Best Friends Play Tales from the Borderlands (Part 13)

[@GenerationWest]

I can't believe Matt missed Loader Bot's "Nice Gams" comment, it was a joke literally made for him lol

[@InugamiTheHound]

I remember the joke from LA Noire machima episode back in the days

[@treetheoak8313]

I thought he said nice gains.

[@WordoftheElderGods]

Matt was too busy looking at Woolie during their conversation.

[@jackyoung5965]

Scrolled to comments to see if someone posted this, and it's comment number one. Shit be good on this fine day.

[@Th3SmartAlec]

WordoftheElderGods There are times I imagine them literally pivoting their chairs 180 degrees from the screen.

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

So Brick and Mordecai capturing Athena actually ties into the plot of the Pre-Sequel, where Athena is being interrogated by Lilith. Just a cool detail that I really liked.

[@TheJamieellis]

Yeah, this game is canon. The idea was to do a sequel to this game once BL3 was released and there was going to be more plot to work with. This is the latest canonical game in the story.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@TheJamieellis With how much the universe gets shaken up with episode 4 and 5. Yeah it's a sequel, it does more to advance the series then the Pre Sequel did.

[@TheJamieellis]

Well the pre-sequel, as the name suggests, was to bridge the gap of the two games. Show how hyperion became this big dominant company and flesh out some of the existing characters, like Wilhelm, Jack, Athena etc I loved Jack in Pre-sequel because he was just trying to be a good guy, but then the "Heroes" came in and kept screwing him over and over, forcing him into a villain role. I loved pre-sequel, the Doppelganger is my favourite class to play as in any BL game and i really hope you get to see them in some form in the next game.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@TheJamieellis Oh it's a good game. And by definition it couldn't advance that far. That being said I'm shocked Gearbox let so much happen. Borderlands 3 has to mention these changes.

[@jamisong.9653]

@@TheJamieellis well with telltale shutting down, I don't know if there will ever be a sequel to tftb. If there is someone else will have to develope it.

[@Knalxz]

Sees two of the most played characters from the game original game. "Man who are these randos?"

[@nemesisnick66]

it hurts man mordecai was my main :(

[@PunishedBlake]

To be fair, Matt did say he's not too familiar with the games. Woolie also made it clear he hasn't actually played the games except for this one. And I'm on that same boat since I stopped BL2 since I got kinda tired of the bullet spongey enemies.

[@jdog45ify]

I really hope Axton shows up and and they don't even realize he's a main character cause he's so generic(he was my main)

[@AlfredoTaken]

I mean, it's been a long ass time since these games came out.

[@Numguk]

Better chance than Gaige, who was never even really much of a person in BL2

[@ransome5610]

Woolie is right, Mordecai and Brick were main classes in BL1. Also had a supporting roll in BL2

[@24_Hour_Majima]

And were extra's in the Pre Sequel, they show them injured from bringing in Athena.

[@ransome5610]

JosieCat It was before the ending when Woolie just thought that it makes sense for them to be classes. I didn't see the ending yet when Matt looks it up himself

[@MinersLoveGames]

15:16 That's it, go home, folks. This LP is now perfect. We have now received a Woolie Cackle.

[@CHESHIRES_SMILE]

MinersLoveGames Pat squeals and woolie howls give me life.

[@AlchemistOfHistory]

15:16 I'm reminded of the Woolie "Parasite Eve" laugh. Amazing.

[@johnsalisbury2294]

Exactly what I thought of! Nothing will ever top that laugh, but this one gets close.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

It reminds me that woolie is part hyena

[@supersonicxz1]

AlchemistOfHistory His mitochondria is awakening.

[@electthelambda]

*AH* _sharp, repeated inhaling_ *AH*

[@jacpas2012]

the mating call of a howling Woolie.

[@RogeeRoger]

Shoutout to Telltale getting sued super hard for not giving their employees severance pay and not to mention violating a bunch of California labor laws when they hit everybody with layoffs

[@dcung8833]

You're safe for now EA

[@BlackSabbath628]

Whoa really? Damn. With managers like that, no wonder they went under. Dirtbag bosses ruin everything.

