Borderlands 3

 Xbox One
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 520 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 50 out of 520
  3. Negative: 195 out of 520
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  1. Ictj
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    After two days of hard 10 hours play session. Which i took time off for. there cloud save corrupted losing all of my progess and character. Trying to forcing me to restart.
  2. Jrjejiwkwnf
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    **** game, trash mechanics, terrible framsdrops, garbage guns, cant level up fast enough.
  3. gfstool
    Sep 22, 2019
    10
    I don't understand some of the low ratings. If you're complaining about game-play or whatever you have to give the company time to iron out the bugs and stuff. People jump the gun way too early these days on social media. The game is barely a week old. I don't understand @Blackraven13 about his 4 rating because when he died the game asked, "Did you fall asleep at the border?" and he wasI don't understand some of the low ratings. If you're complaining about game-play or whatever you have to give the company time to iron out the bugs and stuff. People jump the gun way too early these days on social media. The game is barely a week old. I don't understand @Blackraven13 about his 4 rating because when he died the game asked, "Did you fall asleep at the border?" and he was offended and said there was nothing in the game that relates to that. Seriously?! How about the title of the game?!?! . People have too much thin skin these days! Big babies! And this guy @Gerald19 is complaining about a thin story and poor pace. How about playing the game longer before coming to a quick conclusion? He also says Randy should be fired and Gearbox should do a diversity hire. Reeeealllllly?! He's the owner, he started Gearbox and he shouldn't be fired. The game is great, you have to give it some time and if you're complaining about it, then you have a negative, bratty agenda. This game rocks!… Expand
  4. korymeadows
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Game is amazing!!! Don't listen to this reviewers trying to review bomb this game. I have had 0 issues on my xbox one x. No frame drop issues with the game. It is a huge upgrade over boaderlands 2 and would recommend to anyone.
  5. AceAscendus
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    I can't believe that they ruined the borderlands franchise like this :( Terrible writing, terrible graphics, terrible gameplay... it doesn't feel like they tried at all, it fells like a halfassed version of BL2 instead of a proper sequel :(
  6. Kristgamer
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Amazing, just that i have to say, have some bugs and all but, still amazing a perfect add to the franchise
  7. Mindgnome
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    The only reason I give this a 9 is because the vehicle handling is a bit weird and the menus are laggy, but that in no way ruins the experience for me. The new mission types are unique and interesting. The guns feel great and there is a wide variety of different weapon styles so pretty much every gun feels different from another. Also the new skill trees are really cool with a lot ofThe only reason I give this a 9 is because the vehicle handling is a bit weird and the menus are laggy, but that in no way ruins the experience for me. The new mission types are unique and interesting. The guns feel great and there is a wide variety of different weapon styles so pretty much every gun feels different from another. Also the new skill trees are really cool with a lot of different options for builds and specialization. Th graphics are much better than the previous installments. This would be a ten if the vehicles weren't as finicky and the menus weren't as glitchy. This is a great solo game.… Expand
  8. MallRat15
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Amazing Game! Stunning graphics that improves on the previous Borderlands games. Being a fan of the first 2 and Pre Sequel I am really enjoying this game.
  9. ItzEcstaticz
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute brill game!! Loved every minute of playing it and i have been non stop. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to anyone who has played the previous games and want to enjoy a HUGE step up in overall quality, style and overall gameplay.… Expand
  10. CaptainHowdy73
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    While maintaining that classic Borderlands charm, BL3 adds enough new content and fun to warrant this a top score from me. This game is being reviewed bombed. Take the game at face value and throw out the controversies, this game is worth your time!
  11. MustangMatt07
    Sep 21, 2019
    9
    Pretty fun game. I was hesitant to buy it at first based on all these garbage reviews, but since most of the bad reviews are because of the local co- op play (which i don't do) I figured, "why not". I gotta say, I actually really like it. I've put about 10 hours into it so far and the only thing that's gone wrong is that on 2 occasions the screen froze up for about 5-8 seconds, and then itPretty fun game. I was hesitant to buy it at first based on all these garbage reviews, but since most of the bad reviews are because of the local co- op play (which i don't do) I figured, "why not". I gotta say, I actually really like it. I've put about 10 hours into it so far and the only thing that's gone wrong is that on 2 occasions the screen froze up for about 5-8 seconds, and then it resumed like normal.
    So, if you play online with your friends or just like to play solo I don't think you'll be disappointing.    … Expand
  12. Gtmc12
    Sep 17, 2019
    9
    Some of these reviews are fake, I imagine they are targeting the ones that are duplicated. Ive seen multiple. This game has improved gunplay and class mechanics, improved texture and level design. (don't see how anyone could not see that clearly) Its unfortunate about the verticle split screen. To the multiple men who bought the $100 verson of the game, a new console, a babysitter, andSome of these reviews are fake, I imagine they are targeting the ones that are duplicated. Ive seen multiple. This game has improved gunplay and class mechanics, improved texture and level design. (don't see how anyone could not see that clearly) Its unfortunate about the verticle split screen. To the multiple men who bought the $100 verson of the game, a new console, a babysitter, and took off work, only to find out they couldn't play the game with their wife. I'm sure one of you is real, and to you, I am genuinly sorry for you. I can honestly say that after beating the game, (mind you I'm not even in the end game which is where grindy loot games get fun) this is the same old borderlands I knew and loved. Which is great. It's exactly what I wanted it to be. (Minus the clever joke telling and engaging villian) I've had a great time playing it so far, and I'll have a great time playing it for another 100+ hours probably. So to anyone review bombing this, why do you have to ruin things for other people? Sure Randy is a dick, but does that HAVE to be the reason you cant like this game? Give it a shot. A real shot, like a 10 hour shot at least, then come and give it a real review. So that we can have YOUR opinion, not something you saw someone else say.… Expand
  13. Broyax
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Assez étonnant finalement mais ce putain de Bordel lands 3 parvient à être le plus chiant de tous et pourtant, quelques améliorations rendent la vie un peu moins pénible (le voyage rapide notamment et l'auto-loot) mais que voulez-vous, tant de lourdeurs y ont été ajoutées et rajoutées pour satisfaire les objectifs du "toujours plus" de la suite de la suite...

