They didn’t talk about how they got rid of my least favorite thing in Borderlands, which is punishing a player for doing things in a certain order. On this game you can back track to area or do an old quest and the enemies and loot will always be your level same with the rewards. So able to do side or story quest in the order you choose and look for things you miss at your leisure.
To be honest, smaller arenas where you're just shooting at enemies is exactly up my alley so this game looks like a 9/10 from me. Random encounters seem pretty fun
This is the problem with you people. Rather than listen to the points mentioned you just wait for the final score as if that holds relevance. If you had listened to the review you would be able to make an educated choice
@@calidude1114this isn’t even a looter shooter, it’s an rpg. In that case tarkov is just a better division. You’re not the target audience for the game
honestly combat encounters are clearly been made to increase fps while borderlands 3 had crazy fps drops in certain zones , wow im actually happy with that change and it gives me more points to get the game honestly...
Annual CoD: 9/10 every time! Other games: didn't change enough from the previous game despite a new setting, new gameplay mechanics, new features for the first time in the series, great writing and voice acting, etc.; 8/10
i’ve played every borderlands game and enjoyed them all, putting thousands of hours into them combined. also going to get this one but a little later down the line, currently swamped with elden ring horizon and ghostwire
Random encounters are fine.. you dont even have to do them.. you can literally melee them away on the overworld map when they come. They are excellent ways the quickly get a new gun if you need it.
Theyre horrific. The whole game and endgame that isnt a main world is doing random encounters. It is boring and tedious after the 30th random encounter. Wanna get the shrine? Random encounter. New overworld ability? Random encounter. Chaos Chamber? Random encounter. Its pretty bad.
@@sentinel6660 It completely is. You dont get a legendary from the encounters and theyre so boring and tedious. At least you could farm a boss for whatever legendary you needed for your build and then go solo a raid boss. Having random encounters is boring and not end game content.
@@MetroidPurples Except you can get legendaries from the random encounters..? If there’s an area with a particular enemy that drops a particular legendary then you farm it. Even with world drop legendaries. Same as every other game before.
Sure the story might not be "real", but it's definitely still possible to get emotionally invested in the lives of a bunch of blorbos you made up. Just look at Critical Role!
That's completely different , every fictional story is Made up characters. If I'm watching batman and Robin dies that's stakes, if it's a batman sidestory one shot comic and all the heroes die, that's just a cool little story. But we know which is fake and which isnt.
@@refresco because they REFUSE to give amazing triple A games a 10 unless the entire world already has. Everyone knows this game is at least 9 worthy but it’s IGN, they’re signify with their high ratings
Saying they're reusing/reskinning enemies isn't a viable complaint when they literally are all in the same universe. Those aren't reused, they're just the enemies that are in the universe
Ikr these sounds like the bad guy to do a borderlands review. We know it’s just gonna be another borderlands game with a few new things thrown in. That’s what we want. We just want more borderlands to play lol
Reused animations and attack patterns are still a reskin no matter how you explain it, especially when they're giving those traits to supposedly new enemies.
Reading these comments really makes me realize how spoiled and entitled most gamers are these days! Everything has to be perfect and without flaws but also has to have a price tag of 1.99$ to keep you guys happy? Buy it if you want it and don’t if you’re just gonna complain? Simple as that! It’s like not liking blueberries and buying them then complaining they’re not strawberries
Even though BL3 was a disappointment I’ll still buy this day 1 and hope for the best and hopefully this has some raid bosses and rainbow rarity items in the base game this time.
Love her as Aloy, cant fuckin stand her voice as Tiny, lol, soooo grating and obnoxious, and not in a “I want to listen to cringey obnoxious humor for funsies” kinda way. Legit obnoxious.
Love how tiny tina is carrying the Borderlands franchise now. BL3 dpuble the gameplay it has to offer but a two steps back due to forced writing that annoyingly tickles the funny bone but failed to do so like it was aimed for the new generation of fortnite gamers. The unoptimization didnt even help regards how graphical improvements isnt noticable due to its art style.
5:29 after 7,000+ hours of Borderlands 1, 2 and 3, this doesn't bother me at all. Borderlands 2 Dragon Keep was a masterpiece, and I'd play it forever. I'm pretty sure this will push me over 10,000 hours.
