![]() When something managed to hit me, it barely made a dent. Torgue with my level 30~ Gaige, building up Anarchy stacks and just melting everything. I was literally walking through Captain Scarlett and Mr. Now, the problem with that is that "normal mode" (before you get to New Game Plus) is kind of a cake walk by the end. This means you can't really play any of the DLC until after you've beaten the main game, unless you don't care about spoilers at all. In practice, however, almost every single major DLC contains pretty big spoilers for the main game or spoilers for other DLC. Level 35+ (not 100% sure on this one): Commander Lilith and the fight for Sanctuary Level 30-35: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep Level 30-35: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt Level 15-30: Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty In theory, you can play the Borderlands 2 DLC as follows: In the next installment we'll look more closely at the main quest and the new raid bosses and some of the new loot.I gotta say, the game's got some pretty annoying scaling issues if you're not interested in playing through it multiple times in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode and True Vault Hunter Mode. This is part one of a two-part review of the DLC on PC. It also points to Gearbox's strategy going forward, which is to make Borderlands 2 a time-suck that lasts long into the future with regularly spaced new content, bosses, and loot - something the folks at Blizzard need to pay close attention to when thinking about the future of Diablo III, a game in desperate need of its very own Captain Scarlett. The new enemies, weapons, and environments, not to mention the new cast of characters, all makes for a great reason to dip back into Borderlands 2 - if, that is, you ever stopped vault hunting in the first place. Unlike many DLC packs out there, this is not confined to a few new maps or an entirely linear story tacked on to the middle of the game. I've played entire single-player campaigns for AAA titles that come pretty close to this in terms of content but cost five or six times more money. ![]() ![]() That's not how games like this are designed to be played if you want to get your hard-earned dollar's worth.įor fans of the game, the $29.99 season pass is probably your best bet, bringing the cost of each expansion down to $7.50, and certainly worth the cost if the next three DLC installments are as high quality as Captain Scarlett. If you see anyone complaining about the length, they've almost certainly raced through the content. The DLC is the very definition of expansive. With 30 new missions, 8 new Badass challenges, two new raid bosses, all on top of the main story - a hunt for treasure, of course - plus a whole new system of Seraph Crystals that can be used to purchase a new category of better-than-legendary pink weapons.well, you get the picture. If you go in low-level like me, you'll have to come back around level 50 with some friends to handle Hyperius the Invincible and Master Gee, the DLC's two new raid bosses (which I have not made it to yet, not that it would matter.) Cursed pirates will suck the life right out of you while pummeling you with melee attacks.ĭepending on whether or not you do the numerous side-quests, the DLC can be raced through pretty quickly or suck you in for many, many hours. The pirates themselves sport tricorner hats and a ferocious arsenal, and the monsters of Oasis - from sand worms to monsters that blip in and out of sight before tearing you to shreds - are best handled from the comfort of your sandskiff. Having to open a box to get ten bucks seems like one too many steps in a game that ought to be very fast-paced. There are too many barrels and boxes to open, and too little real reward in each. ![]() ![]() Of course, as with Borderlands 2's overall experience, I still find some of that loot-hunting to be a bit tedious. Like the game proper, the DLC is written first and foremost to make you laugh in-between fire-fights and loot gathering. In typical Borderlands fashion, this all plays out with hilarious dialogue. The lack of water has apparently thinned out the population a bit, leading Shade to invest in some imaginary friends. Rather, Shade has positioned his friends' corpses in various leisurely poses across the settlement and equipped them with tape recorders. He assures you right off the bat that they're all absolutely alive - but that turns out to be a bit of a fib. Shade has set up his "friends" all across Oasis. Shade is a few shades creepier than Johnny Depp's character in the movie, however, displaying just a tiny bit too much excitement at the prospect of your companionship. ![]()
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