Borderlands 3

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1435 Ratings

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  1. jtmetacritic
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    Nearly unplayable in its current state. I will update this score if they put out a good patch.

    I bought a PS4 pro for two reasons: so I could play visual-geared games in 4K and enjoy higher framerates for fast-paced games. This has neither of these. In 4K mode, you're looking at maybe 15 fps . It's horrible. In performance mode (which is a measly 1080p) , you get 20-30 fps. It's    Nearly unplayable in its current state. I will update this score if they put out a good patch.

    I bought a PS4 pro for two reasons: so I could play visual-geared games in 4K and enjoy higher framerates for fast-paced games. This has neither of these. In 4K mode, you're looking at maybe 15 fps . It's horrible. In performance mode (which is a measly 1080p) , you get 20-30 fps. It's unbelievable.

    In addition to this, huge input lag and audio issues (no, it's not my monitor. i booted up another ps4 game on the same monitor and had zero issues). I can't hear characters that are in front of me, only all around me. It's insane.

    Will be returning this if they don't fix it all soon.    … Expand
  2. ser3nity
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    Couch co-op, one of the best things about this series, is absolutely unplayable. Lag and framerate issues galore. Those issues will be fixed, but that doesn't solve another massive problem: the forced horizontal split screen. Why tf would they make the decision to get rid of vertical split screen when anyone playing this game is going to have an HD rectangular TV and not an old POS box?Couch co-op, one of the best things about this series, is absolutely unplayable. Lag and framerate issues galore. Those issues will be fixed, but that doesn't solve another massive problem: the forced horizontal split screen. Why tf would they make the decision to get rid of vertical split screen when anyone playing this game is going to have an HD rectangular TV and not an old POS box? And Gearbox continues to say they won't add it despite so many people b*tching about it..? Listen to your fans, FFS. Or, you know, don't - you've already got their money, so who cares, right?… Expand
  3. Crimson113
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    I'm going to save you the trouble of looking for relevant reviews. Skip the good ones. This game is fundamentally broken and has an insane amount of bugs, the quantity of which, is unacceptable for a 'Triple-A' release. The bugs include (and are not limited to) falling through the map, launching skyward in vehicles when colliding with objects, placeholder text appearing on screen, vendorsI'm going to save you the trouble of looking for relevant reviews. Skip the good ones. This game is fundamentally broken and has an insane amount of bugs, the quantity of which, is unacceptable for a 'Triple-A' release. The bugs include (and are not limited to) falling through the map, launching skyward in vehicles when colliding with objects, placeholder text appearing on screen, vendors not telling you the price of a full ammo restock, intense frame-rate drops when opening anything that could be classified as a menu, repeating ECHO-Tapes in split screen mode, and worst of all, the hud size is so small that only an ant could read it without eye-strain. All of these bugs were observed during my time playing the game, and I have not included any bugs that I myself, did not encounter, this is to bring further credibility to this review. Just note that the listed bugs are likely the tip of the iceberg.
    If you can look past the bugs and performance issues, its a solid game and has been fun to play when we actively try to ignore these issues. The loot drops are more satisfying, and areas are filled with collectibles and hidden locations that make exploring fun. The classes are very enjoyable as well, and all work extremely well in conjunction with one another, this in turn, makes the fast paced combat addicting and exciting for the whole party. The storyline is very disappointing, at last in terms of how my friends and I have gotten, as there isn't much context given as to exactly what we're doing or what our ultimate goal is. This is in stark contrast to the previous entries that made such goals apparent at the start of the game. Example: BL1 was to find and open the vault, BL2 was to kill Handsome Jack, BL3 is....a mess. This is subject to change late-game, but for now, I am personally unimpressed.
    In conclusion, I would recommend this game to potential buyers, but not until each major issue is fixed, and the support for vertical split screen is added. The game is terrible in its current state, and despite the impressive gameplay, its borderline unplayable on the Playstation 4 at the time of this review.    … Expand
  4. Borderrun
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    Long-time fan of the series. Bought for the co-op. Unplayable due tiny text, lag, lack of vertical option. If you’re looking forward to play couch co-op with friends, DO NOT BUY THIS until a patch comes out.
  5. JoseLuisRuiPopo
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    Long time fan of Borderlands. I have played through all of them dozens of times with my wife. Sadly, I'm not sure if it will be possible with this installment. The game is unplayable. Super laggy. Text too small. Inventory bugs. Vending machines suck. No vertical split screen. Very very disappointing.
  6. Nakker26
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    Splitscreen co-op is an unplayable mess, soo much lag on movement and inputs. Its really hard to read the menus and on screen text, only played 2 hours and encountered 3 visual bugs such as gun stat menus staying on screen after picking up a weapon and my aim mysteriously moving skyward all on its own. Ive spent ages in the control menus trying to fix the horrible controls, evenSplitscreen co-op is an unplayable mess, soo much lag on movement and inputs. Its really hard to read the menus and on screen text, only played 2 hours and encountered 3 visual bugs such as gun stat menus staying on screen after picking up a weapon and my aim mysteriously moving skyward all on its own. Ive spent ages in the control menus trying to fix the horrible controls, even borderlands one felt better to play than this. Im probably going to take it back and just get the bl2 remaster to play instead.… Expand
  7. brettjm1234
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Made account just to trash this game. Local co-op mode is simply not playable currently. Game is clunky, laggy, freezes up if someone opens a menu, and split screen is horizontal only, making everything ultra tiny and impossible to read. We gave up after 30 minutes.
  8. Impactnoise
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    The gameplay is every bit as enjoyable and more so than the previous borderlands game, as well as the humor and writing , but at the time of this review the lack of vertical split screen is a significant disappointment. Like many other players, my wife and I purchased this game excited to jump back into the world of Borderlands via couch co-op, anxious to see how they may haveThe gameplay is every bit as enjoyable and more so than the previous borderlands game, as well as the humor and writing , but at the time of this review the lack of vertical split screen is a significant disappointment. Like many other players, my wife and I purchased this game excited to jump back into the world of Borderlands via couch co-op, anxious to see how they may have expanded/improved on what was already a great local cooperative gameplay experience. After all, their "so happy together" trailer seems to elude that to a strongly developed multiplayer experience. Found out quickly that the developers made the astonishing choice to only include horizontal co-op, which is near unplayable on a widescreen tv. The Borderlands franchise has stood apart from many games being one of the few that really does couch co-op very well. We won't be playing this until we hear more about whether the developers plan to restore this critical element. Big let down on this $100 pre-order. The excitement we had for jumping into the story together right at launch has been effectively nullified.
    The game itself is very enjoyable from the little that we've played, separately... I would have otherwise given this game an excellent review if this core element from the other games had been included, but as it is in contrast to the other games, BL3 is incomplete.    … Expand
  9. GjBoss
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    Pre-ordered the game and hopped on to play split-screen which borderlands is basically known for at this point, and it's borderline unplayable.
    Huge slowdown with every move of the menu, the massive slowdown at all times. With how often you're hopping into menus it's unacceptable that the games split-screen launched like this. Was looking forward to it too. Learned my lesson on    Pre-ordered the game and hopped on to play split-screen which borderlands is basically known for at this point, and it's borderline unplayable.
    Huge slowdown with every move of the menu, the massive slowdown at all times. With how often you're hopping into menus it's unacceptable that the games split-screen launched like this. Was looking forward to it too. Learned my lesson on pre-ordering, don't.    … Expand
  10. vanzi
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    30 fps in performance mode on PS4 Pro... what a joke, there is no excuse for this.
  11. Hegemonicret
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Well that was disappointing. After a carefully curated and tightly controlled pre-release expectations were running high. Tiny text, laggy co-op, and no vertical split screen! I know couch co-op is not for everyone, but for those who play with a partner this series has become the go to. The issue was known about, but the response so far has been ...well there hasn't been. GearboxWell that was disappointing. After a carefully curated and tightly controlled pre-release expectations were running high. Tiny text, laggy co-op, and no vertical split screen! I know couch co-op is not for everyone, but for those who play with a partner this series has become the go to. The issue was known about, but the response so far has been ...well there hasn't been. Gearbox apparently have no plans to fix this and in doing so have alienated a small but dedicated part of their fan base. Seeking a refund.… Expand
  12. RossJN
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    If, like me you were excited about returning to the franchise for the co-op elements then don't be. Lack of vertical split screen has rendered the game almost unplayable in co-op due to small font size of UI, tiny subtitles (which I know can be changed through the menu but this begs the question why the UI font size cant be) and not being able to clearly see enemies even after adjustingIf, like me you were excited about returning to the franchise for the co-op elements then don't be. Lack of vertical split screen has rendered the game almost unplayable in co-op due to small font size of UI, tiny subtitles (which I know can be changed through the menu but this begs the question why the UI font size cant be) and not being able to clearly see enemies even after adjusting field of view settings. In a self proclaimed shoot and loot game, the ability to see what you're shooting and read what loot you've got are kind of essentially. While I'm sure the game runs well enough in single player mode, since, for me Borderlands 3 has always been about co-operative play I cannot justify rating this game even a 1 because it is totally unplayable. £90 down the drain unless a vertical split screen is added.… Expand
  13. Anta21
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    No vertical Splitscreen, massive performance drops, unteadable text. Completely unplayable as couch-coop for which ive payed 99€
  14. DonDarko
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    My son and I have played through all of the previous Borderlands in "couch co-op* and loved them. How in the world could they have dropped the ball on the best mode of gameplay for this game? The story, graphics, etc are great but since the co-op is forced horizontal split screen, it makes this game unplayable. We have waited months for it and I just wasted the most amount of money I'veMy son and I have played through all of the previous Borderlands in "couch co-op* and loved them. How in the world could they have dropped the ball on the best mode of gameplay for this game? The story, graphics, etc are great but since the co-op is forced horizontal split screen, it makes this game unplayable. We have waited months for it and I just wasted the most amount of money I've spent on a single game in my life ($80.00). Vertical splitscreen (or at least the option of) is a dealbreaker. I can't read any of the text, I can't see the complete picture of what's going on around me....I mean everything is rendered to garbage now in this mode.. Unless, they provide a vertical split screen update/patch, I am done with this company.. Such....a....disappointment.… Expand
  15. Eisenfaust
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Unplayable in Couch Co-Op without vertical splitscreen and bad performance - do not buy until patched!
  16. Moondoggie28
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    The lack of vertical split-screen, laggy af game play, and a general lack of foresight from the devs has made this $100+ purchase a very regrettable one. I never thought a Borderlands game could leave me this upset, but here we are.
  17. Roxas_
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    It's got really bad frame rate issues, it's sluggish the menus lag , pop in textures on the odd occasion , it's actually giving me eye strain and I've only played for an hour
  18. themetacritica
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    If you have a regular PS4 (not pro) forget about buying this game! 20-22 fps its unplayable... I wish I knew before spending 70$!
  19. nickojeda612
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Worst Borderlands game by far. The humor is terrible and not what it once was, and the characters are often cringy and feel lazily added to the storyline. The antagonists are pretty bad in my opinion and the variety of side quests are also abysmal. Mostly just a forgettable game.
  20. danield80
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    Borderlands 3 is the cringiest instalment of the Borderlands series. The game is overflowing with dych jokes and boomer zoomer-wannabe jokes. The villains are the most cringeworthy villains in the history of games. They just keep bragging about how they obliterated your friend over and over again like no one cares, not even the protagonists.

