Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone

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  1. inkblowout
    Oct 14, 2015
    4
    Before everyone bashes on this game/episode, This game was directed for younger audiences. But this was just embarrassing for Telltale... cheesy lines, and poor acting made this episode unenjoyable for me and my little brother, and if you have played Telltale other games, you would know that this is not their best work. But despite of all the horrible voice acting and the lame jokes... IBefore everyone bashes on this game/episode, This game was directed for younger audiences. But this was just embarrassing for Telltale... cheesy lines, and poor acting made this episode unenjoyable for me and my little brother, and if you have played Telltale other games, you would know that this is not their best work. But despite of all the horrible voice acting and the lame jokes... I found that this has potential to become something great. The dialogue system is pretty good and the cinematics are worth looking at.

    I'm going to give this a few more episodes to see if Telltale can redeem itself. But otherwise.. this isn't something I won't recommend to anyone, even if you are a diehard fan of minecraft. I would suggest skipping this.    … Expand
  2. C0ncox
    Oct 14, 2015
    2
    Sad to see Telltale sell out, it really is. This game is basically Walking Dead if it had cringe worthy voice acting and endless Minecraft references. The characters are bland and have no likable personality, The story sucks ass, It even has "Memes" as the most tagged...tag(?) on steam which just says "HEY ARE YOU UNDER THE AGE OF 13 AND LIKE MINECRAFT PLS BUY" It's also funny cause someSad to see Telltale sell out, it really is. This game is basically Walking Dead if it had cringe worthy voice acting and endless Minecraft references. The characters are bland and have no likable personality, The story sucks ass, It even has "Memes" as the most tagged...tag(?) on steam which just says "HEY ARE YOU UNDER THE AGE OF 13 AND LIKE MINECRAFT PLS BUY" It's also funny cause some people don't even know what telltale does. People give negative reviews of the game because the game is in Episodes. Despite this game, I believe Telltale can come back with a great game.… Expand
  3. TheLewdOne
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    Ehhh no, I'm sorry Telltale. I've loved all of your game series to some extent, Night at the Inventory were great time sinks while making dinner with a good sense of humor, The Walking Dead and especially Tales From the Borderlands are story masterpieces in my opinion and Wolf Among Us and Game of Thrones are interesting even if they do leave me feeling cold or bored from time toEhhh no, I'm sorry Telltale. I've loved all of your game series to some extent, Night at the Inventory were great time sinks while making dinner with a good sense of humor, The Walking Dead and especially Tales From the Borderlands are story masterpieces in my opinion and Wolf Among Us and Game of Thrones are interesting even if they do leave me feeling cold or bored from time to time...But you see, that's a pretty important distinction. The Wolf Among Us and Game of Thrones had me bored or uninspired every now and then, mostly in later episodes.

    For Minecraft, bored and uninspired is my default. And that's not a good thing. In a point and click adventure you should NOT be waiting for something engrossing to happen. The characters (save for Ruben who's adorable) are all uninteresting, even the ones I wanted to like was more out of me liking their design and less them giving me something to love. This is especially hurtful to me as I was one of the only one of my friends that had faith in this series, as a fan of The Fallen Kingdom series of music videos of minecraft I thought there could be a chance for a good story to come out of this. Who knows, maybe the series is having a slow build up and episodes 3+ will tap into that possibility for good story that I originally saw and I would still love to be proven wrong about my current view on the series but with the way it is now I doubt it.    … Expand
  4. jswessler
    Oct 15, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILER ALERT!

    Now lets get started.
    This game is the worst game I have ever played. Lets just start there. I won't talk about the graphics or music because they are just mediocre and nuff said.
    Now the gameplay, or should I say, the parts of the game where you actually do something. If telltale got rid of the "walk around and look at stuff" sequences that take up about 5% of runtime, this game could be almost played by starting it and going afk. On every choice there is an option to stay silent, but if you run out of time on the choice it automatically picks the silence option. Other than the box that says "Ivor will remember this" if you punch him, nothing big actually happens. And that leads to the biggest flaw of this game. How your choices don't do anything to affect the story. And if you don't believe me, just keep reading. So, I played through the game, picking all the choices that I wanted. Then, I played the game again, except this time I picked different choices for all of them. For example, I picked building a creeper on my first run, and after building they said "oh this was a great idea" and i thought "i guess i picked right... Maybe I should build an enderman next time and see" so i did that and they said "oh this was a great idea". SEE!?! There was no difference whatsoever. Same thing for EVERY choice. On my first run, I didn't sour up the deal at all, which Petra liked me for. Then, on my next run, I tried to get him to go. I stayed silent for every single option. AND HE STAYED!!!! And also, if the game forces you to pick an option (like when you have to save petra or gaberille near the end), if you do nothing, it JUST KILLS YOU! The game finds some way to kill you but in reality it is just basically saying "HEY don't exploit me u dumb butt just die already!" THIS IS RIDICULOUS! What is the point of calling it a CHOICE & CONSEQUENCE game if there IS NO CONSEQUENCE!!! Also, the voice acting is terrible and the jokes are lame. A final thing that is bad about this game is that the cutscenes are not very well meshed, so it is pretty common that a part will repeat itself or skip ahead. Also the quicktime events are overused.    … Expand
  5. Nikoback
    Oct 16, 2015
    5
    Far from Telltale's worst, but far from their best. Minecraft: Story Mode fails to deliver something engaging for older audiences, and also is one of the worst opening episodes for a TellTale game, ever.

