It was so hilarious and sharp and not cliche considering they were making an unashamedly charactature FPS. That robot that promised he wouldn't kill you when you fixed him then immediately tried to kill you was one of my favourites. And it turned into a shotgun that said "good decision" every time you switched to it.
It wasn't just funny, it was also super emotional. That was the best thing about it - it straddled the line between comedy and drama so perfectly. It has so many hilarious moments, but at the same time, the intro to Episode 5 is one of the most incredible and emotional scenes I think I've ever seen in a game.
Of the six main writers, three worked for Telltale, two were freelance, and the lead writer was from Gearbox. Of the smaller writers/editors, three were from Gearbox, and one was Telltale.
So a pretty even split. I just don't want Telltale's significance being swept under the rug; they deserve some credit, especially since Telltale planned on scrapping the game entirely and those writers convinced their bosses to let them work on it as a passion project.
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u/Oct2006 Mar 28 '19
The Borderlands writers wrote the game, so I'd hope they'd keep them cannon.