New Tales from the Borderlands trailer

[Scarim Coral]

So a few days ago, we finally see something more from the Tales from the Borderlands teaser that was shown ages ago-


Ok so we got abit more information but none the less it's a Talltales game so what to you expect? Sure the combing the FPS game Borderlands and turning it into a narrative and choise given game that Talltales is known for may seen odd but given Talltales track record, it probably going to be a smash hit. I actually do like it that they are expanding that universe.

So what do you guys think?

 

[Rayce Archer]

Cautious optimism? It LOOKS nice. And it's always nice to hear Patrick Warburton.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Something about it just seems...off. It looks like a return to Telltale's origins in making comedy games like Sam and Max, which isn't what made the company really popular. I mean those games had a following, but the comedy games never took off the way that their drama games like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us did. The comedy in the trailer didn't really feel like Borderlands though, it felt too grounded. Borderlands is all about being silly and stupid (which covers up how incredibly dark it is) but the trailer didn't really have that. I mean, it had comedy but it felt like everything was being played a little too straight. I'm not as interested in this game as I thought I'd be. Still curious about it, but it's more of a mild curiosity. I don't have any kind of intense desire to see or play it.

 

[Dalisclock]

So I'm not sure what to think. I've generally liked everything I've played from TellTale(which is pretty much everything but the Jurassic park game and the poker games). I've also never played borderlands(but I finally broke down and bought 2 a couple weeks back).

The problem being, Borderlands seems to rely a lot on shooting stuff with some silly humor. Telltale can do silly but I'm cocerned how it's gonna work the action heavy tone in. Even TWD and TWAU only had scattered heavy action scenes, with the rest being tension building and drama.

It looks interesting, but I'm holding off judgment until it comes out.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I'll be honest. I wasn't going to get the game and would just watch an LP until I saw this trailer. The MOMENT I heard Patrick Warburton, I immediately preordered it off of Steam. I cannot get enough of his voice. He alone is the reason that I have watched the Emperor's New Groove more times than I care to count.

 

[Elfgore]

Big fan of Telltale and a fan of the lore/characters from Borderlands, this game looks perfect to me. Had me laughing a bit and I'm really looking forward to getting to know the characters. I'm pretty psyched.

 

[joest01]

AGAIN, NO SIREN, REALLY?

OK, with that off my chest it does look kinda cool. Wonder if they'll find a way to weaave in a nice legendary or pearl unlock for the other games. I guess what I'm saying is LOOT!

 

[Kopikatsu]

AGAIN, NO SIREN, REALLY?

OK, with that off my chest it does look kinda cool. Wonder if they'll find a way to weaave in a nice legendary or pearl unlock for the other games. I guess what I'm saying is LOOT!

They did say there will be loot to unlock in other games in TftB. Dunno what rarity they'd be though. Telltale also apparently put in shooting mechanics (Beyond what games like TWD had), so I imagine it'll be quite a bit more action oriented.

 

[joest01]

AGAIN, NO SIREN, REALLY?

OK, with that off my chest it does look kinda cool. Wonder if they'll find a way to weaave in a nice legendary or pearl unlock for the other games. I guess what I'm saying is LOOT!

They did say there will be loot to unlock in other games in TftB. Dunno what rarity they'd be though. Telltale also apparently put in shooting mechanics (Beyond what games like TWD had), so I imagine it'll be quite a bit more action oriented.

Thanks I googled it quickly and it seems that you will be able to transfer your gear from tales to other games. I didn't find details on how this works but it sounds like just the thing to get an old BL junky hooked on this game. Especially if they release it on mobile platforms. Which I assume is pretty much a given, right? If they do it with Shift codes and gear matches your Characters level? I know exactly what I'd be doing on long flights from here on out!

