Valiant_Thunder
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I remember being super skeptical when i heard there was gonna be another hammerlock DLC, after the mess that was Big Game Hunt. Luckily all my worries were squashed the moment i booted up this wonderful DLC.
It's easily one of the best looking DLC's the borderlands franchise has to offer. The aesthetics used in Guns, Love and Tentacles is amazing, all that lovecraftian goodness really hits for me. And while the vibe is phenomenal it isn't the only thing going for it. The story while not anything special is reasonably engaging, and keeps you going along happily through out the DLC's runtime.
It's easily one of the best looking DLC's the borderlands franchise has to offer. The aesthetics used in Guns, Love and Tentacles is amazing, all that lovecraftian goodness really hits for me. And while the vibe is phenomenal it isn't the only thing going for it. The story while not anything special is reasonably engaging, and keeps you going along happily through out the DLC's runtime.
Moxxi's Heist is super fun! it has a great setting that feels unique to anything seen in the main story which is always something i look for in a DLC. The story isn't exactly the greatest, still better than the games main story but that isn't exactly hard, but i really enjoy the whole heist vibe they have going on. All around i think the first story DLC for BL3 is a really solid way to kick it all off.
Borderlands 3 is a tough game to talk about. On one hand you have one of the lamest stories I've ever seen from a triple A game, it's laughable just how dragged out and cringey the whole thing is. And on the other hand you have one of the most addictive and fun gameplay loops i've ever played.
May as well start this off with the worst part of the game, which is by far the story and the humour. I know humour may be subjective but Borderlands 3’s humour is so stuck in 2010 that it is constantly making me cringe. Don’t get me wrong I had a good chuckle a few times but that's bound to happen when you have 30+ hours worth of jokes. The story isn't great either, hell it's not even okay, it's just plain bad. Maybe not the worst thing I've ever seen bad, but still pretty damn horrible. The main antagonists are super annoying and they make the already overly long campaign feel even more drawn out. In saying this the humour and story isn't why i play borderlands in the first place.
BL3’s gameplay is fucking fantastic! I've always loved the fast pace looter shooter, and BL3 may be the most fun I've had playing one. Adding in the ability to slide and vault makes the pretty good movement from the first few games something incredible. I know a lot of people don't like how often legendaries drop in BL3 but I loved changing up my entire loadout every few levels and still feeling like a badass. I’ve sunk so many hours into this game and it’s just because I love the gameplay so goddamn much.Also shout out to the soundteam on this one, every gun sounds so good!
This makes rating this game a nightmare, because it's both a great and terrible experience. But I do think for most games, gameplay is more important than the story for me!
May as well start this off with the worst part of the game, which is by far the story and the humour. I know humour may be subjective but Borderlands 3’s humour is so stuck in 2010 that it is constantly making me cringe. Don’t get me wrong I had a good chuckle a few times but that's bound to happen when you have 30+ hours worth of jokes. The story isn't great either, hell it's not even okay, it's just plain bad. Maybe not the worst thing I've ever seen bad, but still pretty damn horrible. The main antagonists are super annoying and they make the already overly long campaign feel even more drawn out. In saying this the humour and story isn't why i play borderlands in the first place.
BL3’s gameplay is fucking fantastic! I've always loved the fast pace looter shooter, and BL3 may be the most fun I've had playing one. Adding in the ability to slide and vault makes the pretty good movement from the first few games something incredible. I know a lot of people don't like how often legendaries drop in BL3 but I loved changing up my entire loadout every few levels and still feeling like a badass. I’ve sunk so many hours into this game and it’s just because I love the gameplay so goddamn much.Also shout out to the soundteam on this one, every gun sounds so good!
This makes rating this game a nightmare, because it's both a great and terrible experience. But I do think for most games, gameplay is more important than the story for me!