New Tales from the Borderlands

 Xbox Series X
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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  1. Ray6701
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    I had a blast playing new tales from the borderlands it was a great time and it is recommended
  2. GarethC
    Oct 29, 2022
    6
    I had fun playing it, but it pales in comparison to the first game. There's no hard decisions. The story (and characters to a lesser extent) were too unrealistic to draw me in. It all comes together in the end with an interesting and unique final episode but it ends shortly after getting good.

    Also, the bad guys are too comical. The vaultlander battles are really easy. And it's about    I had fun playing it, but it pales in comparison to the first game. There's no hard decisions. The story (and characters to a lesser extent) were too unrealistic to draw me in. It all comes together in the end with an interesting and unique final episode but it ends shortly after getting good.

    Also, the bad guys are too comical. The vaultlander battles are really easy. And it's about two thirds as long as the first one. 6/10    … Expand
  3. WendyStamps
    Dec 18, 2022
    10
    This game was very enjoyable and entertaining and funny I couldn't stop playing it
  4. Daniel2009
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    this was enjoyable entertaining and fun put it all together you get a video game that is awesome
  5. Dstamps
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    the game is very enjoyable and funny overall a great sequel that pulled it off and the story is overall good

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. XboxAddict
    Nov 17, 2022
    60
    New Tales from the Borderlands is absolutely heartbreaking to play and experience. I went in with a hope and optimistic belief of a good quality, story based Borderlands experience. Sadly what I got in return was a 'woke' story devoid of character development, emotional investment or any drive to really connect to a player through the Borderlands environment. As of this writing though, I'm trying to decide which is the greatest loss, that it was released, or the game that could have been that never will be. If you're looking for a quality story experience then go with the Telltale games instead. When you limit the player interactions and focus on the story, you take a big risk, and sadly this is a risk that didn't pay off for Gearbox and certainly didn't pay off for fans of the Borderland experience.
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  2. TheXboxHub
    Nov 16, 2022
    50
    New Tales from the Borderlands takes the core structure of what makes a Telltale game so good, but forgets to flesh it out with an interesting cast, intriguing narrative, or a reason to care.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Nov 10, 2022
    83
    Gearbox Studios took a chance by giving us a sequel to such a critically acclaimed and highly regarded title. They delivered in giving us that same feeling we got playing Tales, a game with humor and heart. I enjoyed being able to play in this sandbox with these new characters and giving us one of the funniest games of 2022. Don’t let the lack of gameplay and stretched out story deter you away from the title. If you have never played the first Tales you’re in for a treat. I would recommend also circling back and playing the first if you have not gotten to experience it.
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