Battleborn

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 409 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 263 out of 409
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 409
  3. Negative: 100 out of 409
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  1. Ghoster
    May 8, 2016
    0
    This is worst buy-fail in my life! As huge Borderlands fan I was blind to see what this game is because Gearbox did it. It's most boring experience in my whole life. And there is more.!!!! They founded a way to trick Steam refund rules!!! You will not be able even to try a game in 60 minutes because it's blocked until you finish prologue which is 1 hour of unskippable cartoon watch. AfterThis is worst buy-fail in my life! As huge Borderlands fan I was blind to see what this game is because Gearbox did it. It's most boring experience in my whole life. And there is more.!!!! They founded a way to trick Steam refund rules!!! You will not be able even to try a game in 60 minutes because it's blocked until you finish prologue which is 1 hour of unskippable cartoon watch. After game allow you to play 1st match Steam refund rules are already history!!!!! DO NOT BUY THIS!… Expand
  2. mikelovichNor
    May 31, 2016
    0
    Very very poor MOBA for the following reasons:
    1. Unbalanced DLC overpowered characters
    2. Matchmaking is a joke
    3. NO anticheat whatsoever!(how did this happen)?
    4. and the so-called singleplayer is so freakin boring(defend against waves?check)
    Good luck getting a steam refund guys
  3. KaXaSA
    Aug 8, 2016
    3
    The game is fun but it's poorly optimized, story mode maps runs like ****.
    The RECOMMENDED System Requirements (Steam Page) at least on a intel cpu/amd gpu setup are 100% ****
  4. Legolizardx
    May 24, 2016
    4
    The item system, multi-player and story all lack depth and are just poorly implemented and designed. You are expected to farm for hours to get a higher level and the points needed to buy better items, but the best items are the greys and anything higher level is just not worth it.

    Not worth the 60$ or 80$ price. DO NOT BUY.
  5. awesomesauce211
    May 21, 2016
    3
    Game feels like a crash grab.... feels like they just tried to shove mobas borderlands and tf2 into one game and fail desperately. Characters are someone interesting and the prologue is stellar. Hence the only thing saving this game from less than a 3.
  6. prince_warhero
    May 26, 2016
    0
    Two words - color vomitting
    Also too much confusing elements for us to understand and play the game.
    The design is so busy all over and cluttering. Better to stay away
  7. Ninja_Se7eN
    May 9, 2016
    1
    I always praise developers for attempting something new. Gearbox should receive a round of applause for this FPS and MOBA merger attempt.
    Unfortunately the game isn't more than that... an attempt to do something new that ultimately fails as an FPS and a MOBA.
    The characters have a huge lack of personality and I got tired of the same lame jokes after 5 min of playing (and I really liked    I always praise developers for attempting something new. Gearbox should receive a round of applause for this FPS and MOBA merger attempt.
    Unfortunately the game isn't more than that... an attempt to do something new that ultimately fails as an FPS and a MOBA.
    The characters have a huge lack of personality and I got tired of the same lame jokes after 5 min of playing (and I really liked Borderlands 2).
    The menus are unnecessarily complex and ironically the characters lack gameplay depth.
    You can have fun with this game, it just won't last very long.
    You're better off playing one of the many other great FPSs or MOBAs out there.    … Expand
  8. wewuzkangs
    May 30, 2016
    0
    Game is dead in under a month! Mass refunds! Almost nonexistent player count! This game might be the biggest flop in recent history. Below are some of the biggest reasons I, a preorder customer, am rating this game a zero.

    -Frenetic, unbalanced, and ultimately unsatisfying gameplay -Ugly art and "what were they thinking?" character design -Poorly optimized resulting in bad performance    Game is dead in under a month! Mass refunds! Almost nonexistent player count! This game might be the biggest flop in recent history. Below are some of the biggest reasons I, a preorder customer, am rating this game a zero.

