Borderlands 3

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6.1

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  1. kostokc
    Sep 16, 2022
    4
    Way too dark image even i got very bright qled. Boring game with ne no any difference than b2. Not worth to buy or not even for free. boring weapons without any punch or sound. Aiming is delayed sticky kind of. Got 4 points only cos there is existing way worse than this. Still tho this isnt good.
  2. Aston_Morris99
    Apr 18, 2020
    8
    Positive The gunplay is solid All 4 vault hunters feel diverse Amazing visuals Amazing soundtrack Expanded weapon manufacturer gimmicks Fun boss fights Negative UI is messy af
    Frame rate drops(not as often now)
    Terrible story(weak villains,mediocre supporting cast,piss poor handling of a certain characters death)
  3. Hopper8785
    Nov 12, 2019
    9
    Hardworking developers spent years creating this amazing game only to have crybabies come online and give it 0 out of 10s. This is the most fun game Ive played all year. Why anyone would give it a low score is beyond me. Because of a couple lag issues between screens that doesn't impact 99% of the core gameplay? Get over it. Stop sweating the small stuff. Gamers have become the mostHardworking developers spent years creating this amazing game only to have crybabies come online and give it 0 out of 10s. This is the most fun game Ive played all year. Why anyone would give it a low score is beyond me. Because of a couple lag issues between screens that doesn't impact 99% of the core gameplay? Get over it. Stop sweating the small stuff. Gamers have become the most spoiled group of people on the planet and it shows.… Expand
  4. Wweald
    Jan 17, 2021
    7
    It's a good game, yes the twins are bad villains compared to Jack. But they're ok still. The gameplays really good, the bosses are way more interesting in this game. The vault hunters are more interesting than the other borderlands, gameplay and story wise. The story would be alright, if it actually felt like you were in it. The players character magically disappears in the cutscenes andIt's a good game, yes the twins are bad villains compared to Jack. But they're ok still. The gameplays really good, the bosses are way more interesting in this game. The vault hunters are more interesting than the other borderlands, gameplay and story wise. The story would be alright, if it actually felt like you were in it. The players character magically disappears in the cutscenes and you just watch a movie about Sirens.… Expand
  5. Khalcynee
    Sep 30, 2019
    6
    Très bon gameplay, et bonne histoire mais trop bugé pour le moment pour mériter une meilleure note
  6. Jeljek
    Mar 21, 2020
    9
    Great game great story. A very good game! Contains a lot of story and fun with friends
  7. CuppaFueled
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Borderlands 3 is like having class A drugs consumed through your eyeballs!

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

    Gameplay:

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

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

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

    Story:

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

    Graphics:

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

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

    Moving Forward:
    Borderlands 4 needs to:

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

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

    Verdict:

    Borderlands 3 is allot of fun and it's easy to just focus on all the niggles and nit picks but when you brush that aside, you have a fun, bonkers & well made game to get lost in & just have fun!    … Expand
  8. Noitpecycul
    Feb 25, 2022
    3
    Buy this game on Xbox Series X|S or PS5. If you want to play at 60 fps of course.
  9. Watchmorepron
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    All it needs is a single patch and all the bugs will be gone and the game will be just amazing.
  10. chaputom
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    An enjoyable core return to the series. Mad loot, weapons, and carnage everywhere you look. The artstyle and details are great, online co-op is great, and the little kwirks and side quests are great. I stlll haven't beat the game but there is plenty of content, side quests, challenges, loot farming, and exploring to keep you occupied. This is the first Borderlands game I can play by myselfAn enjoyable core return to the series. Mad loot, weapons, and carnage everywhere you look. The artstyle and details are great, online co-op is great, and the little kwirks and side quests are great. I stlll haven't beat the game but there is plenty of content, side quests, challenges, loot farming, and exploring to keep you occupied. This is the first Borderlands game I can play by myself if I don't have a friend available. Enjoying it!… Expand
  11. nicked22
    Dec 21, 2019
    9
    If you’ve played borderlands before and liked the other ones then you will love this one as well. I haven’t tried the split screen co-op so I can’t speak on that, but this game is bigger and better in every way. The new guns look and feel cool to use, the new enemies and especially the bosses are more unique, and the graphics are better than the last two even if it does have problems atIf you’ve played borderlands before and liked the other ones then you will love this one as well. I haven’t tried the split screen co-op so I can’t speak on that, but this game is bigger and better in every way. The new guns look and feel cool to use, the new enemies and especially the bosses are more unique, and the graphics are better than the last two even if it does have problems at times. The story is also very interesting in this one. I can’t seem to figure out why people dislike this game so much...… Expand
  12. GreaseManelli
    Dec 10, 2020
    6
    Time to beat the game at level 41 was like 25-30 hours. After that they expect you to either finish up side quests around the different worlds or go into the next difficulty mode. Except as I'm trying to complete these side quests, they are broken and won't progress, just like a few of the main story quests.

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

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

    I was enjoying the leveling but now I have little to no desire to play. Tired of restarting my game just so a reload can fix these broken quests. This game has more bugs and busted abilities than I've ever seen in a shooter game.    … Expand
  13. Sivart
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    So far this game is super fun. Guns and game play are excellent. Split screen in multiplayer is annoying, but that's pretty much my only complaint. With patches and DLC this is going to be awesome.
  14. MichiGotsIt
    Nov 16, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not one to leave a review for games but for Borderlands 3, I had to. What in the world is going at Gearbox, did they change writing staff, 'cause the story really sucks ass. Why is the focus placed heavily on Ava, and the way they seem to be killing off characters is amazing. I really love the improvements with fast travel, theguns (100% better than Anthem), and Im really love the way boss fights are sat up, however the story is way too short. Honestly, the game would have worked better as a 30 dollars expansion.… Expand
  15. KirkbyRodgers
    Jul 10, 2020
    8
    I love Borderlands. It's safe to say it's in my top 5 favorite game franchises of all time (including Final Fantasy, Diablo, Metal Gear Solid, and Mass Effect). After they announced the release date for Borderlands 3, I took off a week from work (which I NEVER do!) to make sure I had time to get through the story and have fun with no stress. I'm a Zane main since launch, and I absolutelyI love Borderlands. It's safe to say it's in my top 5 favorite game franchises of all time (including Final Fantasy, Diablo, Metal Gear Solid, and Mass Effect). After they announced the release date for Borderlands 3, I took off a week from work (which I NEVER do!) to make sure I had time to get through the story and have fun with no stress. I'm a Zane main since launch, and I absolutely love this game. I held off for a long time writing a review though, because I knew there would be multiple expansions and changes, and as of writing this they have released three of them (the last being Bounty of Blood). But I feel like the game is at it's best right now in my opinion, so now's as good a time as any.