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Oh lord, really?! Borderlands really has become the Scary Movie franchise of video games, hasn't it? No one took the plot seriously, so it's become an 'ironic' parody of itself.
Well as long as we're milking desperate sequels from this dying IP, I got a few more. Sims Borderlands, obviously. Lego Borderlands for a kid demographic. DJ Borderlands, 'cause we haven't seen a music game in a little while. Borderlands Fighter, for the button mashers. Hand it off to Nintendo for Borderlands Tennis, Borderlands Golf and Borderlands Kart. Throw in Tiny Tina as a DLC and you'd make a packet off fanboys!
Oh, while we're at it, release all the assets in a Steam store. Gotta get those cheap indie devs, right? Looking forward to Borderlands: A Shadow in a Dream in a Mouse; its a story based FPS with no weapons. OH! Can't forget Ubisoft, can we? Assassin's Borderlands 1-6.

And TellTale, shame on you! You guys really were banking on the Pre-Sequel being a lot bigger than it was, weren't you? That's kinda your thing, isn't it? Making a mockbuster equivalent of a popular franchise, like Walked Dead or, God help us, Game of Thrones. But Borderlands? Yeah, I don't think anyone was interested in playing a janitor doing absolutely nothing.

It'll be fun to read reviews of a Borderlands game with a nothing plot, stock characters and no guns. At this point, I think you all know what to do with Borderlands.

Press X to pay respects

 

[joest01]

Oh lord, really?! Borderlands really has become the Scary Movie franchise of video games, hasn't it? No one took the plot seriously, so it's become an 'ironic' parody of itself.
Well as long as we're milking desperate sequels from this dying IP, I got a few more. Sims Borderlands, obviously. Lego Borderlands for a kid demographic. DJ Borderlands, 'cause we haven't seen a music game in a little while. Borderlands Fighter, for the button mashers. Hand it off to Nintendo for Borderlands Tennis, Borderlands Golf and Borderlands Kart. Throw in Tiny Tina as a DLC and you'd make a packet off fanboys!
Oh, while we're at it, release all the assets in a Steam store. Gotta get those cheap indie devs, right? Looking forward to Borderlands: A Shadow in a Dream in a Mouse; its a story based FPS with no weapons. OH! Can't forget Ubisoft, can we? Assassin's Borderlands 1-6.

And TellTale, shame on you! You guys really were banking on the Pre-Sequel being a lot bigger than it was, weren't you? That's kinda your thing, isn't it? Making a mockbuster equivalent of a popular franchise, like Walked Dead or, God help us, Game of Thrones. But Borderlands? Yeah, I don't think anyone was interested in playing a janitor doing absolutely nothing.

It'll be fun to read reviews of a Borderlands game with a nothing plot, stock characters and no guns. At this point, I think you all know what to do with Borderlands.

Press X to pay respects

Wow, no idea what you're on about.
As long as the bring out a tiny tina DLC every once in a while. Or introduce lasers and gravity mechanics. And keep up the attitude I am missing from pretty much every other gaming franchise. I am very much on board.

On the telltale side, I played the first two episodes of the Walking Dead. I actually kinda liked them but ... I guess not enough to continue. But to accuse them of riding the coat tales of big name franchises rings wrong in my ears. Big names don't come for free. Because, you know, they come with a built in audience (Uwe Boll knows this!). WHich is why for the most part they are blessed with cash ins. From my experience with tWD, Telltale is certainly not guilty of that. So if they expect a comparably small but conveniently crack-like addicted BL community to buy their stuffs, I guess it's morally questionable. But I am sure they don't get that opportunity for free and as long as they deliver a quality experience (how exactly do you know they won't?) it all worked out in the end, no?

