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...
  31. SolarCraigbum
    Nov 23, 2019
    2
    If you like opening things incessantly you will love this game. Enjoy lots of varied but dreadful weapons and a severe shortage of ammo leading to more opening. Save your money wait for the inevitable cash grab goty edition to go on sale
  32. AnRem
    Nov 23, 2019
    8
    First time to play borderlands series and will definitely wait for the next one to be released. Like the humor in the game , the Charterers and the game design. Playing is real fun. The only issue is that the game does not run smoothly( FPS). Otherwise, great job has been done !
  33. Sadmannn
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    A festival of bugs. They haven't even fixed some of the "A" class bugs - circle of slaughter cannot be completed due to enemies getting constantly stuck inside the walls.
  34. Singleslim
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    If you want a fun looter shooter experience with all the same humor and story that you've come to expect from a borderlands game, then I suggest you play borderlands 2 because this game is a pile of garbage. Other than having a shiny new coat of paint, a lackluster story that becomes a cringefest in the end, and bugs that ruin your experience that seem more and more frequent and experienceIf you want a fun looter shooter experience with all the same humor and story that you've come to expect from a borderlands game, then I suggest you play borderlands 2 because this game is a pile of garbage. Other than having a shiny new coat of paint, a lackluster story that becomes a cringefest in the end, and bugs that ruin your experience that seem more and more frequent and experience ruining with every update, this game brings Nothing new to the table this game is essentially the same only worse in every way… Expand
  35. Reulo
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Pedazo de juego este borderlands 3. Sin haber jugado ninguno de la saga me parece increíble. Lo recomiendo 100%.
  36. Not_Ur_Momz
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I love this game so much. The game is so fun and I love grinding for loot with my friends or family.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. mehhem
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    At first play, it's fantastic. The characters seem interesting, the guns are cool. But then you realize as a your aiming sucks. So you boot up BL2 and nope, I'm still deadly. Hmm. Ahh Okay. "Game Mode" never needed it before, but whatever. Then you try and change you gear but the lag on the inventory screen is really really bad. Then the Junk/Fav system breaks. Co-op seems prettyAt first play, it's fantastic. The characters seem interesting, the guns are cool. But then you realize as a your aiming sucks. So you boot up BL2 and nope, I'm still deadly. Hmm. Ahh Okay. "Game Mode" never needed it before, but whatever. Then you try and change you gear but the lag on the inventory screen is really really bad. Then the Junk/Fav system breaks. Co-op seems pretty damn laggy too. And couch co-op is just not even worth trying. It's fairly clear as a dev that it really needed another 180 days polishing the bugs before release.… Expand
  40. cinogen
    Jan 21, 2020
    6
    very repetitive game play and missions are broken down to much not tiny mini side missions which is very annoying
  41. DSouls_guy
    Mar 16, 2020
    9
    Don't listen to those people giving BL3 such poor review's!!! BL3 is a masterpiece!!! Does it have flaws yes, does it need patching sure, but what game have you played on consoles that doesn't need all those things? Look the game is awesome and sticks to what we loved about the older BL games. I've had no issues so far but I am early into BL3. Giving out 0s is just people being trolls andDon't listen to those people giving BL3 such poor review's!!! BL3 is a masterpiece!!! Does it have flaws yes, does it need patching sure, but what game have you played on consoles that doesn't need all those things? Look the game is awesome and sticks to what we loved about the older BL games. I've had no issues so far but I am early into BL3. Giving out 0s is just people being trolls and overly privileged crybabies.… Expand
  42. 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
  43. Peabarter
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    I will not buy this game. I was at a friends house and the horizontal split screen could only be thought up of by morons. Obviously they didn't play it that way when they developed it since a letter box TV is a much better option with a vertical split screen. I was always watching him play and getting off the couch to get closer to the TV to read the tiny text that I couldn't read fromI will not buy this game. I was at a friends house and the horizontal split screen could only be thought up of by morons. Obviously they didn't play it that way when they developed it since a letter box TV is a much better option with a vertical split screen. I was always watching him play and getting off the couch to get closer to the TV to read the tiny text that I couldn't read from the chair. Perhaps it's a way to get people to get more exercise playing video games so you make it require them to stand up and walk in front of the TV periodically in order to read what they displayed on the screen. Fail!… Expand
  44. tcmpreville
    Sep 27, 2019
    6
    Borderlands 3 review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I will not pay Gearbox to be their Beta tester. In fact, it kinda makes me want to attempt to get a refund just on principle. Instead, I will NEVER pre-order any game ever again. And I'm setting B3 aside for 3-6 months (or however long it takes for this **** to subside) before I pick it up again.    … Expand
  45. ReubenIsAGod
    Nov 9, 2019
    4
    *I still haven't finished this game*

