Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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  1. epeternally
    Jan 8, 2015
    2
    When I first started playing this, I thought it was a pretty decent reskin of Borderlands 2 and a few hours in I gave it a seven. The more I've gotten into it, though, the worse it seems. In addition to feeling like DLC rather than a full new game, almost everything that it does is done poorly. The story, most notably, is horrid, especially when contrasted against the great writing ofWhen I first started playing this, I thought it was a pretty decent reskin of Borderlands 2 and a few hours in I gave it a seven. The more I've gotten into it, though, the worse it seems. In addition to feeling like DLC rather than a full new game, almost everything that it does is done poorly. The story, most notably, is horrid, especially when contrasted against the great writing of Borderlands 2. Instead of cleverness, wit, and endearing characters, we get blandness, incoherence, and a neverending stream of Australian stereotypes. The only good thing here is Moxxi's role in the story, and that gets overshadowed by just how bad the rest of the story is.

    The oxygen mechanics get old quickly and ultimately act to the game's detriment, gameplay feels less satisfying, fast travel stations are painfully infrequent, the level design is bland, the story makes no sense, the pacing is all wrong, so many cheap pit deaths, needlessly large amounts of empty space between everything, a confusing to navigate hub area, moonstone (eridium) chests are annoying since if you don't have forty moonstones you miss out on a large portion of that area's loot, enemy designs are uninteresting, the whole world looks very same-y, the vehicles aren't fun to drive. Outside of the same reasonably solid gunplay, if Borderlands 2 did it well, Borderlands The Pre-Sequel does it poorly. It's not the worst game I've ever played, but it's a sequel that does everything wrong. Unless you're a series die hard or it's $5 with DLC, this is one to avoid. Even for cheap, it's not even really worth your time if you aren't a Borderlands devotee.    … Expand
  2. DanielQuesnelJr
    Jan 6, 2015
    0
    Last time I ever play a game created by Australians. So many glitches, so many reasons to make me delete my character and to uninstall the game. Complete bullcrap of a game. I'm not even going to bother beating this game, wasted my money on the season pass expecting much more than what I payed for.
  3. Sunfire
    Jan 6, 2015
    7
    This game IS Borderlands 2.(an extension for it)
    It is good,it has the morbidly funny BL jokes,nice chars,and adds a few things like low gravity combat.
    Personally i didn't like it,it doesn't feel they worked really hard on it,and the Oz+gravity thingy is just not for me.

    For HC BL fans,buy it!
    Others consider playing BL2 instead.
  4. oDjento
    Jan 3, 2015
    6
    This game seemed unnecessary and it probably is, but its still fun and feel fresh enough to be warrant it's own game and not this **** people staple and games as "dlc games". It's writing is still relatively good, cominf somewhere in between 1&2's writing, and the story is most fun to watch unfold due to it being with Handsome Jack who we've all come to love and hate. The new vehicles, newThis game seemed unnecessary and it probably is, but its still fun and feel fresh enough to be warrant it's own game and not this **** people staple and games as "dlc games". It's writing is still relatively good, cominf somewhere in between 1&2's writing, and the story is most fun to watch unfold due to it being with Handsome Jack who we've all come to love and hate. The new vehicles, new weapons, new locale and the new addition of oxygen tanks and low gravity make the game feel fresh enough to still be fun to play and feels at home with the other games. Fan service? Yeah sure, but it's done right and shouldn't be dismissed as a cash grab. Pick this game us and play it, like the rest of them.… Expand
  5. Draco777
    Dec 31, 2014
    8
    Ok so I was looking down all of these reviews and was reading all of the complaints and I have got to say some that most of those things aren't bugs but simply things that happen when atmosphere is removed, sound cuts out due to nothing being able to carry it, oxygen tanks need to be monitored, and a large some of physics that are on based on normal gravity can't be used. Also I went intoOk so I was looking down all of these reviews and was reading all of the complaints and I have got to say some that most of those things aren't bugs but simply things that happen when atmosphere is removed, sound cuts out due to nothing being able to carry it, oxygen tanks need to be monitored, and a large some of physics that are on based on normal gravity can't be used. Also I went into this game expecting a back story of Jack and got a bit more. This game is harder than the other two and the humor is still there and everywhere I look I see some sort of reference for example, the new psycho's weapons are from tron. The Australian accents are placed about rather randomly a lot of characters have them but they are necessarily annoying rather hard to understand at times.
    I will admit this game isn't worth $60 but it most certainly is much larger than an expansion and carries much more than the average game.
    So to sum it all up the game is a great addition to the BL franchise and is a bit of a challenge and takes a lot of thinking because of the low gravity. I would recommend buying it for $50 or less as long as you don't mind a challenge and enjoy and I mean enjoy the BL franchise.    … Expand
  6. rnendel
    Dec 29, 2014
    10
    I rarely, if ever, post reviews - but for this game I felt I should - given all the negative comments (nonsense) about how it is just "DLC". After playing this game for 7 hours so far, I feel I can actually give an informed opinion regarding the "dlc" factor. (FYI, after 7 hours, I'm just now reaching the main city - exact same as BL1 or BL2 would have handled it, and the story is justI rarely, if ever, post reviews - but for this game I felt I should - given all the negative comments (nonsense) about how it is just "DLC". After playing this game for 7 hours so far, I feel I can actually give an informed opinion regarding the "dlc" factor. (FYI, after 7 hours, I'm just now reaching the main city - exact same as BL1 or BL2 would have handled it, and the story is just starting).

    I played BL1 through twice, BL2 through twice, and now I am enjoying BL3. This is NOT DLC. I'm assuming, at this point, that anyone who states it is DLC simply never played BL1 and moved to BL2. This is the Borderlands universe, the story, and this game fits it well - it is literally the next installment of the Borderlands saga.

    I remember when BL2 came out, I felt it was "DLC" at first (being a noob, as we all were transitioning from BL1 to BL2), because it was the same thing - vault hunting, same graphics, just different characters, classes, and story. Then I realized - OF COURSE IT LOOKS THE SAME - it's a cohesive universe and that's why any fan of Borderlands plays borderlands. I think we'd all hate it if it became something else.

    Borderlands 3 (pre-sequel) is very well done, expansive, engaging, and an excellent third addition to the story. It is to perceive this as "dlc" - only the entitled-minded would believe such a thing. I findi it oddly humorous that people buy the third game in a series and expect it NOT to be the third game in a series. Do we complain that book 3 of The Lord of the Rings is set in exactly the same universe as book 2 of the trilogy? Of course not.

    If you are a Borderlands fan, please, stop reading nonsense posts and buy the game - enjoy it for what it is - another story set in a cohesive universe. BL3 has new heroes, new story, new location, same universe, and uses previous installment heroes to help tell the story - umm, that's EXACTLY what BL2 did, except the different location :) There is no cash grab here, there is no "sell DLC as a game" - this is BL3, plain and simple.

    I almost didn't buy the game, even though I am definitely a Borderlands fan, because of all the BS posts. But, then I decided to see for myself, and I am very happy I did. I hope this installment doesn't suffer from the negative posts by (likely) those who just don't get what Borderlands is - it's a story, let's let it be just that - a great story. I remember my initial disappointment with BL2 - "where the hell are the aliens?!?"?. But once I let that go, BL2 became a great game on its own - let's let this become the great game it can be, by letting it evolve story-wise, instead of just "cosmetic wise".    … Expand
  7. lemans81
    Dec 28, 2014
    4
    I will keep this simple, if you love Borderlands 2 game play this is a success, if you can't imagine Borderlands 2 without the humor then this game is a complete failure. I loved Borderlands and Borderlands 2 is a top 3 game for me, the pre-sequel is a complete miss because of its lack of any humor for me.
  8. EpikRaikku
    Dec 26, 2014
    6
    The game is good but a bit old. The humor is now becoming boring, and everything still appears to be the same. All they did was just put in new characters,story, and new maps. Hell even the checkpoints got worse. The game isn't bad but its not for everyone. Since this is basically borderlands 2 but painted over I will have to say it is better to just return to BL2 instead of playing this.The game is good but a bit old. The humor is now becoming boring, and everything still appears to be the same. All they did was just put in new characters,story, and new maps. Hell even the checkpoints got worse. The game isn't bad but its not for everyone. Since this is basically borderlands 2 but painted over I will have to say it is better to just return to BL2 instead of playing this. Or you can go and play Tales From the Borderlands. I heard that one is good.… Expand
  9. deettis
    Dec 25, 2014
    4
    I just finished the game and to be honest, I was kinda waiting for it to end for the last few hours. I certainly will not play it ever again and I'm glad I didn't buy the season pass I was going to since BL2 DLC's were so good.

    Sure, you can say that it has all the elements of Borderlands 2, so it also must be as good of a game. This is not true at all. The basic mechanics of BL are    I just finished the game and to be honest, I was kinda waiting for it to end for the last few hours. I certainly will not play it ever again and I'm glad I didn't buy the season pass I was going to since BL2 DLC's were so good.

    Sure, you can say that it has all the elements of Borderlands 2, so it also must be as good of a game. This is not true at all. The basic mechanics of BL are there and they still are very enjoyable, but fun and interesting campaign are missing. You only find yourself running from one end to another inside many very annoying, maze-like levels. Thats a fine way to add some content (hours) to the game play.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. MadclownJack
    Dec 22, 2014
    4
    Completely Phoned In. I really don't see a reason to sell this obvious DLC as a complete game. The humor is nice SOMETIMES, but not much else is worth mentioning. They made Borderlands, boring. And that takes skill. The first two games i played over many times, each time more fun than the last one, especially with all of the dlc. This is just...Bad. Like, seriously repetitive even on firstCompletely Phoned In. I really don't see a reason to sell this obvious DLC as a complete game. The humor is nice SOMETIMES, but not much else is worth mentioning. They made Borderlands, boring. And that takes skill. The first two games i played over many times, each time more fun than the last one, especially with all of the dlc. This is just...Bad. Like, seriously repetitive even on first try. I didn't want to finish it, because it was that boring. Everything is boring. Thank god it's quite short.

    What's "new":
    -"Maps" - Read 5-6 areas with the same old grey/moon filter.
    -Laser Weapons (It needs to be mentioned that these were also present in BL2, albeit in a more rudimentary form)
    -A constant cycle between Atmosphere and Zero G areas,which is kind of pointless.
    -O2 bar, to be used for breathing in space and double jump, which is
    -A new "story". Jesus Christ, what the hell were these people thinking...