    Pros: -Typical TellTale fare, that's something some might like -It has one puzzle! Ok, that sounds stupid but I've never played a TellTale game with one in awhile! -Minecraft fans    Far from Telltale's worst, but far from their best. Minecraft: Story Mode fails to deliver something engaging for older audiences, and also is one of the worst opening episodes for a TellTale game, ever.

    Pros:
    -Typical TellTale fare, that's something some might like
    -It has one puzzle! Ok, that sounds stupid but I've never played a TellTale game with one in awhile!
    -Minecraft fans will love the references.
    -Some of the moments in the game are kinda funny, but that's it.
    -Surprising amount of paths for a TellTale game.
    -If you liked games like The Order 1886 and the Rambo Video Game, then this is for you! All QTEs! (like other TellTale games)

    Nitpicks:
    -Voice Performance is great, but some of these voices are kinda annoying to hear.
    -Dialogue is definitely not for everyone.
    -If you made this game intended for children, why does Petra say "hell" twice in a single scene? Why are these characters saying snarky things, why does my character call everything stupid? The dialogue here feels way too snarky for it's own good.

    Cons:
    -Other characters aren't given substantial time to really be fleshed out
    -It's cute that the battle system tries to mimic Minecraft, but it **** sucks
    -A lot of the Minecraft elements like the previously mentioned combat and crafting feel half-hearted and shoehorned in, to say the least.
    -I get it that it's a Minecraft world, but who are these guys? Are they adults? Do they have jobs? Why do they build ****
    -TellTale games are normally kinda buggy, but holy **** this game is a buggy mess
    -I'm OK with cheesy dialogue as long as it's done in a kind of campy way, like the Metal Gear games. This game is literally maximum cringe at times.
    -It's literally TWD for kids. The characters are on a bridge fending against two sides of enemies and zombies. Your character at one point will fall on the ground trying to fight away from a monster.
    -TellTale, did you fire your Sam & Max/Monkey Island team or some **** Why is there only one puzzle?

    Let me say it this way: Imagine a story that takes you to a completely new world, where it wastes your time on telling some unnecessary part of the story, but you still have no reason to care for these characters. The only character I legit liked was Lukas, and that's because his archetype is the typical "super nice guy".

    The game tries to come off with this Ghostbusters/Goonies vibe, and that's definitely there, but right now I'm seeing a kid's version of TWD without the likable characters. The game's dialogue can range from sometimes funny for someone (like me) who's played Minecraft before, or absolutely cringey to even the biggest fans of the game. There was a lot of effort put into the game in terms of multiple paths, character customization, voice performance, but not enough in the departments where TellTale are known best for.

    This is also TellTale's buggiest game ever. I had two game-breaking bugs in Episode 1 and Episode 2 of Tales from the Borderlands; Combined. Here, numerous crashing on my PC and a lot of weird tidbits going on just kinda make this game even harder to play. I get it that TellTale releases episodic games but they need to take a break for at least one **** year and upgrade their engine, that thing is seriously outdated junk.

    Story Mode has serious potential though. This is the first time I've noticed TellTale truly stepping up in having more multiple paths, but there wasn't enough of it in this episode. The voice acting is decent, but Patton Oswalt makes Jesse sound snarky and Brain Posehn makes Axel sound more of an unnecessary ****

