It capably captures the feeling of playing as one of the insane Psycho Badass enemies that the game throws at you on occasion. The insta-recharge that you get for activating Buzz Axe Rampage at 33-percent health or less quickens the pace of play considerably.
Mania requires constant health bar management, especially once you’ve maxed it out. Once you’ve maxed out Hellborn, the Raving Retribution skill shoots homing fireballs out at any enemies that deal damage to Krieg, but only while he’s on fire.Įach of the three skill trees brings a unique twist on the Borderlands 2 play. The tier one skills both boost Krieg’s chances of lighting himself on fire when he ignites an enemy, with subsequent tiers offering various combat benefits for fighting while engulfed in flames. Effective play in the Hellborn tree requires fire-based weapons. The Hellborn tree on the right is built specifically for those who appreciate the cleansing qualities of fire. The explosion chains too, so if one Nova kills off another enemy, that enemy will then explode as well. Once the tree is maxed out, the Bloodsplosion skill sees every enemy you finish off exploding in an Elemental Nova attack. Various skills located up and down the tree boost damage, reload, and other attributes based on the number of stacks you’ve earned. Much like the Mechromancer’s Anarchy stacks, Krieg earns Bloodlust stacks as he chips away at enemy health bars. The leftmost Bloodlust tree focuses instead on rewarding players for dishing out damage. At the highest level, activating it at or below 33-percent health boosts your damage output, heals you completely, and instantly recharges the action skill as soon as the Rampage timer hits zero. The Mania tree focuses on maximizing your capabilities in Buzz Axe Rampage mode and getting you there as often as possible.
You can throw your axe for quick ranged attacks, but this action skill is most devastating at close quarters. Krieg’s “Buzz Axe Rampage” action skill turns him into a melee-focused, axe-wielding damage sponge. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the centrally located Mania tree. Krieg, on the other hand, rewards those who are willing to engage in a little bit of stat-based micromanagement. Most of the time in Borderlands 2, you’re working to minimize the damage you take. More than that, playing Krieg effectively is often about soaking up just the right amount of damage. Melee is a particular focus for the character no matter how you choose to spec him out. Krieg feels wildly different compared to those that have come before though. You simply start playing and shooting at stuff, and the familiar haze of of the series’ satisfying feedback loop soon settles in: kill dudes, collect loot, equip gear, rinse and repeat. As sharply funny as Anthony Burch’s writing is, story is sort of secondary in a game like Borderlands 2. There’s no preamble for Krieg, no necessary setup that introduces him to the game. You know the drill with Borderlands characters. All that said, there’s something especially exciting about stepping into the blood-soaked boots of a beefed up psycho with the latest Borderlands 2 DLC character, Krieg. A typical day on Pandora sees any one of them gleefully murdering scores of supposedly villainous bandits without giving it a second thought. Sure, the various bandits, nomads, maniacs, and psychos are nasty customers who just want to give you pain, but your playable Vault Hunters aren’t exactly innocents either. Fitbit Versa 3Įvil is measured in degrees in a game like Borderlands 2.
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