    Fans will be utterly disappointed by this, and if they really must have it, they should get it on sale, same as everyone else. It's a 10$ title at best.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. comacoma
    Dec 19, 2014
    3
    Bad taste. First game balanced between dark and insane, while being subtle spaghetti western. First game was experiment with experimental DLC (except outsourced last one). Second game decided to ditch everything that was deeper than modern put pop culture and in order to be a safe cash cow to make more money from top to bottom, from dumb revolution romance and plain evil guys to endlessBad taste. First game balanced between dark and insane, while being subtle spaghetti western. First game was experiment with experimental DLC (except outsourced last one). Second game decided to ditch everything that was deeper than modern put pop culture and in order to be a safe cash cow to make more money from top to bottom, from dumb revolution romance and plain evil guys to endless grind and business model. And this 'Pre-Sequel' game is cash cow made from a cash cow. Square of a cash cow, if you wish, exponentially multiplying the issues. this time the result isn't just tasteless burger for wide audience, it's meat is starting to rot. Too safe and too dumb.… Expand
  14. Aerotactics
    Dec 19, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Couldn't play this game for more than a half hour.

    Let's start from the beginning. As a Big fan of BL and BL2, I had hope for this game, and gave it an open-mind. Through some Gearbox discussion, I heard about this game way back when, and was excited for it. I thought it would be fun.

    From the beginning, before the game starts, the famous "skag scene" for this game was less than exciting. In the previous titles, the opening scene with a skag always set the beginning of the game in my opinion, and that scene was decent in BL2, but was inadequate in this title. You're looking at the skag, then the skag has bandits around it, that's the opening.

    The start of gameplay shows you meeting ClapTrap, but not even that lasts the time it did in previous titles. The base is immediately under attack, ClapTrap tosses you a kit, you already have a gun for some reason, and you're in battle within a couple minute. There's no entrance whatsoever. No storyline, just you getting gear and fighting.

    Oh, then you get to fight FOR the **** that took over Hyperion. I understand this is before the second game, and he hasn't quite taken over yet. It is still a great big middle finger to the player if they've followed the story line of the second game.

    You're then launched onto the moon, where you meet the first quest giver there. You're then asked to travel without air and unlock a locked building. This is where I happen to run across those new...geo-lizard things, died a few times in front of that door because of my noob weapons, finally cleared it out long enough to get inside and get an Oxygen mask.

    Then after that you're asked to go kill someone. Simple enough right? Wrong. On the way there, you are required to fight several enemies without any cover, all you get to do is jump around avoiding fire, and trying to ground-pound, then running and refilling your oxygen while being shot at.

    When I finally reached the guy you have to kill, I gave up after several deaths, realizing I couldn't defeat him with the new mechanics, as well as the fact he has baddies spawning all over, is constantly making the ground electrified, and has an overpowered weapon.

    That's the first 30 minutes (or more) of game play, from my perspective.    … Expand
  15. Jonathan117
    Dec 13, 2014
    9
    I might be an odd one but.. I actually preferred this Borderlands to 2 and 1, the location, the characters and the new weapons in my opinion make it the best Borderlands as of yet, refining all the good things that were in the original and the sequel.
    Pros:
    - Characters - Story - Jack, Jack, Jack - Claptrap (Hilarious but annoying) - Gunplay - Location Cons: - Re-used weapons -    I might be an odd one but.. I actually preferred this Borderlands to 2 and 1, the location, the characters and the new weapons in my opinion make it the best Borderlands as of yet, refining all the good things that were in the original and the sequel.
    Pros:
    - Characters
    - Story
    - Jack, Jack, Jack
    - Claptrap (Hilarious but annoying)
    - Gunplay
    - Location
    Cons:
    - Re-used weapons
    - Some boring areas    … Expand
  16. Bananamash
    Dec 13, 2014
    8
    Borderlands:The Pre-Sequel a great game excellent pc port with a little bug that drops frame rate on certain part on the map but.... the story is boring and I think it is just great if it just to be an expansion pack.Still a great game though.
  17. sscott0829tw
    Dec 10, 2014
    7
    borderlands:The Pre-Sequel has a beautiful view of space,and has every feature that borderlands2 has.But it just change so little.Like they copy a lot of stuff form 2,But the new power and the low gravity fight is still pretty entertaining.Its not a best game,but still a good game.
  18. abeyaranaika
    Dec 9, 2014
    3
    It's fun and can keep you playeing for hours
    but characters aren't interesting
    end-game raid are not balanced(low legendary drop)
    I cannot say if it's worth 60bucks or not
  19. Saoshiba
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    The Pre Sequel is here, the game has been greatly improved since the days of Borderlands 2 the graphics are better the AI is better and (In my opinion) the most important thing was the character development other then the echo you start with, the characters have dialog specifically for them and they actually speak back to the mission. All in all this game may have flaws with a more slowThe Pre Sequel is here, the game has been greatly improved since the days of Borderlands 2 the graphics are better the AI is better and (In my opinion) the most important thing was the character development other then the echo you start with, the characters have dialog specifically for them and they actually speak back to the mission. All in all this game may have flaws with a more slow paced fighting style but I still love it!… Expand
  20. andarial6670
    Dec 7, 2014
    1
    This game sucks. Everything that was fun about Borderlands 2 is either repeated word for word in this game, or toned down. The loot system is the exact same, the enemies are still identical in function but with different names and graphics; Skags are replaced by space skags called Kraggons, bandits are replaced by space bandits with oxygen masks... the slag element is replaced by lasers.This game sucks. Everything that was fun about Borderlands 2 is either repeated word for word in this game, or toned down. The loot system is the exact same, the enemies are still identical in function but with different names and graphics; Skags are replaced by space skags called Kraggons, bandits are replaced by space bandits with oxygen masks... the slag element is replaced by lasers. If anything, content wise, the presequel is roughly half the content of BL2. The game engine is identical to the one used in BL2, so this game feels more of an expansion pack than a standalone game. The characters this time around are also generic reskins of the standard team in past BL games. The humor is lackluster and more slapstick than ever before. There seems to be less quests and less things to do.

    Everything that was bad about Borderlands 2 is repeated word for word in this game. A quest will require you to go from point A to point B, and then insert obstacle C for you to make a boring and senseless detour around. Oh hey! Kill this guy for no reason other than he's a dick(a LITERAL example of how deep and interesting the plot is, taken from the actual game) Oh no! He destroyed the only launchpad to get to him! Walk 30 seconds around the map to a conveniently placed fuse charge to undo his efforts! This quest formula was notoriously plentiful in BL1 and BL2. It occurs more in Presequel. As with all iterations of the game, there is still no improvement on quality of life. You still have to accept a quest, finish it, and then travel all the way back to turn it in. You still have to travel all the way back to the main city to organize all your items. You still have to travel all the way across the map if you're going to places that don't have a travel point. I'm just save-quitting the game because that's a faster way to get to where I want to go sometimes. There are so many inconvenient, non-fun, time-consuming grinding experiences in this game.

    The setting of the game is set on the moon. Boring as hell. If you thought the environment in past iterations was on the bland side, wait til you see this. The story is so simple and the plot so meaningless. Handsome Jack from BL2 was in my opinion one of the greatest game villains of all time. He made you hate him and he did such a wonderful job doing it. Presequel downplays his characteristics and tries to make him seem more misunderstood and victimized in a way. It presents a different perspective that views Lilith and the other main cast members of BL as more of villains than heroes.

    And Claptrap is just boring retarded this time around. The whole game feels like you've done it before and there's just no sense of novelty or inspiration. Some games come out feeling unfinished and cut up so that developers could get more money out of it; this game is the satanic reincarnation of that idea. This is "bad" DLC for Borderlands 2 that is somehow worth the full price of a new, standalone game.

    I hate this game so much, and I really enjoyed BL1 and BL2. I don't think you'll find this game fun whether you liked the previous iterations or not. Even if BL1 and BL2 didn't exist, this game by itself is a horrible. Like, golf ball sized hemorrhoids horrible. The whole concept of this game rides so hard on the coattails of BL2 that it couldn't be seen as anything else besides an expansion. I played through the entire game hoping it would get better or interesting at some point, but it never did, it just abruptly ended and then asked me if I wanted a second playthrough. This is why people pirate games.    … Expand
  21. alilsneaky
    Dec 2, 2014
    5
    More of the same, but also a lot less fun.

    +gunplay improved (many guns feel better and this was much needed blands gunplay was always very weak) +some nice hit reactions (exploding heads etc that feel like good feedback, also ties into gunplay -tons of backtracking and chores through bland boring environments -low gravity just makes movement feel even more sluggish than it already    More of the same, but also a lot less fun.

    +gunplay improved (many guns feel better and this was much needed blands gunplay was always very weak)
    +some nice hit reactions (exploding heads etc that feel like good feedback, also ties into gunplay

    -tons of backtracking and chores through bland boring environments
    -low gravity just makes movement feel even more sluggish than it already was, remove the sprint crap and make sprint the base movement speed.
    -forgettable characters
    -mostly boring enemies and encounters
    -loot is super dull
    -opening 454456446 lockers and boxes got boring by the end of fallout 3 , like 7 years have passed since then, it's more of a chore than ever.

    It's not even the borderlands formula getting stale, it just isn't a very well made borderlands sequel, was this by the same developer?
    Except for the gunplay it feels like a B team made it (not that blands was ever anything more than a 7/10 game series)    … Expand
  22. Halefire
    Nov 30, 2014
    6
    It's a decent game, but even as a diehard lover of the Borderlands series I found this one hard to engage with. There's just something about this game that leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. I find none of the characters particularly fun to play, and even the most interesting player character here is less interesting than the least interesting player character in other games. When youIt's a decent game, but even as a diehard lover of the Borderlands series I found this one hard to engage with. There's just something about this game that leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. I find none of the characters particularly fun to play, and even the most interesting player character here is less interesting than the least interesting player character in other games. When you lose out in personality to Salvador the Gunzerker, that's really a problem.

    The thing is, as much as I felt like I would have liked "more Borderlands 2", for a game that deserved to be so much more the Pre-Sequel just disappoints me. As much as I liked Handsome Jack as a character, I never felt so interested in him that I felt his backstory deserved an entire full-length game to flesh out. The game suffers the same faults as its predecessors, which I'll do my best to summarize quickly:

    -side quest overload. Not to say that there's too many, but rather too many are necessary simply to progress in the story. It is absolutely paradoxical that the writers will work so hard to create a main story that players will want to progress in then SLAM them back down at every mission or two to say NO! Too low level, go grind some side missions that are usually far less interesting. With every passing Borderlands game I find this more and more infuriating.

    -singleplayer vs coop paradox: in singleplayer, you get the distinct feeling that the number of enemies is balanced for multiplayer, as you quickly get swarmed by a dozen enemies ALL shooting at you when normally that would be spread among a few more players. In multiplayer however, the enemies become such bullet sponges (bosses especially) that you lose any feeling of your weapons having weight or impact. It's the same issue that Destiny has, where bosses can soak up thousands of bullets. Can you even call them bullets at that point?

    Other than these two major ones, I still enjoy the writing, and I greatly enjoy how player banter is increased several times over. This is one feature that I feel needs to make it into the inevitable Borderlands 3, because player characters could certainly feel lifeless in past games (which was why it was such a shock--an awesome shock--to see how much character they actually had when they appeared as NPCs in BL2).    … Expand
  23. Illijixz
    Nov 30, 2014
    4
    Im a die hard borderlands fun and gonna cut it short .

