Minecraft: Story Mode

Episode 2 – Assembly Required

Assembly Required (Episode 2) picks up after the events of The Order of the Stone (Episode 1) as Jesse, Olivia, and Reuben as they travel through the Nether in minecarts to find  Ellegaard, however they are attacked by a ghast.  Jesse fends off the ghast while Olivia preps the minecarts.  After they take care of the ghast they head to Redstonia.  They see Ellegaard who offers one of the citizens an opportunity at apprenticeship before isolating herself into her Dome of Concentration locking Jesse, Olivia, and Reuben out.  One of the citizens, Calvin, refuses to help the three gain an audience with Ellegaard. Jesse searches for a repeater to gain access  to the Dome.  After speaking with the locals Jesse attains a repeater which they use to unlock the dome and gain access.  They find Ellegaard and with her help nearly create a Command Block (similar to the one Ivor used to create the Witherstorm) when the Witherstorm appears and attacks Redstonia.  They group barely manage to escape.  Upon arrival back at the Order’s headquarters, they discover that Petra has returned and that Axel successfully retrieves Magnus.  Despite animosity between Ellegaard and Magnus (Magnus does come off as being antagonistic and a bit of a douchebag), the group decides to enlist Soren’s help.  They discover Soren’s location and also Ivor’s who’s making his way to Soren’s fortress.  The leave the temple and set out for Soren’s but are attacked in the middle of the night by various creatures.  The group make it to Soren’s and while exploring his fortress Jesse, Lukas, and Reuben fall into a chasm filled with Endermen.  After regrouping they split up to search for Soren’s Super TNT.  Petra confides in Jesse about having acquired Wither sickness from her exposure to the Witherstorm. Kind of makes you wonder if a person infected by a Wither turns into a Wither. Jesse discovers Ivor in Soren’s library and with Petra’s help fights him but fails to defeat him.  After Lukas, Olivia, and Axel find them, Ivor escapes locking the group in the library.

The Verdict: In the end, Episode 2 – Assembly Required is a great second act.  Petra returns to the group and unfortunately she has Wither sickness.  Actually that’s a pretty good point.  Will she turn into a Wither?  Then there’s Ellegaard and Magnus and this animosity between the two.  Where’s does it come from?  What could’ve happened to disband the Order of the Stone?  Will the group find Soren?  And what kind of plan does Ivor have to stop the Witherstorm from ravaging the land?  Episode 2 – Assembly Required gets 3 out of 5.