Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands is a comedic interactive film based on the Borderlands series. It was developed by Telltale Games under license from Gearbox Software, the developer of the Borderlands series, and 2K, its publisher.
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure
- Time to beat
- about 12 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Tales from the Borderlands is a comedic interactive film based on the Borderlands series. It was developed by Telltale Games under license from Gearbox Software, the developer of the Borderlands series, and 2K, its publisher. The game was released in November 2014 for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and in 2021 for Nintendo Switch.
Set some time after the events of Borderlands 2, the game's story centers around Hyperion employee Rhys and Pandoran con-artist Fiona as they team up on an adventure to find and open a Vault. The game follows the episodic format that Telltale used for its titles The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, where player choices and actions have somewhat significant effects on later story elements. Although the series received some criticism due to the aging game engine and repetition of gameplay from past Telltale Games, Tales from the Borderlands largely received critical acclaim. Particular praise was attributed to its strong characterization, emotional depth, creative setpieces, humorous writing and unexpected pathos.
Tales, like many of the other Telltale games, were pulled from sale following the studio's sudden closure in 2018. 2K Games was able to acquire the property and republished the series starting in February 2021. A successor, New Tales from the Borderlands, was released in October 2022.
Official trailer
Announce Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Publisher
- Telltale Games, Take-Two Interactive
- Series
- Borderlands
- Engine
- Telltale Tool
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- M
- GRAC
- 19+
- CERO
- Z
- USK
- 16
- ACB
- MA 15+
- PEGI
- 18
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 4 | North America | 2014-11-25 |
| PlayStation 4 | Europe / PAL | 2014-12-03 |
Subscription history
| Service | Tier | Added | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Plus | 2 May 2017 | 5 Jun 2017 |
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Telltale Games, Take-Two Interactive
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Released
- 2014-11-25
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 12 hours
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