    I love the Borderlands franchise. And with every bit of fiber in my body I can safely say that the gameplay is a massive improvement upon the last iterations of this game. its fast, its snappy, its creative and the gun customization is beautiful. Originally I wrote a review defending the game when it first came out. After playing it for much    *I still haven't finished this game*

    I love the Borderlands franchise. And with every bit of fiber in my body I can safely say that the gameplay is a massive improvement upon the last iterations of this game. its fast, its snappy, its creative and the gun customization is beautiful.

    Originally I wrote a review defending the game when it first came out. After playing it for much longer, I simply enough found the game unbearably tedious, boring and completely void of any really good humor or writing. Its just kinda a big shooty mess of uninspired shooty level design.

    Nothing here stands out as fresh, in regards to the layout of this open world. Pandora and the other planets in Borderlands 1 -2 had much more character and personality as opposed to these newer maps. Its sort of annoying how void of entertainment this game is.

    I understand that it is JUST a big dumb shooter, but GOD! is it dumb. Also the missions as fetch quests are probably some of weakest i've played Everything is so oddly placed and just really lakc any focus, Its kinda irritating.I've played much more calculated and entertaining fetch quests in previous Borderlands games.

    I feel as if i've just kinda grown out of this genre of game. I need more narrative structure these days Humor that is subtle. I guess borderlands just isn't for me these days.

    I think I wanted to believe that this game was SO MUCH MORE! I also wanted to justify my preorder. I was wrong.    … Expand
  46. 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.
  47. cdsmith7
    Nov 26, 2019
    3
    As a huge fan of Borderlands and Borderlands 2 I expected more. No where near the performance of the remastered Borderlands 2 which runs smoothly at 60fps in full HD. I can't get more than a few hours into a laggy 30fps and below game with grainy and pixelated visuals. Assuming the ps5 is backwards compatible I'll try to play the game again when I update from my standard PS4.
  48. 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.
  49. Beppo
    Oct 4, 2019
    5
    The game starts quite good with a nice mix of comedy and gun play. The different styles of weapons make fun and during the first chapters the mix of shooting and looting is fun. The first bigger bosses are fun too. But then the whole game gets boring, the story is not really on top and you start to no longer listening to most dialogues. Only a few side missions are so hilarious that youThe game starts quite good with a nice mix of comedy and gun play. The different styles of weapons make fun and during the first chapters the mix of shooting and looting is fun. The first bigger bosses are fun too. But then the whole game gets boring, the story is not really on top and you start to no longer listening to most dialogues. Only a few side missions are so hilarious that you get back to the good feel this game could have been delivering but the main story is pretty lame.
    After the first "main" boss (to avoid spoilers) the game goes down continuously. Shooting doesn't make fun anymore. Most times you simply aim for the head and wait till the enemy finally hits the ground. Bigger enemies are bulletsponges and this continues till the end. The following main bosses are just that... bulletsponges with a lot of boom bang effects but nothing really to worry about besides the one or two times an unfair combination of effects hits you all of a sudden. A lot of effects a lot of bullets but you end up holding the fire button till the boss finally hits the ground - which can take a long time.
    Then there's Mayhem-Mode after the story ends... well, all what's changing is the sponginess... if you switch directly to the highest Mayhem-Mode level you end up pumping dozens if not hundreds of bullets into small enemies that you were able to lay down with a couple crits beforehand. Sure, your weapons at that time aren't perfectly fitting, but the first drops of new gear show you how much the firepower will increase and really it doesn't scale as much as needed to make the game "fun" at all. If enemies need a hundred bullets to get downed and you just move a little bit to the left and right or cn even stay still the whole time (as Beastmaster with your pet) then this doesn't make fun at all.
    Boring ...
    I stopped playing all side missions and looking into each corner of the map to explore for additional tasks after beating the second main boss. Reason: I was already around level 35 and most quest rewards were lower level compared to random drops. In addition only a handful of side missions then still had the difficulty of "normal", most were stated as "trivial", so I avoided them or crashed through within a minute or two. Not fun.
    So, I ended up to beat the campaign and played one or two hours more to then look at the title and asking myself if I really should play the same boring stuff again with another character or not... currently the tendency is way closer to "not" unfortunately.    … Expand
  50. EddieHokie
    Nov 29, 2019
    3
    This game needs to fix the scaling for solo players. The main mission is level 19. I’m 22. The boss is 24. I have nowhere to go to farm guns at my level. Even if I did, I’m still 2 levels lower than the boss. I have to hope the one vending machine on sanctuary might have a decent lvl 22 gun or wait 20 minutes for it reset. The game has been out for 3 months, there is no reason this shouldThis game needs to fix the scaling for solo players. The main mission is level 19. I’m 22. The boss is 24. I have nowhere to go to farm guns at my level. Even if I did, I’m still 2 levels lower than the boss. I have to hope the one vending machine on sanctuary might have a decent lvl 22 gun or wait 20 minutes for it reset. The game has been out for 3 months, there is no reason this should still be happening. Fix it soon or I’m out for good. The whole point of side quests and exploration is to have the chance to over- level and have a better shot at a boss.… Expand
  51. Unknighted
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    A dumb mindless fun Lootershooter

