# Which should I play first? Tales from the Borderlands of Life is Strange? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 8, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940 "2015-10-08T17:38:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/1 "2015-10-08T17:38:01Z")
Both have their final chapters hitting on October 20. I have played neither game, as I wait for these story-based games to finish being released before playing them. I have played both Walking Dead games and The Wolf Among Us. Enjoyed both a lot. Anyway, for those who have played these games, which one do you think is the better one? Which one do you recommend to play first? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/2 "2015-10-08T18:49:08Z")
Have you played Borderlands/Borderlands 2? If not, I don’t know that you’ll get much from TFTB, which is a walky-talky story “game.” Even as a big fan of the games, I set it aside for someday after a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/3 "2015-10-08T19:46:25Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Have you played Borderlands/Borderlands 2? If not, I don’t know that you’ll get much from TFTB, which is a walky-talky story “game.” Even as a big fan of the games, I set it aside for someday after a few minutes. I have not played either main Borderlands games. Having said that, I like story games like the ones Telltale has made before. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/4 "2015-10-08T20:12:51Z")
TFTB is tied pretty tightly to the three games (a bit less so to _The Pre-Sequel_). Everything is pretty “inside,” the way Star Trek fanfic pretty much requires that you know the related universe, and the Borderlands franchise is heavy-heavy on story and characters. As sort of “official fanfic,” I don’t know how much the _Tales_ storyline will hold up on its own. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/5 "2015-10-09T21:40:17Z")
I risked it and bought Tales from the Border lands for $8.50 today at Steam. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/6 "2015-10-11T04:25:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I risked it and bought Tales from the Border lands for $8.50 today at Steam. Yeah, you commented on my Steam purchase when you bought it :p. I’ve heard mixed things about Life is Strange. I’ve heard it’s super good from some people, and really weak from others, so it seems a bit polarizing. The most balanced viewpoint I’ve heard is that, if you can stand bad lip syncing, it’s good but not mindblowing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/7 "2015-10-11T12:36:21Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > Yeah, you commented on my Steam purchase when you bought it :p. > > I’ve heard mixed things about Life is Strange. I’ve heard it’s super good from some people, and really weak from others, so it seems a bit polarizing. The most balanced viewpoint I’ve heard is that, if you can stand bad lip syncing, it’s good but not mindblowing. Did I really? Ha, hilarious. And my bad! I’m playing “Beginner’s Guide”, the follow up to the Stanley Parable right now. I think after that, I’ll play Tales from the Borderlands. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-play-first-tales-from-the-borderlands-of-life-is-strange/733940/8 "2015-10-12T00:34:50Z")
Started Tales from the Borderlands. Very funny. I don’t feel lost or that I’m missing out that much from not having played the main games.