New Tales from the Borderlands Reviews

New Tales from the Borderlands is ranked in the 34th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 3, 2022

New Tales From the Borderlands blends silliness and madness to deliver a totally hilarious experience, and it works in almost every way.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

There's a lot to love here for fans of the franchise and fans of the genre alike... provided you have room in your heart, and schedule, this time of the year.

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Unscored
Oct 20, 2022

You wait 8 years for a sort-of sequel to your favourite Borderlands narrative adventure game and when one finally turns up it's an unfunny disappointment

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Oct 20, 2022

As a slower-paced story, it lacks the action and zaniness of its predecessor – but by opting for a quieter, more intimate tale, New Tales from the Borderlands carves out a deeply heartfelt, character-driven adventure that highlights the power and potential of friendship in a barren land.

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Buy
Oct 20, 2022

Overall, New Tales from the Borderlands is a great addition to the series, and despite switching developers, it hasn’t skipped a beat. Borderlands fans will certainly enjoy the many references that will get you past the fact that you can’t fire too many guns in this one. Even if you’re not a fan of Borderlands but enjoy story-centric Choose Your Own Adventure books and games, basically titles like any of the old Telltale releases, you’re in for a treat. The game feels distinctly more Gearbox now than Telltale – not necessarily for better or worse, but it’s a more refreshing version of the game genre that can easily get stagnant if not done right, and New Tales from the Borderlands is hilarious world-building and storytelling done right.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

New Tales from the Borderlands could have played it safe by using characters from the well-established universe that people know and love. However, Gearbox Quebec's decision to create a whole new bunch of ragtag characters that connect so clearly with Borderland's existing humour, art style, and lore has really paid off. New Tales from the Borderlands isn't a gameplay-heavy game, but the visuals, narrative, and the way the character's personalities are so well-developed kept me riveted and surprised. With what Gearbox has created here, I wouldn't be surprised if we see even Newer Tales From The Borderlands in the future.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

With a narrative that offers more hits than misses, New Tales From The Borderlands is a modern, gorgeous glimpse into what the nobodies of the Borderlands universe get up to on their shittiest days.

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92 / 100
Oct 20, 2022

New Tales from the Borderlands is immensely entertaining, exceptionally well written, and acted with pitch-perfect attention to character.

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5 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

The best thing you can say about New Tales from the Borderlands is that it makes you appreciate just how good the folks at Telltale Games were at what they did. While Gearbox’s latest is more technically impressive than Telltale’s series, stale, irritating characters, a slapdash plot, and choices that don’t feel like they matter turn the game’s brief runtime into a slog. These Tales are new, but they’re definitely not improved.

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6.5 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

New Tales from the Borderlands, as a spiritual successor to Telltale's series, is a cavalcade of peaks and valleys. It expands on the franchise's complex lore with a terrifically produced five-episode stint that will, for most, be a one-and-done experience that sadly fails to iterate on or improve the tired formula these types of games all rode into the ground.

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4.5 / 5.0
Oct 20, 2022

If you love the previous game or just are really craving a good giggle, New Tales from the Borderlands is most definitely a must-play title for you in 2022. I happily give this one a rating of 4 and a half skateboards out of 5.

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4 / 5.0
Oct 20, 2022

As stated in the opening, New Tales from the Borderlands doesn't top the amazement of the original game.

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3 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

If you’re asking my opinion, don’t play New Tales of from the Borderlands.

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7 / 10
Oct 20, 2022

Gearbox Studio Québec's follow-up to Telltale Games' Tales from the Borderlands is a fun space western, featuring a story with a compelling start and strong conclusion.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

Ultimately, New Tales From The Borderlands feels like more of the same and fans of the first are likely to enjoy this, but given it’s been nearly eight years since that first one, I wanted more of an evolution.

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Unscored
Oct 20, 2022

I genuinely liked New Tales From the Borderlands and its characters. I only wished their stories had a little more time to breathe.

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Ryan McCaffrey
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

Gearbox's New Tales from the Borderlands successfully recaptures the charm and humor of Telltale's original adventure-game spinoff of the Borderlands first-person shooter series, but its attempts to stretch out the gameplay and the story don't fare as well.

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Oct 20, 2022

New Tales From The Borderlands does right by its predecessor, telling a heartfelt, hilarious story within Borderlands' rambunctious, irreverent world.

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8.3 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

New Tales from the Borderlands amused us, excited, even moved us at times

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Oct 20, 2022

New Tales from the Borderlands' smaller-scale focus on three 'nobodies' and their relationship with each other makes this a tale worth hearing.

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