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Oh lord, really?! Borderlands really has become the Scary Movie franchise of video games, hasn't it? No one took the plot seriously, so it's become an 'ironic' parody of itself.
Well as long as we're milking desperate sequels from this dying IP, I got a few more. Sims Borderlands, obviously. Lego Borderlands for a kid demographic. DJ Borderlands, 'cause we haven't seen a music game in a little while. Borderlands Fighter, for the button mashers. Hand it off to Nintendo for Borderlands Tennis, Borderlands Golf and Borderlands Kart. Throw in Tiny Tina as a DLC and you'd make a packet off fanboys!
Oh, while we're at it, release all the assets in a Steam store. Gotta get those cheap indie devs, right? Looking forward to Borderlands: A Shadow in a Dream in a Mouse; its a story based FPS with no weapons. OH! Can't forget Ubisoft, can we? Assassin's Borderlands 1-6.

And TellTale, shame on you! You guys really were banking on the Pre-Sequel being a lot bigger than it was, weren't you? That's kinda your thing, isn't it? Making a mockbuster equivalent of a popular franchise, like Walked Dead or, God help us, Game of Thrones. But Borderlands? Yeah, I don't think anyone was interested in playing a janitor doing absolutely nothing.

It'll be fun to read reviews of a Borderlands game with a nothing plot, stock characters and no guns. At this point, I think you all know what to do with Borderlands.

Press X to pay respects

Wow man, I have no idea what happened to you, but your posts are getting more and more inflammatory as the days go on. Chill, we get it, you're not a fan of the recent Borderlands titles/announcements. You shouldn't put others down just for enjoying the franchise as it is. Let people like what they want.

Seriously, check yourself before you wreck yourself.

OT: I've been looking forward to Tales from the Borderlands for some time now, having just got off of finishing The Walking Dead: Season 2 as well as The Wolf Among Us. I'm sort of new to the adventure game genre but I've enjoyed myself for the most part. It also helps that I'm a big fan of the Borderlands games, so everything I saw in that trailer looked to be right up my alley.

Also: Patrick Warburton.

 

[Rayce Archer]

It also occurs to me... Handsome Jack for Poker Night 3 confirmed?

 

[bluepotatosack]

So I'm not sure what to think. I've generally liked everything I've played from TellTale(which is pretty much everything but the Jurassic park game and the poker games). I've also never played borderlands(but I finally broke down and bought 2 a couple weeks back).

The problem being, Borderlands seems to rely a lot on shooting stuff with some silly humor. Telltale can do silly but I'm cocerned how it's gonna work the action heavy tone in. Even TWD and TWAU only had scattered heavy action scenes, with the rest being tension building and drama.

It looks interesting, but I'm holding off judgment until it comes out.

It doesn't have to be really action heavy. I mean, there will be some action sequences I'm sure, but there's no reason for it to be the focal point of the game. Borderlands actually has some decent lore to work with. A lot of interstellar corporate shenanigans and whatnot.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

SNIP

Wow man, I have no idea what happened to you, but your posts are getting more and more inflammatory as the days go on. Chill, we get it, you're not a fan of the recent Borderlands titles/announcements. You shouldn't put others down just for enjoying the franchise as it is. Let people like what they want.

Seriously, check yourself before you wreck yourself.

OT: I've been looking forward to Tales from the Borderlands for some time now, having just got off of finishing The Walking Dead: Season 2 as well as The Wolf Among Us. I'm sort of new to the adventure game genre but I've enjoyed myself for the most part. It also helps that I'm a big fan of the Borderlands games, so everything I saw in that trailer looked to be right up my alley.

Also: Patrick Warburton.

I'm sorry, but the more I see of where Borderlands as an IP is going, the lazier it feels. I mean the jump between Borderlands and Borderlands 2 was shallow enough, but the PreSequel was even worse! At least Borderlands 2 has new characters. The PreSequel just cycled villains into playable characters and toned down the gravity a bit. They don't even feel like separate games anymore, just cut content sold at full cost.
Think back to Halo: ODST. It was basically Halo 2 with no shields or duel wielding, but they added new characters and plot. That is the equivalent of Borderlands 2.
But imagine if Bungie made a 'sequel' to Halo: Reach where instead of playing Noble 6, you played Noble 2. And its set six weeks before Reach. And that's it. All the game mechanics, characters, setting and weapons are the same. That's the full extent of the changes, and its still full price. To me, that's what the PreSequel was. Just such a hack job its almost insulting. I can totally see the moon and Hyperion ship being DLC from Borderlands 2, but it was cut in a cynical attempt to wring more money. If the PreSequel was say...a $5.99 DLC with a handful of new characters/weapons, that'd be pretty good. But its not. It's DLC at full game price.