    -Frenetic, unbalanced, and ultimately unsatisfying gameplay
    -Ugly art and "what were they thinking?" character design
    -Poorly optimized resulting in bad performance even on good computers
    -Launched with an overpowered pay2win DLC character
    -Very poor "story mode" content, nowhere near Borderlands in quality
    -Completely broken matchmaking (putting lvl 100 premades against random lvl 5s)

    None of the above can be blamed on Overwatch. It's just a poorly thought out game trying to cash in on the FPSMOBA genre and failing spectacularly. Due to the issues mentioned above, if you still decide to purchase this game you can expect the following:

    -30m to 1h+ matchmaking wait times (seriously, there are less than 3000 total players at peak)
    -To get stomped by a paid DLC character that they admit won't be fixed for weeks
    -When you do find a match, it will be against level 100 premade groups
    -If you play PvE, you'll be bored of the brainless straight-lining AI in half an hour

    You've been warned!    … Expand
  9. eldumloido
    May 16, 2016
    1
    Liked it at first but as matchmaking is broken so it's unplayable. Wasted 30$ and 10 hours, 5 of those hours waiting for a match. Also randy pitchfork.
  10. Vasot
    May 14, 2016
    4
    Shallow, repetitive, generic and graphically poor. The developers should had just stick with Borderlands this blend of "MOBA" and team shooter game is pretty awful. It’s a grind and in a market with way better games from this it's price tag does not justify the overall poor quality of this game
  11. andrewbrown
    May 17, 2016
    3
    I rented this game but I would have been quite mad if I had bought it. I like the concept of RPG elements in a shooter, but the game is not fun and you are forced to watch story elements you can skip which soured the experience from the start. The story is just all over the place.
  12. AuldWolf
    Jul 14, 2016
    0
    I have to regrettably change my review.

    Around the time of Alani they changed the balancing to make everything more difficult (they want hardcore players only). It's much more stressful and competitive in PvE, now. The balancing is all off. It's punishing, it's annoying, it's overly difficult, pointlessly punishing, and it incites animosity amongst PuGs and even friends. This is NOT a    I have to regrettably change my review.

    Around the time of Alani they changed the balancing to make everything more difficult (they want hardcore players only). It's much more stressful and competitive in PvE, now. The balancing is all off. It's punishing, it's annoying, it's overly difficult, pointlessly punishing, and it incites animosity amongst PuGs and even friends. This is NOT a good PvE game. It has time limits that are almost impossible to meet, you get instant mission failures for failing an objective (rather than just losing a life), it's ridiculous. I thought Mega Man 2 was punishing. It has nothing on this game. I'd rather have root canal than play it again.

    It's worse because... The writing? Amazing. Funny, clever, and occasionally insightful. The cast? One of the most diverse I've ever seen. And it just feels good. I love those characters and I love hearing their chatter. It's just... It's not fun. I don't know what they're doing to the game, but for 99 per cent of the people who might play it? They won't enjoy it. It's H4RDC0R3 ONLY.

    That kind of attitude I think will destroy Gearbox. So... I have to regrettably tell PvE players to avoid this game.    … Expand
  13. Ramiro1992
    May 14, 2020
    0
    SJW piece of **** This crap game was a cheap copy-paste of Overwatch, which was already bad (and the most overrated piece of **** ever). The game promotes crap ideologies like feminism and sjws, and it's so poorly made that it was dead in dayssss. Nobody playing that crap after a few months and I didn't even knew it existed, **** the mangina devs that made this crap with the sole purposeSJW piece of **** This crap game was a cheap copy-paste of Overwatch, which was already bad (and the most overrated piece of **** ever). The game promotes crap ideologies like feminism and sjws, and it's so poorly made that it was dead in dayssss. Nobody playing that crap after a few months and I didn't even knew it existed, **** the mangina devs that made this crap with the sole purpose to ca$h from 10 yrs old casual brainwashed brats and **** this game for putting feminism ideology in front of people's eyes, I am glad this game is dead a long time ago… Expand
  14. Jonathanwhiting
    Oct 12, 2016
    3
    The game was dead day one and now there is no one to play with so its sadly a waste of money. From what ive played at the beginning it seemed alright but sadly i will never know :(

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Games Master UK
    Jul 25, 2016
    62
    A chaotic, middling effort that should be low on your team-based shooter priority list. [July 2016, p.72]
  2. CD-Action
    Jul 21, 2016
    60
    Battleborn can be enjoyable, but only with friends and only for so long, especially when there’s a better alternative – Overwatch. [07/2016, p.52]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 6, 2016
    60
    Not enough content and too much grinding detracts from the great cast of characters and great presentation. [Issue#252, p.58]
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