{"id":16577,"date":"2025-12-13T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:00:00","slug":"going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands\/","title":{"rendered":"#Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands\/#Going_Platinum_3_Tales_from_the_Borderlands\" >Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Going_Platinum_3_Tales_from_the_Borderlands\"><\/span>Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"33a107afb8b22\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/33a107afb8b22\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/33a107afb8b22\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Platinum Trophy #3:<\/strong> Tales from the Borderlands<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Earned:<\/strong> 9th May 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dopamine Index:<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Borderlands series is one I&#8217;ve dipped my toe into a couple of times, but I just don&#8217;t get on with it.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t even really the style of humour that puts me off, which I know is a hurdle for some. I like the cel-shaded art style, and the concept of a looter shooter is a strong one.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion it&#8217;s just a bit of a clunker.<\/p>\n<p>What little I&#8217;ve played didn&#8217;t feel particularly great in the hands, and the UI and the menus always left me a bit confused.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I mean, I&#8217;d probably have a better time with the more recent entries, which I&#8217;d hope have streamlined some things and improved the gameplay, but with so many games to play these days, I don&#8217;t really want to take the risk.<\/p>\n<p>However, one game in the series I do like is a spin-off, made by an entirely different team \u2014 Tales from the Borderlands.<\/p>\n<p>I only played it because it was one of the PS Plus monthly games many moons ago; I&#8217;d heard good things but hadn&#8217;t played one of Telltale&#8217;s narrative adventures before, so wasn&#8217;t sure what I was getting into.<\/p>\n<p>I remember being so pleasantly surprised by the game&#8217;s writing; with almost no knowledge of Borderlands, I suddenly was able to care about its world and some of the characters within it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2 multi-dimension\">\n<div class=\"col col-2 col-width-50\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 2\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/fc2b61fdfed69\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-2.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/fc2b61fdfed69\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-2.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 2\"><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 3\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/bd24f1e23025a\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-3.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/bd24f1e23025a\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-3.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-2 col-width-50\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 4\" class=\"scanlines scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/746e7bc8c1a25\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-4.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/746e7bc8c1a25\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-4.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 4\"><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 5\" class=\"scanlines scanlines scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ba5c4d9749e33\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-5.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ba5c4d9749e33\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-5.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 5\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As my first taste of Telltale&#8217;s episodic formula, I was really into the whole journey. The idea that my decisions were having an impact on relationships and the story was great, making it feel like I was putting my stamp on things.<\/p>\n<p>If I&#8217;m being really honest, I don&#8217;t have very vivid memories of the game, but recalling it brings back particular imagery and characters and warm, fuzzy feelings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_O693DCE97CE1E0\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even though it was built within a world I didn&#8217;t really care about, Tales from the Borderlands managed to transcend the broader series and provided a very different, but much more appealing, way in.<\/p>\n<p>The reason I haven&#8217;t really been talking about the Trophies yet is because they&#8217;re extremely easy to obtain. To platinum the game, all you need to do is play through it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a particularly rewarding or hard-earned plat, then, but in this case it wasn&#8217;t really the point \u2014 I just had a really good time with Tales from the Borderlands, and the plat is a nice cherry on the cake.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers, Tales from the Borderlands.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. I can&#8217;t be the first person to ever point this out, but Robert from Dispatch doesn&#8217;t <em>not<\/em> look like Rhys, right?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"cae8a694519a4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/cae8a694519a4\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-6.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/cae8a694519a4\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands-6.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands 6\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I mean, you know, it&#8217;s not an exact match, but I&#8217;ve seen characters that look less like each other, put it that way.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Do you have the platinum Trophy in Tales from the Borderlands? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps4\/related-info\/8e214fe746acb02c20d2e8dc609b0d19 @ 1765657754 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Tales from the Borderlands<\/strong> (PS4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/going-platinum-3-tales-from-the-borderlands\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands Image: Push Square Platinum Trophy #3: Tales from the Borderlands Date Earned: 9th May 2017 Dopamine Index: The Borderlands series is one I&#8217;ve dipped my toe into a couple of times, but I just don&#8217;t get on with it. 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