Alright, prepare for this big block of text. While I would love to spice this post up with a lot of awesome pictures and really cool stuff, I feel like it would detract from the overall point of this review. This is meant to be my own opinion of it, and shouldn’t really matter to you if you disagree with me. That being said, this is a really well done DLC and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing through each and every comedic moment it had to offer. From the witty and interesting Captain Scarlett to the creepy and rather strange Herbert, this DLC had be wanting more and more (at least, up until I had to start fighting more Hyperion robots. It would be nice to note at this point that while I did beat the DLC, I have yet to try and take down Master Gee, so I can’t really give you a good amount of detail concerning their drops. I can, however, give you an idea of how Hyperius is, and how much I enjoy the new tier of guns. Shall we move on to the review?
Posts Tagged ‘Borderlands 2’
Borderlands 2: Capt. Scarlett DLC Review…also, Spoilers.
Posted in Articles, tagged Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Captain, Captain Scarlett, dlc, Scarlett, Treasure on December 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Borderlands 2: Maya In-Depth Character Guide
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Build, character, Guide, Maya, siren on November 30, 2012| 1 Comment »
Hopefully you guys had an awesome Thanksgiving break (for those of you who had one), for the rest of you, I apologize for not being able to post last week. I was incredibly busy, but now it’s time to get back to the weekly grind and give you guys the final installment of the Borderlands 2 Character Build Guides for now, at least until they release the next awaited character (who has been hinted at by Pitchford himself.) Anyway, let’s move onto the reason why we’re all here, Maya, the siren. While I haven’t had much playtime with her, she has been one of the most fun multiplayer experiences I’ve had thus far with the characters. While I don’t feel that she’s suited to single-player play due to her ability, I feel like Maya reigns supreme in lobbies due to her ability to both lock down an opponent and revive other players from across the map with appropriate aim. For the rest of the following article, you’ll be learning a bit about Maya’s history, reading about my playstyle with her, learning a way to build her, and checking which weapons I find useful with her. Without further ado, let us begin. (more…)
Borderlands 2: Salvador In-Depth Character Guide
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Build, character, Guide, gunzerker, Salvador on November 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the fourth installment of the Borderlands 2 In-depth Character Guides. For those of you who have read through the others, you know the drill, for those newcomers, allow me to cover a little step-by-step. Essentially these guides are made to help those new to the game adjust to their characters and learn fun ways to build them accordingly (as well as what weapons I prefer to use with them, but seeing as they’re mostly legendary, they’re a moot point until late/end-game). Anyway, this week’s guide focuses on one of the most fun characters to play in Borderlands 2, Salvadore, the Gunzerker. While a little psychotic and rather odd, this tanky character allows the player to dual wield guns at will, allowing him to increase is damage output and granting him some really awesome passive abilities. Without further ado, let’s jump right into the fourth guide in this set. If you’re new to the format, I’ll cover some secret information about the character’s history that are embedded into the game, followed by a set of builds to use for your character, and ending with a set of weapons that I deem appropriate for your character in particular (the character in question being reviewed). (more…)
Borderlands 2: Gaige In-Depth Character Guide
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Build, Deathtrap, Gaige, Guide, Mechromancer on November 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Hello folks, and welcome to the third installment of the Borderlands 2 In-Depth Character guides. In today’s review, I’ll be covering the latest of what may be many DLC characters for Borderlands, Gaige the Mechromancer. This genius, half-cyborg, half-human girl may potentially be one of the greatest sources of DPS in the game while specced into the Anarchy tree. Compounded by her trusty sidekick pet-type ability, this character is easily one of the best single-player characters for those of you who just don’t want to risk getting into hacked lobbies or dealing with rather unsavory people over online games. In comparison to every other character (with the possible exception of Axton), Gaige can hold her own against hordes of enemies due to the fact that her ability will tank tons of damage while allowing you to dish out damage yourself. Again, like the other guides I’ll be covering the history, recommended builds, and my favorite guns to utilize with this class. Without further ado, how about we jump straight into the guide? (more…)
Borderlands 2: Zer0 In-Depth Character Guide
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Assassin, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Build, Decepti0n, Guide, Zer0 on November 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
It is time for part 2 of my Borderlands 2 in-depth character guides. This week we focus on Zero, the Assassin. With an active ability similar to Lilith’s phasewalk with a lot less power (depending on your perspective on kunais), this character focuses on darting to and fro in battle, concealing himself and throwing enemies off his trail with his decoy before landing immense amounts of damage from the passive boost to gun or melee damage when breaking stealth. In this guide I’ll do the same that I did before concerning Axton. I’ll cover the history of the character, favorite builds, recommended weaponry, and other insightful information pertaining to this character. I will make a side note that Zer0 seems to be one of the most popular online characters for some reason, and many people find themselves lacking in diversity as far as parties are concerned, which intrigues me, as I also started with him. Unfortunately, his ability just didn’t seem to impress me as much as I thought it would, so I converted to playing both Gaige and Axton for a while. I’m also currently working on a Maya, but we’ll see how long that skillset intrigues me. Anyway, on to the guide…