    The good: Low gravity and oxygen system improve game play in a new fashion. Good story explaining between borderlands 1 and 2. Lots of guns and ability to craft your own weapons with a new rng system. The bad: Too few enemies to kill. You spend most of your time running and backtracking. Combat is not satisfying enough you will    Im a die hard borderlands fun and gonna cut it short .

    The good: Low gravity and oxygen system improve game play in a new fashion. Good story explaining between borderlands 1 and 2. Lots of guns and ability to craft your own weapons with a new rng system.

    The bad: Too few enemies to kill. You spend most of your time running and backtracking. Combat is not satisfying enough you will miss the critical strike points of enemies in BL2, arms dropping, crippling etc. all maps look like each other and more backtracking. incredibly repetitive. No end game content.

    I tried hard to love this game a lot but got bored as soon as tvhm started.
    I would suggest waiting for huge discount and some DLC content to be available otherwise you will have 20-25 hours of game play before you realize you are forcing yourself to play it.    … Expand
  24. mosti
    Nov 29, 2014
    2
    After waiting for the release of this game, I was sorely disappointed. Borderlands The Pre-Sequel has ruined the franchise for me. It's a "AAA" game which feels and plays like an expansion of some sort.

    The whole space concept is just plain retarded and distasteful. The atmosphere and running along a giant red crater and then along the same looking crater except covered in ice really    After waiting for the release of this game, I was sorely disappointed. Borderlands The Pre-Sequel has ruined the franchise for me. It's a "AAA" game which feels and plays like an expansion of some sort.

    The whole space concept is just plain retarded and distasteful. The atmosphere and running along a giant red crater and then along the same looking crater except covered in ice really bored me within the first few hours. The whole oxygen thing is useless and a waste of design. Can't even use your vehicle to travel across the boring environment because the ramps they've set out to clear giant death cracks in the surface don't propel you enough distance to clear the gap! So you then end up getting out on foot, double jumping with your crappy oxygen pack and wait 20seconds to land back on the surface of the crappy crater.

    Seriously, this game was a major disappointment. Borderland fans, look past this game and save your cash. Serious waste of time.    … Expand
  25. jimbobslimbob
    Nov 24, 2014
    5
    Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Review

    This is an extremely difficult review to write, because I am very conflicted over this game. On the one side, it's a *fairly* solid FPS shooter with loot in abundance, some good humour and great co-op gaming. One that I am sure you will enjoy playing with a few friends. On the other hand, it feels like an expensive Borderlands 2 DLC and a blatant cash    Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Review

    This is an extremely difficult review to write, because I am very conflicted over this game. On the one side, it's a *fairly* solid FPS shooter with loot in abundance, some good humour and great co-op gaming. One that I am sure you will enjoy playing with a few friends. On the other hand, it feels like an expensive Borderlands 2 DLC and a blatant cash grab (they will be bringing out MORE DLC for this one too, if you are so inclined).

    Cons
    All the little annoyances and bugs from number 2 got carried over, without so much as a look at getting them fixed or changed. I have already experienced sound randomly disappearing for no reason, only to come back after I die (a bug that plagued the previous game as well). I have also had an NPC glitch on the tutorial mission, making it impossible to finish without exiting the game and coming back in.

    Then there is the horrendous amount of back tracking through the same old levels - surely they could just add more fast travel locations to the game? How about some form of teleport device - since we seem to be able to constantly cheat death and respawn nearby anyway? The menus are still horrendous to navigate - a remnant of it being a console port, no doubt. Boring fetch-this and go-there quests seem as abundant as ever too, I really wish there was a bit more depth to the multitude of side-quests.

    The new low gravity / O2 mechanic is really just a gimmick and does nothing to improve the game. All it seems to do is make for bunny-hopping gun-fights. The classes are also not that interesting. Claptrap is a completely useless character in single or co-op, Wilhelm is basically Axton from the previous game and the last two characters are nothing special either.

    Borderlands games have always advertised themselves as a fusion of FPS and RPG, but I was kind of hoping a little more of the RPG side of things would be brought into the games as time went on. This is sadly not the case. Customisation is limited to poor skill trees and throw-away skins that do nothing but change the basic colours of your character. The bad-♥♥♥ system is a neat idea, but never really seems to do much for you and I can't help but wonder if more could have also been done here as well.

    The humour and general feel of Borderlands 2 is here - so it is really just more of the same. This is its biggest problem. It brings nothing new to the table and looks and feels like you are playing Borderlands 2. Most of the points I have mentioned so far could be forgiven in BL2, but 2 years later, to bring out this "expansion pack" and try palming it off as a separate game without addressing any of its predecessors issues is just a bit much.

    Pros
    Moving on to the positives: it's more Borderlands, which surely cannot be a bad thing in itself. It's still a great co-op game that gets better with more people playing. The graphics look as good as ever and it has Handsome Jack before he was Handsome Jack - who was always one of my favourite characters in the last game. The story seems acceptable but nothing ground-breaking. It is nice to see previous characters making a come-back to fill in some gaps.

    The game is still great fun to play co-op, where a full-team of vault hunters is much more enjoyable than wondering around alone. The guns and loot is as crazy and fun as ever. There is also a new laser-class weapon, which is a welcome addition. "Slag" seems to have been replaced with "Cryo" weapons, which is a welcome addition, since Slag weapons became more and more essential as you levelled up in number 2 - and limited your options.

    Summary
    So, to summarise, it's an overpriced, underdeveloped slog through similar territory - a cash-grab by lazy developers. If you can see past this and enjoyed Borderlands 2 then that will be of no consequence and you can ignore most of the cons in this review. If you, like me, expected more, then you have come to the wrong place and should wait for Borderlands 3 instead. Still, this is Gearbox afterall - who gave us Duke Nukem Forever and Colonial Marines - I guess I shouldn't have expected too much from them. It's a fairly decent game that will keep diehard fans of the franchise happy, but you can't help but wonder what more could have been done.

    My Jimbo Rating on this game will differ based on two important factors, shown below.

    If you wanted more from the new Borderlands game than a lazy, copy-paste clone:
    Jimbo Rating: 5/10 - "Not Recommended"

    If you simply wanted more Borderlands 2 and are a diehard fan that has cash to throw at the lazy devs:
    Jimbo Rating: 7/10 - "Recommended"

    For me, this game falls in the first category, making it a 5/10.    … Expand
  26. poppunkreviews
    Nov 22, 2014
    10
    Borderlands 1 and 2 where okay, i got bored of them in a matter of hours because of the repetition of fighting. In Borderlands pre squeal (I've played about 2 hours) I would have to say I love playing it and haven't got bored or ever thought this game is bad. Great port. Humorous fun. Clap trap ftw!
  27. 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).
  28. eyb0ss
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    Sigh.
    I am so disappointed in Gearbox. Talk about a flop, this is without a doubt the worst game in the series. Nothing is as good as it was in the past games. BL1 did balance better. BL2 did dialog, story, and weapon diversity better. The story COULD have been great, if we had a central funny and love/hate-able villain like BL2 did. The only reason BL2 worked as well as it did is    Sigh.
    I am so disappointed in Gearbox. Talk about a flop, this is without a doubt the worst game in the series. Nothing is as good as it was in the past games. BL1 did balance better. BL2 did dialog, story, and weapon diversity better. The story COULD have been great, if we had a central funny and love/hate-able villain like BL2 did. The only reason BL2 worked as well as it did is Handsome Jack. In the pre-sequel we were given the promise of more handsome jack, the cocky, funny, ego-maniac that we all loved to hate. None-the-less borderlands is still a great formula and the gameplay is hella fun and interesting. I will say, however, if you didn't like the past Borderlands, this game will do nothing to dissuade you. It has a new world with new areas and is honestly only a few hours longer than Tiny Tinas DLC in Borderlands 2. The game is fine and fun, but if you are tired of borderlands, or never warmed up to the series in the first place, This game is a waste of your money.    … Expand
  29. ozymandias79
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    Not as good as Borderlands 2. I get the Aussie angle but the accents are exaggerated and annoying. The jetpack platforming is also annoying. The whole oxygen mechanic is frustrating not innovative. The humor is nonexistent. It feels repetitive. Level design is uninspired. On the plus side, leveling up seems to be quicker. That's about it. Instead of buying this, get the DLC for Borderlands 2.
  30. donnk
    Nov 17, 2014
    0
    bland, boring, unbalanced characters (nisha and jack is broken as hell). Can't stand the prevalent, annoying aussie accent. Minus points for not having more MALE playable characters. Nobody wants to play as some broken AIMBOT girl
  31. TikiDarkesHour
    Nov 16, 2014
    8
    Now i might bea bit biased about this considering the fact that i LOVE borderlands but ill do my best. Now borderlands at first glance seems like a giant cashgrab and im pretty sure most of the people writing 0/10 reviews havent ever played the game. About 15 hours into it i can already say GOTY. Now i take 2 points off since the games graphics and engine havent changed at all and thatNow i might bea bit biased about this considering the fact that i LOVE borderlands but ill do my best. Now borderlands at first glance seems like a giant cashgrab and im pretty sure most of the people writing 0/10 reviews havent ever played the game. About 15 hours into it i can already say GOTY. Now i take 2 points off since the games graphics and engine havent changed at all and that does seem kinda lazy but cod does it every year and no one complains. PreSeaual has ALOT to tell and there is no shortage of content here. We have the big bad bosses we all know and love and the old legendarys along with a couple new one which is a bit of a let down but i loved the maggie and umkemt harold(fragnum) so im not complaining. Now this game revolves around co-op thats what its intended to be a co-op game its not the games fault you dont have friends or internet. Now the game intruduced something you have to try for your self to really know why i love it and its the gravity and oxygen. The jump packs limited oxygen and all sorts of crazy new enemys the use this to their advantage apmakes the game alot more tense. I cant go into too much detail because in all seriousness you need to play it to enjoy it.… Expand
  32. horrorreviews
    Nov 16, 2014
    9
    Despite little changes to the gameplay itself, BL-PS is still a great open world shooter. The story is very well developed and there is still a lot of things to explore and do. There is no doubt you could spend several hundred hours in this game between looting, exploring, quests, multiple characters and DLC. I do like that it feels similar but there should have been a bit more at least inDespite little changes to the gameplay itself, BL-PS is still a great open world shooter. The story is very well developed and there is still a lot of things to explore and do. There is no doubt you could spend several hundred hours in this game between looting, exploring, quests, multiple characters and DLC. I do like that it feels similar but there should have been a bit more at least in loot variety. Not quite the masterpiece that was BL2 but there is still a lot of fun to be had in this game and I would recommend it… Expand
  33. Pecheckler
    Nov 15, 2014
    4
    Absolutely love borderlands 2 but have a lot of trouble stomaching this game. My number one complaint is the poor humor and most of the voice actors have thick Australian accents. The new oxygen resource and low gravity mechanics are lame, and only detract from the great gun play of borderlands 2.

