Battleborn

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

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  1. Clorox_drinker
    May 12, 2016
    7
    unless you have friends to play with and have fun with this is a very average game. the multiplayer is pretty good but the campaign tries to be like borderlands and doesn't feel original
  2. Dalith14
    May 11, 2016
    7
    First of this is not Overwatch! While they are both shooters with abilities the similarities end their, both have different play-styles and mechanics.

    BattleBorn has great presentation, and the firefights can get hectic and fun but also very irritating. When it comes to PvE the game boils down to protecting an objective against waves of enemies then a boss fight at the end, the boss    First of this is not Overwatch! While they are both shooters with abilities the similarities end their, both have different play-styles and mechanics.

    BattleBorn has great presentation, and the firefights can get hectic and fun but also very irritating. When it comes to PvE the game boils down to protecting an objective against waves of enemies then a boss fight at the end, the boss fights were surprising fun especially near the end. Now this game-play style can be mundane however when played with friends can be an absolute blast.

    PvP is chaotic, interesting, frustrating, and a blast all at the same time. A lot is going on in PvP but a lot of individuals do not understand that the game is an objective game and not a team death match, so this can be frustrating as a full team of "Team deathmatch" players will normally lose you the game. Also a lot of balancing issues with some characters being useless and others being completely overpowered. However I did still enjoy all my pvp matches up to my commander rank of 42 as I was able to experiment with each character and different loadouts.

    Load-outs are a great addition to the game as they are items you can get from loot-packs you get from missions or in-game currency that give you traditional "Rpg-esque" stat modifiers.

    If you enjoy objective based shooters and playing with friends with rpg lite elements, I highly recommend the game.    … Expand
  3. Bertoflyingfox
    May 15, 2016
    5
    An alright MOBA/Shooter. Matchmaking and character balance need a ton of work, but that can be improved on so long as the developers keep supporting it...and quickly (which means no month-long wait to nerf some OP character, of which there are many).

    While the PvP forces run-n-gun gamers to re-think their tactics, the battlefield itself is a confusing mess. The story-mode is pretty much    An alright MOBA/Shooter. Matchmaking and character balance need a ton of work, but that can be improved on so long as the developers keep supporting it...and quickly (which means no month-long wait to nerf some OP character, of which there are many).

    While the PvP forces run-n-gun gamers to re-think their tactics, the battlefield itself is a confusing mess. The story-mode is pretty much when you go inside a building in any Borderlands game; kill these bots, then kill the bigger bot at the end, 30 minutes of bullet-sponges. Unlocking characters had me interested in trying them out, only to be disappointed by their abilities.

    Was having fun exploring the systems of this game at first, but its skeleton showed just how unbalanced and uninspired it is. All matches I've seen/played, end in 100 - 0. Whether on the winning team or the losing team, something is very wrong if most matches are ending completely one-sided.

    Fix it or watch the sales completely disappear in the coming weeks. Oh yeah, and the splitscreen is completely atrocious....it's hard to imagine this was the same developer for Borderlands when they ruin the local co-op this much.    … Expand
  4. kish1975
    May 25, 2016
    6
    this game is amazing and fun BUT one thing destroys it to the point of being a 6 or not as good as overwatch and that is most gamers dont have a clue what there playing as 4 out of 5 matches turn into a team death match , its horrible and the reason i returned the game after a week for overwatch . maybe one day it will get better but people have to get this game is not COD and the devsthis game is amazing and fun BUT one thing destroys it to the point of being a 6 or not as good as overwatch and that is most gamers dont have a clue what there playing as 4 out of 5 matches turn into a team death match , its horrible and the reason i returned the game after a week for overwatch . maybe one day it will get better but people have to get this game is not COD and the devs should release a plain mode of team deathmatch to keep the gamers out of the other modes so they dont wreck the game for us who want to play the moba style with out having most of the team running around doing nothing that helps… Expand
  5. NightmanCometh
    May 6, 2016
    7
    I am not a harsh critic of games. I enjoy a large range of games. That being said, this game has been a pretty mediocre bleh. I'll give you guys some ups and downs from my experience:

    Pros - - Moba-like elements - I love my MOBAs so this is really the only thing that's keeping me playing. - Great upbeat feel to everything - Very bright and colorful as opposed to a game like dark    I am not a harsh critic of games. I enjoy a large range of games. That being said, this game has been a pretty mediocre bleh. I'll give you guys some ups and downs from my experience:

    Pros -
    - Moba-like elements - I love my MOBAs so this is really the only thing that's keeping me playing.
    - Great upbeat feel to everything - Very bright and colorful as opposed to a game like dark souls.
    - No additional purchases for skins

    Cons -
    - Character design isn't that great - I just didn't find any character particularly too interesting
    - Limited characters
    - Single player missions are drawn out
    - The weapons and characters don't "feel" good. You know when you play Destiny or even the Division, you can feel the nuances of each weapon. You don't really feel that between the characters in this game.

