Best Friends Play Tales from the Borderlands (Part 3)

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[@Doom_Hawk]

I like Woolie leading Matt to cool shit only for Matt to blow it off and go looking for the obvious scene exits.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

Woolie: Hey Mat look at this stuff down here that probably has things for you. *Mat's already in the next room*

[@dekuskrub2154]

Tf did that come from

[@Doom_Hawk]

I feel like the rest of the comment would give you the answer to that question, Jay. However, for your sake I was being sarcastic about Matt being the lovable idiot he usually is.

[@LE0NSKA]

sarcasm is a new concept to you Jay?

[@DreamscapeStudiosX]

50 years from now when videogames are nothing but memes and strung-together cliches, I'll tell my grandson Loader Bot Jr. about the golden age that was Tales from the Borderlands.

[@RozzuWannaBe]

Same.

[@screamingphoenix8113]

Dafuq you mean 50 years from now? Thats already video games. 50 years from video games are just going to be random flashing lights, and the consoles will have blowdarts that shoot dopamine directly into your frontal lobe.

[@slurp4333]

but borderlands is all that though didn't you play 2?

[@14s0cc3r14]

Matt starts planning as a con-artists who’s main skill is talking her way out of things. Immediately arouses suspicion by ignoring the question asked. This is the content I subscribe for.

[@brainflash1]

Watching Matt pick dialogue options is like watching Woolie spend XP in Bloodborne.

[@WordoftheElderGods]

"Whuh? You mean I have to pick stuff in a limited amount of time? When the hell did Telltale start doing that?!"

[@Solidus_Edge]

@@WordoftheElderGods "I didn't mean to progress! I just interacted with the clear progress!"

[@InnocentAces]

Matt is literally the worst person to play a Telltale title.

[@Illucination]

I really didn't think it were possible to be bad at these games, but between all of the Telltale games they've played, both Matt and Pat have proved me wrong. Still fun to watch, though.

[@T4silly]

[Glass Him.]

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Yeah, you gotta be careful in the Wastelands of Pandora, tiny Pat-like creatures waiting to stab you and steal your credits. Probably to roll more loot crates.

[@mindshuffler3332]

Yeah, I heard late at night, they scream stuff like "Tank controls" and "Crazy Talk was right" and other senseless gibberish like that.

[@lifeiscrap103]

"Wesker actually teleports!"

[@redbee2956]

I saw him beating a giant dreadlock man yelling something about a zapping system?

[@hansmatheson5976]

Yes I’ve been told the haunting howls of “Zapping system” are especially unsettling. Though the Pat-likes haven’t been properly classified; these are some links to articles on possible Pat-like creatures... borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Loot_Midget_Psycho borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Angry_Midget borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Chubby_Stalker (original tip on “Chubby Stalker” was from anonymous vault hunter; unfortunately only hints to this tippers identity were mustard stains left behind on the note she left and her strangely hitting on an anatomy skeleton we had left in an nearby storage room until she was asked to leave) (excluding Pandora wastelands; Pat-likes have also been spotted on various Warframe servers and soliciting people to sign some unknown petition written in Mandarin on Monster Hunter) borderlands.wikia.com

[@JohnSmith_1920]

i wish i could favorite or save comments

[@letthatchildalone7843]

*[Look at SICK MAN]* *_(He appears to have contracted swampass due to maining Blanka..)_*

[@Jasper_Silva]

Don't look at him, don't shake his hand!

[@drbeard4505]

lol matt saying he was born on eden-5 and pressing the wrong button anyway.

[@UnNuclear]

My eye won't stop twitching after that

[@sadesemolu]

Yeah, I saw that. I'm kinda new to this channel, is Matt usually this slow? No disrespect, but when it came to the QTE his reaction time was like he playing with high ping. Like the part with the wanted poster was kinda hard for me to watch.

