Borderlands 3

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  1. kostas_
    May 13, 2023
    7
    when i first played the game i didnt like it that much, it was a stong 6, but still a fun experience with my friend. I revisited the game and i liked it a lot more. the game is fun, the gameplay feels smooth. I would never say it is better than 2 but still a fun co-op
  2. NateDalton06
    Apr 26, 2023
    5
    I did enjoy this but it isn't exactly good. It was some game play improvements but that is about it on improvements. The villains lack anything that makes a good villain, just some spoiled brats who think there the sh*t with all their influencer nonsense. The story is eh and isn't really memorable and most of the jokes don't land. It is just a huge step down after the greatness which isI did enjoy this but it isn't exactly good. It was some game play improvements but that is about it on improvements. The villains lack anything that makes a good villain, just some spoiled brats who think there the sh*t with all their influencer nonsense. The story is eh and isn't really memorable and most of the jokes don't land. It is just a huge step down after the greatness which is borderland 2.… Expand
  3. RonDrift
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    Its a good game! Do not get me wrong, but it's not meant to be played solo.
  4. Kinokee
    Mar 3, 2023
    5
    If you want to play solo and in single player the game is alright. The campaign and guns etc is good but good luck reliably connecting to play with friends online. Which is the reason why I bought the game. aka, the reason I wasted my money.
  5. mosmos
    Aug 22, 2022
    7
    It's a good game if you don't focus on the story. IMO the story is boring and too long. Quests are repeatable and only a few side quests surprised me. Sometimes it's very funny, but sometimes it's totally dumb, but probably it's an assumption of this world. The gameplay is awesome, the combat is very fast and satisfactory, but sometimes there is to much chaos. The loot system it's a mess.It's a good game if you don't focus on the story. IMO the story is boring and too long. Quests are repeatable and only a few side quests surprised me. Sometimes it's very funny, but sometimes it's totally dumb, but probably it's an assumption of this world. The gameplay is awesome, the combat is very fast and satisfactory, but sometimes there is to much chaos. The loot system it's a mess. The score system of items it's a mysterious to me. A lot of really good stuff have much lower score than items with very high score that were completely useless, so after some time I was tired of collecting a new stuff, especially when you kill the boss and you will receive tones of useless stuff.… Expand
  6. worstosuplayer
    Jun 26, 2022
    6
    Игра то неплохая... даже тянет на крепкую семерочку... но оптимизация на пс4 просто ужасная. Игра во первых идет только в 30 фпс с частыми просадкоми до 26-24 фпс, а во во вторых не знаю у кого как, но у меня она довольно часто вылетала, и это я играл через 2 года после релиза что там было у тех кто играл сразу на релизе и знать не хочу.Игра то неплохая... даже тянет на крепкую семерочку... но оптимизация на пс4 просто ужасная. Игра во первых идет только в 30 фпс с частыми просадкоми до 26-24 фпс, а во во вторых не знаю у кого как, но у меня она довольно часто вылетала, и это я играл через 2 года после релиза что там было у тех кто играл сразу на релизе и знать не хочу.
  7. JaDm
    May 31, 2022
    7
    A kind of amateur game. For me, the main plus was that you can play in two on one screen.
  8. Dewom
    Apr 8, 2022
    5
    El inicio del fin de la franquicia. La mejor manera de describirlo que se me ocurre.

    La campaña de marketing que tuvo este juego fue inmensa. Era el juego que sucedía a Borderlands fcking 2, la gente esperaba mucho. Obviamente con los ojos del hype en su momento me parecció todo genial, pero bueno, ahora viene lo bueno: -Lo jugué con un amigo que era igual de hardcore fan de la saga    El inicio del fin de la franquicia. La mejor manera de describirlo que se me ocurre.

    La campaña de marketing que tuvo este juego fue inmensa. Era el juego que sucedía a Borderlands fcking 2, la gente esperaba mucho. Obviamente con los ojos del hype en su momento me parecció todo genial, pero bueno, ahora viene lo bueno:

    -Lo jugué con un amigo que era igual de hardcore fan de la saga que yo, y ambos acabamos hartos de lo laaaaaaaaaaaaaaarga que es la historia principal. Es, abrumadoramente larga hasta el punto de que en una primera partida por ella, lo único que queríamos ya hacía el final es que acabara,

    -Encima de eso, la historia es horrenda. Se cagan en los personajes del 2 y los que introducen nuevos son monigotes sin personalidad.

    -Se les fue la pinza con los DLC, muchisima pasta, muchisimas versiones y todo al final para sacar los cuartos.

    -Las clases son bastante peores que en juegos previos. Moze la buscacámaras con peor diseño que habrá jamás y en general quitando FL4K y un poco Zane, personajes del montón.

    -NO HAY NI UNA SOLA HABILIDAD DENTRADA EN SNIPERS (en general son mil veces peores que en los juegos anteriores), nisiquiera en FL4K a pesar de que todo su material publicitario lo pintan como sniper.

    -El humor está de relleno, muchísimo bajón en ese aspecto con respecto a los otros juegos.

    -Se gastaron toda la imaginación en crear a Jack el Guapo y no ha tenido ni idea de que hacer desde entonces.

    En general para mi este juego es chusta en comparación a los otros de la saga pero el gameplay y los gráficos en general son muy sólidos. Si introdujeran el mismo gameplay en Borderlands 2 sería fácil uno de los mejores FPS de la historia.    … Expand
  9. MishaMad
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    Perfect game, no freezing and drops frame rate on my old ps4. I don’t understand people who’s gives low mark. Thanks Gearbox !!!
  10. TicketStubs
    Jan 8, 2022
    5
    The game was good overall. I liked the guns, the fighting... not so much the story. Comparing this game to its predecessors there are stark differences in character development, storytelling, etc. BL3 just had such a short and unfulfilling story that it felt like a waste of money. The boss battles were alright and I didn't feel like I accomplished much by beating any of them. There areThe game was good overall. I liked the guns, the fighting... not so much the story. Comparing this game to its predecessors there are stark differences in character development, storytelling, etc. BL3 just had such a short and unfulfilling story that it felt like a waste of money. The boss battles were alright and I didn't feel like I accomplished much by beating any of them. There are also a ton of bugs that make the game insufferable to play. I do still like borderland mechanics, and I did still want to finish the game, which is why I didn't give BL3 a lower score.… Expand
  11. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    The combat is extremely satisfying, the shooting and jumping and dashing is pretty good. There are some interesting gameplay mechanics as well introduced like the badass ranks that were changed from 2 and the SDUs costing money again rather than Eridium. Small things that make the gameplay very good.

    That's where the improvements end though. Story was trash, characters were awful, the    The combat is extremely satisfying, the shooting and jumping and dashing is pretty good. There are some interesting gameplay mechanics as well introduced like the badass ranks that were changed from 2 and the SDUs costing money again rather than Eridium. Small things that make the gameplay very good.

    That's where the improvements end though. Story was trash, characters were awful, the class trees felt worse and there is NO character with good abilities!! And how they managed to give them LESS personality when they're fully voiced now is beyond me.    … Expand
  12. JustLacksZazz
    Oct 19, 2021
    5
    Unfortunately, this is a pretty atrocious game. Horrible plot, annoying characters, and virtually no laughs after 20 hours... This was not how I imagined a Borderlands experience would be. This title lacks the charming character of the previous 2 games (ones that often had me bursting out laughing). Uninstalled before finishing...

    This all being said, the core gameplay is quite tight    Unfortunately, this is a pretty atrocious game. Horrible plot, annoying characters, and virtually no laughs after 20 hours... This was not how I imagined a Borderlands experience would be. This title lacks the charming character of the previous 2 games (ones that often had me bursting out laughing). Uninstalled before finishing...

    This all being said, the core gameplay is quite tight and the guns are as satisfying as ever. The citizen science arcade game was insanely cool as well. It's just far from enough to keep me playing.    … Expand
  13. Sleeper321
    Sep 25, 2021
    6
    This could've been a 5 star game. There's a glitch that prevents you from discovering all locations, because it deleted all location data when you leave an area.. which you need for all the trophies..

    They have the AUDACITY to have 2 season passes for CRAP, no new characters..

    And the story is GARBAGE...

    This breaks my dam heart. This game deserved to have more love put into it.
  14. HeavyMachineGon
    Oct 13, 2021
    5
    几个小时就不想玩了，敌人的动作都一样，无脑开放世界，中文配音非常傻，新手引导很差，一来就抛出来很多东西让人不知该怎么办。
    枪支还不错。
  15. betamx
    Sep 15, 2021
    7
    Immersive and addictive gameplay, fun but repetitive story and many problems with bugs and micro-transactions. Borderlands 3 brings a noticeable improvement in gameplay, compared to other games in the franchise, the combat system is fluid most of the time, except when problems with the game's AI appear. Borderlands 3's artificial intelligence is "a little broken", sometimes during combat,Immersive and addictive gameplay, fun but repetitive story and many problems with bugs and micro-transactions. Borderlands 3 brings a noticeable improvement in gameplay, compared to other games in the franchise, the combat system is fluid most of the time, except when problems with the game's AI appear. Borderlands 3's artificial intelligence is "a little broken", sometimes during combat, your opponent gives up everything and walks out as if nothing were happening, there are also some bug problems in which players (whether you, someone else or an npc) cross objects. The story of the game is fun sometimes, but at certain times it ends up repeating dull jokes and objectives, the main negative point of Borderlands 3 is the absurd amount of micro-transactions, a bad decision for the franchise's legacy.… Expand
  16. Greenlanter167
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    Игра не плоха, в двоём самое то. Одному бы не рекомендовал
  17. Axomarine
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    After years of teasing this game, Borderlands 3 does disappoint in not being as good as its prequel (not The Pre-Sequel) however showcases a lot in designs and interest.
  18. JimPickens
    Jul 7, 2021
    6
    Borderlands 2 left me feeling complete and happy, Borderlands 3 left me frustrated and tired.

    BL3 is a step back in almost every regard, the writing that BL2 set and Tales perfected has gone down the drain, and in its place is an incessant cringe humour that never seems to take a break, for every good joke, there's 10 bad ones. The standout good writing comes squarely in the form of    Borderlands 2 left me feeling complete and happy, Borderlands 3 left me frustrated and tired.

    BL3 is a step back in almost every regard, the writing that BL2 set and Tales perfected has gone down the drain, and in its place is an incessant cringe humour that never seems to take a break, for every good joke, there's 10 bad ones. The standout good writing comes squarely in the form of older characters like Hammerlock and Lilith, almost everybody else is just painful.

    Where BL2 had one of the best written antagonists in video game history, BL3 has Twitch Streamers who never seem to shut the f*ck up. Troy and Tyreen might be my most hated characters in this entire franchise, and I can't stand that little b*stard in the Pre-Sequel who calls his dad every time you go within a 5 mile radius of him on the Moon. They just make me groan with every line, they talk like 12 year olds imitating their favourite e-celebrity, though BL2 had immature humour, "butt stallion" comes to mind, what made it funny was the context. Handsome Jack is a billionaire psychopath who murders people for fun, and he calls you up and names a horse "butt stallion" just to mock you, it's funny, Troy saying "you eat butts" is not funny, it's stupid.

    Last on my chopping block is Ava, oh this little cretin is just the worst. Ava is a character with which the sun revolves around according to this game, getting a beloved character killed, blaming Lilith for this for almost the entire game, and finally being entrusted with Sanctuary at the end of the game, without ever being told off or reprimanded for her bratty behaviour, she's a constant source of annoyance and she's only ever rewarded for it, it's infuriating.

    With characters out of the way, lets talk about the Gameplay; it's good, it's fun, fast, chaotic and if you're on a PS4 Pro or PC, the game runs very smoothly, it's a fun game that sees your efforts constantly rewarded with great, unique guns and a very quick Level Up process, complete with a very diverse range of options for your Character Build, personally I'm about as skilled as a grape with hands glued to it, so I played The Operator and mainly focused on upgrading my damage resistance and my Drone and Clone abilities, which made me a very Tanky boy who almost never died, and even when I went into the Down State, my Drone or Clone would be able to kill an enemy and get me right back up.

