Genre: Narrative Adventure | Released: October 2015 | Platform: Xbox 360/One, PS3/4, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Wii U | Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Language: English | Length: 1.5 hours | Difficulty: Easy | Do I Need To Play Anything First: No | Accessibility Options: A few, most will be able to play this | Monetization: Single Purchase (although the game has been unavailable and delisted for a while now) | Microtransaction: Each episode can be purchased | Gambling Elements: None | Content Warning: Very mild cartoon violence | Parenting Guide: You’ll probably have a good time playing this with your kids | How Did You Play It: On PC via my 100% legally obtained copy | Did you need a guide: The last puzzle is pretty bad, but otherwise no. I figured it out, but don’t ask me to explain it. | Mods: None

Is It Good: Not really, it’s a bit dull.

Back of the Box: Don’t worry, they’re BUILDING to something. Hopefully.

Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1: The Order of the Stone is a 2015 narrative adventure set in the Minecraft universe that feels so close to being great. It’s very slow, a bit plodding, and desperately tries to spice things up with silly quick-time events. That being said I liked the characters, it was wonderfully cinematic, and I am interested in seeing where things go. The groundwork laid out is not bad, truthfully.

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