Any good in 2024?

[Limp Squirrel]

Hi there,

I saw this was on sale. I've played all the previous borderlands games and liked them a lot. Although towards the end of 3, I was really starting to feel the fatigue (that was years ago now).

I never picked up Wonderlands at the time because of said fatigue, as the BL games were a bit too similar (similar characters, similar guns, etc.).

Is Tiny Tina (with all the DLC) a good game in its own right, or is just literally more of the exact same but in a different setting? Or worse, a spinoff that offers less and does things worse than the original?

Cheers!

[kmpt]

It's more of the same in fantasy setting. I'd say it's on the samel level as PreSequel - not as good as main games but still enjoyable.

[Goof]

its good for a playthrough imo. end game lacks but the story is fun

[Bankai9212]

The game is good for the price, only reason you should get the dlc or the complete edition is if the concept of chaos chambers appeals to you. Otherwise the new skill tree doesn’t add all that much.

[Uzi Master]

One of my favourite aspects, even if it's not apparent when playing, is that there's no vehicle sections.

I don't know how most people feel about it, but I always hated whenever I had to hop in a vehicle to move around.

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Uzi Master:

One of my favourite aspects, even if it's not apparent when playing, is that there's no vehicle sections.

I don't know how most people feel about it, but I always hated whenever I had to hop in a vehicle to move around.

For certain map you use it to find fast travel points then never use them. Plus in 3 you can warp to vehicles so portable fast travel.

[Uzi Master]

Yes, but I prefer levels not being designed around them in the first place.

[Bankai9212]

There aren’t that many levels designed around them. With dlcs your on foot for 85 or 90 percent of the games.

[Oninomiru]

Gameplay-wise I personally prefer Wonderlands over Borderlands. You have melee builds, spell builds, ability builds, gun builds. Skill trees are also customisable as in you can combine 2 different ones together and get to pick out of 4 active skills.

But the feel of guns is not quite as good as in 3.

Game is also much shorter, but I think that is ok, pretty fitting for a campain. Like 10-15 hours probably. Endgame is fine too, chambers are pretty replayable with random levels and modifiers, but that's the only endgame, which is a problem. No takedowns, no slaughtershaft, etc.

[Mr.Swan]

its a game thats for sure.

[Limp Squirrel]

So I bought it, and I'll say one thing. This is crazy underwhelming.
First off, I don't know if this is a bug or not, but the audio for weapons and effects is really muffled.

But more to the point, so far, it's just really disappointing. There is almost no lack of impact from weapons (especially the energy wave ones). Melee feels weak,. The variety of weapons so far has been: axes, crossbows, shotguns. Almost no automatic weapons.

I played until blighthoof, but honestly, unless this really picks up soon, I'll probably drop it.
BL2 was so much better.

[Darth Cannabis]

Originally posted by Squidcake:

So I bought it, and I'll say one thing. This is crazy underwhelming.
First off, I don't know if this is a bug or not, but the audio for weapons and effects is really muffled.

But more to the point, so far, it's just really disappointing. There is almost no lack of impact from weapons (especially the energy wave ones). Melee feels weak,. The variety of weapons so far has been: axes, crossbows, shotguns. Almost no automatic weapons.

I played until blighthoof, but honestly, unless this really picks up soon, I'll probably drop it.
BL2 was so much better.

I'd say it picks up around returning to Brighthoof from the Dankness and seeing a certain world changing event, and/or level 15 (those may not happen at same time, they roughly due for me on the path I have come to take).

In the first case, you reach the point in story where you unlock a second class, which gives you more options and can in many cases makes things feel more impactful. Taking a second class with companion or adding that second base skill can make a difference. As you level the synergies you can do make things more impactful.

In the second case, level 15 is when you start being able to find enchantments on gear.

Also, if this is only when you first reach blighthoof, I suggest waiting until you come back from the cemetary (forgot its name), and actually revive the town. That is when a lot of things open up, such as access to the storage, inventory upgrades, quickchange station, etc. Also one of the very first bounty questlines to appear at that point (Goblins in the Garden the first of the quests), will give you a decent automatic poison crossbow if followed to the end that should hold you over until you find more automatic weapons. You should find plenty of those in the Deepwild Dankness.

Also, be sure to look for and find all the lucky dice you can. Keep getting that loot luck up and you will be drowning in decent weapons of all types. Be warned thou, that some of the dice in Brighthoof and Queensgate (as well as a marble and an obelisk), can't be found until after that certain world changing event I alluded to earlier.

[jacktchance]

It's really good... IF you can get it to run! I took a month off from playing, came back today, and the Steam edition of the game now crashes instantly on launch. I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it, and still the same issue.

If I have to rebuy the game on Epic Games Store to get a working copy, like I had to do with Torchlight II, I'm going to be completely done with Steam at that point.

[Bankai9212]

Sounds like a user issue.

[Wiesshund]

Originally posted by Squidcake:

First off, I don't know if this is a bug or not, but the audio for weapons and effects is really muffled.

I dont think bug as i dont think most of the rest of us have that issue.
May be something to do with your audio settings

But more to the point, so far, it's just really disappointing. There is almost no lack of impact from weapons (especially the energy wave ones). Melee feels weak,. The variety of weapons so far has been: axes, crossbows, shotguns. Almost no automatic weapons.

There are axes swords mace etc
there are combat rifles and sub machine guns, though a lot of the time those may not be the tool for the job, depends a lot on your character class etc.

I played until blighthoof, but honestly, unless this really picks up soon, I'll probably drop it.
BL2 was so much better.

Well, you have sort of only completed the intro really, but this isnt really BL2 or BL3
It's more the nuances of a D&D type of game dressed in Borderlands trappings, cause the DM (Tiny TIna) lives in Borderlands of course.

You have to pay more attention to how your character class works and play to the class mechanics, if you try to fight them then it will not be a lot of fun.

Some classes do well at melee for example, and for some melee is just a buff multiplier
to stack buffs, it is not a killing mechanism.

Originally posted by jacktchance:

It's really good... IF you can get it to run! I took a month off from playing, came back today, and the Steam edition of the game now crashes instantly on launch. I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it, and still the same issue.

If I have to rebuy the game on Epic Games Store to get a working copy, like I had to do with Torchlight II, I'm going to be completely done with Steam at that point.

Bummer that may be, but that is not a steam issue but a your system issue, and i am sure you don't want to hear that, but it is true.
And if you do a 100% clean reinstall, which i suspect you are not doing, then the issue would probably go away.