Borderlands 3

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2780 Ratings

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  1. peggleverse
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    This rating is just about the game itself, not Epic exclusivity or anything about Gearbox as a company—frankly I can't stand Pitchford, but the amount of work every other Gearbox employee put into this game truly shows. In many ways I think it surpasses Borderlands 2. The writing is good and in general I would say it's a bit on the lighter side, which is partly because of the villains. OfThis rating is just about the game itself, not Epic exclusivity or anything about Gearbox as a company—frankly I can't stand Pitchford, but the amount of work every other Gearbox employee put into this game truly shows. In many ways I think it surpasses Borderlands 2. The writing is good and in general I would say it's a bit on the lighter side, which is partly because of the villains. Of course, going in with the mindset that they'll never be better villains than Handsome Jack will probably hurt your perception of them. The Calypso twins are funny and douchey in their own right, but they're a completely different brand of characters from Jack and I found myself fascinated by their origins. As for the gameplay, the weapons all feel great to handle and I've played as the Siren and the Gunner so far, both of whom I've enjoyed. The reason I give it a 9 instead of a 10 is because I've had some trouble with how the game cutscenes look on certain-sized screens (21:9) and that does detract a bit from the experience. Hopefully it will be patched.… Expand
  2. er1ksson
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Great first impressions. Feels very Borderland but better in every way.
  3. z3fire
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    The game is just dope!
    Amazing music's graphics gameplay. Everything is top. Gearbox have gone on another level and they deserve every cent. Don't want to spoil anything just buy and have a blast
    Played on xbox x
  4. catraps
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Steam **** coming. This game and Steam are belonged to each other, because of community and achievement part. But we have what we have and it is still a borderlands game. Next time I ask to put a game on both platforms and let users decide where they want to spend money.
  5. Miralvo
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    Against the fact that it is an epic games exclusive I am really enjoying the game. I especially like the mechanics of the weapons and the fluidity of the movements. Very good, I recommend
  6. vapmy
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    The game is awesome！！！But，It's really hard to drive with keyboard and mouse.
  7. chico4657
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    Great game, already spent six hours playing it and intend to spend many more.
  8. yui05062ds
    Sep 16, 2019
    1
    Game is unacceptably buggy, cant run normal frames.... I wanted this game to be so good and it's just bug after bug after bug.
  9. Jmaconpc
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    Bugs and poor performance.
    Unfinished game.
    The main issue is the hit reg while playing with friends.
    There is no dedicated servers.
    Wait until it launches on Steam.
    I bought it from Epic on launch because I have impatient friends.
  10. Nineel
    Sep 16, 2019
    3
    Bordlerlands 3 is painfully average. This is just another gunpack. You can achieve Borderlands 3 by taking Borderlands 2 and adding in all the mods that add extra guns that you can find.

    The humor falls flat. If you want more Bordlerlands this if for you. This this is your first foray into the franchise I suggest you avoid it. The score is brought down from the average 5 by technical    Bordlerlands 3 is painfully average. This is just another gunpack. You can achieve Borderlands 3 by taking Borderlands 2 and adding in all the mods that add extra guns that you can find.

    The humor falls flat. If you want more Bordlerlands this if for you. This this is your first foray into the franchise I suggest you avoid it.

    The score is brought down from the average 5 by technical issues that plague the game and the shady way reviews from media outlets have been bought/obsecured.    … Expand
  11. turdlemckay
    Oct 1, 2019
    0
    sad version of a beloved game. I would love to turn in my politically correct version for a less inclusive version that says midget. and the graphics changes make the characters look too different. in conclusion this game is perfect if your a 10 year old girl.
  12. masseffectabc
    Sep 17, 2019
    2
    Ok. After beating the main story i can safely say everything that this game has done wrong and everything that has done right.....
    First of the good stuff:
    1. Loot progression is excelent. 2. Core Gameplay mechanics are fun (when they work). 3. The fun element is there, although very repetitive starting at the middle of the story (not gonna spoil but people who played it will    Ok. After beating the main story i can safely say everything that this game has done wrong and everything that has done right.....
    First of the good stuff:
    1. Loot progression is excelent.
    2. Core Gameplay mechanics are fun (when they work).
    3. The fun element is there, although very repetitive starting at the middle of the story (not gonna spoil but people who played it will understand).
    Now for the bad Stuff:
    1. The game IS NOT Borderlands 3, is more like Borderland 2.5.
    2. The game is a Broken Mess.
    3. The gameplay is laggy and broken, and it doesn`t have the stability to back it up.
    4. The monetization aspect of the game is another piece of **** that woasn`t necessary in this franchise at all.
    5. The Story is a dissaster.
    6. The humor is horrendous after the first hour you play.
    7. Randy Pitchford is still CEO of Gearbox (what world are we living in?)