    Story wise, it's nothing special, Twitch Kids are doing evil sh*t so go stop 'em, and for the most part, it's a fairly enjoyable ride, until around the last third, which drags on and on and on AND ON AND ON. It never ends, there's even a part where you say goodbye to everybody and you fight the twins, and the game just sorta... keeps going, it's really poorly paced and ruins the last 15 hours with boring, fetch quest BS, it leaves a horribly sour taste after a fairly enjoyable game and ruins the entire experience. And that ending... oh god that ending...

    Overall, BL3 while better than The Pre-Sequel, is worse than every other game in the series, the writing isn't there in quality or comedy, and not even the gameplay can save it from being a, annoying, irritating game filled to the brim with middle fingers to fans of the previous games, I never thought I'd wish for retcons, but oh boy I really hope some of this stuff gets retconned.    … Expand
  19. MetaRogue
    Jun 29, 2021
    7
    Borderlands 3 is an underwhelming conclusion to the Borderlands trilogy that absolutely squanders the narrative build-up and hype that was implied at the ends of both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The PreSequel. While it's shooting and RPG mechanics are adequate, it's story, dialogue, mission, and level design are inadequate to justify 7 years of waiting after Borderlands 2 (or 5 years ifBorderlands 3 is an underwhelming conclusion to the Borderlands trilogy that absolutely squanders the narrative build-up and hype that was implied at the ends of both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The PreSequel. While it's shooting and RPG mechanics are adequate, it's story, dialogue, mission, and level design are inadequate to justify 7 years of waiting after Borderlands 2 (or 5 years if you were waiting after Borderlands: The PreSequel).… Expand
  20. Tonydml
    Apr 23, 2021
    7
    With each new content update, the game takes a jump in excitement. Searching for new items and playing through a new story is fun but the game always eventually falls flat and loses the endgame amazement previous titles have.
  21. alank8704
    Apr 19, 2021
    7
    never got much into the previous borderlands in the handsome collections since i got stuck at some point because i was not high enough level and not high level weapons. But i did not experience that in this game which made me get through the game and i enjoyed it but can get boring as the story is not every interesting although funny sometimes and you are just going through waves ofnever got much into the previous borderlands in the handsome collections since i got stuck at some point because i was not high enough level and not high level weapons. But i did not experience that in this game which made me get through the game and i enjoyed it but can get boring as the story is not every interesting although funny sometimes and you are just going through waves of enemies over and over… Expand
  22. VanCan72
    Apr 4, 2021
    6
    Honestly if the gun play and action and looting wasn't so tight and fun I would absolutely hate this game. The story here falls short not necessarily because of the narrative itself but the characters that you have to interact with. More times than not, they're annoying and just feel incredibly unimportant to anything. This is probably the first game I ever played where I straight upHonestly if the gun play and action and looting wasn't so tight and fun I would absolutely hate this game. The story here falls short not necessarily because of the narrative itself but the characters that you have to interact with. More times than not, they're annoying and just feel incredibly unimportant to anything. This is probably the first game I ever played where I straight up turned the dialogue slider to 0 and just read subtitles, because I just didn't want to listen to anyone anymore.
    Again, the actual gameplay is as tight as its always been. Its still satisfying as ever to shoot a bunch of enemies, loot guns, toss grenades and use over the top abilities, and with the new vault hunters there are even more toys to play with.
    Soundtrack is fantastic with tons of varying styles of music happening across the different settings you'll be traveling to. Side quests are also very enjoyable and retain a lot of the humour that previous games have.
    Overall the game is no different than 1 and 2 aside from the main story, which is a shame because that was a part of the previous games that shined the most.    … Expand
  23. Xvatch
    Feb 14, 2021
    6
    Millions of copies sold but no online player presence in the new dungeon and adventure systems - only once found a game online which had poor multiplayer preformance and kept trying to find sessions throughout my hours playing and nothing. Clearly a big issue with regional servers which caused the big limitations which were bad enough to make the game feel like nobody was playing it
  24. Hugo12317
    Feb 13, 2021
    7
    THIS is fu**ing Borderlands, here is everything from all game. Big Fun For me
    *Rough Boses and some enemies:) I spend 40H in the game and three DLC remain:)
  25. Sunykamey
    Jan 24, 2021
    5
    I liked the game. It was a solid 7 to 8/10 worse than Borderlands 2 but very cringe. However, the latest DLC is truly bad. The only thing for the Director's Cut are the weapons, which are somewhat interesting and/but very strong (e.g. Plasma Coil), but the idea is utter blandness (2/10). This costs the same as story DLC's? There is no way to rate the DLC so my overall score for the game decreases.
  26. Wweald
    Jan 17, 2021
    7
    It's a good game, yes the twins are bad villains compared to Jack. But they're ok still. The gameplays really good, the bosses are way more interesting in this game. The vault hunters are more interesting than the other borderlands, gameplay and story wise. The story would be alright, if it actually felt like you were in it. The players character magically disappears in the cutscenes andIt's a good game, yes the twins are bad villains compared to Jack. But they're ok still. The gameplays really good, the bosses are way more interesting in this game. The vault hunters are more interesting than the other borderlands, gameplay and story wise. The story would be alright, if it actually felt like you were in it. The players character magically disappears in the cutscenes and you just watch a movie about Sirens.… Expand
  27. LeDreak
    Jan 2, 2021
    5
    Terrible optimalization, lags and stutters. Story that could be rated 0/10 followed by tons of legendary weapons with funcionality not explained. FInally, amount of particles and effects is so high, you cant even see whats going on.

    Overall, disapointment written all over my face
  28. Kai82
    Dec 27, 2020
    6
    It is basically the best loot shooter gameplay-wise with a few flaws (go in details below) but has a weaker story and did not use the full potential that was set up from Tales of Borderlands and The Presequel. Lets start with the gameplay: It is excellent. The 4 characters are really different and now you have 3 action skills to chose for each of them with available upgrades to equip (ZaneIt is basically the best loot shooter gameplay-wise with a few flaws (go in details below) but has a weaker story and did not use the full potential that was set up from Tales of Borderlands and The Presequel. Lets start with the gameplay: It is excellent. The 4 characters are really different and now you have 3 action skills to chose for each of them with available upgrades to equip (Zane can use even 2 action skills at once for the price of being unable to use grenades). Also each available tree gives a lot of variation for the characters. They added weapons with 2 switchable modes. This is awesome as you can switch elemental effects, shoot a tracker that made bullets auto target the attached enemy for a short time or have two weapons in one (Assault rifle to shotgun) to name just a few. This is atop all stuff you already had in previous gamed like the special manufacturer abilities. They also improved the loot drops. It is neither too rewarding or unrewarding and with all these abilities I like to test some set ups during the game. There are some drawbacks. Maliwan weapons are awful now (Were my favorites before). You have to charge them before they fire. I got used to it later on but avoided them as much as I could. Ice is now not damage over time but freezes enemies for triple melee damage it I remember correctly. However it generally surpasses Borderlands 2 in this regard and I consider it to be the best loot shooter game-play-wise. Lets go to the story. It was a mayor complaint by many that it is weak. First I disagreed but after the halfway of the game boredom became a problem. It started on Eden 6 and later Pandora but became really an annoyance on the next place I wont spoil which visiting should be the highlight of the franchise. There was a better set up for a great story in the (weaker) Presequel and I don't know why they used this with the additional set ups from Tales of Borderlands. It has not enough highlights and drags on too much. Then there are the villains. It is hard to be the follow up for Handsome Jack who is one of the best villains in videogames. The Calypso twins are sadly more the bad kind of annoying. Don't get me wrong as they have their moments that work really well. It is the choice to made them evil, sociopathic and ruthless Space-YouTubers that does not work for me and most fans. The side-quest are better and memorable. I liked the toilet prisoner, Loreleis missions, the uplifting and the ones by Vaughn / Tannis. They used great dark humor and you find many parodies in the game (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones etc.). The dark humor is also present in the main missions but not used well enough (Katagawa jr and Rhys for example work great). There is also the mayor complain about the character Ava. The annoyance is part of the set up for her character and I say it is a trope / stereotype. However there are is 1 part were I hated her and one part of the game were I say WTF? First is what happen to Maya and I fully blame her here (I be vague here because of huge spoilers). Secondly at the end she gets a position that baffles everyone. Why? She did nothing to earn it in the game and have not the experience and skills outside her newly acquired special ability. She is not even number 5 in line as there were Ellie, Tannis, Mordecai, the 4 new Vault Hunters and others better suited just as example. Without this I liked her character and have empathy for her. If handled better she could become a fan favorite and I blame the script / writing. The other characters are handle good enough for me but some are missing without explanation or just appearing in Echos (Maybe added in later DLC?). I also like the additional stuff you can find by exploring like the hunts, radio stations and Echos from Typhon DeLeon (Find all 3 on each map and maybe you get something good;-). Lets go to the technical stuff: There are some bugs like a quest marker not appearing (toilet side-quest) or an Echo from Typhon the Leon not counted as activated / found. The graphics look really good and I had nothing to complain. Soundtrack is the same. I like the art-style of the franchise and think it is a staple. Overall this is a good game but also disappointing. Great gameplay and multiplayer but the story and characters are weaker and many say it is the weakest of the franchise in this regard. I think I agree mostly with this statement.… Expand
  29. GreaseManelli
    Dec 10, 2020
    6
    Time to beat the game at level 41 was like 25-30 hours. After that they expect you to either finish up side quests around the different worlds or go into the next difficulty mode. Except as I'm trying to complete these side quests, they are broken and won't progress, just like a few of the main story quests.

    I imagined that hearing about the post-game mode "mayhem" that it would be    Time to beat the game at level 41 was like 25-30 hours. After that they expect you to either finish up side quests around the different worlds or go into the next difficulty mode. Except as I'm trying to complete these side quests, they are broken and won't progress, just like a few of the main story quests.

    I imagined that hearing about the post-game mode "mayhem" that it would be something like Diablo 3 adventure mode where it's just fight after fight, loot on top of loot. Nope, not at all. It's just the same game. Extremely annoying NPC chattering ON AND ON AND ON.

    I was enjoying the leveling but now I have little to no desire to play. Tired of restarting my game just so a reload can fix these broken quests. This game has more bugs and busted abilities than I've ever seen in a shooter game.    … Expand
  30. sergio123456
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    Juego entretenido, con unos gráficos muy chulos, es un buen shooter para jugarlo de modo cooperativo si no se hace bastante tedioso en ocasiones, la duración creo que es demasiado larga para lo que el juego ofrece, muchos jefes e interminables que hace que el juego se vuelva monótono
  31. GamerZero
    Dec 7, 2020
    6
    It's Borderlands, the gameplay is addicting and fun. Unfortunely that's all the praise I can give Borderlands 3. The first two Borderlands were amazing all the way around, this time it's gameplay and that's it. Don't expect anything good from Borderlands 3 in terms of story, characters and writing, it's all terrible. Expected a lot more and better from Borderlands.
  32. werek3
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    story is steaming hot garbage. Combat is fun, not much more to say. oooooooooo
  33. BadassBada
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Mediocre game... Ok story ok gameplay ok graphics... It doesn't do anything new... Just a ok game.
  34. Gaz
    Nov 6, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is ultimately a disappointing game. I've experienced every title in the series across multiple platforms, and i can safely say that the conclusion of the main trilogy is a mixed bag that gets some things right and others very, very wrong.

    First, i have to complement the game's mechanics. Borderlands 3 is a shooter-looter (the series literally pioneered the concept) and the    Borderlands 3 is ultimately a disappointing game. I've experienced every title in the series across multiple platforms, and i can safely say that the conclusion of the main trilogy is a mixed bag that gets some things right and others very, very wrong.

