#Tiny Tina's Wonderlands spoilers

[paradoxicalcurio]

Finished Tina’s Wonderland. It was alright. Not really sure what the Dragon Lord’s deal was, if he had actually broken his strings or if Tina was just trying a meta angle on her campaign.

I also don’t think it should be possible to hit the max level before reaching the final boss without a lot of unnecessary grinding, even if one completes all the side missions first.

[sarkyfancypants]

Borderlands: My honest thoughts

Warning/Disclaimer: Long rant and personal opinions from someone who knows a little too much about the games and maybe spoilers.

What can be said that hasn't been said about Borderlands? The gameplay is fine but its story has wasted potential? That the fanbase keeps getting rear-ended by the franchise's creator who can't pay his workers right and suffers a meltdown from getting feedback and critiques? That it's been taking a slow nosedive after BL3 as the characters and plots keep getting dumber, slowly losing its loyal fans?

That third statement may be a bit of an exaggeration but I have heard people feeling exasperated about how many tumbles Borderlands has taken with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (although that's not directly a Borderlands game, much more of a spinoff) and The New Tales from The Borderlands which nearly drove me into tears from how awful it was...

I'm not counting the movie, that's it's own thing, but I'll just say it is equally as disappointing.

I'm gonna start with a phrase I heard someone say:

"Handsome Jack was the start and the end of Borderlands".

Stay with me.

Borderlands didn't have a proper plot to begin with, and it was until BL2 when things started to pick up and you can't deny Handsome Jack was part of the reason it became the talk of the town.

I'm not saying this just because Jack is my favorite character. It's something that I have heard from many different people who have talked about the franchise in general. Jack was, and still is, highly appraised as "one of the best videogame villains" so far. He set an unexpected standard for the franchise that held up throughout The Pre-Sequel and Tales from The Borderlands, up to his definite end.

When Jack died, the franchise died with him. Dramatically put.

Sure, we still had some more of him in The Handsome Jackpot but that's inconsequential I think.

This is not saying that I want them to bring Handsome Jack back.

I don't want them to bring him back.

I feel that he has served his purpose.

But a much wasted purpose. Here is where my issues begin. At the end of The Pre-Sequel we got the cutscene where the Guardian/Watcher warns the VHs of a war. A war that we yet have to see because nothing of that extremity happened in BL3. Who knows, maybe it'll come in Borderlands 4 and 3 was just the setup.

That scene seemed important, and it coming from The Pre-Sequel, an underappreciated game that talks about Jack's transformation to Handsome Jack, the revelations of his involvement in BL1 and the things that then led to the events of BL2 on forward, almost seemed to indicate something. At least in my point of view.

I don't want them to bring Handsome Jack back, but what I do want is to see a follow-up to the consequences of his actions. That warning of a war almost felt to me like the the things Handsome Jack did triggered something big. His meddling was more significant than what Atlas and Dahl did previously, and it would ultimately justify Zarpedon's urgency to bring him down as she was enlightened by Eridian knowledge and supported/guided by the Guardians.

But after BL3, it was almost as if he was simply swiped under the rug and that was it. People only mention him to say how much of a dick he was but that's all of it. No impact, no shred of importance. Just an underwhelming "he was an asshole".

Maybe I'm looking too hard into this and I don't know if anyone else sees my vision, but it is one of the many missed opportunities from BL3, just the same as my bane which has been Troy draining Tyreen to death and becoming the focus for the rest of the game. The signs were there, it was leading up to that, there was even cut dialogue that implied that! But it was ultimately scrapped and therefore wasted.

Like the cutscene after Maya's death, the scene that would redeem Ava from being an annoying brat to a more grounded person with space for character development.

The fact that Aurelia was presented in the trailer as an ally later to be revealed as a one-dimensional villain we have to kill to progress on the story. That one still pisses me off.

I'm also upset that the awesome characters we played as in BL2 were turned into bland npcs that only showed up in DLCs that serve no purpose, with Maya being the only person to actually show serious development only to become the product of a death made for shock value in an attempt to replicate Roland's death. It's so appalling.

Don't get me wrong, Borderlands 3 is a good game and it holds up because it is really fun to play, but the story has me and many others longing for something better.

Oh by the way, did you know the first Borderlands game had a whole third act scrapped out which showed more of Commodore Steele's involvement, grounding her more as a proper villain/antagonist? Yeah, I'm mad too. Shit was already bad from the start.

I will not talk about New Tales, I refuse to think of it as canon. Someone said the best way to cope about its existence is to imagine that none of it is real and it was an in-uneverse film and all the characters in it are in-uneverse actors.

