Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 218 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 127 out of 218
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 218
  3. Negative: 40 out of 218
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  1. naardejood
    Oct 19, 2014
    4
    Upon hearing Pre-Sequel was being developed by 2K Australia and not Gearbox, I had my reservations as to whether or not this would be a title worth investing in. Unfortunately, those reservations were fully justified.

    Pre-Sequel gives one the impression of a lackluster DLC stamped with a full $60 price tag. The game world is smaller than any Borderlands past, and even smaller than some    Upon hearing Pre-Sequel was being developed by 2K Australia and not Gearbox, I had my reservations as to whether or not this would be a title worth investing in. Unfortunately, those reservations were fully justified.

    Pre-Sequel gives one the impression of a lackluster DLC stamped with a full $60 price tag. The game world is smaller than any Borderlands past, and even smaller than some DLC-added zones, which 2K compensates for with vastly extended enemy spawn times (6-8 packs of enemies spawning instead of 3-5), far shorter respawn timers, less fast travel stations, less vehicle availability and quests that send you back and forth over the same two zones over and over and over and over. This is exacerbated by the addition of low gravity, prompting 2K to decide it was necessary to cram pointless jumping challenges into a game with infamously terrible physics and jumping mechanics in an effort to artificially pad game time.

    This is really my key complaint about Pre-Sequel: Far too little content (and the content that is there is uninspired, frustrating and/or just plain boring) painted over with horridly transparent efforts to artificially extend the campaign's running time. The bland skill trees, forgettable characters, generic storyline and a slew of bugs (glitchy hitboxes, loot and enemies falling through the floor, forcing you to restart entire quest lines, etc.) on top of the blatant lack of content make for a poor excuse for a $60 price tag. Add in the copy-paste loot and enemy types and you have an experience I would struggle to even accept as a Borderlands 2 DLC.

    All-in-all Pre-Sequel comes off as a cynical attempt to license out a well-known IP to a developer who clearly phoned this one in an attempt to bilk customers out of the price of a full game when this game barely qualifies as a DLC because they think we're too stupid to notice. Judging from a lot of the scores I've been seeing, I fear they're right. It's definitely not so horrible as to deserve a zero, but I really don't feel like it deserves more than a four, especially considering the precedent set by the previous two games in the series.    … Expand
  2. Dynel
    Nov 2, 2014
    3
    Borderlands the pre-sequel, it's a clear statement from 2K, it's just more borderlands with different story and a different set of characters. Telling the story of how Handsome Jack became what he was in Borderlands 2.

    While the story was somewhat good, I can't help but notice plot holes, not going to mention them, but, there are. Now, on to the discussion of why such a low score.    Borderlands the pre-sequel, it's a clear statement from 2K, it's just more borderlands with different story and a different set of characters. Telling the story of how Handsome Jack became what he was in Borderlands 2.

    While the story was somewhat good, I can't help but notice plot holes, not going to mention them, but, there are. Now, on to the discussion of why such a low score.

    First, it's a much shorter game than Borderlands 2, that includes the world and the pain that is moving trough many maps without a fast travel station nearby.

    Second, stupid side missions, nonsensical and downright stupid side missions are back.

    Third, weapons, many of the "legendary" or orange weapons are back, and while they do say that there are millions upon millions of weapons, at the end of the day, you will just want the rarest weapons.

    Fourth, story, while it was somehow new of how the story was being told, it would have been better if the character you choose did some narration or had a special ending, not told by drawings. Everything is centered on Athena, even if you do not choose her as your character.

    Fifth, ending (no spoilers), this game was released with content that may as well could have been dlc for borderlands 2. Also, I can't help but feel that this game only existence is to mention yet another borderlands game coming at some point in the future.

    Bottom line is, don't pay full price, wait for a special sale with all the dlc (that will come) at a better price of ... $5 dollars, that's what this game is worth anyways.    … Expand
  3. Trepadora
    Jun 12, 2015
    4
    If there was one word to sum up this game it's overrated. For too many reviewers seem to believe this franchise is some kind of golden goose that can do no wrong. But it's not: it's a bloated, self-serving mess. This the call of duty to the 'lolsorandum' crowd. The madden to the tumblrites.
    Lets make this quick.
    -The gameplay is almost completely indentical, the sole change being the    If there was one word to sum up this game it's overrated. For too many reviewers seem to believe this franchise is some kind of golden goose that can do no wrong. But it's not: it's a bloated, self-serving mess. This the call of duty to the 'lolsorandum' crowd. The madden to the tumblrites.
    Lets make this quick.
    -The gameplay is almost completely indentical, the sole change being the oxygen mechanic. Which is entirely worthless. It's only purpose is meant to serve as a leash, forcing you back to designated points. This is immensely annoying near the beginning of the game. However, at the end of the game it swings in the other direction and enemies drop so much oxygen that it's not even a thought any longer.
    -You can use your oxygen to boost yourself up an inch or glide for a second. It adds almost nothing, except more and more annoying jumps
    -If you ever thought some of the characters from the first two games were annoying or flat, believe me, it's worse. Every character is throughly boring or just flat out unlikeable. There's no real reason to care about them other than whatever sob story the writers drew from a hat.
    -I really have nothing to comment about the plot. It didn't interest me, that's all I'll say.
    -Again, difficulty and balance it completely all over the place. There's not much I can say about it that hasn't already been said. Hope the RNG doesn't hate you, or no fun for you.

    I can see only bad things in this franchises future. It seems pretty inevitable that this game is going to wrung for all it's worth, until the last penny has been drained.    … Expand
  4. nathanpeixot
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    The game didn't aged well and many mechanics does not fit well nowadays. When compared with the serie new releases it didn't make sense to be played.

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#23 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Thunderbolt
    Jan 7, 2015
    70
    If you’re not on board with the series’ mashing of shooting and RPG elements, there’s nothing here that’s going to dissuade, and even casual fans might not feel the need to pick up this interquel after they’re still stuffed from Borderlands 2, but for the hardcore fan it’s hard to deny the formula is still plenty of fun and taking things to the moon provides enough of a difference in the mechanics to justify a play-through.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    79
    More a remix of the series' successful elements than a giant leap for shooterkind, but still hugely fun. [Christmas 2014, p.66]
  3. Gamestyle
    Nov 23, 2014
    80
    If you like Borderlands, then you'll like Borderlands The Pre-Sequel. It's simply more Borderlands.
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