A tremendous band of badass heroes fight to protect the universe's very last star from a mysterious evil in this next-gen shooter by the creators of Borderlands. To defend it, you'll need to utilize every type of character and weapon you've ever imagined — from cyborg hawkmen to samurai vampires to mini-gun wielding man-mountains. Slash and parry, run and gun, cast and dash, or simply obliterate foes all while building and growing your personal team of heroes. Choose your hero and fight alone or co-operatively alongside friends in story missions, or battle against them in fast-paced competitive multiplayer matches.
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NOTE: As part of the closed technical test, I can review only the parts that were available at time of the test.
Story mode - Story mode was exciting. It has some of the standards when it comes to bosses. You get the boss' health down to 75% and he leaves sending in more minions, then you go find him. They will do this multiple times before being able to finish him off. The ability to purchase in-game "mercs", drones only so far, is nice, as they will point you to minions that seem to be lost and also have enough fire power to have your back. The in-game turret purchases are nice as well and very useful. I really enjoyed the sarcastic ramblings ISIC
Reported Feature in Story mode - The fact that I can start Story mode as one character, and change as often as I like without having to start over with the new character is a very interesting twist.
Multiplayer - MELTDOWN type - I like the mix of FPS (First Person Shooter) and MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game mechanics. It puts a nice twist on the normal PvP Capture the Flag, Domination, and Free-for-All. Meltdown was the only Multiplayer type we got in this test.
Overall - The new Helix system, which allows you to build your character in-game depending on the needs of the situation, is a great way to test different build-outs to see what works best for you.
Along with the Helix system for in-game building, there are gear load-outs for pregame configurations that can be used in game to do everything from buffing your character and buffing other teammates to Nerfing your opponents and dropping a grenade upon dying.
Summary - Story mode was fun. Multiplayer has some great twists and will be a majority of my game play. The new in-game character building is probably my favorite aspect of the game. I like what they have done with game. It will be take up many hours of my future.