Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

although it's my least favourite borderlands, it's still very great gameplay with the same borderlands humour and adventures the series is known for. 8.5/10 and i only find this my least favourite cause i specifically dislike zero gravity combat, a lot of people found it very fun so i think i'm just weird, good game, play it!!

i understand why this game gets the hate it does. In many ways its a slight downgrade from borderlands 2. The lack of an endgame hits hard in a game about grinding gear and replayability, but that's not to say I didn't enjoy this game alot. It's gunplay is loads of fun with the new cryo element and laser guns, butt slams, double jumps, launch pads etc. Overall the movement felt great and made traversing the environment faster and way more fun. The story was pretty well done I really loved watching the downfall of Jack and his rise to power, although it did happen really quickly in terms of gameplay. The playable vault hunters are really well done here with significantly more interesting and complex build crafting compared to the second game. Speaking of characters though I gotta mention pickle and springs. Both of them are recurring annoyances without any of the charm of claptrap. Overall this was exactly what I wanted, more borderlands 2. It just comes with that warning that the endgame isn't really there.

Also the claptrap DLC is an absolute blast. If you like borderlands that DLC is worth its weight in gold.

I wasnt expecting much and it was honestly a good experience.
It cant compete with Borderlands 2 but isnt a bad game.

This game kinda just feels like a DLC to Borderlands 2, otherwise its pretty great, same as 2 really.

Honestly, it's better than 2. Cool set pieces and introduced having your characters talk, but the characters are actually cool, unlike BL3.

A game of pure fun and crazy! This is the peak of the Borderlands series for me. Most of the fun gameplay features was condensed in this very game achieving its critical level with low-gravity, butt-slams, lasers and giant cosmic octopuses! This is a breath of fresh cosmic non-air vacuum on the beautiful moon landscapes under the sky with no atmosphere but just pure star radiation. Love this!

its really fun, it brings back old memories. My favorite character is Clap-Trap.

I think this game gets too much hate, but I like it, I like the story, I like the characters.
What I DON'T like is the legendary drop chances going out of normal into TVHM and the reliance on the grinder for legendaries, this game's legendaries (at least in TVHM) have felt like trying to get pearls in 1 and 2.

Even though it's suppose to be a complete stand alone game after BL2, it doesn't feel like it is. Of course you really get worth for your time but it wasn't as big as BL2. I know i'm writing this review 10 years too late but to keep people interested in the franchise in the meantime between BL2 and BL3 this definitely had to be good one. The ending was also very satisfying yet also very hard. I kept thinking to myself if this was it and then there was another stage. Overall i think this is definitely a game you should play if you completely destroyed BL2 already. The story really gets more detail to it and it really made me like the franchise even more (I already did but the lore now just makes it a proper story to follow). One small detail, apart from the charachters you were familiar with in the previous game you don't really have any charachters you will remember which is sad but also understandable. You gotta keep some silver lining in there.

I quit this game back in 2014 when it launched and immediately marked it as garbage in my mind. Ten years later now, I stumbled upon it in my library and decided to give it another shot, not even remembering why I abandoned it in the first place. For about an hour, I thought, "Well, I don’t know what past me was on about - this just feels like another Borderlands game, nothing too out of place." Then I closed the game, launched it again half an hour later, it all came rushing back: the saving system was an absolute nightmare. It put me miles from where I last saved, forcing me to slog through a horde of enemies again, wasting 20 minutes just to get back to where I "saved." I tested it a couple more times to confirm. Got to the saving/reconstructing machine, made sure I saw the save icon, reloaded - and I’m in some random spot 10-20 minutes back again. When you’ve only got a limited amount of gaming time during the week because of LIFE, it’s ridiculously demotivating.

Honestly, The Pre-Sequel doesn’t feel like a proper follow-up to Borderlands 2 anyway. The glitchy low-gravity mechanic and constant need to monitor your O2 make it feel like you’re stuck in some bad dream, with endless repetition and cringeworthy dialogue.

