Battleborn: A Genre Mashup
Aug. 23, 2015Battleborn: A Genre Mashup
Space fantasy is a mashup genre in itself, and given the genre blurring gameplay and setting of Borderlands, it’s no surprise to see a riff on that motif again here. Everyone in the universe has gathered on a star called Solus to seek safety after a universal disaster wiped out all of the other planets and stars. Sending out their best champions known as Battleborn, the remnants of the universe pin their hopes on these heroes’ ability to stop the evil behind the disaster. Naturally, they find time on the side to fight each other for fun.
This is of course a big part of any MOBA, and Battleborn’s approach is varied:
Of course, all of this describing is well and good, but seeing is believing. Have a look at their Gamescom Trailer:
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“…or grey-mane?”
But nah, in all seriousness, it looks… interesting. The graphical style reminds me a lot of TF2, and a mashup between TF2 gameplay and a MOBA is a pretty interesting idea. I like that they’re doing something new with the concept, too, rather then just making yet-another-carbon-copy-MOBA; god knows we’ve got enough of those already.
I love the promise of split-screen play, as well. Not enough games include same-console-multiplayer nowadays, so it’s good to see a game implement it, and better to see them make it work alongside rather then mutually exclusive to online play.
I’m interested in it for similar reasons. I’m just not much of an active pc gamer, but the prospect of playing mobas more regularly sounds fun to me. I have played a little Heroes of the Storm recently and liked it. I am also pretty enamored by the whimsical and colorful visuals of Battleborn, and setting is often a big component for me in choosing games.
My only problem with it is that there is no character creation. I just prefer to make my own character in RPGs; gives me a greater sense of immersion and personal connection with the game world (at least when it’s done right).
Will have to keep an eye on this gem. Looks like those gamers that have the meta strategy for MOBAs but aren’t so hot on the point and click, will be able to enjoy seeing if those strategies they’ve envisioned can come to fruition with those FPS skills! Nice read!