    I hate to say it, but I'm jumping on the overwatch hype train. This game will be a nice game for me if I want a break from the stress of dark souls, but it won't be a game I'll be playing a year from now.    … Expand
  6. SIPPIO
    May 6, 2016
    6
    A 6 is just above average.
    BUT below the skill levels of The Borderlands team..
    --MOba or not this is/was boring. ----All 3 sessions now have been painfully boring after 2 hours.. --The cartoon graphics are just stale and a coverup for something missing grpahics wise.. ---I didn't want to have to rely on Overwatch.. Now I'm deperate for Overwatch to be a homerun... ---Does this    A 6 is just above average.
    BUT below the skill levels of The Borderlands team..
    --MOba or not this is/was boring.
    ----All 3 sessions now have been painfully boring after 2 hours..

    --The cartoon graphics are just stale and a coverup for something missing grpahics wise..

    ---I didn't want to have to rely on Overwatch.. Now I'm deperate for Overwatch to be a homerun...

    ---Does this mean the next Borderlands is going to be lacklucter?

    --By the way--You all know this game isn't a 10 or a 0.
    --ET is a 0
    -And Last of Us/Halo 2 is a '10'

    --you guys are smarter then that.....    … Expand
  7. Akk3d1s
    May 3, 2016
    7
    This is by far not a 10 game. For me, it was quite boring and I completely disliked the cartoony style. It is not something groundbreaking and except for the cartoony style, there isn't really something that stands out. A 10 game has to be something really special. I will be generous and give this a 7. If 50 bucks is a lot to you, then you should not probably not get this, otherwise, youThis is by far not a 10 game. For me, it was quite boring and I completely disliked the cartoony style. It is not something groundbreaking and except for the cartoony style, there isn't really something that stands out. A 10 game has to be something really special. I will be generous and give this a 7. If 50 bucks is a lot to you, then you should not probably not get this, otherwise, you can give it a go.… Expand
  8. Solid_Snack
    May 5, 2016
    5
    A slow, plodding, shallow, genre-chasing game. Maybe at $29 it would be worth a play, but the price still wouldn't change the experience, just make it somewhat easier to justify its existence. And an absolutely horrible FOV, with no way to adjust it, awesome.
  9. Bertiebeetle
    May 6, 2016
    5
    Ther are a lot of elements of this game. I really enjoy but it is ruined by a few things. Firstly no save points in campaign.There are checkppints but if you run out of time ,use all your lives or go to the toilet, kiss all your progress goodbye and start from the beginning.. Sux balls.
    Secondly is the ridiculously long wait to play pvp.You can wait up to 5 minutes + before you start.
    If    Ther are a lot of elements of this game. I really enjoy but it is ruined by a few things. Firstly no save points in campaign.There are checkppints but if you run out of time ,use all your lives or go to the toilet, kiss all your progress goodbye and start from the beginning.. Sux balls.
    Secondly is the ridiculously long wait to play pvp.You can wait up to 5 minutes + before you start.
    If you can put up with having to replay entire missions and if you play solo you wil,l then grab it because the gameplay is a lot of fun    … Expand
  10. pkarapan77
    May 14, 2016
    7
    Pros:
    - Lots of varied characters and powers.
    Cons:
    - Terrible match making. No dropping it and out of matches and story mode missions are too long at close to an hour.
    - Didn't like the art style.
    - Character dialog is annoying and not really funny (although I think it's trying to be?). Feels like a children's game at times.
  11. Roboticazz
    May 4, 2016
    7
    The first thing should be done is not to call "Battleborn" a MOBA game, because its lacking of the strategic and the challenging game-play.

    The graphics the style and the character's design are creative and beautiful! but when the things gets hot in the battlefield I feel kinda lost and I don't know who or what i am attacking especially when using meele-attacks.(it's almost random to    The first thing should be done is not to call "Battleborn" a MOBA game, because its lacking of the strategic and the challenging game-play.

    The graphics the style and the character's design are creative and beautiful! but when the things gets hot in the battlefield I feel kinda lost and I don't know who or what i am attacking especially when using meele-attacks.(it's almost random to hit the enemy).