    Conclusion & closing comment:

    Buy the game when its on sale (or when they release a full patch and make it stable) or wait (because it will happen) for the Game of the Year Edition.
    This game IS NOT worth full price at the state it was released.    … Expand
  13. AdfertMortem
    Sep 21, 2019
    4
    TLDR I'm disappointed and Gearbox can and should be better.

    I desperately wanted to love this game. I loved the borderlands games. The last two games had so much energy in them and I was so excited to play this one. However The NUMEROUS NUMEROUS game breaking bugs i encountered alone hurt the game for me, along with the blatant fee to pay economy already baked in waiting for the reviews    TLDR I'm disappointed and Gearbox can and should be better.

    I desperately wanted to love this game. I loved the borderlands games. The last two games had so much energy in them and I was so excited to play this one. However The NUMEROUS NUMEROUS game breaking bugs i encountered alone hurt the game for me, along with the blatant fee to pay economy already baked in waiting for the reviews to roll in so that micro-transactions can be added later.
    The story of this game feels like a borderlands game with the heart removed. Looking back to borderlands 2 Handsome Jack was a villain that you liked thwarting. He was always a presence and they caught lightning in a bottle with him. Here i feel like they could have done something interesting with the cult but instead decided to try and create handsome jack, but this time we have 2 of him.
    I loved the idea of more worlds to explore because we had so much environment in Pandora in the last games to explore so it seemed like we were promised entire worlds to roam. Instead we got small chunks of pretty scenery with reskinned enemies and half as many side quests.
    This game lost the heart of borderlands and doesn't feel like it promises anything.
    When i finished this game i didn't sit back in relief like after any other borderlands play through and think, man i can't wait to do that again. Instead I just felt this knot in my stomach, and a feeling of emptiness.
    "this is what I waited for?"
    "where was my adventure?"
    It's just more borderlands, but not in a good way. It's the worst parts of borderlands Boiled into a game.    … Expand
  14. Nereida
    Sep 24, 2019
    2
    Average as shooter, bad as RPG, childish low iq humor, epic exclusive. Don't buy now, wait a year or two for complete collection on Steam.
  15. RBHartmann
    Mar 14, 2020
    0
    The story is **** it has SJW vibes.
    "Man stupid, woman strong, intelligent and independent." vibe.
    They make every woman seem like a goddess with how they prop them up.
    They even do this for an annoying kid named Ava, complete waste of space.
    It's just really... bad...
  16. charlyjohn
    Nov 11, 2019
    3
    Story - SUCKS
    The Tyreen is a **** Joke Compare to Handsome Jack
    Graphics - too much celshading/particle effects with more disorientation and too many Lags
    Class Balancing - Its complete Broken again
    Endgame - Absolutly boring compare to BL2

    It makes not really better compare to BL2 and the bad release with lags and bugs makes it much worse, it feels like an Early Access Game

    BL2
  17. DrGreatJob
    Oct 25, 2019
    4
    If Borderlands 3 was just the gunplay, the loot, the level design, and the bossfights, it would be a 8/10. But it's not. Half of this game is horribly written dialogue being constantly yammered into your ears. It's a co-op game, I wanna talk to my friends, not listen to these asinine characters. Not a single joke in the main story quest got a laugh from me. The performance of the femaleIf Borderlands 3 was just the gunplay, the loot, the level design, and the bossfights, it would be a 8/10. But it's not. Half of this game is horribly written dialogue being constantly yammered into your ears. It's a co-op game, I wanna talk to my friends, not listen to these asinine characters. Not a single joke in the main story quest got a laugh from me. The performance of the female antagonist is particularly awful. The voice does not fit that character at all, and just straight up reads lines wrongly. It's terrible. The protagonists are fine. They're of relatively few words, which is on-par with Borderlands, and they don't say anything too embarrassing. There's one character near the end of the game that seemed fine, and is probably the best character of the game. There's a twist in the story, and it's more or less pointless, also. Overall, the story is the worst of the borderlands games by far, and the jokes are right down there with it.

