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PC, PS4, Xbox One; GearboxWhile there are some new aspects, such as a game-world that is more substantial than its predecessors, the third instalment is reassuringly familiar fun
Prelaunch, Borderlands fans were worried that modern gaming trends – towards short single-player campaigns and an emphasis on repetitive, grind-based online play – might impinge on the third full iteration of the much-loved looter-shooter franchise. However, such fears prove unfounded: franchise returnees will find Borderlands 3 reassuringly familiar. While the game-world and storyline are more substantial than those of its predecessors, and its gloriously distinctive comic book-style graphics crisper than ever, developer Gearbox Software has resisted the urge to mess with its basic elements.
So it still has huge, sprawling (and initially impenetrable to those new to Borderlands games) character progression and weapon-management systems, and an anarchic, Mad Max-style vibe, satisfying shooting, lashings of frat-boy humour and a cast of characters who poke fun (more relevantly than ever) at the world’s narcissists, corporate raiders and authoritarians. Continue reading...