Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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  1. joerevs300
    Oct 14, 2014
    6
    If you loved Borderlands or Borderlands 2, there's nothing I'll tell you which will say that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel isn't a game you'll enjoy as well.

    - You shoot things - They die - They drop loot - You keep killing more things, getting better loot and rinse/repeat. However, if you're new to the Borderlands series, I cannot recommend the game at this time. - The pacing is    If you loved Borderlands or Borderlands 2, there's nothing I'll tell you which will say that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel isn't a game you'll enjoy as well.

    - You shoot things
    - They die
    - They drop loot
    - You keep killing more things, getting better loot and rinse/repeat.

    However, if you're new to the Borderlands series, I cannot recommend the game at this time.
    - The pacing is horrible. Not Final Fantasy XIII horrible, but the first 4-6 hours of the game it'll be holding your hand
    - The environments are, well, as boring as in Borderlands 1. You'll be looking at grey moon for nearly the entire game.
    - There are game breaking bugs, to include a main story mission in which you take a lift to the 2nd floor of a building. If you get knocked off said 2nd floor, there is currently no way to get back up. Since it's a main story mission, you can't proceed (unless it's patched later). So your only option is to restart with a new character. This is completely unacceptable in 2014, not to mention Borderlands 1 and 2 had the same issues with missions that would become broken.
    - The gameplay gets way, way too chaotic, and with many of the action skills this time around, so much is flashing on the screen (especially with ClapTrap) you don't always know what in the **** is hitting you, and then you're in FFYL and dead.
    - The story. Nothing even close to Borderlands 2. But it is better than Borderlands 1, I'll give it that. They had quite the potential to show Jack's rise to power, but it just falls flat.

    So, in closing:
    - You're a huge Borderlands honk who can't get enough. Raise this to 9/10.
    - You're someone who has never played Borderlands. 5/10, take $20 and wait for the GOTY edition to go on sale for Borderlands 2. You'll get 50-70 hours of content and a much, MUCH better game for you.    … Expand
  2. Captiosus
    Oct 14, 2014
    5
    I LOVED Borderlands 1 and really enjoyed Borderlands 2 so I took advantage of the pre-order loyalty discount. I am wishing I had saved my money. So far, The Pre-Sequel leaves a lot to be desired. Loot drops are few and far between, the characters are just reskinned, revoiced versions of the BL2 stereotypes, and the distinctions between the four character classes are "meh" at best. The O2I LOVED Borderlands 1 and really enjoyed Borderlands 2 so I took advantage of the pre-order loyalty discount. I am wishing I had saved my money. So far, The Pre-Sequel leaves a lot to be desired. Loot drops are few and far between, the characters are just reskinned, revoiced versions of the BL2 stereotypes, and the distinctions between the four character classes are "meh" at best. The O2 (Oz Kits) thing seemed novel at first but then it becomes just another meter and piece of gear to worry about along with your shields, health, and class kits. Weapons still suffer the same boring homogenization from Borderlands 2, except slag is basically replaced by lasers.

    This doesn't even get into the terrible and buggy textures or the ridiculous amounts of bugs in the game. In the first 30 minutes of playing, I was hit by both a "Fight for Your Life" bug on Helios Station that caused me to die when it shouldn't have and I fell through a texture on Elpis that forced a complete game restart. Meanwhile, the flat, terrible textures on static items (like power conduits) are a slap to the face, as if they just couldn't take the time to be bothered. I've seen better texture work back on the Dreamcast.

    This feels like it should have been just a larger DLC for Borderlands 2 but, instead, Gearbox decided to milk it into a full release that exists solely to push out another 6 to 8 months of further DLC. Save your money and just wait for a complete edition that will inevitably come out around next summer.

    Edit: Beware, the downranking and "new user, first time review" shills are coming. Read the critic reviews, don't just pay attention to number. Most of them, even the positive ones, make the exact same complaints I do. This is NOT a game worth full retail price.    … Expand
  3. SNKPanda
    Oct 27, 2014
    6
    Fun game like borderlands 2, but it feels more like a large DLC, everything still looks the same and there aren't many new features and mechanics. This is a bit sad since I expected more from a borderlands game
  4. Tridus
    Nov 4, 2014
    5
    Surprisingly unpolished compared to Borderlands 2. There are weird bugs and glitches all over the place. Driving on some of the terrain is really annoying. Making terrain jumps in vehicles is harder than it used to be because vehicle boost works differently and they don't tell you that.