[@drbeard4505]

The wanted poster was him not realizing he couldn't go back and fuck with the truck which, in all fairness, is usually the standard for adventure games so that's a fair cop for not realizing he was stuck in progression just from looking at the door. Pressing the wrong button just looked like a legitimate mistake they kept because it's funny.

[@DJGamingSmash]

Fun fact: If you don't bring Shade along, he dies. Also, if you Blow His Mind, August cries at your speech and if you Calmly Discuss Your Options, it turns into a scene about all the characters acting like generic rich British people

[@awkward.anonymous]

Matt fumbled the deal with August as much as humanely possible I'm kind of impressed

[@lifeiscrap103]

So for reference: Maliwan shields release an elemental nova when they become depleted Also notice the way Zer0 talks and even the way it is subtitled. It's because he speaks exclusively in Haiku. Because being a faceless, sword man edgelord wasn't cool enough. Those are the only two I remember after finishing the video. Any questions?

[@InugamiTheHound]

after playing this game it made me wanna play at least borderlands 2. Because that looks like better game. I also like the guy with turret if I remember the character intros of him, zero, chick and big dude

[@lifeiscrap103]

@@InugamiTheHound Axton (guy with turret) was honestly my favorite character to play. The man can throw turrets that cause giant nuclear blasts on deployment. Salvador (Big Guy) is the most broken OP character ever. A man who can regenerate ammo for himself (and his team with the right build) and is nearly invincible. Maya (the girl) can give some mad health regen for her and team and throw out some great crowd control. And Zer0 is a number.

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

@@lifeiscrap103 you forgot the fact that that guy's last name is Hodunk which will more mentions later on because we saw a Zaford in part 2. This makes me wonder if this takes place after BL2 which had a quest where you kill a good bit of each group.

[@lifeiscrap103]

@@M7S4I5L8V2A This game takes place well after Borderlands 2 but either assumes that the characters didn't do that mission (or it's just not canon), or that there were a few irrelevant Zafords and Hodunks left after the massacre.

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

@@lifeiscrap103 I'd go with there being a few random nobodies because both Clans things they do outside of their areas, similar to how Moxxi has a pizza delivery service. Either it's irrelevant because BL3 will be off Pandora and there will probably not be a Canon answer.

[@bluemistary]

NEVER look at the progression door before exploring, Matt.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

he's done it twice now.

[@DisneysGaston]

He can't seem to get that through his head. It's so simple

[@sarafontanini7051]

seriously, its videogame 101, how stupid is he?

[@coolboyyo654]

thank god robbing the dead is a running Best Friends theme

[@jackojock101]

I love that synchronised "Well" with Matt and August

[@ryanklip24]

I forgot Zer0 speaks in Haiku’s. He’s one of my favorite characters to not play as, but that simply exists.

[@OldMemesDieHard]

August: Where did you say you found this? Matt: I’m FROM Eden-5 *picks the option that says Eden-5*

[@ColdNorth0628]

guess he only heard the F in Found and thought From

[@pareidolist]

Man when is FoundSoft gonna release Bloodborne 2 already

[@1ishful]

But... my shiny meat bicycle...

[@codemonkeys3914]

Literally unsubbable

[@irtazaazam2573]

These go by so fast. I'm genuinely impressed with this story.

[@Flackon]

Oh lol, a part where matt has to pay attention

[@JayLatne]

Woolie really lookin like a snack in that intro

[@ItThunderbolt]

His art is based off the character Krieg the psycho from Borderlands 2

[@carlcael417]

Describing someone as looking so good you could eat them is fucking weird.

[@Kage-pm6qi]

ItThunderbolt he's also doing the first game's Psycho Cover Art Pose.

[@dankduck]

Jose Lastname damn right he looking like a snack

[@dogsoldier123]

@@carlcael417 Well he IS a very tasty looking man

[@marquisepixley684]

Zero is so cool he's my favorite character to play as in borderlands 2

[@TheHenrytouchdown]

He's such a dweeb though and that just makes him better.

