I think this game has the best borderlands cast to date, which really make or break these games for me. A lot of them are just so charming, unlike the main cast from BL2, in which the only characters with personalities were annoying. (I think I'm just a sucker for the Australian accents to be honest...)
The biggest flaws are its settings and weapons:
- the moon becomes pretty monotonous after a while and they really only attempt to change up the scenery towards the end of the game.
- Oxygen mechanic feels redudant.
- I don't think the plasma gun hitboxes work as intended, they never seem to hit the target even when right in front of them.
- Game can still suffer from classic borderlands writing here and there; though it is much improved from Borderlands 2.
The fact that the game is much simpler and shorter compared to the previous titles allows the game to pace much better and not feel like it's starting to drag halfway through. It removes a lot of frustrating elements from particularly borderlands 2's late game as well (f.e. constantly dying and reviving because enemies start one-shotting you).
The side-quests felt much improved. Only a few side-quests felt tedious or frustrating when compared to Borderlands 2, with some added variation here and there with races, photography and sports. (though I really wish these were fleshed out and/or appeared more.) And often when you got a lot at once they were shorter and you could blow through them in one go.
Story is pretty decent, though it especially puts lilith and roland in a bad light. They really are self-righteous hypocrites.
To conclude, it's short (for a Borderlands game) and sweet. As someone who enjoys the gameplay and story but is not a hardcore fan this is honestly the most enjoyment I've gotten out of a borderlands game so far.
The biggest flaws are its settings and weapons:
- the moon becomes pretty monotonous after a while and they really only attempt to change up the scenery towards the end of the game.
- Oxygen mechanic feels redudant.
- I don't think the plasma gun hitboxes work as intended, they never seem to hit the target even when right in front of them.
- Game can still suffer from classic borderlands writing here and there; though it is much improved from Borderlands 2.
The fact that the game is much simpler and shorter compared to the previous titles allows the game to pace much better and not feel like it's starting to drag halfway through. It removes a lot of frustrating elements from particularly borderlands 2's late game as well (f.e. constantly dying and reviving because enemies start one-shotting you).
The side-quests felt much improved. Only a few side-quests felt tedious or frustrating when compared to Borderlands 2, with some added variation here and there with races, photography and sports. (though I really wish these were fleshed out and/or appeared more.) And often when you got a lot at once they were shorter and you could blow through them in one go.
Story is pretty decent, though it especially puts lilith and roland in a bad light. They really are self-righteous hypocrites.
To conclude, it's short (for a Borderlands game) and sweet. As someone who enjoys the gameplay and story but is not a hardcore fan this is honestly the most enjoyment I've gotten out of a borderlands game so far.