    It's shorter than Borderlands 2, significantly. The map is smaller, and the area reuse is really    Surprisingly unpolished compared to Borderlands 2. There are weird bugs and glitches all over the place. Driving on some of the terrain is really annoying. Making terrain jumps in vehicles is harder than it used to be because vehicle boost works differently and they don't tell you that.

    It's shorter than Borderlands 2, significantly. The map is smaller, and the area reuse is really noticeable. The side quests are incredibly tedious, especially due to the area reuse. You'll get side quests in areas that you outlevel so much that actually stopping to shoot anything is a waste of time.

    The gameplay is still good, but this is more like an expansion than a full game, and isn't worth full game prices. Series fans should wait for a sale. People new to the series should get Borderlands 2 instead.    … Expand
  5. Ghoster
    Oct 21, 2014
    5
    I'm writing this review as huge fan of Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Those 2 games was almost perfect with only few bad things. Unfortunately, Pre-Sequel creators decided to take bad things out of B1 and B2 and base whole game only on this leaving everything phenomenal out. So, here we have bunch of boring time trail missions. Level design is poor and missions design even worse. In 50% ofI'm writing this review as huge fan of Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Those 2 games was almost perfect with only few bad things. Unfortunately, Pre-Sequel creators decided to take bad things out of B1 and B2 and base whole game only on this leaving everything phenomenal out. So, here we have bunch of boring time trail missions. Level design is poor and missions design even worse. In 50% of missions you don't exactly know what you need to do. Most of the missions you can't start before listening 5 minutes of boring self conversation! In B1 and B2 you could start the mission and then listen to talks. But here they figured how to make this part boring. In 80% of missions you must stand and listed because at end of all talking you get some stupid thing you need for mission. Starting mission before would result with need to return to starting point. Unfortunately, don't see way how updates could repair this game. It have same sweet cartoon graphics as previous games, but gameplay and mission design is totally bad!… Expand
  6. clukskin
    Oct 19, 2014
    5
    I feel distraught after beating this game.
    There is a large amount of reused borderlands 2 assets in here, and it's difficult to see how this is worth a full 60 dollars.
    The combat rapidly becomes tedius in low gravity especially when trying to collect ammo or gather loot. Lots of bugs at the moment everything from quest items to inventory management. The story is good enough to hold    I feel distraught after beating this game.
    There is a large amount of reused borderlands 2 assets in here, and it's difficult to see how this is worth a full 60 dollars.
    The combat rapidly becomes tedius in low gravity especially when trying to collect ammo or gather loot.
    Lots of bugs at the moment everything from quest items to inventory management.
    The story is good enough to hold up as far as consistency, but oh my god the humor in this game is awful. The jokes feel very forced and for the vast majority of it i was not laughing.
    I am glad i beat this game so i understand the events that transpired, but it felt more like a chore then something i should be enjoying in my free time and towards the end i was skipping entire packs of mobs to run to the teleporter out of sheer disinterest.

