Review: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Claptastic Voyage

In my triumphant return to the newly crowned Exeposé Games section after being promoted to Editor of Exeposé Online, my first vitally important job was to winge and whine about a glitchy boss fight in the first piece of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! story DLC, Claptastic Voyage. So much for responsible reviewing:

 

Also known as the Ultimate Vault Hunter Hunter Upgrade Pack 2: Claptastic Voyage — so you’re also getting a raise in the level cap by ten — this is the first batch of story DLC released for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! and comes bundled in the recently released Handsome Collection on current generation consoles. This is by no means a cautious first release however, as Gearbox Software and 2K Games have served up a highly ambitious, albeit flawed, chunk of shoot ’n’ loot goodness.

Review: Tales From The Borderlands — Episode 2, Atlas Mugged

Sequels and follow-ups are tough, and Tales From The Borderlands, from Telltale Games, may be proving exactly that with, “Atlas Mugged”. Previously published on Exeposé Online, this time we have a classic case of the sequel jitters:

 

In my review of the exquisite first chapter in the Tales From The Borderlands series, I felt that it might’ve even been a touch too good. From the clever, experimental methods of changing perspective to its effectively silly gags, so much was packed into a full-fat series opening. “Atlas Mugged” unfortunately falls foul of this; many of the best ideas have been crammed into the first episode at the expense of the next, and “Atlas Mugged”, while still an entertaining one and a half hour experience, is a far weaker episode overall.

Review: DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires

Previously published on Exeposé Online, here’s my verdict on the Empires spin-off from the main, numbered entries to the DYNASTY WARRIORS series. And, unlike a sweeping, blistering Lu Bu special move, it doesn’t exactly set the world on fire:

 

I have my reservations whenever I turn back to my favourite nostalgic titles for fear of disappointment. So, naturally, when I turned back to DYNASTY WARRIORS — a set of games that were a guilty pleasure even when I was too young to know any better — I feared the worst. Surprisingly, in this case, I’m happy to inform you that…no sorry this game is far from worth playing. Despite the near-endless customisation making this a good value game in some senses, the repetitive gameplay continually lets down the promising Empires meta game.