    ...qu'à la fin elle se    Assez étonnant finalement mais ce putain de Bordel lands 3 parvient à être le plus chiant de tous et pourtant, quelques améliorations rendent la vie un peu moins pénible (le voyage rapide notamment et l'auto-loot) mais que voulez-vous, tant de lourdeurs y ont été ajoutées et rajoutées pour satisfaire les objectifs du "toujours plus" de la suite de la suite...

    ...qu'à la fin elle se casse, un peu comme nos bijoux de famille parce que ce BL3 nous les casse très sévèrement et très lourdement malgré -pourtant et toujours- le même principe du FPS bourrin aux millions de pétoires et aux 10 000 stats... malgré des combats toujours aussi nerveux et soutenus, une maniabilité toujours convaincante...

    Mais rien de nouveau sous le soleil non plus et on se lasse pour commencer étonnamment rapidement de ces combats, dès les premières heures ! on s'en lasse d'autant plus que l'espèce d'histoire (?) est encore plus conne qu'avant et que les personnages y sont encore plus débiles que dans les épisodes précédents... Plus provocateur sans doute mais surtout beaucoup plus vulgaire, ce BL3 se complaît dans la facilité du kikoolol, ses clins d'oeil lourdingues et son humour de fond de latrines.

    L'ennui se fait donc sentir très lourdement, aussi lourdement par exemple que le temps d'une minute 10 pour aller simplement au menu principal de ce sale jeu de merde. Puis, ensuite 30 à 40 secondes pour enfin charger le niveau ! et on cherche -pourtant- encore les améliorations graphiques de ce jeu cartouneux par rapport aux précédents... à part la résolution en tout cas !

    Mais qu'importe, car la formule ici est à bout de souffle et tout n'y est que répétition et remplissage... et garni de dialogues débiles à n'en plus finir ! et ce n'est même pas un monde ouvert...    … Expand
  14. SugarHBear
    Sep 24, 2019
    10
    This is a near perfect online co-op game. My son and I play on separate Xboxes (sharing a single copy of the game), and we have played every minute together (including the opening intro). Mission progress counts for both of us, and we use the setting where we don't have to fight for loot. The game is great in that you can play together or split up for a while (on the same map). This is theThis is a near perfect online co-op game. My son and I play on separate Xboxes (sharing a single copy of the game), and we have played every minute together (including the opening intro). Mission progress counts for both of us, and we use the setting where we don't have to fight for loot. The game is great in that you can play together or split up for a while (on the same map). This is the first co-op game that I have been into as much as a single player experience.

    We've experienced minor but no game-breaking bugs. Performance is fine with performance mode on my X, and he hasn't complained on his base Xbox Elite.

    On the downside for playing with kids, while you can turn off much of the gore in settings, there is no option to filter the language. I don't think there are f-bombs, but I've heard basically everything else.    … Expand
  15. Thwompthing
    Apr 21, 2020
    9
    16-17 hours in and only about 60% done with the main story. That's how much fun this game is. Despite what people think about the main villains (Calypso Twins), this game has PERFECT gameplay.

    This is my first Borderlands experience and on the Xbox One X and it is freaking GORGEOUS. Most of the game runs at a smooth 60 fps in performance mode. There are some big performance drops in    16-17 hours in and only about 60% done with the main story. That's how much fun this game is. Despite what people think about the main villains (Calypso Twins), this game has PERFECT gameplay.

    This is my first Borderlands experience and on the Xbox One X and it is freaking GORGEOUS. Most of the game runs at a smooth 60 fps in performance mode. There are some big performance drops in later levels, but it didn't affect my gameplay at all.

    The graphics, music, guns, levels, everything was awesome. Who seriously gives a crap about story when you have a Diablo like FPS game here? What boggles my mind is that people give this a low scores because of the story, when in fact MOST GAMES HAVE CRAPPY STORIES, ESPECIALLY loot games like these. Sorry, but this is all about the gameplay. And if anyone has even played a recent Nintendo game, they would know those games are basically only about gameplay ever, with little to no story (Mario? Lol)

    So if you like addicting gameplay and good voice acting, nonstop action and unlimited lootable items and always upgrading your character, you will love this game. The bonus here imo is the story, because there are tons of cool characters and dialogue and what not.    … Expand
  16. juanelo30
    Sep 19, 2019
    8
    Hasta ahora me ha gustado lo que he jugado ...le falta aún mejorar sobre todo en las transiciones del menú en partida online se hace muy lenta pasar de un lado al otro pero eso se soluciona , el contenido está súper bien, las armas también, los sonidos igual, hay gente jugando y eso se nota.
  17. Batmanondorf
    Sep 17, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *No story spoilers, but gun feature spoilers*
    From a conceptual design standpoint, I don't think Borderlands has ever been better. When it works, the shooting, moving, phase lifting, minion launching and mech-suiting has never been better.
    When it works.

    Frame rate is obviously the kicker here. I'm playing on one of the old Xbox Ones and there have been times when my frame rate has dropped between zero and one FPS. I'm saying it's looked like my game has frozen because so many frames were dropped before. It's rough. It made me mad a couple times, but my last few sessions have been better and I hear Gearbox is focusing on fixing performance first. This game isn't totally forgiven for shipping as a game that sometimes turns into a barely interactive slideshow, but the game when it works is so good, it brings it up. There are also the usual Borderlands issues: everyone wants to talk at once so a real story beat will be undercut by a sidequest NPC shouting about how there are still guards outside his window because you drove too close to his quest on the way to your actual destination, enemies will drop and get stuck behind some geometry that makes them harder to find, sentences will run-on. There's also one glitch that has actually been working out for me: sometimes I get multiples of a reward weapon from missions. This means I can share it if my build is better than my teammate's or I can sell one and keep the other. It's been great, but it shouldn't happen. These are small gripes. I haven't encountered anything that "breaks" the game beyond the frame issue.

    Now I want to celebrate the things this game gets right.

    Creative Gunplay: Borderlands 2 had a zillion skins on guns that all behaved depressingly similarly. Borderlands 3 has a zillion skins for guns that behave in at least a couple dozen different ways. Malwian makes guns that you charge before firing, letting out a massive laser blast. Atlas guns let you paint targets with one projectile for your smart bullets to target with the other. There are guns that have splash damage and leave damaging puddles behind. There are sniper rifles that give you the option to slow your character down, but give you insane shot stability as a tradeoff. For a while, I used a legendary that turned into a brain robot when reloaded that would hunt down and detonate on enemies. The guns are good.