    At the end i'm left with the questions, "what was missing in this game? what went wrong?" because after it all i did not receive the same delight i've come to expect from it's predecessors.    … Expand
  7. LightOfTheMoon
    Oct 19, 2014
    5
    Mechanics are great, the use of jumping and slamming ads a whole new level to the game, I LOVE the grinder and the characters talking to each other was a nice change. But that's about it. The story lacks any depth , the developers really over hyped the amount of guns you'll find and actually use, there is very little difference in the levels, and it feels EXTREMELY short. In short its aMechanics are great, the use of jumping and slamming ads a whole new level to the game, I LOVE the grinder and the characters talking to each other was a nice change. But that's about it. The story lacks any depth , the developers really over hyped the amount of guns you'll find and actually use, there is very little difference in the levels, and it feels EXTREMELY short. In short its a good game, the things that are actually new work well, it just doesn't have the good quality and quantity that Borderlands 2 had.… Expand
  8. pesho_one
    Oct 26, 2014
    5
    I am a huge BL1 and BL2 fan and played through them multiple times with all the DLCs. The Pre-Sequel's production value is quite low in comparison with the previous games. This is not immediately obvious. I started to play it, while very exited, and it was at least 4-5 hours in the game until I realized that something is missing and is kind-of off with the game as a whole. It is stillI am a huge BL1 and BL2 fan and played through them multiple times with all the DLCs. The Pre-Sequel's production value is quite low in comparison with the previous games. This is not immediately obvious. I started to play it, while very exited, and it was at least 4-5 hours in the game until I realized that something is missing and is kind-of off with the game as a whole. It is still Borderlands installment but I felt it was worse than most of the DLCs for the previous games. The map design is poor, story and dialog are neither inspired nor fun anymore (which were big points for BL1 and BL2). The new game-play mechanics are alright though. Biggest minus for me: the overall atmosphere is not there. I can even say that this game didn't feel like true Borderlands in some ways. After finishing it, I played BL2 for a bit and I was almost stunned how much better everything was arranged within a given map. The enemy variety and the beautiful places of BL2 are just in another league. I wonder, did the "The Pre-Sequel" was just an exercise for another sub-team of developers or they just lost the inspiration?… Expand
  9. metascifi
    Apr 9, 2015
    5
    endless wandering. the maps are just so horrible. when it's fun it is SO FUN but these moments are separated by hours of being lost and doing stupid, boring side-quests to gain experience. improve the maps, reduce the distances, improve the side quests and you have among the best games ever made
  10. Matiya024
    Jun 16, 2015
    5
    Highly Flawed. They decreased the drop rate of loot in general, meaning you'll often be stuck with loot multiple levels below the enemies you need to kill with it, the player gains XP far to slowly meaning you will be forced to grind levels off enemies. Either that, or do the boring side quests. The enemy power and health has been increased, making second winds nigh impossible, and theHighly Flawed. They decreased the drop rate of loot in general, meaning you'll often be stuck with loot multiple levels below the enemies you need to kill with it, the player gains XP far to slowly meaning you will be forced to grind levels off enemies. Either that, or do the boring side quests. The enemy power and health has been increased, making second winds nigh impossible, and the characters are just boring, I found myself thinking which of these would be the least boring to play, I have yet to play the DLC characters, the gladiator, or the enforcer, but if you do buy it, do not play Nisha or Claptrap.

    This game is not good for single player, it's a terrible single player experience, and should only be played with friends. That seems to have been the intent of the game seeing as it has a drastic increase in difficulty when compared to BL2. Who knows it may actually be good if you have friends(who have the game) to play it with. Otherwise do not buy this game. It's not worth 40$, and its sure as HELL not worth 60$. If you enjoyed Borderlands 2, this game will be a disappointment, if you didn't like Borderlands 2, then you'll enjoy this thing even less.    … Expand
  11. Lenzie
    Oct 6, 2015
    6
    A ‘good’ (but not great) return to the borderlands universe with solid borderlands-style FPS game-play that we are used to coupled with some interesting story elements that provide background to some of the events and characters seen in BL1 & 2.

    That said this iteration in the series lacked the sparkle, interesting character narrative and 'laugh out loud' moments that made Borderlands 2    A ‘good’ (but not great) return to the borderlands universe with solid borderlands-style FPS game-play that we are used to coupled with some interesting story elements that provide background to some of the events and characters seen in BL1 & 2.

    That said this iteration in the series lacked the sparkle, interesting character narrative and 'laugh out loud' moments that made Borderlands 2 a complete pleasure to play. I was left wanting with this game and towards the end I got bored with it and simply felt obligated to grind though the game to get all the quests and side quests complete to get the game ‘done’.

    If you've not played any of the Borderlands games, go try Borderlands 2 (and its superb DLC expansions) over this game, you won’t regret it!    … Expand
  12. JeremyB
    Oct 17, 2014
    5
    Unfortunately 2K Australia failed to deliver the same humor and love that went into previous Borderlandst.
    I recently played through Borderlands 2 and really couldn't put it down from start to finish. Unfortunately for this game I'm having to force myself to play it just so I feel like I wasn't totally jipped out of my money.
    The world gets ugly and repetitive to look at very quickly.    Unfortunately 2K Australia failed to deliver the same humor and love that went into previous Borderlandst.
    I recently played through Borderlands 2 and really couldn't put it down from start to finish. Unfortunately for this game I'm having to force myself to play it just so I feel like I wasn't totally jipped out of my money.

