#A Telltale Sequence – Episode 4
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A Telltale Sequence – Episode 4
Drummer adventures again by the derelict station. in an try to discover a communications panel to activate a beacon and hopefully get assist. At first of the episode, there’s a energy field puzzle much like those in Episode 3, after which the episode turns into considerably of a strolling simulator. And I positively imply it once I say “strolling.”
The Expanse: A Telltale Sequence – Episode 4 (PC [Reviewed], PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S)
Developer: Deck 9
Writer: Telltale
Launched: September 7, 2023
MSRP: $39.99
A tough begin
A majority of the episode is strolling by the station—with no potential to run—whereas Drummer hallucinates as a consequence of oxygen deprivation. To place it bluntly, that is by far the slowest and most boring a part of The Expanse but. Not solely is it painstakingly gradual because of the hindered motion velocity, nevertheless it additionally simply type of rehashes all the pieces that has occurred up to now. This wouldn’t be so dangerous if we had been within the penultimate chapter of an extended sport. Nonetheless, on this case, our whole playtime is actually solely a number of hours. A few of the issues the sport is having us relive, I actually skilled an hour or so in the past by way of gameplay.
Filler is unquestionably not crucial once we’re speaking about 5 one-hour-long episodes. Perhaps there can be some depth there if we didn’t know the destiny of Drummer. However seeing as The Expanse sport right here is a prequel to the present, we all know Drummer survives this occasion simply high quality. As an alternative, nearly all of the episode simply appears like filler meant to get us to the subsequent episode.
Close to the tip of the phase within the station, Drummer has considerably of a flashback the place we get somewhat extra details about her time working for Anderson Dawes earlier than the present. It’s a pleasant little nod to followers of the sequence, that provides us somewhat bit extra data. However, none of what occurs is game-changing in any means by way of story. And so far as gameplay, you actually simply stroll to every a part of the room, triggering one other second from her previous.
Maybe the worst a part of this lengthy part of the episode is that, graphically, your display is blurry as a consequence of Drummer’s oxygen deprivation. Sadly, I used to be unable to get any good screenshots of the episode because of this.
Throughout me are acquainted faces
Close to the tip of the episode, we lastly attain the comms panel and activate the rescue beacon. Sadly, our saviors are actually the pirates from Episode 2. Not fairly the assistance we had been on the lookout for. As soon as taken on board, we additionally encounter one other acquainted face. Not acquainted to Drummer, however acquainted to followers of The Expanse TV sequence. I gained’t say who it’s, however I’m additionally unsure if the character’s look actually means an excessive amount of. In the long run, this will simply be a cool nod to the followers, quite than an impactful narrative.
We additionally lastly come face-to-face with savage pirate captain Toussaint whom we evaded in Episode 2. She talks about wanting Drummer to hitch the staff—which canonically we all know doesn’t occur—but additionally factors out she tracked the Artemis and is following it. This, in fact, is organising a last showdown between Drummer and Arlen and Rayen. Whereas cool, this actually does nothing for the general narrative of The Expanse, and it’s exhausting to actually care concerning the characters we’ve barely seen and that didn’t exist within the present.
One other odd level about this episode is that there weren’t many selections. I discovered myself questioning close to the tip of the episode if there would even be a post-episode display that reveals the neighborhood break up on selections all through the episode. In the long run, there was, however the quantity and high quality of selections we made on this episode had been super-low in comparison with the earlier episodes.
The start of the tip
As we conclude the penultimate episode and head into the finale, I discover myself a bit disenchanted. The journey began sturdy with Episode 1, and I used to be very excited for the longer term. To start with, I used to be thrilled concerning the potential The Expanse: A Telltale Sequence had, and it appeared to be dealing with the story proper. However each episode since has felt fairly lackluster. The connecting story revealed on the finish of Episode 3 feels as if it’s not going to progress any additional with only one episode left.
And as soon as once more, we’ve to speak about size. Telltale titles and different narrative video games have by no means been tremendous lengthy, however The Expanse continues to be means too quick. Every episode has been about an hour, some rather less, and a few somewhat extra. However to say I’ve performed about 4-5 hours by 4 out of the 5 episodes actually makes me query the worth. In any case, The Expanse: A Telltale Sequence is priced at $39.99.
On September 21 we are going to get the ultimate episode of The Expanse: A Telltale Sequence. At this level, I’ll write my last evaluation and rating for the sequence. With the path we’re headed on the finish of this episode, I’m not optimistic. However, The Expanse has definitely stunned me earlier than. My hope is that, ultimately, this can be a memorable addition to The Expanse universe. Sadly, my worry is that it’ll as a substitute be a forgettable—and actually irrelevant—footnote within the story of Camina Drummer.
[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher. We’re saving the score for the final episode to encompass the complete experience.]
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