Borderlands 3

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  1. MrHoots
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    Honestly it feels much the same as Borderlands 2, albeit slightly prettier... but with literally none of the charm. The characters are overall played out, the sense of humour is stale and infantile... somehow more so than the previous games, but with them where you found yourself going "hehe" this time you just cringe a little.

    The villains of the main piece are AWFUL. They offer    Honestly it feels much the same as Borderlands 2, albeit slightly prettier... but with literally none of the charm. The characters are overall played out, the sense of humour is stale and infantile... somehow more so than the previous games, but with them where you found yourself going "hehe" this time you just cringe a little.

    The villains of the main piece are AWFUL. They offer nothing in terms of entertainment value to the game, they're just irritating (hardly a surprised when they're based on stream culture) the first few hours of gameplay make the entire experience feel like a very, very poor DLC for Borderlands 2 - with slightly less enjoyable vault hunters.

    The gunplay is entertaining, albeit outclassed by other looter shooters. The variety of guns is incredible.

    But I say if you're on the fence, stay on the side that doesn't cost you $60, wait for it to be on steam. and on sale. Like 85% off kinda sale. Just play Borderlands 2, it does everything this does but better.

    Just another AAA game that didn't live up to the hype. 5/10    … Expand
  2. darkrepast
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    Is the game terrible? No. Not at all. Especially if you have exhausted Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel. The problem is this feels and plays just like those games. It's a 60 dollar update to the previous games with characters I couldn't get into, bullet sponge enemies, and a couple NPCs who were insanely annoying.

    I have already played BL2 and Pre-Sequel to death. They were fun enough    Is the game terrible? No. Not at all. Especially if you have exhausted Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel. The problem is this feels and plays just like those games. It's a 60 dollar update to the previous games with characters I couldn't get into, bullet sponge enemies, and a couple NPCs who were insanely annoying.

    I have already played BL2 and Pre-Sequel to death. They were fun enough for their time. This does not take enough chances to separate it from the others (BL2 made advancements from BL1. Pre-Sequel was clearly a FarCry Primal to FarCry 4 kind of money grab). You will be paying for nostalgia, a longer update and an ever so mild update from the original games.

    And for some, that's worth it. For me, that does not get the game over a 5. Innovate, make it better, or put it out at 30 dollars since it's so clearly NOT worth full game price.    … Expand
  3. Avadon
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    When Borderlands and Borderlands 2 came out, they were rather unique. Today, there are lots of similar games, like Destiny 2, Warframe, Division 2 and others. Unfortunately, all of them are better than Borderlands 3. Borderlands 3 is Borderlands 2 but less funny, with slightly refined shooting mechanics, slightly crisper graphics, lots of bugs and 10 times the system requirements. WhileWhen Borderlands and Borderlands 2 came out, they were rather unique. Today, there are lots of similar games, like Destiny 2, Warframe, Division 2 and others. Unfortunately, all of them are better than Borderlands 3. Borderlands 3 is Borderlands 2 but less funny, with slightly refined shooting mechanics, slightly crisper graphics, lots of bugs and 10 times the system requirements. While Gearbox were timidly iterating, everyone else blew right past them with amazing technical displays like Division 2 or with endless content like Warframe. If you are one of those people who have 2000 hours in Borderlands 2, then you already own this and this review is pointless. If you are on the fence about it, I'd suggest you hold off for a few months until Gearbox polishes the game up, adds more content and lowers the price. Personally I see no reason to play this over all the other games, unless you've already played them to death.… Expand
  4. Samueltl
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    Poor performance, weak storyline, boring characters.

    There is no steam release and Randy worked on it.
  5. RPDTyrant
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    So far the game is fun with plenty of playtime and plenty of weapons. Just like before each gun has its own feel to it. Story-wise it has new characters, old characters, and good dialogue that you would come to expect from a borderlands game. Though it does feel a bit more PG13 then previous titles.

    PRO's Good graphics Fun weapons New environments New characters Cons    So far the game is fun with plenty of playtime and plenty of weapons. Just like before each gun has its own feel to it. Story-wise it has new characters, old characters, and good dialogue that you would come to expect from a borderlands game. Though it does feel a bit more PG13 then previous titles.

