This being my first 'Borderlands' game that I've actually stuck with for more than a couple of hours is wild.

It plays pretty much as expected from a borderlands entry, though with the an absurdist 'DnD' take. There were moments where it kinda felt like it was dragging itself out, but the absolute standout that made it worth it was all the dialogue. I did not expect to actually have multiple times where I laughed out loud.

I also didn't expect the maps to be so 'large', nor did I expect their to be an overworld housing them all, which was a very nice addition. It was enjoyable to open up more of the world map to suddenly see a new area that was giant in scope with a load of side content to plow through.

Saying this though, I probably would not have played this to the end if I'd done it single player - I think allowing for the game to be played start-finish multiplayer really helped me to get into this one.