    The world gets ugly and repetitive to look at very quickly. World design in Borderlands is always something I've felt the game series did pretty bad, but the Presequel does it REALLY bad. It is the most unmemorable game world I've ever played, I would literally rather explore a dog turd.

    The low gravity doesn't add any real value to the gameplay other then throwing your loot off the map on a regular basis, and the o2 mechanic is one of the most pointless tacked on features I've seen in a video game. There's no real threat in running out of oxygen because you're always surrounded by areas to restore it. Even if you do run out it takes eternity for it to kill you.

    They CONSTANTLY throw weapon crates at you. I mean you don't even need to explore for them, you'll often run into multiple just along your path during a mission. It honestly takes away the joy of exploring and finding them like in BL2. Many of them will cost moonstone to open (presequels version of eridium). You'll probably find yourself accidentally wasting all your moonstone by opening them without realizing it.

    The story about Jacks rise to power should be fairly interesting, but somehow it manages to be pretty much total crap. It's a mixture of boring characters, poor writing, and a serious lack of humo, though it does attempt and fail over and over to bring humor.

    The side quests are simply not even worth doing. They are nothing but fetch quests, always taking you back to areas you've already been at a lower level, meaning you'll be having to kill lower level mobs while you do it.

    Anyone with half a brain will see this game was rushed and extremely lazily done. Calling this Borderlands 2.5 would imply this would be as good as BL2 with some new stuff. It isn't. It's the worst of the series and it's an absolute rip off they are charging $60 for this.    … Expand
  13. Cadder
    Oct 31, 2014
    5
    Just another game that should be 15$ DLC. Performs Terribly, Graphics are bad - awful texture resolution, story i dont personally feel. Uninstall & Forget
  14. kotleta
    Oct 24, 2014
    5
    This should be sold as DLC (feels like one) , and not as full game.And especially not at full game price.

    If you loved Borderlands or Borderlands 2, there's nothing I'll tell you which will say that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel isn't a game you'll enjoy as well. - You shoot things - They die - They drop loot - You keep killing more things, getting better loot and rinse/repeat.
  15. wreththe
    Nov 2, 2014
    5
    More of the same but not as polished. It's buggy and arbitrary and seems like it's actually going out of its way to waste your time by making you sit through long dialogue and run back and forth over the same areas.
  16. DOSfan
    Oct 21, 2014
    6
    very polished, but ultimately more of the same thing borderlands 2 was doing.

    not really enjoying this iteration of borderlands personally. the oxygen mechanic is bad, but it's not a deal breaker and i'm sure a dlc will create items that render it a non factor. the game just feels very stale in my opinion. feels like borderlands 2, with low gravity. not open world, just small    very polished, but ultimately more of the same thing borderlands 2 was doing.

    not really enjoying this iteration of borderlands personally. the oxygen mechanic is bad, but it's not a deal breaker and i'm sure a dlc will create items that render it a non factor. the game just feels very stale in my opinion. feels like borderlands 2, with low gravity. not open world, just small area's/instances. just kind of the same old same old.

    if you LOVE borderlands 2 you might also really enjoy this. i have a friend who has been playing it nonstop, me on the other hand after two hours i moved onto other games. *shrug*    … Expand
  17. Ursadorable
    Oct 21, 2014
    5
    Finished the game last night and decided to write a summary review. Not much new here to see, the O2 mechanic adds little of interest other than longer/higher jumping. The threat of running out of O2 is rare at best. As for the antagonists, they are completely forgettable. In BL2 we had a genuine hate for Handsome jack, in BL:TPS, Jarphadod is merely a slight annoyance on the way toFinished the game last night and decided to write a summary review. Not much new here to see, the O2 mechanic adds little of interest other than longer/higher jumping. The threat of running out of O2 is rare at best. As for the antagonists, they are completely forgettable. In BL2 we had a genuine hate for Handsome jack, in BL:TPS, Jarphadod is merely a slight annoyance on the way to finishing the game. In fact, there are few memorable characters in this iteration, save Jack himself. The first game was a real game, the second was a battle of good and evil, this one.. well.. it's honestly a bit of a snoozefest.… Expand
  18. meediocre
    Jan 12, 2015
    6
    Would have made a great piece of DLC, worth about £10-15. There's actually quite a lot of things to shoot, and endless run-of-the-mill loot, between various standard fare missions. I really got bored by the finale and actually gave up on what I assume was the final boss battle. I just didn't care. But I'm not placing blame here on the developers - it's just that eventually you get to theWould have made a great piece of DLC, worth about £10-15. There's actually quite a lot of things to shoot, and endless run-of-the-mill loot, between various standard fare missions. I really got bored by the finale and actually gave up on what I assume was the final boss battle. I just didn't care. But I'm not placing blame here on the developers - it's just that eventually you get to the point when you realise that there are other games that do gun-combat better, story and and environment. This should have been an expansion or major DLC, is all I'm saying.… Expand
  19. Sigma007
    Oct 28, 2014
    6
    This game is odd. Somehow they took all the best parts of Borderlands 2 added more stuff and created a much worse game.

