Here’s the Launch Trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode

If for a few reason you’ve missed all the coverage about Minecraft: Story Mode, this game has players taking on the role of Jesse, who you can pick to be either male or female. It noted that “Minecraft” is available on all platforms, except for the Wii U. According to the report, if “Story Mode” is based on or built on the “Minecraft” game engine, having “Story Mode” configured for Wii U may mean that it will port the “Minecraft” game engine to the Wii U. If this is the case, this may make it easier for Mojang to release the full version of the original game for Nintendo, after all this time. Jesse has friends to try and please, bullies to try and stop and a scene-stealing pet pig named Reuben who regularly needs saving from trouble. Any actual building of structures is limited to QTE events where characters zip around the screen laying blocks, while the rare moment you can craft an object you do so simply by placing down a couple of items on screen from your limited Telltale-sized inventory. Story Mode’s major difference from other recent Telltale output is its intended audience range, which skews far lower than The Walking Dead or even the cartoony Tales from the Borderlands.

Although Telltale made their mark with The Walking Dead, most of their previous work had been largely family friendly, starting with the Bone comic book adaptations, the LucasArts-inspired Sam & Max and Monkey Island games, and even a Wallace & Gromit tie-in.

Minecraft story mode boasts an impressive cast.

Perusco spoke in detail about the creative direction both Minecraft’s creators and Telltale Games were working towards: “When Mojang came over to our offices and we started generating story ideas, there were three things that came up on the whiteboard”.

Pros: The episode looks great and is filled with clever references to the main game.

To celebrate, the two have released the first episode’s launch trailer entitled: Episode 1: The Order of the Stone.

The classic pixelated graphics of the original game are still there, but they’ve been enhanced a little, with the characters and environments appearing a little more animated and alive. But for lapsed Telltale fans or young Minecraft aficionados, Story Mode’s opener is an enjoyable first bite.

Cons: Nothing of effect really happens until right at the end, and the script is disappointingly lacking in humour.