Bro the calypsos were such a bad villain lol We go from a corporate truant out for blood and revenge to twitch streamers with daddy issues lol, there was no way though could top handsome Jack though
yup this franchise is ruined. Its nothing like the greatness of BL2. after bl2 it went downhill. pre sequal was still bareable. but man bl3 was awful and this seems even worse.
Not sure what ign want. Borderlands 3 - everything fantastic but the writing is terrible. Wonderlands - writing amazing but everything else rubbish because it’s like borderlands 3 🤷🏻♂️
@S-MSniper but that's what fans want ! Billions of Guns, EXPLOSIONNSSSS( Mr.Torgue playing air guitar), and some nice gunplay we are not asking for anything more.
Personally anything that feels more like borderlands I’m happy with. Don’t mess with the already perfect formula. The only thing that needed improving in borderlands was the end game. The rest is perfection.
Two things. Random encounters can be melee’d to avoid extremely easy and personally, this game is way better than borderlands 3. Already put more time into it.
@@Miseries_Company No more the same exact game as Dark Souls was the same exact game to Demon's Souls. It was a popular DLC so they gave it a new full entry.
Get this game........ looks like a LOT of people in the comment section are going to ether outright turn down the game or wait until it’s on sale so we need to band together on release day to show our support for the game and everyone involved.
did this guy really complain that a borderlands spinoff is played like borderlands
Yes he did.
It shouldn't just be a dnd themed borderlands 3. I should be it's own thing. At least it should feel like it. More swords and spells. Plz.
@@gageshippy2256 grow up
@@andrewstafford9406 what?
Classic IGN
They didn’t talk about how they got rid of my least favorite thing in Borderlands, which is punishing a player for doing things in a certain order. On this game you can back track to area or do an old quest and the enemies and loot will always be your level same with the rewards. So able to do side or story quest in the order you choose and look for things you miss at your leisure.
By far my favorite addition as well
That’s great to know!
Yes but this also defeats the purpose of leveling
dont the previous games all have level scaling in TVHM?
To be honest, smaller arenas where you're just shooting at enemies is exactly up my alley so this game looks like a 9/10 from me. Random encounters seem pretty fun
Cope
@@HerbieChuckNorris u lost
I've been really enjoying Gunfire Reborn. The roguelite aspects are great.
@Deadly Serious Geez chill
@Deadly Serious Jesus Christ let someone be not miserable..
If there’s one character in the Borderlands universe that deserve their own spin off game, it’s definitely Tiny Tina. 🏆
Laughs in claptrap.
Mr. Torgue too
Meh. Not really
Can you justify it
claptrap
By saying you can’t get invested in the story because it’s a game within a game is like saying you can’t get invested in your own D&D character
Indeed
Your own D&D character is a game. This is like your D&D character having his own D&D character.
@@deikurpg5606 exactly and thts super dumb lol
@@ShinobiDrip999 we got a hater out here, why not just enjoy it for what it is
agreed, it’s what u make of it
For anyone wondering, they gave it an 8.
because they hate themselves
That's 90% of IGN reviewed games
This is the problem with you people. Rather than listen to the points mentioned you just wait for the final score as if that holds relevance. If you had listened to the review you would be able to make an educated choice
@@albertssj25 well IGN isn't helpful because with some games they straight up show final boss battles and spoil major parts of stories.
@@orcckaa That’s 7 not an 8. 7’s they give away like candy…
What a way to pick themselves off the ground after the writing of Borderlands 3. I'm willing to bump this up to a 9/10 if Ava's never in it
Mary Sueing an unlikeable brat was quite a choice.
Nun wrong with ava
@@killerchampion7554 She's the worst character to be made
@@killerchampion7554 Ava is universally hated
@@lungboy8980 isn't she the brat Maya was training?
Don't forget...you can skip these random combat encounters by punching the enemy in the overworld. (If you so decide)
Don't forget... you are easily satisfied with garbage cartoon graphics, you should try The Division 2 a far superior looter shooter.
@@calidude1114 Ok troll
@@calidude1114 the division is a broken mess one and two, full of hackers probably do a bit yourself eh karen .
