Minecraft: Story Mode
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Minecraft: Story Mode was an episodic point-and-click narrative-driven graphic adventure video game based on the sandbox game Minecraft, released in October 2015 across multiple platforms with a Windows (Microsoft Store) release on December 16, 2015, a Wii U release on January 21, 2016, an tvOS release on August 24, 2016, and a Nintendo Switch release on August 22, 2017.<ref name="StoryModeRelease">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> The game was developed by Mojang Studios, the developer of Minecraft, in collaboration with Telltale Games.
In June 2018, Netflix and Telltale signed a partnership agreement, and the first season of the game Minecraft: Story Mode was announced to be released on Netflix on November 7, 2018.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Due to unknown reasons, the release date was pushed to November 27, 2018. That day, the first three episodes of the series were released and the last two episodes were released on December 5, 2018. Story Mode was removed from Netflix on December 5, 2022.<ref>Source can be found here.</ref>
Music for the game was composed by Anadel, an atmospheric folk band based in California.<ref name="facebook.com">Anadel's official Facebook page</ref> The game follows the episodic format that Telltale has used for its previous titles, where player choices and actions have significant effects on later story elements.
A sequel, Template:El, was released on July 11, 2017, featuring new storylines and characters.
On May 31, 2019, it was announced that Minecraft: Story Mode would no longer be supported following the closure of Telltale Games. The servers for Story Mode were discontinued on June 25, 2019, meaning that the episodes are no longer downloadable.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> Despite being discontinued, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions are playable on the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 respectively via backward compatibility.<ref>Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone | Xbox</ref>
Gameplay
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Synopsis
Jesse and his / her group of friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone; four adventurers who slayed an ender dragon. The Order are the very best at what they do: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect. While at EnderCon, Jesse and his / her friends discover that something is wrong... something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and they must set out on a journey to find The Order of the Stone if they are to save their world from oblivion.<ref name=StoryQuote/>
Plot
Voice cast
Jesse and Friends
- Patton Oswalt as Jesse (male), a huge fan of everything going on in Minecraft, as well as the main character<ref name=MINECON/>
- Catherine Taber as Jesse (female)<ref name=StoryModeCharacter>Template:Citation</ref>
- Dee Bradley Baker as Reuben, Jesse's pet pig who is smart and funny.
- Brian Posehn as Axel, who is fiercely loyal to his friends but can appear to act impulsively.<ref name=MINECON>Minecraft: Story Mode MINECON 2015 Panel</ref>
- Ashley Johnson as Petra, who is tough, shrewd, and very protective of her friends.<ref name=MINECON/>
- Martha Plimpton as Olivia, who is assertive and smart but lacks patience.<ref name=MINECON/>
- Matthew Porter as Lukas, a member of the Ocelots who later befriends Jesse and his / her group.<ref name=October>Template:Citation</ref>
Order of the Stone members
- David Fennoy as Gabriel the Warrior, a powerful fighter who appears at EnderCon<ref name=MINECON/>
- Erin Oosbree as Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer, someone who is very smart but whose whereabouts are slightly hazy<ref name=October/>
- Corey Feldman as Magnus the Rogue, an impressive griefer who appreciates the "art" of griefing and who is also hard to find<ref name=October/>
- John Hodgman as Soren the Architect, a mysterious person who is the hardest to find and whose whereabouts have not been known for a while<ref name=October/>
- Paul Reubens as Ivor, a former member of the Order who distrusted Soren after the command block incident and who has vowed to demolish the world of Minecraft<ref name=October/>
Old Builder members
- Melissa Hutchison as Isa, the Founder of Sky City.<ref name=EP5DLC/>
- Ashly Burch as Cassie Rose, the person who reveals herself as the White Pumpkin.
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Harper, the creator of PAMA.<ref name=EP7>Template:Citation</ref>
- James Cummings as Hadrian, the leader of the Old Builders.<ref name=EP8/>
- Kari Wahlgren as Mevia, the Enforcer.<ref name=EP8/>
- Jamie Alcroft as Otto, a person who prefers to make sure rules are followed.
Other characters
- William West as the narrator, Siggie, and the fanboy<ref name=October/>
- Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes as Maya, Ivy, and the fangirl
- Phillip LaMarr as Gill, a member of the Ocelots, later known as the Blaze Rods.
- Matthew Miller as Aiden, Otis, Schoolboy, TNT Dustin, and Griefer #2
- Jason Topolski as Reuben (the usher), Disco Mickey, Griefer #5, and PAMA.