    Since I have tried 10 characters some characters like "Caldarius" really disappointed me because when I saw the character first time in the cartoon cinematic scene and also in the seconed episode I really thought that he is the robotic sky warrior,who aces his enemies with his movements and great mobility..but it's really was different,he was just a cool robot who can barely dash and hardly damage any player without get him self killed first,i mean yes you can get kills and do a cool combo but still I think he is not even near what his design or character shows.I also noticed the same with "Mellka" I think she is so lame compared to how cool she looks!

    The skill's affects are also bald, i don't feel excited when i play with every character. and some time i use a skill without noticing anything and i don't really feel like i am doing a special move,but in the other hand there are some characters like "Rath" with his epic red swords or like "Orendi" and her wicked "Chaos-Magic" which have really stunning skill's affects and feelings.

    Also about the skills,are not 2 skills plus Ultimate skill not enough for a MOBA-like game? i don't know about you but i really think it's not enough! it may be just 1 more skill less compared to other games but still i really feel like something is missing.I know there is the R2/LT possibility and every character had unique R2/LT move but i just can't get rid of that void like feeling about this. I don't know why i feel that "Battleborn"
    have a disadvantage when i compared it with "League of Legends" "Smite" or even "Gigantic"(as a Beta tester).

    The lack of dodging possibility might also weaken the game-play and the competitive atmosphere,it's supposed to be action game so there must be a lot of action and the ability to avoide the attacks and give it back ,etc.

    Modes in the game are fun or at least i enjoyed 2 of them, the Capture mode and the other mode, where your minions must be eaten by the enemy's portal(similar to Arena mode in "Smite"), The story or Co-op mode and the other multiplayer mode i think that they are just ... just...you know "Modes".

    The maps are good,maybe they could be better but they still beautiful and each map give you a different environment.

    Overall i think Battleborn is a real unique cool game and it needs more time to give its full experience. It really has the potential to be more MOBA like with more balance's updates in the future plus if they added a new classic MOBA map or mode besides when the people get to know more about the classes and the tactics the matches will be more enjoyable and challenger.

    I highly recommend this game for the MOBA fans and for the hyped Overwatch gamers too..(since Overwatch will come in couple of weeks,about that i personally thinks, that Overwatch would be better than Battleborn)

    Giving Battleborn 10 will be cheating and giving it 6 will be maybe unfair because it contains what a normal game don't and it gives a new experience so i think 7 will be just good for the game,and we don't know maybe in the future it will turns into a super multiplayer game.    … Expand
  12. DragonBorn-
    May 11, 2016
    7
    If your a fan of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) and first person shooter (FPS) games then Battleborn will definitely be your bag!

    The main attraction with this game is that its just lots of fun to play. It doesn't take itself too seriously. Gameplay is a blast, nonstop super-fast carnage and the controls are light and fast enough to keep up. The characters are well varied and    If your a fan of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) and first person shooter (FPS) games then Battleborn will definitely be your bag!

    The main attraction with this game is that its just lots of fun to play. It doesn't take itself too seriously. Gameplay is a blast, nonstop super-fast carnage and the controls are light and fast enough to keep up.

    The characters are well varied and has something for everyone. Think big brutes/mages/ monsters etc and they all have their own skills and powers.

    The visuals are a real breath of fresh air. The artistry is almost comic book like with bold and bright colors. Different. Plenty of content available, campaign, several online game modes. Easy rank up system too.