@@calidude1114this isn’t even a looter shooter, it’s an rpg. In that case tarkov is just a better division. You’re not the target audience for the game
honestly combat encounters are clearly been made to increase fps while borderlands 3 had crazy fps drops in certain zones , wow im actually happy with that change and it gives me more points to get the game honestly...
Surely that's just proof that the developers weren't given enough time for optimization, the fps fix is a band aid on a bad wound.
@@MarbleThumbs You can on only optimize so much for a ps4 game. That console is so shitty.
@@XXXXX8 But it was made for the PS4 and Xbox One, the latest gen wasn't even out yet.
@@MarbleThumbs It came out 2 months ago. What are you smoking? You think the team didnt have a ps5 dev kit?
Annual CoD: 9/10 every time!
Other games: didn't change enough from the previous game despite a new setting, new gameplay mechanics, new features for the first time in the series, great writing and voice acting, etc.; 8/10
i’ve played every borderlands game and enjoyed them all, putting thousands of hours into them combined. also going to get this one but a little later down the line, currently swamped with elden ring horizon and ghostwire
ok :D
Same. Plus ide rather have it on Steam when that comes out. Just not a fan of Epic.
Well, thats normal. You dont have to play every damn game the day it comes out
Those are the exact 3 I’m on as well bro
Elden ring alone is exhausting me😩
Random encounters are fine.. you dont even have to do them.. you can literally melee them away on the overworld map when they come. They are excellent ways the quickly get a new gun if you need it.
Theyre horrific. The whole game and endgame that isnt a main world is doing random encounters. It is boring and tedious after the 30th random encounter. Wanna get the shrine? Random encounter. New overworld ability? Random encounter. Chaos Chamber? Random encounter. Its pretty bad.
@@MetroidPurples No different to farming the same boss for the weapon you're after with the perfect rolls on it, so what's your point?
@@sentinel6660 It completely is. You dont get a legendary from the encounters and theyre so boring and tedious. At least you could farm a boss for whatever legendary you needed for your build and then go solo a raid boss. Having random encounters is boring and not end game content.
@@MetroidPurples Except you can get legendaries from the random encounters..?
If there’s an area with a particular enemy that drops a particular legendary then you farm it.
Even with world drop legendaries.
Same as every other game before.
@@sentinel6660 it's very different lol the gameplay is actually fun is Elden Ring or Souls games.
Im happy we finally create our own characters
and all of them looks agly af
@@76marex mr negative arent u
@@76marex you can have your own custom face
I'm more than okay with this just being, basically, a Borderland DLC expanded into a full game.
This game likes Pre-seq was after 2
That’s okay bc that’s not what it is
@@JoEMama-xb4ze yea it is
I'm glad Borderlands 3 engine and combat have another chance to shine.
For full price? Should be demanding more
Sure the story might not be "real", but it's definitely still possible to get emotionally invested in the lives of a bunch of blorbos you made up. Just look at Critical Role!
Blorbo from my shows uwu
That's completely different , every fictional story is Made up characters. If I'm watching batman and Robin dies that's stakes, if it's a batman sidestory one shot comic and all the heroes die, that's just a cool little story. But we know which is fake and which isnt.
@@KidArkx Both are fake.
Ok nerd
20hr story for $70 is pathetic! The rest of the game is being sold back to you as DLC.
This is one of those games where you know its gonna be an 8 before you even start the video
Yup
I’m out of the loop. Why is that?
@@refresco cause it looks amazing!
@@refresco because they REFUSE to give amazing triple A games a 10 unless the entire world already has. Everyone knows this game is at least 9 worthy but it’s IGN, they’re signify with their high ratings
@@zachdinga6496 Nah you’re missing the point. 8 is very specific. If it’s great then why not 10/10. The other guy answered my question better.
Love the Borderlands series, can’t wait to pick this one up when it comes to steam.
4:04 That sprinkle reload animation is amazing plain and simple.
Im happy for the similar hud elements from 3, means it'll be a smoother transition 😁 looking forward to this!
I'm definitely getting this game eventually.
