Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Reviews
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In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! you play as the villains. Sort of? You choose from a band of 4 misfit Vault Hunters, that crash land on the Moon of Elpis. On the space station Helios, they meet a lowly employee named Jack, and their fates are forever intertwined. You can choose from Athena, a hooded rogue that wields her shield like a weapon, Nisha the Lawbringer, a cowgirl with a penchant for violence, the mercenary Wilhelm and his robotic sidekicks Wolf and Saint, and the loveable little Claptrap with his random bag of tricks.
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Does exactly what a Borderlands game should: offer great shooting and fun looting, and the introduction of moon-based combat has added some spice to general gameplay.
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“Borderlands is a game of deadly math, but the numbers don’t quite add up in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.”
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Borderlands is one of those games that’s just begging for a full-on MMO treatment. I don’t know if we’ll ever get one, but hey at least China will. Essentially Diablo with guns, and showcasing enough character and class to deserve its own Telltale Games adventure series, Borderlands has been played and replayed by many of us here at MMORPG.com since the first game was released years ago.
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A trip to the moon offers some decent new ideas, but also is clearly a stop-gap release.
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To say that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is nothing more than Borderlands 2 on the moon would be a disservice to the hard work that the developers have put in, and the new features that are definitely noticable. It’s not better than that game, but it’s pretty much essential for anyone seeking out more Borderlands, or someone eager to learn more about the lore of the universe. The Pre-Sequel is a superb action RPG which anyone can jump into, with tons of guns and plenty of fun to be found.
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And in the end, that's how we feel about the game. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is not very fun solo but is meant to be experienced cooperatively with friends. It supports two-player splitscreen and online play up to four. For fans of the series, the game's style and characters makes it easy to recommend to a group playing together. For everyone else, The Pre-Sequel isn't very special and would be better served as a shortened expansion for the the last game.
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Who's got the claptrap that won't cop out when there's danger all about? Jack! He's a complicated man, and no one understands him but vault hunters. Handsome Jack!
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More of the same? Probably but Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is still a rollicking good time of murder, loot and moon-hopping.
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The new Borderlands game is NOT a sequel, but not really a prequel. Is this a good thing? Here's our review of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
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Gear up, load up, start shooting and start laughing (with friends). You know the drill.
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Despite its tendency to make you jump through hoops before getting to the good stuff, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel delivers where I expect it to as a Borderlands fan. The new gear and low-gravity mechanics mixed with the zany skill trees makes for a fresh experience, and with Jack at the center driving the story forward, you get a deeper dive into the always entertaining, if well-traveled universe of Borderlands.
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Much like a Claptrap, parts of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel try too hard to be liked. The freezing element, although welcome, doesn't add much to the gameplay. Between the airless environments and the gravity slams, it's usually far easier to shatter masks and wait for enemies to suffocate than it is to fire a dozen shots in hopes that one of them will freeze an enemy in place for a second or two. Laser weapons, on the other hand, are a great addition--no matter what Mr. Torgue thinks. 2K Australia has injected some of its own personality into Borderlands. While not...
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel isn't without its issues, but it's still a fun game. Mostly everything about Borderlands 2 is present in The Pre-Sequel with a few changes, some good and some bad. Overall though, with the excellent gameplay, somewhat higher difficulty and challenge, and the excellent dialogue and narrative by characters both old and new, fans of Borderlands 2 will likely get the same amount of enjoyment out of The Pre-Sequel.
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