Borderlands 3

May 2020 Edit: Borderlands 3 earns an additional point for it's outstanding post launch support. It's quality and frequency of updates are overall very good. These include: It's 15$ side story DLCs all 4 of which are more entertaining and pleasent compared to the main story; It's free events, raids and raid bosses, new missions, gameplay fixes, general content updates, weapon and skill buffs, level cap increases, limited time items, and of course a huge variety of new legendarys with some very clever and interesting new unique effects; Then there's whole new game features such as new skill trees giving basically 33% more versatility to each character, new item machines, an aniontment re roll option, new mayhem modes, the arms race game mode, that borderlands science thing, ect. This is on top of a game that already came out with a solid wealth of content.

The only minor thing I'm disappointed with is the character updates. Borderlands 2 and PS had two DLC vault hunters, this game has none. While especially with the 4th skill trees the BL3 VHs have better variety than the BL2 VHs, they have all played pretty much the same since launch. If they can introduce another more exotic skill tree for each character and easier than that start doing new things with class mods, that I believe would make up for having only 4 characters. Still a pretty small complaint. This game has reached a whole new level of GUN P*RN. Well done devs, honestly.

Review at release (8/10): Borderlands 2 was big leap forward from BL1 in story AND gameplay. Borderlands 3 is a step up ONLY in gameplay. Borderlands 3 is probably the most satisfying and punchy feeling FPS's I've ever played. With 4 different classes, tons of creative abilities, and an insane variety of core weapons along with legendaries with unique and goofy effects, the game is pretty much flawlessly executed in terms of being a fun first person shooter.

Unfortunately BL3 clearly has lost most of it's writing talent from it's predecessor over the 7 years in between the games. The story is coherent enough, but it's held back by a pair of bad villians who you don't want to kill as much as you want them to shut up. Many old characters either don't return or are left out. I was esspecally disappointed that you only get to hang out with "The B team" (Mordicai, Brick, and Tiny Tina) at one minor point in the story. New characters are a mixed bag, but one negative highlight was Ava, a petualant and annoying pre-teen who is given way too much power and screen time for no reason. It's sucks they couldn't stike the right balance between good old and new characters like BL2 did.

It's disappointing Gearbox could not follow up to one of my top 5 all time games with a better story, but it's hard to be mad when pretty much everything else is a slam dunk. Btw endgame is also superb, unless you're a raid boss fan.

I love Borderlands. I love Borderlands so much, I got into its lore. The Borderlands series has a pretty good storytelling and gameplay to the point where I got sick of it, but keep coming back to it. I was hype when the 3rd game was announced because we haven't had a Borderlands game in a while for about 7, 5, or 4 years. The only thing that was turning me off was the controversy behind this game which made me a little worried. Then the reviews came out, I heard it was the best, it was the worst, it was mediocre at best, and I don't know how I feel about it. I got spoiled about a certain scene which left me disappointed. So finally during Christmas, I got the game.

I do enjoyed the up-step gameplay they introduced, making the whole game more fun. The player's menu is something I'm trying to get used to since this is a new game. The fast-travel is a little issue to me. I don't like the fact that to able to travel somewhere, you have to locate where the fast-travel is to the place you want to good. I have heard about bugs and glitches before I bought the game and they're pretty noticeable. EX: Shooting at a bandit vehicle and makes an explosion sound but no explosion. Although I enjoy the gameplay, I don't like how it's giving me OP weapons everywhere I go. In the previous games, finding powerful weapons is slightly rare but here it's everywhere you loot. In the previous games, you upgrade your class to get better against challenging foes while in BL3, it doesn't feel challenging at all. It makes things too easy and unstoppable.

I honestly don't know to explain the story in this game. Is lazy and uninteresting to go through. The main villains of this game is terrible to see and cringy to watch. This story ruins some previous characters of how they are and has ALOT of plotholes. After looking at Tales of the Borderlands and the Pre-sequel story, I thought the story would be better but nope they dumb it down.

2 player split screen is not great at all. Lag is a consistent issue. Can't read anything with 2 player. Disappointing as they could have fixed it rather than just throwing it out to the masses. Sound isn't great either. Names above players and icons seem to jump around vigorously it's distracting.

Directors Cut: After beating Tales of the Borderlands, my friend and I jumped right into this game a day afterwards, and lemme just say; it was whiplash for sure. Bringing back characters like Claptrap with a new voice actor really bummed me out. Just didn't feel like Claptrap anymore, and actually kind of found him unfunny (unlike literally every other Borderlands game). I was also not entirely used to the new mechanics in this game, as it really does feel a lot different compared to the other 3 games (1,2, and the Presequel). They also introduced new villains who gain a huge cult following among the bandits; so much in fact, they become a cult that will do whatever they say. At first, I wasn't a fan of the brother/sister duo. I actually didn't really care at all; but soon, I found them to be pretty messed up and funny. The game does a lot of stuff right, like giving you more ways to enhance your character, finally letting you able to travel to different planets that isn't Pandora or it's moon Elpis, upgraded graphics/mechanics, so so so so many different types of guns; it's definitely far from bad. But I also didn't find the story to be as amazing as its predecessor, Borderlands 2, and that COULD be because Handsome Jack is no more, but it also could be because the game just isn't as greatly written as well. I'm not entirely sure, but it's still a great Borderlands adventure. The dlc, like mostly all of Borderlands dlc, is a must play too. The Directors cut extra content, like Arms Race was boooorrriingg, like who the hell wants to play Borderlands battle Royale? Definitely not me. All of the other extra missions the directors cut gives you is fun, although not very important in the overall plot, but enjoyable.

The first dlc to Borderlands 3, Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, is probably the weakest of the Borderlands 3 dlcs, but it still was serviceable, and has some fun nostalgia for anyone that misses dear dear handsome Jack. Actually, now that I think about it, having this dlc to this game was a smart move. What the game desperately needed was a Handsome Jack throwback since he indeed was the best character in Borderlands 2. Although this dlc isn't anything truly special, and this dlc technically doesn't have Handsome Jack in it, it's still so much fun, and I would recommend to Borderlands fans.

Guns, Love, and Tentacles; Who doesn't love love stories, especially when they deal with Sir Hammerlock getting married on a ice planet that's inhabited by a cult who worships giant monsters. This was a blast and honestly a pretty decently sized DLC with plenty of jokes and Lovecraftian-esque landscapes. Definitely a recommended Borderlands dlc to check out ASAP.

A western-themed dlc for Borderlands titled Bounty of Blood was a no-brainer, with a brand new planet to discover that has plenty of experimental mishaps to kill. There also happens to be a mercenary group called The Devil Riders that need to be taught a lesson. Although the dlc isn't as memorable as past Borderlands dlcs before it, it's still enjoyable, and a welcoming addition to Borderlands 3's dlc.

The last dlc to Borderlands 3, Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fuster-cluck, had plenty of promise once it started, but it soon lost both me and my friends attention( this could be because we played binged this game far too long). Me nor my friend played as Krieg in Borderlands 2, so I can't say seeing him having his own dlc excited me, but I soon found out that his character is one of the strongest in the entire game, and with this dlc giving you both a psycho version and a normal version of Krieg, it had some awesome discourse to be had. The missions may have been slightly forgettable, but I definitely won't forget Krieg! Recommended.

In all, Borderlands 3 was fun, but 100 hours of gameplay is a lot, and it's also not on the same level as Borderlands 2, but still a must-play installment in the Borderlands machine.

The game just dropped so it has some glitches but the game is still awesome