    I bought this game even after reading bad reviews because I had just finished playing    Absolutely love borderlands 2 but have a lot of trouble stomaching this game. My number one complaint is the poor humor and most of the voice actors have thick Australian accents. The new oxygen resource and low gravity mechanics are lame, and only detract from the great gun play of borderlands 2.

    I bought this game even after reading bad reviews because I had just finished playing through the masterpiece that is Tiny Tina's assault on dragon keep as well as the extremely funny Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre. Was a mistake.    … Expand
  34. FrostFyre422
    Nov 15, 2014
    8
    BL:TPS Is a fun, Shoot & Loot FPS That Has Its Issues, But is still a fun game, And Sure, It's Essentially BL2 Dlc, But It's Still an enjoyable Experience. (In my opinion) 7.5/10
  35. Joe_Friday
    Nov 15, 2014
    3
    A short overpriced DLC masquerading as a full game. You're getting literally 1/3 the content of previous Borderlands games and paying a higher price than you did for the real full games. The season pass is also a ripoff, only giving buyers 1 additional campaign when previous season passes gave 4 campaigns each. It's almost as if they're intentionally slapping Borderlands fans in the face.
  36. boogieface101
    Nov 13, 2014
    8
    this game takes a definite + from me,why? well first lets talk about how good the combat is,you might think it's simple run and gun but no you have to use your characters ability wisely and at the right time,not only that you could really utilize the electricity mechanic to take out a shield instantly,it's these kind of mechanics that make you think strategically in the game,other thanthis game takes a definite + from me,why? well first lets talk about how good the combat is,you might think it's simple run and gun but no you have to use your characters ability wisely and at the right time,not only that you could really utilize the electricity mechanic to take out a shield instantly,it's these kind of mechanics that make you think strategically in the game,other than that there's the fire weapons that kill enemy's that don't have a shield up very quickly… Expand
  37. hodub
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    Just finished this game. If you're totally new to the Borderlands series, I definitely wouldn't start with this one - better to have played the first one, the second one, or both first, because they're essential to understanding the setting and the plot in this one. Gameplay-wise it's basically an expansion of Borderlands 2 - same layout, engine, and loot. As far as enemies go, Scavs areJust finished this game. If you're totally new to the Borderlands series, I definitely wouldn't start with this one - better to have played the first one, the second one, or both first, because they're essential to understanding the setting and the plot in this one. Gameplay-wise it's basically an expansion of Borderlands 2 - same layout, engine, and loot. As far as enemies go, Scavs are basically Bandits in space suits, there's various hostile life native to Pandora's moon Elpis, and the Lost Legion of the Dahl corporation are your big-time enemy mercs. Laser rifles and Oz kits are thrown in as well for extra gear.
    But as you progress throughout the game, you may find yourself questioning the morality of whom you take orders from, and whether the ones you've been fighting were actually the good guys...
    Anyway, if you like BL2 I recommend giving this one a go, but don't expect this one to be superior to it.    … Expand
  38. tindus123
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    So, good news and bad news. The bad news is that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel plays pretty much like a big expansion pack for Borderlands 2. The good news on the other hand is that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel plays pretty much like a big expansion pack for Borderlands 2.

    In other words, if you liked Borderlands 2 and you want some more of that (with some fun new additions like laser    So, good news and bad news. The bad news is that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel plays pretty much like a big expansion pack for Borderlands 2. The good news on the other hand is that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel plays pretty much like a big expansion pack for Borderlands 2.

    In other words, if you liked Borderlands 2 and you want some more of that (with some fun new additions like laser weapons, new elemental effects, low-gravity fun and all-new environments) this should be a no-brainer.    … Expand
  39. thewarden123
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    Borderlands the pre sequel simply is a fun, fast place, lootathon (my own word) i had a ton of fun with this game but there is sertinly some isues with it for one it simply is a complete re skin of borderlands 2 exept its a bit more floaty the envirements are repetitive not interesting and all look the same. This game is full of glitchs some ones quest breaking for example in one quest youBorderlands the pre sequel simply is a fun, fast place, lootathon (my own word) i had a ton of fun with this game but there is sertinly some isues with it for one it simply is a complete re skin of borderlands 2 exept its a bit more floaty the envirements are repetitive not interesting and all look the same. This game is full of glitchs some ones quest breaking for example in one quest you have to kill small things that are reskind spidernaughts from the second game in the franchise with a laser but unfortunately when you killed all 7 of them i think it was the mission didnt recognise that it had luckily this was a side quest but if it was a main quest that would have been the end of the game for me also all lasers exept for the beam ones are extremely op it didnt matter if it was a white rarity or a orange rarity honistly this was fun tearing down enemys like there was no tomorow. The characters are where the game shines the most in my opinon i played as claptrap he was very fun although i didnt use his skill all that often because of how unpredictable the thing you wanted to happen would a good thing is all of the side skills were exellent for him the other characters look AMAZING aswell which was fun but it wasnt good enough to play the game over again to try the other characters. The story also is very goodish by that i mean right up intil the last quarter of the game the story lachs good characters, story and interesting missions percinally my favourite part was the end which is so good i dont want to spoil it. All in all i would recommend this game but if you are new to the franchise start on the 2nd the first isnt all to good story wise aswell.… Expand
  40. 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
  41. Nergal
    Nov 10, 2014
    7
    It's like borderlands 2 (they didn't even change the menus) with anti gravity and O2. WIth friends it's sure a lot of fun but alone is pretty boring and repettiive.
  42. Ragnellrok
    Nov 9, 2014
    8
    OK, to start off, the people who are complaining in the negative reviews are expecting this game to be as polished and as good as Borderlands 2 was, now I agree that they did a bit of a lazy job in certain areas, but most of the development was done by one of their secondary studios(? idk what to call it, as I don't want to look it up right now), it is an amazing job considering that much.OK, to start off, the people who are complaining in the negative reviews are expecting this game to be as polished and as good as Borderlands 2 was, now I agree that they did a bit of a lazy job in certain areas, but most of the development was done by one of their secondary studios(? idk what to call it, as I don't want to look it up right now), it is an amazing job considering that much. Now the game is full of bugs, glitches and a lot of issues which are hopefully fixed soon, the glitches are numerous and most of them deal with the new freedom of movement and the overall ability to unintentionally suicide, and the lower gravity and the fact that the enemies can slam you off the edge of a cliff if you are on a raised area and force you to have to respawn is definitely a problem.

    Another thing people are complaining about is that the game is too similar to Borderlands 2.... which is a stupid thing to say as Borderlands 2 cemented what it means to be a Borderlands game, and completely separated themselves from the rest of the fps games on the market today, so if you want something that is different from Borderlands 2 in some way that doesn't involve reduced gravity and cryo-weapons, then you should look elsewhere.

    Now this isn't a true sequel to any game overall, if it had been released as Borderlands 2 and then if they released Borderlands 2 as 3 instead, this game would be getting a lot better reviews, but since it just fills in a gap and helps setup the basis for the true sequel to the series that will be Borderlands 3, don't expect too much as it doesn't really have all that much room for adding in story.

    Now onto the review of the game as it is prior to dlc (not counting the pre-order bonus). The gameplay is very similar to Borderlands 2, with reduced gravity, O2 kits replacing relics, Laser weapons replacing E-tech, and Cryo weapons replacing slag weapons. A lot of the legendary weapons are currently back from Borderlands 1 and 2, and there are a few which are simply renamed and slightly altered from Borderlands 2 (Cryophobia and Fatale for example).

    The raid boss is just a redux of the final boss fight with more hp, shields and a bit stronger in general, so don't expect a whole lot from that. Head customizations are back, but are a bit more scarce as only a few missions give them as rewards, one is obtained from getting level 5 badass rank, and the rest are random drops from boss fights, so a little annoying to obtain.

    The legendary items in general have a problem with some of them only being obtainable from one time unique enemy spawns, though gearbox is looking into making the enemies that you can only fight once respawn randomly, or in the case of a boss, making it so you can fight them again.

    There are two secret bosses, one of which requires a bit of platforming, which is a bit of a pain as you have to do it every time you want to kill him for the loot. The other secret boss is simple to get to, just a bit of exploration and you will come across him.

    Moving to the characters, are pretty balanced in terms of damage and survivability, with the current exception of Nisha having her class mods coding being a bit buggy and causing her to be overpowered right now, as she can kill bosses in mere seconds, and the raid boss in under 2 or 3 mins (mostly because of it being a fight with stages so it takes a bit for it to change.

    The boss fights are each unique and take advantage of the improved AI, and lower gravity. As far as normal enemies go, they still have a bit of a tendency to run from you when you enter ffyl, which makes it irritating, also there are a lot of enemies that will jump in front of the enemy you are about to kill in ffyl, and cause you to die if you aren't using a laser weapon (they pierce enemies).

    Overall the game is not as done as Borderlands 2 was, but that could be due to Borderlands 2 being a full sequel done by the main company (and not a satellite studio of theirs) and that an almost 3 year gap between Borderlands 1 and 2, as well as less freedom than in the pre-sequel so not nearly as many glitches coming from movement. But the game is still good and, in my opinion, better than a lot of games out on the market for the same price. Despite a few imbalances and unique loot drops that are only available once right now, the game is pretty damn good, the movement is fun, the combat is also fun, and the jokes and references, which are corny are still kind of fun.

    Good game, not as great as Borderlands 2, but still a good game, and worth taking a look at, especially if they fix the current bugs and allow for unique enemy respawns, add a good amount of campaign dlc, and so forth.    … Expand
  43. Orderan
    Nov 5, 2014
    6
    Feels way too much like borderlands 2.5 (or 1.5 since it happens before in the timeline). The gameplay changes are not what you would expect for a new 60 $ game.
  44. 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
  45. Costs1129
    Nov 2, 2014
    8
    Had this been a $15 DLC it would have been a 8 or 9. As a standalone, it is a 6 (with a pity boost, because I appreciate their work on BL2). All in all, the game was done so fast I never felt the need to plan. Some great laughs, but mostly "meh."
  46. 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.
  47. Negativs
    Nov 2, 2014
    7
    Well,it isn't the BEST that 2K can bring us,but a LOT of people buyed this game for one thing,and only ONE thing:Claptrap.

    I will not count this game bad,but this game should be DLC in Borderlands 2. But the game's story is actually well made,but gamers say that graphics are always the same on Borderlands franchise.Graphics should be same on Borderlands franchise. And i'm sad,because    Well,it isn't the BEST that 2K can bring us,but a LOT of people buyed this game for one thing,and only ONE thing:Claptrap.

