![]() ![]() Its only downside is that it feels late to the party. It likewise gives players some of the best variety between its Vault Hunters to date.įrom a tank-y Siren and a tech-wielding rogue to a mech-piloting soldier and a beast-commanding droid, each of its characters gives their own twist to the gameplay and lead to a wider array of play styles. This sees the game world expanded past the dusty towns of Pandora, taking to the stars and exploring new planets that house set pieces and events ranging from a cataclysmic corporate buyout war to a monastery of pacifist monks besieged by raiders. Host to some of the grandest stakes the games have ever seen, it tasks players with stopping the rise of two cult leaders and their army of bandits, thwarting their ambitions of finding every Vault in the galaxy and harvesting their unbridled power. The latest entry in the series, Borderlands 3 falls firmly in the middle of the spectrum of the series’ quality, and that’s a good thing. The gameplay isn’t as frantic and energized as other entries have successfully made the series, and the writing feels like its experiencing growing pains as it tries to establish what it wants the series to be.Īll the same though, it’s still a title worth going back to, so long as one isn’t expecting to see the series at its absolute best. The same can be said of its vault hunter classes which, while simple, still feel like they were given the fresh innovation of a new IP in their abilities and how they translate to the gameplay.Īnd yet, despite its best efforts, the game does feel dated compared to its more recent entries. Its characters sling one-liners and jokes as fast as the game’s many weapons sling bullets, and its introduction of key aspects of the series like the vaults, sirens, and Pandora itself all carry a freshness other entries can’t match. BorderlandsĮven so many years after its release, the original Borderlands still holds up as something special.īrimming with flair thanks to its art style and aesthetic, the game stands out from the pack of shooters it hit the scene with. Yes, Handsome Jack’s rise to power is interesting, and it’s neat to see what his minions were like in the past, but they’re all dead by the end of the second game and have little that makes their impending deaths meaningful or tragic.Įven the characters who do survive longer into the series like Athena and Claptrap make little to no mention of their adventures in subsequent games, making the adventure seem like that much more of a distraction from the series’ overarching stories as a whole. ![]() Unfortunately, it’s also the most forgettable and inconsequential entry in the series.īeing a prequel to the second game, all of its events and twists have a foregone conclusion. This includes Wilhelm pre-his modification into a robot Jack’s future girlfriend and “Law Bringer” Nisha the shield-wielding Athena and, in his first and only playable appearance in the series to date, Claptrap.Įach has an interesting array of abilities that spice up the gameplay, and when paired with the story’s more engaging set pieces, they make for an experience that can thrill die-hard Borderlands fans from start to finish. ![]() Set before the events of the second game, it sees players take the role of vault hunters who helped Handsome Jack rise to power. Let it be said first and foremost that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is far from a bad game. ![]()
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