Plus, after all of that, the game drops a nice little cliffhanger, all but confirming that there is more Tales from the Borderlands to come. Everything is wrapped up tightly with plenty of spectacular moments, while also taking time to deal with story issues and quiet moments of characters dying – this is still a Telltale game after all. The finale of Tales from the Borderlands brings everything you want out of a conclusion. I mean there is literally a “down, diagonal, forward” QTE sequence that launches a fireball at the monster. There is even a part that directly homages Street Fighter with the inputs you have to do. The way you dole out damage to the monster is smartly put together with the action bouncing back and forth between characters. This is an extended QTE action sequence of epic proportions. Once you are done picking your squad, you launch your assault against the Vault Monster. It really makes your choices feel important, moreso than any other previous Telltale title has done. Some just need to be left alive, some will join you based on how you’ve carried yourself and one simply requires you to have a lot of money left over. However, who you can pick is directly based on your choices in the game. In a really cool moment that kind of feels like a nod to the end of Mass Effect 2, you hand select characters to form a team of “Vault Hunters” to take into the final fight. Aside from some early missteps they are able to properly prepare to take on this beast. Luckily for this crew, that’s essentially common knowledge at this point. If you have played any of the proper Borderlands games then you know all of the Vaults on Pandora are accompanied by a terrifying, gigantic monster. At this point, past and present come together as the team gets ready to finally tackle the Vault. It’s quite a smart reveal that I personally did not see coming. Naturally, the finale reveals who the mysterious character is who captured Rhys and Fiona and has been interrogating them about their journey. If you haven’t been paying attention, Tales from the Borderlands has been a framed narrative since the beginning. Either way you take it, that part is wrapped up well and then after a couple events I won’t spoil, we finally catch up to current time. Granted, that is how Telltale’s titles have worked in the past but it still seemed very sudden. This is the only disappointing part of the episode in that it essentially nullifies whatever choice you made, instead just continuing the story in a regular direction. The first part of The Vault of the Traveler deals with the major choice at the end of Episode 4 and wraps up the Handsome Jack storyline. After a tough journey Rhys and Fiona finally get their chance to open a vault, and deal with everything else that comes along with it. It may have taken a long time to get here but the finale of Telltale Games’ epic Tales from the Borderlands is finally upon us.
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