    The technical state of this game is    Borderlands 3 is the cringiest instalment of the Borderlands series. The game is overflowing with dych jokes and boomer zoomer-wannabe jokes. The villains are the most cringeworthy villains in the history of games. They just keep bragging about how they obliterated your friend over and over again like no one cares, not even the protagonists.

    The technical state of this game is horrendous. Almost unplayable in splitscreen on base ps4. Constantly loading and deloading textures, even reticles have lowpixel versions! Textures deload to lowpoly when you turn your back against them. The game crashes often, leaving you to the longest loading screen with assclap dancing in a total silence which makes you want to delete the game right away due to cringe overload. Frame rate is pretty bad, worst is on vertical split screen. When opening the menu, the game freezes for a few seconds. Every text in this game is so tiny you have to lean towards the screen to read the stats. Some texts are so microscopic that they don't have enough pixels to be readable.

    Borderlands 3 at least doesn't force you to complete side quests in order to be able to play the main mission on a decent difficulty unlike the older games which is probably the only improvement in this game. Edge climbing, slides and ground slams are pretty close to useless.

    If you want to play a Borderlands game (or a "split screen game with your friend") you should definitely try one of the older ones since they are in so much better technical conditions rather than this cringe-emanating piece of craptlap with more coital/coomer "jokes" than jokes.    … Expand
  21. Kall
    Jul 31, 2021
    1
    Huge disappointment and a waste of money.

    Tried to play split screen coop, but the frame rate is horrible, it has a lot of input lag, and it freezes from time to time. It didn't help to install the latest patch, it seems like Gearbox never bothered to fix this. The subtitles and HUDs are unreadable due to the small text size. The sound mixing is very bad, with some things that are far    Huge disappointment and a waste of money.

    Tried to play split screen coop, but the frame rate is horrible, it has a lot of input lag, and it freezes from time to time. It didn't help to install the latest patch, it seems like Gearbox never bothered to fix this.

    The subtitles and HUDs are unreadable due to the small text size.

    The sound mixing is very bad, with some things that are far away sounding too loud, etc.

    The number of scenes with people talking is frustrating.

    The game takes minutes to start due to the long loading screens.

