Game Diary: Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! (Finale)

Game Diary: Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! (Finale)

Spoiler Warning

This week, Tracy and I finished up our playthrough of Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! We called in the cavalry, fought our way onto and through an alien installation, and killed a many-faced alien god, possibly prompting some kind of interstellar war. But did it matter? Let’s find out!

 Developer(s) 2K Australia Gearbox Software Aspyr Media (OS X port) Publisher(s) 2K Games Distributor(s) Take-Two Interactive Composer(s) Jesper Kyd Des Shore Justin Mullins[1] Series Borderlands Engine Unreal Engine 3 Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux/Steam OS,[2] PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Release date(s) Win, PS3, X360, Mac, Linux NA 14 October 2014[3][4] AUS 16 October 2014[3] EU 17 October 2014[4] Genre(s) First-person shooter, action role-playing Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer, co-op Distribution Optical disc, downloadDeveloper(s) 2K Australia Gearbox Software Aspyr Media (OS X port) Publisher(s) 2K Games Distributor(s) Take-Two Interactive Composer(s) Jesper Kyd Des Shore Justin Mullins[1] Series Borderlands Engine Unreal Engine 3 Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux/Steam OS,[2] PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Release date(s) Win, PS3, X360, Mac, Linux NA 14 October 2014[3][4] AUS 16 October 2014[3] EU 17 October 2014[4] Genre(s) First-person shooter, action role-playing Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer, co-op Distribution Optical disc, downloadJo is: Aurelia, literal ice queen and downloadable extra. She creates an ice shard that tracks enemies and does ongoing cryo damage.

Tracy is: Wilhelm, cyborg henchman and a significant boss battle in Borderlands 2. He summons three drones, for attack, defense, and support. (more…)

Game Diary: Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! (Finale)

Game Diary: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! is the latest entry in Gearbox’s quest-oriented first-person shooter. The first entry boasted over 17 million different guns, which you could collect on a mostly random basis by opening chests. As the third of its kind (setting aside narrative-focused sister game Tales from the Borderlands), The Pre-Sequel’s pre-launch marketing was focused on the popularity of the previous games. (more…)