![]() ![]() One of the great strengths that Tales From The Borderlands has had from its very first episode was the marvellous and ever-growing cast of characters that serve as the vehicles through which the adventure plays out. The first problem with this, however, is that its the same plan that any number of conflicting individuals hope to execute before it’s too late. From there the plan is simple: activate the beacon and access the coveted Vault. What follows is a daring attempt to escape the now-compromised Helios, to return to Pandora with Gortys’ beacon in tow. The events pick up right after the somewhat disastrous final moments of Escape Plan Bravo, and sets its players immediately into all manner of precarious situations. Now that that greatness has arrived, it’s hard not to be a little sad that it’s all over. Each episode before the finale had been a joy in itself, whilst always maintaining the feeling that it was all building to something great. If the latter is the case, however, I strongly urge you to stop reading this instant and get started with the series. I want to try to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible, on the off chance that anyone reading might not have played through the episode or the series just yet. The Vault Of The Traveller is full of moments that will make its player gasp, wince and even cry as it culminates all of the events of the previous four instalments. It surprised me that a game which so regularly presented remarkable violence and crass humour could have such an instant effect on its player, and then cemented the belief I have been holding that this series has been about more than just a joyride. “Everyone thinks they’re the hero of their own story.” It may sound like a somewhat obvious thing to say, but at the point in Tales From The Borderlands‘ final episode when the statement was levelled at my bewildered character, I found it invoking an enormously poignant sense of responsibility in me for what I had been doing for the past four episodes.
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