After B2, Gearbox should’ve either stepped up their game and invested proper time and resources into the franchise or pivoted to something fresh - like a roguelike. Imagine a Dead Cells-style game but with Borderlands world in first person? Now that would’ve been something special.

look don't listen to "TPS bad TPS bad" idiots. if you enjoyed two youll enjoy this. its fun and just as ridiculous as the second game was and theres alot to love about it

80% Navigating complex multi-floor structures
10% Actual gun fighting
8% "Oh, that's not a platform"
2% One-hit kill outta nowhere

Loved Borderlands 1 and 2... but the pre-sequel is sloooooooow... like watching a YT video at 0.25 speed slow. The moon mechanics and moon walking just makes it look like you're not going anywhere. The slow fall gravity is just awful for the platforming and the ground pound-esk ability will have to land on a rogue barrel half the time... not to mention having to wait for entire dialogues just for that "I've updated your ECHO" so you can finally start moving to the next way point halfway across the map.

It's a good game at it's base... but without a fast forward button, it too draggy for my taste

Siento que se volvió muy repetitivo siempre la misma mecánica y mismo lugares voy de aquí para allá y de allá para acá

Not a terrible game at all, but the characters and the story were really unmemorable. 5/10. I wouldn't pay for it at full price but it goes on offer quite often so pick it up then.

Try Multiplayer... Help new player... It's Fun

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Another one amazing game in Borderlands series. Events set between bl1 and bl2
At first look it's like same bl2 but Pandora's moon here with low gravity, another vehicles and moonstones instead eridium. First of all this game is about Jack, Handsome Jack crazy and hilarious villian. He "loves" Claptraps, hires Vault Hunters which are pretty familiar characters after playing bl2. We have an opportunity to know about him better by being his ally. This game also has a lot of side quests, random loot and long grind but it may seem different, just it's like more space version of bl2. Most intersting part of game for me was Claptastic Voyage DLC where Jack digitizes Vault Hunters and sends them inside Claptrap's mind, I love those levels so much where enemies much stronger and final boss pretty tough

I can't say this game is better than Borderlands 2 but it feels like something missing between first two games of franchise, and we can understand events in bl2 better after playing this one. It's nice to look on events from eyes of villians. And don't forget to replenish oxygen if you are not a Claptrap
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2971413915

This game was slept on for years after it released. It's worth playing, especially if you're a Borderlands fan. I'd reccomend playing as Athena for a first playthrough as she is the most relevant to the story and to future games.


Basic rundown for BL2 fans on what this game does better and worse than the 2nd installment:

TPS Improvements: movement, combat, level scaling, boss fights, mission design (this is more subjective as there can be a lot of running around), loot, endgame currency (Moonstone/Eridium)

TPS Downgrades: map design, enemies, story (it's pretty good, but not as good), characters, farming for loot, gun feel, melee feel, skill trees, playable characters, endgame, amount of content


When it comes to gameplay, TPS is pretty different yet very similar to 2. While 2 is more grounded and weighty, which makes for better feeling gunplay and melee, TPS is light and floaty with much more movement. Transitioning from one game to the other can feel strange, but you get used to it. The story is good and adds more context to future installments, but its humor isn't quite the same as the rest of the series, which can be a turn off for some, but for many others it's still enjoyable. The characters range from tolerable to likable (especially returning characters) and some of their stories are expanded upon in this game. The vault hunters are good, but some of the skill trees feel lacking in terms of effectiveness and there is usually a tree that clearly better than the rest for solo play and a tree that's better for coop while the last one is just kinda there. The endgame is practically nonexistent as there is only one raid boss and replayability isn't very good as the game can get a little repetitive due to the map and enemy design, especially on repeat playthroughs. Level scaling is great for completionists as you have to complete every mission to maintain equal-ish levels with enemies and mission design is pretty varied throughout the game, but it's not that good for people who only want to do the main story as the game will be drastically harder for them and the game can already be kinda hard if you do the missions, especially The Claptastic Voyage as enemies are stronger in that DLC and its final boss is the hardest in the game. The movement is great with the inclusions of the double jump and butt slam, allowing for more complex map traversal and more engaging combat.