    The gunplay is fantastic, possibly up there among the best shooters I've played recently. Since day one, I've been addicted to finding new weapons, trying them out, and finding which ones fit my play style the most. For endgame, there was a period over the last few months where there were only a handful of viable weapons though. But since the last patch recently I feel like they'd alleviated that (but it's still limited for some builds). But during leveling on a first playthrough, the loot is exciting and you're always finding something new to play around with. Leveling up in this game was one of my favorite experiences playing a looter-shooter. While the endgame doesn't have as much variety in my opinion, there's still tons of legendaries to collect and the gameplay is fun and addictive enough to let you forget that you're using the same weapons for the most part.

    Where the game starts to fall apart for me, and for many others, is the story. No spoilers, but if you're a fan of Borderlands 2's story there's a good chance you might dislike this one. There are good moments to be sure, but overall I felt it was lacking. For me, this was mostly due to the villains. Hard to follow Handsome Jack. I also couldn't even tell you right now why things were happening near the end of the story, it's just not memorable for me. I was paying attention, but it just wasn't as interesting as looting things and finding new gear.

    I feel like the story is about a 6 and the gameplay for me is a 9-10, so overall I'll give it an 8. It's a game I feel like you could come back to every once awhile to try out a new build or play through a new expansion or event. Another great thing about it to me is that it's not like Destiny or Division though, those games I always feel like I need to play all the time to be rewarded. This is something I can dip into when I feel like it, and I don't have the need to log in every single day.

    So I'd say it's definitely worth your time and money, especially since it's now on sale all the time.    … Expand
  16. SHANJIJI
    Oct 6, 2019
    6
    我第一次打任务关卡的时候对这个游戏评价可以达到9分。但是当我通关之后发现并没有了继续游戏的乐趣，重复的怪物，不平衡的职业设计（我的通关职业是赞恩），溢出的数据，糟糕的PS4优化（我记得厂商宣传时说把PS4作为重要的平台，现在看来只是一种宣传套路罢了），种种的因素决定了这个游戏没有通关后继续的乐趣。尽管我的巅峰等级已经达到了57级,但我还是没有找到这些巅峰等级带来的乐趣。现在看来，无主之地3并没有达到我一开始的预期，总体看起来厂家像是花了大力气在广告造势上。我没有也没有动力进行多人游戏，因为我想象不到几个高巅峰等级的角色在一场混乱3游戏中能做什么。所以，我给出一个及格分数，完全是出于任务模式。我第一次打任务关卡的时候对这个游戏评价可以达到9分。但是当我通关之后发现并没有了继续游戏的乐趣，重复的怪物，不平衡的职业设计（我的通关职业是赞恩），溢出的数据，糟糕的PS4优化（我记得厂商宣传时说把PS4作为重要的平台，现在看来只是一种宣传套路罢了），种种的因素决定了这个游戏没有通关后继续的乐趣。尽管我的巅峰等级已经达到了57级,但我还是没有找到这些巅峰等级带来的乐趣。现在看来，无主之地3并没有达到我一开始的预期，总体看起来厂家像是花了大力气在广告造势上。我没有也没有动力进行多人游戏，因为我想象不到几个高巅峰等级的角色在一场混乱3游戏中能做什么。所以，我给出一个及格分数，完全是出于任务模式。
  17. Clapsky
    Nov 12, 2019
    2
    The developer team is spending more time nerfing weapons that we took hours to get than fix the so many bugs of the game. A true shame. I've never seen that before.
  18. CallumMcA
    Oct 24, 2019
    6
    After the critical success of former games, the third instalment had large boots to fill. Unfortunately it falls far short to deliver.

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

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

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

    If you want to mow down waves of enemies with your buddies in an end game for generated loot ultimately hitting your level and guardian rank caps then by all means this game is worth a go as a co op experience at max level but then what?    … Expand
  19. MomoVoss
    Oct 28, 2019
    4
    You know that feeling when you are so hyped for something you can't stop think about it ? BL3 was one of those games for me. The moment I started playing this game all that hype was gone i a second. Why ? So many technical problems even 2 months after release. Lag, crashes, no viable build on every character, skills not working etc etc Fo a AAA title this is unforgiven.

    Gearbox    You know that feeling when you are so hyped for something you can't stop think about it ? BL3 was one of those games for me. The moment I started playing this game all that hype was gone i a second. Why ? So many technical problems even 2 months after release. Lag, crashes, no viable build on every character, skills not working etc etc Fo a AAA title this is unforgiven.

    Gearbox disappointed me greatly, now this game just sits on my HDD waiting for massive patch...which will not come any time soon...    … Expand
  20. LouieColes
    Nov 7, 2019
    8
    I loved this game. I loved the side missions maybe more so than the main quest to be honest. Which isn’t to say the main quest isn’t bad. It’s actually rather good with all the usual loot and bosses that seem imposing at the start but can be defeated easily enough. The side quests are where Borderlands 3 really shines due to the variety, wackiness and rewards for finishing them. It’s oneI loved this game. I loved the side missions maybe more so than the main quest to be honest. Which isn’t to say the main quest isn’t bad. It’s actually rather good with all the usual loot and bosses that seem imposing at the start but can be defeated easily enough. The side quests are where Borderlands 3 really shines due to the variety, wackiness and rewards for finishing them. It’s one of the only games in a long time that’s made me go back for seconds and possibly thirds for a midnight snack. I can not recommend BL3 enough. It’s the third best out of the three but that’s high praise because they’re all fantastic.… Expand
  21. Lordbyron07
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    Most fun I’ve had in quite a while. Worthy of the name. Group fun with friends and character building is fun.
  22. Dav668
    Nov 9, 2019
    3
    I am such disappoint. I have thousands of hours in BL2 (every class to 72, some multiple times) and even persevered with the pre-sequel enough to take 3 character all the way but this...meh. I don't care about the calypso twins. The missions suck, the weapons suck, there are too many bullet-sponge bosses, the writing is dull. Some of the worlds look quite good and dying bandits have someI am such disappoint. I have thousands of hours in BL2 (every class to 72, some multiple times) and even persevered with the pre-sequel enough to take 3 character all the way but this...meh. I don't care about the calypso twins. The missions suck, the weapons suck, there are too many bullet-sponge bosses, the writing is dull. Some of the worlds look quite good and dying bandits have some funny lines but that's it. Framerate was OK on my old PS4 and I only played solo (so didn't experience the split-screen thing)
    I took Moze and FL4K to the end game, started Amara and then took the game back to the store.    … Expand
  23. KolesnikovGAME
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Привет всем! Я играл в бордерленд только от Тэлтеил до этой игры. Так как не являлся фанатом серии к игре относился прохладно, поиграл недавно и все устраивает. Юмор прикольный, много пушек, много планет, есть куда пройти, транспорт с бесконечными патронами. Все что нужно для хорошей игры тут есть. Прикольный сюжет. Отвязная музыка. Мне нравиться все в этой игре. Субтитры можно увеличить.Привет всем! Я играл в бордерленд только от Тэлтеил до этой игры. Так как не являлся фанатом серии к игре относился прохладно, поиграл недавно и все устраивает. Юмор прикольный, много пушек, много планет, есть куда пройти, транспорт с бесконечными патронами. Все что нужно для хорошей игры тут есть. Прикольный сюжет. Отвязная музыка. Мне нравиться все в этой игре. Субтитры можно увеличить. Нет полной локализации, но наверное это бы убило характерный юмор. После этой игры захотелось пройти предыдущие проекты. Спасибо. подписывайтесь на мой канал ютюб Kolesnikov ► GAME… Expand
  24. Wkeb
    Nov 16, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Inexcusably bad performance, nonstop 'kill or be killed' game play, starked around a boring story about a group of vault hunters. The biggest letdown is the FPS lag on a PS4 Pro - I've not experienced anything this poorly ported before on this console - getting less than 30 FPS. There is a performance adjustment in the settings but that is bad way of covering up low quality porting. I shouldn't have to chose on a higher end console between performance and high quality visuals.