    Movement: I feel like everyone's going to touch on this, but sliding, mantling and ground slamming make for a much more fluid combat experience. Enemies move more fluidly too, and their hitboxes are more in line with what you would expect than they were in BL 1 and 2. Also, you can knock enemies back with explosions or shotguns, meaning you can launch enemies over railings then follow them over and ground pound on them. It's great. when you get momentum going in a fight, you feel unstoppable.

    Hateable Villains: The Calypso Twins suck. They're obnoxious, insincere, prideful, manipulative and naive all at the same time. They also have a cool look and can actually be kind of funny, or at least, funny things happen around them and they react in a funny way. It's never endearing enough to make me not want to supermurder them for all the wrong they do, but it's entertaining. Tyreen especially gives off the sense that she's actually formidable. This is something Handsome Jack and Forgettable von Steele struggled with. Jack was hateable and charismatic, but when it came time to fight him, it felt like they padded a weakling human enemy's health pool to make the fight longer than .04 seconds. Meanwhile, I had honestly forgotten that Steele was a siren until I started writing this, but Tyreen makes an impression on you with her displays of power and never lets you forget how strong she is for the entire story. I don't think I like the twins better than Jack, but they get some things right that he didn't.

    Awe-Inspiring Action Skills: It's never been this hard to choose between the four hunters. This is due mostly to the fact that each hunter is hugely customization. If you like up-close brawling, you might gravitate immediately to Amara with her phase slam, but maybe you what you were actually looking for was a Moze with pneumatic fists attached to each of Iron Bear's arms. Zane can be as much of a long-range sniper as Fl4k or almost as much of a tank as Moze. Everyone's skills have these modular augments that take the 12(ish) base action skills and make them fully customization so no two build need be exactly alike. Oh, and they all nuke the battlefield, too.

    In summary, Borderlands 3 exists as the best Borderlands yet, and one of the best shooters ever, somewhere underneath a sewer of performance issues. I've had a ton of fun in spite of them, but they've been impossible to ignore. I strongly recommend the game if you liked the first two, but it's going to try your patience in its current state no matter who you are.    … Expand
  18. Suioo
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Played with a group of people for 3 days straight, everyone loved it. Just people complaining to complain in my opinion.....
  19. Detty
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
    Unplayable at launch, probably still unplayable via local co-op. Bland story, uninspired characters. Returned a long time ago and won't play again til its in the bargain bin.
  20. OnikDovahkiin
    Sep 16, 2019
    8
    Borderlands 3 is a ton of fun, it's improved in every possible way. It's great to see a sequel change and improved so much. So far I got no problems on the campaign itself, game plays smoothly in 4k for me but there is some noticeable lag in the menus though but not a bad as Rage 2. However, co-op splitscreen is almost unplayable so don't get this game yet for co-op play as yet. In aBorderlands 3 is a ton of fun, it's improved in every possible way. It's great to see a sequel change and improved so much. So far I got no problems on the campaign itself, game plays smoothly in 4k for me but there is some noticeable lag in the menus though but not a bad as Rage 2. However, co-op splitscreen is almost unplayable so don't get this game yet for co-op play as yet. In a sense, if you loved the previous Borderlands installments then you'll love Borderlands 3. It's a shame that the current user rating is a 4.7 as much of the problems are user related and not game related (e.g make sure Game Mode is turned on the TV, decrease FOV if text are too small). If the co-op gets fixed then I'll give this game a solid 10… Expand
  21. MasterRyo90
    Sep 15, 2019
    1
    Good game but terrific performance on Xbox One X, please fix it, this is a madness...
  22. odintao
    Sep 15, 2019
    1
    I'm beginning to wonder if games that take too long to produce from earlier versions end up being worse in the long run. I'll admit, first of all, that I never played Borderlands 2, so this is fresh start in the series for me, but I have seen the other versions streamed quite a bit, so I knew what I was getting into, or so I thought.

    I generally enjoy shooter-looter games, so this fits    I'm beginning to wonder if games that take too long to produce from earlier versions end up being worse in the long run. I'll admit, first of all, that I never played Borderlands 2, so this is fresh start in the series for me, but I have seen the other versions streamed quite a bit, so I knew what I was getting into, or so I thought.