    PRO's
    Good graphics
    Fun weapons
    New environments
    New characters

    Cons
    Microtransactions (though not as bad as most games)
    Glitchy (still needs work on some issues, but they will be ironed out)
    and what knocked 3 points off my review. EPIC GAME STORE. I'm sorry, but I would rather use EA Origins. But I want to play this game so, F it. I will refrain from buying other games on the EGS. Yes, steam has a lot of control over the market, but when your storefront lacks even a Shopping cart, then maybe you should invest more on making it worth using before forcing people to buy games on it. but that is just me. Also a Fing road map for a storefront... And like Anthem, they abandoned that roadmap.

    All in all, a fun game. If I hadn't just spent so much upgrading my PC, I would have gotten this for the Xbox or PS4. If you have that option then do it and do not feed the Epic Game Store as I did :(.    … Expand
  6. lak
    Sep 21, 2019
    5
    Оптимизация слабая. Геймплей не стал лучше, почти полностью такой же как и был во второй части. Сюжет отвратителен, задания не интересные. Все победы над боссами у нас в роликах воруют девушки волшебницы. (сражаемся со всеми боссами, далее ролик в котором участвуют только девушки) в финале опять побеждаю только девушки. Главного героя как-бы нет.
    Сделали игру хуже чем прошлые части.    Оптимизация слабая. Геймплей не стал лучше, почти полностью такой же как и был во второй части. Сюжет отвратителен, задания не интересные. Все победы над боссами у нас в роликах воруют девушки волшебницы. (сражаемся со всеми боссами, далее ролик в котором участвуют только девушки) в финале опять побеждаю только девушки. Главного героя как-бы нет.
    Сделали игру хуже чем прошлые части. успех.    … Expand
  7. Racoony
    Nov 13, 2019
    5
    the most boring looter-shooter I've ever played.
    Story is awful.
    gameplay is mediocore.
    didn't want to go back after first 3-hour playing session.
    making a refund.
  8. Gadlajk
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    First this game rewards you for doing challenges but because of them you get a more levels so you're over leveled and loot you get in next zones is low level so you end up just buying loot from Sanctuary vendors which isn't fun. Also in more than 24 hours of playing I only got one legendary item that was good, rest either sucked or they were low level like at the end from that chest wereFirst this game rewards you for doing challenges but because of them you get a more levels so you're over leveled and loot you get in next zones is low level so you end up just buying loot from Sanctuary vendors which isn't fun. Also in more than 24 hours of playing I only got one legendary item that was good, rest either sucked or they were low level like at the end from that chest were two legendary items I got were 7 level below mine.… Expand
  9. Arbiten
    Sep 27, 2019
    5
    Story is awful, but the gameplay is fantastic and so are the animations and graphics. Jokes aren't as funny as they were in 1 and 2 and most times they're pretty cringey. There's 1 character that will annoy the **** out of you for the entire game, so watch out for that.
  10. bemused
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    Cons:
    Cringey dialog and tedious SJW stereotypes - you go badass ethnic grrrl !!!11!!
    Messy interface - what do 3D effects and shadows add to a cell-shaded inventory display? Cluttered graphics - see above. A mainly soul-less product of a committee of purple-haired "creatives" and dense marketing majors who don't actually like games. Pros: Not as bad as the pre-sequel. I didn't    Cons:
    Cringey dialog and tedious SJW stereotypes - you go badass ethnic grrrl !!!11!!
    Messy interface - what do 3D effects and shadows add to a cell-shaded inventory display?
    Cluttered graphics - see above.
    A mainly soul-less product of a committee of purple-haired "creatives" and dense marketing majors who don't actually like games.

    Pros:
    Not as bad as the pre-sequel.
    I didn't pay for it (came with some hardware).

    This is why we can't have nice things.    … Expand
  11. Chnmmr
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Gameplay wise, I had a blast. Stability was great though a couple of bugs did pop up. Graphically it's very pretty in that borderlands type of way.