    Don't buy this game.    … Expand
  22. J_Z
    Sep 22, 2019
    3
    I wanted to give this a chance but this game just sucks so hard. The guns are interesting but not enough so that it's worth slogging through the same areas fighting the same enemies over and over again. The story is absolutely horrible and some of the best characters like Tina and Mr Torgue get shoved into tertiary roles that don't do them justice. The playable classes are boring, withI wanted to give this a chance but this game just sucks so hard. The guns are interesting but not enough so that it's worth slogging through the same areas fighting the same enemies over and over again. The story is absolutely horrible and some of the best characters like Tina and Mr Torgue get shoved into tertiary roles that don't do them justice. The playable classes are boring, with characters like Zane and Amara being rehashes of Zero and Maya with a few slight changes. FL4K works but is incredibly boring though Moze is interesting but only when in her mech. With all the hype built around this it just feels like another over promised and under delivered game. There are tons of bugs, just like the other Borderlands games, though to be fair patches could iron those problems out. DLC might make the game more interesting but the developers would have to do a full 180 from their release product to pull this off and I don't see them putting in that kind of effort. The CEO and review debacles aside, the fan community was looking forward to a decent game and B3 just feels like a Kickstarter that lost the love. So many punches got pulled here, especially towards the end of the game where main characters die only to be met with a quick one mission "dialogue mourning period" before its back to poop jokes and repetitive dialogue. This is such a missed opportunity.… Expand
  23. Lidoblue
    Sep 22, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Relative to Borderlands 2, the stories are poor and cheap.
    The written of the main villain are way way way away from Handsome Jack.
    Main character dead, and nobody, nobody care about it.
    i feel so sorry for Maya and hers valueless death.    … Expand
  24. Gunn3r
    Feb 4, 2020
    2
    I bought this game and had to review it. What a letdown! I loved the first 2 but this one is not worth it. What happened to 2k? The levels are the same, shoot fifty bad guys move forward a few feet shoot fifty more etc, etc... and the bad guys are nothing but bullet sponges! The humor is lame and the story is dry and predictable. There is nothing new being added to this franchise, justI bought this game and had to review it. What a letdown! I loved the first 2 but this one is not worth it. What happened to 2k? The levels are the same, shoot fifty bad guys move forward a few feet shoot fifty more etc, etc... and the bad guys are nothing but bullet sponges! The humor is lame and the story is dry and predictable. There is nothing new being added to this franchise, just rinse and repeat.i am so disappointed in this game I haven't even finished it (and wont). This is the same thing ubisoft did with far cry and assasins creed (and ruined those franchises). The whole game is the same shoot, shoot and more shooting nothing different, this makes this game very boring!… Expand
  25. k_aus_
    Sep 22, 2019
    4
    I waited 8 years for borderlands 3 and I am very underwhelmed.
    It feels like a giant expansion of borderlands 2 with few new mechanics, and only one interesting/original class (which I refuse to play because EVERYONE is playing it).
    The story is dookie, and the humor is very lackluster, shame.
    4/10
  26. ZeeBee
    Sep 21, 2019
    1
    This game feels like it's from 2009. It's buggy, slow to load up, slow to load menus, the level design is tiring rather than fun, side missions are boring and frustrating, boss fights are easy, all the female characters are basically written as the same character, and the 'jerk humour' is just not funny compared to the heartfelt, quirky humour of previous games. I have sunk hundreds ofThis game feels like it's from 2009. It's buggy, slow to load up, slow to load menus, the level design is tiring rather than fun, side missions are boring and frustrating, boss fights are easy, all the female characters are basically written as the same character, and the 'jerk humour' is just not funny compared to the heartfelt, quirky humour of previous games. I have sunk hundreds of hours into previous borderlands games, and in borderlands 3 I feel like I'm forcing myself to play. At this point I'm not even sure if I'll finish it. The 1 of 10 in my score is only for the gun design and sharp soundscapes - those seem to be the only thing the game gets right. But that's not enough to keep me invested in a 30+hour campaign with all the other problems rampant throughout the game.… Expand
  27. byandforgamers
    Sep 15, 2019
    1
    I am not going to bomb this review due to the ongoing controversy with the Epic Game Store or GearBox in general. Instead I am going to bomb the game from the game itself from what I can stand to play. I have been a fan of the borderlands games since Borderlands 2. I put over 500 hours into borderlands 2 and about 150 in the pre sequal. Though I thought the pre sequal was a bitI am not going to bomb this review due to the ongoing controversy with the Epic Game Store or GearBox in general. Instead I am going to bomb the game from the game itself from what I can stand to play. I have been a fan of the borderlands games since Borderlands 2. I put over 500 hours into borderlands 2 and about 150 in the pre sequal. Though I thought the pre sequal was a bit disappointing, I still thought it was a good enough game in the series.

    Then borderlands 3 comes out, I was excited about the game enough to pre-order it so I could pre download it. Launch day comes and... disappointment... disappointment nearly everywhere.

    Now I will confess I am a PC gamer, so maybe its because I play on PC and therefore I am use to higher framerates, but jumping jesus Christ, I swear bloodborne has a more steady and higher framerate than this game does.

    So say you are a fan of the borderlands series, what would you say is one of the most important things about playing a borderlands game... Are you a fan of handsome jack and think story is important? Or do you want to get the top quality loot to kill things even faster? Well what if I said just being about to shoot basic enemies would be a good start. Thats right, this game has such low FPS (frame per second) and such high input lag (I guess anywhere from .5-1.5 seconds) that shooting enemies is nearly impossible. I have a better chance of firing from the hip and moving left and right than aiming down any sight whatsoever. Snipers, assault rifles, SMG, pistols, anything with a scope is useless because as soon as you aim your FPS drops even worse than the game normally plays at, adding in the input lag, and your better off just using melee to kill enemies.

    Well maybe that just me right, maybe I have just **** luck or even just a **** player, which the second isnt true as I am a borderlands veteran and have done basically anything I can in 2 and pre sequal. But maybe shooting isnt everything right, the games have always about making you feel like a badass, by making each character broken in their unique way...

    Well that isnt true for Amara (the siren character) which is the first and probably only character I will play. Maya was the siren in Borderlands 2 and was one of my favorites to play. Able to deal large amounts of status effects (fire, shock, corrosive, slag), lock enemies is stasis allowing your team to deal with them, healing teammates ect.

    All I have seen with Amara's skills are special ability (I chose the one in the shock tree which sends a projection of myself in a straight line to deal damage) and basically every skill I dont even notice during combat. I got a skill allowing me to gain "rush" stacks by killing enemies or inflicting them with a status effect, which boosts my ultimate damage (if you can hit the damn thing with the low fps). Every other skill I see in the tree doesnt even begin to fill me with excitement. Its all boring crap you would skip over in other trees. Its things like "gain more accuracy and crit damage a few seconds after using my ult"... wow I am absolutely overjoyed, now the few times I can hit someone my damage might go up by a grand total of 5 points. I am so glad I am putting points into this. This is most of the skill I can see too, nothing has the same impact as say Maya's cloud kill (after the path) that makes you go "wow this skill is broken and I love it" . You just keep putting points in skills till hopefully something interesting opens up.

    Going back to the badass aspect of the game, some of my favorite things to do in borderlands 2 is take a prized legendary gun, and go on a rampage killing enemies as easily as I breathe oxygen. Sniping enemies with zero and getting 100k damage on a crit is satisfying as hell... Well you can say goodbye to that because that will never happen in this game. Even enemies that are on your level never die from just one hit? 1,3,5,7,10? Does it depend on the gun?

    Nope, when we are talking about how many rounds it take to down a single enemy we arent talking about single rounds, we are talking about entire magazines. Thats right, you will dump dozens of rounds into a single guy to drop them. I thought I was on a higher difficulty or something, so I checked in the setting and found I was playing on normal, which I assumed was the same difficulty as borderlands 2, the same game I mastered and can go through up to true vault hunter mode and not die in. Even knocking the difficulty down to easy doesnt help much.

    So what about the small things? Menu input lag is unreal... its UI it shouldnt take 10 seconds for my map to show up. Badasses spawn rate is way to high to low levels, and the weapons they drop are garbage... in fact, most of the weapons you find even on badasses are gray, you are lucky to get a green or even a blue rarity weapon. weapon stats text can get stuck or be unreadable due to the box appearing above your camera vision.    … Expand
  28. Amazing420
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    It's a good game!...
    Provided you ignore the fact that the framerate is horrible, Co-op crashes your system and has a chance to Blue-screen on PC, your premium gear that you paid 40$ for gets replaced with items with 0 stats in everything, that the golden chest doesn't work, that you'll fly up in the air forever for no reason whatsoever, that the gravity will become 0 making you fly    It's a good game!...
    Provided you ignore the fact that the framerate is horrible, Co-op crashes your system and has a chance to Blue-screen on PC, your premium gear that you paid 40$ for gets replaced with items with 0 stats in everything, that the golden chest doesn't work, that you'll fly up in the air forever for no reason whatsoever, that the gravity will become 0 making you fly forever again, that it actually hurts your eyes when you look at it for more than 5 minutes, that some tutorials bug out and you can't advance them, that when looking at your skill-tree the game will sometimes disable all controls and the game soft-locks, that there's a few level 29 enemies that can spawn around with level 11's, that requesting help from the "2K Support" only gives you automated messages, that your character has a chance of deleting itself...
    If you're able to ignore all of these 'features', then I highly recommend this game! 1/10.    … Expand
  29. crazyking321
    Aug 31, 2020
    4
    This game is not grate at all it just OK, lots of problems, the biggest is aiming with a controller its the worst i have ever experienced.