Eventually, is the key word
Same
Me too (when they give it away for free on epicgames 8 years later)
Same, still finishing bl3
opfa
Saying they're reusing/reskinning enemies isn't a viable complaint when they literally are all in the same universe. Those aren't reused, they're just the enemies that are in the universe
Ikr these sounds like the bad guy to do a borderlands review. We know it’s just gonna be another borderlands game with a few new things thrown in. That’s what we want. We just want more borderlands to play lol
Reused animations and attack patterns are still a reskin no matter how you explain it, especially when they're giving those traits to supposedly new enemies.
Reading these comments really makes me realize how spoiled and entitled most gamers are these days!
Everything has to be perfect and without flaws but also has to have a price tag of 1.99$ to keep you guys happy?
Buy it if you want it and don’t if you’re just gonna complain? Simple as that! It’s like not liking blueberries and buying them then complaining they’re not strawberries
ok boomer
@@Icenfyre don’t even get me started on your generation
Yeah, he is completely wrong about Combat Encounters. Easily one of the best additions to the game. Lots of fun.
You sir are braindead
@@AcousticOlli Big differemce between opinion & being blatantly false
Looks fun but I’m swamped with other releases right now, probably get the game later.
What other releases?
@@callangaffney3123 ps5
@@callangaffney3123 Horizon forbidden west Gran Turismo 7 ghostwire
@@callangaffney3123 eh have you been living under a rock for the last month and a half of game releases?
@@Supuhfuzz no
LETS GO! MY MOST AWAITED GAME OF 2022! SO KEEN!
Really even over elden ring??
@@drnkds elden ring is a soulslike
Even though BL3 was a disappointment I’ll still buy this day 1 and hope for the best and hopefully this has some raid bosses and rainbow rarity items in the base game this time.
@Kill Bill BL3 was fun, but it got a little old, fast. The antagonists were so annoying too...This game looks to be amazing.
this game will scratch my itch of "what if fantasy... but guns?" (if there are other games like this pls leave me some recommendations)
Tiny Tina’s assault on Dragon Keep
Destiny to an extent
Elex
Greedfall
Terraria is kind of like that, just set in a 2D universe instead, without a real story but plenty of challenging bosses and items to find.
When your characters wanted to be knighted then you get turned into "Squire of the Realm"...... that one had me cracking up.
Ashly Burch be killing it, first forbidden west now into this, she's awesome
Pity the game is rubbish and underdone.
@@DEVILTAZ35 : which one?
Love her as Aloy, cant fuckin stand her voice as Tiny, lol, soooo grating and obnoxious, and not in a “I want to listen to cringey obnoxious humor for funsies” kinda way. Legit obnoxious.
@@dgayle2348 The one in the video above maybe?
@@billydeewilliams9104 : the comment he replied to can either refer to tiny Tina or hfw.
This looks so much better than borderlands 3. Either way I’m gonna get it.
The Star Wars reference in the Smurf mission nearly killed me😂😂
Day 1 for me. Love the series
Love how tiny tina is carrying the Borderlands franchise now. BL3 dpuble the gameplay it has to offer but a two steps back due to forced writing that annoyingly tickles the funny bone but failed to do so like it was aimed for the new generation of fortnite gamers. The unoptimization didnt even help regards how graphical improvements isnt noticable due to its art style.
Combat encounters are completely optional, you can avoid them completely or just punch them while in overworld.
Came to say the same.
Will Arnett ??? Isn't he the Horse from Horsin' Around?
Yea he is
borderlands 3 was more like a 8 for me but wonderlands seems more like a 9 especially for the story
It be real awesome if those DLCs parodied other table top games like Warhammer 40K!
"the comedic writing is the best its ever been"... "while its not up to the standard of previous installments."
10/10 for me so much fun better vibes then playing borderlands itself
The only thing funny about this game is the 70 dollar price tag.
And now its free lol
Being overly critical of the little things that everyone else would actually enjoy! 🙄
IGN gave borderlands 3 a 9, this game definitely deserves a 9 or better
Can’t wait to play couch co-op!
An 8 you’re welcome
Can we agree BL3 was a big let down is this any different?
To me, it actually feels and looks prettier and more polished than borderlands 3
"Excellent writing"... the standard for writing in games is so low James Cameron couldn't find it 🤦♂️
Ahaha South Park reference
What about writing in general? Even if from a game?
