An opinion column via eGamer.co.za which attempts to explain why Borderlands 2 is the amazing game that it is.
Quote: "I will admit that this column is a few weeks too late to get caught up in the real hype for Borderlands 2 but in many ways, that’s half the reason I’ve left it for now rather than earlier when it would be in the thick of things. With some of the hype slowly dying down (and at the risk of many having already turned to games such as Dishonored), it’s time to look back at the game that was and really break it down into finer detail in order to understand it and to benefit from that understanding. This is a task that is much more suited to later, when the initial hype for a game has worn off.
And yet, I still love Borderlands 2 as I did the first day I realised how many boxes this game ticked in my gaming heart. Maybe even more than that. "
Take-Two: "We know there have been some concerns from Borderlands fans about Take-Two’s Terms of Service. Maintaining transparency and confidence with the community here is always our goal, and we wanted to address some of these concerns."
Ahmad from eXputer: "Borderlands 2's unrivaled storytelling is something that has to lean into the core elements of the next iteration in the Borderlands series."
Playing it now and it’s not so bad, but I’ve just started so maybe it will get worse
It's not bad. It's just hard to top Handsome Jack as an antagonist. I really enjoyed 3. It has the best gameplay of the entire series, and it holds the same vibe. Tiny Tina's Wonderland was a huge disappointment to me.
I'm curious how they are going to do the Siren since they've kind of wrote themselves into a corner regarding the lore.
well, im sure the last eridium slab is the answer to that. either mystery or villain
I meant more in terms of how they established only 6 Sirens can exist in the entire Universe...which was kind of silly to me as they seem to all end up on Pandora, and the Universe is a pretty big place.
Then there's now the fact, since Borderlands 3 retconed it, when a Siren dies she can transfer her power to the next Siren, they don't have to be born with it. This also means there's only 6 Siren powers which will end up being recycled as the franchise goes on.
Phasewalk (Lilith)
Phaselock (Maya / Ava)
Phasetrance (Amara)
Phaseshift (Angel / Tannis)
Phaseleech (Tyreen)
So there's only one power unaccounted for and I'm guessing it belonged to Commandant Steele. There was Queen Dido but she died and someone else like Amara, Maya or Angel could have gotten their powers so really it only gives them one more Siren before they need to start rethinking things going forward.
Either we get Phaseleech next or whatever power Commandant Steele had (kind of odd she never used it in her boss fight but you know).
it will probably be alot like wonderlands, since that is the last borderlands game
but we'll see soon
Most people do. But the people that create the games don't seem to understand that.
I bet it will be even worse than BL3 when it comes to story and character designs.
I would love a new game in the series, or a remake/remaster of the first three games.
While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.
Good piece and right on the money. A game like BL2 that has all the vital ingredients inside a rich coating of FUN. Then take the variability of multiple playable characters using a multitudinous variety of weaponry for a huge amount of loot-filled missions.
Thats even without mentioning the DLC that Gearbox. will support the game with.Only bad news is for my back log of games I want to play lol