    First, i have to complement the game's mechanics. Borderlands 3 is a shooter-looter (the series literally pioneered the concept) and the shooting and looting has never been better. Combat is immensely satisfying and visceral. I chose Moze the Gunner for my playthrough and had a blast (no pun intended) as I slaughtered my way through entire groups of enemies with my mech, which I steadily upgraded over time into a complete juggernaut. The different gun manufacturers all look, behave, and feel very different from one another and you'll quickly find your favorites. Small tweaks have also been made to combat such as a power slide, ground slam, and the ability to grab and climb ledges. My favorite though has to be the ragdoll physics that can occur when an enemy gets hit with a shotgun blast or explosion.

    The gameplay of Borderlands 3 is complemented by its impressive loot, which is to say you're absolutely drowned in new weapons, grenade mods, shields, etc. at a constant basis. It can be heartbreaking to have to give up a gun you really love due to finding a better one at a higher level, but at least the game never feels stagnant. There's also an abundance of legendary weapons and gear, much of which is referential to other games and elements of pop culture.

    Sadly, however, this is where the glowing praise ends because outside of the fun and improved gameplay elements, Borderlands 3 misses the mark entirely. If you're a fan of the series like I am, you don't just come to Borderlands for the shooting and looting. There's an overabundance of games available that feature fun shooter gameplay and an addictive loot grind. Half of the appeal of Borderlands comes from its uniqueness, writing, style, and personality. It's the "soul" that brings the excellent gameplay to life. That soul has all but disappeared.

    Storywise, Borderlands 3 is basically The Last Jedi for the franchise. There's an blatant agenda focused around female empowerment that is constant throughout the entire experience, up to and including an absolutely cringeworthy ending. The female characters are almost exclusively the main focus of the game, both heroes and villains, especially an obnoxious and detestable Mary Sue character named Ava. Almost very male main character in the game is either inconsequential, a blithering idiot, gay, or ends up dying.

    Borderlands 3 also treats established characters the way The Last Jedi did: It ruins the ones you love in favor of replacing them with new ones with no substance then tries to get you to care about them. Characters from previous games are treated like garbage if they even show up at all. Vaugn and Rhys are made into clowns, Lilith is helpless and sad, and Brick, Mordecai, and Tina barely show up at all. One character in particular gets such a dishonorable and pathetic death for such a contrived reason that I almost wanted to stop playing the game because of it. More politics is shoved in with one new character expressing the desire to become trans in an audio log and Hammerlock getting a boyfriend with every other line they have together being about their relationship. Also worth mentioning is that half of the established cast fails to show up whatsover. No one outside of Vaugn and Rhy from Tales is there. Axton, Gaige, Kriege, and Salvador are gone. Even Dr. Zed is nowhere to be found. He's been a mainstay in every main entry and he's just not nonexistent. He's never even brought up at all by anyone else, either. It's a damn shame.

    The humor in Borderlands 3 is mildly entertaining at best and painful at worst. Unfunny one-note jokes pepper the dialogue in a way that makes it seem like the script was written by 13-year-old Tumblr bloggers. A few bits are genuinely funny, but not much else. It's sad how the quality of the writing has deteriorated since Anthony Burch left. Bottom line: Don't expect hilarity or meaningful character development from Borderlands 3 because you definitely won't get it. It's truly as bad as the rest of the internet says it is.

    Glitches aren't what they used to be, but they still exist. Texture pop-in and subtitle bugs were the most notable, although I did have to restart due to a quest enemy getting stuck in a wall and the game has hard crashed once in my 30 or so hours of playtime.

    Borderlands 3 is a fun missed opportunity. The gameplay and mechanics have improved, but all of the personality has been sucked out, leaving an enjoyably addictive but disappointing experience for fans. There are plenty of good times to be had, but it's definitely not what it should have been.    … Expand
  35. Dragonfly44
    Oct 26, 2020
    7
    The environments and gameplay (especially the sliding) are quite nice but the story is all around pretty dissapointing 75/100
  36. Shaw2266
    Oct 23, 2020
    7
    This one is a tough review. I did enjoy the game, but at times it did feel like a chore. The dialogue was dry for a borderlands game. I didn’t find many portions very funny, which I always seem to get a few good laughs from borderlands games. It just felt like they were trying to hard. I did Platinum the game, it wasn’t overly difficult, but I feel like I definitely experienced everythingThis one is a tough review. I did enjoy the game, but at times it did feel like a chore. The dialogue was dry for a borderlands game. I didn’t find many portions very funny, which I always seem to get a few good laughs from borderlands games. It just felt like they were trying to hard. I did Platinum the game, it wasn’t overly difficult, but I feel like I definitely experienced everything it had to offer. I did enjoy exploring the worlds and the vehicles were fun to drive. The combat was good and I enjoyed the different weapons. I’m glad I played it, however I don’t think I’ll continue with the dlc content, it just didn’t interest me enough.… Expand
  37. Nathan1423
    Sep 17, 2020
    7
    As someone who has finished all the borderlands games with almost all the available characters, I can say that this is just another Borderlands game. That's not a bad thing. It has some improvements in many areas, but fundamentally it's the same borderlands. Feels the exact same. People have panned the story and humor of this game a lot but honestly...the series has always had second rateAs someone who has finished all the borderlands games with almost all the available characters, I can say that this is just another Borderlands game. That's not a bad thing. It has some improvements in many areas, but fundamentally it's the same borderlands. Feels the exact same. People have panned the story and humor of this game a lot but honestly...the series has always had second rate story and humor. It's still fun though. The humor has always been dumb on purpose, the jokes often didn't land, it's always been silly and endearing at best except for a few good lines. The story has always been wacky and ridiculous with a vague drive to find vaults except for a few solid moments. I'll update this later but the first few hours feel the exact same. Just a fun silly stupid shooting gallery. Easy $20 buy.… Expand
  38. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Sinceramente, os estúdios que pertencem a Take Two, estão cada vez cometendo mais e mais erros que atrapalham o desenvolvimento dos seus jogos, não consigo entender porque esse ''Bordeelands 3'' é ruim, tentei jogar e gostar, mas particularmente não consigo.
  39. DylanB29
    Aug 5, 2020
    5
    Amazing game! I have played all of the Borderlands Games, and this one is by far the best and most addictive.
  40. Argonaut1993
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    Gameplay is fun or though gets super grindy especially at end game where it becomes more of a slog then fun. Storyline is horrible and full of plot holes. The gameplay improves upon the formula but the storyline hurts it. So for me it’s a maybe buy on sale
  41. UmbreCorps96
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    I give it a 8.25 when it came out and now I'm giving it a 5.5 because it's just not that fun anymore and they keep nerfing alot and breaking the gamr.The dlcs not that fun and the events are lame.
  42. Scorpion12
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I truly have mixed feelings about this. For me BL2 was one of my favorite games of all time. I became invested in the characters, lore, everything.

    First the good. This game is in fact a superior game to BL2, the gunplay is more fluid, enemies actually rag doll, the addition of sliding and ledge climbing was great and made you feel more mobile. It has a number of quality of life changes too, like in general making money useful instead of useless, letting you teleport from anywhere and giving you tons more space in your pack and bank to store things. I loved all of that. The artistic direction and music is once again unrivaled. The Voice Acting for a majority of the cast was fantastic.

    So why did I give it a 5? Honestly I was tempted to go even lower but stopped myself for want of being fair. Not only to the game but the people who put in so much time, passion and effort into whats here. The majority of developers did an incredible job and deserve so much recognition. They deserve their bonuses which Gearbox illegally decided to withhold from them.

    A product is a sum of its parts, its only as strong as its weakest link. And the weakest link here is its story. The story was the most infuriating, insulting, insufferable, BORING, story for a game I think I've ever played. I seriously think I liked Turok 2008's story more.

    Favorite characters including mine(Axton) from BL2 are no where to be found and not even mentioned. They don't do a good job explaining any event post BL2 for people like myself who have no interest in the "tales" series, so I was immediately confused and horrified to casually hear that Scooter died in the time gap. I was even more horrified when they killed of Maya for a cheap "well it worked with Roland" moment that was neither earned nor made sense. All the humor is something that a 12 year old boy might find funny which was in BL2 but here literally EVERYONE is more annoying than Claptrap, a character designed to be annoying. There are no straight men to even play off of as the rest of the fan favorites are maybe in 30 minutes of this 40 hour game.

    The main villains? Listen I never expected them to top Jack. And to be honest, I liked the twins as a concept, I really did. Serine antagonists felt like a proper threat, but again the being more annoying than Claptrap while also being Merry/Gary Sues/Stues just ruin them. The entire meta commentary on "streamers" fell completely flat on their face while insulting us, gamers, as mindless cult members who blindly listen to what ever their favorite streamer says. My interest in this franchise is completely dead. Best parts of this game were its DLC packs which I can't even include in this review or else it might go up to a 6 or 7. The rest is just garbage writing.

    Pick it up on sale if you want to play it for the gameplay and environments. Skip the story.    … Expand
  43. Marviken
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    Could have bin great, but the story wasn't that great. But the shooting mechanics have seen great improvements, at times it's extremely satisfying.
    Borderlands 3 have some great weapons, but for some reason some manufacturers are overrepresented. The biggest problem are weapons you can get in like "revenge of the cartels" that breaks the hole game. I had the same gun for like 15levels,    Could have bin great, but the story wasn't that great. But the shooting mechanics have seen great improvements, at times it's extremely satisfying.
    Borderlands 3 have some great weapons, but for some reason some manufacturers are overrepresented. The biggest problem are weapons you can get in like "revenge of the cartels" that breaks the hole game. I had the same gun for like 15levels, everything was complete garbage compared to it. I had to stop using it because it completely ruined the game. Borderlands 3 is a 7,but because of the weapons balance its barely a 6.



    Metacritic fix your UI.. The "post" button conceals the text.    … Expand
  44. Mr1
    Jul 4, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ну блин че сюжет то токой бестолковый, прям совсем не то, что ждал и ждал очень долго!… Expand
  45. Vaeu
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    I thought that after TPS, nothing could be more disappointing. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

    After an eternity, Borderlands 3 released and while there were many quality of life changes, there were also many problems with menu lag and poor UI, that made the game unsatisfactory to play. The story is also unpleasantly long and with the awful antagonists, I can only pray for those that have    I thought that after TPS, nothing could be more disappointing. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

    After an eternity, Borderlands 3 released and while there were many quality of life changes, there were also many problems with menu lag and poor UI, that made the game unsatisfactory to play. The story is also unpleasantly long and with the awful antagonists, I can only pray for those that have to endure the later vault hunter modes. The gunplay is clean with incredible sound designs, and the worlds themselves are stunning and unique, however, for the wait we had, it wasn't worth it.
    Moreover, Mayhem mode doesn't feel like mayhem and has counter-intuitive logic to its gear.

    Let's hope that after all the dlc is released along with its patches, that Borderlands 3 will live up to what it was meant to be.    … Expand
  46. lordmax89
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    Отвратительно, играть скучно и не интересно (играл в компании из тех людей кто прошли хендсом колекшн и первую часть), прошли основную игру, побегали покачались, выполнили все в основной игре
    когда вышло длц прошли мокси кое как с нятяжкой, заставляя себя, про свадьбу даже полу часа не пробегали в длц, просто ппц скучная гриндилка без шуток и какой то изюминке которая была во 2 и пре    Отвратительно, играть скучно и не интересно (играл в компании из тех людей кто прошли хендсом колекшн и первую часть), прошли основную игру, побегали покачались, выполнили все в основной игре
    когда вышло длц прошли мокси кое как с нятяжкой, заставляя себя, про свадьбу даже полу часа не пробегали в длц, просто ппц скучная гриндилка без шуток и какой то изюминке которая была во 2 и пре сиквеле    … Expand
  47. dash383535
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    #DashReviews

    After 7 years without a proper sequel in the mainline series of games, two spin-offs and a whole lot of drama with Gearbox Studios, the 3rd installment in the mainline Borderlands games is here. Following in the footsteps of the previous two entries, this game tries to feel familiar while also trying to change up its formula just enough to make a game that feels right at    #DashReviews

    After 7 years without a proper sequel in the mainline series of games, two spin-offs and a whole lot of drama with Gearbox Studios, the 3rd installment in the mainline Borderlands games is here. Following in the footsteps of the previous two entries, this game tries to feel familiar while also trying to change up its formula just enough to make a game that feels right at home on current-gen consoles. Succeeding in some areas and fail in others.