    What it does well: The low gravity combat is great. I thought I was going to hate it but no, it's really fun. The items of the day in the vending machines are almost always worth a look and I have bought several. Dialogue between the characters in co-op.    This game is odd. Somehow they took all the best parts of Borderlands 2 added more stuff and created a much worse game.

    What it does well:
    The low gravity combat is great. I thought I was going to hate it but no, it's really fun.
    The items of the day in the vending machines are almost always worth a look and I have bought several.
    Dialogue between the characters in co-op.
    Interesting new characters.

    What it does poorly:
    The humour is gone :(
    The story is crap
    It's way too short for $60. It's the length of 2 DLCs so should have been $40.
    A lack of variety in enemies. Reuse of many enemy models from B2.
    Bugs. Lots of game breaking bugs.

    Overall I can't see myself replaying this as the combat in the second half of the game is just horrible. The side quests are boring and the main quest storyline is so bad I don't think I want to live through it again. I'm never buying another 2K Australia title.    … Expand
  20. Trance
    Oct 16, 2014
    7
    Underwhelming but great. There's not much new here and to be honest it's a bit ugly to look at (I'm playing on Max) compared to Borderlands 2. The characters are awesome, it's sweet that you can play as Claptrap and the theme is as charming as ever, it just doesn't offer much new,
  21. Darksorm
    Oct 15, 2014
    5
    Long post, sry.
    I tried to love this game. I tried as hard as I have ever tried. As a huge fan of the Borderlands series, This game looked like the best thing to ever happen. I watched every ad with wide eyes, and preordered the second I was able to. I even bought the season pass, as Borderlands 2 more than delivered on its price for its season pass. When the Presequel finally came out, I    Long post, sry.
    I tried to love this game. I tried as hard as I have ever tried. As a huge fan of the Borderlands series, This game looked like the best thing to ever happen. I watched every ad with wide eyes, and preordered the second I was able to. I even bought the season pass, as Borderlands 2 more than delivered on its price for its season pass. When the Presequel finally came out, I had booked several days off worked, stocked up on food, and prepared to delve into another adventure into the borderlands universe. Barely an hour later I was standing away from my PC, shaking my head, and regretting my blindness.This game is bad. Not legendary 'bad', just bad. From gimmicky mechanics which interfere with your gameplay (Goodbye rare weapon headed for low orbit!), to ridiculously unintuitive level design (Because instant death pits immediately outside of vehicle spawns are fun, right?), to length padding of the worst kind (Hey, you got the thing! Now go get three more from the other corners of the map!). However, this isn't the worst part, not at all. Both previous games had their glitches and faults. However, what they did have was fun. Hours upon hours of childlike fun, especially Borderlands 2. Even the worst areas in the game (I'm looking at you Sawtooth cauldron, padding based level that you are!) are still enjoyable, although perhaps a bit tedious. This is where Borderlands: The Presequel fails. It simply is not FUN to play. Oh sure, it has interesting gimmicks, such as low gravity, Oz kits, Laser weapons, and plenty of eye candy, but this isn't what makes a game fun. A game is fun when its has honed gameplay mechanics, well designed levels, creative enemies, good music, enjoyable characters, and passable writing. The presequel has none of these.
    - The gameplay mechanics are pretty much ripped right from borderlands 2, icons and all, with virtually no change at all, bar their gimmick of gravity and air; you control exactly the same on the ground.
    - The levels are a bunch of interconnected linear paths of which you will be backtracking along most of during the story missions (cause backtracking is one of FPS gamer's most beloved mechanics!). And yes, I said story missions. Not side missions sending you back to somewhere, but straight up backtracking in th mandatory story missions...
    - The enemies are almost completely reskins with one or two quirks. The soldiers are just hyperion soldiers with more health and medics, the scavs are just bandits with jetpacks, the Torks are just spiderants with corrosive attacks and wallclimbing, the Rathyds are just Rakk with a more sustained attack, and the infected are just rats with helmets (Because rats weren't hard enough to deal with, and now they have headshot immunity!). The few enemies that aren't reskins, like the Shuggaths, are ridiculous. Huge floating sacks with tentacles with elemental attacks. Then the game begins not even reskining enemies! Yup, straight up throwing Stalkers at you with no explanation other than "R&D department" (Because again, everyone loved the guys, right?). Even a thresher makes an appearance!
    - The music is uninspired, and a very poor followup to the soundtrack mastery of Borderlands 2. The entire score is par for the course in a sci-fi based game, and has no high points, just a mediocre soundtrack to your mediocre journey.
    - The characters... Oh god... Every lovable trait in any returning characters has been scrubbed away to make room for the Memes, such as Moxxi, who is now only innuendo, instead of the clever character from Borderlands 2, who had surprising levels of depth to her.. There's no originality in the new characters either, just a shallow representation of a single character trait, which is then amplified to truly irritating levels! The Australian character is a mechanic/homosexual/story-writer/blackmarket-dealer, who has almost no relevance past the first few missions, and is a poor followup character to Sir Hammerlock, whose role she fills. The British kid is a pickpocket/junk-dealer/information-dealer/salvager who ends up WELL overstaying his welcome in one mission which has the most padding out of all the ones I played and only serves to remind you that you're not done yet! Jack is the one who has suffered the worst, though, coming across as a jerk right from the beginning and only getting worse as the game advances. Wasn't the game supposed to be his fall from grace, the story of his transformation from decent leader to the tyrannical dictator that we all loved to hate? Well, he starts as an ass, and stays that way the whole game.
    - The writing is uninspired, lazy, and predicable. Plot points are forecast way in advance (Hmmm, an AI companion? Hope shes not gonna go crazy!), are often lackluster, and most often serve to make the game's characters worse. Again, Handsome Jack just become less and less enjoyable, and his actions aren't justifiable in the least throughout the game.