As far as TellTale, I really don't picture them as hip young hipsters doing hip things and being all cool and hip. I see them as cold late-30s men whose only understanding of gaming/nerd culture is a biannual reading of the category list over at CheezBurger. Oh look, they added a Walking Dead meme category. Walking Dead must be popular with nerds. Make a Walking Dead game! Oh look, a Game of Thrones category! Game of Thrones must be popular with nerds. etc...

I'm waiting for a Legends of Korra or Dr. Who game. Won't be long. It was probably smart to not make a Big Bang Theory game. A game where the main joke is that gamers are weird? Smart to not do that. Points there.

I get that people like those games. Really, I do. But I have a sinking feeling they like the games not because they're good games, but because of the setting. And that's an important distinction. GamerGear and TellTale aren't making games to be fun, they're making games to be popular with the in-crowd. And I can't see anything but disaster with trying to always be the 'in' game.

 

[Poetic Nova]

Going to buy it whenever all episodes are done and available.

 

[Poetic Nova]

SNIP

Wow man, I have no idea what happened to you, but your posts are getting more and more inflammatory as the days go on. Chill, we get it, you're not a fan of the recent Borderlands titles/announcements. You shouldn't put others down just for enjoying the franchise as it is. Let people like what they want.

Seriously, check yourself before you wreck yourself.

OT: I've been looking forward to Tales from the Borderlands for some time now, having just got off of finishing The Walking Dead: Season 2 as well as The Wolf Among Us. I'm sort of new to the adventure game genre but I've enjoyed myself for the most part. It also helps that I'm a big fan of the Borderlands games, so everything I saw in that trailer looked to be right up my alley.

Also: Patrick Warburton.

I'm sorry, but the more I see of where Borderlands as an IP is going, the lazier it feels. I mean the jump between Borderlands and Borderlands 2 was shallow enough, but the PreSequel was even worse! At least Borderlands 2 has new characters. The PreSequel just cycled villains into playable characters and toned down the gravity a bit. They don't even feel like separate games anymore, just cut content sold at full cost.
Think back to Halo: ODST. It was basically Halo 2 with no shields or duel wielding, but they added new characters and plot. That is the equivalent of Borderlands 2.
But imagine if Bungie made a 'sequel' to Halo: Reach where instead of playing Noble 6, you played Noble 2. And its set six weeks before Reach. And that's it. All the game mechanics, characters, setting and weapons are the same. That's the full extent of the changes, and its still full price. To me, that's what the PreSequel was. Just such a hack job its almost insulting. I can totally see the moon and Hyperion ship being DLC from Borderlands 2, but it was cut in a cynical attempt to wring more money. If the PreSequel was say...a $5.99 DLC with a handful of new characters/weapons, that'd be pretty good. But its not. It's DLC at full game price.

As far as TellTale, I really don't picture them as hip young hipsters doing hip things and being all cool and hip. I see them as cold late-30s men whose only understanding of gaming/nerd culture is a biannual reading of the category list over at CheezBurger. Oh look, they added a Walking Dead meme category. Walking Dead must be popular with nerds. Make a Walking Dead game! Oh look, a Game of Thrones category! Game of Thrones must be popular with nerds. etc...

I'm waiting for a Legends of Korra or Dr. Who game. Won't be long. It was probably smart to not make a Big Bang Theory game. A game where the main joke is that gamers are weird? Smart to not do that. Points there.

