Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Subject: Re: Is it that time again? Half Life 3
Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 07:10:12 -0700
Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
Message-ID: <54e62e9b490a37d712aa07459a46aabb032b55ca@i2pn2.org>
References: <bg0g1kt67hvvkt95odl03svsg6aro8j15g@4ax.com>
 <vv9sdi$2im9$2@dont-email.me> <6kah1k14456f023hg61pmlnme3r5gfcud7@4ax.com>
 <vvafnv$jo91$1@dont-email.me> <vvceof$2f1si$2@dont-email.me>
 <f6ij1kplkvpsn837kd15tt8dkam5hkvne3@4ax.com> <sm08qn8fzwf.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 14:10:13 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: i2pn2.org;
	logging-data="3523233"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org";
	posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg";
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0
Content-Language: en-US
In-Reply-To: <sm08qn8fzwf.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi>

On 5/7/2025 4:01 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
> Mr Rob <noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com> writes:
> 
>> Unless I have forgotten about any imminently upcoming games, my next
>> day one purchase will be Borderlands 4. I am genuinely looking forward
>> to that one.
> 
> I'd like to say the same but I'm not sure, BL3 was already a somewhat
> mixed bag. Streamlined faster combat, even worse writing than before (or
> maybe I'm even further away from the target demographics), powerful
> characters and event-added superweapons presumably to power through the
> tedium. That part worked, I think my second playthrough wouldn't have
> happened without. Third playthrough was with the soldier, her mech
> turned out to be superweapon enough. The robot guy was even more OP
> pre-nerfing. Playing with the operative at least had more challenge but
> he too gets his impenetrable shield going almost all the time pretty
> fast.
> 
> I wondered before if they'll just automate the fights for BL4? Or just
> have a parkour button and a fight button for controls? Or maybe that's
> going too far. There were some pretty cool character skills and skill
> interplay in BL3, one skill boosting another, but you needed a guide to
> figure that out.
> 

I think I just felt done with both BL and the looter shooter grind by 3. 
  I was also not impressed on what I heard about the DLCs and never got 
them, but was constantly reminded to get them in game which I found 
highly irritating.

I enjoyed playing the girl with the mech, but didn't have any interest 
in continuing after finishing the game with her.  I can't see myself 
buying BL 4.

-- 
-Justisaur

  ø-ø
(\_/)\
  `-'\ `--.___,
   ¶¬'\( ,_.-'
        \\
        ^'