    Borderlands 3 has been getting a lot of unnecessary hate on it. Randy Pitchford, Gearbox, and 2K do deserve the hate and the negative PR towards them. Moreso Randy and 2K. But the game itself is good. It's great even. On one condition. IF you liked the other borderlands games. This is more like Borderlands 2.5. It doesn't change much. But what it    A dumb mindless fun Lootershooter

    Borderlands 3 has been getting a lot of unnecessary hate on it. Randy Pitchford, Gearbox, and 2K do deserve the hate and the negative PR towards them. Moreso Randy and 2K.

    But the game itself is good. It's great even. On one condition. IF you liked the other borderlands games. This is more like Borderlands 2.5. It doesn't change much. But what it does change are great quality of life improvements. You can slide, vault, climb, buy all missing ammo with one button, and more.

    And the guns are MUCH better. The variety of the guns are amazing. It use to be that guns wouldn't get interesting or fun till level 20ish. Now even white rarity and green rarity guns at level 2 are fun to use and interesting to play with. The changes to the gun manufacturers is the biggest change in my opinion. Vladof has grenade launchers, Torque has sticky grenades that explode on reload, Dahl has two fire modes (burst, single, full auto), Jacobs bullets ricochet, I could go on. This extra change makes each gun unique and fun. If borderlands was just a tad too boring to you then the guns might do it for you now. The gun gameplay is topnotch. Each gun feels impactful and fun. In the thousands of guns I've looted I've never seen a bland boring unfun gun yet. This is the strongest point of the game. Which is good because you're doing A LOT of shooting.

    The classes are distinct enough and fun enough to seperate it from the last 3 games. With my favorite, Zane, being a standout for me. But I'm sure everyone has their standout. The 3 different class moves per character vs the one per from later games is an appreciated change. But some do feel a bit copy paste *glares at the new Siren*. And lastly the endgame is finally fun. At least for me. I'm a big fan of Diablos endgame so if you've played that game and you enjoyed it. Then you're in for a treat. I just got into the endgame so I can't tell you how much fun it'll be in a week or two. But right now it fits perfectly. But NO MORE REDOING THE STORY 50 TIMES!!!!! HUZZAH!!! Sure if you want to do True or ultimate or super duper vault hunter mode (one of those isn't a real mode) than you do need to do the story again. But at least you don't need to do it 5 or 6 times to get to max level. At the LEAST if you want to do the harder modes. You only need to do the story twice. Which, personally, I ABSOLUTELY appreciate.

