Borderlands Zombie Island DLC
Enjoying killing zombies in L4D 2, but expected a bit more...flair? Well, have no fear, The Island of Dr. Ned (not his totally not made up brother Dr. Zed) DLC lands today for the Xbox and PS3 and brings what you need. And by what you need, I totally mean awesome visuals, new levels and zombie faces being punched into exploding bits. Oh yeah, watch out for the bird. The visuals of the levels really is quite stunning; although you can see where they re-used bits. The price of the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC for the Xbox/PS3 is 800/$9.99. No word yet on when owners of the PC game will get the DLC.
In a semi serious manner, Gearbox has responded to everybody who was disappointed by the ending in Borderlands.
We went through lots of different iterations on what the ending of the game was,” said Helquist. “We ultimately ended up with what you get to play. We didn’t know how people were going to react to it. Obviously the reaction hasn’t been as strong as we had hoped [laughs]. That’s something we’re going to be keeping in mind as we do new things, whether it’s download content or other games in the future. We’re gonna think more about it and try to get more user feedback before the game comes out so we can ensure that we’ll have endings that you guys like in the future.”
Scary, vagina faced monsters aside, I thought the ending was clever. It could have used some more work though, the last half of the game was very quick and was pretty much hurry up and get through everything. I do like the fact that they are open to many possibilities of DLC (such as the Island of Dr. Ned) and they can continue to explore the mythology of the vault.
Borderlands Goes M for Mature
For those that are excited about Borderlands, it has been rated M for Mature by the ERSB; a very very mature. So not only do you have Claptrap going off in his "interview" (video below), you have the oh-crap-this-is-awesome mature of:
Players kill hundreds of enemies (e.g., human bandits and mercenary soldiers) over the course of the game by using a wide variety of guns (shotguns, sniper rifles), explosives, and special ammo types (fire, acid and electricity, etc.). The combat is frenetic, and enemies moan or scream when they are hit. Damage from weapons also results in large spurts of blood, dismemberment, and decapitation. When a human or creature is decapitated, an effect resembling a fountain of blood will shoot from the neck for a few seconds
Sounds pretty fun to me, although it is inevitable that some parents will get mad when they don't read the box and let their little Jimmy play. Borderlands also has some (funny for me, foul for others) dialogue in the game.
During the course of the game, characters make jokes about streaking, body parts, rape, and mothers (e.g., "…more busted than my momma's girly parts"). Strong profanity (e.g., "f*cking," "sh*t," "p*ssy," and "d*ckbag") can be heard in the dialogue.
Borderlands hasn't left the impression of some mindless and tasteless game, just one that will be pretty funny and awesome. The art direction Gearbox is taking with Borderlands is original and stunning. All I can imagine after reading the synopsis and watching the "Making of video" for Borderlands is one thing: Steve (HEYLO). Well, I found it funny at least; video and a small gallery is below.
