Borderlands 3

 Xbox One
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 520 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 275 out of 520
  2. Mixed: 50 out of 520
  3. Negative: 195 out of 520
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  1. bigdaddyswoll
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    It is absolutely blowing my mind that so many people are knocking the game because "it's so similar to previous borderlands games!" Lol well no joke! That is exactly what the majority of us wanted. The same formula with brand new locations and characters to explore with. Yeah it's a real shame they disnt take the wolfenstein approach and completely change everything up. We see how goodIt is absolutely blowing my mind that so many people are knocking the game because "it's so similar to previous borderlands games!" Lol well no joke! That is exactly what the majority of us wanted. The same formula with brand new locations and characters to explore with. Yeah it's a real shame they disnt take the wolfenstein approach and completely change everything up. We see how good that made the newest game. A few technical hiccups, but so far I have loved every bit of my 20+ hours!… Expand
  2. dick7181
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    The game is actually a 9. But I had to give it a 10 because people are ACTUALLY rating it a 0-5 because, and I quote "No vertical splitscreen". Wow. Bunch of disingenuous babies. ANYWAY, I get it's not for everyone. If you played from 1->2 you know what kind of upgrades to expect, and what to expect in general. It's very fun. And exactly what you want. 9/10.
  3. Risi1
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game, I've always been a fan of the series and even Tales From The Borderlands , This game its a huge improvement on the formula that is borderlands, the amount of customization in the game is great and deeper than i remember from the older games, the skill trees for each character is also well thought out and has dept. Lets face its, alot of the guns in the game are crap, butFantastic game, I've always been a fan of the series and even Tales From The Borderlands , This game its a huge improvement on the formula that is borderlands, the amount of customization in the game is great and deeper than i remember from the older games, the skill trees for each character is also well thought out and has dept. Lets face its, alot of the guns in the game are crap, but also a hell of a lot of them are amazing, It took me a while to get a good inventory built up for myself, but if you just stick with it and grind a little bit you will have fun, for me its almost like materialistic, even though the amazing shield i have and the vast number of guns i have are not real and are all part of a digital thing, i feel some sort of ownership and pride for my collection and i will just go through all them and admire them, no other game has been able to satisfy this weird urge i have to have the best gear and the gear that's highly sought after. The graphics are amazingly well done, the art direction is stellar, especially on a 4k tv, idk how many people worked on the design of each and every weapon but every weapon is different and detailed uniquely, even if its minor, its noticeable when you use it, so much creativity and soul has been put into the art and design of these guns and the feel of every gun has nice impact that makes you feel tactile when shooting! Just the feast your eyes get when the screen flashes gold when you level up and the big text shows up above showing your new level is suppppper satisfying! the fact that when you kill a boss they basically explode with cash and loot and sometimes legendary weapons shoot into the air and then fall to the ground is something of a treat that is seldom given to you in other games. Ever since the first game, i saw potential in the series but i didn't expect it to come this far. The environments are much more vast and different from each other, you never get bored of staying in a world because within the world there's beautiful vistas to travel around in and just explore and find loot and hidden secrets and bosses. The characters are also very well written the little nuance things they will utter is actually funny or clever, even the enemy characters say some hilarious stuff, i remember i killed an enemy once and she said "i soiled myself!!" as she died, little things like that are what makes the moment to moment gameplay very interesting and addicting, But the game is about the guns and man are they amazing, there's a gun that shoots out other guns, there's guns that will talk to you, there's guns from pop culture like the gun from The 5th Element movie, easter eggs galore!!!!, from the ridiculous but clever names of bosses and the indigenous wildlife of the game to the flavor texts of each gun and item, they're really are some good zingers and references from the last decade of pop culture in this game and you will be charmed for sure. Theres a legendary grenade that you can get from a certain creature that you will run across named after a popular Mexican crypto that will drop it if you can kill it that homes in on the nearest enemy when you toss it, and on the flavor text shows just one word "Cabron" which makes me think cmon!! you gotta appreciate the little things! and the effort they put into just a description on a grenade mod, that's not the only clever stuff you will see in the game, they just know how to take jabs at our pop culture past and present, its satire and just damn badass and makes you proud of the times we live in. Get the game and you will be blown away!… Expand
  4. PlanetCrusher
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Absolutely loving it so far. Takes everything I love about Borderlands and takes it to the next level. Combat, movement, visuals, audio, everything is improved over previous games and it still feels just like Borderlands, which I love.

    It also is running great for me on Xbox. No crashes or major slow downs.
  5. DeakenBlack
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    It's pathetic all the "No Steam No Buy" multi accounts are trying to trash this great game. Playing it on my OG Xbox One and have no performance issues. Great game from a great franchise. It's gonna be a great long haul playing this game.
  6. Shawne79
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Amazing! My favorite borderlands tbh. Bought the superdeluxe edition will be 100% game.
  7. michaelrediger
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Very fun game. Playing it single player and having a great time so far. Lots of explosions and guns with tons of monsters and amazing graphics on PC. Also, the humor is great and it's a really funny game. The game is really colorful and full of life.
  8. Spaceacer2012
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    I preorded this and have been playing since day one. The 1st week my rating would’ve been 6 due to frame drops, freezing, crashing and I just didn’t like the newer visuals, but, I loved the gamelplay. Cut to November 18th 2019, the technical issues are mostly gone, my eyes have adjusted to the visuals which are beautiful and the gameplay and loot keep me coming back almost daily. TheI preorded this and have been playing since day one. The 1st week my rating would’ve been 6 due to frame drops, freezing, crashing and I just didn’t like the newer visuals, but, I loved the gamelplay. Cut to November 18th 2019, the technical issues are mostly gone, my eyes have adjusted to the visuals which are beautiful and the gameplay and loot keep me coming back almost daily. The Bloody Harvest event has been a blast. I’ve hit leve 50 with FL4K. The 25th time I killed Captain Haunt (when I completed the Captain Haunt challenge) he dropped 4 legendaries for me- in one drop! I’ve never seen that.

