Borderlands 3

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1435 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. gamer92648
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    Do not buy this game, I don't care about the drama around it, its just a all around bad game. Prior games had a lot of unique bosses with interesting mechanics, varied enemies, lots of loot, legendaries with unique feels, a open world, etc, this game has none of that.

    There are linear quests that open up briefly to open worlds before shoving you down narrow paths one after another, the    Do not buy this game, I don't care about the drama around it, its just a all around bad game. Prior games had a lot of unique bosses with interesting mechanics, varied enemies, lots of loot, legendaries with unique feels, a open world, etc, this game has none of that.

    There are linear quests that open up briefly to open worlds before shoving you down narrow paths one after another, the open world aspect barely exists, the weapons are bland and more or less just stat sticks, gone are the days of unique weapons with cool innovations. mob spawns dump you right in the middle of fights and you can't really effectively pick off mobs with sniper rifles as they sway heavily, often times direct hits with them don't count as i've put 5 or 6 headshots into a mob with every single one showing a effect of hitting the wall directly behind his head, this also applies to when they are behind cover. Making sniping near worthless.

    The classes are bland and the skills are again just various stat boosts no real innovative ways to build characters just min maxing stats and its boring as hell.

    The story is atrocious as the main villains are literally youtubers, its like they were trying to make a statement about how they hate them especially given how they have been sending literal thugs illegally to youtubers houses before the game released to try and intimidate them. The dialogue is so incredibly cringey its like they didn't even hire writers, the jokes are bad and unfunny in every way, your favorite characters have been butchered in bland pointless characters and the deaths in the game that should feel meaningful don't even hit a single emotional beat as by that point in the game you've probably checked out like i did. IT felt less like a story and more like fetch quest the game.

    The is so little enemy variation, prior games did a dance between wildlife, bandits, aliens and unique bosses to keep things fresh. The wildlife is barely in the game and the monsters / aliens all play the same as do the bosses, everything feels the same like your grinding the same first stage over and over and over infinitely. It gets so old so fast specially given the lack of ways to play and the lackluster weapons.

    This is like how borderlands 2 the prequel felt like it has lost its touch a bit but this one full on derailed and has no magic left. If your into repetitive boring, grind fests while playing a bullet sponge as you literally sit in the open and pick off enemies then this game is for you. They have literally downgraded or outright destroyed every aspect of what made 1 and 2 great, I mean I got to level 20 skipping every side after the first few as they were just terrible, repetitive shooting galleries and when I got to 20 I realized, why am I playing this game? I'm literally not having any fun and the more I play the more I hate it as the effort put in only seems to go down the further you get in the game. Thats not even getting into the woke elements that I don't care to have shoved down my throat when I play a video game.

    Congrats gearbox you've taken a incredible game and literally run it into the ground with unoriginal ideas and milked the franchise dry. I won't be buying another 2k or gearbox game again, this feels like duke nukem forever or fallout 76 levels of crap. DO NOT BUY THIS    … Expand
  3. crabbyaidman1
    Sep 26, 2019
    4
    i freaken love borderlands. but this game is so laggy. I open my menu and it takes 10 seconds to load, I move around my invintory and it lags so hard. it also has a bunch of problems from the other games too. I have no clue where im going half of the time and I get stuck on everything. one big drawback is that you can only do 2 players locally (unlike the other games) so my dad, my brotheri freaken love borderlands. but this game is so laggy. I open my menu and it takes 10 seconds to load, I move around my invintory and it lags so hard. it also has a bunch of problems from the other games too. I have no clue where im going half of the time and I get stuck on everything. one big drawback is that you can only do 2 players locally (unlike the other games) so my dad, my brother and I got screwed over. other than that it is ok.… Expand
  4. sityoazzdown
    Sep 26, 2019
    8
    Don't trust all these low review scores on metacritic, and that's coming from someone who ran into the "multiplayer bug" where I can't advance my story in my campaign (10 hours lost) because the matchmaking mission (which was ahead of my story) reamined after I left matchmaking. This is a solid game, with notable flaws. It's more borderlands, its a lot of shooting, looting, and farming.Don't trust all these low review scores on metacritic, and that's coming from someone who ran into the "multiplayer bug" where I can't advance my story in my campaign (10 hours lost) because the matchmaking mission (which was ahead of my story) reamined after I left matchmaking. This is a solid game, with notable flaws. It's more borderlands, its a lot of shooting, looting, and farming. Kill stuff, orange (legendary) items or bust, this game really in a nutshell. The story was underwhelming, and I found this game was not as funny as 2, and the supporting cast was weak and uninteresting, I also found myself killing so much stuff in the campaign, I always get confused after the explosions... like ok i just killed 50 bad guys, what was the objective again? I also ran into 7-8 bugs during my 30 hour playthrough of this game, all required a restart and one completely loss my playthrough, not cool. I know this is part of the game genre, but exploration does not really reward you, you're better off farming bosses and locations, just an fyi to newcomers of this series. Now all the negatives are out of the way here are the pros.
    Pros:
    -that legendary drop
    -easy, but fun, diverse bosses
    - weapon/items drop keeps game fresh
    -solid gunplay, excellent overall gameplay
    -tons of content, and that doesn't include the lengthy campaign

    It's more borderlands, but this game and genre needs to evolve. Right now this game is meant for people who like grinding for the legendary weapon or item. If the keywords rng, farming, looting, shooting,addicting, and killing is your thing..go ahead. If your keywords are story, multiplayer, innovation and graphics, pass on this game.    … Expand
  5. FC_Smith
    Sep 25, 2019
    8
    Awesome sequel to borderlands series but is completely riddled with bugs just like every new game to come out. Crashes ALOT, lost progress, guns that disappear from your inventory. If you want story and fun you got it, if you want to 100% keep everything you've worked for this ain't it
  6. jerkface910
    Sep 26, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first I really didn't like this installment in the Borderlands franchise but the solid core gameplay grew on me until now I'm firmly hooked. The bedrock loop of the game, 'shooting an insane arsenal of fun guns and collecting loot' is undeniably dialed in. The guns are cool, they have great little animated features, and there is something for everyone. Also, unlike many loot shooters, when you find a gun you really like you can actually use it for a good chunk of hours instead of it immediately being obsolete.
    The graphics seem dated to me, and some of the design choices are just bad, like the way they use an actual actress for the sirens' voices in your head.
    The enemy variety is really impressive, especially in side quests, where you might encounter a unique boss monster at the end of a seemingly mundane quest chain. Just when I thought I had seen everything the game had for me to shoot at, they would introduce something new.
    I loved the postgame difficulty sliders, which let you adjust the perfect sweet spot for mopping up side quests and other activities. This is a genius idea and I wish more games implemented it. The new mayhem modes are fun and I do get way better loot out of them.
    The Circle of Slaughter mode is one of my favorites and can be extremely challenging. Some of them can take upwards of two hours, and it's CONSTANT fighting action. Also some have very cool unique bosses not seen in the regular story mode, so it's worth it to play through them all!
    The biggest downside of the game for me is the comedy. It's bad. So bad. And I say that not only as a fan of comedy, but as a professional comedy writer. So many of the jokes are dated it makes me cringe. I remember Claptrap fondly from BL1 and 2 but he was immediately grating in this game. His schtick has worn very thin. Also there are multiple characters doing a terrible Deadpool impression, the chief offender being Vaughn, who might be my most-hated character in any game. If there was paid DLC that was simply, 'Murder Vaughn', I would buy it. If there were expensive microtransactions that let me delete him from the game, I would happily pay for them. He sucks. That said, the comedy beats eventually turn into white noise as you keep playing, and there are a few clever jokes in there. I especially like the enemies' dying words.
    Other gripes are the loading screen before the titles are even finished, the unskippable cutscenes (in 2019?) and the insane lag issues with pulling up your Echo screen. Changing your loadout in the midst of battle is basically a guaranteed death, and that sucks.
    Still, if you want a loot shooter with an insane variety of enemies and a ton of postgame content, this is a great game.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. Australian-Dark
    Sep 25, 2019
    1
    I finished the game in 2 days after release I enjoy the combat but that's the only good thing about this game it's way too buggy and uninteresting I paid $145.00 for this game it's definitely not worth that much coz of the story the characters and even the boss fights and the edition I got was the super deluxe edition it was only worth it for playing earlier the guns u get don't scale upI finished the game in 2 days after release I enjoy the combat but that's the only good thing about this game it's way too buggy and uninteresting I paid $145.00 for this game it's definitely not worth that much coz of the story the characters and even the boss fights and the edition I got was the super deluxe edition it was only worth it for playing earlier the guns u get don't scale up so they r stuck on lvl ten so that wasn't wort it this game here in Australia should only cost $30 bucks that's all its worth of even free to play not $100 bucks that's how much new games cost here in Australia… Expand
  11. one50bpm
    Sep 25, 2019
    10
    If you love borderlands, then you will love 3 even more. Don't listen to all the people that are negative because of performance issues, or having a hissy fit that its not on steam. (gearbox is a company, they may have passion for video games, but money is what creates better ones)

    The gun play is amazing. (sounds are amazing, alt fire modes, even more wacky loot) The music is    If you love borderlands, then you will love 3 even more. Don't listen to all the people that are negative because of performance issues, or having a hissy fit that its not on steam. (gearbox is a company, they may have passion for video games, but money is what creates better ones)

    The gun play is amazing. (sounds are amazing, alt fire modes, even more wacky loot)
    The music is phenomenal.
    Voice acting is on point.
    Story is 10/10

    I'm playing on PC with a 1080TI, (5960x, 16gb) everything maxed except I tweaked a few settings, and getting a constant 90+ fps on 3440x1440    … Expand
  12. Alexyolo
    Sep 25, 2019
    1
    Impossible to play. Everything is too small - my eyes are bleeding. Also very laggy in coop. Waste of money
  13. DuoDectum
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    Nothing interesting in B3, neither the characters neither the story,sorry guys ,its a trash...
  14. Alexandr2001
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    It's the same Borderlands we love!
    If you're not fan of the franchise, then you could be disappointing
    P.S.: don't understand people that hate the game only because of situation around EGS without even playing in it, it's ridiculous
  15. Freesoul
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Gameplay and loot...awesome. Story and Characters...atrocious wokefest that is so cringe that you have to fight the urge not to quit..and it's even worse because you can't even skip it.
  16. CornBehorn
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    What an Absolutely Horrifying Mess. I can't believe people actually defend this game out of blind nostalgia. Nothing to see here but Rapid Cultural Decay
  17. GONDTHON
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Absolutely Unplayable Tripe. Bad Performance, Bad Story, Bad Design, Bad Gameplay. Disgusting Company. Get this Trash out of my Face
  18. Oneofthemisme
    Sep 24, 2019
    10
    A solid 3rd entry from the Borderlands franchise. Great gameplay with lots of fun action that you expect from the franchise.
  19. k_aus_
    Sep 22, 2019
    4
    I waited 8 years for borderlands 3 and I am very underwhelmed.
    It feels like a giant expansion of borderlands 2 with few new mechanics, and only one interesting/original class (which I refuse to play because EVERYONE is playing it).
    The story is dookie, and the humor is very lackluster, shame.
    4/10
  20. Harley-Barber
    Sep 24, 2019
    10
    Excelent game, the father of the looter shooters is back, better than ever.
  21. SailorSonic
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions after promise not to include them. Rand Pitchford fails again to deliver a quality product.
  22. arthasmenethil8
    Sep 24, 2019
    10
    I personaly gave it a 10/10 to counter very negative reviews but in reality this game is a 8 out of 10 to me. The game is really enjoyable aside few bugs here and there, the story is okeish I guess and the Kalipso twin are a slightly above avarage type of villains (handsome Jack was way better imho). The gunplay is fun as well all the classes in the game. Regarding the endgame content,I personaly gave it a 10/10 to counter very negative reviews but in reality this game is a 8 out of 10 to me. The game is really enjoyable aside few bugs here and there, the story is okeish I guess and the Kalipso twin are a slightly above avarage type of villains (handsome Jack was way better imho). The gunplay is fun as well all the classes in the game. Regarding the endgame content, it's what you would expect from a borderland game: farm for sweet legendaries. Worth noting the Proving grounds and the circles of slaughter which are fun side activities to farm guardian points or levels. I personally recomend the purchase of the game on any platform (for PC I would wait for the release on Steam since I've heard there are same problem with your save file on EPIC store).… Expand
  23. PremiumAttack
    Sep 24, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First I want to start off by saying that anyone who Complains about frame rate and resolution issues, that is a problem on your end. I play on PC and have had nothing but amazing frames, quality and it is exactly what I expected.nany people state that it doesn't feel like a borderlands game because they want another borderlands 1 or 2. I am happy with the approach they took with borderlands 3. It feels fresh and new. The ending of the story feels somewhat weak and incomplete, but overall very fun.… Expand
  24. KoreRupt
    Sep 24, 2019
    8
    Great game, well rounded package.

    It would be easy to say the story does not match up to the heights of Borderlands 2, however Gearbox has perfected the gameplay mechanics of the game making this one of the best shooters on the market. I feel this game would have got a 9 out of 10 from me if the menu's did not lag consistently on the Playstation Pro. But they are overlooked issues    Great game, well rounded package.

    It would be easy to say the story does not match up to the heights of Borderlands 2, however Gearbox has perfected the gameplay mechanics of the game making this one of the best shooters on the market.

    I feel this game would have got a 9 out of 10 from me if the menu's did not lag consistently on the Playstation Pro. But they are overlooked issues due to the consistently great gameplay and trademark borderlands humour throughout.

    Looking forward to patches improving these small optimisation issues, but this game is definitely fun and worth your time if you liked the past games in the series. Hopefully the DLC is along the same lines as the past too!    … Expand
  25. AlexMoscow
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Not unplayable but not far off. All of the joy is leached out by the unending stutter. Cut scenes are a shambles. Moment to moment gunplay is frustrating and aiming down the sites is utterly broken. I wasn't looking for a deep gaming experience. I knew what I was getting into. I have very little time to play games these days and so Borderlands is the perfect short bursty shooterNot unplayable but not far off. All of the joy is leached out by the unending stutter. Cut scenes are a shambles. Moment to moment gunplay is frustrating and aiming down the sites is utterly broken. I wasn't looking for a deep gaming experience. I knew what I was getting into. I have very little time to play games these days and so Borderlands is the perfect short bursty shooter experience. Stupid, over the top and more guns than you can shake a stick at. What an utter disappointment. 2K/Gearbox get your act together. It's been over a week since release and still no fix. Do not buy this game until it's been patched.… Expand
  26. dedededadada
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    No split screen in PC, buggy unplayable mess otherwise. Pick up on sale at best after a lot of patching, even if most ardent vetran.
  27. GentleCat
    Sep 23, 2019
    8
    Borderlands 3 is a great game. It was worth a 7 because of its technical issues (which exist) but there are way too many haters/jerks rating it 0 for absolutely no reason.
    Great story, very generous game (loads of content, loads of work from the developers), better graphics and loads of improvements compared to the 2.
    Don't trust the rating, go try it yourself. If you liked the previous    Borderlands 3 is a great game. It was worth a 7 because of its technical issues (which exist) but there are way too many haters/jerks rating it 0 for absolutely no reason.
    Great story, very generous game (loads of content, loads of work from the developers), better graphics and loads of improvements compared to the 2.
    Don't trust the rating, go try it yourself. If you liked the previous games, this one is a no brainer.
    Although I would recommend to wait for an update to fix the performance issues (that really tarnish the game and the great work the devs put in their game), I managed to get past these and I have enjoyed the game just fine. But I know that most won't tolerate some of the framerate drops I've witnessed (really bad sometimes). It's up to you, but great game anyway !! Congrats on the devs, the game is loads of fun.

    Game reviewed on a PS4 Pro (performance mode most of the time, the resolution mode being almost unplayable - though I've used it from times to times for the dialogs where you stand listening, doing nothing).    … Expand
  28. Casull
    Sep 23, 2019
    3
    on low setting game has massive frame rate issues... read again LOW. Played 50 min , bugs encountered, quit, uninstall . I recommend you do not buy the game now. Maybe after they fix it.
    Shame on the devs for releasing the game in this state....AMATEURS!!!
    I am a fan of the borderland series and because of this i hope Randy Pitchford chokes and the epic sheet dude.
  29. Heinz12
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    Last time that I pre-order a game. It's unplayable in splitscreen on the PS4 and even single player has text which is too small. It never should have been released in this state.
  30. Liquidspider
    Sep 23, 2019
    10
    There are games out there that are not fun... you either have to pay to win, or you can't complete the game unless you have certain gear or weapons, basically glitches in the game. Those are the games where you say "Why can't they just make this game fun?" Borderlands 3 (all of them really) is just fun.
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  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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