    I generally enjoy shooter-looter games, so this fits into my typical gameplay. I've been playing Destiny for some time, for better or worse, COD, The Division 1 & 2, etc. There are a few things I would define as essential to good gameplay in this genre: 1. Solid gun dynamics 2. Fairly intuitive map navigation 3. Good UI design.

    Borderlands fails miserably at all three. Not just one, but all three. The guns are random but aside from small symbols on them that indicate what type of fire they provide, there is no good way to understand what type of gun you're getting or how it will perform. Worse, when you do get a gun you like, even with aim-assist, shooting is imprecise at best. It feels loose and without a good sense of impact.

    The map. Atrocious. I'm not sure what savant can navigate this easily but there are not good road markers or lines to follow across complicated maps when driving to your destination. Just a floating diamond that isn't always visible and related to the landscape makes your choice of approach a crap shoot. Mostly you run/drive around like an idiot in the dark, so to speak, until you sort it out, which makes a basic part of gameplay diminish the game itself.

    The UI is equally bad. Multiple types of super panels to choose from with endless descriptions with no real guidance on how to make choices. Getting points to level these up takes forever. 1 point per level or so, and there appear to be at least 25 points per panel, and five panels per super to choose from. That doesn't count the clunky way you select and retain guns or bombs.

    On top of the basics the storyline is **** You're driven in a fairly linear fashion toward these evil twins without anything but a basic understanding of why they are bad. It's peppered with cut scenes that you cannot skip! It's a game people, not a movie. I'm tired of game designers acting like frustrated movie directors. The interactions are the standard kill an array of bad things until you get to a boss. Kill the boss, stir and repeat. Unbelievably boring.

    Overall, for all their faults (and there are many) Destiny and Division 2 lay waste to this game. I didn't even mention the left-stick driving for cars which is super counter-intuitive, the lockin in a character choice (you get to pick one of four and then your'e stuck with that for good without ever being able to try them out), and the plethora of third-grade humor and cardboard characters.

    Earlier this year I made the mistake of buying Rage 2. I returned it. Borderlands 3 feels very, very similar to Rage 2 except worse, which would have been hard for me to imagine prior to a few days ago. After 12 hours of gameplay I couldn't take it anymore and deleted the game from my Xbox.    … Expand
  23. C0LEPro
    Sep 16, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Optimization aside, I believe that Borderlands 3 has brought its A-game, improving in almost every area possible. Story-wise, this is obviously all up to preference, but I found the villains to be entertaining and a threat to our vault haunters, but they definitely don't live up to Handsome Jack. That's not to say that the voice acting isn't incredible, I especially enjoyed Tyreen's voice work. In terms of the shooting mechanics, it's a million times better than Borderlands 2's, and I say this as someone who's spent *HOURS* into that game (Maya mains where you at?). Anyways I played the game on the Xbox One X on performance mode, the best way to play it, and have very few qualms with the performance of the game. The frame-rate was noticeably chugging on Sanctuary, but other than that, a pretty flawless experience for me.… Expand
  24. TheCanadianMan
    Sep 21, 2019
    9
    The story is on point it all the other and is one of my new favourite games. The amount of guns and different combinations on the are unparalleled to any other game. That have also improved on the coop experience. How ever as I am giving it a 9 I will say that there are big problem in how much it crashes and does not always save where you are at in the game. I am not putting this towardsThe story is on point it all the other and is one of my new favourite games. The amount of guns and different combinations on the are unparalleled to any other game. That have also improved on the coop experience. How ever as I am giving it a 9 I will say that there are big problem in how much it crashes and does not always save where you are at in the game. I am not putting this towards the score as these problems are easy to fix and should all be fix by mid October hopefully.… Expand
  25. MootinDew
    Sep 16, 2019
    9
    It may not be the best right now but other then the glitches and the one character that has no depth it was a very good game. The feature that were added makes it a tough and rewarding experience.
  26. BarackOBINA
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    Bug-packed game, slide menu. In addition to IMPOSSIBLE being played in 4K, fps verges on ridicule. A shame 6 years waiting for a sequel and leaving such a game.

    Aquela velha tradução do google kkk O jogo está muito quebrado, jogo no Xbox one X e é simplesmente impossível jogar em 4k. o Fps beira o ridículo, os Menus então é um show de lag, só estou jogando esta merda porque já paguei    Bug-packed game, slide menu. In addition to IMPOSSIBLE being played in 4K, fps verges on ridicule. A shame 6 years waiting for a sequel and leaving such a game.