    Story though... good lord the trash heap of a story. The story does not acknowledge the existence of the player in any cutscene. And if you play Amara, you will beg the game to acknowledge your existence as a siren. Ava is the most    Gameplay wise, I had a blast. Stability was great though a couple of bugs did pop up. Graphically it's very pretty in that borderlands type of way.

    Story though... good lord the trash heap of a story. The story does not acknowledge the existence of the player in any cutscene. And if you play Amara, you will beg the game to acknowledge your existence as a siren. Ava is the most irritating character I've ever seen in a game, and the ending is a piece of garbage.

    In summary, do not buy this game for the story, buy it for the gameplay.    … Expand
  12. Tubey
    Sep 27, 2019
    6
    A tremendous core game - almost the perfect looter-shooter with a gorgeous aesthetic. The sense of progression and the satisfying weaponry is spot on.

    But it's wrapped in a terrible story, annoyingly bad attempts at 'humour' with abysmal characters that grate on the nerves, combined with, as far as I can tell, unavoidable performance issues. The bugs may be fixed but it's worth    A tremendous core game - almost the perfect looter-shooter with a gorgeous aesthetic. The sense of progression and the satisfying weaponry is spot on.

    But it's wrapped in a terrible story, annoyingly bad attempts at 'humour' with abysmal characters that grate on the nerves, combined with, as far as I can tell, unavoidable performance issues. The bugs may be fixed but it's worth mentioning.

    It's best played with the sound off. I'd recommend waiting for a sale - the game may be fixed by then and you won't be as annoyed by the issues the game has if you pay half the price for it.    … Expand
  13. Sjalka
    Nov 1, 2019
    6
    I am disappointed!

    I like borderlands very much. I have played a lot of Borderlands 2 - loved the characters, the world, the villain. What i do not like in Borderlands (ironically) is the combat. It feels underwhelming ... with guns feeling like pea-shooters or worse ... water pistols. (and no, i dont know how a real gun feels..) Borderlands 3 ... my impressions - visuals .. they    I am disappointed!

    I like borderlands very much. I have played a lot of Borderlands 2 - loved the characters, the world, the villain. What i do not like in Borderlands (ironically) is the combat. It feels underwhelming ... with guns feeling like pea-shooters or worse ... water pistols. (and no, i dont know how a real gun feels..)

    Borderlands 3 ... my impressions

    - visuals .. they are more detailed and complex than Borderlands 2 HD.. yes. But the style prohibits more realism or detail. So ... it does not really look significantly better ... at all. The world still feels very very empty.

    - sound .. still kind of bad. The dialogue is good .. the environment, music and weapon sounds are pathetic.

    - characters .. at that time, we only have 4 ( i am sure more are coming with DLCs ) .. They are the "standard" types .. a new Siren, a kind of mechromancer? a 101 soldier and i dont know what the animal guy is about.
    I do not quite enjoy their design much - but that might come down to being used to the Borderlands 2 characters (i just think the cyber ninja, Maja, the gunzerker had a lot more personality)

    - personality .. a core feature of previous Borderland games. It "tries hard..." - which is not a compliment. I really dislike the Tiny Tina grown up version - and when i compare it to the whackyness of Borderlands 2 (or even 1) characters .. you either have the weird ones from the previous games .. or you get some bland new ones. Not impressed...

    - gamplay .. combat still feels weak. AI has not gotten better .. and enemies are only a challenge because they are sponges.

    - performance .. the game looks as good as Borderlands 2 HD ... but runs much worse for that. Now i certainly do not have a "gaming computer" - but i would expect a game running such visuals and game mechanics to run much better - also considering it is not really open world but still loading limited regions.

    conclusion .. maybe it will grow on me .. but for now .. i am rather disappointed with it.    … Expand
  14. TsukasaHiiragi
    Sep 23, 2019
    5
    Like many other Borderlands fans, I'm quite disappointed in BL3. I had high hopes for the same hi-jinks and hi-octane over-the-top action in previous games unfortunately it doesn't quite capture the same spirit as the previous games. I would have pretty much no-lifed the game to reach the cap quickly but this one, just hasn't captivated me or even me much drive to play!

