"-the first game from AdHoc Studio, which was formed by veterans of Telltale Games- contains a lot of "almosts." It's a revival of the choice-driven Telltale adventure game we've been missing for nearly a decade, but without all the walking around and examining the environment while the game was barely holding itself together. It's a superhero story, but it's mostly a workplace management sim with superheroes in it."
"Robert Robertson III isn't a superhero, but he a mech-piloting hero who once steered a suit that his father and his father's father passed down to him. Mecha Man, as the family's shared heroic identity was known, has become a symbol in a superpowered world where everyone believes they can save the day. So when Robert, voiced by Aaron Paul, is defeated and de-meched by a villain named Shroud, it seems like his heroing days are over."
"In just its first two episodes, has all the makings of an old Telltale classic. While the drama of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us made the now-defunct studio a household name, my favorite game by the studio has always been Tales from the Borderlands , which manages to elevate the often tiresome source material into a rollicking action comedy with wit and incredible timing. feels most reminiscent of that as a slapstick, raunchy workplace comedy where Robert's co-workers are a gang of superpowered misfits."
AdHoc Studio formed by Telltale veterans created a choice-driven adventure that revives classic Telltale mechanics while removing lengthy walking and environmental examination. The game frames a superhero narrative around workplace management where players assign and guide heroes. Robert Robertson III is a mech-piloting legacy hero known as Mecha Man who is defeated and de-meched by a villain called Shroud. Aaron Paul voices Robert. The Superhero Dispatch Network recruits Robert to manage odd jobs and mentor other heroes. The tone mixes slapstick and raunchy humor with cozy, pastel-farming-sim warmth and recalls the comedic timing of Tales from the Borderlands.
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