Finding ways to traverse environments can be just as entertaining as the combat, though some side missions try to convert the mechanics into a pure platformer, which it can’t quite achieve. Finding loot means not only looking at your feet and in lockers, but also trying to get atop every building you come across.
The floaty jumps also make exploration more interesting. When in zero-g terrain, I can leap above enemies entrenched in cover and slam them into an early grave, whereas when inside, a little more caution is needed, though often never taken. Juxtaposed with the indoor, oxygen-and gravity-filled environments, it means you have to approach the different sandbox clashes in a variety of ways.
While running to-and-fro oxygen geysers or searching for o2 tanks can be a pain, the new floaty mechanics coupled with butt-slams and glides means that taking down bad guys feels completely different to what went before. Wilhelm spews robotic drones, and everybody’s favourite service robot, Claptrap, can survey his surroundings using the Vaulthunter.exe ability and produce a fellow Claptrap to either help or hinder the fight.Īs well as the individuality of the roster, taking the series to Elpis, Pandora’s moon, has also added great variety to combat. Nisha the Lawbringer, the character the review was spent with, can embrace her Old West roots and slow down time, locking onto targets in rapid succession with revolver-style shooting and accuracy, for instance, while Athena produces a giant shield which absorbs damage, converting any hits into energy which is then unleashed by throwing the shield at her foes. The playable characters have also featured in the series’ previous entries, and each offer their own distinct abilities. Set between the first two games, The Pre-Sequel tells the tale of Handsome Jack’s rise to prominence as he fills the role of ‘complete bastard’. But 2K Australia has done a fantastic job of delivering a great Borderlands game, infusing it with some Aussie flavour along the way. It is, after all, a stupidly-named interquel title out only on old-gen consoles and not developed by the series’ creators. It would be very easy to dismiss The Pre-Sequel.
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