There are also a few surprisingly emotional reunions along the way, and of course, some absolutely unearned drama.Įver since the original game, there were hopes and rumors that the next game would give players the option to explore more planets in the wider Borderlands universe. The usual cavalcade of nutty characters are all present, and in a nice touch, the game even ties into the Tales From the Borderlands games to let us check in on what happened to those characters, although I can't help but feel that Gearbox didn't exactly follow their character development that well. As in previous games, the quality of the story varies wildly, and though I don't want to spoil too much about it, they lack the charm and motivation of Handsome Jack.

Thus, a new set of four Vault Hunters are called into action by our old friend Lilith to try and stop them. Their actions have caused a cult to form, the Children of the Vault, and this new faction helps their de-facto leaders search for Vaults to open. In Borderlands 3, you'll be fighting against the Calypso Twins, a pair of jerks that have taken the bandit world by storm through livestreams of their jackassery. In Borderlands 3, Gearbox returns to the helm and has delivered a (mostly) successful sequel that improves the gameplay in meaningful ways while staying close to the formula that made the series a favorite among co-op enthusiasts. It didn’t need to reinvent the wheel either, as Gearbox pretty much had the formula figured out the second time around.It’s been seven years since the last proper Borderlands game was released, though a prequel and an adventure game spinoff helped fill the gap.

“ Borderlands 3 takes most of the good bits of Borderlands 2 and either rolls with them or improves upon them. Chris Carter’s review echoes IGN’s sentiments about the game being the natural leap forward without deviating from the formula too much, and this is embodied by the review’s final words: In addition to IGN, Destructoid have also pinned a 9/10 onto Borderlands 3. “The sheer magnitude and diversity of its arsenal of fun and surprising weaponry is unmatched, and the striking amount of loving detail and variety packed into its energetic and replayable 30-hour campaign is what makes Borderlands 3 a high-point for the series – and the genre as a whole.”

Duggan’s opening line will immediately be a godsend for fans of the franchise: “Stubbornly refusing to reinvent itself after a five-year absence, Borderlands 3 sticks to its guns and manages to outdo itself.” And, as if that wasn’t enticing enough, he finishes his review with heaps of praise for the arsenal of weapons and overall variety:

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