by
Nydia Tungsten & Brandi
Streusel
Let’s
start this out honestly, “I LOVE the Borderlands series.” With
that in mind, let’s just say I was not disappointed in one of
latest chapters they released.
I
did a couple of play through from introduction to getting to your
operating area. As
in Borderlands 2, you meet characters from the previous games, but the
twist with this one is you can play as those characters in this one.
Here
are the links from the play through. I would recommend trying the
Youtube links first unless they get blocked for third party content
in your part of the world (the music from the game), a pet peeve of
mine and I will save it for another rant for another time.
As
with a lot of the stories with the Borderlands series, this one has a
lot of tongue in cheek humor to give it a bit of a lighter side to
make it more enjoyable to play. You will hear a few examples in the
play-throughs. Like
the rest of my reviews, I will not go too in depth with the story
line because it's always better to find out on your own.
The
game play is smooth, like we have come to expect from the Borderlands
games and no big changes in the UI like between the first and second
games. So everything is there where you know it is to be.
But
there are a few, in this story you can play as Clap Trap, and if you
watch the links, they even made THAT funny just trying to choose him.
I
will also show you the beginning with Athena here:
You
will notice there are some interactions specifically designed for
each character you play, which I feel gives it more depth and making
it more enjoyable to play. It
is important to note that since the second one was banned in
Australia, the third one was MADE there. I don't know if this was
some type of peace offering from Gearbox and 2K Game or not, but you
can see and hear the Ozzy side of the production as soon as you get
to your operations site and meet the first of your mission givers
“Jannie” that they refer to as a “Black marketeer with a heart
of gold.”
I
WILL put a warning on this review; IF you are offended by sexual
innuendo, inter-organic relationships and/or same sex
partnerships...prepare to get butt hurt. There are no sexual or
visual references in video form what so ever. So, if you read this
and start to want the game for pervy reasons, sorry to disappoint,
but I know just the thought is enough to push some people over the
edge to a bible thumping fury and I can say “It's just a game, get
over yourself”
I
have one character up to level 30 and I play it with my son and
youngest daughter. We all love it, so with that in mind and if you
remember what I said in the beginning, it should be no surprise that
I am giving this two thumbs up and a high recommendation to play.
Buy
it twice and share it with a close friend. Play with each other and
not just play with yourself.
Until
next time...GOOD GAMING TO YOU!!
Nydia Tungsten
Editor's Note. Of the humor, a couple of lines of dialouge include, "everything's just fine. Just, uh, one of the CL4P-TP units tried to french kiss a light socket, Sir." and "Your busy? That's cool, I'll just bleed over here internally for a while. Don't mind me, I'm just the guy who hired you." And then there are some of the objectives, such as when Jack asks, "Kill that a**hole," the objective "Kill That A**hole" pops up.
