The Borderlands to be one of the best stories created by the now-defunct Telltale Games
Its blend of levity, action, and a surprising amount of heart left a lasting impression on players
New Tales from the Borderlands, an all-new interactive narrative game, is now available for the series
The Gearbox Quebec team for a hands-on early demo of the upcoming title to see if they could recapture the Telltale magic
It's a successor rather than a proper sequel, though series alumni have contributed to its creation
Gearbox appears to be content with sticking to the script rather than completely reinventing the narrative genre
Demonstration started early in the second chapter of the story
The classic Borderlands humour is on display as Octavio answers a call from his "friend" Paco
The dialogue tree itself is fairly standard. More than a 1:1 read through, each cardinal direction represents a different answer
If there is no player input, a metre shrinks, indicating how much time you have to choose an option