Borderlands: Review

I believe this Borderlands has won game of the year on the video game awards a couple years back, but if I'm wrong then I do know that it has had alot of  great reviews and I can't believe that I doubted this game knowing how much I like RPG's, but I think it was the first person shooter part that threw me off.... that's why. I already beat this game twice (once solo, once co-op), and I'm going for my third time around to get my platinum trophy... Yes I...AM...getting...my...trophy.

I love the cel- shaded graphics, I feel like everything pops with all the color vibrancy, and it never made the game boring.

Another thing I adored in this game is the humor from hearing the bandits talk to little disclamers about certain main characters:

 

The character selection was ok, you at least got a character that fits your need:

 you have your soldier (Roland) that specializes in all weaponry and is very good with support for the team (ammo regeneration, health regeneration). Brick is of course good with his hands and rocket launchers (big man... big guns). Lilith is good with elemental damage and when combined with her phasewalk ability can corrode, explode, and ignite those non G.E.D having bandits. And of course besides the girl my favorite character is Mordecai. He specializes in snipers, revolvers (and oh man can a revolver get any job done in minutes), and his trusty pet bloodwing which can no doubt save your life in very very hostile situations.

The story is pretty straight forward, a guardian angel (which later on you find out is a satellite in orbit branded by hyperion) is guiding the vault-hunters into obtaining all the vault pieces and and finally opening the vault after 200 years. What's inside I'll leave a mystery, but you would kind of expect a sort of ending.

I have completed 2 of 4 downloadable content for this game and of course the one I liked the best was the Robo-lution with the ninja-assassin claptrap. In this content the cute little claptraps whom were being abused by the bandits lash back and create everyone as claptraps (meaning everyone having "trap" as a suffix to their name so I guess I would be Kelli-trap):

 In the end you fight a super-sized gi-nourmous claptrp, and after that fell to my revolver of course you fight the real ninja assassin claptrap a regular size claptrap that was no match to my revolver:

 I didn't so much care for Dr. Ned's Zombie Island, but I figure it was made because zombie games are becoming popular. Straightforward the story is about a guy named Dr. Ned who apparently turns everyone into zombies and such, and it did include a pumpkin head man, werewolves,  Frankenstein, and bats which all fell with the couple shots from my revolver. So we of course we have to go and kill Dr. Ned and everyone is saved... yeeeea. At one point I did have a problem with one of the werewolf bosses only because he was so freakin' fast but again... he did fall to my revolver.

I am halfway through to beating this one. I defeated general knoxx and all but the main part to complete is to beat a boss who is at level 61 (which is also the last boss to help me aquire my platinum trophy). I'm level 49 so far and I will for sure press on to beat him. In this content you ride vehicles mostly and I'm not very fond it because it's just plain annoying. Sometimes your hunk of vehicle gets stuck and you have to run another mile to find another "catch-a-ride"
station powered by scooter (get you one).

Last but not least (may I say it's the one I play the least) is Moxxi's underdome. It's a tournament that has 3 levels that are 5 rounds, 5 waves each. If you like just going around shooting people this is for you but it got really boring to me and I got really pissed when I lost and it set me back 2 rounds. After a few rounds there are handicaps like: no shields... only shotguns work, enemies health regenerate, and other bs, but I will complete it one day just so its another accomplishment under my belt.


Did I tell you how much I love revolvers????

Mass Effect 2: The other stuff

Other than the different species of characters, weapons, there are the odds and ends of Mass Effect 2. A couple of things you have to do frequently in the game is hacking, and bypassing. Hacking looks alot like this:

At first it seems cool because you seem like some really smart tech person but after a few times it gets kind of annoying. First of all your timed and if you don't get it right or happen to land on one of the red x's then your locked out forever, so you will miss either some money or an upgrade, and you don't want to miss an upgrade. Bypassing looks like this:

This gets annoying too, its like playing but your being timed as well. The last of the "other stuff" is exploring the galaxy of course.

There are so many solar systems to explore to keep you busy in the game. The main reason to explore planets is to get your minerals for upgrades. Other reasons are to find extra missions which may have extra upgrades as well:

If you scan a planet to the "t" then you will get sooo bored easily, but once you get into it you'll find a way that is comfortable for you.

The last thing in the "other stuff" category is romance, and being a human you don't get many choices with other humans. If your character is a guy then you get 3 human options (1 female character you have to download). I hear some guys wish a girl like jack was real:

don't ask why. IF your a female you have 2 human options (1 male character you have to download, but I wouldn't bother because he looks like he's 50 years old.... unless you like 'em old). My character's love interest actually happens to be an alien but to me he's like a sexy alien.... yes the assassin Thane Krios:

You can flirt and fall in love, and maybe get them into your commander's quarters........ that's about it.

I already beat this game and I'm on my second time around  with the added bonuses and some downloadable content I bought online, that's just how great this game is. I'm so high off this game its like my drug, ask my hubby, he always tells me I should take a nap because I stay up late playing this game, and he see's how tired I look, I know he's right but I can't. Does anyone else feel me? What are your addicting games?

Mass Effect 2: My beginning

I started playing Mass Effect 2 last week and can I say I am so hooked that I haven't seen sunlight in days until yesterday. This action RPG is everything I love in a game. It has tons of missions, the ability to create the personality of your character, on top of creating your character (I just wish they had more character building options, like hair, clothes, etc). The main character of the game is named Shepard but Shepard can be male or female so you are able to give him/her a first name. Mya Shepard is my character

an infiltrator that specializes in Sniper Rifles, Sub-Machine guns, Heavy Pistols, and Heavy Weapons. There is the Soldier specialization class that specializes in almost every weapon  but since I always seem to choose that option for games I wanted to be different, besides I love using the sniper and giving enemies a shot to the head. You can choose whether your character is nice (paragon) or ruthless (renegade) you have the choice to make options during conversation when the option pops up, either one you choose you get points to get additional conversation option later. For example a reporter wanted to interview me but since she made me look bad last time I chose a renegade option and punched her in her face (no sissy hit either). I'm nice when I feel its the need but don't cross me. I will be quick to kill you.

Characters also have different powers they can use ( upgrade, and eventually evolve to a much stronger version)  while in battle. For my character she used disrupter ammo which does extra damage with shields and barriers, cryto ammo which freezes your enemies and when shot they break to pieces, a flame power (forgot the name already) which is my favorite it burns through the shields and barriers of enemies and when evolved it can hit multiiple targets or burn through anything it touches, AI hacking that lets you take control of an enemy mech and turn it against its allies, and my last power makes me invisible to enemies for  a certain period of time and increases my power.


The other cool thing I love is the different alien species there are so many, and they act too human. Tell me would you be interested in an alien stripper?

The Asari

Me and my  team about to break someone off

The graphics of this game is just out of this world. I think this is the best I ever seen graphics.

Along with everything else you recruit different people and can pick who you want to go on a mission with (unless its a loyalty mission). There is more to the game but I will save that for another post. This is only the beginning.