    Other problems    Like many other Borderlands fans, I'm quite disappointed in BL3. I had high hopes for the same hi-jinks and hi-octane over-the-top action in previous games unfortunately it doesn't quite capture the same spirit as the previous games. I would have pretty much no-lifed the game to reach the cap quickly but this one, just hasn't captivated me or even me much drive to play!

    Other problems include the excess and paranoid DRM also terribly shady business practices coming from GearBox and 2Kgames also is a major concern here too, others have touched on these points so I'll rather not write an essay on this but its pretty bad. Another major issue is the rather absurd "professional" reviews again once again, providing gaming journalism is corrupt and unethical.

    Loot

    One of the problems is the loot, and how it drops - in the previous games almost always you could tell outright if you had found an upgrade, but in BL3 that isn't exactly apparent anymore and to make matters worse, most of the battles are completely interrupted with the typical loot hauling and spending several minutes looking through everything in the hopes of finding any upgrade, basically a billion different weapons but 99% of them suck it seems.

    Bosses

    Boss fights are typically over the top, some of them are way over the top but in the wrong way with high difficulty or having gimmicks and patterns otherwise you'll have a tough, tough time beating certain ones, or simply not having a specific elemental weapon - kilovolt boss fight is a prime example here, and even then - you're not even guaranteed an upgrade even after winning.

    NERFS

    A major problem has been recent nerfs, especially to drop rates which effectively limit farming significantly, in a game that prides itself on loot - any major and significant nerf to loot drops is going to be met negatively.

    BAD co-op/matchmaking

    The co-op feature is terrible, absolutely terrible to a point I don't even bother joining with randos. Imagine some of the co-op problems of the previous games, basically play with friends only on this one folks.

    General personal issues

    Feels very linear at times, and whilst the maps are huge...there literally isn't nearly enough fast travel so quite often your forced into backtracking and wasting significant time which adds unnecessarily tedium at times.

    Basically, Borderlands fans will either really love this, or be disappointed.    … Expand
  15. Master_Kosa
    Nov 11, 2019
    6
    With dialogues volume turned to 0 and every time a cut-scene is happening leaving computer to do other better things like going for a drink this game is surprisingly fun.
    Story is demented, characters retarded but if completely ignored it is a good game. I remember having similar fun in 1st Borderlands.
    After several months it is not as buggy as it was in the beginning.
  16. BionicMatt
    Oct 7, 2019
    7
    Some welcome improvements of Borderlands 2, but some steps back as well and plenty of bugs.

    * The menu and map are an ungodly mess * Strings and Weapon images will sometimes get swapped * Certain enemies and quest items will frequently get stuck in walls * Mayhem mode's 'difficult' enemies are made by giving existing enemies 5000% more health, making long-range combat ineffective *    Some welcome improvements of Borderlands 2, but some steps back as well and plenty of bugs.

    * The menu and map are an ungodly mess
    * Strings and Weapon images will sometimes get swapped
    * Certain enemies and quest items will frequently get stuck in walls
    * Mayhem mode's 'difficult' enemies are made by giving existing enemies 5000% more health, making long-range combat ineffective
    * Particle effects frequently get stuck on the screen, particularly in big firefights
    * Even with the beefiest of cards, can't seem to manage 90FPS even with all settings on low.

    Other than that, a decent looter shooter with no microtransactions forced down your throat. If you're mad about the lack of Steam support don;t be. In 6 months time, you'll hopefully get this game in a much better state.    … Expand
  17. Anastasyah
    Nov 10, 2019
    5
    Had no lags, and gameplay was perfect but
    Again too many women. Playing borderlands after the Outer Worlds and i have seen all these before. The another planet, the ship, the crew... and the Women. Omg really? 5 only for the gameplay.
  18. MrMuppe
    Feb 1, 2020
    7
    Going to start with listing the good parts before I rant about what brings this game down.
    + The gameplay.
    + All those guns. The visuals are a love it or hate it thing, personally I like it. And on to the bad. - If a questgiver wants you to do something they will tell you so every second, I actually turned of the sound at one point because it was driving me insane. - Some of the    Going to start with listing the good parts before I rant about what brings this game down.
    + The gameplay.
    + All those guns.