    The level design is ridiculous in this game. Each area is absolutely massive, full of sub areas that are massive, and full of sidequests that are massive. Speaking of side quests, they're home to much better writing. The post-campaign portion of Borderlands 3 is by far the best part of the game... but you have to go through such a slog of misery to get there, it's not worth it. They could have completely skipped out on the stupid villains and just had a game full of side quests and random missions and the game would have been a thousand times better.

    Overall, if you don't mind putting the dialogue on mute, it's fine. But what kind of maniac would play a story-based game with the story turned off? It's just not worth it. It's a disappointing package. So many improvements... but the core of the game is dated, immature, and -in some places- completely terrible.    … Expand
  18. B2BigAl
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    As a huge fan of the predecessors, this sequel was a massive letdown. I can’t really add anything that hasn’t been said already, but just to reiterate, it’s a boring, plodding, mess. Terrible story, boring gameplay, awful characters, and mind numbing fetch quests as far as the eye can see. I forced myself to play through the whole story, and it never got more fun or interesting. TimeAs a huge fan of the predecessors, this sequel was a massive letdown. I can’t really add anything that hasn’t been said already, but just to reiterate, it’s a boring, plodding, mess. Terrible story, boring gameplay, awful characters, and mind numbing fetch quests as far as the eye can see. I forced myself to play through the whole story, and it never got more fun or interesting. Time to put this franchise to bed, the magic is gone.… Expand
  19. DesireMercy
    Oct 2, 2019
    2
    The game play, skill trees, and guns are great and obvious improvements from BL2. The game mechanics are fun, flow well, and work just like you'd like them to. Boss fights are largely improved upon and require more thought and effort than before (except for maybe the last one?)

    The different zones in the game are a crap shoot on quality. Most of them are beautiful in their own way, but    The game play, skill trees, and guns are great and obvious improvements from BL2. The game mechanics are fun, flow well, and work just like you'd like them to. Boss fights are largely improved upon and require more thought and effort than before (except for maybe the last one?)

    The different zones in the game are a crap shoot on quality. Most of them are beautiful in their own way, but it's obvious some were designed on a budget, in a rush, and with the intention of feeding you through a specific area. They are suppose to be in the "open world" be are really just outdoor dungeons.

    Shifting gears, after I completed the story for the first time I sat for a good two minutes with my mouth wide open. Not because it was amazing mind you, but because I couldn't believe I had waited 7 years for this steaming dung pile — I'm being generous. The main story in Borderlands 3 feels like the musings of sophomores just introduced to critical theory and trying intently to weave it into their favorite fan fiction.

    Characters make asinine decisions, the plot is driven by idiotic motivations, and you, the supposed hero of the story, are agentless, if not completely excluded, from the majority of the important parts of the story. You don't matter. Very little you do matters. And in the end, you don't matter at all.

    This is especially true if you're a straight male. The writers went out of their way to exclude straight men from the main story. Save for brief involvement with a couple of characters, the majority of the men you interact with will either be evil or idiots. The main cast will be dominated by female characters who seem to have forgotten their male peers from the last two games.

    This is critical theory at work in the gaming industry. Women, minorities, LGBT+ are "oppressed" and therefore the Social Justice Warriors must "right" the "injustices of oppression" by "empowering oppressed peoples", especially at the expense of the "oppressor". Logic, audience, and story be darned. Don't get me wrong. I think having meaningful, empowering, and main roles for female characters is a good thing. But not when it's done at the expense of a compelling story, deliberately excluding numerous characters who are natural additions to the story. Again, if you think this is being "over sensitive", you need to read up on what critical theory is and how it's being implemented in our culture today.

    A game that use to pride itself on being anti-PC is now a sermon on political correctness. The main story feels like it was written by a team of interns as a college project, but the game play is phenomenal. If you can ignore the main story (the side stories are where the charming Borderlands humor still resides) then you can squeeze some enjoyment out of this game.    … Expand
  20. slippery
    Sep 23, 2019
    4
    Guns? Awesome.
    Environments? Huge.
    Enemies? Various. Missions? Antagonists? Whoa, Gearbox/2k, you really missed the target. Our antagonists are a couple of youtubers. Our missions are things like "get this coffee shop up and running because I can't live without my coffee!" and "let's get this hamburger restaurant up and running!" etc. It's like every character is CL4P-Trap!    Guns? Awesome.
    Environments? Huge.
    Enemies? Various.

