Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4)

After playing and absolutely loving Borderlands 1 and 2, I was gutted when I upgraded my PS3 to a PS4 and Borderlands the pre sequel was released, but only on the PS3.Now all that has changed with the release of The handsome collection.Not only do I get Borderlands 2 and all of the add on content and extra maps (some of which I didn't ever get round to buying on my PS3) but I also get Borderlands the Pre Sequel, the level cap and add ons already released and a free upgrade to the upcoming season pass as well.Considering that I spent a good few months playing Borderlands 2 on the PS3, I am guessing that with all the add on content and the Pre sequel and add ons in this pack, new players will easily get a package containing a good 6 months worth of gaming, if you play for 4 or 5 hours a day.Borderlands is a huge open world RPG game with buckets of humour, literally millions (I'm not exaggerating) of weapons and upgrades and thousands of side and mini quests to do. Borderlands 2 is massive and I am really enjoying re-playing it on the PS4 and will get to the pre Sequel when I've finished BL2 (although I have had a nosey on it and it does look really good).The remastering and update from the PS3 to the PS4 versions are not that mind blowing, the games don't look hugely different from the PS3 versions although there are small noticeable differences in graphics and sound quality.But saying this, there wasn't too much in Borderlands 2 that needed improving anyway, it's an awesome game.It's like what you'd get if you crossed Mad max, Skyrim and a pinch of Disney Pixar and mixed them all together. The open world landscapes are very max max like while the characters and villains are more cartoonish and the level up and upgrade systems are reminiscent of Skyrim. There's monsters, pirates, and villains galore as well as a good supply of friends and accomplices to meet throughout the games. You'll spend hours upon hours farming boss battles and collecting scrap and loot, to upgrade and improve your means and buy new and completely bonkers weapons.I'm not personally one for online and multiplayer gaming but this release does come with a 4 player coop mode and lots of online features for those who are interested. And if you have already started playing these 2 games on the PS3, you can transfer your level caps and game saves over to the PS4 version via cross save (sadly my PS3 is long gone so I had to start over again, not that this is a bad thing)Considering some of the games that are out for the PS4 and the prices that they cost for 12 to 15 hours worth of gameplay, Borderlands the Handsome collection is easily the best value game on the system at the moment. It's fun, vast, humorous, packed with action, has all the extras and DLC included and at less than £40, it's a real bargain. massive respect to 2K games for showing thier loyal fanbase such huge respect with this release, it's refreshing to see.9.5/10 Awesome package which will keep even the most demanding gamer happy for months, a must buy.

Where to begin? All in all it's a great deal for those that have not played these two titles - you're getting a lot of game play time here for your money.On the downside is changing up from your PS3 save to your PS4 save; you need to still own your PS3 copy before you buy the PS4 copy - so don't trade it in early like I did. You will need to upload your PS3 game save for one character, then fire up your PS4 and download that save. Once complete, you have to do that process over again for each character, as the cloud will only hold one save at a time. Terrible.The Borderlands 2 title, with all the DLC is brilliant and is well worth the money. I played this on the PS3 and there is tonnes of game to explore. I can't say that I noticed a huge improvement in graphics between the two consoles; I simply like having it on my most-used console today, the PS4. I've not had any problems with the game working. The graphics are the usual cartoony stuff, fun, and bright. The story is cheesy; the baddie Jack is brilliant if you like his type of humour. The rest of the crew follow traditional american humour - somewhat lost on us Britts.The Pre-Sequal. Well at least this game version gives you the DLC characters to choose from in addition to the core ones. They're not too far different from the usual commando and sniper stuff. All the usual weapon drops are there. A home town where you store your stuff etc. etc. And now you can roll your weapons to create one better one. The good ends there though. The whole jumping really high is fine; but the lack of gravity and moving incredibly slow is irritating. Combine that with heavy shooting, and you're a sitting duck - I probably died about five time in the whole of BL2, and on this I've died a few dozen. The story is slow. The humour is terrible - it's Australian humour and corse; nothing clever about it at all. I'll keep plodding through it though.It doesn't take away from the fact it's a huge game.