    The story picks up right where Borderlands 2 left off, the main cast of characters finds a map that leads to multiple vaults hidden throughout the galaxy. The map gets misplaced between the events of Borderlands 2 and 3 and ends up the hands of the Calypso Twins, the main antagonists of the game and the leaders of the cult group, Children of the Vault. Throughout the adventure you play as a new group of vault hunters, trying to take down the cult and stop the twins from getting to the vaults. The Borderlands stories have always had an extensive amount of lore behind them. This story is no different but there is one key element missing, comedy. Everything from the main characters to the villains in the main story are not that funny. Some of the best moment of writing come from the side missions, which had me laughing out loud at some points. The most disappointing part of all this is the Calypso Twins, who can’t hold a candle compared to the previous villain, Handsome Jack. Most of their humor consisting of them being “YouTube” stars. Most new character introduced in this new installment are pretty forgettable in compared to the mainstays of the series. Story-wise, this continuation of events that happened in this game are pretty disappointing to say the least, especially after a lackluster ending that sets up one of the new forgettable characters for a bigger role in the future and completely sidelining many characters that longtime fans would rather see.

    As far as gameplay goes, it’s almost identical to Borderlands 2 and that’s not a bad thing. The first person shooting mechanics are as satisfying as ever. The 4 new vault hunters help add some more variety in the gameplay with unique abilities like summoning a pet or using a mech in battle. Skill trees are the most varied they have ever been in the series, with certain equipable abilities that you can unlock by getting further in the tree. A.I. enemies are pretty smart, hiding behind cover and using any maneuvers they can to kill you, making for a game that can be quite punishing in a good kind of way. This punishment does not go unrewarded as the game is throwing you new weapons left and right, keeping player incentivized to continue playing long after the credits roll. Gameplay-wise, this is the best in the series. Borderlands fans and newcomers alike will have hundreds of hours of fun to find here with more coming on the way thanks to free and paid expansions.

    On the technical side of things, this game can be a buggy mess at times. Framerates coming down to a crawl when opening menus, players and A.I. getting stuck in walls or flying across the map. Very few are game-breaking but most will be annoying like restarting a mission because you’re not able to click the “talk” button to a character. These issues are still present 3 weeks after the launch of the title. Besides that, graphics and presentation look nice and detailed especially for its cell-shaded look. The soundtrack is pretty incredible, one of the highlights from the whole series. Technical problems bring this title down a bit but nothing that outright ruins the game.

    Borderlands 3 can a fun and enjoyable time for fans of the series if they're looking for fun gameplay and don’t really care about story or lore. Despite a lackluster story and technical problems, there is still fun to be had. If you are new to the series, I would start elsewhere. Borderlands 2 might be a better starting point due to its great story and funnier moments. Borderlands 3 does not feel like a game 7 years in the making but it just passable enough to be a proper installment in the series.

    Pros:
    +Tight Gameplay
    +Gameplay Variety
    +Smart A.I. and Difficulty
    + Great Soundtrack

    Cons:
    -Lackluster Story and Villain’s
    -Technical Problems    … Expand
  48. AlexTheWise
    May 25, 2020
    7
    Good addictive loot gameplay but it is sadly let down by an incredibly cringy story and humour not even close to Borderlands 2
  49. TrophyhunterX
    May 3, 2020
    6
    What Borderlands 3 does, it does pretty well. It's slick, fast-paced and offers plenty of options for customisation (if that's your thing). I should note as well that I played this a while after release, so a lot of the bugs other reviewers mention have been ironed out. However, I still found it to be an underwhelming experience. I've played Borderlands 1 and 2 (and the Pre-sequel), andWhat Borderlands 3 does, it does pretty well. It's slick, fast-paced and offers plenty of options for customisation (if that's your thing). I should note as well that I played this a while after release, so a lot of the bugs other reviewers mention have been ironed out. However, I still found it to be an underwhelming experience. I've played Borderlands 1 and 2 (and the Pre-sequel), and this is essentially Borderlands 2.1. One of my major feelings was of deja vu - I just felt that I had played the game already, with its repetitive loop of shooting, looting and upgrading basically unchanged since the first installment, with few meaningful updates. Maybe others enjoy this type of gameplay more, but I got tired of it quite quickly. The game also feels very dated - I was never a great fan of the cartoony graphics back in 2009 when the first game came out, but by now I just found them bland and boring-looking. Then there's the humour. Perhaps it's merely that I am now older, but the constant stream of very lame jokes now just seems cringey (when in the past it mainly just washed over me). Finally, the game was waaay too easy - for long periods, I never even bothered upgrading my weapons or using skill points, because it rarely felt necessary: enemies, including bosses, seemed to die with just a few blasts of whatever I happened to have equipped. If you've never played a Borderlands game, you may get more out of this than I did, but disappointed is the main word I would use to describe my experience.… Expand
  50. Rav3
    Apr 22, 2020
    6
    I’m glad I waited to pick this game up for $20. At the end of the day, it’s more Borderlands, for better and for worse. My reason for giving a lackluster review really lies in the fact that the game is not optimized well for consoles, and Gearbox isn’t really doing anything about it.
  51. elric19
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    In short: the games score is somewhere between the pre sequel and BL2. At the beginning i thought the game is pretty good however it got boring really quickly. I dont really like any of the 4 characters (the siren is ok though) and the overly long story which youd need to play over and over again which as far as i remember takes me at least 20 hours everytime is just far too much. It wouldIn short: the games score is somewhere between the pre sequel and BL2. At the beginning i thought the game is pretty good however it got boring really quickly. I dont really like any of the 4 characters (the siren is ok though) and the overly long story which youd need to play over and over again which as far as i remember takes me at least 20 hours everytime is just far too much. It would be reasonably if the campaign was fun but it just isnt. The villains are incredibly cringy and the campaign feels like its made for 13 year olds. The most important part of the game are of course the weapons. Instead of having to farm for a specific weapon you now have to farm for specific augmentations on those weapons. There is no reward feeling at all because a perfect augment just doesnt create the feeling of finally getting the weapon itself. Lets not forget that even with one of the latest patches the designated lootpools dont work properly and youre mostly getting tons of other legendaries before the one that has an increased chance to drop. The bosses are not badass either. The Npc Vaughn is one of the most braindead characters ive ever seen in a game and i do not understand why he has to be in this game. Now the latest dlc had to make one of the main characters gay, because why not, all the gays in the world were screaming for hammerlock to be gay so this decision was totally understandable. Trying to get social acceptance just backfired really really quickly. With the vanilla game there wasnt even a raidboss meaning after the story the was nothing to do, NOTHING. I still think the game technically has room for improvement but since all of the publishers nowadays are preferring to release bad games and refuse to earn big money, i dont see major improvements coming. Btw i never thought that amongst individual ratings the score is lower than 6 with more than 1000 reviews, if that doesnt tell em i dont know what does...… Expand
  52. CuppaFueled
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is like having class A drugs consumed through your eyeballs!

    Gameplay: it's fast pace, hectic, all balls to the walls gunplay has you fully immersed into its insane, sprawling open world from start to finish. It's worth noting that I personally found the main story missions on the lengthy side which isn't a negative because I certainly got my 'bang-for-buck' but I'd    Borderlands 3 is like having class A drugs consumed through your eyeballs!

    Gameplay:

    it's fast pace, hectic, all balls to the walls gunplay has you fully immersed into its insane, sprawling open world from start to finish. It's worth noting that I personally found the main story missions on the lengthy side which isn't a negative because I certainly got my 'bang-for-buck' but I'd prefer some of the missions to be broken down into sections or parts just so I don't have to keep ending my sessions mid-mission (< - this is a small gripe but something I needed to mention).

    There are plenty of entertaining side missions to keep you laughing your head off whilst also feeling rewarded for your efforts, I think it's here where the game shines most, as the side missions make you feel integral to the objectives! - which leads me onto my next point...

    Traversing the game was great when you had a vehicle & driving around is allot of fun especially when you start customising to your preference! & theirs always a 'Catch-a-ride' within walking distance should you need one.. although I'd love an option to have vehicles spawn to your location & more variety such as motorcycles & air vehicles!

    Story:

    The story of Borderlands 3 is packed with fun and interesting characters which adds to the bonkers nature of the rich, detailed world you're playing in. Borderlands 3 had me laughing from beginning to end & is jam packed full of easter eggs & pop culture references! I think the overall point-by-point story was fun & written well enough, there were definitely a few forced character progressions that seemed to jump from zero to hero pretty much just like that! My issue is that you, the player seem to have no real impact on the story, the game uses pre-rendered cutscenes for some of it's main missions and they're really well written & animated cutscenes.. just.. you're never in them, things happen in these cutscenes that leave you scratching your head thinking "Why isn't my character doing something about this?" and as soon as you notice this, it sticks out like a sore thumb and makes you feel like you're on a rollercoaster ride as a bystander of the story rather than you having any impact in narrative. This for me was the biggest letdown & this is what overall has impacted my final score the most, however I'm sure many have & will look past this & you should because aide from this borderlands 3 is an excellent game!

    Graphics:

    So on the technical side I want to say that this game is beautiful! the Borderlands franchise has always had a fresh, unique aesthetic which makes it stand out from the rest! I was playing this on a PS4 Pro & noticed that textures would take some time to fully load this was not too much of a deal beaker for me, however it did feel a little sloppy, this was especially noticeable after fast traveling o a location, where my map and quests would also take extra time to load & other times this was just random.

    The word takes place on various planets & each planet is broken up into sections, this means that if you're constantly moving from place to place then you're hit with a loading screen.. I'm sure this is all down to technical limitation of current general hardware & something we can wave goodbye to when the next generation hits this holiday season! - but alas, I still had to mention it & it does pull you out of the experience somewhat!

    Moving Forward:
    Borderlands 4 needs to:

    1) Incorporate the player(s) into the main story & make you feel integral to the story, whilst also breaking main missions down into more bitesize pieces where appropriate!

    2) Transitioning from one map to another needs to be simultaneous, with no loading barriers.