    Missions? Antagonists? Whoa, Gearbox/2k, you really missed the target. Our antagonists are a couple of youtubers. Our missions are things like "get this coffee shop up and running because I can't live without my coffee!" and "let's get this hamburger restaurant up and running!" etc.

    It's like every character is CL4P-Trap! It's clap-track humor all through the game.

    And the thing is, claptrap is really only funny in VERY small doses. He gets annoying really fast.

    And while I could hardly put down BL1 or BL2, and binge-played both on release, I'm just not drawn to the game. It's not a bad game. It plays well. It has a lot of polish.

    It's just not compelling. The story and enemies and motivation are just hopelessly mediocre.

    And while we're on the subject, here's a problem that BL3 has that carries over from BL2.

    In BL1, the player character was THE HERO. Yes, Angel was there to guide you, but Angel was a disembodied voice who couldn't do anything without you. But in BL2, the original BL1 characters are the heroes. The player character is just a go-fer, an errand-person, a hireling. Every step of the way, you have Roland and Lilith and the others talking to you like your child, "Way to go, Champ! Good job!" BL3 does the same, only now you have all the BL1 and BL2 characters as the heroes, and once again, it's "Hey, kid! You got promise. Here, go get me a hamburger!"

    Nah.

    It'd be much better if the player character were alone, and were the lone hero, and the others kept out of it a LOT more.    … Expand
  21. metadubrev2
    Sep 22, 2019
    0
    unplayable. as it stands now it's unplayable due to frame rate and screen freezing issues during action. don't buy or wait til you know there's been a patch.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. alex_the_a-hole
    Jan 8, 2020
    4
    Fun but exceedingly repetitive gunplay even compared to previous instalments. Poorly written overall, quite disappointing.

    Worth picking up for around $30 if you're a fan of the franchise like I am, but not spectacular and not recommended as a starting point to those new to the series.
  25. Gagnef
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    -Humor is horrible.

    -Epic games store is involved.

    -The graphics look dated.
  26. tastehass
    Sep 15, 2019
    2
    Would have been an alright game, but its too similar to previous entries and sports humor that is so bad It actually kind of ruins the game for me.

    Performance is also terrible thanks to the insane amount of DRM that constantly sucks up bandwidth and reduces performance. Making it an epic exclusive was a bad choice since due to the amount of backlash they have gone overboard on DRM    Would have been an alright game, but its too similar to previous entries and sports humor that is so bad It actually kind of ruins the game for me.

    Performance is also terrible thanks to the insane amount of DRM that constantly sucks up bandwidth and reduces performance.

    Making it an epic exclusive was a bad choice since due to the amount of backlash they have gone overboard on DRM to stop the unhappy people from pirating it, but now it runs like **** for everyone. All in the name of money, a real shame.    … Expand
  27. MetaCriticSUX19
    Sep 20, 2019
    1
    Metacritic took down my last post. Seems they are wiping out a LOT of negative reviews. ANYWAYS...
    This game is garbage compared to the previous ones. The writing is horrible. Jokes are NOT funny. Gameplay is sub-par. Randy P. can just eat a whole bag of ButtStallion's droppings.
  28. Misterecco00
    Sep 20, 2019
    0
    This game is up there with Anthem level in alpha phase still underbaked! Too many glitches. And shady Spyware behavior
  29. Gerald19
    Sep 21, 2019
    1
    Poorly paced and thin story. What are they doing with all that 2K money? That fat Randy should just get fired and replace him with a diversity hire. That would be justice.
  30. panteraboy1988
    Sep 22, 2019
    0
    13 hours down the drain due to corrupted save, I have tried everything. Buyer beware! This game is shrouded behind Epic's lack of user reviews, it's all fun and games until you have a major problem and then you're on your own. Good luck getting a refund, Epic has done a splendid job at confusing users who wish to get a refund to the point when it is more economical for the user to just cut13 hours down the drain due to corrupted save, I have tried everything. Buyer beware! This game is shrouded behind Epic's lack of user reviews, it's all fun and games until you have a major problem and then you're on your own. Good luck getting a refund, Epic has done a splendid job at confusing users who wish to get a refund to the point when it is more economical for the user to just cut their losses and move on.… Expand
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Metascore
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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