    Overall Battleborn is a super-cool, super-fast, super-funny blast of a game. More games like this should be made! 7/10    … Expand
  13. EliteGames
    May 17, 2016
    7
    Do you want to play a poor mans version of Borderlands? If so this is your lucky day as Battleborn is just that. Don't get me wrong that isn't exactly a bad thing as their are worse games to emulate, but my biggest question is why would the same developers want to take their title and in a sense cheapen it by creating an almost carbon copy albeit with a new name. That is my gripe withDo you want to play a poor mans version of Borderlands? If so this is your lucky day as Battleborn is just that. Don't get me wrong that isn't exactly a bad thing as their are worse games to emulate, but my biggest question is why would the same developers want to take their title and in a sense cheapen it by creating an almost carbon copy albeit with a new name. That is my gripe with Battleborn, its a good game and definitely entertaining but overall I'd tell people to pass and look elsewhere; there are just more original games out there that are worthy of your time. If you are a multiplayer fanatic then you will probably want to pick this up as its multiplayer is pretty awesome.… Expand
  14. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 11, 2016
    7
    Battleborn
    more like battle embryo
    because this game is lifeless… Battleborn is a borderlands meets moba styled first person shooter with none of the charm Battleborn features 2 modes, a story mode and a competitive mode… Both modes can be played with any of the 25 available characters or 26 on PlayStation after you’ve successfully completed the requirements to unlock them… And every    Battleborn
    more like battle embryo
    because this game is lifeless…
    Battleborn is a borderlands meets moba styled first person shooter with none of the charm
    Battleborn features 2 modes, a story mode and a competitive mode…
    Both modes can be played with any of the 25 available characters or 26 on PlayStation after you’ve successfully completed the requirements to unlock them…
    And every single one of these characters are fleshed out, feeling completely unique…
    guaranteeing a playstyle match for anyone…
    it’s just a shame that the rest of the game isn’t as well thought out as these characters are…
    Battleborn is unique from most first person shooters in that, every story mission or competitive multiplayer match your character starts at level 1... And as you level up to a maximum of 10 you are given a choice in a perk to enhance your shield, cool down rates, health, damage, or to enhance one of your 3 special moves... the third being unlocked once you reach level 5…
    The story mode consists of 9 episodes and depending on whether you go in alone or play with 4 other people for a total 5, these 9 episodes will take you anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour, making this story mode a hefty 6-9 hours long…
    I definitely recommend you play with friends though, as I found these missions to be insanely challenging playing on your own..
    And while there are checkpoints, there is no saving so you must play through these 1 hour missions in 1 go…
    You also have limited lives... so if you lose all of your lives you fail the mission and have to start all the way from the beginning…
    These lives are frustratingly shared when you play co-op,
    so it’s very possible for 1 bad player to cost you a final boss fight win... but thankfully you can revive fallen players…
    This story mode is the best part of battleborn, aside from the characters..
    and that’s not saying much as it all feels so uninspired…
    Every mission has a self-contained story that leads to a final conclusion but all 9 feel exactly the same…
    Kill these bad guys, get to the next checkpoint, kill a mini boss, do this 2 more times, get to the main boss.. Get close to defeating him but oh no he has an annoying shield... disable it…defeat him for real, oh wait a surprise 2nd shield that you totally didn’t expect because every boss before this one totaly didn’t also have a surprise shield…
    just kidding, they did.
    needless to say, this story mode quickly becomes a grind…
    There are a few good jokes from the characters... but after a few hours, it’s just not cute anymore…
    They’re background noise in a grind fest…
    And there really is no payoff for grinding rather than ranking your character up for a new skin, or to unlock another character...
    There’s no real loot here, so there’s no incentive to explore these levels or grind these levels…
    you’re literally just playing until you unlock a different character to do it all over again…
    or of course to play in competitive multiplayer…
    And remember how I said story mode was the best part?
    I meant it.
    Competitive multiplayer consists of 3 modes…
    A capture, incursion, and meltdown mode...
    These are capture and hold 3 different points on the map, get to the enemies sentries and destroy them, or an escort battle, where you try to stop the other team from getting their robots from one spot to another…
    Each mode has only 2 maps, and these modes are even more lifeless and filler feeling than the campaign..
    Your standard boring stuff...
    id say its fun for a little bit, but id be lying to you.
    No team death match, which I think would’ve been insanely fun with the leveling up systems, and the different character feels…
    but it’s not here... the mode that would be the most fun and makes the most sense is not here…
    While the story mode does have its moments of fun, and the characters are a blast to play around with and figure out..
    There’s ultimately not much here to keep you entertained for more than a few days.
    A deep system of characters, with a shallow arena to play in.
    I give battleborn a
    7/10    … Expand
  15. igorrocks2
    Jun 7, 2016
    7
    Not really big fun of such games. I want Borderlands 3! :) Yet it looks and feels better than Overwatch, Not as much as it boring as overall speaking MOBA obsession from developers are blowing developers money into black hole.. I think developer should have been working on Borderlands 3 instead of this or LA Noire or Red Dead Redemption 2 or AGENT it's nearly 10 years since exclusiveNot really big fun of such games. I want Borderlands 3! :) Yet it looks and feels better than Overwatch, Not as much as it boring as overall speaking MOBA obsession from developers are blowing developers money into black hole.. I think developer should have been working on Borderlands 3 instead of this or LA Noire or Red Dead Redemption 2 or AGENT it's nearly 10 years since exclusive was announced and they promised to deliver the game in 7 years in 2009 yet no game it's deadline year and not even one word about the game itself..

    P.S. TO ALL DEVELOPERS: DO NOT EVEN DARE TO DELAY GAMES THIS TIME AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT AT E3!! WE HAD ENOUGH!    … Expand
  16. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    6
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Third-Person Shooter Was it fun? I enjoyed this game a lot until, I hit a certain level and then I just didn’t have it in me to keep playing. Are there any similar games? Its a First/Person Shooter. Favorite Character? I preferred Oscar Mike , he’s a simple/basic shooter thats easy to use. Favorite World/Stage? There were 8 stages and I    What Kind of Adventure?

