Borderlands game of the year remaster1/28/2024 ![]() Not having to pull up the full map in the menu to ensure you’re heading the right way makes a positive difference in the general flow of the missions. I remember having to constantly rely on the compass, only to realize that the road had forked and my destination was only reachable by zigzagging and backtracking. First and foremost, the addition of the Borderlands 2-style minimap is extremely welcome. The addition of the Borderlands 2-style minimap is extremely welcome.Other improvements have been made which help to modernize the original in some respects. I enjoyed tinkering with my build and trying out new loot as if I was playing it for the first time all over again. And of course, the main campaign still holds up thanks to its solid variety of missions, engaging baddies, and a whole lot of still-very-funny Claptrap humor. It also adds four-player split-screen co-op on consoles (still not for PC, sadly), up from the original’s two, at the cost of reduced framerate. Consoles do benefit from 60fps gameplay, though, and the PC version is a free upgrade for owners of the original.Īs the cheeky Game of the Year Edition name suggests, this remaster package contains all of the DLC – including my personal favorite expansion of any Borderlands game, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. That might add vibrancy to the environments, structures, characters, and weapons, but the graphical style didn’t necessarily need a refresh anyway. There’s unfortunately no HDR support here, but the console versions will have it (we haven’t gotten our hands on those yet), along with 4K on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Those with keen eyes may be able to see a difference, but switching between Ultra and High settings on PC seemed like a wash to me. On the other, it means there’s little reason to return if you’ve already completed the first adventure on Pandora. That’s both good and somewhat disappointing: On the one hand, it reconfirms that Borderlands still looks and plays the part a decade later. ![]() It looked great in 2009, and it still looks great nearly 10 years later as a slightly brighter experience with better, steadier framerate and a few minor tweaks. With its distinctive hand-drawn cartoon art style, Borderlands is an odd candidate for a remaster because it’s look is frankly hard to improve upon.
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