Borderlands 3

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2780 Ratings

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  1. Qqiz51
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    It's a worthy continuation of the entire series. I'm going through the game now, the gameplay and plot are good. The technical component is not without flaws but overall not bad. I advise everyone playing the games in the series and beginners.
  2. FeRaVeL
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Очень рад выходу новой части Borderlands. Купил, поиграл и не понимаю почему ставят 0-1. Косательно сюжета всё гладко, с предметами тоже всё отлично, мир красивый и огромный. 10, ставлю 10.
  3. Rooble131
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    I loved BL and BL2, We don't talk about the Pre Sequel, Borderlands 3 is chaotic, explosive and immersive until you get some of the annoying little bugs that have slipped through the net. Bugs like my characters legs being in the final dramatic cut scene and falling through the world after beating a major boss. How ever I really enjoy this game and the franchise all together. There is someI loved BL and BL2, We don't talk about the Pre Sequel, Borderlands 3 is chaotic, explosive and immersive until you get some of the annoying little bugs that have slipped through the net. Bugs like my characters legs being in the final dramatic cut scene and falling through the world after beating a major boss. How ever I really enjoy this game and the franchise all together. There is some optimization issues on PC that desperately need to be sorted.

    It looks beautiful, I think it will age brilliantly as did BL2. The Vault hunters are voiced fully so you are more immersed and form a connection with your character instead of having a silent ass kicker that screams a bit like we did in previous BL titles.

    Co-op is absolute and un-bridled chaos and I love it. Explosions everywhere and destruction following. The enemies feel spongy at times but the gun play more than makes up for you having to put a few more bullets into your enemies.

    The story is large and longer than previous titles took me about 23 hours (I was gunning it with a full group) But it doesn't stop there. Mayhem mode scales everything up to you so you can go and experience those fights again and this also makes any missed side quests worth doing. 23 hours x 4 + TVH mode and the proving grounds, this game is easily worth the £60 Price tag that you can expect to pay.

    The customization feels limitless as you can truly for the first time in Borderlands customize pretty much anything to do with your stuff. Eridium is no longer the upgrade currency but currency you use for cosmetics. I have NOT seen a single micro transaction let a lone anything that would help you beat this game.

    Boss fights are harder than ever especially when you turn that mayhem mode on. There is also more boss fights than ever. Every chapter seems to have a new but more challenging opponent to face. They are also some of the prettiest and highly detailed boss fights I've ever done. How ever some of them do feel very similar to each other so fighting them can set in a bit of fatigue.

    The humor does feel quite dated and forced at some points but it did not fail to make me laugh in most cases.

    That pretty much sums up my current time on Borderlands 3 I've thoroughly enjoyed my first run through the game and quite frankly am looking forward to taking a slower and more methodical run of the game.    … Expand
  4. Seva998
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I dont know why that morons hate this game, in my opinion its awesome! We got a great story mode, looting (with farm), coop mod, dynamic gameplay. Yes it got some lags, but not many, its optimisation is GREATEST, and sory for my words, **** u haters of that game!"
  5. Redisson
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    Очень круто, сделали эксклюзив, только пока выпендривались забыли сделать нормально, поэтому оставили неоптимизировный куском кода, супер, что с вами не так???
  6. Ledarre
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    The game has problems, but that's no reason to underestimate. I believe that soon the mistakes will be corrected.
  7. makarov159
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Что ждал - то и получил. Интересная сюжетная линия, доработанные мелочи, ну очень много оружия и приправлено все это хорошим графическим оформлением. Игра очень понравилась, единственный недостаток - на момент написания слабовата оптимизация, но это исправимо.Что ждал - то и получил. Интересная сюжетная линия, доработанные мелочи, ну очень много оружия и приправлено все это хорошим графическим оформлением. Игра очень понравилась, единственный недостаток - на момент написания слабовата оптимизация, но это исправимо.
  8. Fernando5438
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Borderlands 3 is one of those games that you want to return to, I don’t understand people who underestimate ratings only because of EGS, my rating is this game 10/10 and I am completely sure of that.
  9. Matthewablack
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Great game. Awesome mechanics. New worlds and enemy's. Pretty good camping. I donno why idiots rate bad on this game.Bad optimization? I agree with that. But Gearbox gonna fix that. Exclusive to EGS on PC? WTF what is your problem? Normal people buy games for having fun, not to achievements
  10. pasichnyk
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    It does feel similar to the old games but with improvements in graphics and gunplay. I would give it a 10 but it does have some optimization problems.
  11. Nector
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    If you liked Borderlands 1, 2, the pre-sequel etc. then you will like this. The shooting mechanics of BL3 are better than previous installments. The story has more dialogue and plot points. There is more guns, more equipment, more loot. The UI is also much improved for PC. Claptrap is still claptrap. :)