I get that people like those games. Really, I do. But I have a sinking feeling they like the games not because they're good games, but because of the setting. And that's an important distinction. GamerGear and TellTale aren't making games to be fun, they're making games to be popular with the in-crowd. And I can't see anything but disaster with trying to always be the 'in' game.

TPS does more than a new coat of paint. Some from a technical aspect but gameplay wise it's not 100% the same either.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

The most important litmus test. I laughed during the trailer. Interest heightened.

But for fuck sake's, just enough with Handsome Jack. Everytime you stick him into something, you make the IP less about what's next and more about "So, what's that wacky Handsome Jack going to do today?!"

He's becoming the Steve freaking Urkel of video games...

 

[Netrigan]

Something about it just seems...off. It looks like a return to Telltale's origins in making comedy games like Sam and Max, which isn't what made the company really popular. I mean those games had a following, but the comedy games never took off the way that their drama games like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us did. The comedy in the trailer didn't really feel like Borderlands though, it felt too grounded. Borderlands is all about being silly and stupid (which covers up how incredibly dark it is) but the trailer didn't really have that. I mean, it had comedy but it felt like everything was being played a little too straight. I'm not as interested in this game as I thought I'd be. Still curious about it, but it's more of a mild curiosity. I don't have any kind of intense desire to see or play it.

The trailers tend to be about the silly.

On a side-note, of all the video game universes, the Borderlands one is the only one that makes me tempted to write fan-fiction. I like that it's not terribly well-defined, but has written itself a license to do pretty much whatever they want. One day I shall write up that Epic Saints Row On Pandora story that will change the world forever.

 

[Netrigan]

SNIP

Wow man, I have no idea what happened to you, but your posts are getting more and more inflammatory as the days go on. Chill, we get it, you're not a fan of the recent Borderlands titles/announcements. You shouldn't put others down just for enjoying the franchise as it is. Let people like what they want.

Seriously, check yourself before you wreck yourself.

OT: I've been looking forward to Tales from the Borderlands for some time now, having just got off of finishing The Walking Dead: Season 2 as well as The Wolf Among Us. I'm sort of new to the adventure game genre but I've enjoyed myself for the most part. It also helps that I'm a big fan of the Borderlands games, so everything I saw in that trailer looked to be right up my alley.

Also: Patrick Warburton.

I'm sorry, but the more I see of where Borderlands as an IP is going, the lazier it feels. I mean the jump between Borderlands and Borderlands 2 was shallow enough, but the PreSequel was even worse! At least Borderlands 2 has new characters. The PreSequel just cycled villains into playable characters and toned down the gravity a bit. They don't even feel like separate games anymore, just cut content sold at full cost.
Think back to Halo: ODST. It was basically Halo 2 with no shields or duel wielding, but they added new characters and plot. That is the equivalent of Borderlands 2.
But imagine if Bungie made a 'sequel' to Halo: Reach where instead of playing Noble 6, you played Noble 2. And its set six weeks before Reach. And that's it. All the game mechanics, characters, setting and weapons are the same. That's the full extent of the changes, and its still full price. To me, that's what the PreSequel was. Just such a hack job its almost insulting. I can totally see the moon and Hyperion ship being DLC from Borderlands 2, but it was cut in a cynical attempt to wring more money. If the PreSequel was say...a $5.99 DLC with a handful of new characters/weapons, that'd be pretty good. But its not. It's DLC at full game price.

As far as TellTale, I really don't picture them as hip young hipsters doing hip things and being all cool and hip. I see them as cold late-30s men whose only understanding of gaming/nerd culture is a biannual reading of the category list over at CheezBurger. Oh look, they added a Walking Dead meme category. Walking Dead must be popular with nerds. Make a Walking Dead game! Oh look, a Game of Thrones category! Game of Thrones must be popular with nerds. etc...

