Gyro-controls are supported across the entire collection, but they’re an all or nothing approach that isn’t always great. When playing in handheld mode, the collection’s auto-assist options are nearly required, as the joy-con sticks aren’t made to keep up with the precision needed to hit some of the game’s faster enemies. Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is very much a product of its time, largely meaning that it doesn’t have any form of apparent aim assist. This is where Borderlands: Legendary Collection both excels and falls apart on Switch depending on the game you play. It’s still fun to see the colours pop up as you murder your enemies,įor the vast majority of your time with the game, you’re going to be spending your time wading through crowds of enemies that need to be dispatched.
You’ll likely find a few very specific types of weapons that feel the best to you and stick with them for the entirety of your playthrough wherever possible. In reality, while there are a stupid number of guns available, the vast majority of them are identical, with only small differences in their stats or bullet type. The number of possible weapons is still impressive, but with so many other loot games having released since these games did, you start to see the truth to those numbers. There was always this mythical quality to the number of guns in Borderlands games, and it was certainly impressive at the time, but some of that lustre has worn off today.
Millions of guns has been the tagline for years now, describing the myriad of elements that combine together to create the weapons you find on your journey. There’s a reason the term shlooter was coined to describe the shooter/looter combination that Gearbox made popular with the series. Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition Screenshotsīorderlands and loot are intrinsically connected. This is one of the areas where Borderlands: Legendary Collection really shows its age compared to other Switch games today. While there may be some narrative hooks that provide a lore reason for this, that doesn’t make the environments anymore interesting to traverse, especially after you’ve spent a few hours staring at the same colour palette with little to no variation. Environmental textures are often quite simple, and there’s not much going on in the environment to bring a bit of pizzazz to the world. With that said, there’s a barren and bland quality to many of the collection’s environments and areas that are simply boring today. That style is much more commonplace today, but its exaggerated lines and deliberately simplistic style has made it stand the test of time much better than other shooters of that era. Originally revealed with a gritty and dark art style that was met with crickets, Borderlands quickly evolved into a cartoonish shooter that was instantly eye catching.
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Where the Borderlands series has always shone is in its style and loot, and this Switch collection is no different. But it’s a treadmill that is somewhat enjoyable, if not particularly thought provoking or engaging. Instead, what you’ll get is a story filled with humour-in a crass style that won’t be to everyone’s tastes-that really acts as a light treadmill to push you forwards in your quest for more loot and carnage. You’re not going to get theological masterpieces here. There are some smatterings of larger themes throughout the series, such as railing against mega-corporations seeking to take control of the galaxy, but for the most part your Vault Hunter is pretty much along for the ride more than anything. Borderlands, as a series, follows a singular theme: You’re a Vault Hunter searching for treasure and you’re more than willing to gun down anything or anyone that gets in your way.
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