    The only real downer is that there are indeed real performance issues at launch.    If you liked Borderlands 1, 2, the pre-sequel etc. then you will like this. The shooting mechanics of BL3 are better than previous installments. The story has more dialogue and plot points. There is more guns, more equipment, more loot. The UI is also much improved for PC. Claptrap is still claptrap. :)

    The only real downer is that there are indeed real performance issues at launch. Each gun tooltip seems to drop the FPS by half or more, and certain areas / battles absolutely tank the FPS each on top-end PCs at mid-quality settings. It's something that should have been addressed before launch for sure, and hence the 8/10 review score.    … Expand
  12. Kospunk
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Игра получилась добротной. Затягивает. Для фанатов точно зайдет. Не хватает оптимизации, но думаю это временно.
  13. Llessehy
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Для меня как фаната серии, Borderlands 3 по-любому идеальна. Во всем!
  14. Wolfy606
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    To say I am a massive Borderlands fan is an understatement. I have sunk thousands of hours into each title that has come out so far. But I just cant do it with this one. Sure it's more borderlands as they say, which is exactly what I was hoping.. but something's different and its really pissing me off. It can't just be because I'm older now and not enjoying the humour, because in the hypeTo say I am a massive Borderlands fan is an understatement. I have sunk thousands of hours into each title that has come out so far. But I just cant do it with this one. Sure it's more borderlands as they say, which is exactly what I was hoping.. but something's different and its really pissing me off. It can't just be because I'm older now and not enjoying the humour, because in the hype of the pre-borderlands 3 weeks I was replaying borderlands 2 and thoroughly enjoying myself

    To add to it, I have put a lot of time, money and effort into building my PC and yet I am still getting countless stutters, absurd frame rates (and dx12 is a no no), errors and crashes that I should absolutely not be getting

    This game was rushed, there is NO question about it. It feels like an untested alpha. And I would go further and say that all those shady professional reviewers that gave this pile of **** higher than a 7 are full of bull**** and in my opinion were handed a wad of cash

    If you are thinking of getting this game: Do not in its current state. Wait till they fix it, and it needs a lot of fixing. Hell wait to see if they even fix it. They were paid up front by Epic Games and may be on holiday for a long while    … Expand
  15. dschelske
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Great gameplay, fun humor and lots of guns, if you are a fan of borderlands, this will keep you entertained. I really dont understand the hate, this game is getting.
  16. yogurtskivi
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    мне понравилась игра. да багов полно. надеюсь их все же исправят.
  17. kgrosvenor
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I'm having a good time on a GTX 1060 I5 8400 8GB RAM with 40fps - 60fps which is perfect really.

    Great gameplay, wacky as ever.
  18. the_berserker70
    Sep 14, 2019
    5
    Borderlands 3 single player is good and what you expect plus a few improvements. Local co-op split-screen is broken and unplayable however. There is no option for vertical split-screen and fonts are too small in single player as it is and are thus totally unreadable in horizontal split-screen. Borderlands has always been at its best playing with someone in the same room and that joy isBorderlands 3 single player is good and what you expect plus a few improvements. Local co-op split-screen is broken and unplayable however. There is no option for vertical split-screen and fonts are too small in single player as it is and are thus totally unreadable in horizontal split-screen. Borderlands has always been at its best playing with someone in the same room and that joy is absent in this version.… Expand
  19. Relics
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Screw the review bombers. This game is fan fricken tastic. Good for new and returning players of the series.
  20. TheeDannyB
    Sep 14, 2019
    3
    I mean it doesn't really work for me like at all, considering this is just a re-skin it's very disappointing especially as I had to buy on it on the worst platform.
  21. DarkSoulsUDied
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a great game do not listen to review bombers. some people will consider me a "fanboy" but seriously the game runs good on my pc, ive encountered very few bugs in my 20+ hours of play and bugs that i did find were very miniscule and had no effect on gameplay, and the gameplay is a perfect sequel to the previous installments, with all kinds of crazy weapons and builds. only true issues are DirectX12 and the DRM, and anyone who is saying the game is boring or lame obviously did not play very far, because getting into the game you will soon notice that it is a great sequel which improves on most if not all elements of the previous games such ass combat, environment and versatility of the games various landscapes.… Expand
  22. TheGamekeeper
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    The review bombing for this game finally pushed me to make an account and say otherwise. I will say that I'm not as concerned about or don't relate BL3's score to the following:
    Epic Games Store
    occasional optimization ticks (mine ran fine) Randy Pitchford (even though he does kinda seem like a butt) With that out of the way, I'd like to quickly give my impressions/opinions on some    The review bombing for this game finally pushed me to make an account and say otherwise. I will say that I'm not as concerned about or don't relate BL3's score to the following:
    Epic Games Store
    occasional optimization ticks (mine ran fine)
    Randy Pitchford (even though he does kinda seem like a butt)