    The visuals are a love it or hate it thing, personally I like it.

    And on to the bad.
    - If a questgiver wants you to do something they will tell you so every second, I actually turned of the sound at one point because it was driving me insane.
    - Some of the "jokes" are a little to on the nose, even as someone on the left I could clearly see some points where I said "Ya, I can see people on the right being annoyed by this and even feel insulted.".
    - Those twins. They are so annoying. It got so bad that I took breaks from the game whenever I thought I was close to having to deal with them again. Without them this game would have been an 8 if not a 9. Who wrote them and how did they make it into the game? Was it Randy that wrote them, thinking they were edgy and funny and blablabla? Who and why we will never know, just that they are there and they are insanely annoying.    … Expand
  19. dmacconn
    Sep 27, 2019
    5
    This is a solid game and if you liked Borderlands 2 you will like this one. It has some performance problems and is rough around the edges such as the occasional random crash along with cut scenes not working properly on wide screen monitors.

    Needs more polish which I'm sure it will get over time.

    Also FOR THE LOVE OF GOD make the the cut scenes skippable after the first run through!
  20. chinesebean
    Nov 5, 2019
    6
    This game is not worth 60€, so don't bother buying it on Epic Games Store - go eat sushi, watch a movie, buy Christmas decorations, you'll enjoy that more.
    Borderlands never had a good story, but this game is on an entirely new level of bad and this time there are no memorable characters to save it.
    In 40+ hours I was able to find only one memorable quest, everything else just felt    This game is not worth 60€, so don't bother buying it on Epic Games Store - go eat sushi, watch a movie, buy Christmas decorations, you'll enjoy that more.
    Borderlands never had a good story, but this game is on an entirely new level of bad and this time there are no memorable characters to save it.
    In 40+ hours I was able to find only one memorable quest, everything else just felt mediocre.
    I'm not sure if I'm simply older or if the times have changed, but I also didn't find the jokes as funny as one would expect.
    The villains were bad and not only because they were annoying, but because they had no evolution at all. From the beginning of the story to the end, they remained the same egoistical, shallow and obnoxious ****
    The other new characters weren't that interesting either, with the exception of Balex (his voice was cool, I have to admit it).
    What I hated the most, however, was the treatment they reserved for Rhys and Vaughn. The former has become a shadow of his old self, with no personality and completely wrong proportions (please, confront the BL3 model with the TFTBL model. Gearbox, that's not how humans work); and the latter is a walking cringe fest. To be honest, a lot of this game is cringeworthy.
    Now to the bugs. Do you remember Fallout New Vegas? Imagine that, but with cel shading.
    A few examples of what you should expect: characters disappearing, getting stuck in trees, losing your items, being unable to progress because NPCs won't talk to you, frame rate drops, being unable to change the settings, shaking screen, falling through the map…
    The only good thing about Borderlands 3 is the shooting, but even then there are other games that offer the same thing with fewer issues.    … Expand
  21. pirate135246
    Sep 20, 2019
    6
    I finished the story along with all the side missions in 30 hours. Overall, the game-play feels nice, but the story was not very good, it revolved too much around two characters and left most of the interesting cast to the side for very little showtime. The villains were not good villains. You only hated them because they were cringeworthy and annoying. The side missions are a hugeI finished the story along with all the side missions in 30 hours. Overall, the game-play feels nice, but the story was not very good, it revolved too much around two characters and left most of the interesting cast to the side for very little showtime. The villains were not good villains. You only hated them because they were cringeworthy and annoying. The side missions are a huge improvement to the previous games however, as they ditched the fetch quest style and gave each side mission it's own flavor and style. The easter eggs are nice and there are many of them. My biggest complaint with the game is when you reach the endgame. The endgame consists of a lopsided reward system and a terrible difficulty system that relies on rng modifiers. There isn't any real rewards for doing any of the endgame content such as TVHM, Proving grounds, or circle of slaughter, you can just farm easy boss fights for much more rewards than the endgame content. The endgame appears to leave people bored pretty early on from my experience with many other players. I see this game as a great play if you typically get your value out of games without playing the endgame, but to those who want more, look elsewhere.… Expand
  22. SpaceVarmint
    Sep 23, 2019
    5
    I have been a HUGE fan of the franchise in the past and maybe that is why I am leaving such a low score. It's all subjective, but my score is how I personally feel abut the game's fun factor. The game is well done and polished. The game is also a reboot of the same thing we have already seen many times with nothing substantial that is new. That might sound like a good thing to someoneI have been a HUGE fan of the franchise in the past and maybe that is why I am leaving such a low score. It's all subjective, but my score is how I personally feel abut the game's fun factor. The game is well done and polished. The game is also a reboot of the same thing we have already seen many times with nothing substantial that is new. That might sound like a good thing to someone devoted to the series, but I just can't find myself having fun with it due to the fact I feel like it's just large a BL2 DLC at heart.… Expand
  23. mikethecanadain
    Sep 26, 2019
    7
    Personally, I think that Borderlands 2 is a game that got everything right. At least for me, I don't think it is too far to say that it is one of the best games of all time. Everything that Borderlands 2 has, is something that borderlands 3 lacks. Among many pacing storyline problems, the borderlands series has lost its voice.