    Verdict:

    Borderlands 3 is allot of fun and it's easy to just focus on all the niggles and nit picks but when you brush that aside, you have a fun, bonkers & well made game to get lost in & just have fun!    … Expand
  53. Gohax
    Mar 21, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is a bad game but a really good one its enjoyable but not enjoyable at the same time and that really pains me especially because Im a huge fan of the series while the old games made me laugh and i had a great time with them the third one was okay and sometimes even made me cringe

    story: the story goes like this after the commander Lilith and the fight for sanctuary DLC you    Borderlands 3 is a bad game but a really good one its enjoyable but not enjoyable at the same time and that really pains me especially because Im a huge fan of the series while the old games made me laugh and i had a great time with them the third one was okay and sometimes even made me cringe

    story: the story goes like this after the commander Lilith and the fight for sanctuary DLC you find yourself years later a new vault hunter trying to find the crimson raiders and join them only to realize that they are a mass you help out Lilith a bit and then you meet the most annoying cringe and just a teenage pain in the ass villains the calypso twins so you try to stop them while opening some vaults on the way

    cons:
    the writing is very poor and they handled characters such as Maya Lilith Tannis and the new one Ava really bad to the point of me hating some of the characters

    there are some awesome side missions but most of them are really cringe and never made me laugh or even crack a smile plus there are so few of them compared to the previous titles

    there are a lot of performance issues and i played the game on the PS4 so i cant imagine whats going on on the PC version plus the game isn't that optimized which really made me mad

    i consider this a con because although i support Women's rights this game just pushed it to much and it really felt like this game really hates man and glorifies woman to much

    some of the new characters you get to choose are not that cool or original well i guess not counting fl4k hes awesome

    there is barely any endgame content and no raid boss what so ever which was a big surprise to me because they always added a raid boss for max levels

    not enough maps and most vaults you open later on are a huge disappointment

    final boss is really underwhelming and bad i really hated the fact that they could make such a better final boss like in the second one but they went with a boring looking and easy to defeat final boss

    they didn't bring back a lot of characters the community wanted them to such as Gaige axton Salvador
    Athena and many more

    they completely ignored the endings of tales of the borderlands and the end of the pre squeal games and didn't even mention the endings which are completely canon

    the main villains are just trash especially compared to handsome jack which is a legendary antagonist and is one of the main reasons why people go back to play the second game

    the new characters they introduce not counting Balex because he is awesome are just plain boring

    although they did bring back Tina Mordecai and Brick they barely included them in the main story which really pissed me off because they are the coolest characters ever also clap trap isn't used that much

    the ending was just total trash and didn't conclude anything

    pros:
    (now i know there are a lot of cons and i know a lot of people hate this game and give it really bad reviews but hear me out why its so good)

    game play is just superb they basically some how made the gun play so much cooler and fun

    the art style and graphics are just improved and somehow although the game is Cel-shaded its more detailed and just looks so much better

    the guns and the amount that you can get and how they look is just wow im just amazed about how they added 1 billion guns to the game and literally if you replay the game your guns are just gonna be so much different than your previous play through which brings me to the next point and main point

    the replay value in this game is just crazy you can easily spend 100 hours on the game or even more after they added dlc and events

    dialog is so much improved and like in the pre squeal game they added voice lines to the characters you play which kinda gives more personality to them

    there are side missions although few that are just way funny and just made me laugh all the time

    the amount of references and Easter eggs are just awesome and because of them you actually explore the map more and find new stuff
    the collectibles they added such Typhons recordings or the radio towers are a cool edition to the game they added more customization for the guns for cars and for the characters and all you have to do to unlock them is just to play the game no micro transactions no nothing there is co op and split screen and that is very rare for a game this days especially split screen mayhem mode is a cool edition to the endgame and brings more difficulty and chances to get legendary guns in conclusion as you see the story and the writing are the biggest downfall of the game but the game play is so much worth your time all the guns and the amount of fun you can have while playing with friends so my final score to Borderlands 3 is a 7 out of 10    … Expand
  54. Antidepressence
    Mar 12, 2020
    7
    I loved BL2 but Bl3 left a lot to be desired, the story is straight up bad. There are some glimmers of the old writing but they're few and far between. As of right now (3/12/20) I still can barely use snipers, with ADS for any guy destroying my fps. My rig is decent, with a 7700k 16gb of Ram and a 1080, but this game is poorly optimized, even worse than Bl2. There is potential for thisI loved BL2 but Bl3 left a lot to be desired, the story is straight up bad. There are some glimmers of the old writing but they're few and far between. As of right now (3/12/20) I still can barely use snipers, with ADS for any guy destroying my fps. My rig is decent, with a 7700k 16gb of Ram and a 1080, but this game is poorly optimized, even worse than Bl2. There is potential for this game, I haven't played the DLC due to the aforementioned performance issues but if the performance does improve, my rating could go up.… Expand
  55. deettis
    Mar 11, 2020
    6
    People are giving this game 0 and 1 scores for co-op problems, which of course are a big problem, but not everything. In my opinion, the biggest problem with BL3 is the recycling of BL2 material. They reused most of the NPC:s, the graphical style, weapons mods with few exceptions and worst of all, even the god damn jokes and personalities. The bad guys were kind of like Handsome Jack withPeople are giving this game 0 and 1 scores for co-op problems, which of course are a big problem, but not everything. In my opinion, the biggest problem with BL3 is the recycling of BL2 material. They reused most of the NPC:s, the graphical style, weapons mods with few exceptions and worst of all, even the god damn jokes and personalities. The bad guys were kind of like Handsome Jack with small changes. Is the funny psychopath really the only option to play the bad guy?

    It was pretty much like playing a BL2 DLC and since there have been so many of those already, the BL2 style jokes and NPCs such as Claptrap and Tiny Tina started to annoy me pretty fast. Shooting bandits and the beasts of the desert should have been replaced with something new. The player classes felt like slightly altered versions of BL2 classes which made even the first play through pretty uninteresting. I chose Fl4k for my first play through and started with Maze after that, but there really isn't anything new to experience with different characters so there's not much point for NG+.

    It was not all bad though. The gameplay is as good as in BL2, which is very good, but then again, I could always play BL2 if BL3 has nothing else to offer. The music in BL3 was very enjoyable as it almost always is with Jesper Kyd and there were many cool, small details here and there. I just wish they had created something new around the details.    … Expand
  56. OMGZacEfron
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
    I finally forced myself to finish this game, so months late but at least I slogged through it.

    The Pros: Despite pretty severe lag, especially if one person opens up their menu, couch co-op is still fun, even in spite of the horizontal screen split. The combat is fun for the first fifteen hours, and the types of guns to experiment with is insane; I didn't even realize until the last    I finally forced myself to finish this game, so months late but at least I slogged through it.

    The Pros: Despite pretty severe lag, especially if one person opens up their menu, couch co-op is still fun, even in spite of the horizontal screen split. The combat is fun for the first fifteen hours, and the types of guns to experiment with is insane; I didn't even realize until the last boss fight that 'Adaptive' guns stick an alien parasite on the front. Some jokes also land pretty well, and the game still has the chaotic fun of the previous entries.

    The Cons: This might be the most repetitive game I've ever played. Literally you will be fighting the same enemies throughout the entire game, and since they scale as you level, there will literally be no difference in fights. Boss fights and quests are pretty unimaginative once you dig beneath the surface, and the writing gets old fast. The jokes don't seem as smart as the first two; the punchline for 50% of the jokes is literally about turds. That feeds into another problem in this game, which is just lazy writing. They constantly just fall back on jokes instead of trying to do any character progression or storytelling. You find out about the main villains' motivations in the 11th hour of the game, and it's such a pointless, stupid reveal that you just shrug. I found myself praying for the game to end for the last five hours, only to land in a new map that I barely bothered to explore--because why should I? The baddies are the same everywhere, and at a certain point, the sheer volume of basic guns thrown at your face also makes the experience pointless.

    Conclusion: The game's basic formula just hasn't aged well over the past decade. It's like we all grew up, and Borderlands didn't bother. They just rinse-repeat the same bad guys, the same combat, the same juvenile jokes, even the level layouts are the same--so that every shootout feels like you've been there before. They even keep dragging along the same NPCs throughout the game, which is fine for nostalgia's sake, but at a certain point, why even bother?    … Expand
  57. Mickelockd1
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    So the game is just more Borderlands, that is good and bad in essence. First, the best points in the game are the renewed mechanics for gameplay, making guns fell that awesome is an acomplishment, even details and designs are just incredible.
    But what takes a lot of the score in this review and makes me feel empty is the way it manages the story and some of its characters. First, the    So the game is just more Borderlands, that is good and bad in essence. First, the best points in the game are the renewed mechanics for gameplay, making guns fell that awesome is an acomplishment, even details and designs are just incredible.
    But what takes a lot of the score in this review and makes me feel empty is the way it manages the story and some of its characters. First, the story is actually not bad, but is not the best. The reason relies on the different characters that are presented, some of them really loveable ones, and how little they are developed during the game, this could have been supplied with more secondary misions, leading to a mayor progression, mission diversity and more in game hours of content, that is translated in just plain Borderlands fun.

    So in essence, the base game needs more optional missions, more character development and just plain Borderlands essences with more funny jokes, such as a classic like Face Mcshooty as an example.    … Expand
  58. SlyKen
    Jan 21, 2020
    7
    Great gameplay horrible story great soundtracks fun co op expieraince Screw randy pitchford
  59. cinogen
    Jan 21, 2020
    6
    very repetitive game play and missions are broken down to much not tiny mini side missions which is very annoying
  60. Ayshess
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    100+ HR review, played through story 3 times: Borderlands 3 is a great sequel to Borderlands 2, with fantastic gameplay mechanics, level progression and endgame content only to be held back by story missions, character development and cutscene animations.

    In addition in my first play through I experienced quite a lot of bugs which I would have expected to be patched by now considering the    100+ HR review, played through story 3 times: Borderlands 3 is a great sequel to Borderlands 2, with fantastic gameplay mechanics, level progression and endgame content only to be held back by story missions, character development and cutscene animations.

    In addition in my first play through I experienced quite a lot of bugs which I would have expected to be patched by now considering the passed time since the release. However, this did not stop me from enjoying the game and all the things it threw at me, even playing solo was a blast and made me want to progress on the other characters as the randomised loot and enemy variations kept the game from feeling stale and repetitive.

    An overall good game that I recommend anyone picks up who enjoyed BL2 or similar games like destiny or RPG-like titles.    … Expand
  61. Dante9231
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    A fun, over the top experience with great art which is let down by bugs and monotonous villians.
  62. Rexcrazy
    Jan 6, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is decent and it has some pros and cons