[@hansmatheson5976]

His bore skill tree (one shotting BUNK3R is the best), elemental kunais and even his base hologram/invisibility skill are the best for soloing some of the harder bosses in BL2. Though taking down that big asshole thresher boss still took some very cheesy cheesiness and a heap of time.

[@770megaman]

Maya is best

[@jdog45ify]

Axton may be generic but his skill tree is fucking ridiculous with his turrent

[@TacoFunBox]

Yea I have about 300 hrs of Zer0 play in BL2, Best Player Character Dialogue of the bunch. 2 items and the right build make him the coward king and can run through everything with very little issues..

[@theotherflash2625]

Fiona takes dying man’s money. Then, “Dying man will remember this in the after life.” Would’ve been funny. Lol

[@seltrixbl2623]

Trueeeee!

[@jackkempinski6466]

Really happy you guys are enjoying this game, it's fantastic and easily their best game

[@GeneratorComment]

Whenever Matt is in the control seat I get anxiety.

[@unversedhero6028]

Good to know that the one superbestfriend with the reflexes of a sloth is the one playing the game.

[@TortoiseMaximus]

“Wait for my signal.” matt sees RT prompt, gotta press it

[@1ishful]

Woo! More references! Tector just casually being a bouncer and getting shocked by a Maliwan shield. They just keep slappin my bff Shade! He just wants more friends guys. ZERO, MA BOI! DOING HIS HAIKUS ON THE REGULAR! That Jakob’s pistol is terrible! It didn’t kill in one shot! So much for the slogan.

[@lifeiscrap103]

Hell is reserved exclusively for Pedophiles, and people who buy Jakobs munitions.

[@powerup931]

Plus it has that ugly ass tediore microwave sight Terrible parts

[@DisneysGaston]

"You're supposed to wait for sasha's signal before activating the emp" Matt: "oh shit was I supposed to wait for something?"

[@PunishedBlake]

I'm sure someone already noted this, but I love how Zero is so vaguely space Japanese that he speaks in haikus. Although, I don't remember if he always did that. My main was ClapTrap.

[@Furymgs3]

Yeah, it's a thing in the main game as well. The only times he doesn't speak in haikus are for a few lines that are too short to allow it.

[@yakumoyomi5765]

I originally rolled my eyes when I saw the thumbnail of the first episode. "Ugh...another Telltale game." ...I'm sold. Might just have to pick this up myself.

[@BuildABarns]

Am I the only one who's obsessed with that "Gun Holster" sound effect when ever they pull out or holster something? I hear it a lot, beginning with original Red Faction. It's like Mat and the public domain "Breaking Pot" sound.

[@goodvillain1015]

I noticed Woolie has been in a lot of LPs this last month. He has an army in his channel. Now he's taking over the main channel.

[@chrislee5268]

Pat's still the main breadwinner in their their threeway relationship

[@gaminggoddess85]

I refuse to watch Woolie and Matt LPs if Pat's not in them to attempt to balance out the utter suck with at least somewhat halfway-decent commentary.

[@Ranryu692]

Well they're trying to do three ongoing LPs at a time, one with each pairing. But as they mentioned on the podcast today, there's no Matt and Pat LP at the moment because they're working on the Shitstorm

[@gaminggoddess85]

Ranryu Considering how they do their LPs, as in "record for 2 or 3 hours and then do no other work that week while that shit uploads", I don't see why Shitstorm would effect their schedule in any way unless they're just wanting to give their editing slave a break.

[@deltaprime3509]

“That is what actually happen” ha ha ha

[@ItThunderbolt]

I'm loving that they both are enjoying this tale tale game for once!

[@ThePuddingDead]

Just so we're clear, Matt and Woolie, are playing a Borderlands game, that takes place after BL2, and they have never played BL2. A lot of shit's gonna go right over their heads if that's the case.

[@JeedyJay]

That will have an entertainment value of its own. They'll probably manage to recognize a few characters, anyway.

[@ThePuddingDead]

True that. Not a deal breaker, just the level of entertainment I've come to love

[@Taliesin_]

The game honestly stands on its own.

