Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2, développé par Gearbox Software et édité notamment par 2K Games, est sorti le 18 septembre 2012. Cinq ans après les événements du premier opus, le minerai d'Eridium affleure la croûte de Pandore et Handsome Jack, à la tête d'Hyperion, s'en empare pour régner en tyran, tandis que la rumeur d'une Arche plus vaste attire une nouvelle équipe de chasseurs d'Arche sur la planète. Le jeu se présente comme un shooter teinté de RPG où l'on incarne l'un des quatre nouveaux chasseurs disponibles et où l'on affronte créatures, psychopathes et l'armée d'Hyperion en coopération à quatre joueurs, sur des terres allant de la toundra gelée aux prairies dangereuses. Disponible sur de nombreuses plateformes, de la PlayStation 3 à la Nintendo Switch en passant par le Mac et Linux, il utilise le moteur Unreal Engine 3 et affiche un temps de campagne principal d'environ trente heures, pouvant atteindre cent trente heures pour les joueurs les plus complets. La presse a salué un titre supérieur à son prédécesseur sous toutes ses facettes et une Pandore perçue comme un lieu vivant, tandis que certains joueurs évoquent l'un des meilleurs shooters joués, avec une ambiance, un scénario et un méchant particulièrement réussis.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Borderlands 2 is a better game than Borderlands in every imaginable way. Scoff at anyone who calls it a v1.5 update; this is really what a sequel should be. At the most basic level, you've got the same great experience that the 2009 game offered, only with much more depth and variety. »
« Pandora feels more like an actual place than a virtual battleground, thanks to Gearbox's attention to detail in this game...I mean, when was the last time you cared about the name of any gun manufacturer in any shooter you played recently? Listen, I've played the heck out of the COD: MW titles, and I've used a TAR-21 more times than I care to mention, but I couldn't tell you who manufactured it... The gun-makers in Borderlands 2 don't even exist, for goodness sake, and I'm already brand-loyal to one of them. »
« It's expertly paced, cleverly written, gorgeously refined and beautifully executed. What surprised me the most is the sheer level of detail involved. Personalised character elements, the duel for loot system and the depth of your skill tree customisation makes playing for yourself more satisfying than ever. Symbiotic AI and meta-challenge systems give you more reason to fight on. And a combination of loot-chasing and story make Borderlands 2 a must own. »
« Bigger, crazier and more diverse than original. A role-playing shooter that raises the bar for both RPGs and shooters. Wonderful. »
« I'm not terribly surprised that the studio that made the first Borderlands has created such a wildly good gunplay-based action RPG. But I'm surprised that the studio that stitched together Duke Nukem Forever and all those Brothers in Arms games has also made it such a joy to discover for reasons other than the awesome guns and gunplay. Bravo, Gearbox. »
« With its unmatched co-op gameplay, intense shootouts, addictive loot collecting, expansive skill customization, hilarious dialogue, and insane level of difficulty, Borderlands 2 is one of the most rewarding gaming experiences of this console generation. [Oct 2012, p.90] »
« Bigger. Ballsier. Bullet-ier. Borderlands 2 is the antidote to stuffy military shooters. [Nov 2012, p.64] »
« Borderlands 2 takes the franchises's successful formula of tons of guns and absurd humor combined with enough bells and whistles to make you drool like a dog at feeding time and simply updates it instead of changing it completely. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« one of the greatest if not the greatest shooter i've played the selection of characters are all great and the main villain is the cherry on top »
« best game ever obviously, many guns, powers, great story, and way better then the rest of borderlansds even the new ones »
« WP 5.5 Mas de lo mismo, un Borderlands 1 "Enhanced", si se juegan de corrido junto al uno resulta muy pesado y repetitivo. »
« A big improvement over the original. It's faster-paced with bigger action and more refined gameplay. In a way, the first "Borderlands" feels like a blueprint for this bigger and better sequel. It was one of the best action games of 2012. I'd rate it with a 9 out of 10 »
« This game helped fundamentally shape my person, I think. There's a lot of things worthy of criticizing but nothing will ever touch me the way Borderlands 2 did. »
« Borderlands 2 es un shooter como toca, a la antigua usanza y bien diseñado. Mejora en todos los aspectos a la primera entrega y logra su propósito con creces. Diseño impecable de niveles, estética y conceptualización. Una puesta en ejecución magistral para un juego que ha demostrado no solo una optimización increíble sino una actualización rudimentaria y fundamental de lo que se espera de un shooter mundo abierto. »
« One of the greatest multiplayer games of all time, so many great memories of split screen back on the 360. A game I always come back to, great story, gameplay and progression. »
« Benim için güzel bir deneyimdi. Karakter tasarımları, silah çeşitliliği, renk paletleri ve görsel tarzı gayet iyiydi. Hikayesi çok içine çekmese de yeterli düzeyde diyebilirim. Bence oyunun en büyük sorunu bir noktadan sonra oyun fazlasıyla kendini tekrarlıyor. Sürekli aynı şeyleri yapıyormuş gibi hissettim. »