    As for the visuals the environments are pretty and for the 10 hours I put into the game I enjoyed some of the things I viewed, but there was little desire to keep playing because of shuttering.

    Creeps never die and are always respawned in their original locations. Seems like fun if I want to constantly grind, but if I wipe out a level 1 camp I don't expect to encounter it again when I go through that section on my way back to base. In addition the leveling system seems boring and just because I can upgrade to higher dps weapons there is no difference between my toon at level 3 and 9 outside of some perks I chose. Speaking of, it conceptually seemed cool to be able to use these skills in battle but I wasn't impressed by the need to use them in battles.

    Most battles are shoot, throw a grenade, use some sort of special skill perk, repeat. I didn't get too much enjoyment out of running through the same waves of enemies but this time in 'vr' aka a blue filter on the screen and a special semi-boss before I could finish my objective. BORING!

    The writing reminds me of dad joke puns paired with the same type of borderlands game play from this series 2nd installment. I couldn't even bring myself to really laugh at some of the corny jokes and the mature rating was more comical than the stupid jokes I heard.

    This is a game I regret buying (thankfully I got it preowned and can still return it) because this game lacks in many ways. I typically don't find myself bored within a half hour of game play and with this it felt more like a chore to play than to enjoy spending my time grinding through the same low-level camps I already cleared, twice. I would avoid this one.    … Expand
  25. Spoonyon
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    The writing is bad but the gameplay is good. Your tolerance for the former and how much you actually enjoy the core mechanics and game design will determine what you think of this one. Gone is the charisma of the 2nd game but the guns are better so yeah. For the record the game has only crashed for me twice out of the 40+ hours I sunk into it but I realize that a vast majority of peopleThe writing is bad but the gameplay is good. Your tolerance for the former and how much you actually enjoy the core mechanics and game design will determine what you think of this one. Gone is the charisma of the 2nd game but the guns are better so yeah. For the record the game has only crashed for me twice out of the 40+ hours I sunk into it but I realize that a vast majority of people weren't as fortunate and making the game function properly is a definite factor in a rating.… Expand
  26. solidus311
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    I recently bought a friend a ps4 and this game so we could play together. I played a bit of the single player and I thought it was good, reminiscent of borderlands 2 and better than the presequel. That's where the 4 comes from.

    The game loses the rest of the score through crashes (blue screens), the lag and how hard it was to connect with my friend. I thought the crashes were limited to    I recently bought a friend a ps4 and this game so we could play together. I played a bit of the single player and I thought it was good, reminiscent of borderlands 2 and better than the presequel. That's where the 4 comes from.

    The game loses the rest of the score through crashes (blue screens), the lag and how hard it was to connect with my friend. I thought the crashes were limited to the social aspect of the game but I just crashed during a firefight in single player. Hence going out of my way to create this meta critic account JUST to post this review and let the masses know how bad the game is. I've crashed like 6 times in the span of a few hours before giving up for the day.

    I was going to get the game and the season pass eventually on steam when it was released but not anymore. Seriously gearbox, get your **** together.    … Expand
  27. RepentantSky2
    Nov 22, 2019
    4
    This game is a mess even now. It's glitchy, the frames still drop like at launch, crucial items and enemies still fall through the floor or commit suicide, online missions can still lag to the point where doing anything but being killed is impossible, audio lag can sometimes be as much as three seconds behind, and the guns you collect in nay given area are laughably ineffective against theThis game is a mess even now. It's glitchy, the frames still drop like at launch, crucial items and enemies still fall through the floor or commit suicide, online missions can still lag to the point where doing anything but being killed is impossible, audio lag can sometimes be as much as three seconds behind, and the guns you collect in nay given area are laughably ineffective against the false difficulty the game tries to throw at you, that is basically just overwhelming anyone playing alone with hoards of enemies. Borderlands 1 and 2 had difficult moments because it took skill to get past them, Borderlands 3 is almost entirely too difficult because it runs like crap and it's nearly impossible in any given encounter to not be shot at from a dozen different angles. False difficulty, is not fun difficulty.… Expand
  28. GenManhertz
    Apr 8, 2020
    2
    After all this time, split screen co-op is still unplayable on PS4 pro. People who want to play together with their partner/sibling/child on console, should avoid this game.
    I was a huge fan of the series, I actually liked this game, but the performance problems and the lack of fix for it (after all these months) is disappointing.
  29. NateGameJedi
    Nov 30, 2019
    8
    Borderlands 3 is a fantastic entry in the series and a generous, artful, character driven loot shooter that's up there with the best of of it's kind. There's personality everywhere - from the art painted on the walls in each world to the characters and dialogue to the funky costumes and hair to the creative guns to the little trinkets on the side of the creative guns to the light colorBorderlands 3 is a fantastic entry in the series and a generous, artful, character driven loot shooter that's up there with the best of of it's kind. There's personality everywhere - from the art painted on the walls in each world to the characters and dialogue to the funky costumes and hair to the creative guns to the little trinkets on the side of the creative guns to the light color change on the PS4 controller depending on the element you're wielding. Some of that is cosmetic but it's that same love and detail that goes into a lot of what the game has to offer on it's deeper layers.

    The shooting mechanics are top notch and (when well built) your game character can feel like you're in three different types of shooters depending on what gun you have equipped. The Jakobs brand gives you an old school Medal of Honor or Call of Duty feel with iron sights while the Torgue brand can give you a Doom or Duke Nukem feeling with explosive ammo and splash damage. During my rise to Level 50 I had battles that felt like Western shooters as I fell backwards off a dusty cliff and then some that felt like the Moonraker mission in Goldenye with all lasers. The range is very wide and it is very fun.

