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Tales from the Borderlands

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 • 2021

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Quick resume

Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Engaging and humorous story
    • Well-developed characters
    • Strong narrative immersion
    • Good voice acting and soundtrack
    • Appealing borderlands art style

    Cons

    • Limited gameplay depth
    • Choices have limited impact on overall story
    • Episodic release delays
    • Lack of multiplayer or competitive features
    • No official russian localization

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players make meaningful choices affecting story and character interactions, though gameplay is mostly linear and guided."

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      "Players make choices that affect character relationships and some story elements, but gameplay is mostly linear with limited exploration and QTEs."

    • Competence

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      "Gameplay involves simple interactions and some quick time events, not highly challenging but requires some skill."

      Capsule for Copycat Copycat

      "Gameplay involves simple quick-time events and dialogue choices, with minimal skill challenge."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -4

      "Focus is on personal story experience and exploration without competitive elements or leaderboards."

      Capsule for Scarlet Hollow Scarlet Hollow

      "Focus is on personal story experience and choices without competitive elements or leaderboards."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      3

      "Players express strong attachment to characters and story, with desire for replay to explore alternate endings and collectables."

      Capsule for Backfirewall_ Backfirewall_

      "Players express strong attachment to characters and story, with desire to replay for different outcomes."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      1

      "Some narrative involves multiple characters and perspectives, but gameplay is largely single-player and individual."

      Capsule for Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

      "Game centers on two protagonists working together narratively, but gameplay is single-player and individual."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      2

      "Players influence story progression through choices, but within a predefined narrative structure."

      Capsule for a new life. a new life.

      "Players influence story through choices and dialogue, but game structure and scenes are predefined."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are narrative-driven and balanced."

      Capsule for Burnhouse Lane Burnhouse Lane

      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are narrative-driven and balanced."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players enjoy immersion in a fictional, humorous, and nostalgic adventure world, escaping real life."

      Capsule for Runaway, A Road Adventure Runaway, A Road Adventure

      "Players enjoy immersion in a humorous, action-packed fictional world distinct from reality."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

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      2

      "Players explore dialogue options and some new mechanics, though largely within established narrative routines."

      Capsule for OXENFREE II: Lost Signals OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

      "Players explore different dialogue options and story branches, though within a fixed narrative framework."

    • Exploration

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      -2

      "Limited environmental exploration; mostly linear scenes with some minor item interactions."

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      "Limited environmental exploration; mostly navigating small areas with scripted interactions."

    • Expression

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      1

      "Limited customization mostly through character choice and item builds; no deep avatar personalization."

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      "Some customization through choices and minor item use, but no extensive avatar or environment personalization."

    • Fantasy

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      5

      "Set in a fictional sci-fi world with exaggerated characters, humor, and imaginative scenarios."

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      "Strongly imaginative fiction with sci-fi, humor, and exaggerated characters in a stylized universe."

    • Fellowship

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      "Strong narrative focus on character relationships and friendships, though social multiplayer is absent."

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      "Narrative emphasizes relationships and teamwork between characters, though social multiplayer is absent."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      2

      "Players develop understanding of story and characters; limited skill growth due to simple gameplay."

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      "Players develop understanding of story and characters; limited skill growth due to simple gameplay."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay typical of narrative adventure games with no physical activity."

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of narrative adventure games with no physical activity."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused attention during episodes; not designed for background or casual intermittent play."

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      "Requires focused attention during episodes; not suitable for background or casual intermittent play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      3

      "Emotional connection to characters and their relationships is a key part of the experience."

      Capsule for Tacoma Tacoma

      "Emotional engagement with characters and their relationships is a core part of the experience."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -4

      "Players follow the story and character arcs without leading or managing others."

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      "Players follow the story and character arcs without leading or managing others."

    • Progression

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      2

      "Progression is narrative-based through story advancement and unlocking achievements, not item or power accumulation."

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      "Progression is narrative-based with some item collection and story advancement, not resource or power accumulation."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "The game balances humor and emotional moments, providing a flow state with manageable challenge and enjoyment."

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      "Game balances humor and emotional moments, providing a flow state without high tension or stress."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      2

      "Enjoyable audio-visual style with good graphics and soundtrack, but not focused on intense sensory stimulation."

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      "Enjoyable audiovisual style with comic visuals and music, but not intense sensory stimulation."

    • Status

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      -4

      "No social status or recognition mechanics; focus is on personal narrative experience."

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      "No social status or recognition mechanics; focus is on personal narrative experience."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      5

      "Strong narrative immersion with engaging characters, plot twists, and emotional depth."

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      "Strong narrative immersion with engaging characters, plot twists, and emotional depth."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      -3

      "Limited strategic or problem-solving gameplay; mostly dialogue choices and QTEs."

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      "Gameplay involves straightforward choices and QTEs with minimal strategic planning."

    • Thrill

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      3

      "Players experience suspense and excitement from combat and story twists."

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      "Players experience suspense and excitement through story twists and action sequences."

    • Value

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      3

      "Players find good value in humor, story, and art for the price, especially during sales."

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      "Players perceive good value in story, humor, and character engagement, especially on sale."

    • Violence

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      "Some narrative violence and death, but gameplay focuses on puzzle solving and story rather than combat."

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    • Survival

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      "No significant survival or threat mechanics; gameplay is stable and low risk."

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Strategy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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