The franchise seems to be in a dire spot and my hopes for the 4th game which was confirmed to be in development, it is making me nervous and I'm disillusioned.

All I have is whatever made-up content I have for myself to still enjoy this franchise that hurts so much to watch it sink like this.

[nepeta-in-savanaclawwww]

Hello, Mod Yuu here! As always, here are the rules!

NO NSFW!! Nepeta is a MINOR!!!!!!!No sexual content, gore, extreme violence, etc or you will be BLOCKED!

This blog may contain spoilers for both Homestuck and Twisted Wonderland!

Nepeta’s speech will be in green! (For obvious reasons)

I do not own Nepeta Leijon nor Twisted wonderland, the AU is the only thing that’s really mine

This is an AU!! Things will not be exactly like the source! There will also be headcanons!

-> On the subject of this AU, this is an AU where Nepeta was sent to twisted wonderland! She was sorted into Savanaclaw!

More rules may be added!

Nepeta info!:

BIO:

Name: Nepeta Leijon

Birthday: July 30th (Leo) (obviously lol)

Age: 16

Height: ~155cm (~5’1”)

Dominant hand: Left

Homeland: Alternia

Family: Pounce De Leon (lusus/guardian)

Voice headcanon: Tiny Tina from Borderlands

Other names: Orca (potential sea-themed nickname), Dame des Félins (Rook), Nep, Little Lioness

SCHOOL:

Grade: Freshman

Dorm: Savanaclaw

Class: ?????

Club: Mountain Lovers Club (hunting? probably)

Best Subject: Animal Languages

PREFERENCES:

Hobbies: Explaining troll culture

Pet Peeves: Discrimination based on class or caste (more than just a pet peeve though)

Favorite Food: Anything savory

Least Favorite Food: n/a

Talent: Predator’s sense

Thanks for listening! I’ll do my best but at this point I run several rp blogs so I may not post often but I love RPing as her (she’s so silly)

-Mod!Yuu

[bmaxwell]

Game of the Year 2023: Not the Top 10

Some best-of categories, with every bit as much pomp and fanfare as The Game Awards!

Best Music:

The Last Spell

Some other games had some truly memorable moments with their music this year, but none had a soundtrack as consistently great as The Last Spell. Admittedly prog metal is right in my wheelhouse, but god DAMN this game where you move the little guys around the map and blow up little monsters did not need its music to go this hard.

Also great music: Dredge, Diablo IV, Honkai Star Rail, Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

It’s Not You, it’s Me:

Book of Hours

Sometimes a game seems perfect for me, but for whatever reason I just can't hit my stride with it. Other times I can tell a game is wonderful, but it either asks too much of me or just isn't my style.

This year had quite a few of these, but the honor goes to Book of Hours. It's the follow up to 2018's obtuse-but-cool-vibes game Cultist Simulator. I couldn't get my head around that one. I tried. I read guides. I watched videos. I started over again and again. I put 7 hours into it and finally accepted that whatever seems to be there - and I can tell that there IS something there - I just don't get to savor it. It's like those magic eye pictures. I believe you that there's a sailboat there if you unfocus your eyes the right way, but I've stared at it for 30 minutes and I'm sweaty and irritated and have a slight headache.

Books of Hours played out exactly the same as its predecessor, except this time I refunded the game before it hit two hours played.

Fuck your sailboat.

Runners up: Chants of Sennaar, A Space for the Unbound, Shadow Gambit, Lies of P, Aliens Dark Descent

Old Game of the Year:

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Kiryu gets out of prison to find his adopted daughter Haruka is in a coma and she has a TINY BABY named Haruto so Kiryu's gonna just chill and do his own thing HAHA JUST KIDDING he's gonna protect Haruka and protect that baby and find out who attacked her and who Haruto's father is and is Haruka gonna come out of her coma stay tuned and find out in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life!

Runners up: Soul Hackers 2, Tiny Tina’s Wonderland, Tales of Arise

Best Moment or Sequence:

Alan Wake II: The Herald of Darkness

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2023 had some great moments, none more memorable than this live action sequence in Alan Wake II. The game blends full motion video sequences with gameplay and in-engine cutscenes beautifully. None stands out more than the bizarre section where Alan is again drawn into the television and onto the set of a late night talk show. "This time" the host says "we're going to do what we always do, but instead of talking we'll sing it!" What followed is the best kind of ridiculous, tongue planted firmly in cheek.

