona isn't in it, She's also not in new tales from the borderlands either as a cameo

PS4

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sadge go play the first one! again.

Based on info from the main series Borderlands games we know that Rhys became Atlas’s CEO, Fiona became a vault hunter and Vaughn started a bandit gang. Pretty sure there were no hints at what Sasha did after as there was nothing said in the game or in any games after. Anyone have any ideas?

Is there any way to bring the 9 million dollars into the previous chapters so you can just buy whatever you want?

Hello. I'm playing for the first time and am running into some trouble. Hoping someone has a fix.

So, I'm at the part where the crew gets to the frozen atlas facility. I get loaderbot to move the debris and open the door. Then we go up the stairs and Fiona opens the door to get inside.

Now for the problem: Once inside, I can't click anything. I can see what objects I can interact with, but can't interact with them at all. Also, Vaughn, who is paralyzed in my playthrough at this point, is standing in the middle of the room.

I've tried uninstall/reinstall and rewinding the chapter from the beginning, but nothing is currently working. I'm hoping I don't have to restart the whole game, especially since I'm literally at the halfway point.

I'm playing on Xbox One S if that helps.

Thank you in advance.

I know it's random, but I was replaying the game and I realized James Gunn would do an amazing job, working on the show he can do great on the action and the comedy ect. I know it's an old game, but it would be amazing for a TV show on HBO MAX or something I would watch it.

okay so i'm currently playing the New Tales From the Borderlands, and within the first 10 mins i already wanted to die lol.

i decided to keep giving it a chance because ive loved the Borderlands games since i was very little, and aside from Tiny Tinas Wonderlands and some of this one, I haven't had many complaints with a Borderlands game.

so i've been kind of getting used to the mild change in humor, and i have warmed up to the game and started to enjoy it more, doing my best to overlook some of the cringe. there's one thing i can't overlook though...

im currently in the tunnel where Paco sent down his ratch Juniper and Fran is saying weird shit about Octavio again, and it's just so weird. like she's been hardcore perving on Octavio since the beginning basically, and isn't he like 17? she's like 40 bruh he looks like he's literally like 16 😂 it's just gross dude

moral of the story, the "WoKe" shit they're trying to be on isn't ok with you scanning someone without consent but it's ok with a woman being a pedophile 😂 it just makes me uncomfortable bro

Hey everyone! My name is Diego Stredel and I play Octavio in New Tales From The Borderlands. I just wanted to pop in real quick and say that I'm gonna be streaming the game starting tomorrow at 12PM PST and talking about some of the behind-the-scenes of what it was like to shoot the game, answering some of your burning questions, and having a good time.

For everyone interested you can follow my twitch channel: twitch.tv/diegostredel