The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who want fast first-person shooting, constant loot upgrades, and cooperative chaos.: Frequent weapon drops and distinct Vault Hunter skill trees keep firefights varied as you travel between planets. Tradeoff: The steady flood of loot and busy humor can make the long campaign feel noisy and repetitive.
What it does best
shooter
role-playing (rpg)
fantasy
comedy
The setup
What you are walking into
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.
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