    The sound is an absolute highlight in the game as it is crystal clear and unique. There are so many guns (like, so many guns) and so many have unique sounds and shooting mechanics. The intense gun battles are punctuated by the crisp sound effects and it is overwhelmingly satisfying to hear the explosions and popping and clicking of the wrath you rain down in the game. It feels so good. This highlight can be extended to the great voice acting as well.

    The story is solid and makes a clear statement about the millennial culture that we’re living in. You get to meet a host of fun characters on each planet, a highlight of which comes in the form of a stuffed teddy bear later on in the game. Unfortunately, most of the characters reprised from 2 can be dry or generally non interesting. Which is a total bummer because they were all so great in the previous installment. While characters like Hammerlock, Lillith, and Tannis are still great it feels odd to see a whole host of old characters again that aren't nearly as fun as the last time you saw them.

    Uniquely, this is also a game where moments of beauty and tranquility can be found in certain pockets on each planet. There were many times I would have an epic battle against a beautiful sunset backdrop or in an Asian-inspired monastery and then stand for a few minutes to take in all of the detail. The level design has noticeably improved from the previous title, the navigation of which is a dramatic step up from the previous title. The Jurassic Eden-6 offers a high canopy and lush greenery while Promethea is a big outer-space moon rock you can glide through. There are still a couple of maps that feel congested and not fun to run around, the biggest ding of which is on the new Sanctuary. It's the hometown of the game so it's a place that must be revisited more than any other. it's by far the most claustrophobic and even after 70 hours of running through it I still get lost. It isn't a fun place to keep coming back to and you have to KEEP coming back to it. When compared to the hometown in Borderlands 2 it's a significant step down and a very boring world in an otherwise exotic one.

    The RPG elements are very solid and can make for some incredibly fun variations depending on your build. There are so many options that there's a way to make a very middle of the road character that may prevent some users from being able to experience the sharpness the game can offer as you weave through the gun fights. When focused on one skill tree you can really see the power your build can bring. The game can absolutely get repetitive after extended play but the level up rewards and new equipment comes quick enough that there's always a great new robotic rabbit to chase around the track as you grow.

    There's a load of things to do after the credits like New Game+ and Guardian Ranks/Mayhem Mode or side-quests or multi-player game types where you fight off hordes of enemies with strangers or friends. At the time of this review, I found the matchmaking to be very slow and it was difficult to find people to play with; over five minutes to find even one person sometimes. That's tough two months after a games release. Not sure if that's a 2k thing or not... The game is exponentially more fun while playing with others so the hope is that Gearbox makes that more accessible soon.

    If you're looking for a game to get this holiday season this one will last for months. If you've got friends that got it too then even better. Playing for a short time or a long time the game is a fun time. Good work, Vault Hunter.    … Expand
  30. Tmnt1266
    Dec 1, 2019
    10
    Love the borderlands games! Yes this one is a bit different but its still awesome
  31. AlexTheWise
    May 25, 2020
    7
    Good addictive loot gameplay but it is sadly let down by an incredibly cringy story and humour not even close to Borderlands 2
  32. tranarchist666
    Dec 27, 2019
    9
    Exciting and fun update to a favorite series. Love the story and new features so far.
  33. TheEventsOf1989
    Jan 10, 2020
    3
    The humor and game-play are sure to still be enjoyable, but the story is a major disappointment. I expected something interesting out of the next chapter, but all I got was antagonists that make stupid choices, and a story that supports it.
  34. maumihau
    Dec 30, 2019
    6
    Excellent gameplay that improves upon the previous two titles. But good god is the main storyline almost painful to play through thanks to the embarrassing jokes and poor direction .
  35. Vmac19
    Jan 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending was horrible and felt more like they got bored of making the game and just gave up. Heck I would of been happy if they left it at the part where you beat the god queens brother and it said To Be Continued in borderlands 4..........321. yeah and actual slap in the face would of been better then the actual ending. That's how bad it was… Expand
  36. deecoder
    Jan 3, 2020
    8
    I only dabbled into Borderlands 2 & felt like I got bored really quickly. I wasn't overly thrilled when I received the 3rd as a gift this year. I gave it a shot anyway and I haven't felt the need to switch to another game yet. Loving the main story & side quests so far. I haven't done any co-op play so I can't comment on the experience.

    As mentioned in other reviews the inventory    I only dabbled into Borderlands 2 & felt like I got bored really quickly. I wasn't overly thrilled when I received the 3rd as a gift this year. I gave it a shot anyway and I haven't felt the need to switch to another game yet. Loving the main story & side quests so far. I haven't done any co-op play so I can't comment on the experience.

    As mentioned in other reviews the inventory management is somewhat annoying and could definitely be improved.

    I have also run into other bugs as well. One where the "slam-jump" animation kept reoccurring over and over. The other was the gunshot sound turned off.

    Both only happened once and went away when restarting the game. If it wasn't for these bugs or the annoying inventory management I'd give this game a 9.    … Expand
  37. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Sinceramente, os estúdios que pertencem a Take Two, estão cada vez cometendo mais e mais erros que atrapalham o desenvolvimento dos seus jogos, não consigo entender porque esse ''Bordeelands 3'' é ruim, tentei jogar e gostar, mas particularmente não consigo.
  38. Dante9231
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    A fun, over the top experience with great art which is let down by bugs and monotonous villians.
  39. Ayshess
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    100+ HR review, played through story 3 times: Borderlands 3 is a great sequel to Borderlands 2, with fantastic gameplay mechanics, level progression and endgame content only to be held back by story missions, character development and cutscene animations.

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

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

    An overall good game that I recommend anyone picks up who enjoyed BL2 or similar games like destiny or RPG-like titles.    … Expand
  40. IL-YA
    Jan 14, 2021
    2
    I fell in love with Borderlands 2 and The pre-sequel when I was introduced to them and even bought the first and got the platinum. I really wanted to overlook its flaws and just enjoy the gameplay. sadly the game runs terribly on consoles (my ps4 pro) and consistent stuttering and low frame rates( 7 months later still not fixed) make my eyes hurt. how can I give it more than 0 if I can'tI fell in love with Borderlands 2 and The pre-sequel when I was introduced to them and even bought the first and got the platinum. I really wanted to overlook its flaws and just enjoy the gameplay. sadly the game runs terribly on consoles (my ps4 pro) and consistent stuttering and low frame rates( 7 months later still not fixed) make my eyes hurt. how can I give it more than 0 if I can't even play the game… Expand
  41. reketh1
    Jan 28, 2020
    9
    The game is just a masterpiece. I don’t understand why the players from America didn’t love her so much. If that I am from Belarus.
  42. Mickelockd1
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    So the game is just more Borderlands, that is good and bad in essence. First, the best points in the game are the renewed mechanics for gameplay, making guns fell that awesome is an acomplishment, even details and designs are just incredible.
    But what takes a lot of the score in this review and makes me feel empty is the way it manages the story and some of its characters. First, the    So the game is just more Borderlands, that is good and bad in essence. First, the best points in the game are the renewed mechanics for gameplay, making guns fell that awesome is an acomplishment, even details and designs are just incredible.
    But what takes a lot of the score in this review and makes me feel empty is the way it manages the story and some of its characters. First, the story is actually not bad, but is not the best. The reason relies on the different characters that are presented, some of them really loveable ones, and how little they are developed during the game, this could have been supplied with more secondary misions, leading to a mayor progression, mission diversity and more in game hours of content, that is translated in just plain Borderlands fun.

