![]() ![]() ![]() Telltale worked with Mojang to make sure the experience feels authentic, and as a result Story Mode is at home in the Minecraft setting. I had more fun with them than I have with some of the hollow sequences from previous Telltale games. While these scenes aren’t nearly as involved or intense as typical action titles, they make me feel more like I’m a part of the action. I had to time Jesse’s swing to send the projectiles hurtling back at them like in the Ganondorf encounters in Ocarina of Time. In one scene, I encountered enemies that blasted me with fireballs. These scenes tend to be more hands-on you control Jesse’s distance and sword swing when facing off against zombies, creepers, and spiders. In The Order of the Stone, Telltale brings more action moments than any other first episode in its stable. The sequence serves as a tutorial for how button prompts work, but it’s delivered in such an enjoyable way that you won’t even realize Telltale is readying you for the action sequences to come. One standout moment has you controlling Jesse in an over-the-top training montage. The dialogue and story are well-written and deliver laughs throughout. Together with friends Axel, Olivia, Petra, and Lukas, Jesse embarks on an adventure to vanquish an evil beast that’s destroying the world around it by uncovering the mysteries of the Order of the Stone, a legendary guild that once saved the world. ![]() However, Jesse’s pet pig named Reuben steals nearly every scene he’s in his cute and charming disposition makes up for his lack of spoken dialogue. ![]() I preferred Oswalt’s more cartoony approach that harkens back to his work in Ratatouille, but both actors do a great job of bringing Jesse to life. You control Jesse, voiced by either Patton Oswalt or Catherine Taber depending on which gender you choose. Meeting the cast of characters is a treat, since they’re colorfully acted and likable. For each deep reference to playing Minecraft (like the disappointment of ending up with lapis lazuli instead of diamond), there are easy-to-follow moments that explain basic elements of the world. Thankfully, Telltale strikes the right balance between giving nods to enthusiastic Minecraft fans and holding the hands of those who only have a basic understanding of the title. With the original game having such a strong following, the studio could have played to the horde of hardcore players, leaving the uninitiated to scour Wiki pages to keep up with the references and inside jokes. Telltale had to navigate a minefield by pushing a tight narrative on a franchise that built its popularity on player-driven gameplay. Though Telltale still relies on the same old tricks that it has for most of its licensed series, the studio injects new life into its style with a humorous story set in the Minecraft universe. Removing the freedom that makes Minecraft so engrossing in favor of a restrictive story arc might seem counterintuitive, but the beginning hours of Minecraft: Story Mode generally work well. Emerging from the bleakness of grim properties like Game of Thrones, Fables, and The Walking Dead, Telltale has teamed up with Mojang to create a bright, story-driven adventure taking place in the Minecraft universe. ![]()
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