There are two kind of friends: good ones and bad ones. What kind of friend are you, Jesse?
Everything that has a beginning inevitably also has an end, and the same can be said, this time without surprises of additional episodes, for Jesse's adventure in the second season of Minecraft: Story Mode.
The fifth and final episode, entitled Above and Beyond, closes all the plots of the second season conceived by Telltale for the most famous management system in the world, and is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mobile from mid-December. The fight against the Admin comes to an end, but what will the consequences be?
To learn more:
Minecraft Story Mode: Season 2- Episode Four: Below the Bedrock
Tested Version: PlayStation 4
As is now tradition when it comes to episodic release titles, in this review we will refer to the events of the previous chapters. We will try to limit the biggest spoilers on the plot of Above and Beyond.
Everything ends (this season too)
A closure for each plotJesse and his companions manage to escape from the underground, and are ready for the last fight with Romeo, who in the meantime has taken on the appearance of our hero and has completely transformed Beacon Town. Above and Beyond manages, in the approximately two hours necessary to be completed, to give a closure to all the more or less satisfactory plots of this second season but certainly more convincing compared to what was done to lengthen the first series. Not only that, a certain sequence is also valuable, worthy of a film by Guy Ritchie, in which Jesse will expose his plan to his team, catapulting the player into the project.
The whole cast takes yet another step forward in the characterization (including Romeo), the choices made in the previous episodes will prove to be fundamental for how this second season will end, with an eye to the relationship between Jesse and Petra (or Lukas if you have chosen female avatar).
The adventure ends with a forced choice
By completing the clash with the Admin, also answering the last questions about the past of Romeo and his friends, and giving a real explanation on the reason for the character's gratuitous malice.
All to make Jesse clearly evolve as a hero of Beacon Town, not to make him make the same mistakes as his opponent and to make him embrace a final choice that leaves no room for extra episodes, but which could very well be resumed for a third season.
Not just Quick Time Event
In the course of these months in which we have dived into the episodes of Minecraft Story Mode, we have repeatedly praised the good dosage of gameplay and dialogues, also giving space to boss battles not completely based on QTEs as they did in the past.
Obviously, the final confrontation with Romeo is also no exception, and Above and Beyond uses what the player has learned in the previous four episodes, giving a clash so simple, but varied and made up of all the elements seen in the series.
Technically, nothing we haven't talked about in the past few months, and it would be really redundant to repeat. On the other hand, we can praise certain choices of direction and framing, which have made this last chapter, dedicated to Jesse's raids, much more compelling.
Telltale has succeeded in giving a plot to the Mojang brand, correcting all the mistakes made last year on the street.
Funko TG8F48B Minecraft 00209 Diamond Foam PickaxeOn amazon: 44,9 € buy Verdict 7.5 / 10 Now I'm less afraid of a third season Comment The second season of Minecraft Story Mode comes to an end in the most honest way possible. Giving a lot of space to Jesse and his relationships with the other cast members, with an eye on Petra and the villain of this series, Romeo, but leaving the fate of Beacon Town and its inhabitants in the hands of the player. Unlike what happened with the fifth episode of the first season, Telltale stops here, without lengthening a well-told plot over the last few months. This time we will not fear the announcement of new adventures in the Mojang universe, as long as they follow this route. Pros and cons ✓ Great finish
✓ Convincing directing choices x It took a year and a half for us to appreciate it