    TL/DR 5/10, a colossal disappointme    … Expand
  22. Dree74
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    I would rate Borderlands 1 as 9/10 and borderlands 2 as perfect 10/10, this game sadly doesn't par with either. The main quest flows like borderlands 2, but the writing and dialogues are way inferior. The graphic, gameplay, UI are all same as Borderlands 2 (throughout the whole game, I felt like playing one of long Borderlands 2 DLC).
  23. blade01
    Oct 28, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Got to admit, im not really a fan of the series for various reasons.Borderlands 2 is great because of Jack, or Handsome Jack!And while he is really entertaining in Borderlands 2, he is not that entertaining in Borderlands:TPQ!So, for me personally the biggest strongpoint of Borderlands 2 is ripped away which suckz cause the mechancs behind the series are too simplistic for me.Many things are reused in this game from previous installmaments.Some may think this is ok, i think this would be ok if the pice would be 30€.Right now, on Steam youll have to pay 49,99€.This is too much for reused stuff, im sorry.
    But what is new?

    -Lasers:They are new but they(like other new features) replace something old.In this case, lasers will replace the slug weapons.was never a fan of slug weapons, its ok.Lasers are fun in the game, some are overpowered compared to other weapons i think buti ts ok.

    -Ice damage:Ice damage is new, you can freeze enemys.I dont see any reason why i would do that.I can kill most enemys much fast with headshots.Not a great invention, sorry.

    -OZ kits:In some areas you need O2 to survive because you are on a moon.This becomes a minor annoying features cause the moon is full of small oxygenflieds of generators you can activate.You can do longer jumps in trade for some oxygen.Why not?Gives you some mobility, but you are very vulnerable in mid air i think.If you float high enough you can do a dash attack on the ground for enormous damage.Nice at first but after some hours into the game youll play on a station with normal gravity where you cant jump that high.And the OZ kits replace the relicts, so its not THAT new.