    I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt though, I'm barely out of the young 12 year old demographic for this game, right? Minecraft: Story Mode really didn't needed to start this sluggish (The first 30 minutes were absolutely tiresome to play, compared to say Tales from the Borderlands or TWD), and hopefully it'll pick up. For now though, if you aren't a fan of Minecraft, then this is something you should seriously not play.    … Expand
  6. OperationLions
    Oct 14, 2015
    0
    I'm a huge fan of Telltale, but it's really sad to see them focus so much on voice acting and animation polish and less and less on story and meaningful choices. The writing was super cheesy and overly saccharine. Won't play second episode.
  7. CodeVeronica
    Oct 18, 2015
    6
    I love Telltale and this game is one of the worst games that they ever made.Maybe with the next episodes i change my mind.And there's no graphical option so far.Only High and Low Settings e.e
  8. tgt
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    it does not fit the creative style of minecraft and has a story that resembles a one sided battle of good and evil, something that telltale has been good at avoiding. It has no elements of minecraft, mainly its about a bunch of people in a game with GRAPHICS like minecraft, but lacks what makes the original game unique. A common criticism of telltale is that their games don't have gameplayit does not fit the creative style of minecraft and has a story that resembles a one sided battle of good and evil, something that telltale has been good at avoiding. It has no elements of minecraft, mainly its about a bunch of people in a game with GRAPHICS like minecraft, but lacks what makes the original game unique. A common criticism of telltale is that their games don't have gameplay elements of other adventure games and only has QuickTime events combined with some dialog options. In a good adventure game there needs to be a good deal of puzzles and problem solving and i feel that the redstone might be the puzzle aspect that telltale desperately needed to even be considered a game but it wasn't there like i wanted it to be.… Expand
  9. yY2
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I like Minecraft..................
    I love Telltale games..................
    This is worst game I played in last few years (didn't even finish it).................
  10. griffey546
    Oct 13, 2015
    6
    The game feels like any other telltale game, and the game plays very nice. I do not however like the game overall, Minecraft is a fun game (for pc at least), but the story ended up being cheesy, and and this game did not have too much to keep me entertained. To put this in a short version, this game is what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would be if they took out the free-roam element, andThe game feels like any other telltale game, and the game plays very nice. I do not however like the game overall, Minecraft is a fun game (for pc at least), but the story ended up being cheesy, and and this game did not have too much to keep me entertained. To put this in a short version, this game is what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would be if they took out the free-roam element, and forced you to do the story if you wanted to play the game.… Expand
  11. lakin777
    Oct 17, 2015
    2
    tell tale really **** up this time.
    The usuall things are still here like: next to none graphic options
    poor optimazation poor animation(this time hidden behind minecraft graphics) poor graphics (see above) Absolutly linear story with a few different dialogue hovewer this time even the story sucks. Its so boring, nothings is happening and overall i was falling asleep to add to that    tell tale really **** up this time.
    The usuall things are still here like: next to none graphic options
    poor optimazation
    poor animation(this time hidden behind minecraft graphics)
    poor graphics (see above)
    Absolutly linear story with a few different dialogue
    hovewer this time even the story sucks.
    Its so boring, nothings is happening and overall i was falling asleep
    to add to that there are no failure states you rarely even have to react as the QTE often resolve themselfs resolting in akward situations where your supposed to see cool moment but nothing happends.

    2/10 waste of time, if your super into minecraft. PLAY IT
    This is just a years old engine, used on a rushed game with dumb story.
    BTW: what they call episodic content...well today we have a different name-early access    … Expand
  12. Kingjay6699
    Oct 19, 2015
    4
    This game made me upset due to playing it bc its like playing there previous 2012 game "The Walking Dead" the gameplay is the same you have choices and its like playing the old game but its a Minecraft feel to it. To be honest when I heard about it I thought it was gonna be like playing Minecraft but you have to do stuff to get to new place/levels but your still playing Minecraft iThis game made me upset due to playing it bc its like playing there previous 2012 game "The Walking Dead" the gameplay is the same you have choices and its like playing the old game but its a Minecraft feel to it. To be honest when I heard about it I thought it was gonna be like playing Minecraft but you have to do stuff to get to new place/levels but your still playing Minecraft i honestly thought is was gonna be a add on to the actual game but it wasn't which made me upset. I love Minecraft honestly but this is gonna make Minecraft look like a bad game which i didn't want happening I'm sorry Telltale games but you just made an older games gameplay and merged it with Minecraft.… Expand
  13. Isov91
    Oct 19, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now now this game gets bashed because its Minecraft but I really liked this game overall. I dont hate Minecraft because I have no reason to.

    So after playing the game I noticed this is directed for children. But I really still liked the game because as an adult you understand really whats going when chosing answers. Since its Teltale games I played a their other games you really have to think before answering. Now for children they might think otherwise. Lets talk about Lukas. In every childs or childs show there is always a bad gang kids around. Lukas Is one of em but he's really nice compared to his friends in the gang. Now you see Lukas is trying to get friendly with you and you understand but for a childs pov he might think, "Hes just a bully im still gonna hate him"
    Well im no child expert but thats what I think.

    For a childs game it doesn't have blood neither vulgar language. The adventure in the game is really nice. I can see teltale wanted to make games for children to enjoy since all their works been for Adults and teens. Minecraft is now a game pretty much everyone knows. Kids love it so teltale could gain really good money by this and thats the problem I have there. 22 euro is really a lot for a game like this. Mostly is about animation and talking you dont get to play much but the price is pretty high. But otherwise the story or the quailty of the work is pretty nice. That concludes my review.

