Minecraft: Story Mode Introduces Its Cast On Launch Day

Whether you’re a diehard fan or enjoy Telltale’s choice-driven adventures, there’s something for everyone in this blockbuster spin-off.

Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series – Episode 1: “The Order of the Stone” is rated ‘E10+’ (Everyone 10+) for Fantasy Violence and Mild Language by the ESRB.

Considering it’s one of, if not the, best-selling game of all-time there’s a refreshing lack of sequels or spin-offs for Minecraft. The deal may not seem all that good compared to others but we shouldn’t forget that Minecraft Story Mode first episode is releasing today, making this deal an excellent one. Their hopes actually died down when Mojang was acquired by Microsoft, but the game developer has said before that they were interested in doing a version for the Nintendo platform and that it was not impossible, iDigital Times reported. This spin-off Story Mode, a standalone, episodic adventure from Telltale Games, the acclaimed creators of The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, aims to change that.

The other odd thing about Minecraft is that it has very little in the way of obvious background story or mythology.

“Minecraft: Story Mode” will soon be ported to Wii U, the first for a Nintendo gaming system.

The game opens with Jesse and friends planning their trip to the local building convention (which looks strangely similar to the real-world Minecon) where the gang soon become wrapped up in much larger events, including the legend of four heroes that saved the Minecraft world many years ago. Except instead of questions of life or death, here it’s a question of testing friendships and which of your group of archetypal child-like personalities you want to side with. That’s a level of interactivity that the game’s young audience are more likely to baulk at than the adults, but that’s how Telltale’s games have always worked. This comes with the first episode on the disc and grants access to downloading the rest as they are available.

Although the game has been released under the Minecraft banner, gameplay is a far cry from the building, crafting and fighting of the original game.

In Short: An extremely slow start to Minecraft’s first story adventure, but it’s a game made with a clear love for the original and is bound to please most younger fans. Each decision will have an effect on the game and how it progresses in the next episodes.

Again, these are pretty straightforward, handing you a limited number of recipes and letting you decide what you need to escape the situation, but there could be a few interesting puzzle-solving potential in future episodes.