Borderlands 2: Axton In-Depth Character Guide
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Axton, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Build, Commando, Guide, Sabre Turret on October 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the world of proxy damage dealing and the sound of a large rocket mounted turret unleashing the very definition of destruction upon your very unlucky opponents. In this week’s article, I’ll be giving an in-depth look into the Borderlands 2 characters known as Axton, the Commando. While he is very far from being the highest source of damage per second, or DPS, in the game (which honestly shouldn’t matter all that much considering just how much chaos and destruction is being flung around during a normal four man game), he more than makes up for it with his ability, the Sabre Turret. With that ability by his side, any Commando player becomes a force to be reckoned with, hailing down massive amounts of damage with either dual turrets or a single destructive double-barrel slag gun. Within the depths of the following article you’ll find my recommended builds, favorite guns, and a little backstory on the character. Hope you enjoy! (more…)
Borderlands 2 Overview
Posted in Articles, Video Games, tagged Axton, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Gearbox, Maya, Salvadore, Zer0 on October 4, 2012| 3 Comments »
Alrighty folks, so even though I haven’t really beaten the game yet, I’ve decided to give a ‘work in progress’ kind of review concerning the fancy new game I’m sure we’ve all been sinking our teeth into lately. While a lot of hype was generated for this title, I’ve had a lot of people asking me whether or not it would be a good idea to pick it up if they didn’t really enjoy the original. Bottom line, my answer is no. Borderlands 2 works by improving an already fun formula for those of us who enjoyed it, and while it brings a lot more upgraded stuff of the same type, it doesn’t truly redefine the mechanics, gameplay or storytelling potential of the original. The plot is definitely a lot more in-depth and detailed with tons of wacky characters, but I think if you simply didn’t enjoy the original, you won’t enjoy this one. Anyway, continue forth to read on about what’s going on in my head concerning Borderlands 2. (more…)
Borderlands 2 Easter Eggs Galore!
Posted in Articles, tagged Borderlands, Borderlands 2, claptrap, Double Rainbow, easter eggs, Gearbox on September 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Alrighty, for all you good little boys and girls I have brought gifts! Embedded within the wondrous and wacky environments within Borderlands 2, there are a multitude of fancy little tidbits that you can find hidden within the most inconspicuous of places. Gearbox developers have done well in including almost every single major pop culture reference they could pack into such a great game. With character customizations detailed after comic book villains and claptrap’s homage to the double rainbow guy, there is no end to the fun in sight (unless you have the bane, in which case I feel for you). Either way, check out the awesome link below to find a variety of Easter eggs and where to find some of them.
Now Playing: Borderlands 2
Posted in Reviews, Video Games, tagged 2k games, Borderlands 2, games, gearbox software, handsome jack, randy pitchford, Review, siren, vault hunters on September 24, 2012| 1 Comment »
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Since my midnight pick up of Borderlands 2, it’s an understatement saying that it’s been a tremendous trending event in my life. I’ve had about a week with the game and I’ve thrown over 40 hours into it so far. With other places like IGN, Gamespot, and other professional sites giving reviews of having played even more hours than I have, I decided to share some of my experiences and impressions instead.
Any Problem with the First Game? Consider it Fixed
If your beef with the first game was the dry settings, similar AI, and bland/uncompelling story, then start praising Gearbox for taking the time to listen to their audience and fix all these problems. It’s not uncommon knowledge that the settings are way ore beautiful, the enemies are way more diversified, and the story is much more sensical and even worthwhile. Even some smaller issues with the game like lack of personalization of your characters are attempted to be fixed. Beforehand, ‘treasure hunting’ was the primary motivation for the vault hunters, but the game makes somewhat an effort to try and draw why these new characters are on Pandora in the first place. And if you were confused as to why the originals are in Pandora, seeing them again certainly fills in some plot holes.
Weekly Scoops: Banana Scoop Returns This Week
Posted in Articles, Maintenance, tagged blogging, Boardwalk Empire, Borderlands 2, Entertainment, funny, humor, league of extraordinary gentlemen, Movies, Review, television, TV, videogames on September 23, 2012| 2 Comments »
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Banana Scoop has had its break and it’s been absolutely wonderful. Our writers were given a break and prepared some really great articles with our newfound reinvigoration. There’s a lot of neat stuff we’ve planned and want to feature in the coming weeks, like a greater About Us section, a DMCA statement, and then some other things we’ve put on the back burner for a while. The Scoops gonna come back harder than ever. Buckle in and prep yourselves.
About Us is Also Live
The long awaited About Us Page is up that features a mini biography about each of our authors. Be sure to visit that page to contact us and get to know us more. It would be really neat to further expand this section to include a history section about the what this site franchise has been through [it’s not THAT exciting, but I’ll add a few ninjas and damsels and distress to spice things up.]
Weekly Newsletter 9.9.2012: New Author Incoming, Scheduled Break, and New Buttons!
