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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

2K Australia, Gearbox Software

2014•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 30 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionbusinessdetectiveespionageheistholidaysmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

IGDB rating

74 / 100

432 ratings

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About This Game

Shoot 'n' loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora's moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Discover the story behind Borderlands 2’s villain, Handsome Jack, and his rise to power in this brand new game in the Borderlands series. Taking place between the original Borderlands and Borderlands 2, the Pre-Sequel gives you a whole lotta new gameplay featuring the genre fusion of shooter and RPG gameplay that players can’t get enough of. Get high in low gravity and launch across the moonscape to take enemies down from above using new ice and laser weapons. Catch-a-ride on the lunar landscape with new vehicles equipped with deadly weapons allowing for more levels of destructive mayhem. So grab a friend (or two, or three), strap on a rocket, and take off on a brand new Borderlands adventure

Summary: IGDB

Story

The opening of The Pre-Sequel begins some time after the events of Borderlands 2, and immediately after Episode 3 of the subsequent game Tales from the Borderlands, on the flying city of Sanctuary, where the three former Vault Hunters Lilith, Brick, and Mordecai interrogate the ex-Atlas assassin Athena after having captured her. Athena recounts her story, starting after the death of General Knoxx, when she received an offer to go find a Vault on Pandora's moon, Elpis, from a Hyperion programmer named Jack. She joins fellow Vault Hunters Claptrap, Nisha, Wilhelm, Timothy, and Aurelia on a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyScience fictionBusinessDetectiveEspionageHeistHolidaysMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRags to richesRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MilitaryFemale protagonistMultiple protagonistsCustomizable charactersBink videoCameo appearanceNon-humanoid protagonistColor separation

Where to play

Details

Developers: 2K Australia, Gearbox Software
Publishers: Aspyr Media, Take-Two Interactive, 2K Games
Released: 14 October 2014
Series: Borderlands
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 18h rushed, 30h normally, 61h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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