- Publisher: Telltale Games
- Release Date: Jun 6, 2017
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, Xbox One
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Jun 12, 2017Again, a great episode on the narrative side, but the technical limitations are playable shortcomings are getting hard to ignore.
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Jul 20, 2017Under Pressure chooses the way of introspection and shows some Guardians' soul to the player, but the main storyline is practically frozen and there are way too many QTEs to deal with.
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Jun 27, 2017“Under Pressure” redeems one character, but raises questions about whether some of the series’ problems are too well ingrained to be fixed in further episodes.
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Jul 3, 2017Poignant character moments and some impressive use of pop music make Under Pressure a better episode than Tangled Up In Blue, but still nowhere near the lofty heights that we know Telltale is capable of. There's enough good work here to indicate that by the time the series is over it'll have given us reasons to care about the cast and what they're up to, but if you're on the fence about whether or not to pick up the season pass, you're probably best waiting a little longer to make that decision. The series has potential, but whether it'll ever manage to escape the shadow of the movies it is so desperately trying to recreate remains to be seen.
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Jun 23, 2017The sight gags and deadpanning from the crew are nowhere to be found, leaving the burden of engagement squarely on the shoulders of a featherweight story which simply does not do enough to carry it. As such, the next episode will prove to be pivotal — both in terms of shaping the series’ arc, and in confirming whether this spin-off was worth Telltale’s investment in the first place.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 25
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Mixed: 6 out of 25
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Negative: 11 out of 25
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