    Aquela velha tradução do google kkk

    O jogo está muito quebrado, jogo no Xbox one X e é simplesmente impossível jogar em 4k. o Fps beira o ridículo, os Menus então é um show de lag, só estou jogando esta merda porque já paguei e gosto do jogo, mas se você ainda não comprou, espere uma promoção que esse jogo é uma BOMBA.    … Expand
  27. dahouse
    Sep 17, 2019
    10
    I've played the whole series and am having just as much crazy fun as I always have with this franchise. I hear there are glitches but I didn't come across any in my first play through. Legendaries are a bit easier to come by casually than in previous titles, but that's not a negative thing. Weapon selection is fantastic and Moze is a badass. She isn't as funny as Zane, but it fits herI've played the whole series and am having just as much crazy fun as I always have with this franchise. I hear there are glitches but I didn't come across any in my first play through. Legendaries are a bit easier to come by casually than in previous titles, but that's not a negative thing. Weapon selection is fantastic and Moze is a badass. She isn't as funny as Zane, but it fits her backstory well. Love Santuary 3 and all the planets. I like that the playable characters have actual personalities vs all the previous games. I'm just not sure what people hate. It's absolutely fantastic.… Expand
  28. camz_47
    Sep 17, 2019
    9
    If you enjoy playing the borderlands franchise, you’ll enjoy this one!

    Sure there’s no Handsome Jack, but the characters are still zany and the loot... is... epic! Gun play is improved and you can tell more time went into the gun types and the alternate fire mode keeps you wanting to try more. Over levelling system is similar to Diablo 3s paragon levels to keep rewarding you    If you enjoy playing the borderlands franchise, you’ll enjoy this one!

    Sure there’s no Handsome Jack, but the characters are still zany and the loot... is... epic!

    Gun play is improved and you can tell more time went into the gun types and the alternate fire mode keeps you wanting to try more.

    Over levelling system is similar to Diablo 3s paragon levels to keep rewarding you playing over max level.

    Only down side is there are still some bugs and jankyness to some frame rates in large fights (even on the one X) but hopefully will be patched out in the future    … Expand
  29. GinoF
    Sep 17, 2019
    10
    They’re are bugs and stutters when I play but the actual game is so enjoyable, I adore it overall.
  30. lilgoonnnyc
    Sep 17, 2019
    8
    I am currently level 27 and so far this game is not bad at all. This definitely does not feel like a reskin of borderlands 2 like i have read from other negative reviews.I have been a huge borderlands fan and this game didnt really disappointed. I have mostly enjoyed the game so far. They have definitely improved how the guns feel and the movement system. I also do emjoy the ragdollI am currently level 27 and so far this game is not bad at all. This definitely does not feel like a reskin of borderlands 2 like i have read from other negative reviews.I have been a huge borderlands fan and this game didnt really disappointed. I have mostly enjoyed the game so far. They have definitely improved how the guns feel and the movement system. I also do emjoy the ragdoll physics. The only things I really dont enjoy are the jokes they are really not the funny amd some even cringy.
    In all honesty this game is really not bad at all and the xbox version of the game shouldnt get negative reviews because of epic exclusivity,but the pc players really should complain on that part.    … Expand
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#28 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#9 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019
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#33 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 13, 2019
    80
    Borderlands 3 may not be clever, but it is very big – and above all else, the source of a vast well of over-the-top shooting fun and mayhem. Be thankful that Gearbox refused to reinvent the franchise just for the sake of it. [Issue#183, p.73]
  2. Easy Allies
    Oct 10, 2019
    85
    Rather than trying to latch on to current trends, Borderlands 3 stands confident in the fact that there’s still no other game that does exactly what this series does so well. The sheer creativity and inventiveness presented in its arsenal is hard to match, and while the humor may not be for everyone, it keeps the gameplay in perspective as we’re all just here to have a good time. It isn’t as big of a leap forward as Borderlands 2, but it’s well-refined and there’s a lot to experiment with to keep you coming back for more.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Oct 9, 2019
    90
    It delivers on its promise and then some, and if you’re someone who enjoys playing video games alone or with friends, and likes having fun whilst doing so, in that respect, Borderlands 3 is perfect.
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