How Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Compares to the Borderlands Trilogy

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Gearbox Software and 2K Games' violent space western series Borderlands has had many successful entries. The games' unique blend of outrageous gore, silly humor, and cell-shaded style made the original Borderlands trilogy a success and launched a slew of spin-off titles as well. Building on Borderlands 2's Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands takes players once more into the twisted world of Bunkers & Badasses – the franchise's take on Dungeons & Dragons. Tina Tiny's Wonderlands was well-received by fans and was felt by some to be the best FPS action of the series so far, and it had a great mix of Borderlands-ness as well as original elements.

While Tiny Tina's Wonderlands looks very much at home within the Borderlands franchise's specific aesthetic and sensibility, it does try to forge its own path with some of its features. Developer Gearbox Software seems to be trying out some new things while hoping to improve on some aspects of the original games that might feel a little aged. With its own distinct blend of classic Borderlands characteristics and new-to-the-series features, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is really its own beast.

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One of the biggest ways Tiny Tina's Wonderlands separates itself from its predecessors is with its setting. It still retains a lot of the Borderlands look and feel, but it moves the action from planets like Pandora to a more fantasy-themed locale complete with dungeons, castles, and swords. Taking inspiration from fantasy tabletop role-playing games, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands moves away from Borderlands' punky sci-fi settings and establishes its own style.

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