    If you want to play with a friend its laggey and the FPS drops 90% of the time. (not ps4 pro) The story is boring and drawn out, and the humour is like 20-30% as funny as the last 3 Borderland games. the only good thing is the end game content    This game is not grate at all it just OK, lots of problems, the biggest is aiming with a controller its the worst i have ever experienced.

    If you want to play with a friend its laggey and the FPS drops 90% of the time. (not ps4 pro)

    The story is boring and drawn out, and the humour is like 20-30% as funny as the last 3 Borderland games.

    the only good thing is the end game content but you have to spend 20-30h+ to get there.    … Expand
  30. Romulok7
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Por que esta mal otimizado? Um jogo desse tamanho precisa de mais tempo. Mas....naaaao vamo lançar assim… Expand
  31. Ronald_zero
    Sep 16, 2019
    3
    First ever review and sadly not for good reasons. Let’s start with the good. It’s more brorderlands. If you are playing single player on PS4 pro, you should have no issues on performance mode. In resolution and hdr the game looks amazing but has FPS drops when in menus, vehicles, and mid story fire fights. Guns are stupid fun and some blues/purples feel just as thought out as legendary.First ever review and sadly not for good reasons. Let’s start with the good. It’s more brorderlands. If you are playing single player on PS4 pro, you should have no issues on performance mode. In resolution and hdr the game looks amazing but has FPS drops when in menus, vehicles, and mid story fire fights. Guns are stupid fun and some blues/purples feel just as thought out as legendary. Now the bad..... co-op, couch or online is unbearable. If you are not the host, you will have frame rate issues. Wether you play on performance or resolution mode. This is one of the big draws of this game and if you have not purchased this game and want a co-op experience.... PLEASE WAIT FOR A PATCH BEFORE BUYING. If you are going to play solo by all means do you. But me and my friends can not play together because the co-op is unplayable for all but the host. If this was not an issue I would give a 9/10 but alas it’s not. Happy gaming people, just not this one.… Expand
  32. Concrete_D
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    Totally unplayable in split-screen mode, which is why I bought it. Stuttering every 10 seconds or so, even more frequently when there is heavy action. Text is so small have to sit a foot away from the screen to read it. Guns show the wrong weapons in menu, pistols become snipers, etc. Vertical splitscreen is greatly missed. Weird flickering from distant objects as everything seems to beTotally unplayable in split-screen mode, which is why I bought it. Stuttering every 10 seconds or so, even more frequently when there is heavy action. Text is so small have to sit a foot away from the screen to read it. Guns show the wrong weapons in menu, pistols become snipers, etc. Vertical splitscreen is greatly missed. Weird flickering from distant objects as everything seems to be too small with the horizontal split-screen. Gun physics are good, but the voice acting and dialogue especially is poor.… Expand
  33. Gerald19
    Sep 21, 2019
    1
    Poorly paced and thin story. What are they doing with all that 2K money? That fat Randy should just get fired and replace him with a diversity hire. That would be justice.
  34. Capnredbeard
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    No vertical split screen Coop is unforgivable. For those who have the same problem, setting my f.o.v. to 75 did help alot but it still sucks. Been playing all 3 originals all summer with my daughter, completely shocked when after 45 minutes of trying I realized vertical split screen is gone. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS GAME HAD I KNOWN THAT. The only reason I enjoy Borderlands so muchNo vertical split screen Coop is unforgivable. For those who have the same problem, setting my f.o.v. to 75 did help alot but it still sucks. Been playing all 3 originals all summer with my daughter, completely shocked when after 45 minutes of trying I realized vertical split screen is gone. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS GAME HAD I KNOWN THAT. The only reason I enjoy Borderlands so much was because the vertical splitscreen coop was so fun to play with others. With the amount of time these games take , comfort is a must when looking at the screen for so long. Dont care for the new menus, the lag when someone opens their echo has always been in the games, shooting feels off compared to the others. The game does look good though.… Expand
  35. sektooor
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Spent 100 euros for this game and THERE IS NO VERTICAL SPLIT SCREEN, the game is unplayable and laggy as hell. DO NOT BUY until patched.
  36. Brownbelt2018
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    This has to be in my top 5 for the worst games I have ever bought. I can not believe this mess was able to be released. I slapped myself in the face for spending $100 on this f*cking crap. I returned this after only one hour of gameplay. The game has three settings for driving vehicles, and they are all an absolute joke. What's with the ghay humor? sh*t is cringey as f*ck. overall thisThis has to be in my top 5 for the worst games I have ever bought. I can not believe this mess was able to be released. I slapped myself in the face for spending $100 on this f*cking crap. I returned this after only one hour of gameplay. The game has three settings for driving vehicles, and they are all an absolute joke. What's with the ghay humor? sh*t is cringey as f*ck. overall this game is an utter piece of garbage.… Expand
  37. Zendek
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Waste of money, of course all good reviews are sold outs, fake ones, hope you read user reviews
  38. AnimeKing
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Bad game do not buy until a year has passed.

    -The frame rate is bad -Controller gets stuck so I end up walking into a wall(this is the only game I have that does this). -gameplay is not balance. -Personally I couldn`t care for any of these new vault hunters. Just a massive technical mess it needed more time before release Why does the community continue to feel like these basic    Bad game do not buy until a year has passed.

    -The frame rate is bad
    -Controller gets stuck so I end up walking into a wall(this is the only game I have that does this).
    -gameplay is not balance.
    -Personally I couldn`t care for any of these new vault hunters.
    Just a massive technical mess it needed more time before release

    Why does the community continue to feel like these basic parts of games are ok the over look and not test.