    Third-Person Shooter

    Was it fun?

    I enjoyed this game a lot until, I hit a certain level and then I just didn’t have it in me to keep playing.

    Are there any similar games?

    Its a First/Person Shooter.

    Favorite Character?

    I preferred Oscar Mike , he’s a simple/basic shooter thats easy to use.

    Favorite World/Stage?

    There were 8 stages and I only played 5 before giving up. I actually enjoyed the first boss, ISIC the most.

    Would you play it again?

    No, I already sent it back to gamefly after playing about 6 hours.

    Any Complaints?

    Yes, you only get 5 revives for an entire chapter so if you die, you immediately respawn and keep the story going. I really like that game component until I hit the 5th final boss. I play with through the entire stage to get to the final boss, work him down to 25% and he heals himself. Lose all my lives and then I have to restart the entire level (which by the way, it took me an hour to get to the final boss). I take a break and come back the next day, next day is the same thing. An hour to get there, work the boss down and he’s heals himself. I lose all my lives and I would have to have restart at the beginning of level which meant another hour before I could fight the final boss. I didn’t have it in me and I had to stop.

    How many hours did you play it?

    As I said before, I played the game around 6 games.    … Expand
  17. chesaro
    Jun 4, 2017
    5
    I just bought it because it was really cheap, and it was from the same developers from borderlands... It was a really disappointment, Always online? Can i ask why?... To play "story mode" i need to be authorized by the #$%&/ing server?, when i saw this behavior on plants vs zombies garden warfare i thought it was a garbage resource from EA and now i find the same on a game that hasI just bought it because it was really cheap, and it was from the same developers from borderlands... It was a really disappointment, Always online? Can i ask why?... To play "story mode" i need to be authorized by the #$%&/ing server?, when i saw this behavior on plants vs zombies garden warfare i thought it was a garbage resource from EA and now i find the same on a game that has nothing to do with it, from a developer that i thought was at least decent... Why?… Expand
  18. destinyfan1
    May 14, 2017
    7
    better then overwatch?
    positve
    + fun campaign + a lot of fun hero's + fun enemies with cool powers + artstyle + sometimes even funny negative - unbalanced multiplayer -short campaign conclusion: while it does many good the underbalanced multiplayer ruins it all ( in multiplayer) and the campaign had to be much longer to give an 8,sorry gearbox you did a good attempt surpassing    better then overwatch?
    positve
    + fun campaign
    + a lot of fun hero's
    + fun enemies with cool powers
    + artstyle
    + sometimes even funny
    negative
    - unbalanced multiplayer
    -short campaign
    conclusion:
    while it does many good the underbalanced multiplayer ruins it all ( in multiplayer) and the campaign had to be much longer to give an 8,sorry gearbox you did a good attempt surpassing overwatch but you didn't make it    … Expand
  19. DTanilG
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    Я очень сильно люблю эту игру, но я ненавижу разработчиков и сам жадную фирму 2К! Мало того, что мой аккаунт не стал Deluxe изданием, после покупки игры через аккаунт брата. Общался с тех поддержкой, сидит бот-девушка, пишет с ошибками, послала читать меня лицензионное соглашение на английском языке. Боже, это сущий кошмар, отдал 1.5к рублей (по скидке) за делюкс, получил "высер" (грубо, яЯ очень сильно люблю эту игру, но я ненавижу разработчиков и сам жадную фирму 2К! Мало того, что мой аккаунт не стал Deluxe изданием, после покупки игры через аккаунт брата. Общался с тех поддержкой, сидит бот-девушка, пишет с ошибками, послала читать меня лицензионное соглашение на английском языке. Боже, это сущий кошмар, отдал 1.5к рублей (по скидке) за делюкс, получил "высер" (грубо, я знаю) обычную версию. Когда я купил эту игру, подумал, что это просто ошибка, тех поддержка всё исправит. В ответ - мы ничем не можем помочь.
    Больше никогда никуплю игры 2К! Спасибо за внимание!    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 55
  3. Negative: 1 out of 55
  1. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    60
    We wish the story had a stronger narrative, the online restrictions weren’t so frustrating, and the humor had more variety. But the diversity in everyone’s abilities and playstyles should be enough to keep the light of this last star shining for dedicated Gearbox fans.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jul 6, 2016
    50
    Somewhere in the confusion of half-baked genres, messy visuals and flawed design are some great features. Battleborn does itself no favours trying to convey them. For the persistent only. [July 2016, p.92]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Jul 5, 2016
    50
    Disarray is perhaps the best way to sum up Battleborn. [July 2016, p.108]
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