-Foxtrot2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

Looks fantastic...FINALLY

Still miffed they could have added the original vault hunters after the map was revealed to Brick, Mordecai and Lilith at the end of the second game.

I really hope they explain the whole Siren thing, only 6 activated at a time in the entire Universe yet all of them just happened to end up on Pandora. Lilith, Steele, Maya, Asha, Angel and now the new one. Would have preferred to play Lilith again since I loved Phase Walk.

I am happy Gearbox is taking this franchise serious though with all the support it's getting.

LordoftheCritics2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

This looks like a dlc.

Wheres the newness?

I've seen powerpoint presentations that are more interesting that this trailer.

anonymousfan2486d ago

It does look very similar but borderlands doesn't need to change to be great

AnthonyDavis2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

Another boring party shooter. Destiny, Anthem etc. The only one that’s good is L4D.

I was holding Take Two stock earlier today and traded it, dammit.

abstractel2486d ago

I won't go as far as LordoftheCritics, but it wasn't the leap from last gen to current gen I was hoping for. Still looks great.

I'm sure they've changed things up as far as gameplay goes. I do not at all believe it will be a long DLC in the form of a full sequel.

dumahim2485d ago

It's always going to have that look to it, but if you don't see the improvement in lighting effects, then you may need some help.

Fritzwochel2485d ago

This.
Best thing about the trailer was the saxophone solo.

poppatron2485d ago

I thought the exact same. Fingers crossed they’ll be previewing all the new mechanics and elements further down the line. It did just look like borderlands 2 with new locations

DivoJones2485d ago

A little hyperbolic, but the downside of their visual aesthetic/cell shaded visuals is that it'll always look the same'ish... so I'm just hoping they actually did a graphics engine upgrade despite the similar appearance.

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Christopher2486d ago

Original and others can be added as DLC. I completely understand not adding them at release where you want people to focus on the new vault hunters. But, I do hope they do the 'clone' thing and allow people to play as other vault hunters in a funny way via free DLC post release.

-Foxtrot2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

But why new hunters when you've established so many characters in the other games? Like they could have had the original vault hunters and added Tina to replace Roland with the Borderlands 2 characters acting as NPC characters. I mean we've had 3 games now to add the old hunters and they've never done it.

Just seems they could use what they have really, I mean the excuse of the character switch in the sequel was "we want to give the original vault hunters development" even though you can easily have them as main characters and give them development like most other games do.

Each vault hunter in the first game had their own stories of why they came to Pandora, Lilith was to find if the rumours of another Siren were true, which was basically Steele and Brick was to find his missing sister etc. Just felt lazy on their part at the time but I thought the sequel would take care of that, but they decided to just swap characters.

Christopher2486d ago

Because if you make those characters people love into Vault Hunters, they won't have lines in the game or be central to the story for every character... Additionally, people have already played those Vault Hunters, so why play the same people when you can have new? What? Change their powers? That's even weirder.

I completely disagree with taking them out of the story as integral NPCs, which is why I suggested doing the 'clone' bit, which they could react to in their own way. And, Tiny Tina and others could be clone options as well, but I 100% disagree with them being Vault Hunters as those are silent protagonists who shoot and kill, not add to the storyline via dialogue and cut scenes.

I respect your desire, but I completely disagree with it.

-Foxtrot2486d ago

Really? You could easily change up their powers or abilities since Borderlands 2 already did that

The skill tree could have split between old and new

Brick got a melee weapon, upgraded from just using his fists

Mordicai got a new Bloodwing which could have had a different move set, switch what you learn it

Lilith upgraded her phase walk to teleportation or they could have evolved her powers into something else.

It wouldn't be weird at all...hell it wouldn't be weird in a game like this which features guns with legs.

You can easilly have main characters be developed with voices and also be playable, it's lazy and you feel like you are playing a plank of wood. It was forgivable in the first game but they should have done it in future games.

Christopher2486d ago

-Foxtrot, I'm not an idiot. I understand that. It would be a bad idea, IMHO. You don't need to try and change my opinion, it's not going to happen. Just like I'm not trying to change yours.

Elwenil2486d ago

I think the new characters is nice. A lot of games catch flak for not expanding their playable characters in sequels. Destiny is a good example. How many people were disappointed when we didn't get any new classes/characters in Destiny 2? Now it would be nice to have been able to play the original characters in Borderlands 2, but considering the story, I think it would have been a bit messed up. Yeah, it could still have been done but I think it might have been one of those deals where you end up with a less than stellar story or a story with plot holes due to the combination of an open world, multiple choices, flexible mission order, etc.

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AngelicIceDiamond2486d ago

It does look good but I have to say Im starting to get a little burned out of looter shooters now that the market is full of them. Besides that Borderlands is the original concept of the " looter shooter" and I have no doubt it will be a blast. Though
admittedly Gearbox and Randy Pitchford dont have the greatest track record as of late. All they need to do is listen to the fans and not pull off a Bethesda or Bioware.