    Very little of the team that made borderlands 2 worked on    Personally, I think that Borderlands 2 is a game that got everything right. At least for me, I don't think it is too far to say that it is one of the best games of all time. Everything that Borderlands 2 has, is something that borderlands 3 lacks. Among many pacing storyline problems, the borderlands series has lost its voice.

    Very little of the team that made borderlands 2 worked on this game. That includes the writer, director, and producers, and creative director. This clearly shows in how different the writing is, and how different everything feels. It makes me think that all of the good things about the series might have left with them, and only the drawbacks remain.

    The story sucks. I think everyone can agree on that. More than that, the missions and level layouts feel incredibly contrived. Almost every mission boils down to "clear the area of enemies for no reason other than this is a video game". The bosses feel like bags of meat, and the overuse of invulnerability is often frustrating.    … Expand
  24. dryerlaw
    Jan 23, 2020
    7
    Weapons from each manufacturer are more unique now. The game is still fun but marred by technical challenges - stutters everywhere, netcode is weak, and low FPS even in high-end machines. Forums are abuzz with players facing severe stutters.
  25. rocky45
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    This game had great potential but it was ruined by 3 major issues: Lots of frame drops and crashes, doesn't get a launch release on one of the most popular PC stores (Steam) and employs bad humor filled with fulfilling the casual SJW/political agenda of genders.
  26. CalScott
    Oct 5, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros;
    - Gameplay has been impreoved upon massively since Borderlands 2
    - Looks great, even on lowest settings
    - World design is excellent
    - Extremely fun to mess around in and to farm gear
    - Playable characters have a great variety of abilities, very interesting to experiment with builds
    - The new ideas they came up with for gear are great, as usual a huge variety of gear
    - Mayhem modes add a new level of difficulty and rewarding game play. As well as boosted stats loot.
    - The addition of sliding and vaulting over objects is excellent and makes the fun movement even more so
    - Nice to see more vehicles added with added customisation

    Cons;
    - Abyssmal optimization, seriously **** garbage. The game runs so poorly it almost ruins the experience
    - Trash balancing of enemy damage. Badasses don't all need super OP rocket launchers capable of one hitting someone that has 36k hit points
    - Legendaries drop from anywhere in the game, not specific bosses. You can no longer farm for a specific weapon from a specific location. Not only that but legendaries are so easy to get that they become trash except for the very top tier weapons. Basically no point in using anything but legendaries past lvl 45
    - Story is seriously lacking. The main antagonists are obnoxious and just as one of them becomes interesting (right at the end of the game, I'm talking about Troy here), he gets killed and all the focus lands on his very boring sister. The twists aren't surprising or shocking, the deaths are lack luster and dissapointing
    - Eridium store is low effort and once you buy all the cosmetics there's basically no point to eridium unless you like playing the slot machine millions of times for trash loot
    - Side missions are extremely unalluring and I skipped most of them because A. I didn't need the exp B. They weren't funny, interesting or rewarding in any sense.

