I’ll keep this brief since these games came out somewhere between 11 and six years ago. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel adds a little more to the proceedings by offering players the story of the Handsome Jack-the villain of Borderlands 2. Often hailed as the “original looter-shooter,” Borderlands finds players on the mysterious planet of Pandora, but instead of battling the Na’vi for Unobtanium you play as badass mercenaries hunting a mysterious Vault, said to contain riches, weapons, or perhaps, something more sinister. In any case, while I’m sure Borderlands needs no introduction, in fact the third installment of the franchise came out less than a year ago. But upon assessing my “surprise,” I couldn’t help but think, “ The Witcher 3 is on Switch, and it actually plays really well…I mean, I know this thing isn’t a PS4, but shouldn’t we be far past surprise?”īorderlands Legendary Collection – Review Screenshot Provided by 2K I bring this up because I found myself falling into this exact same trap while playing Borderlands Legendary Collection genuinely enthused as I was for the quality of the ports of Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and almost uttering the dreaded phrase.
And yet, it seems inescapable something seemingly more demanding than Super Mario Odyssey gets released, gamers and critics alike are “surprised,” by its quality on the Switch. Here is a console that pulled the company out of the disastrous tailspin that was the WiiU, and has consistently featured incredible games-ranging from first-party to indie, and even a few third-party titles. One thing I continue to find fascinating, albeit a bit annoying, is the phrase “surprisingly good,” in relation to the Nintendo Switch.