Borderlands 3

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  1. abdallah9lulu
    Oct 5, 2019
    9
    its a great borderlands game which is a good things the story is wacky but the ending is good and the gameplay is perfect
  2. Djwoods23
    Sep 15, 2019
    7
    The comic book design of the game is quite annoying. Shooting the guns leaves a lot to be desired, A LOT. Don't even bother trying to shoot anything that flies. I played the game by myself until level 10. Finally joined my friends only to find out I had missed a bunch of stuff I could do like upgrade things other than my ability tree. The game doesn't explain that to you at all. Once I gotThe comic book design of the game is quite annoying. Shooting the guns leaves a lot to be desired, A LOT. Don't even bother trying to shoot anything that flies. I played the game by myself until level 10. Finally joined my friends only to find out I had missed a bunch of stuff I could do like upgrade things other than my ability tree. The game doesn't explain that to you at all. Once I got the hang of it, it was the normal loot shooter you would want. Kill crap, hope for great weapons. It's an above average game but Bynum no means is it great. It's not bad either. Just a fun game to play if you have friends. By yourself? No thanks. Oh and the driving of vehicles in this game.... abysmal.… Expand
  3. DLampley
    Oct 6, 2019
    9
    If you love any of the borderlands games you'll love this too. I saw some negative reviews but they're just wrong. This is a great game and I love it so much. If you love shooting and looting then you've got hours upon hours of fun. Give it a try!
  4. truegamer1111
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    When i was played for first time game have a lot of bugs.Now i enjoy the game they fixed a lot problems and game is flawless.
  5. fordagame
    Oct 11, 2019
    9
    Borderlands 3 is great addition to the series. It has some problem with performance in menus (PS4), but in general it is definitely not worst than BL2. Talent system is much better than before. More interesting trees and more abilities to choose. Story is interesting, enough humor in the game as well. My only concerns are about bosses. They are much more like Dark souls now. Long, annoyingBorderlands 3 is great addition to the series. It has some problem with performance in menus (PS4), but in general it is definitely not worst than BL2. Talent system is much better than before. More interesting trees and more abilities to choose. Story is interesting, enough humor in the game as well. My only concerns are about bosses. They are much more like Dark souls now. Long, annoying bosses, which was made under co op. Half of their spells are just one-shoting you, which for borderlands game is not needed in my opinion. Most of them I have killed in 3-4 trys, but anyway it is pretty annoying every single hit, to bring you to almost 0 hp. This is borderlands... combat should be more dynamic and you shouldn't be afraid to go and shot boss with shotgun. This is what make game fun... not sniping them from as far as possible. As well I think that somehow legendary drop should be bigger. This is singleplayer game. I would expect much more and much better drop. People like to change their weapons and feel rewarded for killing big boss. Sometimes it was pretty disappointed after 10 minutes fight, to receive nothing even comparable to your current weapon as power.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. PhillusMaximus
    Sep 18, 2019
    7
    So I'm running the game on a PS4 pro (don't know if that does matter, but as some are having tech problems and some not, this might be a reason) and besides minor graphic glitches I didn't have any problems: game is loading fast, fast-travelling is really "fast" and saves time, no bugs, errors or any other sort of problems. Besides the tech-side I'm new to the franchise and playing it withSo I'm running the game on a PS4 pro (don't know if that does matter, but as some are having tech problems and some not, this might be a reason) and besides minor graphic glitches I didn't have any problems: game is loading fast, fast-travelling is really "fast" and saves time, no bugs, errors or any other sort of problems. Besides the tech-side I'm new to the franchise and playing it with my brother (who always loved the series) co-op (online not split-screen).
    From what I can say so far, the game is really fun:
    - loads of loot (drop-rate is decent compared to other games)
    - character personalities are trashy (but that's what it should I think) and you can feel that they have put in a lot of work
    - skill system is not too complicated
    - gun-handling and controls are fine as well
    - missions do vary at this point (but this might be a little too early to say)

    Considering other games of this genre, the best content might come in the endgame so I might change my opinion further playing. at this moment I would say it's a fun game but nothing overwhelming.    … Expand
  8. REZAKOJIMAFF
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    گان پلی و همینطور گرافیک بصری فوق العاده در کنارِ طراحی مراحل عالی و تنوع بی نظیر اسلحه ها
    این بازی یک شوتر اول شخص لوت باکسینگ بی نظیره
  9. TOFU_BNG
    Oct 7, 2019
    9
    Borderlands 3 is a natural progression of it's predecessor in every way for better and for worse. When the game works its a chaotic looter shooter that feels like an awesome mashup of Destiny and DOOM 2016 with plenty of oomph to the weapons and enough character build diversity to keep players busy for hours on end.
    However compared to other games in the looter shooter genre Borderlands 3    Borderlands 3 is a natural progression of it's predecessor in every way for better and for worse. When the game works its a chaotic looter shooter that feels like an awesome mashup of Destiny and DOOM 2016 with plenty of oomph to the weapons and enough character build diversity to keep players busy for hours on end.
    However compared to other games in the looter shooter genre Borderlands 3 has a laughably bad story compared to the likes of Borderlands 2 which had charm throughout its run time despite how clunky the gameplay was. The humor is still subjective (I personally found it funny) but some moments and story beats are entirely centered around how the humor which works to both it's advantage and detriment.
    Troy and Tyreen Calypso the main villains are good commentary on YouTube influencers but the problem is they are insufferable with their dialogue which to me gave me more motivation if anything to actually put a stop to them.
    The story is the only real negative I can give but other than that the game is one of the best releases of this year and should be at least be checked out if given the chance.    … Expand
  10. BeardedYoda
    Oct 8, 2019
    8
    Borderlands 3 has extremely fun and very fluent combat and very creative and colorful graphics. The story and writing aren't as good as Borderlands 2, but there are still quite a few funny quips and characters that are entertaining.

