Tales From the Borderlands
Ari: I haven’t played this one, but fans love it—and completely lost their shit at this year’s announcement of an impending sequel. Zack tells me Tales From is probably the best-written game in the series, though he also noted it was buggy. In that sense, I suppose it really captures the essence of Borderlands
Zack: Without a doubt, Tales is the best written game in the series. On the other hand, like so many other Telltale Games of that era, it’s a buggy mess that often feels like it’s just a moment away from crashing entirely. Still, the tale of corporate idiots Rhys and Vaughn meeting up with the con artist duo of Fiona and Sasha is so good, it’s worth suffering through all the technical hiccups. Also this game introduced the world to Loader Bot, the best Borderlands character ever. So wait, why is this so low? Oh, yeah, it’s also an oddball and not really a Borderlands game, which holds it back from moving higher up this list. (Sorry Loader Bot.)