    It's my first review ever I done on a game so plss be easy on me. Everygame cant be the best but since I really like Teltale games i'm giving it 8/10.
    You might noticed my grammar fails and wrong speelings, sorry english isn't my native language.    … Expand
  14. jlenoconel
    Dec 26, 2015
    0
    Rubbish. Basically a game full of quicktime events and vague choices. Was expecting something semi open world. Got bored real quick. Story wasn't entertaining either. Was more geared towards children, I guess.
  15. jimmyrustles1
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    lazy, generic writing and terrible voice acting. the fact that it's intended for children is no excuse either. telltale games never had great writing to begin with, but this game is just a shameful sellout attempt with no care or skill put into it whatsoever. do not buy it for your children unless you hate them.
  16. pesoconvertible
    Oct 27, 2015
    3
    First of all, I really like Telltale Games (I own and have played all of their titles). Minecraft Story Mode, however, is one boring, bland mess. There is absolutely nothing engaging about this title. The graphics are outdated (yeah, I know, it is minecraftesque), the music is mehh and the writing is subpar compared to other Telltale titles (e.g. Walking Dead, Tales from the BorderlandsFirst of all, I really like Telltale Games (I own and have played all of their titles). Minecraft Story Mode, however, is one boring, bland mess. There is absolutely nothing engaging about this title. The graphics are outdated (yeah, I know, it is minecraftesque), the music is mehh and the writing is subpar compared to other Telltale titles (e.g. Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands etc.). This will be the first time that I don't buy the season pass after having played the first episode.… Expand
  17. GamingEnderman
    Dec 1, 2015
    9
    I was never a fan of Tattletale Games but, what they did with Minecraft: Story Mode made up for all the other games that they made, all in all Excellent Story and the choices you have to make are not only Difficult to decide but, the Game is so far Better then The Wolf Among us, and also the Characters of Minecraft: Story Mode are very Memorable.
  18. bud6274
    Oct 31, 2015
    6
    While yes I can see why people are bashing this I don't think its as bad as people are saying. Its aimed for kids and it hits that mark pretty well. Most people who enjoy Minecraft will get most of jokes and it has a bit of a charm to it. That said the story isn't compelling especially for a Tell Tale Game. Its not the worst of Tale Tells but it doesn't compare to their top sellers likeWhile yes I can see why people are bashing this I don't think its as bad as people are saying. Its aimed for kids and it hits that mark pretty well. Most people who enjoy Minecraft will get most of jokes and it has a bit of a charm to it. That said the story isn't compelling especially for a Tell Tale Game. Its not the worst of Tale Tells but it doesn't compare to their top sellers like Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us but it has potential I would hold back from purchasing until more have come out and we truly see what this series becomes but not to bad as it stands.… Expand
  19. doncsoo
    Oct 16, 2015
    8
    I don't understand why everyone are panning this title, obviously this game was intended for younger audience and not so serious like the other Telltale games. They did add several elements from the original game which I really liked, well the story is not best but not the worst so I think it has some potential maybe not the greatest game Telltale ever made but it's definitely worth a try.
  20. Veska
    Oct 19, 2015
    2
    + If you have 5 years old kids
    + If you dont like playing game and sometimes, you want only use "Q"
    - It is the worst TT game - Minecraft is only word in the title of game - Stupid story in game, where wasnt story and they "created" it...Terrible music, terrible "actor´s" voices If you like and play Minecraft, dont buy it. Don´t support TT, that doing still the same with different    + If you have 5 years old kids
    + If you dont like playing game and sometimes, you want only use "Q"
    - It is the worst TT game
    - Minecraft is only word in the title of game
    - Stupid story in game, where wasnt story and they "created" it...Terrible music, terrible "actor´s" voices