    So in essence, the base game needs more optional missions, more character development and just plain Borderlands essences with more funny jokes, such as a classic like Face Mcshooty as an example.    … Expand
  43. Vermicyd
    Feb 4, 2020
    2
    El rendimiento es lamentable y ni se diga jugarlo en pantalla dividida porque el rendimiento es aun peor, el contenido real del juego es por demás si ple y repetitivo, el desarrollo de la trama y los personajes es sumamente simplista, ni hablar de los antagonistas, me quedo con Borderlands 2, es infinitamente superior en todo sentido
  44. KenniG
    Feb 16, 2020
    2
    As a long time fan of the series, I tried to give this an honest chance, but BL3 is not the game we all know and love. I WANT to love this game. I really do! But, the constant hot fixes and updates only make it worse and do not fix the things that truly need fixing (kind of like a couple of other notable titles ehem Anthem). Randy and Gearbox are trying to compete with PvP titles with allAs a long time fan of the series, I tried to give this an honest chance, but BL3 is not the game we all know and love. I WANT to love this game. I really do! But, the constant hot fixes and updates only make it worse and do not fix the things that truly need fixing (kind of like a couple of other notable titles ehem Anthem). Randy and Gearbox are trying to compete with PvP titles with all the constant nerfs and buffs when it does not need them! The whole attraction to the series was its over the top dialogue and build up gameplay to where eventually your vault hunter was Godlike. Now it’s like a wannabe Destiny without the PvP that frustrates me and makes me go meh, let’s try this new independent title. If you have nothing else to play, Borderlands 3 is an okay distraction till the next big release.… Expand
  45. sergio123456
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    Juego entretenido, con unos gráficos muy chulos, es un buen shooter para jugarlo de modo cooperativo si no se hace bastante tedioso en ocasiones, la duración creo que es demasiado larga para lo que el juego ofrece, muchos jefes e interminables que hace que el juego se vuelva monótono
  46. MonkdemMan
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    This is the first borderlands game I have properly played so I can only review on my experience of this game alone without comparing.

    This game is great fun. The gun play is fast paced and full of action. A good variety of enemies to take on and different areas to explore with plenty of guns. The boss fights were extremely exciting Visuals are great with each area much different from the    This is the first borderlands game I have properly played so I can only review on my experience of this game alone without comparing.

    This game is great fun. The gun play is fast paced and full of action. A good variety of enemies to take on and different areas to explore with plenty of guns. The boss fights were extremely exciting

    Visuals are great with each area much different from the last. Good bright colours.

    The characters story and humour are so so. I feel it tries way to hard to be funny and didn't really laugh out loud at anything. Most of the characters are likeable but forgettable.    … Expand
  47. bert_
    Feb 25, 2020
    2
    Just thinking about this game gives me a migraine.

    Soulless, horrible writing that ruins the experience, performance issues that are somehow still a thing five months later, and a disgusting endgame. What a disappointment.
  48. farleycatmuzik
    Feb 27, 2020
    2
    This is the absolute last time I ever support Gearbox. Been a fan since Borderlands 1 and have even bought number 2 on 3 different systems (Vita, 360 and XB1). My biggest complaint is that split-screen is still broken, this is the main reason I play these games and it’s almost March 2020, that’s unacceptable. Borderlands 3 is also just dry, the story and characters suck and the vibe justThis is the absolute last time I ever support Gearbox. Been a fan since Borderlands 1 and have even bought number 2 on 3 different systems (Vita, 360 and XB1). My biggest complaint is that split-screen is still broken, this is the main reason I play these games and it’s almost March 2020, that’s unacceptable. Borderlands 3 is also just dry, the story and characters suck and the vibe just isn’t here. The voices all sound the same, does gearbox literally use the same voice actor for 90% of the npc’s (you know the ones that all kinda sound like handsome jack, it’s laughable) So mad I bought this game. Will never support this garbage company again.… Expand
  49. N4W4
    Mar 2, 2020
    8
    Für alle Borderlands-Fans ein sehr guter Nachfolger für die vorherigen Teile. Es hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht mich mal wieder durch Pandorra zu ballern und zu looten was das Zeug hält. Falls man Borderlands noch nicht kennt bzw. noch nie gespielt hat, kann man trotzdem mal in diesen Titel reingucken. Es wird wieder viel geballert. Es gibt wieder eine Menge verschiedener Waffen. DieFür alle Borderlands-Fans ein sehr guter Nachfolger für die vorherigen Teile. Es hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht mich mal wieder durch Pandorra zu ballern und zu looten was das Zeug hält. Falls man Borderlands noch nicht kennt bzw. noch nie gespielt hat, kann man trotzdem mal in diesen Titel reingucken. Es wird wieder viel geballert. Es gibt wieder eine Menge verschiedener Waffen. Die Bosskämpfe bringen eine gute Abwechslung und machen Spaß. Ich kann das Spiel empfehlen. Trotzdem hatte ich am Ende des Spiels den Eindruck, dass es irgendwie kein Ende nimmt. Es wurde leider etwas eintönig. Ballern, looten, ballern, looten, ballern, looten usw.

    Spaß hatte ich zwar trotzdem, aber ich kann mir auch vorstellen, dass der ein oder andere kurz vor Ende dann den Spaß verliert und es nicht ganz durchspielt, auch wenn die Story wirklich gut gemacht ist für Borderlands-Verhältnisse.

    Alles in allem handelt es sich um ein tolles Game mit dem typischen stumpfen Borderlands-Humor. Und wer den nicht kennt, sollte so langsam mal einen Teil dieser Serie gespielt haben.    … Expand
  50. Dwaynerock
    Apr 8, 2020
    3
    This game really isnt for me. The artstyle is cool but makes my eyes hurt after a while because of the oversaturated colors. All the missions are just fetch quests and the dialogue sucks. Every guy in the game is just an unfunny, irritating prick with very "quirky" humour. Every time you want to do a mission you always gotta listen to one these characters. It really interrupts the flow ofThis game really isnt for me. The artstyle is cool but makes my eyes hurt after a while because of the oversaturated colors. All the missions are just fetch quests and the dialogue sucks. Every guy in the game is just an unfunny, irritating prick with very "quirky" humour. Every time you want to do a mission you always gotta listen to one these characters. It really interrupts the flow of the game

    For a game based on just shooting people the gunplay really sucks. There are no tactics involved. All you need to do is aim the gun and then press the shoot button and you will win fight if you have good enough gear.