    Now for the bad. The story isn't great. Compaired to Handsome Jack, the Twins aren't the best. They come off as bad obnoxious rather than the good obnoxious that Jack was famous for. You don't want to kill em because they are the bad guys. You just want them to SHUT UP. And the story is just a tad too lazy to me. Just bland. Not bad but not creative the previous games were known for. But that's not what this game is famous for. It's for it's gameplay loop. Get a quest, shoot a punny named boss, get loot, repeat. And (depending on who you are) this can be good for you or bad. Because it is STILL the same gameplay loop. If you enjoyed it than this game is good to pick up. Not to say it was ever bad. If it ain't broke don't fix it right? But if you were ever turned off by it's gameplay it might not win you over this time. Again unless the guns do it for you now. And the jokes seem outdated? I don't know I can't put my finger on it. At best they are chuckle worthy and at worse it's a bit cringeworthy. I don't know if the jokes stayed the same and I grew out of the LAWL RANDOM humor or they just aren't as funny as they use to be. Sure there are good ones but they don't make me laugh out loud as they use to. And Gearbox can we PLEASE put more vending machines everywhere else BESIDES the entrance to the zone!? I can't tell you how many times I've run out of ammo, had a full inventory, or a combo of both. Sure it's part of the game but I've never had this problem before in the previous games. Enemies seem a bit more spongier and they all seem loot pinatas. Which the later isn't a bad thing but when each pack is 20ish psychos you build up a full inventory SUPER quick. And theres not enough "ammo boxes" to help you out for the next pack.

    For the TL;DR or closing remarks. Borderlands 3 is a continuation of Borderlands 2(presequal?) Which isn't bad. It does come up short with it's story and humor. But if you are looking for a dumb mindless shooter with loot. This is the BEST one yet. Does it reinvigorate the genre? Does it reinvint the wheel? Does it blow the last 3 games so much out of the water that it makes them obsolete? Sadly no. But if you had fun the last few games then you should definitely pick this one up.

    Anwrong way to go about it    … Expand
  52. Nate3nate
    Sep 19, 2019
    5
    While the gameplay and looting is solid, the story and characters are the worst I've ever seen in a video game. For starters, the main villains are evil youtubers who use the concept of "family" to unify the bandits. Yes you read that right, those same flesh hungry killers stand united thanks to some tween youtuber spouting how anyone who joins her is part of a family now. Every maleWhile the gameplay and looting is solid, the story and characters are the worst I've ever seen in a video game. For starters, the main villains are evil youtubers who use the concept of "family" to unify the bandits. Yes you read that right, those same flesh hungry killers stand united thanks to some tween youtuber spouting how anyone who joins her is part of a family now. Every male character is either a complete moron, evil and a moron, weak, whiny, or gay. The playable characters are once again bossed around by everyone else, forced into being part of the Crimson Raiders (who are 99% wiped out), and are forced to listen to the worst character in the universe droll on about vehicles and hitting on you because apparently Scooter died in Tales from the Borderlands (Seriously, Ellie is garbage).

    It's been fun, which is why I give it a 5, but good god the story/characters need to just die.    … Expand
  53. Steyraus
    Dec 5, 2019
    7
    All the things that made the previous games fun are here,, well mostly, there is a ton of things that actually feel like a downgrade, especially in world intersection, but its still a fun looter shooter..The game would have got a 8 in my opinion, except for one Massive problem.."The game runs like **** Resolution mode is just unplayable, frame rate is all over the place and it actuallyAll the things that made the previous games fun are here,, well mostly, there is a ton of things that actually feel like a downgrade, especially in world intersection, but its still a fun looter shooter..The game would have got a 8 in my opinion, except for one Massive problem.."The game runs like **** Resolution mode is just unplayable, frame rate is all over the place and it actually made me sick to play on my larger TV..So that leave the 1080P performance mode, that in barely functional, it try to hit 60 fps and barley stays above 50..Seriously what kind of development team cant get a game that barly looks much better than its prequel that came out like 8 years ago run stable at 1080p on the ps4 PRO...Its embarrassing, have they seen what Sony has done with this console?? God of war,, Spiderman?? The performance is absolutely embarrassing, and they haven't fixed it months after launch..
    The visuals one saving grade is the HDR, its realy great use of HDr on my TV at least.    … Expand
  54. 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.
  55. 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 !!!
  56. thingamajiggly
    Oct 24, 2019
    1
    What a complete and utter disappointment and load of garbage. My boyfriend and I have been avid Borderlands fans throughout the franchise, and have played through every game together multiple times. We purchased the Super Deluxe edition because of course we would play this game all the way through, right?

    Wrong. This game is pretty much unplayable. Couch co-op is almost impossible.    What a complete and utter disappointment and load of garbage. My boyfriend and I have been avid Borderlands fans throughout the franchise, and have played through every game together multiple times. We purchased the Super Deluxe edition because of course we would play this game all the way through, right?

