Nailed it. (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Thursday, January 04, 2018, 15:57 (2596 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Here's to hoping Borderlands 3 is good, I guess.

It's impossible for it not to be.

I feel like I’m missing the gene that most people have that makes them enjoy Borderlands, and it makes me sad. Every time I hear people talking about it, they sound like they’re having the time of their lives with it. But I try it and it does nothing for me. I feel like I’m missing out, lol.

I like it because it's just dumb fun.

It's a game that fundamentally doesn't seem to care about "balance". It just has dumb, wacky guns. There's a whole line of guns that instead of reloading, you just throw the gun and it blows up. Guns that yell at you and make stupid mouth noises for shooting sounds. And most of the base guns are just completely random. They created a bunch of gun parts, each with it's own unique perk, and then the game just randomly rolls them into a gun.

People shit talk on the writing and humor, but I guess I'm just a giant twelve year old because I thought it was hilarious.

And unlike Destiny, it has what feels like a fleshed out world that I can explore, talk to NPCs and learn about things, a fun car to drive around. I honestly care much more about the world and story in Borderlands than the one in Destiny, because, unlike with Destiny, it feels like the developers actually give a shit about it too, even when it's sort of stupid.