    The Good:
    -its a borderlands game nothing i could feel was different    … Expand
  39. phasmafrank
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    It is really a shame that a game that I would have loved, is poorly optimized, therefore souring the whole experience, im on PS4, and the controller feels horrible, really sad, please dont buy it yet until they fix all of its issues. It is UNNACCEPTABLE that they release the game in this state, as well as giving review copies only to people who will not comment on the technichal issues,It is really a shame that a game that I would have loved, is poorly optimized, therefore souring the whole experience, im on PS4, and the controller feels horrible, really sad, please dont buy it yet until they fix all of its issues. It is UNNACCEPTABLE that they release the game in this state, as well as giving review copies only to people who will not comment on the technichal issues, shame on 2k… Expand
  40. ZZrotas
    Sep 19, 2019
    3
    Sooooo many technical issue crashes and bugs. Frames are unstable menus lag. When it works its fine but there's rarely a time where its not dropping frames or losing audio.
  41. Vindak
    Sep 20, 2019
    3
    It's quite disingenuous for the high reviews to constantly say "oh the negative reviews are only because of PC gamer's that are mad at Epic games etc." Please just stop with that bull. There is PLENTY of evidence that this game was prematurely released. Us console gamer's have clearly explained why we are upset. The game runs awful, the FPS is just bad, a large core of us only wanted toIt's quite disingenuous for the high reviews to constantly say "oh the negative reviews are only because of PC gamer's that are mad at Epic games etc." Please just stop with that bull. There is PLENTY of evidence that this game was prematurely released. Us console gamer's have clearly explained why we are upset. The game runs awful, the FPS is just bad, a large core of us only wanted to play it couch co-op. I'm one of those folks. I have a PS4 Pro and it just makes no sense on how bad it is split screen in it's current state. Then you have folks that want to just give the old adage excuse of "oh that can be fixed/patched" The question is when? Why not have it already optimized at launch? Folks are opening up their wallets and spending their hard earned money on a game that should be ready at launch, PERIOD. Bottom line just a very shady release. Will it get better? Lets HOPE SO!… Expand
  42. Diablodestroyer
    Sep 19, 2019
    1
    From the view of a split screen coop player perspective, unfortunately the score would be a 1. It's a absolute chore to play with the tiny tiny words and the horizontal split screen. This has to be fixed or else there is really no way I can proceed on this game with my partner. And we have played all the previous borderlands...
  43. MetaUser1185
    Jan 7, 2020
    0
    Game is nearly unplayable with the current split screen setup. Can't read text, hard to see what's going on. Wife & I played about 2 hours and haven't touched the game since. Sad so many companies are ignoring couch co-op.
  44. orisqu
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    This game would be a 9/10, if I could actually play it. But the lack of vertical split screen (KILLER! I feel so claustrophobic) and huge performance issues with split screen (it ain't just menus, the whole thing feels sluggish on a PS4 Pro) just makes the whole thing nearly unplayable. Borderlands is my favorite Couch Coop series. I'm so disappointed that I can't share my love for theThis game would be a 9/10, if I could actually play it. But the lack of vertical split screen (KILLER! I feel so claustrophobic) and huge performance issues with split screen (it ain't just menus, the whole thing feels sluggish on a PS4 Pro) just makes the whole thing nearly unplayable. Borderlands is my favorite Couch Coop series. I'm so disappointed that I can't share my love for the series with my partner.… Expand
  45. dtp11
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    I'm one of those die-hard fans, who has a tendency to get really defensive when people criticize anything about Borderlands, but that ended last night when I powered it on only to discover there is NO VERTICAL SPLIT-SCREEN option. To add insult to injury, I can't read anything on the screen unless I am a foot from the screen, I can barely see what's going on no matter what I do with theI'm one of those die-hard fans, who has a tendency to get really defensive when people criticize anything about Borderlands, but that ended last night when I powered it on only to discover there is NO VERTICAL SPLIT-SCREEN option. To add insult to injury, I can't read anything on the screen unless I am a foot from the screen, I can barely see what's going on no matter what I do with the FOV and brightness settings, there is an unacceptable amount of input lag when aiming, and when someone goes into the menu, the lag/framerate drop makes it so the other person can't even play. And to add injury to injury, my wife was getting motion sickness so she had to stop playing - literally unplayable. Not to mention the many other bugs/glitches in the game.

    Imagine waiting 7 years for something, taking a week and a half vacation from work, waiting in line with smelly nerds for an hour at EB Games (GameStop), spending $135.60 CAD (after tax, Super Deluxe), getting a babysitter for your kids, then not even being able to play the game! This is a MONUMENTAL DISAPPOINTMENT. Returning the game and going back to work on Monday. Thanks a lot, Gearbox.    … Expand
  46. blightdragons
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    I love borderlands due to couch co op. And right now its unplayable. The type is so small you cant read anything. The only way I can see an enemy due to field of vision is when a red bar appears because I actually hit something .
  47. MasterRyo90
    Sep 15, 2019
    1
    Good game but very bad optimitzation, please fix it, it's terrific play this **** port
  48. Midwestwizard
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    No vertical split screen after having it in every other borderlands game makes bl3 unplayable what were you thinking I wish I could get my $60 back
  49. Zensei
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Poor performance, weak storyline, boring characters and randy pitchford work on it.
  50. JNR9693
    Sep 15, 2019
    3
    REALLY need to have vertical split screen added. Local co op is almost unplayable with horizontal split screen. It makes no sense to not have it, when its been an option in all the other games. Obviously people want it, so PLEASE add it in.
  51. Monderman
    Sep 15, 2019
    4
    Boring and nothing special. Completely the same as borderlands 2. Which i personally also did not like.
  52. Travispryor
    Sep 16, 2019
    3
    This game is awful. No vertical split screen for co-op. Constantly lagging. Interface is a mess. Why not keep it the same as 1&2 with new story? This game absolutely sucks. Huge waste of money
  53. disraelig
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    No vertical split-screen ruins the entire experience of this game. I'm not gonna play single-player, this game is meant for couch co-op. Add onto that the unreadable text, it's clear Gearbox didn't test couch co-op AT ALL, which means it is completely unplayable for me. Releasing an unplayable game in 2019 is ridiculous.
  54. Dexter991
    Sep 13, 2019
    2
    The game on the playstation 4 is just unplaybale

    Fps drops below 15 - 20 The menu take more than 3 sec to open The splitscreen is just horrorshow
  55. ToBluff
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    I love Borderlands. This game is the best couch co-op game on the market and always leaves me so satisfied and happy. My boyfriend and I were SO excited and ignored all of the complaints of everyone because we were more than happy to support a game we love. Last night, he got off and home 20 minutes before we could play the game. He was the happiest I've seen him in days, we had snacksI love Borderlands. This game is the best couch co-op game on the market and always leaves me so satisfied and happy. My boyfriend and I were SO excited and ignored all of the complaints of everyone because we were more than happy to support a game we love. Last night, he got off and home 20 minutes before we could play the game. He was the happiest I've seen him in days, we had snacks bought and we're more than ready to kill the night and stay up way too late collecting loot together and high fiving eachother each time one of us kicked some bandit butt. When we finally booted up the game, however, we were really REALLY disappointed. The lag from the menus crashed our game. We had to spend an hour trying to find the vertical split screen option we were promised to NO AVAIL, after doing that for an hour we had to spend 30 more minutes changing all the settings to accommodate me because I have terrible motion sickness and the horizontal spiltscreen when first loaded literally made me sick to my stomach in minutes.

    I have played every single game in this series. I have loved the experience so much... This game gave me a reason to love video games again and it's become a real staple in my life and my relationship. That being said, this is the most disappointed I've been on a release of this series ever. As a fan, I can speak for almost everyone when I say that I really wish you had taken the time to fix these problems before releasing this game. I would have been happy to wait. My boyfriend would have been happy to wait. We wanted a good time, we wanted to find loot and kick ass. We're still going to try to do this... But honestly, it broke my heart this morning when he told me he genuinely wanted me to play by myself while he was at work today so I could really enjoy the game and the experience.