- Erin Yvette as the announcer of the EnderCon building competition, Mabel, Farmer Gloria, and Griefer #1
- Lydia Winters as herself
- Owen Jones<ref group= note>Credited as Owen Hill</ref> as himself
- Ursula Taherian as Nohr, a griefer of Boom Town.
- Samuel Riegel as Griefer #3
- Michael Gambino as Calvin and Griefer #4
- A.J. Riebli III as the announcer of the Death Bowl
- Sean Astin as Reginald, the loyal Captain of the Guard<ref name=EP5DLC>Template:Citation</ref>
- James Meskimen as Milo, the leader of the Build Club.<ref name=EP5DLC/>
- Joseph Garrett as Stampy Cat<ref name=EP6Release>Template:Citation</ref>
- Stacy Hinojosa as stacyplays<ref name=EP6Release/>
- Daniel Middleton as DanTDM<ref name=EP6Release/>
- Elizabeth Dwyer as LDShadowLady<ref name=EP6Release/>
- Jordan Maron as CaptainSparklez<ref name=EP6Release/>
- Adam Harrington as TorqueDawg
- Roger L. Jackson as the White Pumpkin (voice)
- Audrey Wasilewski as Em
- Julianne Buescher as Nell and Clutch
- John Sanders as Facemeat, one of the Gladiators
- Christopher B. Duncan as Slab, one of the Gladiators
Additional voices
- Ashley Albert
- Will Beckman
- Katrina Carras
- Shelly Shenoy
- Arthur von Nagel
Development
Template:Q The idea for Minecraft: Story Mode came around the end of 2012 when Telltale was engaged in work for Tales from the Borderlands, an episodic series based on the Borderlands series. The idea of developing stories around other established video game franchises led the team to brainstorm the idea for a Minecraft-related game, given that the game was essentially a "blank canvas" for storytelling, according to Job Stauffer, and would create an interesting challenge.<ref name=StoryModeverge/> Telltale began negotiations with Mojang Studios at GDC 2013, and began work on the title shortly thereafter.<ref name=StoryModeverge/> Stauffer noted that Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang Studios was not a factor in the game's development, as their interaction with Mojang Studios began well before Microsoft's offers.<ref name=StoryModeverge/>
Telltale opted to create a new main character of Jesse for Minecraft: Story Mode instead of using the default "Steve" and "Alex" characters from Minecraft, feeling that they did not want to attempt to rewrite how players already saw these characters in the game.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Other primary characters in the game are loosely designed around archetypes of common player-characters for Minecraft, such as those who engage in building, fighting, or griefing other players.<ref name=GamasutraStory>Template:Citation</ref> The game does not attempt to provide any background for some concepts in Minecraft, such as the creepers, to avoid the various fan interpretations of such elements, though they will be elements of the game's story.<ref name=GamasutraStory/>
Stauffer stated that the game's story was intended to be family-friendly, similar to The Goonies or Ghostbusters;<ref name=StoryModeverge/> their intended content would be equivalent to a PG-13 or PEGI-12 rating.<ref name=GamasutraStory/> A number of the voice actors are alumni of such films of the 1980s such as Corey Feldman who starred in The Goonies, and the game includes various references to these types of films.<ref name=GamasutraStory/> Stauffer reflected that while Telltale's more recent games like The Walking Dead were more mature stories, their original adventure games like Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People were written as family-friendly, and that they consider their approach to Story Mode as "part of our DNA". The story was written to be accessible both to existing players of Minecraft – both novice and advanced players – and to new audiences outside of the game.<ref name=StoryModeverge/>
Minecraft: Story Mode was formally announced in December 2014 as a collaboration project between Mojang Studios and Telltale Games; the announcement was presented as an interactive adventure game named "Info Quest II".<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Its first trailer was released during the MINECON convention in early July 2015. Telltale confirmed that they would release the game for the Wii U, representing the first time a Minecraft game has been released on a Nintendo platform.<ref name=StoryModeverge/>
On August 24, 2015, Winters posted on Twitter (now X) that she had completed voiceover work for the game but didn't specify whether she voiced a character or did some narration for the game.<ref name=LydiaVoiceStory>Template:Tweet</ref>
On August 28, 2015, it was announced that the player will be able to choose the appearance of the main character, Jesse.<ref name=StoryModeCharacter/>
On October 7, 2015, Anadel, an atmospheric folk band based in Napa, California, announced that they had composed the music for the game.<ref name="facebook.com"/>
Episodes
The game is separated into five episodes, released in intervals between 2 weeks and 3 months.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release |
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| 1 | "The Order of the Stone" | Dennis Lenart and Graham Ross | Michael Choung and Laura Jacqmin | October 13, 2015<ref name="StoryModeRelease"/> |
| 2 | "Assembly Required" | Jason Latino | Joshua Rubin, Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams | October 27, 2015<ref>Template:Citation</ref> |
| 3 | "The Last Place You Look" | Jonathan Stauder | Michael Choung, Laura Jacqmin, Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams | November 24, 2015<ref>Template:Citation</ref> |
| 4 | "A Block and a Hard Place" | Graham Ross and Rebekah Gamin-Arcovitch | Brad Kane and Laura Jacqmin | December 17, 2015 |
| 5 | "Order Up!" | Jonathan Stauder | Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams | March 29, 2016<ref name=EP5DLC/> |
Supplemental episodes
