<s>
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
interactive	B-Application
comedy	I-Application
graphic	O
adventure	O
sci-fi	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Borderlands	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
centers	O
around	O
Hyperion	O
employee	O
Rhys	O
and	O
Pandoran	O
con-artist	O
Fiona	O
as	O
they	O
team	O
up	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
open	O
a	O
Vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
episodic	O
format	O
that	O
Telltale	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
titles	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
where	O
player	O
choices	O
and	O
actions	O
have	O
somewhat	O
significant	O
effects	O
on	O
later	O
story	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
series	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
aging	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
repetition	O
of	O
gameplay	O
from	O
past	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
largely	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Tales	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
point-and-click	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
initiate	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long-standing	O
fables	B-Application
of	O
a	O
Vault	O
containing	O
vast	O
treasures	O
on	O
Pandora	O
have	O
drawn	O
numerous	O
"	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Hyperion	O
corporation	O
who	O
maintain	O
military-like	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
from	O
an	O
orbiting	O
base	O
named	O
Helios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
occurs	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Borderlands	O
games	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
)	O
including	O
Handsome	O
Jack	O
(	O
Dameon	O
Clarke	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
injected	O
into	O
Rhys	O
 '	O
mind	O
,	O
businesswoman	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
(	O
Brina	O
Palencia	O
)	O
,	O
gun	O
salesman	O
Marcus	O
Kincaid	O
(	O
Bruce	O
DuBose	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Hyperion	O
Loader	O
Bot	O
(	O
Raison	O
Varner	O
)	O
,	O
madman	O
Shade	O
(	O
Brad	O
Jackson	O
)	O
,	O
Hodunk	O
clan	O
leader	O
Tector	O
(	O
Joel	O
McDonald	O
)	O
,	O
cyborg	O
Vault	O
Hunter	O
Zer0	O
(	O
Michael	O
Turner	O
)	O
,	O
mechanic	O
Scooter	O
(	O
Mikey	O
Neumann	O
)	O
,	O
junk	O
dealer	O
Janey	O
Springs	O
(	O
Catherine	O
Moore	O
)	O
and	O
her	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
the	O
ex-Atlas	O
assassin	O
Athena	O
(	O
Lydia	O
Mackay	O
)	O
,	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
Brick	O
(	O
Marcus	O
M	O
.	O
Mauldin	O
)	O
and	O
Mordecai	O
(	O
Jason	O
Liebrecht	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
robot	O
Claptrap	O
(	O
David	O
Eddings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
and	O
Gearbox	O
had	O
already	O
worked	O
together	O
previously	O
to	O
bring	O
Borderlands	O
Claptrap	O
robot	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
's	O
head	O
of	O
creative	O
communications	O
Job	O
Stauffer	O
refuted	O
the	O
sales	O
figures	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
disappointing	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
and	O
Minecraft	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
Telltale	O
brand	O
had	O
been	O
revived	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
writers	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Sam	O
Winkler	O
,	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
potential	O
Tales	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
plans	O
had	O
been	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	O
is	O
considered	O
canon	O
to	O
Gearbox	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
occurring	O
between	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
)	O
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
released	O
free	O
DLC	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Commander	O
Lilith	O
and	O
the	O
Fight	O
for	O
Sanctuary	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
occurs	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tales	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
crash	O
of	O
Helios	O
Station	O
onto	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Rhys	O
and	O
Vaughn	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
supporting	O
characters	O
in	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
Software	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
republishing	O
Tales	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
containing	O
all	O
five	O
episodes	O
starting	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
change	O
being	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
choice	O
screens	O
that	O
were	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Tales	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
84/100	O
based	O
on	O
43	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
82/100	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
78/100	O
based	O
on	O
38	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
81/100	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
78/100	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
81/100	O
based	O
on	O
24	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
65/100	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
79/100	O
based	O
on	O
27	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
78/100	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
86/100	O
based	O
on	O
32	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
90/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
developed	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
,	O
titled	O
New	B-Application
Tales	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