    Played on Xbox One
  11. FranceFitch
    Sep 14, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Хорошая игра, не лучшая в серии, но мне зашла, с другом играем 2 дня подряд… Expand
  12. Ghuruzilla
    Sep 14, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After reaching level 14, I can confirm this game is pretty decent. I have ran across a few bugs while playing through. Nothing that exploits the game, but it left me with confusion on what was going on.

    Guns moving across the ground as if an AI was holding it and the sticky bomb guns having no legs to walk on yet behaves normally, those types of bugs. The game is far from being unpolished but it feels dusty.

    Gameplay is enjoyable, the mixing of abilities feature doesn’t feel like it belongs in a borderlands game. Matter a fact, it hinders you more than improves you for mixing abilities.

    I’d give it a try, if you want to, but I would wait for a sale to buy it.    … Expand
  13. PersonaVabel
    Sep 16, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was fun for the first two days of playing (Friday, Saturday, 20 hours) but then I started to encounter the glitches around Eden 6. From quest markers under the map to FLYING INTO OUTER SPACE, I saw it all.
    I was optimistic despite the boring villains and unneeded death of Maya. But then I get to the end. The destroyer becomes a tiny boss and then Lilith after getting her powers back kills herself destroying the last bit of presequel left. The moon.
    So ultimately the game is fun yet broken currently but the story feels like a terrible continuation from Jack.    … Expand
  14. Mdoubleyouhite
    Sep 18, 2019
    6
    I am a huge fan of the series. I actually love the game and enjoy it. I think they did many things pretty well. However, they definitely rushed this out. The bugs are ridiculous really for a title with this amount of potential. It is a shame to see. I play on my ps4 pro and have had a lot of crashes. I had 3 today in a 1.5 hours Play session, leading to me writing this
  15. Monkey3458
    Sep 18, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay and the mechanics of the game are close to perfect what isn't, is the writing and map design. I feel like BL3 got a SJW infection, it's not in your face but it's there. The jokes are dated and cringey. Characters are killed off to make way for new characters which are more annoying than Claptrap. All of the men take a backseat while the game is dominated by women in leadership positions, reminds me of the Last Jedi. In a bad way. Unfortunately BL2 was lighting in a bottle.… Expand
  16. RSilveira6
    Oct 2, 2019
    1
    No vertical split screen option, so it's impossible to play couch co-op. To make things worse, the text in the game it's so small that it's impossible to read weapons and character stats, and some times it's impossible to see enemies too, also, in multiplayer mode you cannot open one of the player menu's without experience a lot of lag. For a game that has a mayor multiplayer audience it'sNo vertical split screen option, so it's impossible to play couch co-op. To make things worse, the text in the game it's so small that it's impossible to read weapons and character stats, and some times it's impossible to see enemies too, also, in multiplayer mode you cannot open one of the player menu's without experience a lot of lag. For a game that has a mayor multiplayer audience it's really disappointing… Expand
  17. mandydiazz81
    Sep 23, 2019
    6
    Ok, remember Borderlands 2, so this is the same thing... but with a few extra mechanics and oriented to make you spend a lot of money.

    The humor is not at the same level as it was in Boarderlands 2. Waiting so many years for this feels a little bit like a disappointment. But playing with friends makes it fun. Wait for a discount.
  18. Alexyolo
    Sep 25, 2019
    1
    Impossible to play. Everything is too small - my eyes are bleeding. Also very laggy in coop. Waste of money
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Nininininibi
    Sep 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game could have been great.

