All three protagonists' lives are thrown into chaos when corporate giant Tediore sends in its private military to wrest control of the planet from its people and current corporate overseers. His sister Anu, meanwhile, is a research scientist who gets fired by her employer for wasting company resources on the development of a non-lethal weapon. Octavio is her unreliable employee, a young fellow who craves wealth and success but has no idea how to achieve it. Fran, a middle-aged woman who uses a hoverchair to get around, is the owner of a frozen yogurt shop who simply wants to collect the insurance money she's owed for a recent accident that saw a corner of her restaurant obliterated. NEW TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS, the latest graphic adventure set in Gearbox's far future Borderlands universe, puts players in the roles of a trio of more or less ordinary people attempting to survive a violent corporate takeover of the planet Promethea. Parents should be aware, as well, that the game contains alcohol consumption, a smattering of strong language, and sexual themes including frank language and partially nude women. That means the bulk of the violence is viewed passively, though it's often quite intense, including gunshots to heads, stab wounds that result in gushing blood and exposed viscera, and corpses in various states of dismemberment. Players don't control characters directly (except when exploring some environments) but rather make decisions for them. The playable protagonists are meant to be likable in their faults, but players can control how they react to situations and respond to other characters, meaning they can come off as either kind and well-meaning or cruel and even murderous. A long list of secondary characters presents with similar diversity, including a little person who deals in explosives, a sharp-witted female thief, and a clever East Asian lab assistant. The cast is diverse, with playable characters including: a scientist recently fired from her job her scheming, underemployed brother and a middle-aged restaurant owner who uses a hoverchair to move about. It follows the stories of three people attempting to survive a violent corporate invasion of their planet while pursuing their own interests. This is the latest chapter in the Borderlands franchise. Parents need to know New Tales from the Borderlands is a sci-fi graphic adventure game for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, Switch, and Windows PC.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |