Borderlands 3

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1435 Ratings

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  1. Spycrabp
    Aug 23, 2023
    8
    I started playing this last year I think. First time playing a looter shooter game, The story is god-awful but the combat is fine. There are a few bugs, the only sidequests I haven't finished were from the Psycho Krieg DLC as the quests there were a bit boring for my taste and I found his mental side annoying.
  2. Flattinjib
    Jul 30, 2023
    4
    It feels like Borderlands, as always, especially at combat. The music is top notch.
    That's it, that's the good things.
    This game is like a woke zoomer tiktok brainstorming. The wokeness is unbearable. Possibly the wokest game I've ever played. All the male characters are just losers or idiotic buffoons, when not weak cowards or brainless animals. Except for the gay ones, of course. The    It feels like Borderlands, as always, especially at combat. The music is top notch.
    That's it, that's the good things.

    This game is like a woke zoomer tiktok brainstorming.
    The wokeness is unbearable. Possibly the wokest game I've ever played. All the male characters are just losers or idiotic buffoons, when not weak cowards or brainless animals. Except for the gay ones, of course. The alphabet agenda is all over the place. They made Tina an adult just to make her non binary because reasons. Her, and the Hammerlock and Jacobs story are so forced and shoved down my throat that I can't roll my eyes more or I'll get blind. Let alone some unnecessary fetch quests which are made just to insert more agenda. I don't even want to talk about Ava, the game's Mary Sue, because I can't stand her. I want to talk about the unfunny humor, which seems to be written by a 12 year old who thinks that poo and balls are super funny. I even find disturbing the bad taste thrown into the jokes, constantly. I like gross and offensive humor, but when is so bad, so basic, and constant, it's not funny, it's amazingly cringe. The writing, as always when they focus on wokeness, and female empowerment (completely misunderstood), is atrocious. I can't empathize with any main character because I find them insufferable or at least not interesting. I even found Lillith annoying, while the rest were simply obnoxious. It's been hard to finish the game, not just because of all this wokeness, but because I got really bored of killing the same enemies over and over again. And because I couldn't care less about the bad plot and the characters. The fact that I don't even want to touch the DLCs speaks volumes. The loot system is repetitive and not satisfying. This is the worst Borderlands. I didn't like the Presequel very much, but it was still good compared to this one.    … Expand
  3. Masigh
    Jun 4, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fantastic gam thank you 2k game a lot.
    I really like graphic style .
    An game play is awesome.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. RonDrift
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    Its a good game! Do not get me wrong, but it's not meant to be played solo.
  7. NazgulzLegacy
    Mar 18, 2023
    2
    These games are multiplayer only playing these games solo is nearly impossible even on the easiest difficulty setting
  8. 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.
  9. The_saver1328
    Feb 16, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a good game with the characters and story and the guns as well. I love what they did to this game… Expand
  10. sisiv
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    The cover itself is the reason NOT to buy it, if you do believe in respect for other people's beliefs and symbols that are holy to them.
  11. MayconAlex
    Jan 28, 2023
    8
    Jogo de tiro muito bom, mais fica mais legal jogando em coop com amigos ........
  12. Anthonzie
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    I was very skeptical, but the longer i played it, the more interesting it was becoming. This is the only game where I'm actually interested doing side quests after I've finished the game. It's colorful and engaging.
  13. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Honestly its not too bad! I'm a bit sad because I got my hopes up for this game and I wont lie its not too much of a step up yes the loot is amazing, awesome cosmetics and weapons, but so many of the same weapons are recycled just with different effects and the villains are annoying. Fortunately the game is still a blast and has great gameplay and combat. Story is a step down butHonestly its not too bad! I'm a bit sad because I got my hopes up for this game and I wont lie its not too much of a step up yes the loot is amazing, awesome cosmetics and weapons, but so many of the same weapons are recycled just with different effects and the villains are annoying. Fortunately the game is still a blast and has great gameplay and combat. Story is a step down but everything else is pretty good… Expand
  14. Paulgamer
    Oct 15, 2022
    0
    I bought this game without paying attention to its artcover. When I got home I realised how offensive the cover is. I am not easily offended but as a christian, I find the cover extremely abusive towards my religion and beliefs. I didn't sell the game but instead I just threw in a rubbish bin. These people think they are clever and brave for offending christians but these same "heroes"I bought this game without paying attention to its artcover. When I got home I realised how offensive the cover is. I am not easily offended but as a christian, I find the cover extremely abusive towards my religion and beliefs. I didn't sell the game but instead I just threw in a rubbish bin. These people think they are clever and brave for offending christians but these same "heroes" are far too scared to insult muslims because they are too afraid of possible repurcauitions.… Expand
  15. Cristianberte5_
    Sep 20, 2022
    9
    Gostei bastante do jogo,pra quem diz ah não tem nada de novo,cara você não jogou,está muito mais suave os combates,agora da pra atirar enquanto desliza, muito melhor,os gráficos são bem melhores,eu estou fazendo os 100% do jogo e ansioso pelo novo em outubro.
  16. Tongxi
    Sep 18, 2022
    4
    Borderlands 2 is far better. The story is boring. The player seems nothing to do with it.
  17. kostokc
    Sep 16, 2022
    4
    Way too dark image even i got very bright qled. Boring game with ne no any difference than b2. Not worth to buy or not even for free. boring weapons without any punch or sound. Aiming is delayed sticky kind of. Got 4 points only cos there is existing way worse than this. Still tho this isnt good.
  18. Thomaswoolf
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Try and pause a cutscene, it skips.
    No idea what the hell is going on, story wise, because it just skips when life happens during cutscenes
  19. 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
  20. BlueSlime
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    I got this for free on epic and still feel ripped off. i have spent more time starting a new game (4 times so far) than I have playing the game. And apparently they have never heard of this thing on PC called a mouse. This is a **** console port.
  21. 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.
  22. xSPAZZx
    Jun 14, 2022
    3
    Modernized and polished version of BL2, some glitches and slow menu...
    The humor is pretty tame and kinda cringe at times...It seemed like in not wanting to offend anyone they left a generic product that no one could relate to...
    BL2 had WAY BETTER HUMOR

    I'll wait for a year until it's on sale for 20$...
  23. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 7, 2022
    4
    The new characters this writing and this story are really sub-par. Borderlands peaked with two and even the weak sub-par Pre-sequel is better than this offering.

    The game performance is not ok and so the gameplay is not engaging. Constant micro stuttering and micro freezing is something you don't want in a FPS of any kind. The fun parts are new abilities/moves and that is about all I    The new characters this writing and this story are really sub-par. Borderlands peaked with two and even the weak sub-par Pre-sequel is better than this offering.

    The game performance is not ok and so the gameplay is not engaging. Constant micro stuttering and micro freezing is something you don't want in a FPS of any kind. The fun parts are new abilities/moves and that is about all I can think of in the fun department. The rest of the game as in the laggy driving and laggy shooting is bad. Oh and the tiny text is well annoying.

    TD/LR: Crap writing and crap technical wise with very niche DLC.    … Expand
  24. 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.
  25. MalFet1999
    May 26, 2022
    4
    While Borderlands 3 is polished and runs well, the experience of playing it is joyless. Missions are boring and uninspired, and require a huge amount of meaningless traversal. The worst offense here is the writing. Borderlands 1 and 2 haven't aged particularly well, but they still have fresher, funnier writing than this entry. I cringed so hard that I quit and uninstalled in the middle ofWhile Borderlands 3 is polished and runs well, the experience of playing it is joyless. Missions are boring and uninspired, and require a huge amount of meaningless traversal. The worst offense here is the writing. Borderlands 1 and 2 haven't aged particularly well, but they still have fresher, funnier writing than this entry. I cringed so hard that I quit and uninstalled in the middle of a cutscene. Borderlands used to feel like an irreverent counter to the mainstream AAA game, but Borderlands 3 stinks of a board room.… Expand
  26. FidelGastro
    May 9, 2022
    8
    The game kept what was great from the previous installments and more or less didn't offer much new.
    The story is an afterthought compared to the continuous action. And it doesn't really matter. However, the characters are well written, the jokes are not forcedly funny. I have to pick up the unique graphics of Borderlands games, which is already very characteristic for this series.I    The game kept what was great from the previous installments and more or less didn't offer much new.
    The story is an afterthought compared to the continuous action. And it doesn't really matter. However, the characters are well written, the jokes are not forcedly funny. I have to pick up the unique graphics of Borderlands games, which is already very characteristic for this series.I enjoyed the game. I rate it 8/10    … Expand
  27. Karolina001
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Absolutely awesome game. I love Borderlands 3.
    I spend a lot of time with this game.I liked the gameplay and gear even more than in borderlands 2.The dlcs and even the free events are amazing.There is nothing bad I can say about this game.
  28. 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
  29. 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 !!!
  30. Noitpecycul
    Feb 25, 2022
    3
    Buy this game on Xbox Series X|S or PS5. If you want to play at 60 fps of course.
  31. Gamebam3
    Feb 19, 2022
    8
    New planets with new environments and new bosses and loads of new and unique guns are all great. But the story is dragged down by the main villians who are incredbly cringy and uninspired
  32. danield80
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    Borderlands 3 is the cringiest instalment of the Borderlands series. The game is overflowing with dych jokes and boomer zoomer-wannabe jokes. The villains are the most cringeworthy villains in the history of games. They just keep bragging about how they obliterated your friend over and over again like no one cares, not even the protagonists.

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

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

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

    If you want to play a Borderlands game (or a "split screen game with your friend") you should definitely try one of the older ones since they are in so much better technical conditions rather than this cringe-emanating piece of craptlap with more coital/coomer "jokes" than jokes.    … Expand
  33. nickojeda612
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Worst Borderlands game by far. The humor is terrible and not what it once was, and the characters are often cringy and feel lazily added to the storyline. The antagonists are pretty bad in my opinion and the variety of side quests are also abysmal. Mostly just a forgettable game.
  34. TauntTuba
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    Borderlands 3 является хорошей игрой, которая приносит в серию много новшеств, делающих геймплей более приятным. Инвентарь и перемещение персонажа стали более удобными и современными. Также отдельной похвалы достоин кооператив и его реализация в игр. Техническое состояние игры на PS4 pro в 2022 году можно назвать удовлетворительным. Но подозреваю, что на стандартной PS4 игра работает хуже.Borderlands 3 является хорошей игрой, которая приносит в серию много новшеств, делающих геймплей более приятным. Инвентарь и перемещение персонажа стали более удобными и современными. Также отдельной похвалы достоин кооператив и его реализация в игр. Техническое состояние игры на PS4 pro в 2022 году можно назвать удовлетворительным. Но подозреваю, что на стандартной PS4 игра работает хуже. Очень приятно видеть в игре множество персонажей из прошлых игр серии. Я могу посоветовать эту игру каждому фанату серии Borderlands, однако, для максимально приятного опыта вам необходимо выбрать более мощную и современную платформу… Expand
  35. 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
  36. Codemac93
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    So much fun, so much carnage, so much laughs. Borderlands 3 is a big improvement over 2. Great story, vast amount to explore with very likeable characters and super graphics. Plenty to loot, unique weaponry and gear. Sit back and let the action roll and enjoy.
  37. AlanFroes
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    Jogo excelente, várias horas de gameplay, divertido. As DLCs valem a pena comprar.
  38. loveitpedia
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
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  39. airpsyhit
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Another cool game from the Borderlands series. Sometimes there are lags and bugs, but it's not scary. In general, part 3 perfectly complements the series. It's a must to play!
  40. Sergio_AV
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Good game, not great but I give a 10 to counter some of the negative nancy’s that gave zero.
  41. 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
  42. PotatoGames
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    I was very much looking forward to a new borderlands game when this game out and was pretty disappointed. The game still feels like it relies too much on gunplay and not enough of the character abilities that made the past games so great, with a vastly different experience playing with different builds or different characters.

    Ran into a lot of bugs/glitches/crashes while platinuming    I was very much looking forward to a new borderlands game when this game out and was pretty disappointed. The game still feels like it relies too much on gunplay and not enough of the character abilities that made the past games so great, with a vastly different experience playing with different builds or different characters.

    Ran into a lot of bugs/glitches/crashes while platinuming this game, and the load times are absolutely horrendous (though they got drastically better once played on the PS5).

    The story itself is pretty lack-luster this time around, with no real redemption in the dlcs either.    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. 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。
  46. 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
  47. Greenlanter167
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    Игра не плоха, в двоём самое то. Одному бы не рекомендовал
  48. DavidJoeseph
    Aug 26, 2021
    3
    I have played this both on PC and PS4. PS4 is close to unplayable. It crashes like crazy and bugs out often. The PS4 just cant handle this game as it does not appear to have much optimization.
  49. 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.
  50. Kall
    Jul 31, 2021
    1
    Huge disappointment and a waste of money.

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

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

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

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

    The number of scenes with people talking is frustrating.

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

    Don't buy this game.    … Expand
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. znskeba
    Jun 7, 2021
    0
    The guns and gameplay are incredible and the mechanics feel smooth as all hell. Also, being able to pick up the controller and play splitscreen with my friend is an incredible plus for me. Just in multiplayer alone, we both put in about 70+ hours. And the combat doesn't get stale either. Quite an impressive game. My only complaint lies in the performance issues that come from considerableThe guns and gameplay are incredible and the mechanics feel smooth as all hell. Also, being able to pick up the controller and play splitscreen with my friend is an incredible plus for me. Just in multiplayer alone, we both put in about 70+ hours. And the combat doesn't get stale either. Quite an impressive game. My only complaint lies in the performance issues that come from considerable sizes of loot being dropped on screen. Had a few crashes and significant frame rate drops. If they just despawned a lot of the loot, it would probably help this issue.… Expand
  54. abadonna302b
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    This game is total garbage. This tiny little jump in graphics improvement (achieved mostly by stolen ingame part from other games/engines) asks for 500% improvement in your HW base. I mean I was able to play that 2nd bordelands with HD 7640g iGPU (512MB from 4 GB system RAM) and this games wont run fluently on 8GB 8core rig with RX Vega and 1GB/S M2 SSD? So lets rather talk about story, OhThis game is total garbage. This tiny little jump in graphics improvement (achieved mostly by stolen ingame part from other games/engines) asks for 500% improvement in your HW base. I mean I was able to play that 2nd bordelands with HD 7640g iGPU (512MB from 4 GB system RAM) and this games wont run fluently on 8GB 8core rig with RX Vega and 1GB/S M2 SSD? So lets rather talk about story, Oh wait there Isnt one. It is just big ad. Promoting lazy, infantile lifestyle. Homosexuality and idiocy. Those voices of main and other characters I will not even mention.… Expand
  55. TheVindicated
    May 12, 2021
    8
    This Borderlands improves in gameplay from 2 in ways that weren't needed but are a nice change. The writing however falls flat on its face far to often, making the story overall not as great as the second games. If we left this to just base game it might be a 6/10 but the first four DLC raise this to an 8/10 for me.
  56. 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.
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. Notafatbastard
    Mar 25, 2021
    8
    The game is good whether Solo or Co-op. PS5 version is next level performance wise. Story and dialogue skew young, it never tries to be Shakespeare. Post launch support is amazing.
  60. Elcanuck
    Feb 15, 2021
    9
    The gunplay is the best I've played in an FPS. It did lack the character charm of the previous two games, because the main story is hot trash. It's come along way in terms of balancing the abilities and guns, finally. It would be nice if developers could test sh** out more beforehand.
    I wish they would bring back headhunter dlc, instead of this event dog crap. I loved TK Baja and the    The gunplay is the best I've played in an FPS. It did lack the character charm of the previous two games, because the main story is hot trash. It's come along way in terms of balancing the abilities and guns, finally. It would be nice if developers could test sh** out more beforehand.
    I wish they would bring back headhunter dlc, instead of this event dog crap. I loved TK Baja and the halloween add on for bl2. It saddens me they went a cheaper and worse route and bl3 will miss out on those little wonderful holiday add ons    … Expand
  61. slavicbruh
    Mar 10, 2021
    8
    Borderlands 3 was my first Borderlands experience. And it made me fall in love with the franchise.

    Like I said, this is my first ever mainline borderlands game (I played Tales from the Borderlands before this, but that game's more of a spinoff). I decided to try the game because I heard some good things from my friends. I picked the game up at Best Buy for 10 dollars (which in my    Borderlands 3 was my first Borderlands experience. And it made me fall in love with the franchise.

    Like I said, this is my first ever mainline borderlands game (I played Tales from the Borderlands before this, but that game's more of a spinoff). I decided to try the game because I heard some good things from my friends. I picked the game up at Best Buy for 10 dollars (which in my opinion was a steal) and proceeded to pop the game into my in my PS4. I played for just 2 hours and I already fell in love with the game.

    I simply loved the looter-shooter gameplay, and that it combined an FPS with RPG elements (which is the reason I enjoy the Fallout series). The sheer variety of weapons you can obtain, the tense shoot-outs, and the many abilities you can unlock, these and other parts of the gameplay make this game thrilling to play. And the online play (especially with friends) make the gameplay EVEN better. Endgame raids with my pals were so fun, I thought about cancelling my FFXIV subscription (but I will always stay loyal to the messiah Yoshi P). There are also the mayhem modes, which I didn't go too far into, but they propose a tough challenge for hardcore players to use their skills in order to get better (and sometimes unique) loot. I could go on and on about the gameplay, but I'll save you the trouble.

    Now we'll move on to the most controversial part of Borderlands 3: the story. I've seen a lot of people bash the story for being predictable and boring. I think that it's... okay. It's not spectacular, and it's definitely predictable, but it's not as bad as others say it is. BUT I will definitely say that I am part of the majority of players when it comes to the villains. The Calypso twins had a lot of potential but in the end they fell short. They were uninteresting and it's one of the biggest reasons people say the story sucked. Thankfully, other characters like Rhys, Zer0, Claptrap, the Borderlands 1 crew etc. as well as the humor made the story much better than what it originally would have been. There was also Ava, who I found a little bit annoying, but I'm hoping that they make her character much better in a sequel like Borderlands 4.

    So, those were my thoughts about Borderlands 3. Do I recommend this game? Hell to the yes. If you're looking for a funny, enjoyable game with amazing online multiplayer, Borderlands 3 is for you.    … Expand
  62. 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
  63. 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:)
  64. Azrael4922
    Feb 1, 2021
    9
    Great game solo or couch co op. If you a fan of BL you will not regret. ...
  65. 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.
  66. pierco
    Jan 22, 2021
    4
    Decent game but pretty easy most of the time - lots to do. Though nowhere near as funny as a Borderlands game should be instead going with the forced agenda. I play games to enjoy and take a break from reality so when forced agenda is rammed down my throat I am not particularly content with that.
    Borderlands is now dead to me
  67. 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
  68. BallzyDan
    Jan 14, 2021
    3
    Seriously repetitive, not fun and overly difficult. The boss named killavolt is where I stopped.
  69. IL-YA
    Jan 14, 2021
    2
    I fell in love with Borderlands 2 and The pre-sequel when I was introduced to them and even bought the first and got the platinum. I really wanted to overlook its flaws and just enjoy the gameplay. sadly the game runs terribly on consoles (my ps4 pro) and consistent stuttering and low frame rates( 7 months later still not fixed) make my eyes hurt. how can I give it more than 0 if I can'tI fell in love with Borderlands 2 and The pre-sequel when I was introduced to them and even bought the first and got the platinum. I really wanted to overlook its flaws and just enjoy the gameplay. sadly the game runs terribly on consoles (my ps4 pro) and consistent stuttering and low frame rates( 7 months later still not fixed) make my eyes hurt. how can I give it more than 0 if I can't even play the game… Expand
  70. 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
  71. Osernovsky
    Dec 28, 2020
    3
    Lags, bugs, frizzes and very slow to load up and load menu. Terrible, for 2019 year game...
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    I am a Borderlands fan. Borderland 3 does a good job as a .. Borderland game. I don't see anything new from previous releases though...
  75. 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
  76. 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.
  77. werek3
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    story is steaming hot garbage. Combat is fun, not much more to say. oooooooooo
  78. prakx9
    Nov 26, 2020
    8
    Podría mejorar en muchos apartados, sobre todo en las animaciones que son un poco sosas.Por el resto gran juego y buen multijugador.
  79. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    8
    The gameplay is a step up from the previous games, shooting and looting is as fun as ever, the new sanctuary is a little confusing and took some time to get used to. There are a lot of bugs that need to get patched, for instance, I can't get the platinum from getting the trophy to "explore all areas" as the game hasn't registered that I have.
  80. AzzSL
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Great and interesting storyline including side quests, cool gameplay, and good graphics !
  81. BadassBada
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Mediocre game... Ok story ok gameplay ok graphics... It doesn't do anything new... Just a ok game.
  82. 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
  83. AaronDH456
    Oct 29, 2020
    2
    Good gameplay. Unfortunately the story is atrocious. I'd even go as far as saying that ride to hell retribution has a better story, its that bad. Not to mention that 30fps is awful for fps games. Definitely the worst out of the series
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. I_Wanna_Die980
    Oct 8, 2020
    2
    The story was bad and questionable, the sniping feels off the controls feel bulky expect for sliding it is very buggy and, in my experiences borderlands 2 has barely any bugs or very in common I would recommend to just play through borderlands 2 or 1 again
  87. 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
  88. Foremost
    Sep 15, 2020
    10
    Cool game! Played non-stop for 5 days (5-6 hrs per day). No glitches. Storyline is OK, as this is my first Borderland, and there are tons of hints related to previous games.
  89. Happytrigger
    Sep 12, 2020
    0
    Well what word could describe Borderlands 3 better than disapointing. No content, Lazy writting, repetitive Story, Laggy Menue even after 10 patches. The only good thing about the game is the gungame. There is not very much to say than that

    An extrem diaspointmet all the way through
  90. bigparsely
    Sep 10, 2020
    4
    I have a bit more than 100 hours and I can say that this game is pretty bad. It is one of the least entertaining games I have played, but I was just striving to make it fun due to my love of Borderlands 2. This game is not borderlands 2.

    The graphics are okay. The guns all look ridiculous, though. Now every gun except for the easily identifiable rocket launchers and Jakob's shotguns    I have a bit more than 100 hours and I can say that this game is pretty bad. It is one of the least entertaining games I have played, but I was just striving to make it fun due to my love of Borderlands 2. This game is not borderlands 2.

    The graphics are okay. The guns all look ridiculous, though. Now every gun except for the easily identifiable rocket launchers and Jakob's shotguns look like these weird alien guns.

    The gameplay is annoying. The enemies blend into the environments and the shooting is unsatisfying.

    None of the 4 playable characters clicked with me, like several did in every other game. None of the characters are fun at all for me, so it feels kind of hollow when I play.

    Guns. They suck. Any decent weapon requires a ridiculous amount of farming, or luck. Legendary guns drop like blues dropped in previous Borderlands installments. That is not an exaggeration. Also, guns have anoints. Now, you can't just farm a gun with some good parts. You need a gun with the right anoint, which doesn't always drop. These anointed guns can do more than double the damage of the original, essentially forcing you to just use what you get instead of what you want.

    Oh yeah, the story sucks. Lilith is essentially Roland, except that Roland was always weirdly calm and leader-like, that was his character. It was interesting. Lilith is just monotonous and annoying. She lost all personality in favor of constantly calling over the player to talk to her.    … Expand
  91. crazyking321
    Aug 31, 2020
    4
    This game is not grate at all it just OK, lots of problems, the biggest is aiming with a controller its the worst i have ever experienced.

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

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

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

    the only good thing is the end game content but you have to spend 20-30h+ to get there.    … Expand
  92. Euse2619
    Aug 29, 2020
    4
    Sin lugar a dudas es el peor de la saga, deberían despedir al guionista de este juego y volver a lo que hacían bien como el 2.
  93. TimophersGames
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    good game spent plenty of hours gathering loot and taking out psychos one bullet at a time will recommend to friends and family
  94. Trippple
    Aug 13, 2020
    3
    So disappointed in this game, I played it for about 5 hours with friends and decided to sell it. Absolute trash story line and character development, very laggy menus and dissatisfying gun combat, will stay away from borderlands games in the future.
  95. pedroschott
    Aug 13, 2020
    2
    I didn´t like this game at all. The story is boring, gameplay is generic and for the graphics, it could run at 60fps with some touches.
  96. Sivart
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    So far this game is super fun. Guns and game play are excellent. Split screen in multiplayer is annoying, but that's pretty much my only complaint. With patches and DLC this is going to be awesome.
  97. 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.
  98. Kuroh_Kusanagi
    Aug 9, 2020
    2
    Well, text size is too small. Cannot be played without headache after 10 min. Played on stream free weekend and bought it for ps4. Regret the ps4 version. Steam version is fine so far
  99. 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.
  100. Wolciff
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    La mejor jugabilidad de la saga te llega a sorprender lo bien echo que esta este juego y las físicas de algunos objetos es maravillosa
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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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