[@MagoHispanico]

Actually, Matt said in the beginning he played like 20 hours of Borderlands 2 a while ago but I think he didn't finish it.

[@talynhastime9343]

+ThePuddingDead Matt said in the first episode he had played 20 hours, though. And while I wish they had played more like us fans, Woolie enjoying the humor despite never having touched any of the games is proof enough that the humor stands well on its own.

[@arashi86]

We got Troy Baker, Laura Bailey and Nolan North in the cast so far. Some good audio candy right there.

[@BrightstoneGG]

i know a tad bit late but did you really miss patrick warbuton in that.. literally the most iconic one there even with the casts talent lol

[@HearkBeat]

How to find out if someone are a Krieg main in BL2? They selecting the bottom answer 1:19 I always do anyway

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

I hope there are more choices like that later. Like at some point you have to choose between two weapons and a third option being Gunzerk.

[@LittleMountain90]

Corporate Stooge Matt go down Smooth-Talking Con-Girl Matt go UP

[@JeedyJay]

He seems to be better at the corporate stooge thing, incidentally.

[@2x4noah]

As we’ve seen in past LPs Matt is awesome at QTEs

[@requiem4ameme2]

22:00 - It is the far future. Humanity has colonized new worlds. Society and culture have changed in profound ways. Luckily, the intro buildup from Excision’s 2011 Shambhala show seems to have survived just fine, because that’s what Bossanova is playing.

[@johnrad9512]

15:55 “Electromagnetic pulse? No we’re looking for an EMP.” *facepalm*

[@soulbladeyuki1905]

I KNEW THAT WAS MY BABY LAURA, SHE SOUNDS JUST LIKE LUST FROM BROTHERHOOD

[@AE1OU]

One thing I absolutely hate about these playthroughs is how short each parts are lol

[@bossfight1]

Oh hey, I remember seeing Norasuko's artwork before-- **abrupt coughing fit** >_>

[@BonnieBoestar]

9:06 Matt becomes the Triumvirate, courtesy of Woolie's brand new perfectly calibrated mics.

[@dragonflight2468]

Awww, they didn't get the lovely tea party scene from "We tried to work out a deal"

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

The broderlands universe fits so well for this type of game

[@YorkJonhson]

Yeah, I think this is the best type of Telltale adaption, because it's taking a fun setting and exploring it with new characters in a way that the original games weren't exactly able to.

[@KittenHachiChan]

This is so the funniest LP these guys have done. All laughs from start to finish. And this is also the first time I've seen someone conning the con!

[@matthewshipman165]

The dubstep song was "X Rated" by Excision if anyone was wondering

[@immortalweapon]

I listened to that song so much back when this game came out...and now I need it back in my life.`

[@Alenthas]

Matt doesn't understand adventure games confirmed. *sees a door with a big guy in front of it* Matt: "Hey, this probably isn't the critical path, let me just walk over there."

[@mistermisfit5111]

Oooh look! A pack of pats stabbing a guy, as he naturally would, and they made him look taller

[@abrahamdonovan8014]

Matt save every dollar you can, save bullet you’ll know when and be best buds with everyone,.

[@Drawersama]

Felix is so ded with this 2, I can see it.

[@nickolaslay2025]

Anyone want the music at 21:35 it’s a group called excision and the song is called X rated and they have a bunch of stuff like this. Enjoy!

[@WillKeaton]

Oh wait. One of the items in that chest is a samophlange. That is a Thundercats reference. Panthro was always going on about samophlanges. Just type "thundercats samophlange" into youtube search and you won't be disappointed.

[@chungushumungus7952]

Hope woolie mentions at any time the fact that zero only speaks on haikus cuz he's a super weeb alien

[@elmerserrano3705]

Stop giving Matt the controls please.