    Pros:
    Gunplay is really good
    The Loot is always good

    Now the Cons:
    The story is really bad, the villains are annoying as ****
    Ava
    Bugs
    Cutscenes that have the audio delayed
  63. Spoonyon
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    The writing is bad but the gameplay is good. Your tolerance for the former and how much you actually enjoy the core mechanics and game design will determine what you think of this one. Gone is the charisma of the 2nd game but the guns are better so yeah. For the record the game has only crashed for me twice out of the 40+ hours I sunk into it but I realize that a vast majority of peopleThe writing is bad but the gameplay is good. Your tolerance for the former and how much you actually enjoy the core mechanics and game design will determine what you think of this one. Gone is the charisma of the 2nd game but the guns are better so yeah. For the record the game has only crashed for me twice out of the 40+ hours I sunk into it but I realize that a vast majority of people weren't as fortunate and making the game function properly is a definite factor in a rating.… Expand
  64. maumihau
    Dec 30, 2019
    6
    Excellent gameplay that improves upon the previous two titles. But good god is the main storyline almost painful to play through thanks to the embarrassing jokes and poor direction .
  65. kirkender
    Dec 16, 2019
    7
    The landscape of gaming has changed a lot since Borderlands first arrived. #3 doesn't do anything to adapt or invent anything, and that's okay. However, in terms of humor and story, Borderlands 3 is woeful garbage. It's such a silly premise, and could be a really engaging and fun story, but instead its hard headed, mean and regressive. All the characters are wasted. It's like a dungeonsThe landscape of gaming has changed a lot since Borderlands first arrived. #3 doesn't do anything to adapt or invent anything, and that's okay. However, in terms of humor and story, Borderlands 3 is woeful garbage. It's such a silly premise, and could be a really engaging and fun story, but instead its hard headed, mean and regressive. All the characters are wasted. It's like a dungeons and dragons campaign by a DM who focuses on creating characters and settings but forgets to actually make a compelling game. It's still a blast to play, and the collecting better and better guns is a wonderful loop, but it needs a serious reinvention in order to stay relevant.… Expand
  66. Steyraus
    Dec 5, 2019
    7
    All the things that made the previous games fun are here,, well mostly, there is a ton of things that actually feel like a downgrade, especially in world intersection, but its still a fun looter shooter..The game would have got a 8 in my opinion, except for one Massive problem.."The game runs like **** Resolution mode is just unplayable, frame rate is all over the place and it actuallyAll the things that made the previous games fun are here,, well mostly, there is a ton of things that actually feel like a downgrade, especially in world intersection, but its still a fun looter shooter..The game would have got a 8 in my opinion, except for one Massive problem.."The game runs like **** Resolution mode is just unplayable, frame rate is all over the place and it actually made me sick to play on my larger TV..So that leave the 1080P performance mode, that in barely functional, it try to hit 60 fps and barley stays above 50..Seriously what kind of development team cant get a game that barly looks much better than its prequel that came out like 8 years ago run stable at 1080p on the ps4 PRO...Its embarrassing, have they seen what Sony has done with this console?? God of war,, Spiderman?? The performance is absolutely embarrassing, and they haven't fixed it months after launch..
    The visuals one saving grade is the HDR, its realy great use of HDr on my TV at least.    … Expand
  67. PricesMoustache
    Nov 27, 2019
    7
    Borderlands fans, I am one, will enjoy it, but not as much as its predecessors. New bad guys just not very memorable. Stand out moments are few. Platinum is just too easy this time around - I love a good grind for platinum. Unlike its predecessors I am not invested in or inclined to jump back in to play any new DLC which is testimony to my points above.
    Solid game - just not as fun as I    Borderlands fans, I am one, will enjoy it, but not as much as its predecessors. New bad guys just not very memorable. Stand out moments are few. Platinum is just too easy this time around - I love a good grind for platinum. Unlike its predecessors I am not invested in or inclined to jump back in to play any new DLC which is testimony to my points above.
    Solid game - just not as fun as I was expecting. If you aren't a big borderlands fan - grab this game when there is a price drop.    … Expand
  68. User227
    Nov 23, 2019
    5
    The best game of 2019.Borderlands 3 better than Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 2.
  69. MichiGotsIt
    Nov 16, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not one to leave a review for games but for Borderlands 3, I had to. What in the world is going at Gearbox, did they change writing staff, 'cause the story really sucks ass. Why is the focus placed heavily on Ava, and the way they seem to be killing off characters is amazing. I really love the improvements with fast travel, theguns (100% better than Anthem), and Im really love the way boss fights are sat up, however the story is way too short. Honestly, the game would have worked better as a 30 dollars expansion.… Expand
  70. Janrad
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    Borderlands 3 is a fairly entertaining game but not special, certainly not as special as the 2 previous parts were. Unfortunately, the dialogues and sometimes hilarious cries of some enemies that you could hear in parts 1 and 2 are missing. The worlds you have to go through are fine but not nearly as impressive as the earlier parts. It is hoping for spectacular expansions through updatesBorderlands 3 is a fairly entertaining game but not special, certainly not as special as the 2 previous parts were. Unfortunately, the dialogues and sometimes hilarious cries of some enemies that you could hear in parts 1 and 2 are missing. The worlds you have to go through are fine but not nearly as impressive as the earlier parts. It is hoping for spectacular expansions through updates to take the game to a higher level.… Expand
  71. jonbates123
    Nov 4, 2019
    5
    I loved BL2. I mostly play with my wife on co-op splitscreen and we have completed the story twice already, playing through a third time now on True Vault Hunter Mode.

    The good: - Gameplay - It's really great, the battles can get so crazy to the point you can't even see what you're shooting but it's somehow really, really fun to play. - Future Updates - Gearbox updated and added so    I loved BL2. I mostly play with my wife on co-op splitscreen and we have completed the story twice already, playing through a third time now on True Vault Hunter Mode.

    The good:
    - Gameplay - It's really great, the battles can get so crazy to the point you can't even see what you're shooting but it's somehow really, really fun to play.
    - Future Updates - Gearbox updated and added so much to BL2 over the years, the hope is that they will do this for BL3 too because it really needs it.

    The bad:
    - The story - It's not entertaining at all, it's slow in places and really badly written.
    - Technical issues - on PS4 splitscreen you basically freeze when you open any menu.It is so annoying and frankly it should be fixed by now. The game crashes frequently. I played in single player and it wasn't so bad but if you want to play co-op wait until the game is fixed.
    -End-game - At the moment it consists of replaying wave defense type scenarios and once you've done that, you increase the difficulty and do it again for more loot. It is fun but it does get repetitive.    … Expand
  72. AndrewRyanov56
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    Its basically just traditional borderlands game play but updated. The story is terrible however, it throws all the previous lore and world building out the window for cheap grabs at your emotions. Grab for half off at a sale to experience the game play and the horrible writing.
  73. christhewiz
    Nov 1, 2019
    6
    This game is a real letdown. Especially the loop system the core feature of this game is a mess. The chances of getting a rare or epic weapon is nearly nil, leaving you constantly dissatisfied and unrewarded after each major fight. Everything feels repetitive: the weapons dropped, the foes, the missions, the humor, etc. Just stopped playing of shear boredom. Dear 2K Games, get someThis game is a real letdown. Especially the loop system the core feature of this game is a mess. The chances of getting a rare or epic weapon is nearly nil, leaving you constantly dissatisfied and unrewarded after each major fight. Everything feels repetitive: the weapons dropped, the foes, the missions, the humor, etc. Just stopped playing of shear boredom. Dear 2K Games, get some developers who actually like to create a fun game.… Expand
  74. CallumMcA
    Oct 24, 2019
    6
    After the critical success of former games, the third instalment had large boots to fill. Unfortunately it falls far short to deliver.

    The Borderlands games shine when it comes to co-op, allowing you and your friends to tool up with procedural generated weapons that can allow for some interesting gun play. Combat is refined, customisation allows a lot freedom and the challenge is there    After the critical success of former games, the third instalment had large boots to fill. Unfortunately it falls far short to deliver.

    The Borderlands games shine when it comes to co-op, allowing you and your friends to tool up with procedural generated weapons that can allow for some interesting gun play. Combat is refined, customisation allows a lot freedom and the challenge is there if you want it using the Mayhem modes.

    That being said, this isn't enough to hold up the game. There is nothing strikingly new here, nothing pops out as innovative or allows it to stand out from the other entries. The story is exhausting and predictable and the player has no real impact with cut scenes feeling like an outer body experience, the characters that populate the worlds are far from interesting and often a parody. Bosses are forgettable. Areas of the game are stale. Pop culture references are scattered through out, sometimes very much cringe worthy.

    If you want to mow down waves of enemies with your buddies in an end game for generated loot ultimately hitting your level and guardian rank caps then by all means this game is worth a go as a co op experience at max level but then what?    … Expand
  75. StudMuffinOP
    Oct 20, 2019
    6
    At first the game was great. Story was hilarious and everything else you would expect from a Borderlands game. Was able to finish all the chapters with FL4K. Disappointed after all the nerfs and patches involving an offline game though. Matchmaking also was fairly buggy for me and when I would find a pairing it would normally be with someone who completed that chapter or far back from theAt first the game was great. Story was hilarious and everything else you would expect from a Borderlands game. Was able to finish all the chapters with FL4K. Disappointed after all the nerfs and patches involving an offline game though. Matchmaking also was fairly buggy for me and when I would find a pairing it would normally be with someone who completed that chapter or far back from the story. Also the wipe from the loot bank was really disappointing after all the hours grinding. I really wanted to love this game but after all the patches it just made things a little bit worse.

    Def. pick up the game if you're a die hard fan but I don't recommend buying it at full price.    … Expand
  76. Maxxian
    Oct 17, 2019
    7
    The gameplay is fun but it still has it's issues. Game will randomly crash and some skills do not seem to be working as intended. After today's patch, they nerfed a lot of fun guns, I thought I would give True Vault Hunter a play through (new game +) and I solidified my biggest complaint in the game...the story. I hate the story. The old characters which we have come to love are, in myThe gameplay is fun but it still has it's issues. Game will randomly crash and some skills do not seem to be working as intended. After today's patch, they nerfed a lot of fun guns, I thought I would give True Vault Hunter a play through (new game +) and I solidified my biggest complaint in the game...the story. I hate the story. The old characters which we have come to love are, in my opinion, horribly handled and the new characters are just not likeable. Overall it's still a decent game but again with the recent patches...I'm going to put this one down until the developers figure out where they want to go.… Expand
  77. stealthbushido
    Oct 17, 2019
    5
    Been addicted to Borderlands since the first game. The only one I never got into was the pre sequel. I am having just as difficult a time getting into this one. The 2 main villains are absolutely cringe worthy but even ignoring that I still can't seem to get into this. I had such high hopes too.
  78. SHANJIJI
    Oct 6, 2019
    6
    我第一次打任务关卡的时候对这个游戏评价可以达到9分。但是当我通关之后发现并没有了继续游戏的乐趣，重复的怪物，不平衡的职业设计（我的通关职业是赞恩），溢出的数据，糟糕的PS4优化（我记得厂商宣传时说把PS4作为重要的平台，现在看来只是一种宣传套路罢了），种种的因素决定了这个游戏没有通关后继续的乐趣。尽管我的巅峰等级已经达到了57级,但我还是没有找到这些巅峰等级带来的乐趣。现在看来，无主之地3并没有达到我一开始的预期，总体看起来厂家像是花了大力气在广告造势上。我没有也没有动力进行多人游戏，因为我想象不到几个高巅峰等级的角色在一场混乱3游戏中能做什么。所以，我给出一个及格分数，完全是出于任务模式。我第一次打任务关卡的时候对这个游戏评价可以达到9分。但是当我通关之后发现并没有了继续游戏的乐趣，重复的怪物，不平衡的职业设计（我的通关职业是赞恩），溢出的数据，糟糕的PS4优化（我记得厂商宣传时说把PS4作为重要的平台，现在看来只是一种宣传套路罢了），种种的因素决定了这个游戏没有通关后继续的乐趣。尽管我的巅峰等级已经达到了57级,但我还是没有找到这些巅峰等级带来的乐趣。现在看来，无主之地3并没有达到我一开始的预期，总体看起来厂家像是花了大力气在广告造势上。我没有也没有动力进行多人游戏，因为我想象不到几个高巅峰等级的角色在一场混乱3游戏中能做什么。所以，我给出一个及格分数，完全是出于任务模式。
  79. Goo4you
    Oct 5, 2019
    6
    So, it's been a while since I've written a review and after replaying one of my most playable games of all time--Borderlands 2 and it's subsequent last DLC, and with the experience still fresh in my mind, all I can say about Borderlands 3 is...

    It's meh. The game doesn't even bother to set up the story properly as you're thrown into the game with nary a reason to any of the new Vault    So, it's been a while since I've written a review and after replaying one of my most playable games of all time--Borderlands 2 and it's subsequent last DLC, and with the experience still fresh in my mind, all I can say about Borderlands 3 is...

    It's meh.

    The game doesn't even bother to set up the story properly as you're thrown into the game with nary a reason to any of the new Vault Hunters being on Pandora. Not only this but mainstays like Tannis or Moxxi, show up over your Echo to tell you to collect this or knockdown that. Look, I get that you know we all remember who these people are, the Vault Hunter though...has NO clue who any of these people are and just kinda goes along with it? If you're going to be lazy with setting up the game, don't expect us to think all the highly of the experience.

    I know there several technical issues out, but my grievances are in the QoL realm. Here are just some:

    ~Font size and color. Why did you go with condensed, tiny font against generally dark backgrounds? Do you know how many times I lose the damn option to open a box because the font just disappears into the aether? BL2 had big old white fonts, you can see them all the time.

    ~Why am I forced to hold down the action button to fast travel? At least make it an option.

    ~Targeting/hitboxes are so unbelievably tiny in comparison to BL2 that I can lose entire clips by being a fraction of a hair off. In the early game, this becomes near game-breaking as some guns empty a whole clip and can empty your full ammo amount in less than a minute of firing, leaving you more often than not, with no ammo left.