On March 22, 2016, Telltale Games announced that three episodes will be available throughout 2016 as downloadable content.<ref name=EP5DLC/> These episodes will not be available under the season pass and as such must be purchased separately.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> In order to download these episodes, one must have at least one episode from the main series.<ref name=EP5DLC/>
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release |
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| 6 | "A Portal to Mystery"<ref name=EPName>Template:Tweet</ref> | Sean Manning | Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams | June 7, 2016<ref name=EP6Release/> |
| 7 | "Access Denied"<ref name=EPName/> | Rebekah Gamin-Arcovitch and Jason Pyke | Luke McMullen and Eric Stirpe | July 26, 2016<ref name=EP7/> |
| 8 | "A Journey's End?"<ref name=EPName/> | Vahram Antonian<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> | Eric Stirpe, Yale Hannon and Erica Harrell | September 13, 2016<ref name=EP8/> |
Trailers
- MINECON 2015 Trailer
- Episode 1 - The Order of the Stone Trailer
- Episode 2 - Assembly Required Trailer
- Episode 3 - The Last Place You Look Trailer
- Episode 4 - A Block and a Hard Place Trailer
- Episode 5 - Order Up! Trailer
- Episode 6 - A Portal to Mystery Trailer
- Episode 7 - Access Denied Trailer
- Episode 8 - A Journey's End? Trailer
Achievements
There are 32 achievements in Story Mode (33 on PlayStation), worth 1,000 Gamerscore on Xbox and Windows (Microsoft Store).
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (If different) | Gamerscore | Trophy (PS) |
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| File:AchievementSM1.png | New Kid on the Block | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1 | 20G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM2.png | Leveraging Resources | Get creative at the crafting table | Make a lever at a crafting table. | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSM3.png | Some Assembly Required | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1 | 25G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM4.png | To Catch a Thief | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1 | 30G | ||
| File:AchievementSM5.png | Out of the Frying Pan... | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1 | Silver | ||
| File:AchievementSM6.png | Safety First | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1 | 35G | ||
| File:AchievementSM7.png | The Calm Before the Storm | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 1 | 40G | ||
| File:AchievementSM8.png | Nether Say Die | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2 | 20G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM9.png | Griefer Madness | Acquire the Griefer | Bring Magnus back to the temple. | 25G | |
| File:AchievementSM10.png | Occam's Razor | Acquire the Engineer | Bring Ellegaard back to the temple. | 30G | |
| File:AchievementSM11.png | No Time to Lose | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2 | 35G | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSM12.png | In the Shadow of Giants | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2 | 40G | ||
| File:AchievementSM13.png | Left Behind | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2 | 50G | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSM14.png | Back to the Grind | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3 | 20G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM15.png | A World of Pure Imagination | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3 | |||
| File:AchievementSM16.png | Pretender Man | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3 | 25G | ||
| File:AchievementSM17.png | When a Plan Comes Together | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3 | 30G | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSM18.png | Blockbuster | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3 | |||
| File:AchievementSM19.png | Out With A Bang | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3 | 35G | ||
| File:AchievementSM20.png | That's Some Pig | Chew the fat with Reuben | Have a conversation with Reuben. | 40G | Gold |
| File:AchievementSM21.png | Dramatic Timing | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4 | 20G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM22.png | In a Land Far Away | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4 | 25G | ||
| File:AchievementSM23.png | It Came From Outer Space | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4 | 30G | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSM24.png | The End of the Line | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4 | 35G | ||
| File:AchievementSM25.png | From the Jaws of Defeat | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4 | 40G | ||
| File:AchievementSM26.png | A New World Order | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4 | 50G | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSM27.png | Finders Keepers | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5 | 20G | Bronze | |
| File:AchievementSM28.png | Losers Weepers | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5 | 25G | ||
| File:AchievementSM29.png | Friends in High Places | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5 | 30G | ||
| File:AchievementSM30.png | Castles in the Sky | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5 | 35G | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSM31.png | Out of the Blue | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5 | 40G | ||
| File:AchievementSM32.png | To Boldly Go... | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5 | 50G | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSM33PS.png | Chip Off the Old Block | Earn all trophies | Template:Tc | Platinum |
Supplemental achievements
There are eighteen achievements available as downloadable content, worth 375 Gamerscore on Xbox and Windows (Microsoft Store).
