Games

Borderlands 3

Gearbox Software

2019•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 42 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfantasyheistmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished shooter, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

609 ratings

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About This Game

Borderlands 3 is a first-person looter shooter set seven years after the events of Borderlands 2. Players select one of four new Vault Hunters and travel across multiple planets to stop Troy and Tyreen Calypso, twin cult leaders seeking to harness the power of alien Vaults scattered throughout the galaxy. The game features procedurally generated weapons, cooperative multiplayer for up to four players, expanded skill trees with multiple action skills per character, and new traversal mechanics including sliding and mantling.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Seven years after the defeat of Handsome Jack, twin siblings Troy and Tyreen Calypso have formed the Children of the Vault, a violent cult built from Pandora's bandit factions. The twins, both Sirens born conjoined, seek to absorb the power of alien Vault monsters across the galaxy and open the Great Vault, a prison containing an interdimensional creature called the Destroyer. A team of new Vault Hunters, recruited by the Crimson Raiders and their leader Lilith, must pursue the Calypsos across multiple planets, forging alliances with old friends and new while racing to prevent the twins from...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyHeistMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Keywords

Looter shooterAvailable on - luna plus

Where to play

Details

Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K Games
Released: 13 September 2019
Series: Borderlands
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 25h rushed, 42h normally, 100h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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