Oh My God ... This Gun is awesome but wait there's another ...
GAMEPLAY AND STORY
There are four character classes namely Berserker, Siren, Hunter and Soldier. Each of these classes have background stories and why they have come to Pandora. Pandora is a wasteland filled with thugs, aliens and a lot of loot. You can play with any character you think best fits your gameplay.
Colonists came to mine Pandora looking for mineral resources but they soon realised that the planet has little to offer so they let loose the criminals they employed as forced labour and other colonist were also left behind. The settlers seek to get rich by discovering alien technology while others try to survive and mark their territory.
Your character is called upon to seek out the vault that contains riches, alien technology, etc and it is up to you to decide what character you want to play with. Unfortunately, the storyline is not that great and sometimes you will forget that there is a main quest because of all the sidequest. There are more than 100 sidequest to keep you wandering the wasteland for hours.The main attraction of this game are guns. GUNS, GUNS and GUNS and more guns. I guarantee that the main reason why you would otherwise go looking for a sidequest or go into an arena is because of loot and also leveling up. Enemies also level up too so when going out, make sure to check your levels.
The RPG elements work quite well and is not as indepth like in other hardcore roleplaying games which is understandable. It is simple and straigthforward. Your character levels up while killing animals and shooting bandits. If you use a particular weapon like a shotgun more often then you will expect the shotgun to gain higher levels making your shots more accurate, effective and deadly. You can find loot almost anywhere and the next time you come back to the same spot, there will be more loot. You can also buy guns and med kits at vending machines across Pandora.
There are vehicles in the game which can be easily accessed at stations in different maps and it would be crazy to walk around all of Pandora. You can also teleport to various locations later in the game after opening up new maps. Maps are varied but almost the same colour and there are a lot of litter around maps and it looks good.
I completed the questing or most of it around level 36 and I started playthrough 2 which is from level 36 to 50 while retaining all my loot and cash.
Multiplayer is the best part of this game which allows you play the campaign with friends and people unknown who will eventually kick you out.
PRESENTATION AND SOUND
The art style of this game is awesome although running on DX9 on the PC. It is refreshing to see such beautiful scences, creatures, alien structures done in a different way with a sense of humor. Character animation is done pretty well and Gearbox pays attention to details. Sound is the one of the best parts of this game which is immersive but unfortunaye A.I is the sore part of this game which is pretty dumb. friendly A.I. just stand around doing nothing and boss battles while beautiful to look at are easy.
Overall I enjoyed Pandora alone and online which is the way to go. This game is not perfect but its strengths overcome some few weakness which can be overlooked.