Recent reviews by Basqe

The idlest of them all.
If you want to do something meaningful in your life, spend these hours here, numbers go up and I do like when numbers go up.

TL:DR don't bother with it, unless heavily discounted and you have someone to play with.


Did you ever feel bored in a middle of 3 hour movie? Watched it because you've started it and wanted to know that maybe the ending will save you from those boredom feelings? Search no more, Borderland: TPS offers it all! Dull and boring sidequests that often just make you walk from point A to point B? We got you covered! Time-limited quests with buggy vehicle physics that will make you get stuck in some pit after driving from hangar? It's also in here! Dialogues that clearly state that you're a moron and need easy sentences to understand what's going on - like 'shoot dat guy in the face'? Oh boi, you have plenty of those. Story? To avoid major spoilers - you just team up with the bad guy, innovative. But since Borderlands was never heavily focused on that... we should move on to...


Do you enjoy explosions covering the whole screen? Multi-level locations where map overlaps itself? Each weapon looking the same (unless it's legendary)? That's the spirit, I knew that you're a man of culture as well. Jokes aside. The gameplay didn't change that much since Borderlands 2. They've added (some more) gravity, stomps and oxygen. Sounds cool right? Well it isn't. As much as I'd like to enjoy those features I can't because it's hard to put them into actual gameplay. If you rush towards enemies with intention to stomp them - you'll most likely die in halfway. And while we're at enemies topic. Don't expect too many new species, new models, new ways to die. Regular enemies tend to respawn so quickly that it easily becomes a pain in the rear to fight them (unless you want to grind, then it's an ideal option). Bosses? There are a few. Some of them die too fast (not only because of level/items you have) and with the others you'll struggle for 20 minutes. Locations - every each one of them tries to scream 'look at me, I'm big, open and beautiful' and while I can agree with them being big, (and often confusing) they have nothing else to offer. Vehicles? I think that there are 2 (!) locations where you can use 2 types of vehicles. One being the same as in each Borderlands and the second one being buggy thing that you wish you'd never have to use.


As a fan of franchise and having about 200 hours (only on steam) spent with the first and second Borderlands, I can only write that I don't consider The-Presequel as an official 3rd (or 1st) part of the series. 40€ is a bit much for 12 hours of gameplay, even if the game doesn't end after the 1st run - you're really unlikely gonna make yourself suffer and try to do it again and again whereas in Borderlands 2 even grinding (with friends) could be fun. Maybe I'm just getting too old for all that.

PS I didn't mention characters on purpose. I think their design is okay as always, beside the fact that their personalities lack a lot of depth and you just can't feel the connection to them. Their fate isn't something that you'd care about.

PSS I'm really surprised to see so many positive reviews, guess you guys want 2K Australia (which already died because of bankruptcy) to create Borderlands 3 as well :D

That's all Folks!

If you never had but always wanted an eye cancer then you should buy that game.