    -New classes:4 new classes, which mean semi new.Some of them play like the old one with some tweaks.Ive played the lawbringer, extrem useless actionskill.Autoaim that is not working well in some cases.All in all, its ok.

    Now a generall inspection of the hole game:

    Visuals:Same as Borderlands 2, its the same engine.Nothing new.

    Sound:Same as Borderlands 2.Some backroundmusic, nothing stands out, ok voiceacting.

    Gameplay:Many of the new features are nearly useless and something bothers me what other reviewers citized too:You cant cancel the dialogous!!!Sometimes this is sooooo boooooring because youll have to wait until the "talking" is other to progress.There are some quest that you can fail when you are too fast because the talking was not other.Techically the game thinks the mission isnt startet yet, you kill the target, it says "failed" because the target is dead when it shouldnt.From a technical stanpoint this is amateurstuff that souldnt happen.From that arises another problem:Trying out the 4 characters is booooooring as hell cause youll have to play through the hole tutorial.This is especialy stupid because this game is clearly made for fans of the series.They know how this game works.

    Conclusion:Borderlands 2 is ok for me.Like i said, im no fan of the mechanics.Borderlands 2 is ja solid 7 for me.What is my rating for the pre-qell?Hard to say.The humor is overused and extremly premature.You can say the same about the mechanics.Everything here is old, youve seen it in 2 other games of the series.The humor is gone, at least for me.Small bugs and a full priced game.I say thats enough on the con site to give this game a lower rating.Borderlands:TPQ is a 5 out of 10!For fans that played Borderlands 2 its ok, you can add 1 point.But thats it!If you never played Borderlands you should play Borderlands 2 instead of this game.More game per euro/dollar and a better villian.Cause the pre-quell is lacking a good villian.    … Expand
  24. waso
    Dec 23, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meh.
    This game should have been a dlc. There's just not enough character or story development. I gave it a 5 because I think I'm still in love with BL2.
    The mobs. Jesus you enter an area and a ton of dudes railroad you.
    Jack. He sucks until the third act. Then he gets his funny/psycho thing on.
    If you find it on Steam for cheap, get it as it can still be fun. Especially as Athena and Fragtrap. Just don't pay full price as it's not worth it.    … Expand
  25. game_over
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    More of the same and not in a good way. This is lazy game development where they label and price a game expansion at full price. The only thing added to the game is poorly done and horribly annoying platforming. Outsource game development to a secondary studio and grab the cash. The kick in the nads of the Deadlift boss just adds to the fun. Thanks for the most annoying gameMore of the same and not in a good way. This is lazy game development where they label and price a game expansion at full price. The only thing added to the game is poorly done and horribly annoying platforming. Outsource game development to a secondary studio and grab the cash. The kick in the nads of the Deadlift boss just adds to the fun. Thanks for the most annoying game experience of the year.… Expand
  26. Sjalka
    Oct 22, 2014
    5
    Disappointing on a high level...

    Borderlands TP-S is not bad. In fact - it is as good as Borderlands 2 - so much that it is pretty much the same thing. ( Same in terms of feeling and gameplay ) It has all the features you expect from an expansion: - new characters to play - new enemies or at least reskins - new locales - new equipment That is the formula for an expansion    Disappointing on a high level...

    Borderlands TP-S is not bad. In fact - it is as good as Borderlands 2 - so much that it is pretty much the same thing. ( Same in terms of feeling and gameplay )

    It has all the features you expect from an expansion:

    - new characters to play
    - new enemies or at least reskins
    - new locales
    - new equipment

    That is the formula for an expansion pack from my point of view. The thing about an expansion pack is that it expands on the base game, adding stuff - but not so much to justify calling it a sequel.

    I am also fairly sure that Gearbox will reserve the title "Borderlands 3" for bigger change in engine, gameplay etc. - with that in mind, i cannot help but feel a bit ripped off paying full price for what actually is a bigger DLC / expansion.