This game has kind of a bad reputation as the black sheep of the Borderlands franchise, with a lackluster reception and only 1 of the planned DLC packs being released. It's unfortunate because this may be one of the most replayable shooters I've played in a long time, interesting choice of vault hunters (two extra if you have the DLC), challenging bosses, a fun cast of characters, and interesting mechanics like Oxygen meter and Slam attacks which add some more tactical depth and freedom of movement when fighting. I will be the first to admit some of the sidequests in this game aren't that great, and some areas of the map can be a little confusing to navigate at first, but the core gameplay loop here is still a blast and I always felt this game got the short end of the stick, especially since the DLC pack for this game has one of the best questlines in a Borderlands game in my opinion. Still a really fun title to pick up if you like shooters, definitely pick it up on sale if you're on the fence.

aka a reminder of the villain is a villian yes but it's reasons that we look at understand and it's not excuses

I personally had the most fun playing through this Borderlands for a 1st and 2nd playthrough but the ENDGAME is a bit on the weaker side as compared to the others from my experience.

This game is very similar to the first titles from the series, almost feels like a dlc or expansion but long enough to be a standalone chapter in the franchise.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3356707208

If you played Borderlands and Borderlands 2 you should play this too because as title suggests this is a missing link and it's mandatory to understand the origins of our heroes and villains.

I enjoyed the space theme and low gravity jumps and new mechanics,there is a new rooster of playable characters with the robot being the most fun and memorable.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3341753266

I have to mention some of the main quests from the story which made me lose my temper , i understand they had to deliver a certain amount of playtime but not like this.. I'm talking about Pickle and his stupid quest, oh and it's secondary mission is even worse somehow. The huge levels and the walking simulator feeling gets in your head after some time,at least there are enemies to shoot everywhere..

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3342231835

This is not the best Borderlands but it can deliver a lot of answers for the series so don't skip it!

My review score

Story - 7
Gameplay- 8
Graphics- 8
Sound - 9

Overall - 8

No such thing as a Bad Borderlands Game. Even Borderlands 3 which didn't have the best story makes up for it with the Gameplay. This Pre-Sequel not only has great gameplay, but is one of the better stories in the series. I can't get enough of it!

Honestly one of the worst borderlands out there. It's not terrible, but its not great.

My Main problem is the Main story Gameplay loop. 95% of all the missions are never in your favour. What i mean by this is the loop is setup for something to always go wrong no matter what it is and you as a player have to continually find switches and shoot objects to proceed to the main objective. You go up and elevator. "Oh no, there's here's a problem" Force field gets put up "Oh no there's a problem. There's no breathing room in this loop. there's always a problem and problems are good when there is a different variety of obstacles, but repetitive run back and forth to a flip switches and shoot objects to proceed is not fun when nearly every mission feels the same. It feels like a giant side quest. with side quest chores inside main missions to extend the duration of the game.

On a bug side of things. The game continuously had no audio when introducing characters and bosses and cut scenes. As well alot of invisible barriers all over the map that were driving me up the wall.

Game is a 4/10 for me. Now this is my personal opinion on the game, i'm not bashing it there's also alot of good in this game it's just not for me.

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🎮 Gameplay 🎮

☠️ Difficulty ☠️

⛏️ Grind ⛏️

👨‍👨‍👦 Audience 👨‍👨‍👦

🎵 Audio 🎵

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💰 Price / Quality 💰

💬 Comments 💬

Short Game Description

• Positives

  
  Discussing the positives, first of all, the shooter-looter formula is at its best, with a wide variety of well-designed maps, a selection of unique weapons, and a range of enemies, including bosses. Secondly, the difficulty progression was fairly good, without any need to undergo a serious grind through the areas. Finally, the plot was certainly much better and interesting as it had some significance, not like the other games where the story just sucked.
  
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Negatives


On the negative side, there weren't any serious flaws besides that Lilith's a terrible character that just irritates with its pressences, as she seems to never learn and be blatantly unfazed by the consequences of her acts.