    If you like and play Minecraft, dont buy it. Don´t support TT, that doing still the same with different scenery....    … Expand
  21. LucianoSoprano
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    This game is very very, VERY BAD.
    Its like 80% cutscenes and 10% buttonsmashing and dodging some attacks and 10% dialogues where you can choose an option (which doesnt effect like anything). its really boring and its a shame to waste time with this game. i expected a game with more choises, with more freedom to do something, with building and with some MINECRAFT.
    The dumbest thing in    This game is very very, VERY BAD.
    Its like 80% cutscenes and 10% buttonsmashing and dodging some attacks and 10% dialogues where you can choose an option (which doesnt effect like anything). its really boring and its a shame to waste time with this game. i expected a game with more choises, with more freedom to do something, with building and with some MINECRAFT.
    The dumbest thing in this game is when you choose an option and next time you play it and choose a diffrent option and nothing changes. i was really shocked when you build somthing you cant build your own you must just buttonsmash and it builds it self. rly wtf. wtf dude...
    the only goodthing was ruben and the minecraft world design and thats it.
    if you wanna play a good game play minecraft not this game, this one is for 7-10 years old children who like to buttonsmash and dont understand that your doings doesnt effect something.    … Expand
  22. cvts
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    boring, i was sleep and sometimes push buttons. Lets better watch some lets play on youtube this give me more inspirate to play old Minecraft. Lose my time.
  23. Deathnoteados
    Oct 17, 2015
    7
    This is a good game but it is true that it could be better, the fights ara kind of borring, the dialoge isnt good and some other problems but the game stil fun and the story is really interesting. I cant understand how someone can give this game a rate lower than 5.
  24. Axelander
    Nov 29, 2015
    0
    Like, I was never a big fan of Telltale. I did like their Wolf Among Us, their Walking Dead... meh.
    HOWEVER the amount of s**t this game is ,well , BEYOND limits. It's not only that it's Minecraft, but the animations are bad, the story is awful , annoying as all hell for the matter ( tbh COD Ghosts had a better story imo ) and the characters just aren't attractive. I can play the game as    Like, I was never a big fan of Telltale. I did like their Wolf Among Us, their Walking Dead... meh.
    HOWEVER the amount of s**t this game is ,well , BEYOND limits. It's not only that it's Minecraft, but the animations are bad, the story is awful , annoying as all hell for the matter ( tbh COD Ghosts had a better story imo ) and the characters just aren't attractive. I can play the game as a total d**k and not care, which isn't normal, I don't like being the bad guy, but I just... Can't care...
    The game is just... not... good , compared to other Telltale games...    … Expand
  25. Zoegrace1
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Minecraft Story Mode is yet another game from Telltale Games. The gameplay focuses more around the characters and is mostly story-driven.
    The times where you can control your character is usually when deciding what to say in a conversation/make a quick decision, or control them around a short moving space. What you say and what you do impacts the course of the story depending on the way    Minecraft Story Mode is yet another game from Telltale Games. The gameplay focuses more around the characters and is mostly story-driven.
    The times where you can control your character is usually when deciding what to say in a conversation/make a quick decision, or control them around a short moving space. What you say and what you do impacts the course of the story depending on the way you play it.
    Unfortunately, seeing as the main focus of the game is the story, you’d expect the creators to make a creative, original story to be remembered and explored through your actions, pushed ahead by original and uniquely designed characters. This is what would make a good story.
    Except the story and characters are the most unoriginal things that they cannot be taken seriously.
    The game opens with a legend about 4 heroes each with different strengths, one in combat, another in Redstone, another in… explosions (what) and architecture, who defeat the Enderdragon.
    The main character is named Jesse, who I’m going to refer to as male for this review. He is the typical nice guy underdog with a group of friends. The character is generic and everything you’ve ever seen before. He has a pet pig. His other friends are a female black friend and the “big dumb stupid” stereotype. There are the generic bully characters who seem unable to come up with any insult other than “loser” (actually they used “trashbag” at some point which I applauded at for being original for 3 seconds), and the obligatory badass female character. The characters aren’t interesting and the plot feels like it was written by a 12 year old.
    Except 12 year olds have ideas that they probably care about intensely. Even a 12 year old would put more care into making a better story, even if it is a power fantasy of themselves.
    In a story based game, you should care about the plot and characters and feel bad if the characters get hurt. Except you don’t care about them because they’re easily labelled stereotypes and wouldn’t care if they all died in a fire, and therefore you can’t get invested in the game. Which just makes it a boring drag. By the time everyone got to the Nether I actually missed numerous quick time events because I was busy checking my phone.
    I played on my trusty PS3 as I’m sure none of the computers in the house would be able to run it very well (my laptop can hardly manage 3FPS on minimal graphical settings). It was mostly fine except the crosshair used to interact with objects or people seems ridiculously awkward and hard to control. Although assuming the game was designed for PC it is forgivable to a certain extent. The walking controls are a bit sluggish and yet again awkward and the camera angles the game throws at you can often make it even more difficult to control. Then there’s the framerate. My goodness the framerate. It runs at a solid speed (not sure of the exact number) for most of the game but whenever there’s a lot of blocky people on screen with lighting effects galore, I swore the framerate had dropped to 10 or maybe even 3. Couldn’t they have removed some of the lighting for the PS3…? It just seems poor.
    As much as this game is for 7 year olds, and as a 14 year old girl, it isn’t for me. But when the plot is this lazy it doesn’t feel like there was any passion or vision to create and tell an interactive story. It feels more like an effortless cash grab with Minecraft graphics slapped on it so it’ll sell to the masses of children who sadly don’t know better. They even pull the “put random light swearing everywhere to get that PG rating” thing and have characters say “what the hell” and “damn” repeatedly when you can give a “what the heck” or “darn” just as easily.
    I can’t recommend this game to anyone but little Minecraft fans who can enjoy the game for “it’s minecraft”. If you’re a gamer above the age of 12 or with a good sense of good storytelling, then this game is not worth your money.    … Expand
  26. sswam
    Oct 14, 2015
    8
    I'm playing Minecraft: Story Mode with my 8yo son, and we're both enjoying it. It's fun, it's funny, has a strong story and does justice both to Minecraft and Telltale's tradition of excellent story-games. I recommend this game if you 1. Like interactive stories in Telltale's style, 2. enjoy playing Minecraft.