    I wanted this game to be good and in a sense, it is. However the story lets is down massively and the optimization really ruins the games chances of getting a higher score. This is coming from someone with over 500hrs in BL1, 600hrs in BL2 and 100hr in TPS. I still enjoy the game, because I no longer have to suffer through the story and I hope the DLC shows improved writing to keep me interested. NOT worth full price, wait for a sale.    … Expand
  27. Young_Nacho
    Nov 21, 2019
    7
    Overall I think it’s a fun experience and worth checking out if you're a fan of the series or if you’re just interested in general. It’s got some really engaging looter shooter gameplay, some good esthetics and a few good jokes in between some unfortunate balancing issues, boring characters, and cringy writing. Id say its a "good" game, that will take about 30-40 hours to complete and forOverall I think it’s a fun experience and worth checking out if you're a fan of the series or if you’re just interested in general. It’s got some really engaging looter shooter gameplay, some good esthetics and a few good jokes in between some unfortunate balancing issues, boring characters, and cringy writing. Id say its a "good" game, that will take about 30-40 hours to complete and for me it’s worth the $60 though some may want to wait for a sale.… Expand
  28. Turulo
    Nov 17, 2019
    5
    Enjoyed all the previous games and played them in TVHM except the first.
    Main story seems longer but not funny, just more dramatic. it sucks really, worst so far (IMO best was presequel).
    Gameplay is fine just like before, only we can climb borders and that's it. Plenty of QoL changes.
    Larger and more vertical maps.
    Won't play again as I dislike how the story turned out.
  29. Mr_Impulsive
    Jan 1, 2020
    6
    Not sure what it was about this game but I got bored with it very quickly, the same countless shooter looter kill and enemy loot them and compare gear...rinse and repeat. Not at all saying it's a bad game but just feels like more of what it was before and really nothing too spectacular that is new.
  30. Akroo
    Oct 6, 2019
    5
    Really good gameplay but every other aspect is dramatically flawed. The UX is atrocious, there are many performance issues and bugs. The matchmaking is incredibly bad, most of the time when I join a campaign session, I arrive during or after the final boss of the quest, irreversibly skiping all previous content, or it joins a arena party, I leave, I launch the matchmaking again and againReally good gameplay but every other aspect is dramatically flawed. The UX is atrocious, there are many performance issues and bugs. The matchmaking is incredibly bad, most of the time when I join a campaign session, I arrive during or after the final boss of the quest, irreversibly skiping all previous content, or it joins a arena party, I leave, I launch the matchmaking again and again in an arena party... Everything that can be flawed beside gun fights is indeed flawded....… Expand
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#62 Best PC Game of 2019
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#98 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 53
  3. Negative: 1 out of 53
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    80
    Gearbox has a problem: the fantastic Borderlands 2 is too good to be beaten. But in the case of Borderlands 3, it is still more than a worthy successor. The filmmakers brought many pop-cultural references, maybe pushing too hard on how they want to be “modern”, but otherwise it's a great game again. [Issue#298]
  2. Carole Quintaine
    Jan 29, 2020
    85
    Borderlands 3 offers a generous experience, with colourful characters, neat gameplay and a charming universe. Its formula, very close to that of the previous episodes does not revolutionize the show but its small new features bring a little freshness and the scenario makes us want to go to the end of the adventure. Its dynamism and nervousness make it a choice piece for adrenaline-ready FPS lovers and license fans.
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  3. Hooked Gamers
    Nov 13, 2019
    88
    The fun, humorous storyline, some great dialogue and theatrical accents of the diverse characters, beautifully varied locations and the same great gunplay that Borderlands is renowned for, means that Borderlands 3 becomes another must have title in the series.
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