Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

1. EddieHokie

   Jun 29, 2013

   10

   Tiny Tina is probably the best addition to The Borderlands Universe so I love seeing a DC centered around her. The graphics are unique muchTiny Tina is probably the best addition to The Borderlands Universe so I love seeing a DC centered around her. The graphics are unique much like Hammerlock's DLC was but the story and exploration here is sooo much better. It's the first time in a Borderlands game where I don't feel like I am thrown into a sandbox area and its refreshing.
   
   It actually feels like a linear adventure with little side roads along the way which is refreshing to the usual Borderlands game dynamic of grab quest, run either north, east, south, west to complete, and then backtrack to complete quest.
   
   It is easily the best DLC to Borderlands 2. I would rank them as:
   1) Dragon Keep- Fantastic
   2) Pirate Captain Scarlett DLC Good to Great
   3) Torgue Campaign- Average to Good (mainly because of Mr. Torgue)
   4) Hammerlock- Forgettable other than the graphic design… Expand

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2. GarryRyder

   Sep 18, 2013

   10

   Best ever DLC of all other DLC's made for the Borderlands 2. This DLC is great. Love the storyline. Exploration's unique. I've endured one ofBest ever DLC of all other DLC's made for the Borderlands 2. This DLC is great. Love the storyline. Exploration's unique. I've endured one of the true.. noble gaming experience of Borderlands 2. Great DLC … Expand

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4. JChris

   Apr 22, 2015

   10

   some of the best soundtracks ever to be displayed in a DLC together with a load of fun and a lot, i repeat a LOT of references make this DLC asome of the best soundtracks ever to be displayed in a DLC together with a load of fun and a lot, i repeat a LOT of references make this DLC a must have for every fan of role-playing games and firtst person shooters… Expand

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5. dragonbourne1

   Jul 4, 2013

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just wrapped up the main quest as well as most of the side quests. I've got to say after 20+ hours or so I am very impressed with this dlc! The humor stays true to the Borderlands mythos as well as the gunplay. If you are an old rpg player or "geek" this dlc is for you. It makes fun of pretty much everything fantasy and science fiction in a way that the player gets the joke. The new enemies are not just reruns of pryor instalments but compleatly new enemies with their own behaviors and quirks. Some of the bosses are very difficult, but can still be managed by one player. The maps are fresh and looking very D&D or Lord of the ringsish. I did not experience much in the way of bugs except once in a while something would be off color but that was if. All in all this dlc was very fun for me and refreshing as I was very board with the Mr. Tourge and Sir Hammalock dlcs. It also brings full circle Tiny Tina's grief over Roland and has a very touching clip at the end of the main quest. After which it also brings full circle a joke from the very begining of BL2. This is a must get for the dlcs if you get nothing else. Great add on 2k!! Well done ending for BL2!… Expand

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6. hatethisnamesod

   Jul 19, 2013

   9

   Once a year, there comes a DLC that is truly brilliant. This is the DLC for 2013. It has some of the best quests to come to Borderlands 2Once a year, there comes a DLC that is truly brilliant. This is the DLC for 2013. It has some of the best quests to come to Borderlands 2 including a quest where the Vault Hunter slaps a Joffery look alike.… Expand

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7. somethingguy912

   Jul 6, 2013

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, It seems Gearbox had saved the best DLC for last, not to mention saving the time necessary to put all the love and care into making this the panultimate DLC despite being a DLC merely focused around a D&D-esque board game ran by Tiny Tina. best of all, this DLC seems to borrow all the best things about the previous DLC's and puts them all into one frothing pot of humour, gameplay mechanics and a surprisingly warm-hearted ending too. From Pirates you get the retextured chests, with a "cutsy wootsy" small sized chest but with a new texture animation, from Campaign of Carnage you get a return to fashion for the steriod infused manly man Mr. Torgue, and from Big Game Hunt you get a combination of stylistically daring landscapes, a new palette of diverse enemies and the aesthetic combined with it. But what Assault on Dragon Keep brings new to the table is a self-awareness of the NPC's playing a board game, as you get to see Tiny Tina hilariously create the game and story "on the fly", and many returning characters like Ellie and Angel are introduced in a new fashion. Also, Vending Machines are now made to look "ye olde-style", including a palette of new voice overs for each one. There are also now Eridium Slot Machines stylized Tiny Tina style, with cupcakes and bandit masks and the like. Also, to influence the whole D&D style, there are new "Roll-Die Chests", where the quality of items merely depends on the roll, and you can increase the chances of the quality of goods by spending eridium to roll 2 die. Also, there are shrines that you can also spend eridium on to get different kinds of abliities, like increased damage, speed, defense, or restored ammo. With these, it improves the consistency of Eridium, as backpack SDU's will eventually all be spent and Raid Bosses will eventually not be worth your time. This perhaps almost saves the pain of not being able to use vehicles in this particular DLC, which is really a minor complaint at best. There is also another new chest that spawns good at the normal random chance but with a added surprise- mimics.the storyline with assault is really what you'd expect from a D&D styled game, more or less satirizing all the things about those kinds of board games, but moving through the story you start to notice Tiny Tina's strange denial with realizing Roland is dead, where at the beginning makes you think it's merely for the humor but overall in the ends comes down to the idea that she made the game as a way to allow Roland to be alive in this universe, which is actually a quite strong message about grief and moving on. Also, you will be playing the DLC almost familiarly like in the original game's plotline, except for a slightly faster paced, D&D style version, as you quest to kill the "handsome sorcerer", or essentially another 20 minutes for you to love hating Handsome Jack in this new style. But, perhaps the most epic thing that for some may or not be very important is the whole queen mythology, with the queen being none other than Butt Stallion, the diamond pony that Jack had told the Vault Hunter he bought right around the begining of the Vault Hunter's quest. Sure, it seems like an unimportant cameo, but I was dying to actually see the diamond pony in person, and the fact that a unicorn like that is the queen of this "D&D" experience ironically makes the whole plight of saving her JUST THAT MUCH MORE WORTH IT. seriously, the fact that the pony is in this game is worth getting the season pass entirely. This game not only redeems Gearbox for their previous disappointing DLC, but also has enough leg to carry on as the best DLC Gearbox has made for the Borderlands franchise since Armory of General Knoxx. I also enjoy the hints at the end for a possible fifth sequel, where you may or may not be allowed to infiltrate the hyperion space station ON A MOON. that would be awesome! anyhow, this DLC does everything right in every way, with a nice heart warming touch with Tiny Tina accepting the loss of Roland and growing from it. excellent job!… Expand

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8. 333___

   May 22, 2023

   0

   10/10 dog **** garbage game. First ever bad review for this **** up beyond comprehension.

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