    From a forever fan, please fix this.j    … Expand
  56. treeolives
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    It is obvious that this game was never tested on a modern TV in split screen co-op. The text is unreadable, the menus bleed into the other screen and Horizontal only is unplayable. My wife and I have purchased every Borderlands game. Having co-op was the selling point to get her started gaming with me. To have BL3 released with this feature unplayable in the current form is inexcusable. IIt is obvious that this game was never tested on a modern TV in split screen co-op. The text is unreadable, the menus bleed into the other screen and Horizontal only is unplayable. My wife and I have purchased every Borderlands game. Having co-op was the selling point to get her started gaming with me. To have BL3 released with this feature unplayable in the current form is inexcusable. I will be returning my Ultimate version this week and will not purchase again if ever until the split screen is fixed. Such a disappointment. It's like a shot to the groin.… Expand
  57. JMARSseph
    Sep 17, 2019
    4
    Besides the horrible lag while on splitscreen with my son the game has twice just shutdown my ps4.. never had that issue with another game... this game is unfinished and was released prematurely... Im more disappointed than angry as I purchased the 100 dollar version for my son on his 15th birthday... we enjoyed the remastered Borderlands 1 and you would think 2k would have released aBesides the horrible lag while on splitscreen with my son the game has twice just shutdown my ps4.. never had that issue with another game... this game is unfinished and was released prematurely... Im more disappointed than angry as I purchased the 100 dollar version for my son on his 15th birthday... we enjoyed the remastered Borderlands 1 and you would think 2k would have released a finshed product... the game, when playing correctly, is fine.. it is what youd expect, but any menu access just cripples the other players ability to play the game leadinghto death ...… Expand
  58. Honesthuman777
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    THE FONT SIZE IS AS SMALL AS THE FRAME RATES ON CO-OP. Not only is it laggy on a ps4 pro, but they also removed 4 player couch co-op. it rewards you like a mobile game. claptrap is shrill and is a forced imitation. the ai is braindead at level 39. This concludes my ted talk
  59. Mbardo
    Sep 22, 2019
    0
    Bought this to play co-op, wich is actually NOT PLAYABLE, i repeat NOT PLAYABLE.
    DO NOT BUY this game if you are willing to play it on co-op.
    On a 50" TV the text is actually unreadable due to the microscopical dimension, and even if you manage somehow to play with this issue, it is comically lagging : i mean 1-2 seconds of freeze if your partner opens the inventory. Until a patch for    Bought this to play co-op, wich is actually NOT PLAYABLE, i repeat NOT PLAYABLE.
    DO NOT BUY this game if you are willing to play it on co-op.
    On a 50" TV the text is actually unreadable due to the microscopical dimension, and even if you manage somehow to play with this issue, it is comically lagging : i mean 1-2 seconds of freeze if your partner opens the inventory.
    Until a patch for those issue: Gearbox is stealing 69€ for a game that is actually UNPLAYABLE.    … Expand
  60. SvartGall
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    Ужасный запуск. Лаги меню Эхо, сильнейшие просадки fps, тормозящие и даже порой несрабатывающие скрипты ( один раз даже из за бага невозможно было закончить сайдквест). Поставил оценку больше еденицы только по тому что очень ждал эту игру,да и всё остальное на уровне,кроме технического исполнения. У игры большие проблемы в техническом плане,ужасные.Ужасный запуск. Лаги меню Эхо, сильнейшие просадки fps, тормозящие и даже порой несрабатывающие скрипты ( один раз даже из за бага невозможно было закончить сайдквест). Поставил оценку больше еденицы только по тому что очень ждал эту игру,да и всё остальное на уровне,кроме технического исполнения. У игры большие проблемы в техническом плане,ужасные.
  61. indranil_sldu
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Absolutely a piece of trash. Worst entry in the franchise. World feels empty, soundtrack sucks, guns feel uninspiring.
  62. TrapKing101
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Don't see any thing different graphically since BL2 and the performance in game is atrocious. Haven't a clue how they thought this would pass in quality tests.
  63. Kwenty
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Like Borderlands was in stasis, a lazy addition that adds nothing but grating painful attempts at humor.
  64. Chippings
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    How to kill your franchise and alienate people 101: When asked if there was a chance a vertical split option would be added, the 2K representative said “there are no plans to add vertical split-screen at this time.”
  65. PrimalElan
    Sep 20, 2019
    0
    To the people saying that we are complaining because of imperfections or being on epic launcher, well, after 60 hours of play i sign on and both of my characters have been deleted. Epic launcher is the worst.. and bl deserves a bad review for forcing us to use it. BL3 as a game is fun, but to start all over just waiting for everything to get deleted again? F that.
  66. foxxfondue
    Sep 13, 2019
    4
    I would love to give this game a higher score, as I absolutely fell in love (and am STILL in love) with the previous BL games. My fiancée and I were super stoked to play this game after finishing the previous 4 together. We purchased the highest tier edition, the Diamond Loot Chest edition, with the utmost expectations for a game of this calibre. After finally launching BL3, the firstI would love to give this game a higher score, as I absolutely fell in love (and am STILL in love) with the previous BL games. My fiancée and I were super stoked to play this game after finishing the previous 4 together. We purchased the highest tier edition, the Diamond Loot Chest edition, with the utmost expectations for a game of this calibre. After finally launching BL3, the first thing I notice is how absolutely gorgeous it is. The lines are crisp and clean, the colours are vibrant, and the motion is smooth. The story is fun, the characters are just as great as they've ever been, and it honestly FEELS like a Borderlands game. It really is an amazing game.

    That being said, I've given it a 4/10 rating due to its almost unplayable state right now. When my fiancée and I started it, we expected to be able to play in vertical splitscreen, the way we had in the previous games, but there is no option to change from the starting horizontal orientation. Not only does that stretch and squash the visuals, it makes the already small HUD text impossible to read, making action prompts and mission descriptions difficult to make out.

    There is an option to change the subtitle size, why is there no option to change the HUD text size? Why is there no vertical splitscreen option, as every other BL game has included? Please, fix this. Many people have said the same things with much less or much more words. If this is fixed, with text size customisable and splitscreen vertical, this game will get a solid 10/10 from me, as it's an incredible game. Being unable to read anything is enough for me to not want to continue playing until this is fixed.    … Expand
  67. MP7A2
    Sep 13, 2019
    2
    On the surface this game makes a really good impression until you start playing it. Horrible input delay plus frame drops make Borderlands 3 nearly unenjoyable.
  68. tklow
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Game might be good but I buy Borderlands games for the COOP mode because there are so few good games my spouse and I can enjoy together. They decided to remove vertical splitscreen with this option and with the horizontal option I got eye strain almost immediately and I can't read any of the text. I have to rate it a 1 as I can't play it. UPDATE: I tried single player mode. Still can’tGame might be good but I buy Borderlands games for the COOP mode because there are so few good games my spouse and I can enjoy together. They decided to remove vertical splitscreen with this option and with the horizontal option I got eye strain almost immediately and I can't read any of the text. I have to rate it a 1 as I can't play it. UPDATE: I tried single player mode. Still can’t read the text and even the graphics are hard to see. .the character menus are impossible to read even on a big screen.… Expand
  69. Damachi
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Got the game for PS4 to vote NO on denuvo and games as service . Sadly is garbage with stuttering 20fps laggy and unplayable . Total trash hope they choke on it and in six months to be on steam bargains fixed . AND they are removing bad reviews !
  70. FixPlzBeenox
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    Boring boring boring! The only fitting word for this game, give this one a miss guys. And this is coming from someone that loved Borderlands 2. Boring humour. Boring gunplay. Boring.
  71. DavidNGoliath
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Tbh feels and looks like border lands 2.. Alot of bugs, loading is trash "could be my internet" but I've heard same problems from others so probably not. This game is the most SJW piece of **** I've ever played every girl wants to shoot a guy in the dick or kick him I the dick and of course besides Tyrene all the bad guys are just that guys l, as where all the women are good guys....RandyTbh feels and looks like border lands 2.. Alot of bugs, loading is trash "could be my internet" but I've heard same problems from others so probably not. This game is the most SJW piece of **** I've ever played every girl wants to shoot a guy in the dick or kick him I the dick and of course besides Tyrene all the bad guys are just that guys l, as where all the women are good guys....Randy pitchford is a boob and sold us an unfinished sjw piece of **** game..… Expand
  72. Julie68000
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Are you kidding me ? I waited this game for years, preorder it for months, spent 100 euros for it and THERE IS NO VERTICAL SPLIT SCREEN. Game is very laggy and texts ridiculously small. Fix this please.
  73. Andy132
    Sep 16, 2019
    1
    The bugs in this game are overwhelming and the frame rate is shocking. You have a constant stream of annoying chatter from literally everyone, whom seem to believe that its an open mic night at dingy comedy club. The combat is okay but just feels like im playing Apex with a worse interface though. In the end it is just a worse version of borderlands 2 and I would recommend you play thatThe bugs in this game are overwhelming and the frame rate is shocking. You have a constant stream of annoying chatter from literally everyone, whom seem to believe that its an open mic night at dingy comedy club. The combat is okay but just feels like im playing Apex with a worse interface though. In the end it is just a worse version of borderlands 2 and I would recommend you play that instead of this.… Expand
  74. AnimaCore
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    This is a sad day for BL fans, as me and my wife have been fans and played all the way from the release of BL1 and BL2+pre-sequel with many hours and days with both rage (because she loots everything the second it drops) and laughs from the brilliant story to its amazing coments and humoristic moments. However BL3 begand with a rough start when low and behold there was no verticalThis is a sad day for BL fans, as me and my wife have been fans and played all the way from the release of BL1 and BL2+pre-sequel with many hours and days with both rage (because she loots everything the second it drops) and laughs from the brilliant story to its amazing coments and humoristic moments. However BL3 begand with a rough start when low and behold there was no vertical split-screen! Ok we thought and gave it a few hours, and after a few breaks because our eyes started to hurt, the lag really came into its cruel exsistence. We had to agree to not using the menues when the other was in a fight because of the 1-2 sec lag spike when we switched menues eg. From inventory to skills menu. Its a shame that these kinds of issues should appear in 2019 on a ps4 pro console pluss the insane amount of money we spent for the premium deluxe edition to be left with an unplayable mess. One issue could have been easy to fix had they only had the foresight to use the same settings as in the previous BL games, the second is a bit harder to fix. So to Gearbox i say, don't release a game untill its playable and to 2K i say its sad to see that the fans an customers fall at the bottom of the money-making totempole. This is completely unacceptable.… Expand
  75. ghost17
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    This game is badly optimized , crashes , is barely inovative and honestly f**k you epic s**k my c**k
  76. Trevelon
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Absolute mess of a game. After six years of development, a ton of hype, and awkward review manipulation - Borderlands 3 is wrought with huge terrible performances right out the gate. Gearbox has stopped to a record low with this lazy garbage excuse for a game.
  77. Zakis1991
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Баги , ошибки, просадки FPS, задержки инвентаря, это то, чего мы заслуживаем?! Ну хоть в эту часть текст русский завезли
  78. GrumpyGran
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Split-screen is not playable as the frame-rate tanks to 2-3fps when either player opens any menu or vending machine. Also there is significant input delay in solo and split-screen. VERY poorly optimized not acceptable at all. Everything else about the game is fantastic though.
  79. ToxicGent
    Sep 13, 2019
    3
    Bought the deluxe edition and once again am disappointed. The frames dip, especially in the menu, and you can watch bandits spawn in the distance. The guns all feel like the same thing, not much flavor and expect to be shooting the same trash mob alot.. character customization feels old and boring while looting remained mostly untouched, except when a guns description takes up more thatBought the deluxe edition and once again am disappointed. The frames dip, especially in the menu, and you can watch bandits spawn in the distance. The guns all feel like the same thing, not much flavor and expect to be shooting the same trash mob alot.. character customization feels old and boring while looting remained mostly untouched, except when a guns description takes up more that your screen and you have to dance around it to fix it.… Expand
  80. spudarcade123
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Borderlands 3, the final installation of the beloved franchise, is a hot mess.