I'm waiting for a Legends of Korra or Dr. Who game. Won't be long. It was probably smart to not make a Big Bang Theory game. A game where the main joke is that gamers are weird? Smart to not do that. Points there.

I get that people like those games. Really, I do. But I have a sinking feeling they like the games not because they're good games, but because of the setting. And that's an important distinction. GamerGear and TellTale aren't making games to be fun, they're making games to be popular with the in-crowd. And I can't see anything but disaster with trying to always be the 'in' game.

SNIP

Wow man, I have no idea what happened to you, but your posts are getting more and more inflammatory as the days go on. Chill, we get it, you're not a fan of the recent Borderlands titles/announcements. You shouldn't put others down just for enjoying the franchise as it is. Let people like what they want.

Seriously, check yourself before you wreck yourself.

OT: I've been looking forward to Tales from the Borderlands for some time now, having just got off of finishing The Walking Dead: Season 2 as well as The Wolf Among Us. I'm sort of new to the adventure game genre but I've enjoyed myself for the most part. It also helps that I'm a big fan of the Borderlands games, so everything I saw in that trailer looked to be right up my alley.

Also: Patrick Warburton.

I'm sorry, but the more I see of where Borderlands as an IP is going, the lazier it feels. I mean the jump between Borderlands and Borderlands 2 was shallow enough, but the PreSequel was even worse! At least Borderlands 2 has new characters. The PreSequel just cycled villains into playable characters and toned down the gravity a bit. They don't even feel like separate games anymore, just cut content sold at full cost.
Think back to Halo: ODST. It was basically Halo 2 with no shields or duel wielding, but they added new characters and plot. That is the equivalent of Borderlands 2.
But imagine if Bungie made a 'sequel' to Halo: Reach where instead of playing Noble 6, you played Noble 2. And its set six weeks before Reach. And that's it. All the game mechanics, characters, setting and weapons are the same. That's the full extent of the changes, and its still full price. To me, that's what the PreSequel was. Just such a hack job its almost insulting. I can totally see the moon and Hyperion ship being DLC from Borderlands 2, but it was cut in a cynical attempt to wring more money. If the PreSequel was say...a $5.99 DLC with a handful of new characters/weapons, that'd be pretty good. But its not. It's DLC at full game price.

As far as TellTale, I really don't picture them as hip young hipsters doing hip things and being all cool and hip. I see them as cold late-30s men whose only understanding of gaming/nerd culture is a biannual reading of the category list over at CheezBurger. Oh look, they added a Walking Dead meme category. Walking Dead must be popular with nerds. Make a Walking Dead game! Oh look, a Game of Thrones category! Game of Thrones must be popular with nerds. etc...

I'm waiting for a Legends of Korra or Dr. Who game. Won't be long. It was probably smart to not make a Big Bang Theory game. A game where the main joke is that gamers are weird? Smart to not do that. Points there.

I get that people like those games. Really, I do. But I have a sinking feeling they like the games not because they're good games, but because of the setting. And that's an important distinction. GamerGear and TellTale aren't making games to be fun, they're making games to be popular with the in-crowd. And I can't see anything but disaster with trying to always be the 'in' game.

TPS does more than a new coat of paint. Some from a technical aspect but gameplay wise it's not 100% the same either.

From what I gather, TPS happened because they literally couldn't shove anything more into Borderlands 2 because of technical limitations.

It's not unlike Halo: ODST in that it's a bit of a place holder. Gearbox didn't want to do Borderlands 3 too early in the console because of the smaller user base, so they put out some stuff to keep the fans happy.

And as a fan, I'm generally happy with it; although it can't quite overcome its lack of variety in gaming locales (it tries, but there's only so much they can do on the moon and in space stations). I also wish there were more optional areas like in Borderlands 2, as there isn't any area that is part of a main quest. Borderlands 2 felt more like a world where not everything was related to your main mission and you could go off to Lynchwood or Caustic Caverns to take care of unrelated business.