![]() ![]() However, players’ sympathy could soon turn to anger, even hatred, as Jack makes one bold, last-ditch effort in asserting himself as Rhys’ main threat. Meanwhile, Fiona makes a bold move of her own, clashing with Vallory and ending any hopes of claiming what lies beyond the Vault. It’s here where players are sent on an emotional rollercoaster as Rhys encounters a vulnerable Handsome Jack, whose emotive monologue is met with a tinge of pity. Separated, Rhys and Fiona encounter their own roadblocks after Vallory wastes no time in getting down to business. Where a highly energetic song might’ve done the job, the song of choice stirs uncertainty entwined with sadness as Fiona, Rhys and the remainder of the group are sent plummeting back to Pandora. A member of Fiona and Rhys’ gang sent to retrieve the second Gortys artefact does not make it, and faint musical strums soon manifest into a highly emotive track for an intro into The Vault of the Traveller. The rush to evacuate Helios is Episode Five’s first chance for some gripping scenes where characters contemplate their allegiances and will do anything to escape the station before it’s too late. In the finale, Handsome Jack’s intentions are crystal clear. In retrospect, it is quite a profound moment and something unexpected from a Borderlands-related title. Due to my out-of-character behaviour when playing Tales From The Borderlands, the redemption was only sweetened when, as Rhys, I briefly gave Yvette a lecture on loyalty and friendship. If, like me, you found Yvette’s double-crossing ways against Rhys distasteful, players have the option as Fiona to knock her out via a fist to the face and chuck her in a holding cell. At this point, Telltale Games offers the first awesome choice in Episode Five whilst Fiona and co. The repercussions of this encounter are quite damaging, as Fiona, Sasha and Gortys are apprehended by Yvette and a bunch of Hyperion guards. It’s here that Telltale’s masterful storytelling of Rhys and Jack’s relationship comes to a head and the events that follow reveal why Jack had always maintained a high threat level in the game. ![]() That is, until Jack, at his conniving best, shares his plans for the future with Rhys. ![]() With the second Gortys piece secured at Episode Four’s conclusion, and Jack as the built-in AI of the Helios space station, returning to Vallory as company president seems fairly straightforward. With the presidential position of Hyperion on the line – something Rhys had strived for leading up to Episode One – saying no is a tough choice. Episode Five: The Vault of the Traveller mixes story, emotion, action and humour to brilliant effect, where all your seemingly unimportant choices from previous instalments finally mean something.Īt the conclusion of Escape Plan Bravo, Handsome Jack gave Rhys a proposition one which players either accepted or refused. The season finale of Tales From The Borderlands had all the work to do and, holy crap, it delivered in the best way possible. ![]()
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