Today Telltale Games has announced that EPISODE ONE: ZERO SUM of the critically-acclaimed series, ‘Tales from the Borderlands’ is now completely free to download on consoles and mobile devices.
Also in today’s trailer, we get a sneak peek at the upcoming Season Finale episode, ‘THE VAULT OF THE TRAVELER’ – which will premiere for download on October 20th for PC/Mac, PS4 and PS3; October 21st for Xbox One and Xbox 360; and on October 22nd on iOS and Android-based devices.
Set on the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events seen in Borderlands 2, Tales from the Borderlands is a five part episodic game series full of Borderlands’ trademark humor following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
GamesBeat awarded the season premiere of Tales from the Borderlands a 96/100 score, calling it, “A hilarious knockout,” adding, “Zer0 Sum stands tall as the ultimate point-and-click science project: combine the beloved Borderlands lore and setting with the shining vision of an artistic studio, crank up the heat, and enjoy.”
GameSpot awarded the episode a 9 out of 10 score, calling the episode, “…a beautiful new twist on the Borderlands experience with loveable leads and breathless action sequences.” Destructoid also awarded the game a 9 out of 10 score, saying, “Telltale really knocked it out of the park with this one,”  later adding, “…this might be the funniest Borderlands game to date.”Â
In their review of Episode 2, Polygon praised writing that “crackles with the sort of life and energy that drives the best comedy,” while IGN said “it constantly oscillates between thrilling action scenes, hilarious back-and-forth banter, and some poignant character moments… I consider myself completely on board for Telltale’s wild ride.” Entertainment Weekly also declared the season so far as one of their favorite games of 2015, saying, “do not miss one of year’s most engaging and hilarious rides.”Â
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SOURCE: Telltale Games Press Release