[@WeCareAlot4693]

Elmer Serrano and then give him even more controls

[@regularspecial1]

yea i guess they could add a timer for every single interaction matt that's much easier yea, than idk, you fucking pressing a button and not breathing thru the mouth as a scene plays out

[@joydipnayek8070]

The best telltale games series after the walking dead season 1, hell even surpasses it in some areas.

[@Ranryu692]

I think it's overall their best game. The only thing that TWD s1 beats it in is the relationship between Lee and Clem, imo

[@skibobshipoddlypop]

@@Ranryu692 the walking dead did a lot of great and interesting things through subtlety. Ben, a character who is a generally decent person and yet makes countless critical mistakes, with you being asked to keep or abandon him. He puts the group in danger just by being there, yet you know he's going to die on his own, and worst of all, he tries to contribute because he's actually a nice kid. Your choices are often very low stakes, like trying to figure out who gets to eat when there's not enough food. Will you take care of the kids? The people who expend energy building defenses? Will you use it politically, to help friends or win over enemies? There's no consequence beyond grumbling, but the implication of someone's life being of a higher priority than others in the group is a profound one for Lee and the rest. The villains in each episode are great time markers for the decline of civilization, ranging from pragmatic cannibals who seek to continue an aesthetically similar way off life as before, to bandits who rape and pillage, a violent society that killed or banished children, and then a man who has become so fundamentally unable to reconcile the greatness of his loss that he's completely detached from reality and blames you for everything bad. Also, scenes such as cutting Clementine's hair and teaching her how to shoot are so good at illustrating the complexity of the relationship between child and parental figure. Clem being sad to have her hair cut, but trusting Lee's judgement is paired with her excitement at being taught how to shoot a gun and hitting the target. Later, when she is asked by Lee to shoot him, she's forced into another situation where she doesn't want to listen and can choose to obey or not. I dunno, it's just a real solid development of themes. I like this game alright, but it's meme-humor isn't as impressive as what I feel at the end of the walking dead

[@Laxhoop]

Jesus, almost half the viewers dropped this series because of that Loader Bot choice, last episode.

[@steveng6721]

It's almost like people are sick of seeing Matt fuck everything up all the time

[@kumobrobrobro2261]

MAKE THESE LONGER, PLEASE

[@SaltedMallows]

26:59 Yeah Vaughn... Yyevon ?

[@Doom_Hawk]

This was a good choice. I'm not a fan of DMC personally but that feels more like a halloween game, so speeding through this game now would be best imo. It's also just fantastic anyway.

[@Tearonex]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY BROUGHT BACK SHADE FOR THIS!!

[@insaincaldo]

I just wanted to let you all know that I almost had a heart attack. I accidentally poured ice tea into my coco glass, It's all cool the glass was empty enough that it didn't effect the taste.

[@Necromancist]

Man, you dodged a tank shell there.

[@insaincaldo]

ThisName DoesntMatter I know of someone who considers vodka-piss an actual drink, but I don't roll like that.

[@grangisjefe2564]

I pissed in my mates whiskey once and he literally couldnt taste the difference

[@Scribbles69]

Loving this so much

[@Who_is_Ari]

Man, I /REALLY/ love Fiona. I hope she comes back in Borderlands 3 since *NOT BIG SPOILZ BUT ENDING DETAILZ* She sets out to be a Vault Hunter at the end of the game.

[@Corrector1]

Well, specifically you can choose to have her do that. Her motives are in your hands.

[@Who_is_Ari]

Well yeah, that's true, but it seemed like they were really pushing for that route, and I'm most interested in it!

[@nemesisnick66]

I like her outfit

[@Tahanok2]

I'm sure they'll show up, or at least be referenced, but I doubt either would be playable. I hope not anyways.

[@admiralpepper6933]

Another day, another dollah to be yoinked!

[@darrianweathington1923]

Lie, cheat, steal, and lie again. That the zaibatsu way

[@pathfindersavant3988]

A vanilla deringer? In Borderlands? Adorable.