    The writing is quite simply horrible. The bugs are insane. It deletes your Loot stash, enemies are stuck in walls, the interact button sometimes won't appear. They keep nerfing the Loot too. So if you've lost some good legendaries to the bank deleting bug too bad for you because they nerfed the drop rate across the board and you'll spend countless hours trying to get them back but they never drop. They pad game hours by making eridium crystals and texts unavailable until the game is nearly finished. So if you enjoy running the out h 5 load screens for relevant gin game story that was locked behind a stupid plaque you're in for a treat. It's honestly just not a good game. Seems insane to me that this is what follows bl2. I was utterly disappointed.    … Expand
  22. Uncuckableghoul
    Oct 5, 2019
    3
    I really enjoyed the parts of this game that I actually DID get to play. But after putting almost 20 hours into the game I have encountered a bug on the guns of reliance mission. The NPC needed to start the quest (Clay) will not move to the activation point. Players have reported this bug for weeks but 18 days later the bug has yet to have been fixed. I have cleared every side quest andI really enjoyed the parts of this game that I actually DID get to play. But after putting almost 20 hours into the game I have encountered a bug on the guns of reliance mission. The NPC needed to start the quest (Clay) will not move to the activation point. Players have reported this bug for weeks but 18 days later the bug has yet to have been fixed. I have cleared every side quest and have nothing left to do but wait for the game to be fixed so I can continue.… Expand
  23. BlackDrago
    Oct 8, 2019
    1
    Unplayable on PS4 slim: input lag, stuttering, 30 FPS not solid rock.
    Unbelievable loading: the first one is about of 1 minute and 40 seconds!.
    All of this for a 99 euros and Gearbox don't fix nothing, they only think to the golden keys.
  24. Andy63366
    Oct 13, 2019
    8
    Great game play and the loot grind feels right. The bad guys are terrible and really annoying to listen too. But once you finish the main story the end game is a lot of fun and a ton to do that will keep you coming back to find better loot than what you currently have.
  25. DAMreviews
    Oct 18, 2019
    8
    PS4 Pro, Singe Player - This is a very good game. I dither between 7-8 score because it offers up so much solid content that it is just shy of a great game, with arguments to be made for or against.
    The shooting is fun. I never got tired of it. However the single player campaign leads you on a leash the entire time. Each quest involves a character directing you on the radio, which can    PS4 Pro, Singe Player - This is a very good game. I dither between 7-8 score because it offers up so much solid content that it is just shy of a great game, with arguments to be made for or against.
    The shooting is fun. I never got tired of it. However the single player campaign leads you on a leash the entire time. Each quest involves a character directing you on the radio, which can stumble over itself. Once you pass an invisible line, the dialogue kicks in. You could already be in a dialogue and you can trigger another. Add on picking up Echo recordings, as I have done, and you can have 3 different dialogues stepping over each other when you’re not done with the first. (You can view/listen to all lore in the pause menu)
    The areas in the game and large and there are more than I reasonably expected, which I was overly pleased with as a consumer. But fast travel points are limited. So if you need to sell off a full inventory of guns, you will have to restart at the beginning at a vending machine to then run back to where you left off. Enemies will respawn in each area for you to grind or just run by - which is more likely. I can’t say it’s bad, just the design they went with.
    The bad is the NPC A.I. Anytime I had to follow a character, they slowly moved into place as though they are thinking hard about it. Sometimes the npc will get stuck and the game will need to be restarted. This happened about 3 separate times a good ways into the game. In all I had to restart my game no less than 5 times due to minor bugs.
    I didn’t touch multiplayer but still enjoyed the single player very much. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that multiplayer works and adds another layer of fun and engagement for the game.
    For the most part I enjoyed the writing. It’s a violent, slapstick world. Characters like Tina made me chuckle, while I found some like the character voiced by Chris Hardwick to be totally lame.
    So I spent a good 30 plus hours in the game without even starting new game plus. There are a lot of elements that I thought about critically as I played the game. Ultimately, the game offers up so much content that is done well, I couldn’t help but feel like it’s giving me my money’s worth.    … Expand
  26. whoaskedhim
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    This game isn't a disappointment. It isn't even a "game". A game is playable. This steaming pile of laggy, unresponsive, poorly optimized, 15 fps **** is not.

    This game can't even maintain 30 fps during normal play. Even the cutscenes freeze up and skip frames. DO NOT risk buying this game before major optimizing patches have been released. I have no idea how the developers thought they    This game isn't a disappointment. It isn't even a "game". A game is playable. This steaming pile of laggy, unresponsive, poorly optimized, 15 fps **** is not.

    This game can't even maintain 30 fps during normal play. Even the cutscenes freeze up and skip frames. DO NOT risk buying this game before major optimizing patches have been released. I have no idea how the developers thought they could release this.    … Expand
  27. AlexWesker245
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    I like the universe so much and was never expected some one could be barely so good villain as Handsome Jack, but they did it. Callypso twins are something. Streamers that start their own religion and make millions of psychos obey - i love them. Game became better in everything. yep it has some technical issues, but it as crazy as f8ck! Hail for the God queen!
  28. brunopersio1986
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Impossible to play due to the constants crashes and bad performance, total waste of money, thanks God I borrow ir form a friend. Gearbox go fck yourself.
  29. AndrewRyanov56
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    Its basically just traditional borderlands game play but updated. The story is terrible however, it throws all the previous lore and world building out the window for cheap grabs at your emotions. Grab for half off at a sale to experience the game play and the horrible writing.
  30. Osernovsky
    Dec 28, 2020
    3
    Lags, bugs, frizzes and very slow to load up and load menu. Terrible, for 2019 year game...
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 34 out of 43
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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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