As the four vault hunters, your main task in the game becomes to assist Tannis in her journey towards opening the Vault and finding out what’s on the other side. You learn that Patricia Tannis, an archeologist on a planet called Pandora is studying something called Vaults, which she isn’t entirely sure on what is but she seems to have found one on Pandora and intends to find a way to open it. The plot in Borderlands is pretty simple. The so-called “vault hunters” who each had a distinct personality and skill sets. Being a co-op shooter, it gave you four heroes to choose from. The original Borderlands was in that regard a very original shooter when it came out in 2009. When your co-op partner gets a perfect headshot on the person you’re about to attack. What we ended up with was a pretty addictive game that combined FPS combat with hack’n’slash mechanics. It’s best described as someone at Gearbox having the lovely idea of getting Diablo and Call Of Duty together in a bedroom with some sexy music and letting nature do its thing. It’s a term that gets thrown around quite a bit nowadays, but Borderlands was in many ways the first of its kind. If you’ve never heard of Borderlands, you have probably heard of the term looter shooter. And that is of course their very own IP, Borderlands. When they aren’t busy pissing off the collective Alien and Duke Nukem fandoms, there is one franchise that they seem to put more effort into. Wherever you go, just exploring is a pleasure, one elevated by the constantly inventive quests and side missions that draw you deeper into the story.Gearbox is a developer that most gamers probably have a bit of a love/hate relationship with. The planet-hopping tour delivers some much needed and brilliantly created visual diversity, swapping the familiar dustbowl world for the swamp-like Eden-6 or the urban sprawls of Promethea. Borderlands 3 takes players elsewhere in the universe, introducing new planets and locations while delving into the unexpectedly deep lore. A new 'ping' system, allowing you to highlight chests, enemies, or other objects of interest also smooths online play, allowing quick communication that doesn't demand voice chat.Īs the campaign progresses, you'll realise there's a lot more going on than just another gun-toting rampage across Pandora though.
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Playing with a full squad in co-op is a delight too, the four characters bouncing off each other fantastically. Moze, for instance, customises her mech more than herself, while Zane can use two action skills at once. It's not just unique ideas that make the heroes stand out – their abilities are more versatile and creative than before, with beefier skill trees and customisable load-outs that allow you to tailor each of them in myriad ways.
He's joined by Zane, the teched-out Operative who uses drones and digital clones to distract and confuse enemies Moze, a Gunner who rides her robot Iron Bear into battle (similar to Borderlands 2's DLC Mechromancer class) and Amara, the newest Siren – one of six legendary superpowered women across the universe, but whose abilities veer more towards the physical than her peers, with ethereal arms that can seize or slam foes. FL4K is perhaps the most impressive, a robot Beastmaster who summons vicious creatures to assist him in battle, the contrast of inorganic and organic making him one of the more interesting characters in the series. The playable characters are the first overhaul – a quartet forming the most intriguing band of Borderlands heroes yet. Look closer though, and you'll start to see how this third chapter stands apart, marking itself as one of the more compelling entries to date. Early quests even feel like a re-run of Borderlands 2 – get a base set up, unlock vehicles, start to claw back territory. Players will pick their chosen Vault Hunter from a roster of four, then set out to explore Pandora. The alien world of Pandora is under threat again, requiring a new team of Vault Hunters to channel their unique powers into saving the day – and profiting from a new round of chaos along the way.Īt a glance, Borderlands 3 doesn't seem much of an evolution, despite a half-decade passing since the last entry in the series, 2014's The Pre-Sequel.