Hello, i want to write a short review of Borderlands newest DLC The Armory of General Knoxx.
This DLC was released i believe on February 25th, so a couple of weeks ago, however a lot of Borderlands owners may have skipped out on this DLC feeling it wasn't quite worth the 10 dollar cost, as the others may not have been. Hopefully this review will give awareness and direction to those interested in Borderlands.
This DLC starts by teleporting to T-Bone Junction where you will meet up with familiar and some unfamiliar comical characters which will guide you through missions to derail the Atlas corporation (basically their entire army) with assistance from one of their newest female units, the lance assassins!
New content is extensive, with new vehicles, a variety of new monsters/enemies and surprisingly new locations for them as well.
Among that is a large level cap jump from the previous 50 to the new 61. Yes that is right, a level jump up to level 61 and you do get more skill points per level, making your builds nearly perfect or even overperfect. This is not such a bad thing, because the newest and brightest addition are enemies that are TOUGH TO KILL! You heard me right Borderlands buffs...you will now have a fight or two on your hands.
Last but not least on mentions for the new content are the weapons. Yes there is a new weapon tier that you can find from the secret final boss or the actual armory that you will fight your way into (which will not disappoint) as well as having bigger and better mods, coms, and shields. This gear is desired, and trust me when i say it is RARE.
The new missions are the same as the old ones with different variations, drive to this location collect or kill these people and drive back to turn it in, but you can't expect too much more from an FPS game. These missions do not feel as drab as they sound, as you'll be entertained by the masses of lance to kill and pleased with their variation, at least for a playthrough or two.
The missions will also bring to light fresh characters that bring hilarious commentary that had me laughing out loud and waiting in anticipation to meet said characters in order to kill them to hell as deserved.
I personally did not get the other 2 DLCs for borderlands, because i felt they were not worth the money since they did not add much to the game, other than a string of missions. The Armory of General Knoxx however DOES bring more to the game, vastly expanding it and still keeping you busy with 40 some odd more missions at your disposal. This DLC should last you 10-15 hours for the missions, depending on your play style, but will keep you busy for as long as the normal game did with its added rarity of guns.
I think this DLC solidly executed some of the Borderlands fan needs. With the addition of a level of weapon that is actually difficult to acquire, and a number of enemies that are tough to fight, one being nearly impossible depending on your character and current equipment.
However a game is never without its downsides, and this is no exception. As a DLC you do not have spawn points throughout the content as you do the regular game. Meaning each time you quit out of your game you will have the same spawn/beginning point of the middle of town, usually annoyingly far away from your objective if you needed to take a gaming break. Also Borderlands is still just a run and gun game that takes most of its replay value from being either greedy or an elitist, needing the best of the best.
For me personally, i am an elitist and i do get a lot of replay value from this added content, so its a solid 9/10. For those not so heavily set on obtaining the best equipment available, this DLC will still not disappoint and is worth the addition. And with more DLCs confirmed to be released, im starting to see a long future for Borderlands and its fans.
This DLC was released i believe on February 25th, so a couple of weeks ago, however a lot of Borderlands owners may have skipped out on this DLC feeling it wasn't quite worth the 10 dollar cost, as the others may not have been. Hopefully this review will give awareness and direction to those interested in Borderlands.
This DLC starts by teleporting to T-Bone Junction where you will meet up with familiar and some unfamiliar comical characters which will guide you through missions to derail the Atlas corporation (basically their entire army) with assistance from one of their newest female units, the lance assassins!
New content is extensive, with new vehicles, a variety of new monsters/enemies and surprisingly new locations for them as well.
Among that is a large level cap jump from the previous 50 to the new 61. Yes that is right, a level jump up to level 61 and you do get more skill points per level, making your builds nearly perfect or even overperfect. This is not such a bad thing, because the newest and brightest addition are enemies that are TOUGH TO KILL! You heard me right Borderlands buffs...you will now have a fight or two on your hands.
Last but not least on mentions for the new content are the weapons. Yes there is a new weapon tier that you can find from the secret final boss or the actual armory that you will fight your way into (which will not disappoint) as well as having bigger and better mods, coms, and shields. This gear is desired, and trust me when i say it is RARE.
The new missions are the same as the old ones with different variations, drive to this location collect or kill these people and drive back to turn it in, but you can't expect too much more from an FPS game. These missions do not feel as drab as they sound, as you'll be entertained by the masses of lance to kill and pleased with their variation, at least for a playthrough or two.
The missions will also bring to light fresh characters that bring hilarious commentary that had me laughing out loud and waiting in anticipation to meet said characters in order to kill them to hell as deserved.
I personally did not get the other 2 DLCs for borderlands, because i felt they were not worth the money since they did not add much to the game, other than a string of missions. The Armory of General Knoxx however DOES bring more to the game, vastly expanding it and still keeping you busy with 40 some odd more missions at your disposal. This DLC should last you 10-15 hours for the missions, depending on your play style, but will keep you busy for as long as the normal game did with its added rarity of guns.
I think this DLC solidly executed some of the Borderlands fan needs. With the addition of a level of weapon that is actually difficult to acquire, and a number of enemies that are tough to fight, one being nearly impossible depending on your character and current equipment.
However a game is never without its downsides, and this is no exception. As a DLC you do not have spawn points throughout the content as you do the regular game. Meaning each time you quit out of your game you will have the same spawn/beginning point of the middle of town, usually annoyingly far away from your objective if you needed to take a gaming break. Also Borderlands is still just a run and gun game that takes most of its replay value from being either greedy or an elitist, needing the best of the best.
For me personally, i am an elitist and i do get a lot of replay value from this added content, so its a solid 9/10. For those not so heavily set on obtaining the best equipment available, this DLC will still not disappoint and is worth the addition. And with more DLCs confirmed to be released, im starting to see a long future for Borderlands and its fans.