    Wrong. This game is pretty much unplayable. Couch co-op is almost impossible. Horizontal split screen? Are you kidding me? We have a fair size TV, but I can't read anything. The lag is also ridiculous. So clunky! And if you open a menu? Well, good luck… It's so upsetting. Nothing has been fixed yet. What a stupid waste of $100    … Expand
  57. deettis
    Mar 11, 2020
    6
    People are giving this game 0 and 1 scores for co-op problems, which of course are a big problem, but not everything. In my opinion, the biggest problem with BL3 is the recycling of BL2 material. They reused most of the NPC:s, the graphical style, weapons mods with few exceptions and worst of all, even the god damn jokes and personalities. The bad guys were kind of like Handsome Jack withPeople are giving this game 0 and 1 scores for co-op problems, which of course are a big problem, but not everything. In my opinion, the biggest problem with BL3 is the recycling of BL2 material. They reused most of the NPC:s, the graphical style, weapons mods with few exceptions and worst of all, even the god damn jokes and personalities. The bad guys were kind of like Handsome Jack with small changes. Is the funny psychopath really the only option to play the bad guy?

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

    It was not all bad though. The gameplay is as good as in BL2, which is very good, but then again, I could always play BL2 if BL3 has nothing else to offer. The music in BL3 was very enjoyable as it almost always is with Jesper Kyd and there were many cool, small details here and there. I just wish they had created something new around the details.    … Expand
  58. 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
  59. DinoBeam
    May 1, 2020
    4
    It is February 17th 2020, my game just crashed again, yes on PS4. I always dread opening the menu because it simply doesn't work. They even said they finished the game ahead of schedule to fool us into buying it. This is a damn shame.

    [I've finished the game now, and holy **** the writing is insultingly terrible, nothing near the quality of the last two games, or any game i've ever    It is February 17th 2020, my game just crashed again, yes on PS4. I always dread opening the menu because it simply doesn't work. They even said they finished the game ahead of schedule to fool us into buying it. This is a damn shame.

    [I've finished the game now, and holy **** the writing is insultingly terrible, nothing near the quality of the last two games, or any game i've ever played. Just pathetic and insulting]    … Expand
  60. Janrad
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    Borderlands 3 is a fairly entertaining game but not special, certainly not as special as the 2 previous parts were. Unfortunately, the dialogues and sometimes hilarious cries of some enemies that you could hear in parts 1 and 2 are missing. The worlds you have to go through are fine but not nearly as impressive as the earlier parts. It is hoping for spectacular expansions through updatesBorderlands 3 is a fairly entertaining game but not special, certainly not as special as the 2 previous parts were. Unfortunately, the dialogues and sometimes hilarious cries of some enemies that you could hear in parts 1 and 2 are missing. The worlds you have to go through are fine but not nearly as impressive as the earlier parts. It is hoping for spectacular expansions through updates to take the game to a higher level.… Expand
  61. Marviken
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    Could have bin great, but the story wasn't that great. But the shooting mechanics have seen great improvements, at times it's extremely satisfying.
    Borderlands 3 have some great weapons, but for some reason some manufacturers are overrepresented. The biggest problem are weapons you can get in like "revenge of the cartels" that breaks the hole game. I had the same gun for like 15levels,    Could have bin great, but the story wasn't that great. But the shooting mechanics have seen great improvements, at times it's extremely satisfying.
    Borderlands 3 have some great weapons, but for some reason some manufacturers are overrepresented. The biggest problem are weapons you can get in like "revenge of the cartels" that breaks the hole game. I had the same gun for like 15levels, everything was complete garbage compared to it. I had to stop using it because it completely ruined the game. Borderlands 3 is a 7,but because of the weapons balance its barely a 6.



    Metacritic fix your UI.. The "post" button conceals the text.    … Expand
  62. monks99
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    It's more of a borderlands 2 but with minor upgrades. But if it ain't broke don't fix it. Lots of fun and loot. Which is the whole point.
  63. 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
  64. Amleida
    Sep 23, 2019
    6
    Borderlands 3 is, by no means, a bad game. It's alright. The most die-hard loot-shooter fans might even tell you it's a great game. It's basically Borderlands 2, but with some really minor changes - more akin to a DLC than what you'd expect in a sequel. It doesn't seem to try to compete with anyone, or show that the developers have made progress since the last game.

