Quick Links
The third episode of New Tales From the Borderlands ended with things starting to look up for Octavio, Fran, and Anu. They found a way to use the treasure from the Vault, and they even managed to secure some funding from a mysterious investor that goes by the name of Angel.
Of course, that didn't last long as Anu found herself trapped in a coffin and slowly ran out of air as Tediore closed in on her location. This walkthrough will give players an idea of what to expect and prepare for as they start Episode 4 of New Tales From the Borderlands.
This walkthrough contains spoilers, so players should proceed with caution.
Escape From the Morgue
Anu is running out of time, and Tediore is on their way. According to her goggles, she can break through the coffin lid if she punches it exactly 5,000 times. After a series of QTEs, players are able to break Anu out of the coffin that she was trapped in at the end of the previous episode. Anu briefly tries to find another body but soon gets caught by Keeper. It becomes clear that Keeper has no intention of letting Anu leave, which leads players to the first major choice of the episode.
Should Anu Knock Out or Kill Keeper?
Prior to the fight between Anu and Keeper, Anu finds a scalpel hanging along the wall. Anu's goggles also inform her that Keeper would make a perfect specimen for the experiment with her device.
As Anu begins to overpower Keeper, players have to choose between simply knocking Keeper out or killing her with the scalpel. In this walkthrough, Anu killed Keeper. Regardless of what players choose, Tediore will start knocking loudly on the door outside. If players kill Keeper, they will not be able to take her body, as Anu is not strong enough to drag her out.
After Anu escapes from Tediore, she reunites with Octavio, and he excitedly shows her the location of their new headquarters. Much to Anu's chagrin, Octavio wasted their entire budget on purchasing and refurbishing Fran's Froyo Shop without fixing the giant hole in the wall that's been there since Episode 1 of New Tales from the Borderlands. Not only will players get to choose the name of the company, but also the extra item that Octavio manages to get as a bonus.
Should Octavio Get the Super Sciency Innovation or the State-Of-The-Art Security System?
For this walkthrough, Octavio chose to get the Super Sciency Innovation, which ended up just being a tacky plasma ball. Both options are useless items that do not help the start-up company in any way. So no matter what New Tales From the Borderlands players choose, it will make Anu livid.
Fran and L0U13 arrive, and the only thing they bring is an unpaid intern who specializes in dancing and not much else. Both Octavio and Fran point out how Anu is the only one who didn't bring something back.
One option players have is to get Anu to admit that she failed. Doing so improves her relationship with both Octavio and Fran.
Should Fran Avenge Anu or Comfort Octavio?
Soon after, Tediore forces attack, and Anu is killed instantly when she gets shot in the head. After several QTEs and a hacking mini-game on whichever bonus item Octavio chose earlier, Fran and Octavio are able to fight off the majority of the squad of Tediore soldiers. All that's left is the talking gun, Brock.
From Fran's perspective, New Tales From the Borderlands players can choose to either comfort Octavio as he cradles the body of his sister or take revenge and destroy Brock. For this walkthrough, Fran chose to comfort Octavio as Brock escapes.
At this point, Fran and Octavio realize that they have an opportunity to see if Anu's healing device can bring a body back to life. They are successful, but suddenly Anu's eyes go green, and she starts talking in a completely different voice. The voice talks about how it needs to be made whole, and then Anu eventually regains consciousness. While everyone is happy the device works, they all feel like they are in over their heads with their business, and they need help. So they contact Angel, their mysterious investor, and she agrees to shelter them from Tediore.
Pre-Party Distractions
When the Borderlands trio arrives at the hideout that Angel has set up for them, she tells them that she is throwing a party, and they are invited. But before the party begins, she has prepared some distractions for them to enjoy in the meantime. Octavio is taken to what appears to be a club. Not long after, the game switches to Anu, who is taken to a laboratory. Unlike Octavio, Anu's distraction is a free-roam area. There are several objectives that players need to accomplish to advance the story.
First, New Tales From the Borderlands players will need to translate the message on the board by scanning it. Anu realizes she is missing something and needs more information to crack the code.
Next, players will need to look on the desk and scan the book. Before moving on, players should check the desk as there is a Vaultlander figurine to collect. With the information from the book, players will be able to translate the message on the board.
After that, players will need to examine the supercomputer. With the message translated, they are able to fix one of the issues with the supercomputer. The next step is to apply a Super Science Slap to the top of the supercomputer. Upon completing these two tasks, the story will advance to Fran and her distraction.
Fran's Froyo Shop
Fran's distraction is a free-roam section in a new and improved version of her froyo shop. The initial goal is to make a cup of froyo to test that the machine is working correctly. However, before players do that, they should look in the cash register as there is a Vaultlander figurine inside. In addition to that, if players open the car trunk, they will find Superfan. He is eager for another rematch, and if players beat him, they get a Vaultlander figurine of Brick.
To advance the story, players will first need to try and use the froyo machine. It doesn't work, and a little froyo mascot says that maintenance needs to be done in the back room. However, before players can enter the back room, they must wash their hands and then check the merchandise. Once those tasks are complete, players will be able to enter the back room, where they come across the unsettling sight of some sort of creature hooked up to machines for making froyo.
From here, players will need to repair the pump and then use Fran's freezing ray to lower the temperature. Once those steps are completed, players will finally be able to return to the froyo machine and test it out. The story advances as Fran realizes that something is wrong.
Fran to the Rescue
Fran manages to escape, but before she can save L0U13, Superfan shows up and insists on having yet another rematch. Upon beating him again, players get a figurine of Moze to add to their collection. Once L0U13 has been freed, he and Fran will go looking for Anu and Octavio. At that point, both Anu and Octavio have realized too late that this was a trap as they are taken away in cages. While Fran and L0U13 are able to find their friends, they swiftly get captured as Susan Coldwell reveals herself to have been the mysterious investor this entire time.
Coldwell's Plan
With the green shard in her possession, she reveals that it is actually a variant of Eridium as she starts a press conference that is broadcasted to the rest of the big corporations. Coldwell also reveals that she has what appears to be the other half of the green shard, a red shard.
She puts the two shards into a gun and explains the difference between them. While the green shard heals, the red shard causes harm. To demonstrate this, Coldwell kills Octavio with the red beam and revives him with the green beam repeatedly. This causes the entity within the green shard to awaken and possess Anu completely. The possessed Anu breaks out of her cage and frees Fran before moving toward the red shard.
Depending on the relationship between Anu and Octavio, Anu will either move toward her brother or the green shard. Regardless, she swiftly loses consciousness and is captured once again.
The episode ends as Octavio is put back into a cage, Anu is captured, and Coldwell orders her soldiers to execute Fran. Once they look at the results, New Tales From the Borderlands players can either move on to the final episode or go back to the main menu.
New Tales From the Borderlands is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.