Conclusion

Needs many of the hubs as borderlands 3 checkpoints fast travelling like borderlands 3 and half in 2 .5 in pre sequal its hard to hike it out its pretty awesome graphics of fun enjoy the story line its pretty critical at being fun thanks i would recommend wheel chairs diaper bags baby market babies strollers push them to the car get up no enemies on the way family to feed macho man flexing everyday everywhere helping children get macho quickly dont mess up rock crackling holding momms purses toys weapons i dont hink so just mummy bags baby bottles stuff over 500k babies in game talking ranting rattlings shakers binki sucking cant hear anything all game just meet with ladies and read notes it sounds like scripture whole bible baby noises twist wind up acomidator baby noises 500k vocals vibrates from bluahh froma baby mouth before reaching the vocal cord ears vibrancy errands girls everywhere running errans monsters appearing to be spanked into babies non lethal guns teenages club down the stgreet workingon gadgets helping them stand up 24 7 togadget this life liev shot a rooster let them all try a bite stand up cheering for him mach 5 screaming eeeewwww.

7/10

Hands down the best Borderlands game in the series by a mile, the only thing that could improve it was if it was longer and had more dlcs

The only problems i have with this game are the drop rates for legendary weapons, and there are some sections/ missions that have a lot of bugs.

A game that does a good job on building on the inital lore from borderlands 2. helps answer alot of questions and make sense of the story a bit more. an interesting change of pace and alot of great side quests, not as great as borderlands 2 but a close second

This isn't a borderlands game. It's a documentary in the form of a game, depicting what it's like to live in Australia.

Honestly Really really enjoy this Borderlands Game. The Aussie Accents make it even better !

I have enjoyed playing this game more than Borderlands 3, no joke.

Love this game, the mechanics are super unique, lots of side quests, good story, fun unique game mechanics/bosses. Overall really fun game!

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel takes players to Pandora’s moon, adding low-gravity mechanics and new character abilities for a fresh twist on the series’ classic gameplay. While fun, it feels like an extended add-on rather than a full game, with less memorable characters and story compared to its predecessors.

Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Super glitchy and terrible additions such as the jumping pads, o2 idea and the 2nd vehicle. Worst game of the frnachise. I didn't even want to finish it

going through all the BL games again and i have yet to ever be able to finish is one. the maps are so bad its so frustrating traverse the areas you cant just go to you destination you usually have to take some rout that goes across a bridge that's on the other side of the map forcing you to travel 9x longer than you should. the zero g is cool for combat but annoying for every other aspect of the game. i think the characters are new and interesting cant be to sure since i usually put this game down once i get to the second area on the moon due to all of the above. i don't leave bad reviews because something is not for me so id recommend you try for yourself but that's my opinion on this game.

Awesome and addictive fun. A must play.

Pros
+ Low-gravity gameplay: The moon setting provides a unique twist on the Borderlands formula with low-gravity environments that allow for fun movement and combat.
+ New characters and abilities: The Pre-Sequel introduces some interesting new Vault Hunters like Wilhelm, Nisha, and Athena, each with their own distinct skillsets and playstyles.
+ Expanded lore: Fans of the series will appreciate the deeper dive into the Borderlands universe, particularly the rise of Handsome Jack.

Cons
- Lack of innovation: While the low-gravity mechanics are fun, The Pre-Sequel feels a bit too familiar to Borderlands 2 in terms of overall gameplay and structure. It doesn't push the series forward as much as some might have hoped.
- Repetitive environments: The moon setting, while initially interesting, can become visually monotonous after a while. There's a lack of environmental diversity compared to other games in the series.
- Grindy and unbalanced: Some players find the game to be excessively grindy, especially when it comes to finding decent loot. Additionally, certain character builds and weapons can feel overpowered, leading to unbalanced gameplay.
- Weak story: While it provides some backstory for Handsome Jack, the main narrative in The Pre-Sequel is generally considered to be weaker than Borderlands 2's. The plot feels somewhat predictable and less engaging.
- Limited endgame content: Compared to Borderlands 2, The Pre-Sequel has less to offer in terms of endgame activities and replayability. This can make it feel like a shorter and less substantial experience overall.