[@coolboyyo654]

no but theyre finishing the game so it's okay tho

[@Satsaru]

They're going bankrupt. What money would they be paying out in lawsuits, exactly?

[@Mantis47]

On a more positive note, a bunch of companies reached out to offer jobs to the people laid off by Telltale. Like, Naughty Dog, Netherrealms, Santa Monica Studios, Blizzard...

[@Negajoe]

I think the only character Matt is going to warm up to this whole play-through is Dumpy.

[@10GaugeManiac]

[*unintelligible robot screaming*]

[@CaptWolfy]

The Brick/Mordecai teamup makes me a little happier than it maybe should, since that was my brother's and my team for pretty much our entire time with BL1.

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

Same for me and my brother. The only thing better would be Salvador and Axton/Zero.

[@enishisworld8587]

Or Krieg and Maya. Gaige, and Axton make a great team too

[@HighwaterTrousers]

Fun Fact: Laura Bailey used to reassure the lead writers, Nick Herman and Pierre Shorette, that their writing was great as the two of them always talked down about themselves, feeling they were bringing the project down. It came to the point where Laura Bailey told them after an episode launched, “You guys are so stupid. It’s so good.” only for them to say, “Yeah, this one was good but the next one is going to be terrible.”

[@dantr14]

thats how you know its good

[@-TPLT]

Ah, Laura Bailey, indeed it was good. But I guess we'll never see how "not" good the next one would be.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

God laura bailey is so cool

[@chrisossu2070]

Self-loathing is the mark of a true artist.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@chrisossu2070 Just ask Van Gogh. Worked for him.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Handsome Jack is the Diavolo to Rhys' Doppio.

[@lv.2073]

OH MY GOD

[@BonnieBoestar]

Goddammit.

[@ridjf]

Liquid Doppio

[@ryanklip24]

Something that I haven’t really thought about is how fucking tough Loader-Bot is. I mean, I know they made him a character so he’s not a jobber but it’s weird seeing him so tough and still alive after ass-blasting hundreds of them in Borderlands 2.

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

Seriously, a single person could mow through them like butter and Loader Bot just takes everything like a champ. I think it would be good to see him die though, I want to see him get installed into Badass Constructer or a Super Badass Loader.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

Loader-Bot is secretly *Broader-Bot the HYPERIOUS-Invincible* , no health regen but gigantic health pool and durability.

[@ryanklip24]

M7 S4i5l8v2a oh, just you wait.

[@ignition1092]

I think Rhys "jailbreaking" him in Episode 1 is supposed to handwave that a bit. He also makes mention of his body having a lot of aftermarket parts.

[@ryanklip24]

Diver Down that’s interesting, I remember that now. I also think I remember something about them being much tougher now than they were in BL2, I think. Like during the time jump they increased their durability or something. Or, it’s just a classic case of “this enemy you’ve killed hundreds of in the past is actually super tough for anyone that’s not the Protagonist”, which is fine.

[@ransome5610]

I also like how the capture of Athena is the setup of the pre sequel

[@suddenllybah]

Or rather, the setup for the storytelling devise of the pre sequel. Shits Canon boys!

[@seltrixbl2623]

yea man i was so mind blown when is realized this!

[@dcung8833]

Virgin Rhys vs Handsome Chad

[@BlackSabbath628]

Confidence can go along way. It can also make you look like an ass, but still better than nothing.

[@syndicaterx]

I just read news that Gearbox is looking to hire Telltale employees

[@0rriAndroid]

Friendly reminder that Zer0 is a good boi

[@cyberninjazero5659]

Zer0 is my main and best boi

[@dcung8833]

I like brick, he is the prettiest

[@Gustavozxd13]

As zero always say: :D

[@Corrector1]

Aaand we're not gonna see him in the last episode due to a particular dialogue choice in this episode. Oh well.

[@slimehermit]

That's not how you spell Kreig

[@jman2856]

This series was a critical darling, but due to how Borderlands wasn’t that popular at the time and Telltale fatigue, it sadly didn’t get its chance to shine in the sun.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

also Telltale did a poor job marketing it, choosing to give Game of Thrones all the attention.