    ~The lack of in-game badass ranks is a massive downer because leveling up means nothing more than more HP and a talent, which by the way, PUNISHES players due to NOT having any of those vital quirks available in actual play. Getting little choices to upgrade recoil reduction or gun damage helped bridge levels and growth of the character, while talent trees were dedicated solely to spec and style. Were are at the whim of the trees alone, and if you're early level to maybe middling level, you're screwed. In fact, some guns outright are a death sentence to use. Try using a shotgun with base damage, low mags, slow reloads, and no buffs? And some classes rely on that weapon! Just open up the badass ranks to the story!

    ~Enemies are disgusting bullet sponges, or Gun damage is majorly undertooled. Just from simple bandits of equal level or one up on down from current, I have guns that have a dmg output of 7 or 9 with a clip of 19. I can quickly pump an entire two clips into one bandit just to take them down, and that's including crits. That gun has max ammo of what? 340? And each bandit without missing is taking nearly 40 bullets to kill? And every gun is like this. I didn't actually start to enjoy myself until I got a Tangarine pistol with fire damage around level 9 and even then, ammo is so scarce I'm more concerned about conservation rather than ENJOYING THE GAME I'M PLAYING!!

    ~The niche, but self-aware, smart humor of the previous games is gone here as it's become more mean-spirited and crude. I get tastes change, but this devolved to a miserable state. Delivery and cadence of lines are gone. I know there's a new actor for Claptrap, but the one thing that made Claptrap great was automated, never ceasing positive delivery of lines. He didn't emote, he couldn't! This version does. It's like he got the emotional chip as Data did, and emotional Data sucked.

    This game is just a letdown, pretty much a downstep from everything the prior did. The things BL2 did right should have been accentuated, both they weren't. Instead, it feels more akin to the devs had a chip on their shoulder when making it and it seeped into the actual game. There's no fun here, no quirky joy; just a modern-day shooter angling gameplay for a potential microtransaction system to be implemented (Oh you want badass ranks? Buy Torge BADASS COINS!!) Will I finish it? Yea, I paid for it, will I enjoy it like the past? Nope.

    *Update 10/5: I'm about finished with the story, but I wanted to tag on a few "issues" I've come across.

    ~The developers and writers are nothing more than insecure, thin-skinned, middle-aged babies, that are threatened by young people. Play the mission "ECHOnet Neutrality" and then tell me I'm wrong.

    ~The overall tone of dialogue, story, and design belabors a contempt for the player base unlike ANY Gearbox has made before. I can almost hear Randy Pitchford gleefully saying "Oh, do that, that'll piss them off." There's so much of this in this game, I don't even know where to being. It's the whole thing. It's one thing to poke fun at things, it's another to make it your business to stab your hatred into the faces of all to see.

    I don't want to see or play another Borderlands game again after this. That is the mark of just how miserable the devs made this.    … Expand
  80. bcdserra
    Oct 5, 2019
    6
    So first of all SREW YOU GEARBOX for half-assing your dreamjob while I take my hard earned vacation time to play your janky turd.
    The gameplay, locations and weapons are pretty awesome if you can overcome the technical shortcomings like horrible framerate and infuriating laggy menu, let's get that out of the way.
    The reason I'm really pissed is another one though. I worked a ****    So first of all SREW YOU GEARBOX for half-assing your dreamjob while I take my hard earned vacation time to play your janky turd.
    The gameplay, locations and weapons are pretty awesome if you can overcome the technical shortcomings like horrible framerate and infuriating laggy menu, let's get that out of the way.
    The reason I'm really pissed is another one though. I worked a **** underpaid job all year to have six weeks vacation, two of those dedicated to your "work".
    After those two weeks I was deep into the endgame when I realised that Zane, the character I picked, IS THE MOST USELESS BUM IN VIDEOGAME HISTORY. There is no endgame build no matter how much you respec and puzzle, there is no killer combination, there is nothing that makes sense about this character.
    I know that Gearbox isn't responsible for my rotten luck but I still hate them for botching a fourth of their entire roster.
    Thanks a lot Randy.    … Expand
  81. Beppo
    Oct 4, 2019
    5
    The game starts quite good with a nice mix of comedy and gun play. The different styles of weapons make fun and during the first chapters the mix of shooting and looting is fun. The first bigger bosses are fun too. But then the whole game gets boring, the story is not really on top and you start to no longer listening to most dialogues. Only a few side missions are so hilarious that youThe game starts quite good with a nice mix of comedy and gun play. The different styles of weapons make fun and during the first chapters the mix of shooting and looting is fun. The first bigger bosses are fun too. But then the whole game gets boring, the story is not really on top and you start to no longer listening to most dialogues. Only a few side missions are so hilarious that you get back to the good feel this game could have been delivering but the main story is pretty lame.
    After the first "main" boss (to avoid spoilers) the game goes down continuously. Shooting doesn't make fun anymore. Most times you simply aim for the head and wait till the enemy finally hits the ground. Bigger enemies are bulletsponges and this continues till the end. The following main bosses are just that... bulletsponges with a lot of boom bang effects but nothing really to worry about besides the one or two times an unfair combination of effects hits you all of a sudden. A lot of effects a lot of bullets but you end up holding the fire button till the boss finally hits the ground - which can take a long time.
    Then there's Mayhem-Mode after the story ends... well, all what's changing is the sponginess... if you switch directly to the highest Mayhem-Mode level you end up pumping dozens if not hundreds of bullets into small enemies that you were able to lay down with a couple crits beforehand. Sure, your weapons at that time aren't perfectly fitting, but the first drops of new gear show you how much the firepower will increase and really it doesn't scale as much as needed to make the game "fun" at all. If enemies need a hundred bullets to get downed and you just move a little bit to the left and right or cn even stay still the whole time (as Beastmaster with your pet) then this doesn't make fun at all.
    Boring ...
    I stopped playing all side missions and looking into each corner of the map to explore for additional tasks after beating the second main boss. Reason: I was already around level 35 and most quest rewards were lower level compared to random drops. In addition only a handful of side missions then still had the difficulty of "normal", most were stated as "trivial", so I avoided them or crashed through within a minute or two. Not fun.
    So, I ended up to beat the campaign and played one or two hours more to then look at the title and asking myself if I really should play the same boring stuff again with another character or not... currently the tendency is way closer to "not" unfortunately.    … Expand
  82. Khalcynee
    Sep 30, 2019
    6
    Très bon gameplay, et bonne histoire mais trop bugé pour le moment pour mériter une meilleure note
  83. chaputom
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    An enjoyable core return to the series. Mad loot, weapons, and carnage everywhere you look. The artstyle and details are great, online co-op is great, and the little kwirks and side quests are great. I stlll haven't beat the game but there is plenty of content, side quests, challenges, loot farming, and exploring to keep you occupied. This is the first Borderlands game I can play by myselfAn enjoyable core return to the series. Mad loot, weapons, and carnage everywhere you look. The artstyle and details are great, online co-op is great, and the little kwirks and side quests are great. I stlll haven't beat the game but there is plenty of content, side quests, challenges, loot farming, and exploring to keep you occupied. This is the first Borderlands game I can play by myself if I don't have a friend available. Enjoying it!… Expand
  84. Hobobo
    Sep 28, 2019
    6
    Huge Borderlands 2 fan, but this new installment just isn't doing it for me. The only only things I can really praise at the moment is the graphics and side quest writing (it's hilarious).

    - The main story is pretty 'meh' - Not enough levels compared to BL2 - No Raid bosses - Universal loot drops, instead of enemy specific - Endgame is boring - Menus freeze up in online multiplayer    Huge Borderlands 2 fan, but this new installment just isn't doing it for me. The only only things I can really praise at the moment is the graphics and side quest writing (it's hilarious).

    - The main story is pretty 'meh'
    - Not enough levels compared to BL2
    - No Raid bosses
    - Universal loot drops, instead of enemy specific
    - Endgame is boring
    - Menus freeze up in online multiplayer
    - Texture pop in while playing is insane
    - Quest missions glitch out, npc's can't be interacted with
    - New Sanctuary is annoying to navigate

    That's just my experience with the game so far. I've beaten the campaign and solo'd a lot of stuff on Mayhem 3. FL4K literally breaks the game and I chose him as my character without even knowing it. Once I leveled up his critical tree, everything got steam rolled. I then looked online and a lot of people are confirming the same thing.    … Expand
  85. lewis1992
    Sep 28, 2019
    6
    Great gameplay, terrible storyline, awful humour.

    Expect varied and rewarding gameplay on a range of different maps. But the storyline has no focus, is very forgettable (for example, a pathetically easy final boss), and attempts at humour which completely FAIL, especially compared to the amazing BL2. Humour is mostly very "Americanised", i.e. over-the-top 'THIS IS A JOKE'    Great gameplay, terrible storyline, awful humour.

    Expect varied and rewarding gameplay on a range of different maps. But the storyline has no focus, is very forgettable (for example, a pathetically easy final boss), and attempts at humour which completely FAIL, especially compared to the amazing BL2.

    Humour is mostly very "Americanised", i.e. over-the-top 'THIS IS A JOKE' in-your-face lines. One example is a "joke" about a character's moustache is repeated at least 10 times in the main storyline alone, making the game seem desperate for a laugh.

    The "villains" of this game are forgettable and boring compared to the amazing Handsome Jack of BL2. There are also currently no endgame raid bosses, just repetitive arena challenges that feel like a chore to complete, even in co-op.

    All of this is on top of the massive amount of lag spikes / glitches / bugged PSN Trophies, which many others have discussed.

    Only pick this up if you're interested in the gameplay, otherwise expect to be disappointed.    … Expand
  86. tcmpreville
    Sep 27, 2019
    6
    Borderlands 3 review

    tl;dr Wait to buy. Unfinished classes/characters. Serious framerate/lag issues (PS4 Pro). Had you asked me at or soon after launch, I probably would've given it 9/10 despite the frequent massive framerate and lag issues. However, given the recent round of "balancing" updates (with many more likely), I feel generous giving it 6/10. Gearbox had 7 years to develop this    Borderlands 3 review

    tl;dr Wait to buy. Unfinished classes/characters. Serious framerate/lag issues (PS4 Pro).

    Had you asked me at or soon after launch, I probably would've given it 9/10 despite the frequent massive framerate and lag issues. However, given the recent round of "balancing" updates (with many more likely), I feel generous giving it 6/10. Gearbox had 7 years to develop this game; I will be merciless.

    The core issue is the state in which this and many other games are being released. It's becoming normalized to release games that are more or less incomplete, many appearing more like Betas or even Alphas sometimes. If I know this is the case up front that's ok (Warframe). If I know it's a game as service (Destiny, Anthem, etc) I'm also more tolerant. If it's a AAA single/co-op player game that's "gone gold"? Totally unacceptable.

    It took people just days to figure out OP builds and weapons, so all must suffer now while Gearbox nerfs/buffs classes and weapons in the name of "balance". Gearbox will probably repeat this "balancing" cycle for a few months (at least) while they actually finish the game, on our time, with our dime that we already spent on a game that was sold as complete.

    The updates also made the game LESS stable for me on PS4. Pre-update I had 1 blue screen in 2 weeks. Post-update I had 4 blue screens in 4 hours. And that's nothing compared to all the poor people who had their Bank was erased. But we still have those pesky framerate and lag issues. You know, the actual problems with the game.

    Post release updates for a solo/co-op game like this should be bug/exploit fixes, buffs and DLC ONLY. Not "We just now realized that a class that works as advertised is OP and now we need to fix it." TOO LATE! You already released the game. Better luck next time! (Also, it's solo/co-op PvE. Balance is nice, but does it really matter? Why not just buff the weak stuff and make enemies tougher if necessary?)

    Now Gearbox has a big mess on their hands because fans are righteously pissed that they took stuff away from them. Stuff that they paid for. This is inexcusable. And it's completely and unequivocally Gearbox's fault.

