The first milestone on my path to playing all the Borderlands games + DLC in order thanks to that offer on the Pandora's Box bundle. Haven't played this one since it first came out back in 2009. I remembered that I wasn't a fan of it back then, didn't like the ending and the game felt a little too hard. Of course this was because I didn't take the time to level up properly.
Skip to 15 years later and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the game. I took the time to do the side quests and level up so I was able to blast my way through the latter half of the game. A strategy I didn't really follow the first time around and paid for it dearly with one tough fight after another. The ending is still a bit of a dud I found but now with the sequels it doesn't seem that bad, just another link in the narrative chain.
The DLC was pretty fun all around too. Other than Underdome which I didn't play as it's not a campaign DLC. A few narrative threads here and there like Athena, whom I never knew the backstory of when playing the pre sequel as this is my first time playing the DLC.
The world was a lot of fun as well, a bit more barren when compared to 2 and 3 but still has character. This is also explained in the sequel in a way as before the opening of the vault this planet was of little interest to anyone.
This game and a few of the era are the games that give rise to my "concept game" theory. The first entry in a given series is usually a sample of what that game can be, Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs etc. With the sequel being the one people remember.
Skip to 15 years later and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the game. I took the time to do the side quests and level up so I was able to blast my way through the latter half of the game. A strategy I didn't really follow the first time around and paid for it dearly with one tough fight after another. The ending is still a bit of a dud I found but now with the sequels it doesn't seem that bad, just another link in the narrative chain.
The DLC was pretty fun all around too. Other than Underdome which I didn't play as it's not a campaign DLC. A few narrative threads here and there like Athena, whom I never knew the backstory of when playing the pre sequel as this is my first time playing the DLC.
The world was a lot of fun as well, a bit more barren when compared to 2 and 3 but still has character. This is also explained in the sequel in a way as before the opening of the vault this planet was of little interest to anyone.
This game and a few of the era are the games that give rise to my "concept game" theory. The first entry in a given series is usually a sample of what that game can be, Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs etc. With the sequel being the one people remember.