Tales from the Borderlands- Episode Three — Catch a Ride Review
Tales from the Borderlands’ third episode, Catch a Ride, is its best yet. Its cold open–a frantic action sequence that kicks off seconds after the previous episode’s ending–sets the bar for drama high and never falls from it during its two-hour run.
The best thing about Episode Three is that it is essentially two vastly different games. The final choice you made in Episode Two, Atlas Mugged, has a profound effect on what happens throughout the entirety of Episode Three. Your narrative path is determined by a decision made in desperation as all enemies closed in on Fiona and Rhys in Atlas Mugged’s last minute, and that choice will set you on a path that follows either Fiona or Rhys more closely. Other characters caught in the crossfire will undergo significantly different changes as well–it’s hard to discuss this without spoilers, so pardon the vague terms–which in turn also affect just how screwed you are as you go about your mission.
After making your last decision in Episode Two, you can play through the entirety of Episode Three without seeing half of what the episode has to offer. So if you want to see both narrative paths and experience e…
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