    With that out of the way, I'd like to quickly give my impressions/opinions on some parts of BL3 people seem to really hate this time around:
    The Humor: Everybody's a critic, huh? Its pretty much mostly the same "type" of joke/humor that BL2 had, so if you were idk hoping for some sort of "innovation" or even for them to have "gotten better as to land more higher quality jokes" then yes you will be disappointed. I loved BL2 but lets be honest, not EVERYTHING was a riot, and i think its very translatable to how BL3 works. The reason I liked the humor overall in BL2 and now BL3 is because even if its not funny, just the attempt sort of lightens up the tone for whatever you are doing in juxtaposition to the usually violent and gory reality of what you're doing, and i appreciated that.
    The Guns: Again, they added a ton of new weapon parts and new mechanics to so many weapons, and even made them feel much better in my opinion, but i just don't think everyone was ready for it to still be just randomly slapped together weapons that in the end are just as random as BL2 with some more twists. If you truly liked the past systems for gun creation/dropping, I really can't see a reason why you would hate BL3's system.
    The Optimization: One quick note on this one since it seems to be a hot topic, I *personally* did not get that much bad optimization hitches in my current playtime on a 1070 8gb card at 1440p and i'm not sure why others are getting it. It says clearly "DX12 beta" so i'm not sure why people are judging that when its not ready. Plus, and this is my unpopular opinion, though its kinda **** to release a buggy or badly optimized product (which i don't think BL3 is), I think unless its unplayable for mostly everyone it shouldn't be solely reviewed on that facet as that confuses others who may be able to play it fine and just want to know if its fun.

    So I guess what i'm saying is, its more borderlands with some nice additions to pretty much every main mechanic from before, and I really don't know why anyone would hate this game unless they either 1. expected something crazy or 2. are being super critical for other reasons. but if you like borderlands, and i mean really just the minimum base gameplay of borderlands, then you will find this fun.    … Expand
  23. Smugz
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    The reasons user reviews can never be trusted is because anyone, like me, can just create an account and **** talk the game. I am not a fan of Epic, and since the game on PC is an Epic Games exclusive i'm obviously not happy, but this review isn't about Epic.

    The game itself is really enjoyable, the guns feel good to use and I am really enjoying the story and side quests, I don't think    The reasons user reviews can never be trusted is because anyone, like me, can just create an account and **** talk the game. I am not a fan of Epic, and since the game on PC is an Epic Games exclusive i'm obviously not happy, but this review isn't about Epic.

    The game itself is really enjoyable, the guns feel good to use and I am really enjoying the story and side quests, I don't think I could go back to borderlands 2 and have as much fun as i'm having here due to the guns alone. I'm not a huge fan of the two main villains but they aren't as terrible as I thought. Each planet offers a unique setting in which you can explore and kill, I honestly have no idea what people are talking about when they say "It always feels like you're on pandora", no, no it does not. The game has a lot of love in it from the older games, lots of references and characters to be found.

    Really my only complaint is the co-op, it could have been better, but that's not to say it's terrible. There are a few technical issues here and there such as cutscenes starting before everyone has loaded in, there has been one time where an NPC's audio just cuts off, and personally i'm not a fan that only the host get's to interact with the characters in the main story quests.

    It isn't perfect, I could ramble on more but overall it's a great addition to the borderlands franchise, it gives us more borderlands, what else do you want? Fix the technical issues and we have a truly great game.    … Expand
  24. FalseAptitude
    Sep 14, 2019
    6
    This game has heart and is a good continuation to Borderlands 2. BUT it suffers severely to performance issues, bugs, and crashes. This is just another reason why players need a demo or beta of some sort to test the game before it officially comes out to test what needs to be fixed.
  25. xXgunXx
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Honestly I’m going to give this game 8.6/10. The only reason why pple want to give **** reviews is due to Epic store. It’s honestly fun to see how childish people can be because they didn’t get what they want. So what do childish children of the internet do? They review bomb a game because they would rather give a dishonest opinion about a game. Never the less I hope metacritic deals withHonestly I’m going to give this game 8.6/10. The only reason why pple want to give **** reviews is due to Epic store. It’s honestly fun to see how childish people can be because they didn’t get what they want. So what do childish children of the internet do? They review bomb a game because they would rather give a dishonest opinion about a game. Never the less I hope metacritic deals with such ignorance in time. I hope they end up blocking the people who decide to review bomb any game. Anyway this game is great the story is a bit lacking but every else is on point and is what you’d expect playing a borderlands game.… Expand
  26. billy1725
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Best co-op game out right now, a lot of fun. The gun-play mechanics are top notch and the story is entertaining. Constantly capped at 144 fps with my gtx1080. Most of the negative reviews aren't legitimate, snowflakes are boycotting the game due to epic launcher drama.
  27. Jaggid
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Solid Borderlands experience. The game continues the loot and shoot fun that the Borderlands franchise is known for.
    Cheesy, juvenile humor: Check
    Loot and Shoot Mayhem: Check And that's what the game is supposed to be. I can't speak for anyone else, but I like Borderlands 1 and Borderlands 2 and what I wanted from BL3 was an evolution of the experience that those games gave and    Solid Borderlands experience. The game continues the loot and shoot fun that the Borderlands franchise is known for.
    Cheesy, juvenile humor: Check
    Loot and Shoot Mayhem: Check

