Platinum trophy no. 3: Stories from the border
Date acquired: May 9, 2017
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The Borderlands series is one that I’ve dipped my toe into a few times, but I just can’t get my head around it.
It’s not even this style of humor that puts me off, which I know is a turn off for some people. I like the cel-shaded art style and the looter shooter concept is forceful.
In my opinion, this is just plain nonsense.
What I played didn’t feel particularly good in my hands, and the UI and menus always left me a bit confused.
I mean, I probably would have had more fun with newer entries that hopefully improved things and improved the gameplay, but with so many games we play these days, I really don’t want to take the risk.
However, one game in the series that I like is a spin-off made by a completely different team – Tales from the Borderlands.
I only played this game because many moons ago it was one of the games available monthly on PS Plus; I’d heard good things, but I hadn’t played a Telltale narrative adventure before, so I wasn’t sure what I was getting into.
I remember being very pleasantly surprised by the writing of the game; having almost no knowledge of Borderlands, I suddenly found myself caring about its world and some of the characters within it.
When I first encountered Telltale’s episodic formula, I really got into the whole journey. The idea that my decisions impact relationships and the story was great, making me feel like I was making a mark on things.
To be truthful, I don’t have very colorful memories of this game, but recalling it brings to mind particular images and characters and toasty, fuzzy feelings.
Even though it was built in a world I didn’t really care about, Tales from the Borderlands managed to transcend the broader series and provide a very different, but much more compelling, route into it.
The reason I haven’t really talked about trophies yet is because they’re incredibly uncomplicated to get. To get platinum in a game, just play it.
So it’s not a particularly satisfying or hard-earned reward, but that wasn’t really the point here – I just had a great time with Tales from the Borderlands and this disc is a nice icing on the cake.
Regards, Tales from the Borderland.
PS I can’t be the first person to point this out, but Robert from Dispatch doesn’t NO looks like Rhys, doesn’t he?
I mean, you know, it’s not an exact match, but I’ve seen characters that are less similar, let’s put it that way.
Do you have the platinum trophy in Tales from the Borderlands? Let us know in the comments section below.