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

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

    If you think the game is great, then that's fine, good for you. However, Borderlands 3 is, objectively speaking, an incredibly underdeveloped game that belongs far more fittingly in the PS3 era. And that's despite its generous 7 years in development. If you liked Borderlands 2 and you're not in a hurry to get this one, I recommend waiting until they put it on sale, because they're basically charging the price of a full game for a last-gen game that they likely didn't put much effort into producing.    … Expand
  65. dudnik
    May 7, 2020
    0
    GearBox has signed its own creative impotency with this one. Just cashing out on their old fan base.
  66. bcdserra
    Oct 5, 2019
    6
    So first of all SREW YOU GEARBOX for half-assing your dreamjob while I take my hard earned vacation time to play your janky turd.
    The gameplay, locations and weapons are pretty awesome if you can overcome the technical shortcomings like horrible framerate and infuriating laggy menu, let's get that out of the way.
    The reason I'm really pissed is another one though. I worked a ****    So first of all SREW YOU GEARBOX for half-assing your dreamjob while I take my hard earned vacation time to play your janky turd.
    The gameplay, locations and weapons are pretty awesome if you can overcome the technical shortcomings like horrible framerate and infuriating laggy menu, let's get that out of the way.
    The reason I'm really pissed is another one though. I worked a **** underpaid job all year to have six weeks vacation, two of those dedicated to your "work".
    After those two weeks I was deep into the endgame when I realised that Zane, the character I picked, IS THE MOST USELESS BUM IN VIDEOGAME HISTORY. There is no endgame build no matter how much you respec and puzzle, there is no killer combination, there is nothing that makes sense about this character.
    I know that Gearbox isn't responsible for my rotten luck but I still hate them for botching a fourth of their entire roster.
    Thanks a lot Randy.    … Expand
  67. Mtabbaa
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    A weak story, bad voice acting, lacking excitement and dull characters.
    Weapons share the same sound and I honestly could not find a single reason to complete it
  68. Maxxian
    Oct 17, 2019
    7
    The gameplay is fun but it still has it's issues. Game will randomly crash and some skills do not seem to be working as intended. After today's patch, they nerfed a lot of fun guns, I thought I would give True Vault Hunter a play through (new game +) and I solidified my biggest complaint in the game...the story. I hate the story. The old characters which we have come to love are, in myThe gameplay is fun but it still has it's issues. Game will randomly crash and some skills do not seem to be working as intended. After today's patch, they nerfed a lot of fun guns, I thought I would give True Vault Hunter a play through (new game +) and I solidified my biggest complaint in the game...the story. I hate the story. The old characters which we have come to love are, in my opinion, horribly handled and the new characters are just not likeable. Overall it's still a decent game but again with the recent patches...I'm going to put this one down until the developers figure out where they want to go.… Expand
  69. 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.
  70. 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.
  71. 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.
  72. IronCloud
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    This game is amazing. It is a ton of fun, especially if you're playing with friends. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who wants to have a ton of fun.
  73. 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
  74. mackenzie129
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Geeze the User reviews on this is why I pay attention to actual reviewers. "Its unplayable" No it isn't you entitled man child.
    8 years since borderlands 2 (we don't talk about the pre sequel) 8 years since we realized Borderlands is going intergalactic. The game is massive and it's quite the undertaking to explore and do everything.
    Pros
    - Big very very big game
    - Truly different ways to play the exact same characters which is nice
    - More vehicles and cool ways to get them upgraded
    - Cast is great
    - Planets are pretty
    - 4 dlcs that will expand an already big game
    - Events SEASONAL EVENTS

    Cons
    - Somewhat laggy
    - Somewhat glitchy (nothing game breaking)
    - Maya Dies....
    - Lilith Dies...?    … Expand
  75. Xabretooth
    Nov 11, 2019
    8
    This game is exactly what i expected but they took the guns to a whole 'nother level. The game looks great especially on a 4k tv and on a ps pro.