    I will not count this game bad,but this game should be DLC in Borderlands 2.
    But the game's story is actually well made,but gamers say that graphics are always the same on Borderlands franchise.Graphics should be same on Borderlands franchise.
    And i'm sad,because one thing that i wanted,is the song:Stephen Walking-Claptrap...    … Expand
  48. ClipState
    Nov 2, 2014
    8
    While the core gameplay varies little from its predecessor, it brings enough to the table for newcomers and long time fans to enjoy. The plot fills the gap between the first two games well and I personally found it very interesting.
  49. Dietryde
    Nov 1, 2014
    8
    8.0 max - Lacks decisive constant action. Can be a walk in the vastness and emptiness of space - very pretty but it should be relentless and scary too if it really wants to make a step forward. Nothing new except for Boganella gun design and moderate anit-grav environment. Fairly entertaining. Make it hard if you turn off map and auto-aim. Also better for HC gamers like me.
  50. Zzzlol94
    Nov 1, 2014
    8
    There are good games, there are fun games and there are bad games. This is a fun game. If you actually spend time and do other things than the main story missions, you get a lot more of the creativity that 2K has put into the game. And a lot of it is great and humorous. The fact that it is VERY 'Aussie' is fun, as it makes an opportunity to be ironic about something else. But most of thisThere are good games, there are fun games and there are bad games. This is a fun game. If you actually spend time and do other things than the main story missions, you get a lot more of the creativity that 2K has put into the game. And a lot of it is great and humorous. The fact that it is VERY 'Aussie' is fun, as it makes an opportunity to be ironic about something else. But most of this is found in the optional parts of the game. Which is good, as it doesn't affect the main storyline, which makes a lot of things clearer, but doesn't explain why the plot twist happened in the first place, what the morale of those causing it is. These are questions that are maybe already told in the 2nd game, or via the ECHO logs, but that I've forgotten or missed. It would still be a nice to get the other perspective as well. But at least you get an ENTIRE game with Jack being the boss, one of the best villains (well, 'hero' during this game) in the last couple of years. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel manages to tell the missing part of the story between 1 and 2 in a very good way and good enough to make you sympathetic with Jack and why Borderlands 2's story is how it is. And FINALLY your controllable character is actually a part of many of the dialogues happening throughout the game, with additional punch-lines/monologues.

    The gameplay is the same as Borderlands 2, but does a very good job at making the gravity of the moon and the oxygen/O2 Kits a BIG part of the game and not just a one time gimmick. There are very few games that have managed to put in things like these on an already existing game, but 2K has done it well. Butt stomping enemies and doing platforming while combining the extra boost given by using oxygen and butt stomping, was used a lot during my playthrough of the game.

    You never get flooded with quests, like you get in Borderlands 2 and most of the maps are decently sized so that getting to places usually didn't take that long. Throughout the 24 hours I spent doing almost every quest, my experience of the game has totally justified the pricetag. The story, gameplay and loads of weapons and loot makes up for one of the most enjoyable games I've played this year.

    Picking the correct class seems very important in the game, as it might make or break your enjoyment of the gameplay. The difficulty of the start and endgame seems to vary on which class you pick, some start off with very powerful traits and some start off slow but get very powerful at the end.

    Now to how 'this game should've been DLC'. No, it should not have been. 20+ hours for a DLC? Are you nuts? We are then going into expansion territory, which is more or less exclusively in MMORPGs and a thing of the past. The only part that could have changed is the price tag. But the difference between Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel is enough to keep the price tag up. I have enjoyed Borderlands The Pre-Sequel more than what I have with Borderlands 2 and all its DLC. If you're judging the game due to its price, then you have nothing to say here.    … Expand
  51. 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
  52. mijxero
    Oct 31, 2014
    7
    This game has brought a lot of new features to the series and somehow lost some of its life. While the combat has become more fluid and fun I found myself fighting enemies that were just annoying. The story left me disappointed and even the humor didn't quite hit the mark. I still don't understand 0 ratings, the game is fun and I enjoyed it, but just not nearly as much as BL2. If youThis game has brought a lot of new features to the series and somehow lost some of its life. While the combat has become more fluid and fun I found myself fighting enemies that were just annoying. The story left me disappointed and even the humor didn't quite hit the mark. I still don't understand 0 ratings, the game is fun and I enjoyed it, but just not nearly as much as BL2. If you are new to the series I would just suggest you buy BL2, you'll save money and have a better overall experience.… Expand
  53. Cinnamoan
    Oct 29, 2014
    7
    Well, all I can say is... consider this game as an expansion of bl2. If you're a true bl fan, this is nice enough to kill time. Action is still there. Those funny dialogues, & our favorite, the loots! Loot is the only reason why I keep playing this. Lol! I like the character, athena. Her special skill, her shield, is very useful on critical situations. And the gravity slam, i dont know. ItWell, all I can say is... consider this game as an expansion of bl2. If you're a true bl fan, this is nice enough to kill time. Action is still there. Those funny dialogues, & our favorite, the loots! Loot is the only reason why I keep playing this. Lol! I like the character, athena. Her special skill, her shield, is very useful on critical situations. And the gravity slam, i dont know. It can be abused. Over all, the game is entertaining. Maybe the price for me, is not that reasonable.… Expand
  54. 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
  55. BrupcatBR
    Oct 28, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i got ultra disappointed, waited so long for a new borderlands and i got this. its very fun, but tho....are you serious? the ending let me very happy about the "War is coming and you will need all the vault hunters you can" Borderlands 3 annouced? maybe... but the game close to the others on the series, it is awesome and just so short. its VERY awesome but the other games....its the shortest game ever. the game is good, but could be a lot better. the ending was awesome with lili wanting to kill athena, and that "thing" that is called "???" in the game appears again. even for all of this, i still recommend you playing it. 7/10. its good, just could be a lot of times better.… Expand
  56. 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
  57. cookfamily
    Oct 27, 2014
    2
    Positives:
    * Low gravity is fun
    * Excellent skin and level design * Nice bits of humor Negatives: * Needs to be longer for $60. Between that and the inventory and ammo cap, seems like a money grab * Too many Australian accents and references * The misandry and repetitive homosexual references break immersion and insult the customer. I just want to play a fun game. Score would be 7    Positives:
    * Low gravity is fun
    * Excellent skin and level design
    * Nice bits of humor

    Negatives:
    * Needs to be longer for $60. Between that and the inventory and ammo cap, seems like a money grab
    * Too many Australian accents and references
    * The misandry and repetitive homosexual references break immersion and insult the customer. I just want to play a fun game. Score would be 7 without this.    … Expand
  58. LastChance21
    Oct 27, 2014
    1
    tl;dr, this game gets a lower rating because the first two instalments were so good, new features/aspects relatively poor, still bugs, humour not as good as before, voice actors are annoying. Do not play if you care about the franchise. Do play if you enjoyed game-play and would like a more child-friendly version of BL.

    I wanted to love this game, I really did. I knew very little    tl;dr, this game gets a lower rating because the first two instalments were so good, new features/aspects relatively poor, still bugs, humour not as good as before, voice actors are annoying. Do not play if you care about the franchise. Do play if you enjoyed game-play and would like a more child-friendly version of BL.

    I wanted to love this game, I really did.

    I knew very little about the Pre-Sequel itself before playing it but had high expectations and faith in the franchise that had delivered in the past, and gotten me enthralled in the lore and backstory of Boarderlands. After playing it for the last six hours, I feel a mix of denial and a sense of being cheated. Admittedly I have not played it all the way through, however things are not looking good. The game had potential, exploring more backstory, presenting Jack from another side, origin stories of other characters, revamping the gameplay, menus, weaponry, and just seemed to fail to impress on all fronts.

    I lot of this review will be subjective, however the game seems to have failed to improve in many areas, and taken a step back in others. The gameplay is practically identical to BL2, there seems to be less variety with the weaponry (discounting the lasers), the AI seems to be worse than previous instalments, the vehicle mechanics are worse and buggies often are unable to drive over a small ridge.

    The gaming features meant to be exciting and new just come off as gimmicks. The oxygen thing changes from being inconsequential to frustrating, but never really steps out from being boring. I can see they were trying to create some more pressure to travel and combat but it just doesnt make it any more fun. The landscape so far is boring, not remarkable apart from the novelty of seeing the Hyperion H in the sky again and from a different angle. And the zero-gravity gimmick seems to detract from the overall gameplay, rather than adding to it. This in itself had a lot of potential in exploring the world, however it is just frustrating in combat and ends up reducing a lot of tactics to 'jump and shoot'.

    Finally, what really killed it for me was the characters and the humour. Personally, I could overlook all the rest if BL:TPS was equal in regard to either, bugs get fixed and patches are released. While I was expecting a darker turn for the BL universe, considering we know the conclusion of the character arcs, it seems to have moved in the other direction. The twisted, quirky, dry, sharp humour of the first two games seems to be dulled, polite and very careful not to offend, with one or two notable and kind of puzzling exclusions. The inappropriateness of the first two, as well as the feeling that the game had been made for the gaming community by the gaming community, and stacked full of easter eggs or references, seems to be replaced by poor imitations. If anything this seems to be trying to be child-friendly.

    Final point, why on earth is every second character Australian, and a poor Australian accent at that. As an Australian, those accents, coupled with the poor dialogue and line delivery, made the game seem like a B-grade movie, and distracted greatly from enjoying the backstory and relevant information being dispersed. Please note we for the most part don't sound like that.    … Expand
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. Xergen
    Oct 25, 2014
    10
    Hilarious Fun, the new Borderlands offers a new Region, The moon, 2 new Weapon types, a story that actually tells us a story. Jack´s Life and doing on Elpis and the Helios Space station before he became "Handsome" Jack is really interesting. Bugs will be fixed soon and New Maps will come with DLC´s. So there is plenty of Fun waiting for us even though the type of Gameplay has not changedHilarious Fun, the new Borderlands offers a new Region, The moon, 2 new Weapon types, a story that actually tells us a story. Jack´s Life and doing on Elpis and the Helios Space station before he became "Handsome" Jack is really interesting. Bugs will be fixed soon and New Maps will come with DLC´s. So there is plenty of Fun waiting for us even though the type of Gameplay has not changed at all. Oxygen is a funny feature but not really important. Last but not least to the Users that complain about over sexualized characters or NPC´s that act non rational and weird, thats the game. Borderlands is a crazy Series with a lot of Things to discover and laugh.… Expand
  62. metalliham
    Oct 25, 2014
    9
    If you are a Borderlands 2 fan, you will LOVE this game. If you've never played a Borderlands game before, play for the fun, and stick around for the story and humor. This game shows the rise of Handsome Jack and makes you want to continue the story with Borderlands 2, (the Pre-Sequel takes place between BL1 and BL2). I have played this game solo and with groups and it's much funner inIf you are a Borderlands 2 fan, you will LOVE this game. If you've never played a Borderlands game before, play for the fun, and stick around for the story and humor. This game shows the rise of Handsome Jack and makes you want to continue the story with Borderlands 2, (the Pre-Sequel takes place between BL1 and BL2). I have played this game solo and with groups and it's much funner in groups. The game is very funny and light-hearted and the combat is super fun. So many different weapons, double jumping is also really fun. I would give it a 10, but I thought the game could have been a bit longer. I'm looking forward to the DLC because this series has the best DLC ever. Great game overall!… Expand
  63. 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.
  64. 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
  65. Orhunkk
    Oct 24, 2014
    8
    A few additions have been made, but most of them feel very slight compared to the huge leap Borderlands 2 made from the first game.The Borderlands Pre-Sequel offers freshly designed air combat thanks to the low gravity of the new planet.A decent continuation to keep the borderlands players happy until the new borderlands series come to the new generation of consoles.Overall it's a decentA few additions have been made, but most of them feel very slight compared to the huge leap Borderlands 2 made from the first game.The Borderlands Pre-Sequel offers freshly designed air combat thanks to the low gravity of the new planet.A decent continuation to keep the borderlands players happy until the new borderlands series come to the new generation of consoles.Overall it's a decent good game that still gives you the Borderlands experience.… Expand
  66. Dukenukemx
    Oct 24, 2014
    4
    The game makes a lot of mistakes that Borderlands 1 did. The environment is mostly the same with enemies that are mostly the same. No Goliath's like in Borderlands 2, so the enemies are only running at you and trying to kill you. No real interesting enemies. Lots of running around and even though there's vehicles, you tend to find yourself without one most of the time. Resulting inThe game makes a lot of mistakes that Borderlands 1 did. The environment is mostly the same with enemies that are mostly the same. No Goliath's like in Borderlands 2, so the enemies are only running at you and trying to kill you. No real interesting enemies. Lots of running around and even though there's vehicles, you tend to find yourself without one most of the time. Resulting in you having to traverse the same area over and over on foot, which results in you fighting the same enemies over and over. The new classes aren't interesting either.

