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hey everyone this is nick AKA stew beef from gamers nexus dotnet and we're talking about the state of borderlands right now as some of you might know borderlands is releasing a collector's edition called the handsome collection for xbox one and ps4 that contains Borderlands 2 Borderlands the pre-sequel and all the downloadable content that was released for those games so sounds like a pretty nifty package especially if you're interested in vu very expensive edition that includes a remote-controlled version of claptrap now I believe all those are sold out but who knows maybe somebody selling them online so yeah we want to talk about where Borderlands is right now and also comment on the idea of remastering games this quickly on the new consoles I was looking at an IGN comment thread the other day I think the top comments said oh now I understand why here why the new consoles aren't backwards compatible and I thought oh my gosh just hit me like a ton of bricks really the triple-a studio is out there are just cashing in on this idea of making their games available packaging all the dlc for the new consoles remastering it and marketing that and saying oh you can play borderlands on xbox one and ps4 it it'll look better and it has all the dlc so you won't miss anything I mean as a gamer i think it's convenient to have all of that as one package but here we are talking about who knows maybe a missed opportunity to develop new IP i'm not going to criticize any studios in particular but that's something that as a consumer on that end of things you might question that that said what borderlands has done recently as we know with tales from the borderlands is continue to expand its universe in new ways so first of all tales from the borderlands is an adventure game that really doesn't have any of the same kind of gameplay that we know from the borderlands games it's mostly point-and-click adventure and dialogue driven so you don't really get that in Pandora normally but with that it has the same borderlands presentation same sort of visuals some of the characters appear from that so I think it's interesting that that universe is being flushed out and that it's being extended to other teams not only just telltale games but also 2k australia who developed Borderlands the pre-sequel so 2k is definitely looking to push this as much as they can whether or not they're going to develop new IP for it that has yet to be revealed but we can expect that if they generate enough sales and demand to keep doing things with borderlands not only will you have re-releases like this handsome collection as it's called but you'll also have 2k investing and doing more with borderlands whether that's a first person shooter RPG hybrid or it's an adventure game or it's a turn-based tactics game which I think that's a multi-million dollar idea right there so yeah I mean they could do with the new consoles there isn't there's enough time we don't know if it's going to be a five-year console cycle or 10 your console cycle but that should be enough time to develop something that they have established welcomed favored IP for so yeah we have a franchise that some still question needs improvement needs refinement they need to slow down don't worry about the money makers and actually retool the IP make it better and then inject a similar presentation similar characters you know same kind of quirky humor they're known for I'm thinking that there's a strong argument there the borderland just needs to slow down there are a number of great franchises out there that still take years and years and years between games and generally they're well received I think one example is the Metal Gear Solid franchise even though ground zeroes was in a big hit that was only a precursor to the game that we're gonna see later this year seven years after guns of the Patriots came out other games that we see a lot of years between development cycles well when was last time we had a mario galaxy game right you know of a 3d Mario platform of that ilk that's what I've found with the borderlands franchise I believe that there are tweaks to the formula that need to be made to make the experience better for people who are questing for loot and for people who want to see more added to the vehicular combat I think that's something that could be developed more as well there's a chance to possibly put dialogue trees and critical decision making in Borderlands that's that's possible as well and I think that venturing that way with telltale that could yield that in a future game right whether that's a continuation of the universe as we see it or as rewriting the universe but the overlying point that I'm trying to make here is that 2k with this franchise established as well as it is whether you love it or hate it they can put a lot more into doing something with the IP and they can take your time doing it really because we don't want anything that's rushed or is a simple cash grab for them right we don't want the repetitiveness of the pre-sequel we don't want the issues with the loot dropping in Borderlands 2 I think that visually and mechanically this is generally a sound game but there are those additions that could make this a stronger franchise anyway that's we're bored Lanza's right now and I think that it's something that I'm going to continue to look forward to it's becoming iconic right you have a remote-controlled claptrap that yeah it's part of a four-hundred-dollar package but as soon as I saw it I thought my goodness it said time to bust out the credit card yes it's very enticing right but maybe maybe slow down and give us something that lives on that console anyway let us know what you think about the state of Borderlands are you going to get the remastered collection for ps4 and xbox one I know we have a lot of PC gamers so please excuse me but do you think that that is right to due to their consumers and add new consumers to the series we're definitely curious to hear what you say all right thanks guys