[@Samael767]

It's actually anything but vanilla later on

[@goblindotbest]

related to the podcast this week, norasuko is the weirdest place ive seen an artist's work i didnt expect

[@skyrunner0886]

9:06 "Well" synch go WAY up!

[@Psyramics]

"You only get one bullet, its gotta last you the whole game. So only use it when you really need it" Cut to the end of the game, where they still haven't used it because "what if they really need it later?"

[@charlesworrell9678]

As soon as there was a memorization I knew Matt would screw the pooch

[@oivatank]

I appreciate that Bossanova was playing X-Rated by Excision.

[@2gname]

Dude, if Pat where playing this YOU KNOW IT that he would be in the last opportunity to use the bullet and he still wouldn't.

[@noahgilmore4837]

Oh my god 12:51 that Road Dogg/OSW reference killed me

[@Fjarhultian]

Literally "a bigger number than you" on screen, so you know not to mess with him.

[@BearodactylRex]

Cant get enough of this.

[@paraspoon]

Matt at the helm of a Telltale game. Eesh.

[@isbammoi3358]

Man, i knew he would miss out on the tea party 😂 too bad.

[@whocantexplain]

I love how zer0 always speaks in haikus

[@Karakuioshi]

15:29 The biggest truth I heard from them. At least they stopped deny it.

[@Subzer039]

15:44 Samophlange!

[@totallynotmarcy9707]

Literally just got done with part 2 3 seconds ago

[@BigPat6521]

Me And My Homie perfect timing haha

[@redsohc]

Next time someone meets Matt, just go ahead and touch "it". He won't try and stop you cuz he'll be playing it cool.

[@BlackSabbath628]

Can you activate your Echo-Eye when you first open the case, before they place the EMP? It would be hilarious if you could, everything goes to shit and changes everything that happens afterwards.

[@TheMegaRin]

Why is it always Matt on the controls

[@gaminggoddess85]

The alternative is Woolie on the controls.

[@SixerMason]

@@gaminggoddess85 *shudders*

[@SuperKillJoy15]

i want more

[@ToughToughBlast]

You can postpone Sonic Unleashed and Dante's Inferno all you want but you'll never escape.

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

But they already did Sonic Unleashed... Are you implying a... *Reunleashening?*

[@ToughToughBlast]

No I'm implying they finish the LP.

[@nerdyvids1]

Please don't become that guy. It wasn't funny when the one guy spammed about MLP, and it's not funny now.

[@Romancesymphony]

Temeraire I thought the Blazblue thing was funny, but only because of their Blazblue video.

[@jeangreffsbp]

I also want a Dante's Inferno LP but it has way too many dongs and tits to edit

[@mindshuffler3332]

Can we just all agree that Bossanova has a fucking awesome gimmick for a Borderlands game?

[@ghostfear2011]

PSA: There will be one video a day for a while due to the Shitstorm.

[@LE0NSKA]

it's crazy how different Nolan sounds here. dude got raaange. he almost sounds like travis touchdown

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Matt needs to not do anything to obvious next scene doors until he's looked at everything.

[@0rriAndroid]

ATTENTION: Due to Shitstorm recordings, there will only be one video per day for a while

[@kennykrool74]

The time limit is the wild wasteland of Pandora Matt. You don't need a time limit on the screen. You should know from the mis-en-scene that there is only so much time before you die.

[@dylangladysz]

I like how Matt is playing a totally incompetent Fiona- it's a very different take on the character!

[@steveng6721]

Anything Matt does involves incompetence

[@marquisepixley684]

I hope someday we get to find out what is zero

[@master_rammus3765]

A number

[@chrislee5268]

I hope we don't

[@TheJamieellis]

Zer0 is like The Stig from top gear and Master Chief from Halo. They're better off as mysterious entities.

[@Riderbooker]

There was a samoflange somewhere in that chest.

[@MisterKupo]

What's that neat Intro Song?

[@philipcheng1618]

*Dramatic title card* MARLOW BRIGGS *"The only thing he wants is nuthin to do wit it"*