    Complaints are small, like the frame rate still drops here and there. I REALLY wish ALL shift codes would stick around longer. At the end of October “life happened” for me and I wasn’t watching for Borderlands news for a couple weeks. I discovered I missed a number of shift codes, including the Halloween heads. RANDY – please make a way for those who missed on the Halloween heads shift code to get those heads. I’d love to be running around the game with them. Surprise us and make this happen.

    Other than that, love the game and despite a few flaws, it deserves a 10 in my humble opinion. Thanks Gearbox for a great game!    … Expand
  9. z3fire
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    The game is just dope!
    Amazing music's graphics gameplay. Everything is top. Gearbox have gone on another level and they deserve every cent. Don't want to spoil anything just buy and have a blast
    Played on xbox x
  10. grady2k12
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Don’t pay attention to these zero scores, they’re so stupid. This game is amazing and a lot of fun with friends.
  11. Katsumoto546
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    I tried the game last night, I enomely played 2 and I find that this opus just brings the new features that are missing from 2. The graphics are very nice and more detailed than in the 2 which was already beautiful, and the gameplay is more dynamic.
  12. 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
  13. AzzSL
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Great and interesting storyline including side quests, cool gameplay, and good graphics !
  14. Drakeula
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I was very skeptical of this game and how it would be but they have done a great job! I live flak and the skill trees for the characters. If you liked BL2 you will love this one.
  15. vampirex87
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    i just like to add to everyone that wrote 0 score reviews that there are ""NO Microtransactions""in the game. i only had problems once or twice because the game crashed my xbox one x
  16. gettygg0040
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    An improvement over the last games. Bigger, better, more guns, a more polished experience.
  17. Jolteoff
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Improves upon the same formula that the Borderlands series is known for by adding quality of life improvements, new mobility options, and a new looting system that allows players to join friends without being too high or low a level.
  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. CPLJAMESHOWLETT
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing. Sure it's not perfect but there aren't that many games that are. Just like the first two this one has a lot of replay value. Looks and feels great too.
  20. 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.
  21. cerb747
    Sep 22, 2019
    10
    Amazingly fun game especially when you play with friends I can't wait to play the DLC missions. There are just so many positives to this game A+++!!
  22. Johnnybravo8125
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    If you liked borderlands 2 you will love this game. They basically improved on everything. Graphics are noticeabley better, I recomend playing on performance. Movement, climbing, sliding is awesome. Looting is quicker, you don't have to spam the loot button. Guns feel great. And it still has that great borderlands charm.
  23. FL4K
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    The best the best borderlands the best looter shooter the best game on 2019 1 billion guns Pandora
    Eden 6
    Promethia
    Athena
  24. Mcooke16
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Amazing! My favorite borderlands tbh. Bought the superdeluxe edition will be 100% game.
  25. Pynch3030
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    The sheer number of people up giving the game a bad review is astonishing..like they never got to play it or went to the events that had it...Most of these review bombs have me in tears
  26. lunky
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    This game is AMAZING in my opinion like borderlands 2 but WAYYY BETTER WHY ARE PROPLE GIVING IT BAD REVIEWS
  27. Rabbitslayar
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Great game. The next step up from BL2. Glad to be playing and have had no problems with the game so far. Will enjoy many hours of gameplay and the loot is fantastic. A must play.
  28. IrishJihad
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Anyone giving this game anything below an 7 just has an axe to grind. The review bombs are coming from PC players angry about the Epic exclusivity or those critical of Gearbox/2k/etc. Pay them no attention. Fans of Borderlands will love it. The franchise is updated and streamlined. Gameplay is improved in every way and the story is top notch.
  29. BIGJERM724
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    borderlands 3 is a borderlands game but that’s not a bad thing. They have made it bigger more guns and soooo many quality of life changes. The performance mode on the Xbox one x definitely feels so much better then the resolution option and I own a 4k tv but I’d rather play this smooth. If you loved borderlands 1 and 2 you will love this game. If you didn’t like those I don’t think thisborderlands 3 is a borderlands game but that’s not a bad thing. They have made it bigger more guns and soooo many quality of life changes. The performance mode on the Xbox one x definitely feels so much better then the resolution option and I own a 4k tv but I’d rather play this smooth. If you loved borderlands 1 and 2 you will love this game. If you didn’t like those I don’t think this will change your mind. The humor is funny as hell for the people complaining about it don’t listen to them they just want clicks and I guess it is 2019 something always offends someone… Expand
  30. arkillex134
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Va mucho más allá de borderlands 2.
    6 planetas muy diferentes entre sí.
    30 horas aproximadamente en la primera vuelta sólo pasando campaña.
    Sin contar con 20 horas o más de exploración y misiones secundarias.
    Sin fin de diferentes armas.
    Segunda vuelta con más niveles y mejor equipamiento.
    En fin un juego que mínimo te llevará 100 horas pasarlo y con mucha diversion
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82

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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