Tales From The Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 164 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 122 out of 164
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 164
  3. Negative: 21 out of 164

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  1. thenthomwaslike
    Mar 24, 2015
    7
    As someone who wasn't particularly taken with both the borderlands universe and it's brand of comedy, I was pleasantly surprised by how telltale has managed to fill those valleys with its own brand of humor and bring to life the world of Pandora in a new way. Looking forward to future episodes.
  2. MNecromancer
    Apr 3, 2016
    6
    This game has the humor of a borderlands title, but doesn't offer much else. The choices you make are usually completely irrelevant or ignored. Every action packed moment is ground to a halt by someone interjecting with "are you sure" or "this is important". The characters have tons of resources to take full advantage of many situations, but they never use the tools at their disposal andThis game has the humor of a borderlands title, but doesn't offer much else. The choices you make are usually completely irrelevant or ignored. Every action packed moment is ground to a halt by someone interjecting with "are you sure" or "this is important". The characters have tons of resources to take full advantage of many situations, but they never use the tools at their disposal and usually end up running away, leaving everyone alive and making no progress. Everything is designed to make sure your characters remain the underdogs, to maintain the tone of the story, but that means that the will of your characters and your choices have no influence on the story and the events just seem to unfold one after another at random, just loosely tied together.

    The characters are likable, so it's still worth checking out if you love Borderlands or Telltale and just want a light adventure. It just doesn't have the depth and richness of a great story like Life is Strange.    … Expand
  3. AMasterpieceFan
    Jan 8, 2019
    6
    Played this for free, from the PS Plus.

    PROS:
    Interesting story
    Nice setting
    Nice tone

    CONS:
    Forgettable characters
    Lack of gameplay
    Too short

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. games(TM)
    Feb 17, 2015
    60
    A fantastic proof of concept... it's just not as engaging or game-changing as the other cinematic episodes Telltale has been putting out over the last three years. [Issue#157, p.122]
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 26, 2015
    70
    Telltale's most creative adventure has promise, we're just holding out for the more alluring loot. [Feb 2015, p76]
  3. Hobby Consolas
    Jan 23, 2015
    83
    A high milestone for the upcoming chapters. Excellent and funky characters make this a frantic and colourful adventure.
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