    One positive are of course the amount of guns. Its insane how many guns there are in the game. However there still isnt a DPS-counter in the game. WHY? It would be so much more convenient to pick which gun to use with a DPS-counter.

    There is a open world in this game tho, but it sucks. Its so dead and stale. Its just an empty excuse for an open world where the only thing to do is to get guns, over and over and over again.

    I personally couldnt play this game for more than an hour without getting bored because of how repetitive it is.    … Expand
  51. Antidepressence
    Mar 12, 2020
    7
    I loved BL2 but Bl3 left a lot to be desired, the story is straight up bad. There are some glimmers of the old writing but they're few and far between. As of right now (3/12/20) I still can barely use snipers, with ADS for any guy destroying my fps. My rig is decent, with a 7700k 16gb of Ram and a 1080, but this game is poorly optimized, even worse than Bl2. There is potential for thisI loved BL2 but Bl3 left a lot to be desired, the story is straight up bad. There are some glimmers of the old writing but they're few and far between. As of right now (3/12/20) I still can barely use snipers, with ADS for any guy destroying my fps. My rig is decent, with a 7700k 16gb of Ram and a 1080, but this game is poorly optimized, even worse than Bl2. There is potential for this game, I haven't played the DLC due to the aforementioned performance issues but if the performance does improve, my rating could go up.… Expand
  52. p1IE
    Mar 13, 2020
    4
    The enemies are a damage sponge , to many enemies , everywhere!!! The humor is so forces and comes so often it’s not funny anymore . And legendary weapons comes so often it doesn’t feel special , and talents aren’t as flashy or cool as borderlands 2
  53. Smint
    Mar 31, 2020
    4
    The Storly is sooooo **** bad, the humor is insanely bad, its like a edgy 14 year old boy wrote the jokes,its 1 year old and full of bugs srsly patch them allready! But the gameplay is realy good and i also love all the weapons and the graphics.
  54. Kaciek21
    Mar 18, 2020
    9
    Super Giera. Większa i lepsza od poprzedniej części. Jest kilka błędów ale niezbyt dużych. Fabuła nie najlepsza ale w tej grze to niezbyt istotne. Gra nadrabia gigantyczną ilością broni i wyposażenia jakie jest dostępne. Gra świetna warta swojej ceny.
  55. DeadFox999
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    И так что тут у нас ?
    Сюжет про избранного - есть Юмор шутки отсылки - есть Куча разнообразных врагов - есть Куча оружия - есть Билдостроение и безумные уровне сложностей - есть
    Куча веселья и драйва
  56. Thedeadguy06
    Mar 23, 2020
    9
    An improvement to Borderlands 2 in every way honestly expect in the story department but still a glorious ride of chaotic fun and combat.In my opinion every fan of the looter shooter genre should play and check this one out.
  57. Fordin
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    It is everything I hoped for and more. Yes there's bugs. Haven't encountered any of 'em though and I've been playing since launch.
  58. Spiegelmann
    Apr 7, 2020
    2
    Atrocious performance on a PS4 Pro. Resolution mode can't hold 30 fps most of the time, and performance mode is nowhere near 60 fps. The fact that the game was released in this state is outrageous.
  59. Karri-Sebastian
    Apr 8, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gunplay, is pretty bad, guns are pretty bad and worst part, it's just SSDD.… Expand
  60. Rav3
    Apr 22, 2020
    6
    I’m glad I waited to pick this game up for $20. At the end of the day, it’s more Borderlands, for better and for worse. My reason for giving a lackluster review really lies in the fact that the game is not optimized well for consoles, and Gearbox isn’t really doing anything about it.
  61. EspenStickler
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    So bad bugs, so its not even possible to finnish the game. Still after months and alot of contact with the devs, they just dont care.
  62. Thejodjeremie
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Super fun and addicting at times. The story is fine but the gameplay is amazing and there's so many unique looking guns.
  63. Recherd1231
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. story is total s*ht why let dia maya? and why lilith is a hero? a i can talk all s*it things but i dont… Expand
  64. Maawe
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Nice gameplay. Only one thing.
    after 80h of gameplay a game decide to delate my character.
    DO NOT RECOMMEND TO PLAY THIS GAME!
  65. TrophyhunterX
    May 3, 2020
    6
    What Borderlands 3 does, it does pretty well. It's slick, fast-paced and offers plenty of options for customisation (if that's your thing). I should note as well that I played this a while after release, so a lot of the bugs other reviewers mention have been ironed out. However, I still found it to be an underwhelming experience. I've played Borderlands 1 and 2 (and the Pre-sequel), andWhat Borderlands 3 does, it does pretty well. It's slick, fast-paced and offers plenty of options for customisation (if that's your thing). I should note as well that I played this a while after release, so a lot of the bugs other reviewers mention have been ironed out. However, I still found it to be an underwhelming experience. I've played Borderlands 1 and 2 (and the Pre-sequel), and this is essentially Borderlands 2.1. One of my major feelings was of deja vu - I just felt that I had played the game already, with its repetitive loop of shooting, looting and upgrading basically unchanged since the first installment, with few meaningful updates. Maybe others enjoy this type of gameplay more, but I got tired of it quite quickly. The game also feels very dated - I was never a great fan of the cartoony graphics back in 2009 when the first game came out, but by now I just found them bland and boring-looking. Then there's the humour. Perhaps it's merely that I am now older, but the constant stream of very lame jokes now just seems cringey (when in the past it mainly just washed over me). Finally, the game was waaay too easy - for long periods, I never even bothered upgrading my weapons or using skill points, because it rarely felt necessary: enemies, including bosses, seemed to die with just a few blasts of whatever I happened to have equipped. If you've never played a Borderlands game, you may get more out of this than I did, but disappointed is the main word I would use to describe my experience.… Expand
  66. sadmylife
    May 5, 2020
    9
    A fun and intense game with a lot of fun elements. the game suffers from many small flaws and did not feel quite clear when it arrived.
  67. FidelGastro
    May 9, 2022
    8
    The game kept what was great from the previous installments and more or less didn't offer much new.
    The story is an afterthought compared to the continuous action. And it doesn't really matter. However, the characters are well written, the jokes are not forcedly funny. I have to pick up the unique graphics of Borderlands games, which is already very characteristic for this series.I    The game kept what was great from the previous installments and more or less didn't offer much new.
    The story is an afterthought compared to the continuous action. And it doesn't really matter. However, the characters are well written, the jokes are not forcedly funny. I have to pick up the unique graphics of Borderlands games, which is already very characteristic for this series.I enjoyed the game. I rate it 8/10    … Expand
  68. abadonna302b
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    This game is total garbage. This tiny little jump in graphics improvement (achieved mostly by stolen ingame part from other games/engines) asks for 500% improvement in your HW base. I mean I was able to play that 2nd bordelands with HD 7640g iGPU (512MB from 4 GB system RAM) and this games wont run fluently on 8GB 8core rig with RX Vega and 1GB/S M2 SSD? So lets rather talk about story, OhThis game is total garbage. This tiny little jump in graphics improvement (achieved mostly by stolen ingame part from other games/engines) asks for 500% improvement in your HW base. I mean I was able to play that 2nd bordelands with HD 7640g iGPU (512MB from 4 GB system RAM) and this games wont run fluently on 8GB 8core rig with RX Vega and 1GB/S M2 SSD? So lets rather talk about story, Oh wait there Isnt one. It is just big ad. Promoting lazy, infantile lifestyle. Homosexuality and idiocy. Those voices of main and other characters I will not even mention.… Expand
  69. krisotxoa
    May 28, 2020
    0
    been a fan since the first installment, have played 98% of the thousands of hours of gameplay on couch co-op, ADD VERTICAL SPLIT TO BL3. I BOUGHT THE SPECIAL DELUXE, AND HAVE A LOT OF CONTENT I CANT ENJOY BC OF THE CRAPPY RESOLUTION AND LAG IN HORIZONTAL SPLIT. IF U LOVE YOUR FANS, ADD VERTICAL !!
  70. Deathmurder7
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    Le jeu mérite bien mieux que 5,2,