    I would happily recommend this game as a DLC for ~20$, but i cannot recommend it for a full price.    … Expand
  27. Banhammer0
    Dec 20, 2014
    5
    More of the same. Zero innovation. Should've been a DLC. Less interesting characters.
    Fun because it's the same as Borderlands 2 but overall disappointing. Didn't even finish it, it felt like a really stretched piece of DLC for a full price.
    Not cool Gearbox, not at all. Meh 5/10
  28. FeralKittenz
    Oct 24, 2014
    7
    Pros:
    Good Gameplay (like BL2) ,Fun story, more guns and addition of stingrays, oz kits are a fun addition
    Cons: SOOO many bugs, bullets clip through walls characters and enemies clip through walls, quest items clip through the ground or fly off to unreachable places, texture pop in Overall: Fun game very unpolished with many bugs buy later when bugs have been updated or when the    Pros:
    Good Gameplay (like BL2) ,Fun story, more guns and addition of stingrays, oz kits are a fun addition

    Cons:
    SOOO many bugs, bullets clip through walls characters and enemies clip through walls, quest items clip through the ground or fly off to unreachable places, texture pop in

    Overall:
    Fun game very unpolished with many bugs buy later when bugs have been updated or when the price drops to around $45 AUD    … Expand
  29. poyumaps
    Oct 16, 2014
    6
    A typical Borderlands game to say the least, you find weapons buy hitting stuff and killing monsters and humans, complete missions, level up, repeat. I really do hate metacritic for posting reviews since most of these people are either fanboys or people who have never played it but give it a 0 anyways.

    This game is fairly mediocre, not a terrible game, but it gets really boring after    A typical Borderlands game to say the least, you find weapons buy hitting stuff and killing monsters and humans, complete missions, level up, repeat. I really do hate metacritic for posting reviews since most of these people are either fanboys or people who have never played it but give it a 0 anyways.

    This game is fairly mediocre, not a terrible game, but it gets really boring after you reach around level 10. The humor in this game is the only redeeming quality and most of the jokes are references so keep that in mind when you are playing this game.

    The artwork is fairly well done, it looks pretty and the way they style the characters are pretty cool.

    The controls feel identical to Call of Duty's which should be good news to some people.

    The game plays smoothly, nothing too much here.

    The storyline is pretty awful, actually, it doesn't really have a storyline at all.

    Gave it a 6, couldn't finish it but I might pick it up later on and play in on console.    … Expand
  30. Llaerrick
    Oct 14, 2014
    6
    It's sometimes a little tough doing a follow-up in this day and age. especially when following up on previous success. do something different which doesn't catch on: you'll get pilloried for 'changing a winning' formula and breaking what was not broken - do it the same way: you'll get flamed for 'churning out the same thing', 'rehashing' and cash-grabbing.

    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel -    It's sometimes a little tough doing a follow-up in this day and age. especially when following up on previous success. do something different which doesn't catch on: you'll get pilloried for 'changing a winning' formula and breaking what was not broken - do it the same way: you'll get flamed for 'churning out the same thing', 'rehashing' and cash-grabbing.

    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - tries to straddle that thin line between the two.

    The game-play and mechanics have not been changed too much. Four new (kinda) characters with (some)what different skills. The same loot-hunting and over-the-top dialogue, action and story. Fans of 1 and 2 may like (perhaps) several scenes where the game shows-cases former characters; and a different perspective on Jack.

    As for the new: the low-gravity feature sometimes comes as more of a hindrance than any real fun. While the premise is sound, the maps/environment aren't as well designed as to allow for more of this feature to really shine. Imagine being able to bound from one point of cover to the next; or from cover to an overhead sniping position. The possibilities are endless but unfortunately, very limited in the game, which usually amounts to jumping around and shooting enemies at your feet/slamming them.

    Pacing and plodding around (especially in the first map and before you get your vehicle) isn't great. There is a whole lot of running around (in relative drab scenery) with little to do and few enemies.

    By and large, a decent game. But not really worth the full retail price right now. It does feel a little like a DLC rather than a stand-alone.    … Expand
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    75
    Derivative, but also colorful, absurd and fun. If you played one Borderlands game, you played them all. [Dec 2014, p.56]
  2. Digital Trends
    Nov 25, 2014
    50
    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.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 25, 2014
    76
    2K delivered exactly what it promised: a derivative game which nevertheless deserves to be completed in single-player for the story. And then maybe one more play through with a friend or two, just to shoot stuff and kid around, before setting Pre-Sequel aside until DLCs come. Just as it always is with Borderlands. [Dec 2014, p.64]
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