We always wanted to know about Sir Hammerlock. He seemed quite eccentric, even from the start of
Borderlands 2.
With the addition of the Big Game Hunt DLC, you get plenty of
opportunity to learn more about him, but unfortunately he becomes rather
dull very fast. Where he was interesting in the full game, his dialogue
in the DLC lacks the enjoyable aspect you get from the usual missions.
His posh gentleman act gets on your nerves since it really serves no
point except to antagonize the main villain.
When you first enter Aegrus (Sir Hammerlocks hunting getaway), you
are immediately overwhelmed with the enormity of the area because it is
ridiculously huge. You spawn in the middle of a mountain and exit into a
dark and dank swampland inhabited by monstrous creatures. Gigantic
daddy long leg spiders and flying spores abound, and while they don’t
look especially difficult (the spiders are creepy though), they pack a
huge wallop. They don’t have any real critical hit points and they have a
very large amount of health, so either you need a full team
concentrating fire, or you need to run.
These enemies aren’t nearly as bad as the tribal ones. Normal tribal
warriors aren’t much of a threat, and they will charge you in droves
allowing for easy enemy attrition. However, their leader is a ridiculous
concept; Witch Doctors. These guys are a pain in the tookus. They have a
massive amount of hit points and their voodoo masks block all
criticals. Not only do they wield magic such as lightning, fire, and
twisters that all can kill in one shots without high health and shields,
but they also have the ability to upgrade all of their compatriots.
Regular warriors become Badass versions, Badass becomes Super Badass,
then Ultimate Badass, etc. Don’t even get me started on their ability to
heal every single enemy in 5 square miles.
What is surprising though is how simplistic the large scale hunts are.
You track an enemy who is supposed to be a a brutal beast capable of
slaughtering an entire region and yet they die within 5-10 shots. With a
team of four they last less than a minute, if that. These leave the Big
Game Hunt” out of
Big Game Hunt.
The main mission is also a bit of a drag. It’s very short and ultimately
fails to deliver a satisfying experience. There are a few really funny
lines from the villain, Professor Nakayama, whose obsession with
handsome Jack is amusing, although a tad bit creepy. His henchman (more
tribal enemies) block your approach pretty much everywhere, but if you
really want to bypass them it’s quite easy to run straight through.
The end is pretty boring, but kind of humorous. And it finishes the
same way as the Captain Scarlett DLC did. Get to the loot and the
credits roll. One serious disappointment with the DLC is that while the
enemies are hard hitting and very tough to damage, the loot is rather
abysmal. The gear is scaled to your level, as is the norm, but the
damage is laughable. You can get better white guns from the slots.
"It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mr. Kenji Eno passed
away last night (February 20, 2013) of heart failure," Eguchi wrote.
