The Expanse: A Telltale Series review - the cold equations of survival
Review info Platform reviewed: PC Available on: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One Release date: July 27, 2023 Nothing good has ever come from exploring a derelict spaceship – except great stories. The Expanse: A Telltale Series doesn’t reinvent the adventure genre, instead streamlining and refining many of its conventions. That it does so while providing a relentless and engaging story is a testament to the smart decisions taken by developer Deck Nine, which has scraped away much of the extraneous features of graphic adventure games to reveal their underlying appeal. The game is a prequel to the cult show of the same name. Despite that, it feels very much standalone, with a story that provides insight into one of the show’s main characters while being wholly accessible to newcomers. As such it is in the execution of the story that The Expanse lives or dies. Happily the game doesn’t overload the player with exposition, relegating much of the backstory o...