--- END SPOILERS ---

Raphael's Final Act in Baldur's Gate III was an impossibly close second on this list. Runners up: Baldur's Gate III: Raphael's Final Act, Diablo IV: Storming the Gates of Hell, Hogwarts Legacy: Sebastian's story arc, Resident Evil 4 Remake: Ringing of the Church bell, The Man who Erased his Name: Kiryu's Ending Best Remake:

Super Mario RPG

I'm a cranky old man about the endless reboots and remakes in TV and film. I hate them. They're money grabs, cashing in our nostalgia and desire for comfort food. With the medium of videogames however, remakes generally make a lot more sense unless you're Naughty Dog. This year had a lot of great remakes. My brain says Resident Evil 4 was the best, but my heart says Super Mario RPG. I played it when it released in 1996 and I remember loving it, but I had lost all details of it. This gave me an excuse to replay it, and it's as magical as I remember. The game's writing and humor are incredibly charming. Mario as the silent protagonist in a world where everyone else can speak is great as he is forced to pantomime everything. The combat is snappy and the timed button presses help spice it up. The play time is short for an RPG, with some fat trimmed off the original release to come in at a dozen hours. All the goodness Nintendo fans know from Paper Mario and the Mario & Luigi RPG's started right here with Square.

Runners up: Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, Like a Dragon: Ishin, We Love Katamari: Reroll, Star Ocean Second Story R, Baiten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Looking Forward to It:

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Holy shit there are a lot of great RPG's coming out next year. But a new Like a Dragon game is at the top of my list. Ryu ga Gotoku has Yakuza 8 to build upon for their second turn based RPG. This one takes place in America and it gives us Ichiban and Kiryu. I can think of nothing I'd rather play.

Runners up: Final Fantasy Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Unicorn Overlord, Metaphor ReFantazio

[spark-circuit]

i know it’s already been shared before but i still can’t get over how absolutely exasperated the Dragon Lord is in this scene lmao

[way-too-cool-raybot]

I think that Hammerlock and Mordecai should get their own wonderlands dlc because they did not include them in the main game. Like maybe like a cool not culturally appropriating dlc where you can hunt stuff or maybe just be gay do crime you know

[borderlore]

Random Fact

Hero Stats provide the following bonuses:

Strength increases Critical Hit Damage.

Dexterity increases Critical Hit Chance.

Intelligence decreases Spell Cooldown Rate.

Wisdom increases Status Effect Damage.

Constitution increases Maximum Health and Ward.

Attunement decreases Action Skill Cooldown Rate.

[what-an-art-blog-huh]

Gamers?

[moodychangeling]

[godkingsanointed]

WONDERLANDS MULTICLASS IDEAS

(I don't know the feats of spellshot or Brrzerker so I'm just working with what I know)

Natures Knife

Stabbomancer/spore warden= crit chance/damage+stealth+melee+range+poison+pet+ statue effect specialisation

Arcane Lich

Spellshot/graveborn= 2 spells at once+spell casting pet+dark damage+lifesteal+dark AOE

The Green Knight

Clawbringer/spore warden= fire damage+poison damage+ fire element pet+melee+range+double pets

Frozen Ghost

Brrzerker/stabbomancer= melee+stealth+cryo+lifesteal+status effect specialist

The GraveKnight

Graveborn/clawbringer= double pets+fire damage+dark damage+melee+dark damage AOE+life steal

The Spellsniper

Spore warden/spellshot= spell and gun/bow range+poison+double pet+double spells

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

Sooo purple rocks are associated with souls in BnB?

Cool :D

let me explain to you the plot of borderlands 4 (kidding. mostly)

tl;dr: the eridians are evil, or, worse, completely uncaring about the things going on in their little sandcastle. the guardians are salty bitches about it and need our help and/or are going to start slaughtering people and im gonna fuckING TAlk ABOUT IT mostly because i need to write this down bc its been bouncing around my head since the game (bl3, not 4. that’d be wild) came out. minor spoilers for Guns Love and Tentacles. mostly that side quest.

tl;dr: tl;dr: eridians bad, guardians mad, and we are caught in the middle of a war that’s about to go down between them. spoilers for GLaT

tl;dr: tl;dr: tl;dr: Fl4k was a warning. Spoilers.

Keep reading

[i-simp-for-fennorian]

Oh my god. 💀

[squirrel-stowaway]

I’m already so excited for this oneshot, these costumes are fantastic

[justalittlebluetiefling]

I love Ify’s overly complicated backstory for a oneshot character more than anything I’ve ever loved

[way-too-cool-raybot]

Every time Bones made a "Lechance" joke to Lechance it was always in the middle of me crying about them so I would just be like;

*sobbing* That was a fucking terrible joke

[borderlore]

Random Fact

Finding and defeating all Ancient Obelisk enemies will reward the Player with a permanent Constitution buff.