Game Art Styles

Tales from the Borderlands

Telltale Games · 2014

Third-person · Fixed camera · Adventure · PC

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Cel-shaded
Colors
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Linework
Black outlines, Inked lines, Interior lines
Shading
Soft gradient
Texture
Hand-painted textures
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted, Vibrant
Imitated medium
Comic book
Proportions
Exaggerated
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About

An episodic narrative adventure set on Pandora between Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. Players follow Hyperion employee Rhys and con artist Fiona through a failed Vault Key deal, making dialogue and action choices that shape their adventure.

Art style

Tales from the Borderlands (2014, Telltale Games) is a 3D cel-shaded game played from a third-person / fixed camera view. Its look is built from black outlines, inked lines, interior lines, soft gradient shading, hand-painted textures and bloom. The palette is muted and vibrant. It draws on comic book.

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Telltale Games
Publisher
Telltale Games, 2K
Engine
Telltale Tool
Released
2014-11-25 Worldwide, Windows
2014-11-25 North America, PlayStation 3
2014-11-25 North America, PlayStation 4
2014-11-26 Worldwide, Xbox One
2014-11-27 Worldwide, OS X
2014-12-03 Europe, PlayStation 3
Platforms
Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series
Tales from the Borderlands: Complete Season
Credits
David Bogan Art Direction by
Tara Rueping Art Direction by
Nick Herman Director
Jonathan Stauder Director
Ashley Ruhl Director
Martin Montgomery Director
Sara Guinness Producer
Mark Dickenson Producer
Bryan Roth Producer
Chris Schroyer Producer
Cody Murry Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames

Screenshots 4

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