    I say final installation because Randall is beloved by no one, Gearbox have lost their touch and the performance. Oh, my, Gods. The PS4 base performs like pure garbage: menus lag and stutter (the skill tree takes over 10 seconds to load in), audio hitches, texture pop-ins. This is unacceptable. Absolutely    Borderlands 3, the final installation of the beloved franchise, is a hot mess.

    I say final installation because Randall is beloved by no one, Gearbox have lost their touch and the performance. Oh, my, Gods. The PS4 base performs like pure garbage: menus lag and stutter (the skill tree takes over 10 seconds to load in), audio hitches, texture pop-ins.

    This is unacceptable. Absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.

    Gearbox: Fix, your, ****

    Also, Epic are completely untrustworthy. Don't trust Tim Sweeney or Epic Games.    … Expand
  81. Erik7391984
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Absolute garbage. Runs terribly, boring and unfunny plot, weapons lack impact. Just another flaming heap of garbage from Randy Bobandy Pitchford, used car salesman of the vidya games industry.
  82. kensomniac
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    Framerate issues
    Buggy as hell
    Slow load times
    Lost all of my saved items/weapons in my bank ( like wtf!! )
    Cringy humor compared to witty humor of previous titles
  83. Matcho14
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    Almost unplayable due to the massive lag & horrible Coop setup.
    I hate day one patches, but in this case I wouldn't mind because it would have meant that I could actually play the game. Paying $110 for what is basically a good looking Power Point presentation is unacceptable.
  84. Jrjejiwkwnf
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    **** game, trash mechanics, terrible framsdrops, garbage guns, cant level up fast enough.
  85. Alebrire
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    Most likely a fun game that is RUINED by awful performance (either it looks like it should... but runs at sub 30 fps, or it looks noticeably worse and jumps between 40 and 60) and bugs. Slow menus, irritating input delay, completely unplayable local coop and crashing - things I encountered during first few hours on my ps pro. Not sure about the story yet - not playing any more, waiting forMost likely a fun game that is RUINED by awful performance (either it looks like it should... but runs at sub 30 fps, or it looks noticeably worse and jumps between 40 and 60) and bugs. Slow menus, irritating input delay, completely unplayable local coop and crashing - things I encountered during first few hours on my ps pro. Not sure about the story yet - not playing any more, waiting for fixes (unfortunately too late for a refund). Disappointing. where is this a success?… Expand
  86. SrHOG
    Sep 18, 2019
    0
    Let me make something clear, if it weren't for all the awful performance and the scummy practices by 2k, epic and randy, I would give this game a 7.5 or maybe an 8. The game is the same old thing with very few but welcomed additions like the ability to vault and other small mechanics, this is not to say that the borderlands formula is bad, it's an OK game but I' giving it a 0 because weLet me make something clear, if it weren't for all the awful performance and the scummy practices by 2k, epic and randy, I would give this game a 7.5 or maybe an 8. The game is the same old thing with very few but welcomed additions like the ability to vault and other small mechanics, this is not to say that the borderlands formula is bad, it's an OK game but I' giving it a 0 because we can't support this kind of behavior against the consumers, they are not doing us a favor, we are buying a product and since Anthem I've learn that these companies are stealing our information and taking our money because we let them.

    Please don't support these kind of corporations anymore, if you stop buying at launch that will make a big impact on the way they treat their customers.    … Expand
  87. Scaryt3p0
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Let me play on vertical split screen! Then we can talk, it is very difficult to read/play/see anything with the current horizontal only split screen
  88. Catchofdream
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    При игре в одного проблем фактически нету,легкие просадки по фпс при открывании меню.Любая совместная же игра превращается в тормоза,проваливание через текстуры.В сетевой игре ужасная синхронизация В редиме сплит скрина играть можно вообще только на 15 фпс с зависаниями игры если один из игроков открыл меню.При игре в одного проблем фактически нету,легкие просадки по фпс при открывании меню.Любая совместная же игра превращается в тормоза,проваливание через текстуры.В сетевой игре ужасная синхронизация В редиме сплит скрина играть можно вообще только на 15 фпс с зависаниями игры если один из игроков открыл меню.
  89. AchillesResolve
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    It's the best parts of all the other Borderlands games in one. Minus the monotony.
  90. johnmartins
    Sep 18, 2019
    3
    I'm running this game on a regular PS4. Not the pro version, or the slim version. The framerate is bad at best, but worst of all is probably the input lag.

    I'm using a regular PS4 controller and a low latency monitor that I use both for PC and PS4 games. Aiming when ADSing is a chore unlike any game I've ever played before. It is incredibly sluggish. If you plan on running this on a    I'm running this game on a regular PS4. Not the pro version, or the slim version. The framerate is bad at best, but worst of all is probably the input lag.