    Sur pc c’est vraiment excellent, une histoire très prenante, un Game play nerveux a souhait, une bande son au top.

    Un très bon jeu
  71. mistertorgue
    Jun 15, 2020
    9
    Biggest reason I love Borderlands was that I am able to play with my friends/brother in a old-school sit together kinda co-op mode. But on PS4, this was a huge mess. The graphics looked like a PS2 game which extreme bugs in HUD when u want to update skills or change your inventory.

    I didn't like any of the player characters that much. I'm a melee lover and a bad-ass. But I think the    Biggest reason I love Borderlands was that I am able to play with my friends/brother in a old-school sit together kinda co-op mode. But on PS4, this was a huge mess. The graphics looked like a PS2 game which extreme bugs in HUD when u want to update skills or change your inventory.

    I didn't like any of the player characters that much. I'm a melee lover and a bad-ass. But I think the badasstitude was missing from Borderlands 3, sadly.

    and the villains in the game god damnit, they're so poorly designed and not funny at all. Highly disappointed with the game as a big time fan.    … Expand
  72. JimPickens
    Jul 7, 2021
    6
    Borderlands 2 left me feeling complete and happy, Borderlands 3 left me frustrated and tired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall, BL3 while better than The Pre-Sequel, is worse than every other game in the series, the writing isn't there in quality or comedy, and not even the gameplay can save it from being a, annoying, irritating game filled to the brim with middle fingers to fans of the previous games, I never thought I'd wish for retcons, but oh boy I really hope some of this stuff gets retconned.    … Expand
  73. BadassBada
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Mediocre game... Ok story ok gameplay ok graphics... It doesn't do anything new... Just a ok game.
  74. OthelloLife
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    The borderlands franchise never failed In making hectic,fun and fast paced shooting games and this is a very good improvement compared with the other game with a tighter and more smooth gunplay mechanic.The story,the comedy elements and lootboxing doesn't live up to the previous game installments and some slight UI issues.Still a must play for any diehard borderlands fan.
  75. AaronDH456
    Oct 29, 2020
    2
    Good gameplay. Unfortunately the story is atrocious. I'd even go as far as saying that ride to hell retribution has a better story, its that bad. Not to mention that 30fps is awful for fps games. Definitely the worst out of the series
  76. Speedkek
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Remember when these guys made Duke nukem forever? Yeah it's one of those games, self aware of how long it took and introduces too many new mechanics, muddys the story far too much, and over all wasn't fun. How you mess up making a BORDERLANDS game fun is beyond me.
  77. Kluco
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Borderlands 3 has best sidequests in the series, a lot of the side quest are better than the main story line which sometimes makes no sense and can be cringey at times. Gameplay in B3 is great, there are more guns than ever. You can spend hours farming that one gun you really want.
  78. ZeroCare
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    the story is not the best, but the gameplay is enjoyable, love the first 2 dlc
  79. Citricmillipede
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Why is do so many games these days seem like they are in competition to be the most woke. I don’t have a problem with female characters and gay people but the obsession with it these days is just over the top and to much. It’s like someone rubbing something in your face that you don’t care about but they won’t leave you alone about it so they’re obsession with it and the fact that theyWhy is do so many games these days seem like they are in competition to be the most woke. I don’t have a problem with female characters and gay people but the obsession with it these days is just over the top and to much. It’s like someone rubbing something in your face that you don’t care about but they won’t leave you alone about it so they’re obsession with it and the fact that they can’t shut about it is what’s bothering you not the thing it’s self. I can’t wait for this sjw culture to fade away.… Expand
  80. venture77
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was a total letdown, and as a huge fan of all the previous games(including the pre-sequel) that was hard to say. The game play was enjoyable, similar to borderlands 2 but updated, I had no issues with that. My main issues are with the story and the writing. Many beloved character from the previous games are disrespected or completely missing from the game, and the new characters are awful. I won't play again until they add the ability to skip cut scenes so i don't have to experience that sad excuse for a main story again.

    This review applies only to the base game, i haven;t played any of the the DLC yet.    … Expand
  81. TauntTuba
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    Borderlands 3 является хорошей игрой, которая приносит в серию много новшеств, делающих геймплей более приятным. Инвентарь и перемещение персонажа стали более удобными и современными. Также отдельной похвалы достоин кооператив и его реализация в игр. Техническое состояние игры на PS4 pro в 2022 году можно назвать удовлетворительным. Но подозреваю, что на стандартной PS4 игра работает хуже.Borderlands 3 является хорошей игрой, которая приносит в серию много новшеств, делающих геймплей более приятным. Инвентарь и перемещение персонажа стали более удобными и современными. Также отдельной похвалы достоин кооператив и его реализация в игр. Техническое состояние игры на PS4 pro в 2022 году можно назвать удовлетворительным. Но подозреваю, что на стандартной PS4 игра работает хуже. Очень приятно видеть в игре множество персонажей из прошлых игр серии. Я могу посоветовать эту игру каждому фанату серии Borderlands, однако, для максимально приятного опыта вам необходимо выбрать более мощную и современную платформу… Expand
  82. Bingeworthy
    Jul 25, 2020
    4
    Really buggy, half the time audio didn't work for me, but some of the gameplay was kinda fun, at least when it actually works.
  83. DuckChanQuack
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have seen so much hate for his online but i beat the base game and dlc1-2 and did the maiwan take down and main lv 57 Zane and personally i feel the hate it gets at least for me couldn't even be close to how it went for me. however i had to tweak my settings to get it smooth at first and now it runs max settings 60fps 4k UHD and i absolutely love this game i play it everyday again i know others might not have the same feel from this game but i give it a 10 out of 10 looking forward to dlc 3 and guardian take down+ the new skill tree. and i have seen stuff from every bit of this game and still love it !… Expand
  84. Vaeu
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    I thought that after TPS, nothing could be more disappointing. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