5:29 after 7,000+ hours of Borderlands 1, 2 and 3, this doesn't bother me at all. Borderlands 2 Dragon Keep was a masterpiece, and I'd play it forever. I'm pretty sure this will push me over 10,000 hours.
You've played nearly 300 entire days of your life staring at a screen playing the Borderlands franchise? Yeeeesh. Try other games, dude.
Nerd
@@louis.alexander And then if you look at his channel he’s a hardcore WoW raider too mans has little to no life 🤣
We found the South Park video game man
Hey nerd
As long as those idiotic twins aren't in this then it'll be a dope game
Tyreen is kinda cute tho lol jk
Bro the calypsos were such a bad villain lol
We go from a corporate truant out for blood and revenge to twitch streamers with daddy issues lol, there was no way though could top handsome Jack though
@@Bosston62 they didnt even need villains. Coulda just chilled in BL3 searching the galaxy for all the vaults revealed in BL2
Looks great, maybe by the time I’ll be done with Elden Ring it’ll be on sale. In like a year or two
It’ll be on sale tomorrow
@@sosaglee2835 can you buy it for me daddy
@@sosaglee2835 pls daddy
@@sosaglee2835 me 2 zaddy
@@sosaglee2835 Zaddy
The players getting obsessed with an unimportant NPC is fantastic
A queen horse that's literally made out of diamonds? Didn't Handsome Jack mention something about owning a horse made out of diamonds?
It's the same horse
@@akadrews9964 same horse
She appeared in two different DLC's for 2
1:39 The weapon is so reflective it looks like the sun 😬
They’re standing in the light source. That happens.
Love the concept, art style and colors in the game.
None of y’all played borderlands and it shows.
Facts bro😂
He'll yea most of them are COD of Fortnight players it shows!!
yup this franchise is ruined. Its nothing like the greatness of BL2. after bl2 it went downhill. pre sequal was still bareable. but man bl3 was awful and this seems even worse.
@@Pand0rasAct0r_ cry
im definitely getting this game when it comes to steam
It’s on epic games rn
@@anthonymaine573 no thx
Imagine losing on fun because you care in which launcher to click "Start the game".
@@vnshngpnt Why do you care what people choose to launch their games on?
@@m.williams2872 because its on sale over there
They gave Borderlands 3 a 9/10 so an 8/10 for this has me worried lol.
it's ign. The scores are made up and are never consistent.
Probably took 1 score down for lack of novelty. Wonderlands is basically Borderlands 3 DLC
It's almost like it was reviewed by two entirely different people...
@@MarbleThumbs yeah every other review site for all movies and games don’t have this unique problem. Thanks for the insight.
@@jamietomas1550 Having an opinion that differs to yours and other writers is a problem?
Tell me you're 12 without telling me you're 12.
Tip: you can punch away combat interactions just by punching them in the over world map.
will wait for a steam release
 need a new crystal ball mate.
What is the metal song in the backround in the beginning?
I’m sure I’ll play it with my friends eventually
EVENTUALLY~
Borderlands 3 humor was mostly miss
Bojack as the antagonist lol
Not sure what ign want.
Borderlands 3 - everything fantastic but the writing is terrible.
Wonderlands - writing amazing but everything else rubbish because it’s like borderlands 3 🤷🏻♂️
Most reviewers complaint is that it’s more borderlands…
@S-MSniper but that's what fans want ! Billions of Guns, EXPLOSIONNSSSS( Mr.Torgue playing air guitar), and some nice gunplay we are not asking for anything more.
Personally anything that feels more like borderlands I’m happy with.
Don’t mess with the already perfect formula.
The only thing that needed improving in borderlands was the end game. The rest is perfection.
This will eventually be on an 80% sale somewhere along the road
🤣
Looks like Gamepass fodder to me.
Stop giving every game an 8. If you're only going to use 5-10 on your scale just use a 1-5 scale.
Then they would only use 3-5
Is the music in this review from the game?
the Music sounds so nice 😁
Two things. Random encounters can be melee’d to avoid extremely easy and personally, this game is way better than borderlands 3. Already put more time into it.