    Dropping it down to a 8/10 just because the co-op and the split screen is not working very well but i have faith that this will be fixed in a patch or update.
  76. 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.
  77. deftones034
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    Ps4 pro is what im playing on. Gunplay is good. So many different guns. Overall though, just doesnt live up to the series. They missed the mark. This coming from a fan from the beginning. Biggest gripe is performance. Both settings are a mess. 4k 30 fps is running at 20-23 fps. Disappointing. 1080p 60fps is running about 55-59. Disappointing. Hopefully they fix this soon. Many people arePs4 pro is what im playing on. Gunplay is good. So many different guns. Overall though, just doesnt live up to the series. They missed the mark. This coming from a fan from the beginning. Biggest gripe is performance. Both settings are a mess. 4k 30 fps is running at 20-23 fps. Disappointing. 1080p 60fps is running about 55-59. Disappointing. Hopefully they fix this soon. Many people are complaining about this and I see why.… Expand
  78. elric19
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    In short: the games score is somewhere between the pre sequel and BL2. At the beginning i thought the game is pretty good however it got boring really quickly. I dont really like any of the 4 characters (the siren is ok though) and the overly long story which youd need to play over and over again which as far as i remember takes me at least 20 hours everytime is just far too much. It wouldIn short: the games score is somewhere between the pre sequel and BL2. At the beginning i thought the game is pretty good however it got boring really quickly. I dont really like any of the 4 characters (the siren is ok though) and the overly long story which youd need to play over and over again which as far as i remember takes me at least 20 hours everytime is just far too much. It would be reasonably if the campaign was fun but it just isnt. The villains are incredibly cringy and the campaign feels like its made for 13 year olds. The most important part of the game are of course the weapons. Instead of having to farm for a specific weapon you now have to farm for specific augmentations on those weapons. There is no reward feeling at all because a perfect augment just doesnt create the feeling of finally getting the weapon itself. Lets not forget that even with one of the latest patches the designated lootpools dont work properly and youre mostly getting tons of other legendaries before the one that has an increased chance to drop. The bosses are not badass either. The Npc Vaughn is one of the most braindead characters ive ever seen in a game and i do not understand why he has to be in this game. Now the latest dlc had to make one of the main characters gay, because why not, all the gays in the world were screaming for hammerlock to be gay so this decision was totally understandable. Trying to get social acceptance just backfired really really quickly. With the vanilla game there wasnt even a raidboss meaning after the story the was nothing to do, NOTHING. I still think the game technically has room for improvement but since all of the publishers nowadays are preferring to release bad games and refuse to earn big money, i dont see major improvements coming. Btw i never thought that amongst individual ratings the score is lower than 6 with more than 1000 reviews, if that doesnt tell em i dont know what does...… Expand
  79. 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
  80. lewis1992
    Sep 28, 2019
    6
    Great gameplay, terrible storyline, awful humour.

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

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

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

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

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

    Only pick this up if you're interested in the gameplay, otherwise expect to be disappointed.    … Expand
  81. 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
  82. 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...
  83. dash383535
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    #DashReviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Cons:
    -Lackluster Story and Villain’s
    -Technical Problems    … Expand
  84. Rexcrazy
    Jan 6, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is decent and it has some pros and cons

    Pros:
    Gunplay is really good
    The Loot is always good

    Now the Cons:
    The story is really bad, the villains are annoying as ****
    Ava
    Bugs
    Cutscenes that have the audio delayed
  85. egoBorder
    Dec 8, 2019
    4
    It's just more of the same as Borderlands 2, except the story is worse. Gameplay is identical: nothing missing but nothing significant new either
  86. Hobobo
    Sep 28, 2019
    6
    Huge Borderlands 2 fan, but this new installment just isn't doing it for me. The only only things I can really praise at the moment is the graphics and side quest writing (it's hilarious).