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

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

    Let's hope that after all the dlc is released along with its patches, that Borderlands 3 will live up to what it was meant to be.    … Expand
  85. Azrael4922
    Feb 1, 2021
    9
    Great game solo or couch co op. If you a fan of BL you will not regret. ...
  86. HawaiianJesus
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    borderlands 3 is **** game keeps crashing pretty much constantly.. it takes your **** stored items and all your **** levels.. while taking 17 hours and 30 minutes of game-play away.. GOD DAMN the only thing epic games did correctly with borderlands was when they made the very first borderlands.. do they just sale trash now or is epic games just hiring that ****ty of programmers nowadaysborderlands 3 is **** game keeps crashing pretty much constantly.. it takes your **** stored items and all your **** levels.. while taking 17 hours and 30 minutes of game-play away.. GOD DAMN the only thing epic games did correctly with borderlands was when they made the very first borderlands.. do they just sale trash now or is epic games just hiring that ****ty of programmers nowadays .. for real this **** bug shouldn't exist.. I play on the PS4 and i do have all DLCS that game with the season pass.. I am **** pissed all the game did was waste my money.. issue either needs to be fixed immediately or borderlands 3 should not be sold or bought period..its not wroth it in the end. or just fire mistakes.… Expand
  87. Mr1
    Jul 4, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ну блин че сюжет то токой бестолковый, прям совсем не то, что ждал и ждал очень долго!… Expand
  88. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    The combat is extremely satisfying, the shooting and jumping and dashing is pretty good. There are some interesting gameplay mechanics as well introduced like the badass ranks that were changed from 2 and the SDUs costing money again rather than Eridium. Small things that make the gameplay very good.

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

    That's where the improvements end though. Story was trash, characters were awful, the class trees felt worse and there is NO character with good abilities!! And how they managed to give them LESS personality when they're fully voiced now is beyond me.    … Expand
  89. Xvatch
    Feb 14, 2021
    6
    Millions of copies sold but no online player presence in the new dungeon and adventure systems - only once found a game online which had poor multiplayer preformance and kept trying to find sessions throughout my hours playing and nothing. Clearly a big issue with regional servers which caused the big limitations which were bad enough to make the game feel like nobody was playing it
  90. steff-w
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    its not borderlands its a kids game bl2 =game fun bl1=good story this is a easy game and i hate the characters
  91. Scorpion12
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I truly have mixed feelings about this. For me BL2 was one of my favorite games of all time. I became invested in the characters, lore, everything.

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

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

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

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

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

    Pick it up on sale if you want to play it for the gameplay and environments. Skip the story.    … Expand
  92. alank8704
    Apr 19, 2021
    7
    never got much into the previous borderlands in the handsome collections since i got stuck at some point because i was not high enough level and not high level weapons. But i did not experience that in this game which made me get through the game and i enjoyed it but can get boring as the story is not every interesting although funny sometimes and you are just going through waves ofnever got much into the previous borderlands in the handsome collections since i got stuck at some point because i was not high enough level and not high level weapons. But i did not experience that in this game which made me get through the game and i enjoyed it but can get boring as the story is not every interesting although funny sometimes and you are just going through waves of enemies over and over… Expand
  93. SourApple
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Funny story hosted by funny characters. The only problem anyone will have is choosing their weapons of choice. Guns guns and more guns.
  94. UmbreCorps96
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    I give it a 8.25 when it came out and now I'm giving it a 5.5 because it's just not that fun anymore and they keep nerfing alot and breaking the gamr.The dlcs not that fun and the events are lame.
  95. Argonaut1993
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    Gameplay is fun or though gets super grindy especially at end game where it becomes more of a slog then fun. Storyline is horrible and full of plot holes. The gameplay improves upon the formula but the storyline hurts it. So for me it’s a maybe buy on sale
  96. Turtroll
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    Basically BL2 with improved gunplay but worse story. The villains lack motives with no charm compared to Handsome Jack and the new characters are not interesting. The side quests are really high quality and enjoyable, many of times i felt that the side quests are much better than the main story quests. Main story dialogues are too serious to be called a borderland game, while the sideBasically BL2 with improved gunplay but worse story. The villains lack motives with no charm compared to Handsome Jack and the new characters are not interesting. The side quests are really high quality and enjoyable, many of times i felt that the side quests are much better than the main story quests. Main story dialogues are too serious to be called a borderland game, while the side quest doesnt have that problem. Performance on PC is bad, even with a high end pc my FPS is not desirable and it make my PC hot.… Expand
  97. Zososc
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    Performance on gtx1070 and i6700k is very stable on maxed out graphics. The story is a massive disappointment compared to compared to BL2 and most of the new characters are either bot annoying and cringe. The writing is redeemed in the DLCs which ave fun and interesting stories and don't introduce anyone that only serve to piss off the player. However if you can put the bad story asidePerformance on gtx1070 and i6700k is very stable on maxed out graphics. The story is a massive disappointment compared to compared to BL2 and most of the new characters are either bot annoying and cringe. The writing is redeemed in the DLCs which ave fun and interesting stories and don't introduce anyone that only serve to piss off the player. However if you can put the bad story aside and accept it as something unpleasant to get through to get to the real game BL3 will give alot of bang for its buck. Movemet, maps and gunplay far exceeds its the previous installments by far. The varied skill augments and action skill allow for a wide range of play styles for all the vault hunters and being able to swap them on the fly makes for very engaging combat encounters. Mayhem levels still need some work they are not a requirement for the game, only a few of the mayhem 6+ weapons are worth but the couple that are make great additions to the players arsenal.

    Summary, Don't play this game for the story it will disappoint, play because you like to fight and find some very fun gear to aid in the fights    … Expand
  98. SlipsID
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Не пойму за что игру хейтят, потратил на неё более 300 часов , весело смешно классные персонажи крутые длс, Гринда много играть интересно понравилась больше чем первые 2 части .
  99. Deadcell44
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    It has its ups and downs but its still a fun game to play and waist some time for a few hours
  100. Maeryus
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    Its a good game. The guns feel good, I really enjoyed the art style. The maps are interesting to explore a d very detailed. The villains are not so great, cringey and not having good motivations. The story is below decent but I am not looking for a good story in this type or games. The side quests are very good. Its and overall fun game that I rocommend with tons of content.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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