Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a good game, but doesn't change or add anything new and significant to the series. Fans of the series will enjoy more of the same, but of you didn't like Bordelands before, then Pre-Sequel won't change your mind.

Like Borderlands 2, The Pre-Sequel often feels like a fairly safe sequel, but the gimmicks Gearbox chose to use this time around actually worked surprisingly well, far better than I had originally anticipated.

If you're a Borderlands fan who's looking to scratch that itch for loot-based four-player firefights, then this will serve your needs well until the next core installment in the franchise. Otherwise, you're better off waiting for the inevitable Game of the Year package.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a worthwhile entry in the series that will provide more of what fans expect while fleshing out some of the narrative gaps between the first two titles. And while the addition of low gravity and a few new guns might not change things forever, their presence is far from a hindrance and fits into the Borderlands formula fine, although unremarkably.

No, it never reaches the furthest edges of space, but Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel still offers some the best of what the series has to offer: good loot, good laughs, and good times for many hours.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is an interesting episode, with lots of content and a still gripping story. However, it does not revolutionize the series and we will definitely wait for the 3rd part for it.

The Pre-Sequel's biggest draw is filling in the space between the first and second games, and it does that exceptionally well.

The Pre-Sequel is missing just a bit of soul, but it has plenty of heart – hearts exploded by laser rifles.

It's the same recipe that's driven two full, long games and a host of downloadable content. But the lark of low gravity proves that the tedious parts of previous games don't have to stay an anchor holding the series down.

The result is a game that I think will appeal to little more than the Borderlands diehards.

If you liked the previous Borderlands, you’ll love it.

Different studio doesn't live up to the first two games and while the result is competent, it doesn't dazzle anymore. [Issue#246]

A sequel / not a sequel to a fun cooperative shooter has been marked by changes of its studios along with the unwillingness (or straight forbiddance) to move the game onward. This is rather a grey copycat of the previous installment that cannot be matched with, considering the game's content. This game scores particularly due to the cooperation gameplay.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a solid entry to the series, but I hope that the development team takes some of the failings to heart and delivers excellence in the future.

There isn’t a AAA game out there that doesn’t exist to make money, but Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel stumps for dollars in a brazenly insipid way. It’s a paint-by-numbers effort, almost from top to bottom.

If you're looking for anything measurably different than your prior experiences with the series, though, The Pre-Sequel won't satisfy. And this lack of ambition only serves to disappoint: there's a fantastic game buried in here, somewhere, if only its caretakers would perform a serious overhaul.