![]() ![]() She also has a knack of betraying her fellow pirates once she’s done with them and has taken what ever she needs from them. However, none of them shine more brightly than Captain Scarlett, a pirate who’s seen numerous battles in her time and has the scars to prove it. It adds even more quirky and memorable characters to the mix that are sure to make you laugh during your interactions with them. ![]() This expansion to the Borderlands 2 experience is everything you expect it to be. He tells us about a marvelous buried treasure that was left behind by a fearsome pirate of the name Captain Blade. Upon starting up this newly released DLC, you are greeted as soon as you make your way into the town of Oasis via fast traveling by yet another fairy tail from our favorite Pandorian arms dealer, Marcus. It brings with it its fair share of fresh air into the game as well as adds various new items and currency to an already very in-depth system, despite a few shortcomings with regards to its quests. You won’t find any weapons or other gear in the main quest that’ll blow you away, but new level 50 raid bosses, including one you can kill for a new currency called Seraph Crystals, give the most dedicated of us something to chase long after the many hours of Pirate’s Booty quests run out.Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty is the first DLC that expands on the already vast and long campaign of Borderlands 2. Likewise there’s plenty of loot to collect and quests to fulfill, though the latter doesn’t live up to the quality established by core Borderlands 2 experience. I think it’s good to establish a sense of place, something the DLC does as well as the original campaign with its visual design, but it’d be nice to see more creativity taken with the pirate theme than just putting a captain’s hat or cutlass on the host of familiar foes. The occasional unique enemy like the Anchorman helps mix things up, as his ability to yank you to him from far away kills camping strategies. Combat encounters remain interesting and fun despite mostly putting you up against re-skinned enemies in pirate get ups, if only because your characters abilities and weapons feel like playing with toys. If all you want is a reason to get more loot, levels (assuming you haven’t maxed out), and to shoot your way through more of Pandora, Captain’s Booty mostly succeeds. That being said, the last part of Pirate’s Booty is almost enough to redeem it, as the final zones’ story and loot payoff makes the experience feel rewarding. Archetypal stories don’t need to be boring (see Star Wars, Lord of the Rings), but Captain’s Booty doesn’t have interesting enough characters or plot twists to make it engrossing. As such it suffers, resulting in a story that’s almost entirely predictable (and at times downright boring). Captain’s Booty doesn’t have a lead protagonist or antagonist binding it together in the way, Handsome Jack, Angel or Lilith do in the mainline story. Likewise the narrative just doesn’t develop into anything especially good. A few quests for Shade and you basically never see him again, leaving you with a slew of other characters which, despite having occasionally witty or charming dialogue, largely never come all that close to being as engrossing or great as I’ve come to expect from Borderlands. ![]() The story starts off great, with hilarious and well-written characters like Shade, but quickly stumbles into mediocrity. You’ll also meet Captain Scarlett, a sand pirate who you’ll help in an epic quest to uncover a host of loot. Doing so triggers an awesome cinematic intro where you learn about a long-lost treasure. Play As soon as you hit level 15 you can instantly fast travel to Oasis, the starting point for the Pirate’s Booty content. ![]()
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