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How Long to Beat New Tales From the Borderlands?
The amount of time it takes to beat New Tales From the Borderlands will vary. That said, since there are only five episodes, players should not expect a particularly long run time. If New Tales From the Borderlands players simply focus on the story and nothing else, like collecting cash and Vaultlander figurines, they can expect to beat the game in about nine hours. However, if players choose to collect all the Vaultlander figurines and participate in every Vaultlander battle (both optional and mandatory), it’ll take a little longer.
Between Vaultlander figurines, scanning every character with Octavio’s ECHOdex, and interacting with every single object in a free-roam area, a complete 100% playthrough will take closer to 10 to 11 hours. So even when players seek to do everything in the game, it won’t take them a long time to do so. Since New Tales From the Borderlands is almost entirely cutscenes, it is impossible to skip cutscenes and shorten the game’s run time.
One thing that can speed up or lengthen a playthrough is the settings players use for QTEs (Quick Time Events) and mini-games. Unlike the first Tales from the Borderlands, New Tales From the Borderlands players can adjust the difficulty of QTEs. They can make them harder, easier, or even outright disable them. It is also possible to disable the timer for choosing dialogue so that players can take their time deciding what to say or do when major choices come up.
Does a 100% Completion Playthrough Also Get All Achievements/Trophies?
Unfortunately, it is not possible to get all achievements/trophies in a single playthrough. The reason for this is that there is one achievement/trophy that requires players to get every single ending in the game. There is also an achievement/trophy that requires players to purchase all outfits and accessories, which cannot be done on a single playthrough.
Is New Tales From the Borderlands Longer Than the First Game?
If players compare the run time of both Tales From the Borderlands and New Tales From the Borderlands, they will find that both games run about the same amount of time. If anything, New Tales From the Borderlands has a slightly shorter run time as Tales From the Borderlands takes about 10 hours on average to beat.
New Tales From the Borderlands is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.
Q: What’s the Length of New Tales from the Borderlands?
It’ll take most players about 9 hours to complete the story.