    Other people should consider the purchase, but the game may not meet your    I'm playing Minecraft: Story Mode with my 8yo son, and we're both enjoying it. It's fun, it's funny, has a strong story and does justice both to Minecraft and Telltale's tradition of excellent story-games. I recommend this game if you 1. Like interactive stories in Telltale's style, 2. enjoy playing Minecraft.

    Other people should consider the purchase, but the game may not meet your expectations. Telltale's style is just about opposite from regular Minecraft. Minecraft is open-world, plot-free, unguided, all about freedom while Telltale games are like interactive movies with more movie than interaction. Also this game is very "family friendly" while the other Telltale games I've played are for adults.

    I'm a fan of both styles and find this game very enjoyable and worthwhile.    … Expand
  27. ZiltonReviews
    Oct 14, 2015
    7
    There actually isn't that much that's wrong with this episode here, but honestly it wasn't that good of a start. There was pretty fun fighting scenes and interactions but the story wasn't very intriguing. Average start here by Telltale Games here and that's not very often. I still plan on playing the other episodes.
  28. sashaCZ1
    Oct 15, 2015
    7
    I don't understand, why did this game from Telltale get so many negative reviews. From my experience, it might not be that great as The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us, but it's still a viable game. I'm not a big fan of Minecraft, but since I'm a Telltale fan, I played this game, and I really liked it. There are some cons like boring fighting system, crafting (I guess it came from theI don't understand, why did this game from Telltale get so many negative reviews. From my experience, it might not be that great as The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us, but it's still a viable game. I'm not a big fan of Minecraft, but since I'm a Telltale fan, I played this game, and I really liked it. There are some cons like boring fighting system, crafting (I guess it came from the original game), not much game play and not interesting dialogues. This game gives you some difficult choices which DO actually affect your story. I am definitely waiting for next four episodes. I rate this game - 7 out of 10.… Expand
  29. relentles34
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    I had to give this a ten to balance out the hate. This game probably deserves more like a 7 but not nearly all the hate its getting now. This is basically a cartoonish walking dead. Everyone loved walking dead so don't hate this game tell tales did a good job.
  30. Marenthyu
    Oct 17, 2015
    9
    As a continuous Minecraft-Player this game was an instant-buy for me and i am in no way disappointed. I have not played any other TellTaleGames Games, nor do i enjoy quick-time events. Still this game really caught me with its story. It may be clearly aimed at younger people (which i am no longer counting myself towards with 18 years) but if you do like Minecraft, it is worth its money soAs a continuous Minecraft-Player this game was an instant-buy for me and i am in no way disappointed. I have not played any other TellTaleGames Games, nor do i enjoy quick-time events. Still this game really caught me with its story. It may be clearly aimed at younger people (which i am no longer counting myself towards with 18 years) but if you do like Minecraft, it is worth its money so far.

    The Graphics reach what all fans have created in awesome animations, but still stays mostly true to the Minecraft universe - 9.5/10

    The story has yet to unfold as this is part 1 of 5, but so far i am pleased - current rating: 8/10

    The Gameplay lacks a lot of interactivity, but that is what a visual novel or story-based game is NOT about. As mentioned before, i hate quick-time events, but these are simple and easy to understand, though i am annoyed by that fact i had to jump with E instead of Space - 7/10

    Including the blast i had playing it and the reaction of my friends, i come to a total score of 9/10 and i am looking forward to playing the rest of the story in a universe i learned to love.    … Expand
  31. SpiderPlayer
    Oct 15, 2015
    8
    The game is fantastic, the story although more children than other games from Telltale is cool and fun, the graphics despite being pixelated, they're cool, and depending on your point of view are up beautiful, I really liked the game and I am anxiously waiting for the next episode.
  32. sscott0829tw
    Oct 14, 2015
    5
    The game itself is good,tells an interesting story and let players do their own decision.But the story ends when it is about to get interesting.It is like watching a movie,but not much to play,it should have been more in this game,more minecraft elements in it.This game has the look of minecraft,but not the soul.
  33. Chill0
    Oct 15, 2015
    8
    Some of the most fun I've had gaming in years.

    This, to me, is more entertaining than Destiny or Call of Duty. But, it's a different sort of game. In fact, it's not like playing a regular video game at all: it's like a Give Yourself Goodsbumps movie. So, if you're okay with its family-friendly nature, QuickTime events, and love Minecraft then you'll love this. The only reason I    Some of the most fun I've had gaming in years.

    This, to me, is more entertaining than Destiny or Call of Duty. But, it's a different sort of game. In fact, it's not like playing a regular video game at all: it's like a Give Yourself Goodsbumps movie.

    So, if you're okay with its family-friendly nature, QuickTime events, and love Minecraft then you'll love this.

