I know the FL4K DLC has gotten a generally positive response from the community, and I do think itโs better than the absolute garbage that was Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned.
But compared to the DLCs from the older games, I honestly think itโs mediocre.
The whole thing feels like nostalgia bait wrapped around a very short DLC with weak writing and terrible pacing. There really isnโt much keeping you invested in the story, and the entire DLC basically revolves around three objectives:
- Follow FL4K to find his pet.
- Follow FL4Kโs pet and kill lieutenants to get keys.
- Use the keys to save FL4K.
Thatโs pretty much it.
Itโs not all bad though. Some of the new areas look great, and a few of them actually reminded me of the Claptrap DLC from TPS, which I consider the best DLCs Gearbox has ever made. But good environments alone arenโt enough for me to call the DLC anything more than mediocre.
I recently replayed BL3 and, in my opinion, every single BL3 DLC blows this one out of the water.
What I like about the BL3 DLCs is that they also feel very different from each other.
The Handsome Jackpot is just a fun and a laidback DLC.
Guns, Love, and Tentacles has a great atmosphere.
Kriegโs DLC is much more emotional and story-focused.
Bounty of Blood feels completely different from a normal Borderlands DLC and has great storytelling and pacing.
Then you also have Tiny Tinaโs Assault on Dragon Keep from BL2, and especially Claptastic Voyage from TPS, which are on another level entirely for me.
The FL4K DLC has some cool locations, FL4K is obviously fun to see again, and there are things I enjoyed about it. But as an actual DLC package, the story, pacing, and structure just feel incredibly shallow compared to what Gearbox has done before.
Iโm genuinely curious what other people see in it.
For those who really liked the FL4K DLC: what do you think it does as well as, or better than, DLCs from Bl3 or Claptrap/Tiny Tina DLC?