It's been a busy week, so only a quick update this week. Borderlands 2 has had it's first DLC appear sooner than expected. The Mechromancer is now available and is possibly the best class for playing solo. The class is designed around a summonable companion Deathtrap. A bigger and meaner version of the ever irritating Claptrap.
Deathtrap comes with the amazing power of no clip, which initially looks a bit silly, but makes sense as he's a melee death machine. He comes armed with a pair of combat claws and gets stuck in. This distracts enemies a lot and alleviates the problem of being the only target in single player. Most importantly the character is unique and doesn't feel like a re-work of a character from the first game.
This weekend has seen the Play Expo visit Manchester. The Saturday was definitely well attended. I was hoping to see a lot of current games on exhibit, but the majority of the expo was the EGL and the rather fantastic Re-Play event which I had seen earlier this year. Ninetendo brought a small booth to demonstrate the Wii U, but it wasn't big enough to accommodate the crowds. A full write up here next week!