    The only reason I gave this an 8 is because it's released in episodes and I'll have to wait 5-6 weeks for more of the story.    … Expand
  34. Darth24
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    Not Telltales best, but still a good game that has good aspects to it and has potential to improve and be even better, but right now its a solid game that you should check out if you have any interest in Minecraft.
  35. MrWonderful
    Oct 17, 2015
    7
    My 10 & 12 year old kids love it and for that I give the score I did. However anything Minecraft-related is pure gold in their eyes. Considering there's no story in actual Minecraft (the player makes it up in their mind based on it's sandbox approach) this idea of a game was stretch to say the least. Telltale's MSM is as what Cars 2 is to Pixar. But I'll blame Mojang for this one.
  36. Grisha99
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    My computer can run Minecraft Story Mode. I realy happy. Texture is good. This game best in the world. I realy love Minecraft and this seria too. 10 funny man from 10.
  37. Gygar
    Dec 2, 2015
    10
    Sheesh, whats with all the bad scores? I know telltale games are know for their games being for more mature audiances, but this is minecraft we're talking about here!!! I mean the voice acting is laughably bad, but so are most youtube videos on minecraft, and then the animations are as blocky as the actual game is, so what if it's not a mature enough game, give it more of a chance
  38. MilkyWayBRO
    Dec 7, 2015
    10
    I.like.it!
    Nice game where you can writte a new story about people and world!
    NO MULTIPLAYER isnt reason to doesnt play this game...
    If you like quests and Minecraft ORDER IT NOW
  39. Berry-O-Pokemon
    Dec 31, 2015
    6
    The first episode of Minecraft story mode was decent. Of course, this is the tutorial stage and the prologue of the story, so the best that it can be is decent. You're introduced to the Main protagonist Jesse (Male or female depending on your choice) and his friends Reuben, Olivia and Axel. Slowly but surely, the game teaches you all the basic gameplay mechanics. QTE's, fighting and howThe first episode of Minecraft story mode was decent. Of course, this is the tutorial stage and the prologue of the story, so the best that it can be is decent. You're introduced to the Main protagonist Jesse (Male or female depending on your choice) and his friends Reuben, Olivia and Axel. Slowly but surely, the game teaches you all the basic gameplay mechanics. QTE's, fighting and how your choices can effect the game. eg: Your choices can impact on if you win the crafting contest. You're also introduced to Petra and Lukas, some more allies of Jesse.
    Without spoiling too much of the plot, you go to endercon, witherthing breaks out, you go to nether story done! As I said before, this is just the tutorial episode, but it does a decent job of hooking people in. It is a little lackluster though, but trust me on this one. The other episodes are worth your time and money.    … Expand
  40. Shadow1
    Aug 31, 2016
    4
    This is shortest and worst Minecraft Story Mode Episode, because in this Episode there aren't action moments. Graphics is **** storyline is interesting and cause play second episode, gameplay in Episode 1 short, but good, in Second Episode longer and better. Minecraft Story Mode is normal game, but first Episode is very short.
  41. Drawnimo
    Mar 11, 2017
    2
    Considering how story-based this game actually is, the plot of the game is very uninteresting and bland. Throughout my whole play-through, I couldn't care less about any of the characters. Please heed my advice, DO NOT buy this game. Not even if it's on sale. It isn't even worth your time.
  42. David_Morgan
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    good game for kids I can't say anything more i play this game and this game and this game looks good on my pc
  43. weirdcryo
    Nov 26, 2015
    1
    Episode 1 was ok, I probably a 5 or a 6, the best of the first 3, the others are EXTREMELY BAD, tbh this is the only TTG I DON'T RECOMMEND BUYING IT, not even for young kinds.
  44. Datamari
    Nov 22, 2015
    7
    It's OK.
    Minecraft: Story Mode may be that one Telltale game that nobody likes, but as a long-time Minecraft fan, I enjoyed this game for the most part. The story follows Jesse, a guy who hoped to win the building contest and meet Gabriel the Warrior. The animation of this game is... eh. I'm playing it on the PC version, but the animation is lackluster, and compared to Minecraft    It's OK.
    Minecraft: Story Mode may be that one Telltale game that nobody likes, but as a long-time Minecraft fan, I enjoyed this game for the most part. The story follows Jesse, a guy who hoped to win the building contest and meet Gabriel the Warrior. The animation of this game is... eh. I'm playing it on the PC version, but the animation is lackluster, and compared to Minecraft animators, they could've done a better job. The game may not be as action-packed as The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us, but it's still engaging, and I was hooked when I played this game. It's only the first episode, but I bet this game will get even better as time goes on.

    Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone gets a 7/10.    … Expand
  45. presteth012
    Oct 29, 2015
    7
    This game has a lot going for it. The story is decent, and it does a great job of telling it. Sure, it's not the best game Telltale has made, but I think as the story goes on, it will become more developed and fluid.
  46. mxnn43
    Nov 20, 2015
    1
    i asked for refund immediately, worst game i've ever paid for game style is about 5 years behind the industry and it is not really minecraft at all just graphic is mine craft.
  47. LesterNygard
    Mar 2, 2016
    6
    I played it,because i didnt have anything else to do and overall it wasnt that bad.I am sure this will intrigue more young audiences.The voice acting was a little worse than a typicall TT game,but the story isnt half bad.I believe it can get even more interesting with the more episodes.
  48. Mobile
    Jul 2, 2018
    1
    ENG RU
    Boring, uninteresting, long. faded. Complete failure as for the initial episode, there is no music no entry or characters, stupid situations, cues, elections, jokes, an abundance of blackness, nasty grafon on the engine of the tails + minecraft, feeling like made for children 5-6 years, with them as the main fans of the main decided to cut down the loot.
    Скучный, неинтересный,    ENG RU
    Boring, uninteresting, long. faded. Complete failure as for the initial episode, there is no music no entry or characters, stupid situations, cues, elections, jokes, an abundance of blackness, nasty grafon on the engine of the tails + minecraft, feeling like made for children 5-6 years, with them as the main fans of the main decided to cut down the loot.
    Скучный, неинтересный, долгий. блеклый. Полный провал как для начального эпизода, нет ни музыки не вступления ни персонажей, дурацкие ситуации, реплики, выборы, шутки, обилие черноты, мерзкий графон на движке тейлов + майнкрафта, ощущение будто сделано для детей лет 5-6, с них как главных любителей майна решили срубить баблища.    … Expand
  49. HanaLover
    Dec 22, 2018
    8
    sure there no such thing to play and its more like movie rather than a game, sure the animation aren't great, i mean, even minecraft music videos have much nicer animation than this game, but the story itself deserves a 10 star, if you're a minecraft fan, the story is fantastic, its actually more interesting than even a serial or movie or whatever. if you're a minecraft fan (with gamesure there no such thing to play and its more like movie rather than a game, sure the animation aren't great, i mean, even minecraft music videos have much nicer animation than this game, but the story itself deserves a 10 star, if you're a minecraft fan, the story is fantastic, its actually more interesting than even a serial or movie or whatever. if you're a minecraft fan (with game itself not the gameplay), this game is a must for you.… Expand
  50. Ashtar124
    Oct 25, 2020
    3
    This isn't exactly a game, more like an interactive movie. Which is fine, but the story, writing and characters are just so generic. Your choices don't even really matter! It's not like something like life is strange (and possibly the walking dead) where things can go very well or very wrong. Here it's always that if there's a choice it either doesn't matter and it's generic dialog or it'sThis isn't exactly a game, more like an interactive movie. Which is fine, but the story, writing and characters are just so generic. Your choices don't even really matter! It's not like something like life is strange (and possibly the walking dead) where things can go very well or very wrong. Here it's always that if there's a choice it either doesn't matter and it's generic dialog or it's that at all one of two characters dies, gets sick, gets injured etc. And the other one is saved. I've played through it multiple times and picking the other options will have no change in the story apart from just the character models being swapped. I have played through it when i was like 7 or something and it was decent enough for me but nowadays it's just too generic, and you don't really feel attached to the characters. Like another person has said, they could all die in a fire and i wouldn't really care or feel bad.… Expand
  51. truth10010pc
    Sep 2, 2020
    0
    More telltale junk as usual. I replayed the game to remember how bad and overrated it was. DO NOT BUY!!!
  52. yungmuv
    Mar 29, 2021
    2
    Wood could be substituted for the characters. Or stone. NPCs are like zombies. It is not surprising that the game, which has no potential, fails.

    (What I said applies to chapter 1, I have no patience to play the others.)
  53. Domdom21br
    Aug 7, 2022
    7
    eu gostei até de minecraft story mode porém com o foco é a história, já devo informar que ela não é impactante mas consegue te entreter.
  54. Edik191
    Oct 26, 2022
    7
    Жаль что игру больше негде официально сачать/купить в особенности в стиме.
    Сюжет грамотно вписываеться в быт майнрафтеров, но интерактивные иры на узкий круг игроков
  55. LeviAkerman
    Mar 19, 2022
    7
    The interface is wonderful. You have so much information immediately available to you. Google Maps always has a minimap in the lower left corner, which gives you a good overview of the area. Getting information about people gives you a clear, clear window. Hacking offers a menu with easily recognizable icons, so you always know what your button presses will do.
  56. asdgasgea
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
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Awards & Rankings

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#57 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. DarkStation
    Jan 5, 2016
    80
    Episode 1 definitely sets things up well, and while the characters are a little weak so far, the quest itself is interesting enough I can’t wait to see what the next episode holds.
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  2. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 3, 2015
    80
    Aimed towards a younger audience but still has enough depth to appeal to mature gamers. [Dec 2015, p.62]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 11, 2015
    52
    This is the first Telltale game to have such an obvious stench of “Nothing personal, just business”. [Issue#203, p.74]
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