Telltale Games · 2014
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum
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"A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure where your dialogue choices shape the story in the Borderlands universe."
Minimum session
15 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Some reorientation
FOMO pressure
Low FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Story chapters
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A new episodic adventure set in the badlands of Pandora. This collaborative brain child, is set after the events of Borderlands 2 and is a part of the franchise' official lore.
The game opens in medias res: a stranger kidnaps Rhys and Fiona, and forces them to tell their shared story of the Gortys Project. Rhys, a Hyperion employee on the space station Helios, is demoted by Hugo Vasquez. Overhearing that Vasquez is purchasing a Vault Key from August, Rhys and Vaughn take a stolen briefcase of…
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Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum?
- Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum pressure you to keep playing?
- Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum has low FOMO. There may be some narrative momentum, but the game doesn't pressure you to keep playing. Natural stopping points are common.
- What is Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum's Session Respect Score?
- Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum has a Session Respect Score of 6.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.