    I will not pay Gearbox to be their Beta tester. In fact, it kinda makes me want to attempt to get a refund just on principle. Instead, I will NEVER pre-order any game ever again. And I'm setting B3 aside for 3-6 months (or however long it takes for this **** to subside) before I pick it up again.    … Expand
  87. fellgo
    Sep 27, 2019
    5
    If the game deserves to be commended for not having microtransactions then it also deserves to be criticized for the poor state it has since launch. Plenty of bugs and performance issues need fixing but there is one single important thing that can't be fixed: the atrocious writing.
  88. O_DuckiO_o
    Sep 27, 2019
    5
    Just a 6/10. Repeat usage of most code. The entire guns system is so convoluted it takes hours to get guns- or shields- or anything of use. Don't get me wrong, you'll get plenty of spam: repeat voice lines; pistols; and lazy writing.

    They screwed over their entire studio and hired all new people to be "cheap" and "basic"- so they made something "cheap"...and basic. Just play borderlands    Just a 6/10. Repeat usage of most code. The entire guns system is so convoluted it takes hours to get guns- or shields- or anything of use. Don't get me wrong, you'll get plenty of spam: repeat voice lines; pistols; and lazy writing.

    They screwed over their entire studio and hired all new people to be "cheap" and "basic"- so they made something "cheap"...and basic.

    Just play borderlands 2 and save your money.    … Expand
  89. BuildLancer
    Sep 26, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a decent game, more borderlands but a lot of the Cameo characters feel like they were thrown in last min, some missions get stuck or glitch and require closing the game and opening it up again. Had some lag issues and also a weird glitch that makes my name and my group members names fly around the screen constantly which is not only distracting and annoying. I also feel that they killed off characters just to kill them off with characters making some very dumb decision that i felt was really forced. Endgame is already boring me and my friends who have already hit LVL 50 and gotten all the legendaries they want im currently LVL 47 with my other friend being 49 and it just feels like a chore to us to play the game to gather legendaries and match making takes a longtime as well, if anyone thinks its my internet i got 300 mbs download and 50 mbs upload speeds. But in conclusion it is more borderlands not a bad thing but it just feels like it could have been more.… Expand
  90. Ross0203
    Sep 26, 2019
    5
    This game is a lot of fun, but it's lacking something new to make it more interesting than Borderlands 2. It's basically Borderlands 2.5, but it's not a bad thing, just not something great. The story is a bit tedious at times, and boss fights can be dull. The dark-humour, memorable characters, and excellent loot system is what kept me engaged though.
  91. ThereIsNoSpoon
    Sep 26, 2019
    5
    What an average offering. Yes, the graphics and sound effects are better, and maybe even the gameplay is better, but the writing, characters, and voice acting are easily the worst of the series. I haven't laughed ONCE so far, whereas in Borderlands 2 I laughed almost immediately and that humor carried on throughout. That was one of the funniest games I've ever played. The writing inWhat an average offering. Yes, the graphics and sound effects are better, and maybe even the gameplay is better, but the writing, characters, and voice acting are easily the worst of the series. I haven't laughed ONCE so far, whereas in Borderlands 2 I laughed almost immediately and that humor carried on throughout. That was one of the funniest games I've ever played. The writing in BL3 is so cringy and juvenile that I have to wonder if it's even the same team.

    And I played on PS4 Pro so I can't complain about the performance. Worked pretty well for me. Unfortunately I have no desire to keep playing. Looting & shooting is only as fun as your purpose in the world, and without a solid story or writing, there is no purpose.    … Expand
  92. The_BlueRose
    Sep 23, 2019
    7
    Borderlands 3 ofrece una experiencia muy similar a los anteriores títulos con apenas diferencias en el apartado técnico y jugable.

    El loot sigue siendo una parte fundamental y la historia aunque interesante no llega a presentar unos villanos tan carismáticos como en las anteriores entregas. Cabe destacar el mal rendimiento tanto en el modo resolución (el cual es apenas jugable por su    Borderlands 3 ofrece una experiencia muy similar a los anteriores títulos con apenas diferencias en el apartado técnico y jugable.

    El loot sigue siendo una parte fundamental y la historia aunque interesante no llega a presentar unos villanos tan carismáticos como en las anteriores entregas.

    Cabe destacar el mal rendimiento tanto en el modo resolución (el cual es apenas jugable por su nefasto framerate) como en el modo rendimiento (apenas puede mantener un framerate estable a 1080), lo que no se entiende muy bien siendo que técnicamente no es demasiado demandante.

    Necesita un parche urgentemente.    … Expand
  93. Amleida
    Sep 23, 2019
    6
    Borderlands 3 is, by no means, a bad game. It's alright. The most die-hard loot-shooter fans might even tell you it's a great game. It's basically Borderlands 2, but with some really minor changes - more akin to a DLC than what you'd expect in a sequel. It doesn't seem to try to compete with anyone, or show that the developers have made progress since the last game.

    And that would    Borderlands 3 is, by no means, a bad game. It's alright. The most die-hard loot-shooter fans might even tell you it's a great game. It's basically Borderlands 2, but with some really minor changes - more akin to a DLC than what you'd expect in a sequel. It doesn't seem to try to compete with anyone, or show that the developers have made progress since the last game.

    And that would normally be fine. We see games like that being released every year in form of EA's sports games and the Call of Duty franchise before they added Sledgehammer to their list of developers and turned it into a 3-year development cycle. However, Borderlands was developed over a period of ridiculous 7 years, and not a single year. The blatant lack of progress is absolutely amazing, but for the wrong reasons. I don't know how they managed to add so incredibly little in such a vast amount of time. That's about the average time of a console's life cycle, before the next generation of consoles roll out. It's about the same amount of time it took Rockstar to turn the original Red Dead Redemption into a vastly different, upgraded and far more expansive game in Red Dead Redemption 2. It's baffling what little work they've done in those 7 years. These inflated, "professional critics reviews" don't make any sense when you take all of this into account. I would have expected a game with such an underwhelming degree of progress over its predecessor to have been made in 2-3 years.

    If you think the game is great, then that's fine, good for you. However, Borderlands 3 is, objectively speaking, an incredibly underdeveloped game that belongs far more fittingly in the PS3 era. And that's despite its generous 7 years in development. If you liked Borderlands 2 and you're not in a hurry to get this one, I recommend waiting until they put it on sale, because they're basically charging the price of a full game for a last-gen game that they likely didn't put much effort into producing.    … Expand
  94. GabiTheRabbit
    Sep 23, 2019
    5
    As a big fan of a franchise, I was slowly lowering my expectations after seeing trailers, but did not expect to be that disappointed.
    I'd say that game is not finished by a long shot, because of it's technical problems.
    - I play it at og ps4, and frame rate is horrible. Forget about playing at split screen (which was my initial intention), even playing solo frame rate is very poor -    As a big fan of a franchise, I was slowly lowering my expectations after seeing trailers, but did not expect to be that disappointed.
    I'd say that game is not finished by a long shot, because of it's technical problems.

    - I play it at og ps4, and frame rate is horrible. Forget about playing at split screen (which was my initial intention), even playing solo frame rate is very poor
    - texture load not only when map loads, but very often when you approach the objects or even npc, you have to wait a second or two, for texture to load. This can be also easily spoted when aiming at npc or enemies with sniper rifer. Game assumes that you are not close enough to load textures, so you see low res textures
    - game simply doesn't look good. Character and weapon models are in fact improved, but the whole rest is not. It doesn't feel like current generation game

    Story is made without much of a splendor. It's just jumping through different location, without a feeling of a purpose. Even when something 'big' is happening, the game doesn't success in presenting the magnitude of the event.

    As much as I loved borderlands 2, that was 7 years ago. One of the borderlands 3 biggest flaws, is that it resembles too much borderlands 2. Too little things got changed compared to the sequel.

    It still is a fun game once you suffer through technical issues, but it surely is not great, and I'm affraid might destroy or seriously damage the franchise in general. I played all the dlc's of previous borderlands, I don't feel like investing more money into b3. Even if you are borderlands fan, wait for patches and discounts.    … Expand
  95. mandydiazz81
    Sep 23, 2019
    6
    Ok, remember Borderlands 2, so this is the same thing... but with a few extra mechanics and oriented to make you spend a lot of money.

    The humor is not at the same level as it was in Boarderlands 2. Waiting so many years for this feels a little bit like a disappointment. But playing with friends makes it fun. Wait for a discount.
  96. pkarapan77
    Sep 19, 2019
    7
    Gameplay, looting and shooting mechanics 9/10. Graphics 8/10. Story and dialogue 1/10. Optimization and technical issues 6/10. Game is a lot of fun, but the story is incredibly cringey and not even remotely as funny as BL2 was.
  97. BoltSnapBolt
    Sep 19, 2019
    7
    Gameplay is amazing but Co Op is BROKEN. I am playing on a PS4 Pro and every time I try to play either locally or online with friends, the lag and FPS drops make the game UNPLAYABLE. Wait until after the patches to get this game.
  98. Skyline_RJ
    Sep 19, 2019
    7
    Borderlands 2 with new missions. Game is ok playing online. Who wants to play split screen in 2019??? Forget it...
  99. Nate3nate
    Sep 19, 2019
    5
    While the gameplay and looting is solid, the story and characters are the worst I've ever seen in a video game. For starters, the main villains are evil youtubers who use the concept of "family" to unify the bandits. Yes you read that right, those same flesh hungry killers stand united thanks to some tween youtuber spouting how anyone who joins her is part of a family now. Every maleWhile the gameplay and looting is solid, the story and characters are the worst I've ever seen in a video game. For starters, the main villains are evil youtubers who use the concept of "family" to unify the bandits. Yes you read that right, those same flesh hungry killers stand united thanks to some tween youtuber spouting how anyone who joins her is part of a family now. Every male character is either a complete moron, evil and a moron, weak, whiny, or gay. The playable characters are once again bossed around by everyone else, forced into being part of the Crimson Raiders (who are 99% wiped out), and are forced to listen to the worst character in the universe droll on about vehicles and hitting on you because apparently Scooter died in Tales from the Borderlands (Seriously, Ellie is garbage).

    It's been fun, which is why I give it a 5, but good god the story/characters need to just die.    … Expand
  100. Silshihab
    Sep 18, 2019
    6
    I have played borderlands almost nonstop since the original came out. As in, a new game comes out, I play it, beat it, back to borderlands. I've played with friends, solo, online, and I always loved the experience. Blds 1 and 2, are absolute must plays in my book. The pre-sequel definitely had its moments, but the best thing about it was the new characters/playstyles, nothing more. EndedI have played borderlands almost nonstop since the original came out. As in, a new game comes out, I play it, beat it, back to borderlands. I've played with friends, solo, online, and I always loved the experience. Blds 1 and 2, are absolute must plays in my book. The pre-sequel definitely had its moments, but the best thing about it was the new characters/playstyles, nothing more. Ended up just going back to Bl2 after one or two playthroughs.

    Now, I'm about halfway through BL3 and I have to say... getting similar vibes to the pre-sequel. You might argue that Im not fit to give a critique having not beat it, but right now... Im not sure I WILL beat it. Granted, they really improved on sound, added maybe a little more variety on weapons (though some of the new weapon sub-types are completely worthless) but overall, it feels very same-y.

    The sense of getting new and better loot consistently has kinda disappeared, and only seems to happen on occasion. It feels like there are way fewer sidequests and areas to discover, even if some might argue its the biggest of all the games. The story is pretty garbage (like always).

    To ME, the biggest problem is the new skill system. Each character has three trees as always, but from the few chars I've looked at, the trees dont always have a synergy between them. And some of the skills are just plain pointless. Ive been using the Siren so far, and Im currently deciding which of the second trees for me to choose is the least garbage.

    I could nitpick for a while, given my past love for the series, but in the end, I have to say its an OK addition, but one I would have probably waited for a sale if I was able to play a little beforehand.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

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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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