Again with IGN being full of crap in their reviews
What's that background song? It's tight!!!
Maybe I’m getting older. This Doesn’t appeal to me as much as borderlands 1&2 did all those years ago .
It's an ok game, but some reviewers literally saying it's "the best Gearbox Software game" is absolute insanity. Is that how low you put Gearbox??
Borderlands is trying to sell us a rehashed DLC as a new full game? This is a new low, sell us a repurposed dlc for Borderlands 2 as a new game?
It was a popular DLC so they gave it a full spin-off, makes sense.
@@RagnarokMic this doesn't make sanse because B2 DLC was before pre sequel and B3, only now a full spin off? Nah.
@@RagnarokMic same exact game, rehashed dlc..... Full price? Elden Ring my guy.
@@Miseries_Company No more the same exact game as Dark Souls was the same exact game to Demon's Souls. It was a popular DLC so they gave it a new full entry.
Ice t was funny af as the teddy 🧸 bear in the last borderlands game 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol, he's awesome and can be so surprising at times!
That games was awful
It really makes you FEEL like butt stallion 10/10
Borderlands 3 had horrible writing, really ruined the franchise for me, not sure if this is enough to get me to jump back in.
whats the name of the song playing in the background ? haha
A few minutes of Tiny Tina is ok but hours upon hours of her might be a tad rough.
The dialogue, the characters, the names and just everything is excellent. It's hilarious and addicting!
Nothing rock like about combat and counters. You don’t lose everything when you die and you can do them over and over again with the same character.
Now I’m stuck playing Elden Ring and Tiny Tinas Wonderlands for the rest of the year. Both deserve game of the year.
Unfortunately this game has no chance. It is criminally underrated
how much invincible boss fights are there in the game at release? will it be like bl3 that they release raids over time and no invincibels at release?
Borderlands needs an Arcane level adaptation!
Borderlands 3 quality gunplay and gags that actually land? Sounds like a win my backlog is all booked up though.
See you at Steam
The fact that it's based on Borderlands 3 doesn't inspire confidence, as Borderlands 3 was a massive, stinky pile of disappointment
Wrong. The story was mediocre but the game itself was great. Over 100 hours and still playing
Never had more immediate fun playing a game, Tiny Tina's rocks!!!
Same as every borderlands ever made
@@biddlybongwong not quite
Is the music in the game or is it just background review music?
This reviewer sounds like the BatChest guy. Heck yeah! Laugh out loud writing! Chills!
Sounds like the average bl fan
Tabletop RPG might be the most bizarre genre description I've heard
Looks solid, swamped with Witch Queen and Elden Ring right now but 100% gunna pick it up eventually
"With FOUR PIECES OF DLC ALREADY ANNOUNCED, there's sure to be so much more to do" oh, yesterday. When everything seemed so hopeful
23hr countdown until the game releases can't wait to play
Why don’t you go get a job
Probably time to get a job
@@irazzaf97 your life is pathetic
@@nickwick35 your life is pathetic aswell
Can't wait either man! Don't let those sad trolls bother you
The 4k quality of this footage is incredible
This game is sitting at a 9 only an hour in for me, if it keeps it up it wont only be a 10, but my favorite game of all time
I'm sorry.
That intro music 🤘
Not sure which one to get ghostwire or this game?
Definitely want to get 1 then wait for the other one to go on sale
Get this game........ looks like a LOT of people in the comment section are going to ether outright turn down the game or wait until it’s on sale so we need to band together on release day to show our support for the game and everyone involved.
Get borderlands
Get elden ring
Borderlands has more replay value than Ghostwire
@@suryavegeta12 souls games are overrated. People just play them to feel like they beat a "hard" game.
Shame, looks more like a DLC for Borderlands 3. Was hoping for a Sword and Sorcery Looter.
Did you even play a DLC from borderlands 3? Not the same at all lmfap
Cant wait to play this, im currently burnt out on Elden ring with 250 hours level 325 and on journy 4 lol
Elden mid
Same lol
@@TheSMSpider cry
@@bercl triggers elden mid fan lady.
@@TheSMSpider whole worlds having fun with the game, ur loss lmao
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