[@IceLizardsUnited]

Oh noes! Mr Snip-Snip is back at it again! 26:16

[@ZyroShadowPony]

They knew matt would face criticism about the flower XD

[@NeoCreo1]

KittenPyroNao And Cassius

[@deltaprime3509]

Woolie’s laugh is contiguous at the part where Ryce try’s to roll out of the way

[@TheCallofdutyghost]

Handsome Jack is pretty much the black symbiote to Rhys' Peter Parker.

[@LuminousLead]

I thought the "Liquid Snake" theory last video was also super on point. =D

[@Dread_Not]

Why does Matt keep fucking things up from not paying attention to the game he's playing, over and over again? I understand he's playing how he wants to, but you can even hear how disappointed Woolie is every time.

[@dio_tr970]

"Talking and playing games is hard" says Matt, I would give him that if it was something like DMC3 but a fucking Telltale Game, Really?!?! Either Matt is so fucking Dumb that he can't mantain a conversation doing the simplest of tasks or Age has really caught up to him. Why couldn't Woolie play this Game, he seems way more interested and engaged with it.

[@immortalweapon]

@Nemesis King Negro it's like he never realises there's a countdown on screen to show him how long he has to make a choice.

[@Th3SmartAlec]

Dread Not The idea that Matt actually was like: "I didn't see the other three options" on THE TellTale 4-option menu that we've all seen a million times is pretty telling.

[@-TPLT]

It's amazing how they always put Tector and Jimbo Hodunk in the previews but never use them. What a great use of that one scene. Also, man, a lot of the story elements of Borderlands would be cut short if the revival and respawn mechanics were for every character all the time.

[@PunishedBlake]

"I'm sorry, Rhys, I'm gonna die." "No, Vaughn. you can't. I don't think you have enough money to respawn." "Oh fuck."

[@acuriousone9010]

Dammit! They didn't say they were Vault Hunters

[@fusthepolice]

Meh Just something to be honest I did the same I figured out I lost zero after I beat the game

[@taumpytears]

"What should we do with Telltale?" A) RUN AWAY TO NEXTFLIX PLANET AND CASHOUT WITH MINECRAFTZ B) Re-Evaulate what happened and try to salvage what's left of the company C) Try to pay severance to its employees who were suddenly let go, and avoid major lawsuits Matt: "chooses A"

[@pareidolist]

"I only saw Run Away! I didn't even see the other options!"

[@PunishedBlake]

To be fair, this is the Zaibatsu. Cowardice is their creed. They live and die as cowards.

[@DarthEnderX]

Matt's "NO THANK YOU" is what killed Telltale.

[@saladoc]

Literally the same thing I was thinking to comment XD

[@GoofballAndi]

OH GOD ITS NEARLY TIME GORTHICC IS UPON US

[@dualblade14]

Nice gams

[@supersonicxz1]

19:50 Thicc thighs can save lives.

[@irtazaazam2573]

An eternal truth.

[@WeCareAlot4693]

Gortys is just too innocent for this world. Absolutely adorable ;_;

[@NeoCreo1]

I’ve come to enjoy this LP, but I gotta say the Cassius decision made me purse my lips. I respect Woolie for calling him out for it (also, it’s too bad, they’ll miss out on a bunch of fighting game references because of it).

[@Taliesin_]

Just about any character has references in that scene, like Janey's Chun Li kicks.

[@oivatank]

I’ve never seen Woolie laugh as much as he did with the bullet dodge joke.

[@jessekononen3954]

9:40 Matt just fucked up that prompt and didn't even realize it lol E: Wow he really picks some of the dumbest decisions. WHY YOU NO THROW SHIELD, IDENTIFY AS A VAULT HUNTER OR ROMANCE SASHA?!? Restarting is the only true option left now.

[@TheAlison1456]

Dude this is so fucking awesome. An actually good hanging-upside-down fight and then a cute robot/goofy robot chase afterwards.

[@Griffin1171-love-you-all]

Ain't No Rest for the Telltale Until they close their eyes for good

[@victorwagner2423]

I got bills to pay, former employes lawsuits to settle Ain't nothing in this world for free Because i can't slow down, i can't make a new engine though you know, i wish, i could

[@alanguillermo3145]

15:16 I haven't heard Woolie laugh this hard since the Arcana Hearts 3 Love Max incident on the Parasite Eve LP.