    The game also seems to have new mechanics for the hell of it. You have to worry about oxygen, which is available within arm reaching distance. So it's not hard to get oxygen but it's annoying to remember that you need to refill. You also have badass points that you can throw at increasing things like gun damage, shields, and etc. But it's just another annoying thing to remember to deal with.

    Then there's the in your face about sexuality. For example Janey Springs is a lesbian, and that information was told to us more than once. Sir Hammerlock is also referenced to be gay. The new female character classes look clearly like the developers were trying to avoid trying to sexualized them. Even Mad Moxxi turns out to be a mechanical genius, which happens to be the one over sexualized character. We get that GBX is very pro same sex and you don't want to treat woman as sexual objects. We also get that the developers are Australian. But this doesn't add anything comedic to the game, like what is usually done in Borderlands 2. The game just doesn't seem to be as funny as Borderlands 2, and is nearly downright serious. I really miss hearing the random idiocy from npc's like the Goliath.

    Overall the game isn't worth $60. You want a good Borderlands game then get Borderlands 2. The game has a lot of travel time between key areas and you get sick and tired of killing Aussie's.    … Expand
  67. Xiang
    Oct 23, 2014
    8
    This is Borderlands 2 on the moon. That is both a blessing and a curse. By that I mean that I loved Borderlands 2 (as many others did as well) and this game is just as enjoyable; however, it doesn't add anything that makes it feel like it's own, different game. In a very real sense, you could consider this a really big Borderlands 2 expansion. Case in point: The ending (I won't spoilThis is Borderlands 2 on the moon. That is both a blessing and a curse. By that I mean that I loved Borderlands 2 (as many others did as well) and this game is just as enjoyable; however, it doesn't add anything that makes it feel like it's own, different game. In a very real sense, you could consider this a really big Borderlands 2 expansion. Case in point: The ending (I won't spoil anything) is a clear set-up for a Borderlands 3. Some people have been calling it lazy, which I certainly can't disagree with.

    That being said, the game is still really fun. The new characters are really cool, the story still has its snarky dialogue and oddball missions, and the new items/weapons they added are fun. It's not a short game--and of course you have TVHM (they're version of game-plus)--and DLCs are on the way, so I don't at all feel cheated by it.

    In conclusion, don't get too scared with all the negative reviews and try to be objective. If you enjoyed Borderlands 2 and don't feel like it bored you easily, then you'll really enjoy this game; if you're looking for something entirely new for the series, then you might want to avoid it.    … Expand
  68. Novvi
    Oct 23, 2014
    7
    The game is good enough. Yes it feels like borderlands 2 DLC at times and the Aussie accents and humour are annoying at times, but to everyone giving this a 0-3 because it feels like DLC, Guess what it borderlands. It play like a borderlands. BL2 had bugs at launch as well but is still an awesome game. For those saying you cant play single player........... I've done two run throughs solo,The game is good enough. Yes it feels like borderlands 2 DLC at times and the Aussie accents and humour are annoying at times, but to everyone giving this a 0-3 because it feels like DLC, Guess what it borderlands. It play like a borderlands. BL2 had bugs at launch as well but is still an awesome game. For those saying you cant play single player........... I've done two run throughs solo, in (normal and true vault), might add i played as nisha so. Also it ain't full price ether so why are you expecting a full fame. I paid 50 bucks for it in Australia, PC (own BL2 to i got the 10% thing) where as a normal new release is around 80-100.… Expand
  69. oilreg
    Oct 23, 2014
    6
    I loved playing B1, B2 and therefore i was most curious about this release. So to make it short, the Pre- Sequel is more like a DLC, you can play thru all Main and Sidemissions in less then 24h. the Game itself has in its current version still quite a few bugs, you often have to quite the map, the game in order to get a working map, where a exit simply didnt exist before. Most annyoyinI loved playing B1, B2 and therefore i was most curious about this release. So to make it short, the Pre- Sequel is more like a DLC, you can play thru all Main and Sidemissions in less then 24h. the Game itself has in its current version still quite a few bugs, you often have to quite the map, the game in order to get a working map, where a exit simply didnt exist before. Most annyoyin are the time consuming Dialogues which can be skipped and are just toooooo stupid. On some of the missions you need to have mission equipment and therefore you need to hear out the whole crap otherwise you can do the mission to begin with. ..... In Short, everything which was Bad about Borderland 2 they put more into BPS. The whole story is short and does often not really make sense at all. Some Level and Map Design is outright Stupid. Basically i should rate the game a 4-5 but i love the whole story a lot and comparing it with real trash games which get better rating then a 4-5 it would be unfair cause its still fun to play but full price game for a 24h playthrough is really a bit a ripp off style.… Expand
  70. akarnokd
    Oct 23, 2014
    7
    Interesting in-between installment. The story is acceptable, the new gameplay mechanics is mostly okay. I played BL2 a lot of times, and lately with mods that let me run faster and jump higher, making the backtracking much easier, so TPS' mechanics was familiar, but with the welcome stop-the-flying-and-land ability. There is a modest amount of backtracking and ton of edges and invisibleInteresting in-between installment. The story is acceptable, the new gameplay mechanics is mostly okay. I played BL2 a lot of times, and lately with mods that let me run faster and jump higher, making the backtracking much easier, so TPS' mechanics was familiar, but with the welcome stop-the-flying-and-land ability. There is a modest amount of backtracking and ton of edges and invisible walls that hinder most direct route. Sometimes I was caught up in slightly tilted surfaces and some small steps my character couldn't step over. The game was quite stable but hung a few times until my internet connection returned. At first I thought the butt-slam and the huge amount of elemental barrels will be fantastic, but 90% of my deaths were caused by those barrels and unwanted slams around them. Otherwise, most boss battles felt easier. I found a few bugged challenges and some quite evil ones. I'm not really satisfied with the loot quality in TPS; since it has a bigger pool for the random loot to chose from, It becomes even less likely you get a better version of your current favorite weapon. I got a nice sniper rifle at level 12 and had to retain it till level 23 to get the next better with the same elemental damage. The grinder is a nice addition but still random enough and due to the backpack limit, you'll end up hoarding the to-be-grinded weapons much longer than before. The legendary drop rate seems to be lower as well. The mouse look felt a bit strange, quantized, so targeting distant enemies was difficult due to large jumps even for the slightest mouse movements. The voiceover is good and the character talkback is a good addition, but since I'm not familiar with the Australian word jokes and style, It wasn't as funny for me as BL2. The location and background music is not memorable at all sadly. Some say one shouldn't consider the price as a factor int the score, which I agree with if the said game is really good, otherwise you'll feel regret about your impatience till a sale. I would say, this is what a 90s expansion packs looked like; almost an entire standalone game but still overshadowed by the main game. Which is sad because I'm sure a lot of design and development effort went into it. I'm not sure if I'll buy any of the DLCs on this one.… Expand
  71. Necron99
    Oct 22, 2014
    7
    If you like the first 2 BL game you will love this. There is a couple of new game mechanics like low gravity and oxygen but I found this adds little to the actual game mechanics, If you haven't played any of the BL games I would suggest you try the originals first as this feels more like a DLC to the second one than a new game so I would wait for Steam to have it in a sale rather thanIf you like the first 2 BL game you will love this. There is a couple of new game mechanics like low gravity and oxygen but I found this adds little to the actual game mechanics, If you haven't played any of the BL games I would suggest you try the originals first as this feels more like a DLC to the second one than a new game so I would wait for Steam to have it in a sale rather than paying full price for it.… Expand
  72. SenshudoTV
    Oct 22, 2014
    7
    This is a series you can tell will need a massive overhaul at some point. For the time being however the status-quo seems to be just fine for fans of the series. And that is okay. Again, more Borderlands isn't a bad thing. It just feels like a game I played almost five years ago with updated graphics and new loot.
  73. BirdOBrine
    Oct 22, 2014
    8
    Very good game. Has all the features of Borderlands 2 plus a few extra, not to mention the great dialog and storytelling. Only problem is that its a bit smaller than the other games. Still, very good game and a welcome addition to the series.
  74. Foar
    Oct 22, 2014
    4
    Subjectively...
    ...I think this is, if anything, a larger DLC. I found the environments horribly monotonous, or rather, bi-tonous: Tech or generic Moon with small cosmetic adjustments.
    Whacky Borderlands scenarios and personalities were much more scarce this time, much of them replaced by extremely annoying, some INTENTIONALLY annoying voices. The unending barrage of trivial vocalized    Subjectively...
    ...I think this is, if anything, a larger DLC. I found the environments horribly monotonous, or rather, bi-tonous: Tech or generic Moon with small cosmetic adjustments.

    Whacky Borderlands scenarios and personalities were much more scarce this time, much of them replaced by extremely annoying, some INTENTIONALLY annoying voices. The unending barrage of trivial vocalized nerve-gas some of the NPCs keep attacking you with caused some of my group to just turn voices down a lot. I don't remember a similar situation once in whole BL1 and BL2. In fact, the only NPC that never grated on our nerves was Springs.

