Cor, That Was Fast! Minecraft: Story Mode Ep 2 Today
Far quicker than Tales from the Borderlands
The second chapter of Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode [official site] is out today, which is a little surprising considering the spin-off episodic storyventure game only started a fortnight ago, on October 13th. Telltale's last few series have gone two, three, even four months between the first and second episodes, so coo-ee, aren't you fancy?
I'm not playing Minecraft: Story Mode myself and am not sure who it's even being made for but, here, I can tell you some words about Episode 2 and show you some moving pictures (a talkie) with a few snippets:
As for what's going on in all that, Telltale explain:
"In the second chapter of our story, time is running out for our intrepid heroes. The Wither Storm looms ever closer, consuming everything in its wake. Depending on their decisions, Jesse and friends are off to explore either kingdoms of chaos or wondrous Redstone marvels in search of Magnus or Ellegaard, the remaining known members of The Order of the Stone. Can these legendary figures help our heroes stop the impending threat?
"Your path in 'Assembly Required' will differ greatly depending on your choices made in 'The Order of the Stone', so more than one playthrough is definitely recommended after your season concludes! Did you choose to save Gabriel or Petra amid the Wither Storm? Did you choose to seek the help of Magnus the Griefer or Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer? This is one of our most divergent episodes yet depending on the paths you’ve chosen - and many players will have completely different experiences depending on where they’ve decided to go!"
I wonder what the schedule will be like for the rest of the series. Presumably kids - this game is made for kids, right? I don't really get it - have less patience, so perhaps Telltale are sitting on a lot of mostly-finished work. Or maybe they were only sitting on Episode 2, and may slow down with the final three. Who knows!