[@thomasgreasley2044]

I feel HOT

[@gabrieleriva651]

RIP Telltale. This and Wolf were their masterpieces. Hope that Gearbox will continue using these characters!

[@ZyroShadowPony]

I think they own the character rights so lets hope. Hell it will be fun if fiona or rhys are playable characters

[@zombibyte]

Apparently these were financial failures and only mincraft earned them money.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

Everything in this is Gearbox Canon, they can use it however they wish.

[@KoiPuff]

So Matt apparently doesn't want ANYTHING cool to happen in episode 5. No money, No Felix, Athena bonding was crap, rude to everyone, not telling people Fiona is a Vault Hunter, damn man. All your fun options are closing out real fast.

[@kenjikuroiwa99]

Ah the funsies man denied all the funsies. Ironic.

[@simbadg13]

Matt: yeah I played a lot of borderlands 2. Doesn't remember that brick and mordecai were a big part of the main story. Yeah sure matt...

[@Ookler]

the level of "who is this character?" at reoccurring characters from the franchise can be frustrating sometimes... but okay. I'm still glad we got this playthrough.

[@DjslayerGaming]

I know i kinda wish they had someone with who would get alot of the characters still a good play through

[@LostDarkCloud]

It is kind of weird, because the first episode had me thinking Matt knew the franchise.

[@PunishedBlake]

Reminder that Matt hardly knows the games and Woolie hasn't played them if I'm not mistaken. Even so, we don't know if Pat spent hours playing the games to kill bullet sponge enemies. Though, the stylized intros for these characters should have given them a guess that they're from previous games.

[@BaronMWG]

@@LostDarkCloud Nah, Matt said the psychos never had much dialogue and even said at one point didn't play much of Borderlands 2 or even remembers the story.

[@LostDarkCloud]

@Turak2 Yep, that went right over me. I need to pay more attention.

[@phoenixsplash135]

The glorious, rare, Woolie cackle

[@RockingSpaceDragon]

The fact that Matt and Woolie haven't played episode 4 gives me life because it's OBJECTIVELY the best episode in my opinion

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

T minus 3 to 4 more TBFP episodes until finger guns. The hypeist of fights.

[@Blaine_themono]

holy fuck i had totally forgot about that.. Its so ridicolous i love it.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

@@Blaine_themono same here!

[@zombibyte]

That, the episode 5 intro and the reveal are things I can't wait for them to see

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@zombibyte Everything about episode 5 is going to be fun to watch. That and finger guns will make them laugh harder then thr gun roll we got here.

[@dio_tr970]

I'm sure Matt will somehow either hate of fuck up the sequence.

[@Roronoa2zoro]

I was pretty happy to see Mordecai and Brick show up in this. Mainly because it canonized the playthrough me and a friend did of Borderlands 1 where I played Brick and he played Mordecai. The two classes really did compliment each other really well. One rushes ahead and punches the shit outta everyone while the other hangs back and snipes the shit outta everyone. Just like their scene in this game.

[@RisqueBisquet]

"Does that mean they're gonna sign up for maximizing the borderlands experience?" NOT ANY MORE, IT DOESN'T!

[@darkrogue8102]

@15:15 just killed me in a combination of the scene and the laughter. These guys have the best and most contagious laughter, it's great xD

[@Bokkensword]

Woolie's chicken laugh is the best thing ever! Man I love this game so much and I probably never would have played it if you guys hadn't done this LP!

[@BlackSabbath628]

Gortys x Loaderbot. They would make perfect robo-babbies.

[@MrMrHiggins]

"Now the dominos are just rolling" - Woolie Madden, September 2018

[@EggBastion]

Jesus Damn, reading these credits now is like standing looking at a cenotaph.

[@galgow]

I'm surprised how much this game changes when you choose to trust jack

[@handlebarsmustache]

Ouch that ending hurts after telltales death

[@bloodyangel1]

If only they had signed up for the "Maximize your Tales from the Borderlands Experience," maybe TT would still be alive today.

