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

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 283 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 58 out of 283
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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.

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Metascore
71

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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