New Tales from the Borderlands
New Tales from the Borderlands is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Gearbox Software. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.1 / 10
About this game
New Tales from the Borderlands is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Borderlands is best known for sci-fi shooters where finding new guns and shaping your Vault Hunter’s abilities keep missions lively. Its irreverent world also supports story-led spin-offs, with conversations and choices taking the place of constant firefights.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Smoothly presented comedy with thin interaction and uneven payoff.
Three very different protagonists are caught up in a corporate invasion, with dialogue choices, simple minigames and button prompts letting you participate in their chaotic survival. The low mechanical barrier suits a relaxed viewing session, but limited challenge and a conventional plot leave much of the burden on the comedy. Reactions to that comedy vary sharply: exaggerated personalities may entertain fans of the series or feel like jokes replacing character development. The final episode offers less payoff than the setup suggests. Distinctive artwork and voice performances help, and the contemporary PS5 test reports smooth operation. Choose it for this particular style of humour rather than expecting the earlier Tales game’s narrative strengths to carry over automatically.
Strengths
- Distinctive voices and visual style.
Weaknesses
- Thin interaction and conventional plotting limit momentum.
Who it is for: Narrative players who enjoy exaggerated Borderlands humour.
Play notes: Comedy is divisive; assessment uses documented 2022 PS5 conditions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Character comedy carries an uneven narrative payoff. | Reviewed | 5.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Accessible interaction offers little sustained mechanical challenge. | Reviewed | 5.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Distinctive presentation supports highly subjective comedy. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Smooth tested operation keeps scenes accessible. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release date
- Oct 21, 2022
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingExplorationLinear Levels3D GraphicsInvestigationSlow BurnStory-drivenThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideOct 21, 2022
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