[@yakumoyomi5765]

"You shot me in my pinky toe!" ...was that a muthafuckin' Harlem Nights reference?!

[@CaptnMarvelous]

RIP. They chose the wrong option and can't get a certain (REALLY COOL) party member in the last mission.

[@sarafontanini7051]

that seems to e this playthrough in a nutshell: Matt choices stopping them from seeing the cool options

[@GeneralSecura]

I think they can still get Zero. IIRC he will always show up if you somehow haven't fulfilled the criteria for three other characters. They've already missed out on Cassius, Felix and the mystery guy, and they can still screw up Springs.

[@CaptnMarvelous]

GeneralSecura Let's Plays Nope. That conversation point is the only way to get him.

[@ricblu]

Man im kinda glad they let jack take over. I didn't think it would have been soo different! The eye wiki and jack taking over is new for me. This is a great lp. Its like playing it twice

[@PinkusTheRat]

Mordecai and Brick are from one and are supporting characters in two and Athena is also from borderlands 1's General Knoxx dlc and was a playable character in the pre-sequel. Can't wait for the video.

[@Kriselm]

Brick 'n Mordecai dragging Athena with them ties into the start of the pre-sequel

[@JeedyJay]

17:51 - "I heard you talkin' shit, Woolie!"

[@PS1-Hagrid]

Spoiler Alert. Characters help Matt has screwed himself out of for final battle: Cassius, Zero, CLAPTRAP DAMMIT.

[@thomasgreasley2044]

Don't forget good ol felix, though not sure if that counts

[@PS1-Hagrid]

Thomas Greasley Felix gives you the money to hire Claptrap, not warning Felix about the bomb locks those both out.

[@thomasgreasley2044]

@@PS1-Hagrid yeah. They lockin' it allll up.

[@cometome255]

I was brushing my teeth and spat all over my phone. Telltale making fun of its own thang has never been so funny. Bonus points for that woolie cackle

[@dillankempter5780]

Telltale is getting some “wicked rest” because they’ve “closed their eyes for good.”

[@dinsting]

Oh, welcome back Woolie's hyena laugh! It's good to hear you again.

[@admiralpepper6933]

Annnnnnnd a potential team member is missed, well at least we have Ze- oh wait....

[@Kage-pm6qi]

"Okay what are our options?" *NO ONE BUT GUARANTEED MEMBERS*

[@brunobeeftip]

Matt truly is the strongest bumbleking around, to manage to ruin the hypest scene in any Telltale game by sheer accident without even knowing what it is. When they reach episode 5, and Woolie realizes what Matt has done, we can only pray for a hard cut followed by "hey guys sorry about the delay we just had to replay the entire game to fix our mistakes!"

[@Fjarhultian]

Woolie won't realise that. He didn't finish it.

[@TheHenrytouchdown]

I'm really glad that my two mains from BL1 became kinda badass comedic relief, but also mostly became total goobers.

[@scrungybingus285]

Man, they should’ve signed up for the Telltale Games experience when they still had the chance

[@kormael]

Saving money is such a bad idea for a first playthrough

[@suddenllybah]

They also already spent money on a mask.

[@BillyMcBillface]

Hope at least one of these games episodes was recorded after the Telltale lay offs so that we can all swim in the digital sadness swamp together.

[@ScrumChum]

You are in luck. They said they had a few more chapters left of the last episode when the news dropped.

[@BillyMcBillface]

Martin Torres YEAH!

[@rembrandtbrown6450]

The capture of Athena by Brick and Mordecai is actually how the pre-sequel begins as it is told from the perspective of Athena reflecting on past events to them.

[@rembrandtbrown6450]

Whoops should probably check the comments before I say the same thing someone else has.

[@hithere5553]

The return of woolie the hyena

[@kot4311]

“I didn’t even see the other prompt” And therein lies the problem

[@profike32]

Can't believe they used the Harlem Nights pinky toe bit.

[@Selvokaz]

Matt making all the key choices.

[@The4thSnake]

I kinda want to see a Borderlands main game LP now.

[@kingofbel6499]

Woolie losing his shit laughing will never not be the best part about these LPs.