    The game progress, story turns and story "connections" between the two games felt rushed, sometimes half-assed, and my group thought the best ones were actually the small, hidden ones in ECHOs and similar. The focus on our pro/antagonist... well a rushed chain of total over-reactions from both sides hardly surmounts to an interesting character development, and sometimes ridiculed those the game tried to display as dramatic. This is only the second time BL had a good opportunity to give contrasting serious and dramatic situations opposed to the fun and nonsense, but failed, none of them turned out believable in my eyes.

    As for the gameplay mechanics, I like the increased variations through lazers and cryo weapons, but the O2 is im my opinion more obstacle than feature, same with airborne bonuses and atmosphere split bonuses.

    Objectively...
    ...the raw amount of landscape variations is less than in the previous games, and using the moon as an excuse for this does not apply in a logic-defying universe as BL's.

    Now voices are of course completely subjective, but the fact can be noted that 4 out of 4 in my group were annoyed by them, though our personalities are quite varying.

    The amount of quests AND environments was limited compared to the previous games, just open a finished quest log in BL2 -and- look through every zone's map once, two looks are enough to show that it is unnecessary to count them to verify this being objective.

    Summary: Thanks for the lazers but I'm gonna go back to Borderlands 2    … Expand
  75. 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
  76. skarr
    Oct 22, 2014
    2
    If you like Borderlands franchise, this game is good. However, the price tag for something that could have easily been a DLC is a show stopper. Same graphics, same gameplay, new classes and a cheesy story...that's all you get. I will instead continue enjoying BL2 as I haven't tried all classes yet.
  77. 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
  78. David_Cameron
    Oct 21, 2014
    6
    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel delivers on most of the Borderlands series' key aspects: fast-paced firefights, quirky humour and more guns than you could begin to imagine. Also, low-gravity and O2 kits are a cool addition to the game. However, the humour in this instalment feels forced, and most of the characters are just unoriginal stereotypes, devoid of wit and charm. Other problemsBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel delivers on most of the Borderlands series' key aspects: fast-paced firefights, quirky humour and more guns than you could begin to imagine. Also, low-gravity and O2 kits are a cool addition to the game. However, the humour in this instalment feels forced, and most of the characters are just unoriginal stereotypes, devoid of wit and charm. Other problems include: frequent back-tracking, lazy level design and way too few types of enemies.

    Overall: Maybe the upcoming DLC's will turn this game from a mediocre FPS into a worth successor of the fantastic BL and BL2, but until then I would save your money/    … Expand
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. obexpe
    Oct 21, 2014
    3
    This is not a proper addition to the Borderlands series--incredibly, even with all it's unfortunate new additions, it fails to address any of the problems I had with Borderlands 2. The tutorial still sucks, the drop system is still flimsy with common loot and overspecialized with boss loot, there are still bullet sponge enemies everywhere, the lighting is still hard on the eyes, (though aThis is not a proper addition to the Borderlands series--incredibly, even with all it's unfortunate new additions, it fails to address any of the problems I had with Borderlands 2. The tutorial still sucks, the drop system is still flimsy with common loot and overspecialized with boss loot, there are still bullet sponge enemies everywhere, the lighting is still hard on the eyes, (though a little better because of the lack of variety), the frame rate is inconsistent no matter what system you run it on, the inventory UI is still an unwieldy abomination, enemy level progression is all over the place, and the writing still sucks. What we have here is a Majora's Mask sequel's worst case scenario--a one-off game that with a gimmick that completely changes the way you play, but but is completely and totally inferior to the home series' "mainstay" games. This is a game with slow and unsatisfying gunplay, horrendous pacing, a plot that seems to have been put together with glue and chicken feathers, and a cast that is, at best, conventionally unlikable, at worst, obdurate to the point of inhumanity.… Expand
  82. Leathaface
    Oct 20, 2014
    8
    I put 412 hours in Borderlands 2 and let me tell you, pound for pound, this title is no less fun than Borderlands 2. The gameplay hasn't been demoted, there are new enemies and types of weapons. New game mechanics have been incorporated, none of which I feel have taken away from the Borderlands franchise.

    I definitely had several "woah" moments in the game when I was flabbergasted by    I put 412 hours in Borderlands 2 and let me tell you, pound for pound, this title is no less fun than Borderlands 2. The gameplay hasn't been demoted, there are new enemies and types of weapons. New game mechanics have been incorporated, none of which I feel have taken away from the Borderlands franchise.

    I definitely had several "woah" moments in the game when I was flabbergasted by the quality of the gameplay and the scale of the fights. The gameplay (like BL2) is amazing, fastpaced and exhilarating. It took me 23.5 hours to beat the story, without finishing most of the side quests. I also didn't explore some fairly big parts of the map, where those unfinished sidequests could have led me too.

    The dialogue was funny for me, I definitely laughed out loud more than a couple of times. Each Vault Hunter has their unique dialogue when addresing NPC's, so i'm sure more laughs await on subsequent playthroughs. (I hear Claptrap's dialogue is especially funny.)

    I paid 35 Euros for the game on the from an online retailer. I will replay the game with all the characters, not only on normal mode but also on True Vault Hunter Mode. I know there is a minimum of 150 hours of gameplay waiting for me. I think it is worth the price. As someone who greatly enjoyed Borderlands 2, this title definitely ticked of all the boxes for me. I know the game isn't as vast as Borderlands 2 or has as much content, but did Borderlands 1 have as much content either?

    A solid 8/10 for me. I'm really glad I picked up the game and I know i'll be coming back many times more.    … Expand
  83. LSPanda
    Oct 20, 2014
    9
    If you've player borderlands 2, the pre sequel is a must play!! The loot drops feel more balanced, and the new mechanics such as low gravity work extremely well. My main worry was the oxygen, and how it drains just by being in zero atmosphere, however enemies often drop refills and there are many areas with atmosphere. The story is better than that of borderlands 2 in my opinion,If you've player borderlands 2, the pre sequel is a must play!! The loot drops feel more balanced, and the new mechanics such as low gravity work extremely well. My main worry was the oxygen, and how it drains just by being in zero atmosphere, however enemies often drop refills and there are many areas with atmosphere. The story is better than that of borderlands 2 in my opinion, especially the development of Jack. The playable character are each extremely well done and the upgrade trees add a lot of variety to cater for most play styles. My main issue is with the mission layouts: They stay very much like the previous games with objectives being very far apart at points, and there is a lot of backtracking! However, the enemy variety throughout levels makes each story and side mission varied as do the locals.… Expand
  84. Folken88
    Oct 20, 2014
    3
    Another rushed release, or something, caused this to end up at a much lower level of quality than BL2 and 1. It's just annoying most of the time. You'll die a lot more, mostly due to falling into space or lava or glitches in the level. It's beautiful, it sounds great, and the PCs and NPCs are all brilliantly drawn and written, but it's otherwise a shadow of BL2 in fun, length,Another rushed release, or something, caused this to end up at a much lower level of quality than BL2 and 1. It's just annoying most of the time. You'll die a lot more, mostly due to falling into space or lava or glitches in the level. It's beautiful, it sounds great, and the PCs and NPCs are all brilliantly drawn and written, but it's otherwise a shadow of BL2 in fun, length, playability and therefore replayability. Don't buy at 60$. It sucks enough that it's gonna be on sale for 20$ soon. Sad.… Expand
  85. schmitty23
    Oct 20, 2014
    3
    *Warning possible spoilers *

    Let me start by saying BL1 was one of my favorite games. Of. All. Time. I eagerly bought BL2 and it's season pass, and definitely enjoyed playing more in Pandora. I finished all of the games, much of the BL1 DLC and I think all of the BL2 DLC. The graphic style, action, individual character's traits & special abilities, and weaponry were all super    *Warning possible spoilers *

    Let me start by saying BL1 was one of my favorite games. Of. All. Time.

    I eagerly bought BL2 and it's season pass, and definitely enjoyed playing more in Pandora. I finished all of the games, much of the BL1 DLC and I think all of the BL2 DLC. The graphic style, action, individual character's traits & special abilities, and weaponry were all super enjoyable, but even more so was the overall story line, voice acting, humor and just the overall way the games presented themselves to me as a player. But I have to say, the game was getting long in the tooth for me.

    I'd been watching some news about the pre-sequel for a few months, but didn't read too much of it because I wanted it to still have some surprises for me when it came out, but I had pretty much committed to buying the next thing Gearbox put out in the series. I was honestly expecting a very different game from the past couple, and am incredibly disappointed to find out that this is not the case.

    Without being overly dramatic, as many other have said, this looks like the BL12 assets were dumped over to another developer who has, imho, done a pretty poor job of creating a new game out of them. I was really surprised to see that right off the bat, the story seemed poorly told, the voice acting and dialogue is not very good (actually the dialogue is terrible in parts to be honest). Most everything in the game is either pulled directly from the first games (like the gratuitous and stupid appearances of Roland and Lilith in a bar) or is a reskinned asset from the game. The awesome personalities of the past characters are smothered in bad writing now, and the new playable characters seem dull as well.

    Even early on the game there are visual glitches, tons of pathcollision problems (both I and NPCsMobs getting stuck, etc). The framerates seem to hiccup at times, etc. Not what I would expect from a title in a several year old franchise. There are years-old issues (example: why are there a million little green light boxes that have $1 or $2 in them - why does the game make you waste so much time opening stuff only to receive more junk?) and even more fundamental issues in new game - why do you spend hours playing and getting access to the health vending machines, only to be shown a tutorial tip long after that saying you can buy health kits from them?) It's like no one actually paid attention to this stuff to see if it was done properly, to the standards of any other 'new' game.

    But honestly, the worst part - no told me this was going to be "Aussies in Space". Seriously. I love stuff Aussie in general, but if someone told me the developer was going to use so mush Aussie voice acting *with* accent and moreover, tons of Aussie slang, I would never have even considered purchasing this. This whole aspect is off-putting and the jokesreferences are just plain terrible.

    I seriously feel like this was a rehashed game put out to pull in revenue leading up to the holiday season. This is a purchase I really regret and would return the game if I could. Randy, if you read this - this kind of thing is what turns a loyal customer into a "never going to buy from this company again", because I won't take a $60 chance again if this is what you going to let be published.    … Expand
  86. Qgal5kap
    Oct 19, 2014
    0
    Talk about ruining the game completely!! They took something that was great, and destroyed it. What I liked about the previous games was the completely politically incorrect humor and language. This game, is polite and, void of nasty language. The feel of it seems more sluggish and slow as well. I did not enjoy it at all, in fact, it annoyed me!!
  87. jurofaro
    Oct 19, 2014
    10
    Not sure why there are so many haters, I played both games. Preferred Borderlands 2 over the first one, but Pre-sequel is still very entertaining and the story of how jack became bad is awesome. I am playing it 2nd time now in hardened mode and it is still great. Didn't find the environment boring a bit, playing on ultra and everything looks amazing. Love jumping and smashing and find O2 aNot sure why there are so many haters, I played both games. Preferred Borderlands 2 over the first one, but Pre-sequel is still very entertaining and the story of how jack became bad is awesome. I am playing it 2nd time now in hardened mode and it is still great. Didn't find the environment boring a bit, playing on ultra and everything looks amazing. Love jumping and smashing and find O2 a great addition. If you enjoyed playing Borderlands go for it.… Expand
  88. HairyGrenade
    Oct 19, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This new borderlands game is totally worth it in my opinion. People complaining about the UI being the same as well as pacing problems and so on make no sense what so ever. You can cleary recognize all those issues in the gameplay shown before the games release. This game for huge borderlands fans like myself is very good. This new borderlands game has a good story and does a great job telling what happened before The first borderlands and the second (This game is placed in between both.)