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

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

    That's just my experience with the game so far. I've beaten the campaign and solo'd a lot of stuff on Mayhem 3. FL4K literally breaks the game and I chose him as my character without even knowing it. Once I leveled up his critical tree, everything got steam rolled. I then looked online and a lot of people are confirming the same thing.    … Expand
  87. AzzSL
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Great and interesting storyline including side quests, cool gameplay, and good graphics !
  88. SlyKen
    Jan 21, 2020
    7
    Great gameplay horrible story great soundtracks fun co op expieraince Screw randy pitchford
  89. 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:)
  90. lordmax89
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    Отвратительно, играть скучно и не интересно (играл в компании из тех людей кто прошли хендсом колекшн и первую часть), прошли основную игру, побегали покачались, выполнили все в основной игре
    когда вышло длц прошли мокси кое как с нятяжкой, заставляя себя, про свадьбу даже полу часа не пробегали в длц, просто ппц скучная гриндилка без шуток и какой то изюминке которая была во 2 и пре    Отвратительно, играть скучно и не интересно (играл в компании из тех людей кто прошли хендсом колекшн и первую часть), прошли основную игру, побегали покачались, выполнили все в основной игре
    когда вышло длц прошли мокси кое как с нятяжкой, заставляя себя, про свадьбу даже полу часа не пробегали в длц, просто ппц скучная гриндилка без шуток и какой то изюминке которая была во 2 и пре сиквеле    … Expand
  91. fellgo
    Sep 27, 2019
    5
    If the game deserves to be commended for not having microtransactions then it also deserves to be criticized for the poor state it has since launch. Plenty of bugs and performance issues need fixing but there is one single important thing that can't be fixed: the atrocious writing.
  92. 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$...
  93. PricesMoustache
    Nov 27, 2019
    7
    Borderlands fans, I am one, will enjoy it, but not as much as its predecessors. New bad guys just not very memorable. Stand out moments are few. Platinum is just too easy this time around - I love a good grind for platinum. Unlike its predecessors I am not invested in or inclined to jump back in to play any new DLC which is testimony to my points above.
    Solid game - just not as fun as I    Borderlands fans, I am one, will enjoy it, but not as much as its predecessors. New bad guys just not very memorable. Stand out moments are few. Platinum is just too easy this time around - I love a good grind for platinum. Unlike its predecessors I am not invested in or inclined to jump back in to play any new DLC which is testimony to my points above.
    Solid game - just not as fun as I was expecting. If you aren't a big borderlands fan - grab this game when there is a price drop.    … Expand
  94. coolwali
    Jul 13, 2020
    8
    The improvements made to gunplay make using the loot you get more fun than ever. But with a rather disconnected world and story, it can start to feel meaningless at times
  95. 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.
  96. DrLightning
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Basically more borderlands 2 with better graphics. If I didnt like borderlands 2 I wouldn't like this game. But I love it so this game is pretty great in my opinion
  97. NazgulzLegacy
    Mar 18, 2023
    2
    These games are multiplayer only playing these games solo is nearly impossible even on the easiest difficulty setting
  98. StudMuffinOP
    Oct 20, 2019
    6
    At first the game was great. Story was hilarious and everything else you would expect from a Borderlands game. Was able to finish all the chapters with FL4K. Disappointed after all the nerfs and patches involving an offline game though. Matchmaking also was fairly buggy for me and when I would find a pairing it would normally be with someone who completed that chapter or far back from theAt first the game was great. Story was hilarious and everything else you would expect from a Borderlands game. Was able to finish all the chapters with FL4K. Disappointed after all the nerfs and patches involving an offline game though. Matchmaking also was fairly buggy for me and when I would find a pairing it would normally be with someone who completed that chapter or far back from the story. Also the wipe from the loot bank was really disappointing after all the hours grinding. I really wanted to love this game but after all the patches it just made things a little bit worse.

    Def. pick up the game if you're a die hard fan but I don't recommend buying it at full price.    … Expand
  99. dioniC
    May 24, 2020
    4
    For me it's the worst of the saga, but it's still an entertaining game that deserves a 6 or maybe a 7. And I have no problem playing at 30fps (like I dido in BL and BL2 on PS3), but frame drops and crashes are so frequent that you don't feel like playing anymore. And I'm playing on the PS4 the Pro...
  100. Milidante
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Im not a FPS gamer but always try triple A frenchises like battlefield , cod , destiny and...
    In my whole life I had never played this much enjoyable shooter. Borderlands 3 is fantastic. I tell you this is awsome. I dont like fps games but borderlands 3 is sth else. Gun play is very smooth and arcade style. Variety of guns is out standing. Dialog and sounds are really nice and fun    Im not a FPS gamer but always try triple A frenchises like battlefield , cod , destiny and...
    In my whole life I had never played this much enjoyable shooter. Borderlands 3 is fantastic. I tell you this is awsome. I dont like fps games but borderlands 3 is sth else. Gun play is very smooth and arcade style. Variety of guns is out standing. Dialog and sounds are really nice and fun (specially clap trap!) story has nothing to give much and very predictable. Actually you don need any **** story for this super action game! Just gun and run! Art style graphic is good but technical graphic is out of date and not proper for 2019. All and all this game is awsome. DO NOT MISS IT!    … Expand
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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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