It was five years ago when i started this game and i gave up becoz i didnt like it. but i decided to give it another chance and after sevrl hours i noticed that i want to play more and now i got all achvmnts

It's a very nice game to play, addicting australian looter shooter (this is funny, because the australian accents present in this game are awesome) with nice mechanics running on the stupid unreal engine. It feels lonely playing solo, like the whole game was meant to play in some kind of local lan team having fun together and if you are playing alone it gets extremely frustrating and hardcore. It's not a game for everyone, zero portuguese support for people that don't bother learning english.

Now I want to talk about the savepoints and fast travels in this game... My Gods, they are the worst I have ever seen in a game. If you are one those that leave the game in the middle of the quest and come back another day you will find yourself completely lost in some missions and it will be a very difficult task to get on track of what you were doing again, you have to fully comit to the quest. Guess the australian devs didn't think this through in the development.

Not as good as 2 or 3 but still solid game. Play 2 first then if you want more of the same then get this. 3 is a huge improvement on the gameplay so leave that for last or it's gonna be rough to play 2 and this.

Great side story from the borderlands universe focusing on jacks past, with it being on the moon there are a few new and unique mechanics and a new set of vault hunters its a very good entry in the series but lacks anything to do at the end of the game due to a lack of activity and loot variety.

Borderlands 2 but in space.

I don't really get the hate, honestly found the gameplay more fun than BL2, whether that be the characters themselves or playing around in zero g.

Worst in the series in term of balance but story, sarcasm, cinism and all the borderlands' style narrative is there just like it was on the 2. Claptrap DLC is also very good and inisghtful regarding the story of claptrap and how it became....annoying.

very underrated title, overshadowed by the other games but it holds up a decade after release. Every borderlands game imo has truly stood the test of time. They don't feel stale or boring and I've been playing since 2 came out.

this is my favorite borderlands game, even though none of my friends like it. good story line, great characters, and i love to butt slam. 10/10 will play forever.

At first it seems like its a watered down borderlands game. But after learning more about Australian Culture this game becomes absolutely hilarious. 100% better than Borderland 3.

It's a great game. I honestly didn't like it at first because of the way this game went, but then after i finished the story a few times, i decided to do side quests and farm bosses and stuff. I enjoy it a little bit more now, Haven't done the claptastic voyage dlc yet so ill have to try it out when i buy it. It's been a good journey with this borderlands. Not very popular and the most underrated borderlands but i like it in my opinion. I think its ok :D

very imbalance game;
a lots of mob pushing the player, giving a feeling of the devs never try it because its unplayable;
some boss are just too OP like the RK5 lvl 47
many bosses are ruined by the fact add mobs never stop spawning

Its by far the less funny fps I played, and obviously the last from Gearbox;

dont buy it, save your money

I really enjoyed Borderlands 1&2, but this game suffers from several problems:
- horrid maps. the floor literally is lava, and you constantly have to try to parkour your way around. oh, missed that jump by a foot? too bad, respawn, run allllll the wayyyy back, try again. and again till you press "F" to ignore the mission if it's optional.
- the slow movement, apparently to give an outer space feel, actually makes the gameplay feel slow
- I got stuck in a "hole" in the terrain on the first mission, had to wait to suffocate and respawn. Ya, much fun.
- why can't we have the same character classes?
- the reliance on oxygen is an unnecessary annoyance
- somehow the graphics feel older than Borderlands 1 or 2
- inventory, even with the new tweaks, suffers the same bad design as BL 1 & 2
- Claptrap is just annoying.

Despite wanting more borderlands then 1 and 2 the pre-sequel suffers horribly from bugs that are actually game breaking. NPCs that suddenly get stuck in walls, Skills that do not work, controls for cars which are horrendous. Death to Randy Pitchfork for destroying this franchise and getting 2K Australia shutdown!

honestly took me a few tries to get into it but trust me after the small slow introduction to the game it gets good!! Honestly really like the O2 mechanic and the weapons are so unique!