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Did Minecraft need a story? Or course not. Building blocks are fun because they present you with a blank canvas to craft your own creations, and your own tale. But, well, Lego never needed a story, and that didn't stop Warner Bros. from constructing a damn fine story out of vaguely themed bits and blocks for The Lego Movie. Telltale Games - the veteran storytelling studio behind The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones - is following suit by creating its own fourth wall-breaking yarn within the confines of the ill-defined Minecraft universe.At a glance, Minecraft: Story Mode may sound like a soulless cash grab, but that's not the case for Telltale. In fact, Minecraft represents something the studio has wanted to do for the last several years: return to making family friendly games. Before it relished in making people cry in The Walking Dead and cringe in Game of Thrones, Telltale made titles based on Wallace & Gromit and Bone, series appropriate for young and old alike.
"This is the first time since Sam & Max and Strong Bad that we're able to do something that's really for all ages," says Telltale's Job Stauffer. "This isn't a first for us, it's kind of a return to form. Entertainment for all ages is a big part of our DNA and a big part of our roots. It's really nice to work on something that we can play together with all our family."
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