    I'm using a regular PS4 controller and a low latency monitor that I use both for PC and PS4 games. Aiming when ADSing is a chore unlike any game I've ever played before. It is incredibly sluggish. If you plan on running this on a base PS4, save your money until they have fixed this.

    If it wasn't for the low frame-rate and the terrible input lag I'd probably give this game a solid 7.    … Expand
  91. Darkwatch386
    Sep 17, 2019
    4
    Story: 6, Gameplay: 8, Performance: 1.

    Playing on PS4 Pro, cous my friends bought it for the PS4, well, there is literally 0 optimization done on the PS4/PS4 Pro. PS4 Pro performance mode fps: around 25-40 and in some areas it's 50-60. PS4 Pro Resolution mode fps: around 10-30 fps. (mostly 10-20 fps) Don't buy the game in this state, wait for some fixes (bugs and performance).    Story: 6, Gameplay: 8, Performance: 1.

    Playing on PS4 Pro, cous my friends bought it for the PS4, well, there is literally 0 optimization done on the PS4/PS4 Pro.

    PS4 Pro performance mode fps: around 25-40 and in some areas it's 50-60.
    PS4 Pro Resolution mode fps: around 10-30 fps. (mostly 10-20 fps)

    Don't buy the game in this state, wait for some fixes (bugs and performance).

    EDIT: How could I forget about the bugs, when playing co-op, there are waaay to many to name! wait for fixes before buying!    … Expand
  92. GothBf
    Sep 15, 2019
    4
    TL;DR: This is Borderlands 2 with new guns, maps, and characters with a devastating framerate on PS4 Pro that makes it unenjoyable to play.
    It really just feels like Borderlands 2.5, especially with the sub-30 framerate on a PS4 Pro. No real innovations or risks were taken and it shows, I bought and played this game seven years ago. This game feels like a 'Far Cry New Dawn' type of game,    TL;DR: This is Borderlands 2 with new guns, maps, and characters with a devastating framerate on PS4 Pro that makes it unenjoyable to play.
    It really just feels like Borderlands 2.5, especially with the sub-30 framerate on a PS4 Pro. No real innovations or risks were taken and it shows, I bought and played this game seven years ago. This game feels like a 'Far Cry New Dawn' type of game, take something that already exists and doesn't really add anything new and slaps a price tag on it. It looks and feels like DLC for Borderlands 2, looking at game mechanics and quality of graphics, almost no progress was made in either department. On a positive note, the playable characters are GREAT! Each one feels genuinely different from the others because of the abilities on offer, unfortunately, that's where my positivity for this game ends. A slide was added, a mantle mechanic that only works sometimes, and locking badass levels until campaign completion are the only new things I've encountered so far, making it to Sanctuary where the framerate dipped to the low 20's while talking to an NPC, and never went back up. At the end of the day, this game feels painfully average because as good as the gunplay is, it does not outweigh the cons nor can it carry the entire game. if it ran correctly and didn't have horrible bugs every five minutes, I would give it a 6/10.    … Expand
  93. EA_ArchAngel
    Sep 17, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretty fun combat, but that's the only thing borderlands 3 has going for it. Final boss and story was an extream disappointment. Didnt get to see the other main characters from previous games for more than a few mins or not at all. Forced new lame characters to try and seem original I guess. Cant believe I waited 7 years for this... lame.… Expand
  94. Heinz12
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    Last time that I pre-order a game. It's unplayable in splitscreen on the PS4 and even single player has text which is too small. It never should have been released in this state.
  95. Freesoul
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Gameplay and loot...awesome. Story and Characters...atrocious wokefest that is so cringe that you have to fight the urge not to quit..and it's even worse because you can't even skip it.
  96. AlexMoscow
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Not unplayable but not far off. All of the joy is leached out by the unending stutter. Cut scenes are a shambles. Moment to moment gunplay is frustrating and aiming down the sites is utterly broken. I wasn't looking for a deep gaming experience. I knew what I was getting into. I have very little time to play games these days and so Borderlands is the perfect short bursty shooterNot unplayable but not far off. All of the joy is leached out by the unending stutter. Cut scenes are a shambles. Moment to moment gunplay is frustrating and aiming down the sites is utterly broken. I wasn't looking for a deep gaming experience. I knew what I was getting into. I have very little time to play games these days and so Borderlands is the perfect short bursty shooter experience. Stupid, over the top and more guns than you can shake a stick at. What an utter disappointment. 2K/Gearbox get your act together. It's been over a week since release and still no fix. Do not buy this game until it's been patched.… Expand
  97. Casull
    Sep 23, 2019
    3
    on low setting game has massive frame rate issues... read again LOW. Played 50 min , bugs encountered, quit, uninstall . I recommend you do not buy the game now. Maybe after they fix it.
    Shame on the devs for releasing the game in this state....AMATEURS!!!
    I am a fan of the borderland series and because of this i hope Randy Pitchford chokes and the epic sheet dude.
  98. seatramper2000
    Sep 15, 2019
    1
    The lack of vertical splitscreen has made the best co-op game on the market now a total disaster. For those of us that actually like to play with another human being, in the same room even, Gearbox and 2k have really messed up. Spend that $100 on dinner and a movie.
  99. dirrdevil
    Oct 6, 2019
    0
    This game is overhyped trash. I was a huge fan of Borderlands 2, but this sequel failed hard. Skip it, and any Gearbox games.
  100. JAGUAR10
    Sep 20, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've reached Promethea and have played a few hours there and I'm pretty disappointed in this game. I'm not thrilled with any of the Vault Hunters but am playing the Beast Hunter as you 3 pet helpers (one would have been good enough!). One thing I find is that the level up menus are ridiculously complicated as are the fast travel menus. More is not always better. Maybe its just me but I'm also having a hard time reading anything on the screen and I'm about 6 feet away from the TV. The blurb for the guns is hard to read and usually an ugly color (too much black and red lettering). You have to step back to read the whole description when going to pick it up. I haven't gotten any purple or gold guns yet either. It's hard to see what kind of gun they are, too, as the actual gun does not match the symbol for the gun (shotgun, pistol, etc.). Ammo and cash zips into your inventory and you don't even get a chance to see what it is!! Some money is yellow and some is black & white!!!??? The humor is forced and fairly stupid. I was shocked at the voice of the female villain! She sounds like a Valley Girl not an evil villain. One of my biggest disappointments is the music in Moxxxie's bar! I want that cool techno vibe and this one is playing low key mood music!! I hate it!! I've not experienced any glitches (playing on PS4 regular gold version) just disappointed in story, characters, guns, dialog boxes, colors of guns, and other cosmetic things. Additionally, there is so much color spray from enemy weapons and fireworks all over the place that makes it hard to see the enemies. Good things are - Shooting, instant ammo purchase from machines and the cars are easy to drive as in the previous games. This game is not a 10! Far from it. Borderlands 2 was much better.… Expand
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  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 22, 2019
    80
    More guns, more planets, more skills, more… more. If you liked the previous ones, this gives you plenty of the same to enjoy. Borderlands 3 is the very definition of the bigger and better sequel. [Issue#168, p.76]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 16, 2019
    75
    Borderlands 3 is a by-the-book sequel that takes no risks. Veteran Borderlands players will embrace it, but others will find that it has not evolved enough.
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  3. Telegraph
    Oct 12, 2019
    60
    Factor in the graphical glitches, rampant texture pop-in and generally asthmatic performance levels, even when running on a PS4 Pro with settings optimised to favour smooth running, and there really is no end of reasons not to love Borderlands 3 (and don’t even think about Googling developers Gearbox Games’ litany of employee relations history)...And yet... love it, I do. Guilty as charged.
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