[@KGhaleon]

I only just now noticed the VS on Woolie's chest in the intro.

[@KeeBlade]

26:16 I wonder which racial slur had to be cut there

[@fakeigniz13]

You and 90% of employees have been unceremoniously dumped from employment at tell tale games *next on tales from the telltale games* Class action lawsuit

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

Audience will remember that.

[@TheSocialSolipsist]

I see that Gortys went to the Prometheus school of running away from things.

[@pwise6262]

If you need to know how well they know borderlands, "Brick the berserk merc, ok so he's a main character" "Oh, I guess he's another main character?"

[@ToughToughBlast]

"I'll get them to talk by threatening a robot with a knife."

[@johnathonbrackett9807]

Oh my god! 18:20 Athena was freaking her shit out.

[@damnthatmashlookstasty]

Woolie's laugh makes me laugh.

[@FattyDragon013]

All I hope for in the next recording is for Matt to shoot the statue

[@zombibyte]

Whyisitbleeding

[@konatraprime]

FatDragonQuest Buttstallion

[@WordoftheElderGods]

YEYEYEYEYEYEYE

[@sarafontanini7051]

knowing that Matt and Woolie won't get the Buttstallion reference fills you....with sad

[@thetrueamericandream2673]

FatDragonQuest YEAAAA HE DOES

[@nobodyspecial675]

7:56 That TellTale hair tech, though... It's like lego. Was it really that hard to make an upside down-hair model and hide the transition? They spent months on these episodes, and they must have NEVER had enough time.

[@mcparker8408]

I would love to watch these guys tackle Borderlands 2

[@franciscoastorga8299]

Athenas's capture sets up the Pre-sequel.

[@chrislee5268]

I like this alternate future where Ellie uploaded her brain into the botnet.

[@gomitax92]

get ready woolie cause shit gets really awesome!

[@populatethemoon]

18:04 Yeah, Brick and Mordecai were from Borderlands 1

[@Antonicane]

Oh, we getting into the real good shit now. You're gonna carry that weight.

[@vincentsalvatore7698]

21:32 That'll do Matt... that'll do.

[@mechafloob]

Rhys' weird tie that tucks into his crotch is a Blade Runner reference

[@oivatank]

I wish Krieg was in this game.

[@mikemcglasson1286]

Why'd they cut at the choices screen?

[@bioforce5]

Presumably because they knew people would give Matt shit for his choices, especially with him being one of the only people on the planet to not give Sasha the flower. I wouldn't be surprised if he even doubled down on it while discussing the choices.

[@thomasgreasley2044]

After the cut, you can hear him talking about how forced the catwoman romance was and how woolie hated it. Sounds like he's comparing it to the sasha thing and doubling down. Not that I mind. Would also not be suprised if it was a simple edit mistake.

[@mikemcglasson1286]

Thomas Greasley The Rhys and Sasha romance isn't forced at all. Even if you do give her the flower, you can still play the whole rest of the game as a platonic relationship.

[@thomasgreasley2044]

@@mikemcglasson1286 i don't think it's forced. I'm just saying it's obvious matt feels that it is.

[@Eidlones]

That's kindof dumb reason, honestly. We all know the choices he made. It's not like the choices screen is revealing something they didn't show.

[@jcace13]

It’s a shame our TellTale accounts will be shut down and our choices lost to time.

[@jacpas2012]

100% choose to close their TellTale accounts.

[@tomisabum]

Oh man, this is the ending line of the episode Matt mentioned in the podcast as being unintentionally relevant to the Telltale situation.

[@ukokira9852]

Matt trying to do the big murder.

[@oradrive745]

My thanks is eternal

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

This episode's a true testament to what Telltale were capable of at their best. Now I was gonna play Episode 2 of TWD final season in utter misery at the thought it would be their last, but NOW I'm gonna play it riddled with guilt at the news Telltale intends to finish the final season before giving their laid off staff proper severance pay and the horrible work conditions that the episode was made under. The super depressing and morally confusing world of Telltale's Walking Dead is alive and well, and has seeped out into the real world!

[@sansskeleton2786]

10:18 Not choking, Strangling.

[@originalscreenname44]

21:51 Dat Harlem Nights reference.