Posted in Maintenance, tagged blogging, Borderlands 2, coffee, Entertainment, funny, humor, Minecraft, Movies, television, Video Games on September 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Scheduled Break and Return
Banana Scoop is still scheduled to take a break in the week from September 16th to September 22nd to give us writers a break from school and other things. In the meantime, our writers will be doing serious business to make Banana Scoop even better…or we’ll likely be playing Borderlands 2. All four of us are into Borderlands, so it’s very likely that’s what we’ll be doing on our break. Speaking of our fourth author…
New Author’s First Post this Week!
Earlier, I posted Rachel as a new author as well as her new avatar. She’s posting her first article this week, so please visit and support her! I’m not going to give the topic of her first article away, but it’s totally in league with what this site usually posts, so I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. Rachel will be posting several times a month with no regimented scheudle unlike the other authors. She’s going to try out what it’s like to publish for us and hopefully we’ll see her more frequently!
What I’m Doing This Week
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- Reading: Mockingjay, Jurassic Park
- Drawing: Edward Scissorhands, Harley Quinn, Random Page Button
- Watching: Mad Men, Party Down, Cabin in the Woods
New Buttons
If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve changed the topic buttons as well as Favorite Scoops buttons. The new topic buttons will reflect some of the things we’ll be reviewing and covering in the future: Borderlands 2, American Horror Story, Dexter, etc. As always Fig Art subcategory will bring you to my Deviant Art page.
Page Changes and About Us
We’ll be changing up the Pages on the very top soon. Universidaze and Weekly Calendar’s and maybe even Live Discussion Pages will be going down in favor of some more productive Pages like About Us. I’m working on finalizing that so people can find out about Banana Scoop and its writers.
Weekly Preview
- Minecraft Tips and Tricks
- Mockingjay Review [Hopefully]
- Similarities Between Brick and Romney
- Louis CK Stand Up
Prepping For Borderlands 2 and a Media Consolidation
Posted in Video Games, tagged 2k, Borderlands 2, claptrap, Gearbox, news, randy pritchford, vault, Video Games on August 28, 2012| 2 Comments »
I’ve never been more excited for a game than the upcoming sequel to 2009’s runaway hit Borderlands. Combining RPG and FPS shooter elements to a quirky styled game made an excellent stew of a game. Leveling up and variety of guns made the staying power and the mayhem of fire fights made the fun. Despite owning the game for a couple of months now, I’ve made it a goal to finish the first one by killing Crawmerax the Invincible before the September 18th release date. As we wait though, the developers Gearbox Software has been slowly trickling out information to satiate the rabid fanbase. And it looks like it won’t disappoint. By giving the game a better story, varied environments, and face to the villain, all the main problems seem to be already have fixed. And by adding even more guns, crazier enemies, and new classes, we might be looking at Game of the Year right here. I’ve consolidated a lot of the media Gearbox has released in this post, be sure to check it all out.
All art comes from MentalMars’s Deviant Art Page, be sure to check it out!
Weekly Update: Slow Progression, Another Writer, and Borderlands 2 Preparation
Posted in Maintenance, tagged blogging, Borderlands 2, Entertainment, katniss, mockingjay, writing on August 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Another week on Banana Scoop! The schedule is going strong despite school trying to muck it up. And with Ben’s arrival, I’m having an easier time juggling all the maintenance, writing, and drawing. I may also be scheduling some designated maintenance based on my test schedule that I’ve already written in my calendar. But otherwise, here’s the rest of this week’s news.
What I’m Watching/Reading/Drawing This Week
- Watching: Firefly/Serenity Marathon, The Wire Season 5
- Reading: Mockingjay, Jurassic Park
- Drawing: SoGoCJE, About Us Drawing
Mockingjay Got Delayed a Week
Mockingjay review was slated to be published last week, but school kinda held me up from reading the book. And as I’ve found out with the rest of the masses, Mockingjay is a bit of a drag. The first two were high adrenaline and fast paced, but this particular book is one of the slower ones, and a bit whiney. A full review hopefully this Friday.
The Possibility of Another New Writer
With Ben getting settled in and possibly taking in more than just his scheduled Wednesday primary article, a new possibility of another writer has arrived! That would bring our ‘staff’ to 4. This mystery writer would not be a regular poster, but would contribute whenever they could. We’re very excited at this prospect and we’ll update you all soon again.
Weekly Preview
- Borderlands 2 Preview and Preparation
- Reasons to Watch The Newsroom
- Good TV Shows Becoming Video Games
- Deadpool at Comic-Con
Borderlands 2 Baddies!
Posted in Articles, tagged Axton, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, clap trap, Gearbox, gunzerker, Maya, Salvador, siren, Soldier, Zero on August 1, 2012| 1 Comment »
Apparently the long awaited sequel to the Gearbox best-selling game of the year Borderlands will be worth the wait, according to devs. Not only will it come preloaded with new classes and a slew of infinitely more guns than its predecessor, but Borderlands 2 will also feature a ramped up A.I that will bring an air of more difficulty to those of us veterans. While everything here is merely hearsay until we see a good comparison video between the games, I think it’s safe to assume that Gearbox will deliver as they always have. I’m looking forward to having enemies swarm me as I mow them down with the latest and greatest gun I just picked up, or use the newest abilities to completely demolish them. Either way, hopefully I’ll manage to find a couple of you fans out there on the borderlands.
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