For the reason that Borderlands 2’s endgame is all about peppering gigantic creatures with bullets until they keel over and spill their gun-flavoured innards, we will not imagine an improved fit for a ramification than a hunting theme. And within this type of thing, there can be no better guide inside the Borderlands universe than well-spoken cyborg Sir Hammerlock. But nonetheless the complete jigsaw pieces fit together perfectly, the sorrowful truth is that the image they convey simply isn’t as impressive as Gearbox’s previous works.

With dreams of safari treks, sprawling savannah plains and ponderous beasties, we travelled to the brand new Hunter’s Grotto area only to be let down on all three counts. The fun of the search is nowhere to be seen, the brand new areas – while absolutely massive (maybe even slightly too big) – are one of the most washed-out and drab thus far and despite the title, big game hunting is an extraordinary treat instead of a frequent thrill. That said, the host of recent smaller enemies is the precise yet and from aggressive scorpion-like critters to lolloping spore beasts that cloud the sky, it is a far cry from simply dressing up Bandits in pirate costumes or biker gear.

Elsewhere, there are indigenous tribesmen (who with reference to fall at the right side of being offensive) to slaughter, infuriating Witch Doctors to murder and a secondary cast of ‘rare’ versions of standard enemies to seek down. And all of those guys are tough too – with enemies whose levels creep into the mid-50s and another two obscene raid bosses to be killed by, that is Borderlands 2 at its toughest.

We wouldn’t say that this can be a bad expansion, rather one who doesn’t live as much as its awesome promise. It is the shortest of the 3 packs up to now, though it makes up for its narrative brevity with a bevy of side missions. Sadly, few of those offer decent rewards (mostly just cash and experience), meaning that players already banging their heads at the level cap will see little reason to undertake lots of them. That is a shame, because there are some awesome missions in there, although they’re perhaps better saved for when the extent cap is eventually raised. Which, by the sound of factors, have to be happening within the next DLC pack, that will be the fourth and final covered by the Season Pass. Not that we will see it being the last…

Between farming The Warrior and Terramorphous and the lootsplosions that celebrated the ends of the last two DLC packs, we’re somewhat spoiled for excellent gear now. Besides , we’re always at the hunt for guns, shields, grenades and mods that just outclass those we’re rocking. Sadly, Big Game Hunt is not the best place to seem, it’ll seem. Outside of custom skins for the hot Fan Boat, we didn’t see a single drop above Blue rarity or even then, there weren’t nearly as many unique items as there were within the other expansions. Shame. Still, with a degree cap increase at the horizon, maybe it is best that we do not get too attached to our level 50 arsenal anyway – it’ll all be obsolete soon.

The weakest of the 3 current DLC packs it is usually, however the incontrovertible fact that Big Game Hunt still outclasses the vast majority of downloadable expansions from other studios speaks volumes on Gearbox’s mastery of its craft. In case you are still for your technique to level 50, it’s worth taking within the sights here along the way in which. In case you are maxed out, however, you have to join the quest after the cap have been raised – it’ll feel a lot more worthwhile in case you do.