All four playable Vault Hunters in Borderlands 3 bring their own distinct flavor to the game, and not just in terms of their unique skill trees. In comparison to the Vault Hunters in previous games, Borderlands 3`s Zane, Moze, Amara, and FL4K talk a lot, constantly speaking their minds and responding to NPCs during conversations. Your choice of Vault Hunter won`t impact the final outcome of the main story at all, but it will influence how you perceive certain events and understand the relationships of specific characters--encouraging you to play through Borderlands 3`s campaign more than once.`We wanted to make sure that if people said, `I want to play through this game all over again with a different character,` that they would then feel rewarded,` co-lead writer Sam Winkler said in an interview with GameSpot. `Not just in terms of different mechanics but also a slightly different interpretation of some of the stories.` The emphasis on Sirens in Borderlands 3`s plot means Amara has a vested interest in the story`s events, for instance, and FL4K--a nonbinary AI--explores their growing sexual attraction to Ellie by flirting with her every chance they have.Having played as all four of the Vault Hunters now, I love how much each one changes how many of the interactions go. Previous Vault Hunters have rarely felt like carbon copies of each other--their unique abilities mean each one handles in a distinct way. But within their respective stories, each one typically reacts to every event in a similar way to their teammates. There`s no new insight playing as Brick instead of Mordecai or Maya instead of Zer0. So it`s a nice change of pace in Borderlands 3, and I`m already eager to see how each Vault Hunter uniquely responds to the streamer-like banter and violent habits of the Calypso Twins--especially Tyreen, a Siren whose curse-like Phase Leech ability and horrifying backstory (if true) write her as somewhat of a tragic figure.To also encourage replayability, several ...
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