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Gamerscore | Trophy (PS) |
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| File:AchievementSMDLC1.png | Invitation to Die For | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 6 | 10G | Bronze |
| File:AchievementSMDLC2.png | Mr. Sandman | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 6 | 15G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC3.png | Killer Instincts | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 6 | 20G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC4.png | The Science of Deduction | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 6 | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC5.png | From the Ashes | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 6 | 30G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC6.png | Elementary, My Dear Jesse. | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 6 | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC7.png | Fighting Words | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 7 | 10G | Bronze |
| File:AchievementSMDLC8.png | Mining for Trouble | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 7 | 15G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC9.png | Trust Falling | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 7 | 20G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC10.png | Ghost in the Machine | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 7 | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC11.png | Breaking and Entering | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 7 | 30G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC12.png | Offline Mode | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 7 | Gold | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC13.png | Let the Games Begin | Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 8 | 10G | Bronze |
| File:AchievementSMDLC14.png | Playing for Keeps | Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 8 | 15G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC15.png | Challenge: Accepted | Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 8 | 20G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC16.png | The Most Dangerous Game | Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 8 | Silver | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC17.png | Gaming the System | Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 8 | 30G | |
| File:AchievementSMDLC18.png | To the Victor Go the Spoils | Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 8 | Gold |
System requirements
According to this page:
Minimum (Steam)
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| Minimum version | Windows XP SP3 | OS X Lion (10.7) |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo @ 2 GHz or equivalent | Intel @ 2.3 GHz |
| Memory (RAM) | 3 GB or more | 4 GB or more |
| Storage space | 8 GB available space | |
| Graphics drivers | AMD or NVIDIA card with 512 MB or more | |
| DirectX version | 11 or higher | Template:Tc |
| Sound card | DirectX 11 or later | Template:Tc |
| Notes | Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics drivers. | Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics, Mac mini, or early-generation MacBook models. |
Recommended (Steam)
| Component | Template:OS |
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| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo @ 2.3 GHz or equivalent |
| Memory (RAM) | 4 GB or more |
| Graphics drivers | AMD or NVIDIA card with 1024 MB or more |
Supported languages
According to the Steam page, the following languages are available in the game:
| Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| European French | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| German | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| European Spanish | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| Russian | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| Simplified Chinese | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
| European Portuguese | Template:Tc | Template:Tc | Template:Tc |
Gallery
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- Episode 1 - The Order of the Stone
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Jesse fends off a zombie.
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Zombies and creepers prepare to attack Jesse and Petra.
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Gabriel the Warrior fends off the Wither Storm.
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Jesse jumps over some chickens.
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Jesse attempts to save Petra from the Storm's clutches.
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A ghast attacks Jesse and their friends.
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Jesse fighting a skeleton.
- Episode 2 - Assembly Required
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Jesse and their friends in a forest.
- Episode 3 - The Last Place You Look
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Jesse and his / her friends dig a hole to find Soren.
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Jesse falls through the mob grinder.
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Jesse and their friends find an end portal.
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The Order of the Stone happily reunite.
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Jesse is sucked in by the Storm's beam.
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Endermen in the end.
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Jesse and their friends retreat from the Storm.
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Jesse and Reuben arrive at the Far Lands.
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The Order of the Stone getting ready to kill the Ender Dragon.
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Reuben.
- Episode 5 - Order Up!
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The new Order of the Stone arrive at the temple.
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Jesse escapes from the temple.
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The new Order of The Stone face off against the Blaze Rods.
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Jesse, Petra, Lukas, and Ivor arrive at Sky City.
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Aiden defends himself by spawning a blaze.
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Fight against a ghast.
- Episode 6 - A Portal to Mystery
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Jesse and various people are shocked at what they see.
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Cassie Rose and her pet cat, Winslow, attempt to fend off some zombies.
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Jesse, LDShadowLady and DanTDM fend off some spiders.
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Jesse examines a room with a portrait of the White Pumpkin.
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CaptainSparklez in the portal hallway.
- Episode 7 - Access Denied
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Jesse and Harper are cornered by PAMA's "friends".
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Jesse uses a VR headset to control one of PAMA's "friends".
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PAMA's "friends" building an exit portal.
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Jesse fending off some zombies which are controlled by PAMA.
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Jesse and Lukas prepare to take down PAMA.
See also
Notes
References
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