Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Left Me Extremely Disappointed... | Review

Thanks to 2K Games for the review code. Borderlands is a series near and dear to my heart as I've met some very close friends through it. Suffice to say that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands was a game I was really looking forward to after a disappointing run in Borderlands 3. The fantasy-like D&D refresh seemed to be exactly what they needed on paper as it would undoubtedly shake up the game systems. However, much of this more of the same with problems from previous entries only being exacerbated. All in all, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands left me super disappointed.


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[JazzzRockFuzion]

I respect Matty's take, but I'm still planning on diving in. I expected 'BL3 mechanics in a whimsical fantasy/D&D-esque world' -- it looks exactly like what we're getting here. Frankly, I doubt most BL fans believe this will reinvent the wheel. I suspect most folks (myself included) simply want a full-length, fleshed-out, modernized version of "Assault On Dragon Keep". If that's what I get, I'll consider it $60 well-spent.

[wyrmmm]

Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t think this way another “Borderlands” but more so a full version of Bunkers and Badass.

[kujo]

Pre sequel wasn’t a miss. I can’t believe it’s still completely overhated it’s like bioshock 2 all over again

[samanderson]

I'm honestly not really looking for Gearbox to change up the Borderlands formula. I don't think the franchise needs "saving." I have never really played these games for the writing or the story. I just like the whacky guns and abilities, and all the Loot! This just looks like more of what I love from a Borderlands game. I'm still planning on picking up day one.

[davidphobias]

It sounds like you think it’s at least a pretty decent game.. so I’m confused at how you were left “extremely disappointed”. It’s a spin off game, not borderlands 4 (like Pre Sequel was), so I wasn’t expecting any monumental changes. I do think it looks like they’ve made enough changes in to satisfy borderlands fans who’ve been wanting something new for a while.

[Aussie_Tom]

Completely agree with the take on humour. It's definitely a core component in Borderlands identity regardless of whether you care about it or not. The drop in writing quality was a big reason why Borderlands 3 never resonated with me as much as the previous two games, despite loving the improved gunplay and location diversity more.

Wonderlands is something I see myself picking up in time, but there's just too many 'better' games, for the lack of a better word, that have come out or are coming out around this time frame. It's a shame because I'll eat up anything Borderlands, but I think 3 ended up burning me out a little harder then expected.

[GunGun-cfss]

3:05 Hard disagree on pre-sequel, love that game it just needed the same support as bl2

[mikesamajean]

I'll never get the hate for the pre-sequel, me and my friends had as much fun with it and the writing as we did bl2, and to a infinitely lesser extent bl3. This looks great to me sure ill get a few hundred hours out of it. I'm treating it as a side game anyways, a break from mainstream borderlands.

[deadpooljr]

Pre sequel was an interesting backstory for the events that happened on BL2 I wouldn’t call it bad in anyway in fact I was excited for Athena to team up with the old gang in BL3 but she never showed up.

[alvin]

Yeah this game sounds kinda perfect for me but I definitely get Mattys' points here. Put over 2k hrs in BL3, more of that with a Tiny Tina vibe sounds heaven sent. I'm 38 btw, I like the silly humor, really get burnt out if every other game is a grisly, dark, serious, mature narrative.

[hughjass]

As a huge DnD fan and player, I'm personally in love with this game so far and this feels like a huge improvement as a game over Borderlands 3 even if it's a spinoff.

[mickyhansen]

Co-op scaling was the same in BL3 - which was a great addition; makes it easy to jump in and you get loot scaled to you - makes it a lot more fun.

[DeadUponAll]

I'm not big on Borderlands, but I love fantasy stuff, like castles, dragons and stuff, so I'm looking forward to this game, and it sad that its not Rated M, but never less, I'm intrigued enough to play it

[hanzo]

There's something about the weapon's in borderlands 2 that just cant be topped. I really disliked the weapons in BL3 they felt repetitive and the legendaries were not unique enough and i kinda see this here as well

[larryporter]

For a different take: I find everything to the point that I had reached to be fitting of Tiny Tina. I was actually a little relieved to have more of the same looter shooter action I came to know and love. I love the re-skin of weapons and the names and references they have. It is so like tina to not be able to think that creatively and they took that and melded it into the weapon names and enemies. I have only played 4 hours worth at this point and am happy with my purchase as co-op was always a must. Lack of enemy types seems to be a huge issue right now, but remembering early borderlands and the countless numbers of skags, rakks and bandits plus the addition of eridians at the end making the bosses even more unique. At this point I am looking forward to whatever late game content they put in and hope for at least 1 raid boss. Because they kinda let me down at launch with BL3 not having one.

To summarize: love the tina esque humor, however it only meets expectations not exceeds. Gameplay is the same I have always loved and the enemy types leave more to be desired.

[JstrX]

So I got into the series at BL2. Honestly BL2 has the perfect balance of Absurdist, Dry, Dark comedy with serious moments that felt impactful. I played BL1 many years later and didn't find myself laughing quite as much, but wasn't bad by any means.

[awkwardGardener]

Ngl, the environmental design of this game looks leagues ahead of the rest of the series. Hell it just looks really nice in general.

[OmegaWolf]

“The game feels really immature” 5 mins later: “for those of you who love this Lego movie like me” me: bruh

[Cheesepuff]

At this point I kinda want BL2 remade with the animation, sounds, physics and some mechanics, guns, items and skills from BL3, but that’s silly

Also a Tales from the Borderlands 2

[brettc]

This is a surprising review. Every other review I've seen what is the inverse of yours where they praised all the things you hated and vice versa. However I always respect your opinion and content.