    And that's what the game is supposed to be.

    I can't speak for anyone else, but I like Borderlands 1 and Borderlands 2 and what I wanted from BL3 was an evolution of the experience that those games gave and in that respect Gearbox has delivered in spades.

    Graphics are solid, even playing with only medium-to-high settings on my gaming laptop.
    Audio is phenomenal, you really feel the explosions and gun firing, and the music, as in past Borderlands games, is awesome.
    Story is....well, a typical Borderlands story, which means it's often ridiculous and full of cheese.

    I have found vehicle control and combat to be superior to past iterations of the franchise, with a really tactile and enjoyable feel to it.

    Combat on foot is like all of the past games, with the addition of a lot of new, cooler weapon, shield and grenade effects. Guns feel great later in the game, though it does take some levels to get to that point, as in past games, but all of the new types of equipment effects really make even the early game feel fresh for someone like me who was still playing BL2 until this game released.
    Melee attacks also feel more satisfying then I found them in past iterations of the game.

    The user interface is also more "modern" feeling than BL2 and, at least for me, is less finicky then BL2 (BL2 inventory management remained janky for me even after all patches for the game were released). The addition of a hotkey to mark something as junk or favorite in BL3 especially is something I am most appreciative for.

    Overall, if you enjoyed either Borderlands 1 or 2, you will most definitely also love this game. It's worth the buy...even worth installing the Epic Store to buy it (something i had been avoiding up until now).    … Expand
  28. Frigid_metal
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    This game is more borderlands, what the **** else were you expecting, I think a lot of the bad reviews are people jumping on a trend, the game feels stable, on Xbox one at least, and has additions and changes that are small but greatly improve the game, for example, in borderlands 2 when it comes to vehicles you would always just get a bandit technical as it handles the same and has theThis game is more borderlands, what the **** else were you expecting, I think a lot of the bad reviews are people jumping on a trend, the game feels stable, on Xbox one at least, and has additions and changes that are small but greatly improve the game, for example, in borderlands 2 when it comes to vehicles you would always just get a bandit technical as it handles the same and has the same speed as the other option but in this game you have three different vehicles that you can customise with different uses to choose from such as do you want your car to be able to hover to turn on a dime or do you want an e brake and slightly faster speed, this is just the sort of thing that makes this game good, in my opinion, it's the old game, but better… Expand
  29. Notgodbutmaybe
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    So many fools rating this game so I decided to give my 2 cents. The game is amazing the story is ok but the characters and customization, gunplay, and variety of guns and items is where the game really shines. Yes an optimization patch is badly needed however I really haven’t experienced any bad frame rate drops and I’m playing on Xbox one x. (It’s nice watching pc players squirm). ThisSo many fools rating this game so I decided to give my 2 cents. The game is amazing the story is ok but the characters and customization, gunplay, and variety of guns and items is where the game really shines. Yes an optimization patch is badly needed however I really haven’t experienced any bad frame rate drops and I’m playing on Xbox one x. (It’s nice watching pc players squirm). This game is so much fun and anyone that tells you otherwise is dealing with some lag (which will be fixed) or they are just salty fools that don’t appreciate borderlands slapstick humor... great game and time will prove the haters are just that… Expand
  30. Krayer
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Don't read bad reviews, Borderlands 3 is a very good game with GOOD optimization (I'm playing with gtx 750 ti_1080p_30-50fps), GOOD jokes and cool gameplay. And it shouldn't be a revolution, it is evolution of ideas, which we have seen in Borderlands 2. I don't know who is writing negative, maybe I don't understand something. And the most important the game, not a launcher. So, I am goingDon't read bad reviews, Borderlands 3 is a very good game with GOOD optimization (I'm playing with gtx 750 ti_1080p_30-50fps), GOOD jokes and cool gameplay. And it shouldn't be a revolution, it is evolution of ideas, which we have seen in Borderlands 2. I don't know who is writing negative, maybe I don't understand something. And the most important the game, not a launcher. So, I am going to play Borderlands 3, where I can have a good time.… Expand
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#62 Best PC Game of 2019
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#98 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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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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