Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

 PlayStation 4
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 40
  3. Negative: 11 out of 40
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  1. SimpsonFans
    Aug 11, 2016
    10
    This game is excellent. The story line makes me engrossed into the game. I have to say, if you are into gameplay, you probably wouldn't want to play. You sometimes get times to walk and fight, but most of the time, you are pressing keys that appear on the screen to perform an action. But for me, that is okay.
  2. AJC3317
    Oct 30, 2016
    8
    I have a confession to make: I've never played a single second of Minecraft. I feel like a circus freak. "Come one, come all! Gather round to see the freak who's never touched Minecraft!" In fact, not only have I never played it, I know very very little about it. Most of my knowledge of the game comes from that one South Park episode. The adults in that episode portray me perfectly. So II have a confession to make: I've never played a single second of Minecraft. I feel like a circus freak. "Come one, come all! Gather round to see the freak who's never touched Minecraft!" In fact, not only have I never played it, I know very very little about it. Most of my knowledge of the game comes from that one South Park episode. The adults in that episode portray me perfectly. So I was a perfectly blank slate going into Minecraft: Story Mode, which I felt was an advantage because if something was portrayed incorrectly I would have no idea and it wouldn't affect my experience.

    Minecraft: Story Mode starts with our hero Jessie and his rag tag group of friends going to a Comic-Con esque building competition. They're going up against a group of leather jacket wearing expert builders who win the competition every year. And just like in every sports movie ever made, the underdog group of friends defies the odds to win the day! Well, almost. Until their project catches on fire, and one of the mythical members of the Order of the Stone shows up and unleashes a world ending demon upon the people. Jessie and his friends, with the help of the Order of the Stone's amulet, set off to reunite the Order of the Stone and stop the monster from destroying the world.

    The story follows a pretty typical hero narrative, except there is a group of heroes realizing their potential instead of just one. There is the typical Telltale Games problem of characters personalities varying wildly from chapter to chapter, or sometimes even from scene to scene within the same chapter. Each member of the Order of the Stone is a gigantic tool, but that's the point of the story. There are some genuinely funny moments, and probably even more if you are more familiar with the Minecraft universe. Most enemies are explained well; I now know what a Wither is and why it's scary. An Enderman on the other hand, not so much. The oddest part of the story is that it wraps up in 4 chapters instead of Telltale's typical 5, and the 5th chapter is a different, fully self contained story.

    They say you should never meet your heroes, because they'll never live up to your expectations. That's the moral of Minecraft: Story Mode. The Order of the Stone was idolized by Jessie and his friends, and indeed the whole world. But when they were called upon to save the world once again, it was found out that they were frauds. Minecraft: Story Mode teaches us to find the hero both within ourselves, and within our friends.    … Expand
  3. MonkiReviews
    Jul 23, 2017
    8
    Though it has some problems with actual gameplay, like moving around and fighting, everything else is fun. The graphics are good, and feels like the original game. All the episodes were fun, 1-8. It is worth it.
  4. Dariya
    Jul 2, 2021
    8
    Summary:
    Nice, funny game, liked the story and characters. Was fun to play.