IMPORTANT: The review and rating are NOT meant for the DLC, but for this standalone port.
There's not really much to say besides this being a completely pointless port of Borderlands 2's biggest DLC, and it's simply because the entire premise of said DLC is built upon a big plot point of BL2.
I don't even know for which audience Gearbox intended this for. Most Borderlands fans have already played Assault on Dragon Keep anyways and if you played this port as a complete newcomer to the series you're directly thrown in the middle of something with unfamiliar faces, which you're expected to know already.
Besides these points, the port lacks basic little things from the original DLC, including accessibility features like dubs for different languages (the port is only dubbed in English) and has an unbalanced level curve, since the entire leveling process is sped up by a lot in comparison to the BL2 counterpart to compensate for the lack of skills you'd usually start this DLC with.
TL;DR: As a standalone port the connection to the main story is entirely missing and basic things have been changed to the worse. You're better off just playing the DLC in Borderlands 2 instead.
There's not really much to say besides this being a completely pointless port of Borderlands 2's biggest DLC, and it's simply because the entire premise of said DLC is built upon a big plot point of BL2.
I don't even know for which audience Gearbox intended this for. Most Borderlands fans have already played Assault on Dragon Keep anyways and if you played this port as a complete newcomer to the series you're directly thrown in the middle of something with unfamiliar faces, which you're expected to know already.
Besides these points, the port lacks basic little things from the original DLC, including accessibility features like dubs for different languages (the port is only dubbed in English) and has an unbalanced level curve, since the entire leveling process is sped up by a lot in comparison to the BL2 counterpart to compensate for the lack of skills you'd usually start this DLC with.
TL;DR: As a standalone port the connection to the main story is entirely missing and basic things have been changed to the worse. You're better off just playing the DLC in Borderlands 2 instead.
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da game is fun kinda not always tho it's kinda boring at some point i think like da best parts were like somewhere halfway in da game, i just wanted to play it cause i like tiny tina a lot also wow dis game makes me wanna play d&d agshdjdbwfherijf
da game is fun kinda not always tho it's kinda boring at some point i think like da best parts were like somewhere halfway in da game, i just wanted to play it cause i like tiny tina a lot also wow dis game makes me wanna play d&d agshdjdbwfherijf
This is a fine DLC, in a way exactly what you would expect, from BL2 DLC and a nice short campaign to enjoy before jumping into tiny tina.
However what surprised me is that at the end, the writing gets believably emotional, I dont know if this is actually good, or if I am just happy that there is even the slightest emotional core to a BL game....
but i did like it!
However what surprised me is that at the end, the writing gets believably emotional, I dont know if this is actually good, or if I am just happy that there is even the slightest emotional core to a BL game....
but i did like it!
I don't know what @Assenemy is talking about, I found plenty of loot :p
For my actual review, this is pretty good dlc for a ps3 game thats now being released as a standalone. Kinda scummy it was on PlaystationPlus but its a good way to get hype for the new game coming up. Having played the original before I wasnt quite jumping to play it again but, a co-op game is a co-op game and I said why not lets do it. Overall I had a lot of fun, but some areas just have way too many enemies and feel like slogs only to pad out playtime. The story is pretty humorous (and a little touching), its a pretty creative idea for a dlc after all, and I can say for sure after playing this me and the partner are gonna play Wonderlands together too
Trophy Completion - 40%
Time Played - 8 hours 30 minutes
Rating - 70/100
Completion #20 of 2022
For my actual review, this is pretty good dlc for a ps3 game thats now being released as a standalone. Kinda scummy it was on PlaystationPlus but its a good way to get hype for the new game coming up. Having played the original before I wasnt quite jumping to play it again but, a co-op game is a co-op game and I said why not lets do it. Overall I had a lot of fun, but some areas just have way too many enemies and feel like slogs only to pad out playtime. The story is pretty humorous (and a little touching), its a pretty creative idea for a dlc after all, and I can say for sure after playing this me and the partner are gonna play Wonderlands together too
Trophy Completion - 40%
Time Played - 8 hours 30 minutes
Rating - 70/100
Completion #20 of 2022
Enjoyment - 5/10
Difficulty - 3/10
Very short campaign. Originally DLC, this was made as a standalone game to promote the upcoming release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Thematically, it is Borderlands DnD. Very grindy to get to max level. There is legitimately no point to get max level except for the trophy, making the whole achievement journey a bit redundant.
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Difficulty - 3/10
Very short campaign. Originally DLC, this was made as a standalone game to promote the upcoming release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Thematically, it is Borderlands DnD. Very grindy to get to max level. There is legitimately no point to get max level except for the trophy, making the whole achievement journey a bit redundant.
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Playtime: 9 Hours
Score: 8/10
Finally finished this DLC only now in 2022, even though I have replayed Borderlands 2 a dozen times I never finished this DLC, as no matter what level I was going in, the enemies would always be overpowered and I could never beat it. Fast track to now that Tiny Tina Wonderland is releasing, they rereleased this DLC as its own standalone expansion game, which is how I finally played all the way through and beat it.
The standalone version starts you at level 1 and you get 2 skill points per level as opposed to 1, which makes the leveling process much quicker and makes you more equipped to deal with the later enemies, but you can obviously play this normally as part of DLC for the main Borderlands 2 game.
I can finally see why this DLC is the most beloved of the whole series as its really cool to have the Borderlands formula mixed with DnD like roleplaying. The music as well is amazing and evokes fantasy RPG vibes, especially the main town theme. The story for this DLC also serves as the best epilogue to Borderlands 2's main story, and how Tina deals with the consequences of Handsome Jack's actions. The story was overall well done and it was nice to experience as a Borderlands fan.
Only real compliant I have is Handsome Jack who is the villain for this one again, barely gets any great lines or scenes like he did in the base game, and is more an afterthought villain, like they couldn't think of a new one. Also while this is more geared towards the standalone version then the original add on one, the loot progression mostly sucks, as a lot of the guns I picked up weren't all that great and I only picked up 2 legendries in my playthrough, with one being useless and not for my playstyle. But overall, no matter which way you play this, its worth a playthrough!
Score: 8/10
Finally finished this DLC only now in 2022, even though I have replayed Borderlands 2 a dozen times I never finished this DLC, as no matter what level I was going in, the enemies would always be overpowered and I could never beat it. Fast track to now that Tiny Tina Wonderland is releasing, they rereleased this DLC as its own standalone expansion game, which is how I finally played all the way through and beat it.
The standalone version starts you at level 1 and you get 2 skill points per level as opposed to 1, which makes the leveling process much quicker and makes you more equipped to deal with the later enemies, but you can obviously play this normally as part of DLC for the main Borderlands 2 game.
I can finally see why this DLC is the most beloved of the whole series as its really cool to have the Borderlands formula mixed with DnD like roleplaying. The music as well is amazing and evokes fantasy RPG vibes, especially the main town theme. The story for this DLC also serves as the best epilogue to Borderlands 2's main story, and how Tina deals with the consequences of Handsome Jack's actions. The story was overall well done and it was nice to experience as a Borderlands fan.
Only real compliant I have is Handsome Jack who is the villain for this one again, barely gets any great lines or scenes like he did in the base game, and is more an afterthought villain, like they couldn't think of a new one. Also while this is more geared towards the standalone version then the original add on one, the loot progression mostly sucks, as a lot of the guns I picked up weren't all that great and I only picked up 2 legendries in my playthrough, with one being useless and not for my playstyle. But overall, no matter which way you play this, its worth a playthrough!