    I do wish the UI was altered atleast a little bit, but the UI being the same isn't that big of a deal, content is. Pre-order bonus was pretty fun, but I wish there was a little more to it. They also already annouced that 4 DLC's will be coming out for this and who knows what else they will add in the future. There are tons of new guns and the combat is very well done, I have fun just killing eneimies tryting to get XP. Now that I'm lvl 50 I liek to join other's games and help them out on the campaign. This borderlands is the ony one I could do True Vault hunter mode on and enjoy every bit of the story once again.

    Side quests add so much to the game and there is a good chunk of side quests to do while doing the main story. It took me 18 hours to complete the whole game (Main story and side quests.) The Stingray vehicle is my personal favorite vehicle in all of the borderlands, it is very fun to drive and you won't want to get off it. The new Cryo weapons that freeze enemies are really addicting to use, There's just something about freezing an enemy and shattering their remains in ice shards that satisfy me.

    The Low gravity is fun to use all over the map to make epic jumps to get loot chests that seem like they are impossible to get to as well as jump pads that boost you high in the air. The game now has O2 kits or Oz kits that give you a supply of oxygen to use a second boost or "Double Jump." Although they help get you places faster the Oxygen will get lower everytime you use it and will replenish when you activate an Oxygen bubble or go into a building that is protected with an Oxygen door. AND WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE BUTT SLAM. The butt slam feature is something I use in almsot every battle, Same elemental effect as guns there is corrosive, cryo, burning, and shock ones you can get and upgrade. The butt slam is connected to your Oz kits which you can upgrade and get a higher supply of Oxygen to use.

    There's also a new feature in the game you can use called the "Grinder" This will let you try numerous recipes of 3 wepaons that you put in the grinder. If it's a recipe press "Q" to grind it and it will pop out a new weapon from the 3 weapons you put in. (You can get a legendary from the grinder by putting 2 legendary guns in and 1 purple. Creating a legendary gun in the grinder is an achievement" While using the grinder, what ever weapon type is on the bottom bos (3rd gun) will be the weapon type you get. So if it's a pistol on the bottom you will grind together a pistol etc.

    P.S. The inventory bug is in this game as well.

    Overall, I give this game an 8 out of 10, Pacing issues as we all know, same UI, and inventory bug.    … Expand
  89. JessicaRabbit
    Oct 19, 2014
    10
    Awesome game! Definite improvement over Borderlands 2 on the graphics, love the new mechanics..great story line. I can't wait for the DLC packs to come out.
  90. figothecat
    Oct 19, 2014
    1
    Do yourself a favor and play some bl2 instead. download a DLC for 1/10 the cost and you'll get more playable content out of it. This game is a joke.
  91. 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
  92. No1Mugster
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    After playing Borderlands 2 and all of it's DLCs multiple times the series is just getting boring now. They need to take 3-4 years to work on a proper sequel and think of ways to freshen it up.
  93. DaggerFout1
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    This game happens between parts 1 and 2 not only story-wise, but also gameplay-wise. Its better than the first one, but worse than the second one. One of the things that really annoy me is the fact that developers made the hours of gameplay longer by simly making you run through whole location to teleport back to town. In borderlands 2, you always had teleport at the end of the mission.This game happens between parts 1 and 2 not only story-wise, but also gameplay-wise. Its better than the first one, but worse than the second one. One of the things that really annoy me is the fact that developers made the hours of gameplay longer by simly making you run through whole location to teleport back to town. In borderlands 2, you always had teleport at the end of the mission. Also to complete all the quests you have visit the same location about 3 times. You cannot just take 3 quests and make them all in one location at once. You have first to complete the first one, run whole the way back to the location where you have taken it, take the second quest and run whole the way back to the same location to complete it and so on, its boring and costs you A LOT of time, Acid weapons ARE USELESS. They're the worst kind of weapon in the game since you never get to fight versus armored targets. Legendaries, most of them, are useless garbage. They're... original(?), and I can see how the developers found the mechanics of them a cool idea, but that just doesnt work. On lvl 50, youre basically using one legendarie, not because youre lazy, just because some of them are completely better then the other ones. Also the humour is kinda gone. Also you have to listen to the exact same dialogues TWICE to get to lvl 50. This is just annoying as **** since you cannot skip it. Borderlands 2 was better. Thats all I can say.… Expand
  94. 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
  95. Boombastix
    Oct 18, 2014
    3
    This is DLC at best and a lazy, buggy and oh yes, overpriced one at that. 2K have killed the golden goose here (presumably to save money I guess) by handing the production over to it's 'B' Team in Australia. They basically modded it slightly, then shipped it but also decided to add some hilarious Australian humor because they wanted the world to know that they were Aussies and they wereThis is DLC at best and a lazy, buggy and oh yes, overpriced one at that. 2K have killed the golden goose here (presumably to save money I guess) by handing the production over to it's 'B' Team in Australia. They basically modded it slightly, then shipped it but also decided to add some hilarious Australian humor because they wanted the world to know that they were Aussies and they were really, really funny. Hilarious that is, if you're some bearded Canberran hipster otherwise it's cringe worthy and the exact opposite of really, really funny and entertaining. The game does have the good gameplay of the original, something they left largely alone; so just when I thought the negatives could be mitigated by this fact, I got hit by a bug that basically made all my items/money magically disappear. So yeah, thanks for nothing 2K Australia.… Expand
  96. ruinerr
    Oct 18, 2014
    3
    Overpriced BL2 DLC : The best thing that 2K Australia did was their variation of the 2K logo.

    After watching the opening cinematic, I had a gut wrenching feeling that I had just wasted $60+ on a knock off. Unfortunately, the next few hours into the game only made me realize my instinct was dead on. FYI, introducing a poorly voiced character with a hard to understand accent who basically    Overpriced BL2 DLC : The best thing that 2K Australia did was their variation of the 2K logo.

    After watching the opening cinematic, I had a gut wrenching feeling that I had just wasted $60+ on a knock off. Unfortunately, the next few hours into the game only made me realize my instinct was dead on. FYI, introducing a poorly voiced character with a hard to understand accent who basically says Americans are stupid, is a poor way to lead into your game. For the player to then realize that most of the characters all have the same accent just destroys any immersion we had.

    This should be a lesson to other studios out there. When your flagship IP is handled by an amazing studio and then gets passed off to a mediocre one to milk it, we can all tell. Follow Pixar's example and when you see something is just bad, REWRITE IT. Didn't Colonial Marines teach anything?

    I'm a huge Borderlands fan and was looking forward to this release. I didn't want to see any major changes or overhauls, just wanted more of the same awesome thing. Problem is, the writing in this is flat at best. The pacing of the humor is entirely off. Lines said too quickly without any impact, or just of poor taste to begin with.

    We get it, Australians believe Americans are stupid and they think that's fine to put in the game. However they censored a lot of other things they thought would be offensive, yet insulting their largest target market was deemed ok. I can understand why the impression of us is negative, but if we're going to generalize a nation of people then your penal colony production facility isn't any better, just cheaper to use and less successful at everything.

    On top of it, you're just not funny. Really. You took a stellar IP and basically turned it into a B movie-direct-to-video production. Congratulations.

    Low gravity is a gimmick and becomes just an annoyance. Oz kits are basically just relics with a different name to remind you where this garbage was produced.

    Characters are flat, none of the new playable toons really have any desirable qualities that feel new outside of Claptrop who ironically copies other toon's abilities. Mordecai became Gauge and now becomes Wilhelm. Salvador is a chick now. Not even bothering Miss Captain America and no siren this time around. Speaking of sirens.... Where's Angel? Major plot hole.    … Expand
  97. speedfreakz
    Oct 18, 2014
    4
    Did i like the game - Yes i did. Was it worth 60$ - no it is not. Thats why i didnt buy it, i play it from my friends account and i must admint i would be so mad at myself if i gave 60$ for this. I am a huge fan of borderlands series and i am really happy that they didnt changed the game too much,(why change something that is proven to be good) but...for the pricetag of 60$ come on. IDid i like the game - Yes i did. Was it worth 60$ - no it is not. Thats why i didnt buy it, i play it from my friends account and i must admint i would be so mad at myself if i gave 60$ for this. I am a huge fan of borderlands series and i am really happy that they didnt changed the game too much,(why change something that is proven to be good) but...for the pricetag of 60$ come on. I would gladly buy 4 copies of it if it was 20$ per copy to send it to my friends, but since it was way too much than that, i listened voices in my head for once and didnt pre-order it.

    I guess i will spend well saved money on something else especially knowing that there is a DLC coming that will cost 30$ more..i mean 90$ for this...hah laugh.

    Gl to all potential buyers, its your money do what you want, but...just use your brain for once.    … Expand
  98. Jojack98
    Oct 18, 2014
    10
    So, here's the deal: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a great game for what it is. Is it innovative? Not particularly. However, is it epic loot-grabbing face-smashing double-jumping fun. It is not a hugely innovative new game, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Don't fix what isn't broken. They used the same UI and engine and everything from BL2, and to be honest, it was a littleSo, here's the deal: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a great game for what it is. Is it innovative? Not particularly. However, is it epic loot-grabbing face-smashing double-jumping fun. It is not a hugely innovative new game, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Don't fix what isn't broken. They used the same UI and engine and everything from BL2, and to be honest, it was a little disappointing. I was expecting SOME change on that front, but it's not a big deal as the BL2 UI and engine was perfectly fine. If you're a fan of Borderlands, you'll love it. If you've never played a Borderlands game in your life, you'll probably still love it. It's action-packed, humorous, and just plain fun.… Expand
  99. BloodaxeUK
    Oct 18, 2014
    8
    It's alright. It's essentially more Borderlands. If you liked previous Borderlands titles, then you're in the right place. If you have never played a Borderlands game, I'd suggest playing one of the previous titles before you buy this. If you don't like any of the previous Borderlands games, then why are you even reading this?
  100. Satan665
    Oct 18, 2014
    9
    jesus christ why is the game getting all this hate. Yes its not as good as borderlands 2 but its still good, and yes there are some valid reasons to not like it but from most of the reviews its stupid(like one of them was i couldnt kill a boss.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 55
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  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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