VerminSC2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

But honestly, borderlands is the only game to have ever done it right.

Fist4achin2486d ago

Looks cool. I miss Flank Steak and Madd Moxxi

dumahim2485d ago

@VerminSC
Brothers in Arms?

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MoshA2485d ago

Shame its epic exclusive

totalgaminglegend2485d ago

Like others said, it looks like DLC. Seriously this long and this is the best they can do? Boarderlands always felt like a lazy attempt, already using cell shaded to hide the fact of bad graphics, the very least would be to finally make this game bigger, badder and actually openworld instead of cut up pieces of a map.

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Asuka2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

cannot wait to dump 2000hrs into this!

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gamer92486d ago

Terrible 1 hour presentation. Hopefully great game. Just more the same? They didn’t tell us anything about the game, left wondering what differs from BL2 / what’s new..

PhoenixRising372486d ago

look in the description of the youtube video.

gamer92486d ago

Thanks, but come back April 3rd for details? This was the time to list at least a few details, they had a whole hour and wasted it going through a board game nobody cares about..

BoneMagnus2486d ago (Edited 2486d ago )

One little question:

WHEN CAN I BUY THIS?!?!?!

Abriael2486d ago

They didn't say, or the platforms. Next reveal is on April 3.

Iamnothuman122486d ago

Good I hope they don't destroy the fun with a microtransaction system.

badz1492485d ago

I won't put my hope up too high

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spicelicka522d ago

Damn, the Fallout tactic but reversed..

Inverno522d ago

I am glad the movie is bombin, can we stop making horrible adaptations now?

ChronoJoe521d ago

There have been some good adaptations recently though. I think the Gran Turismo movie is really good and The Last of Us and Fallout TV shows are great too.

If they're going to try, some of them are going to fall short. That's just inevitable. If anything we should encourage more effort so that they learn more about what makes some of these work, while others don't. Honestly I think Borderlands should have been a hit, but I think it would have been much better as an animated show akin to the League of Legends TV show on Netflix.

Inverno521d ago

Yea but the good to bad ratio still leans more to the bad. All the ones you pointed out have been pretty great, can't wait for season 2 of all those shows. With that said, you can't "fall short" unless it's on purpose, in this case it's Borderlands. These characters, the world, the lore is/are fleshed out, there's a ton of source material, there are 7 games!

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Kosic522d ago (Edited 522d ago )

But BL3 is the worst one in the series....should do #2 and experience Handsome Jack

Michiel1989522d ago

there was no actor handsome enough available to play Jack

DustMan522d ago

Nah. Tiny TIna's Wonderland is the worst in my opinion. I enjoyed 3 more than the "pre-sequel" and Tiny Tina's Wonderland.

Dudeson522d ago

Agreed, at least 3 felt like borderlands, gameplay was great, bosses were interesting. Wonderlands was just a turn in the wrong direction, the idea seemed great, but playing through the game just didn't feel like borderlands to me. Also dlc scam.

porkChop522d ago (Edited 522d ago )

My issue with TTW is that it's supposedly a new IP in the Borderlands universe, not just a Borderlands game. Yet it plays and feels just like Borderlands with some magic tacked on. For every cool new idea there's a handful of ideas just rehashed from Borderlands. They really didn't do enough to make it feel like its own thing. It's still just an FPS with guns, except the guns are magical now. Why not focus instead on crazy melee weapons, bows, and magic/spells instead?

Lighter9522d ago

I'd say the pre-sequel because of the low gravity. That was horrible.

porkChop522d ago

In terms of gameplay BL3 is the strongest in the series. It's the narrative that really lets that game down.

ChronoJoe521d ago

Eh...

The story is definitely worse but there's more to these games than that. Gameplay, loot, endgame and build variety is definitely better in 3. I think they did a great job with the game, some of the DLC is fantastic too.

Kosic521d ago

I agree with people are saying. There's sole really good ideas in the games followed by some odd choices. I loved Bl2 , and I liked the presequel because it tries to explain Handsome Jack's downfall (YouTube game theory handsome jack).

Also PreSeq, has this really cool team play where talents could help pick your friends up from bleeding out. Athena throwing her shield if it bounces of a player they are picked up from dying. Head shots Aith the sniper chick etc.

BL3, I cannot get past the annoying social media influences, it's meant to be funny, it's just unbearable. Gameplay feels solid though. But I've not made it past lvl 20 ish on 3 tries. The story does not interest me, the classes are poor and talents feel bland.

gold_drake521d ago

i didnt like 3s sotry villains, like at all.

but i dont think any of the borderlands mainline games were "bad". i nejoyed all of them

but im not part of the community and play them mostly with my friends or alone.

there are worse games rly.

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badz149522d ago

Like they said...a bad publicity is still a publicity

jznrpg522d ago

I totally forgot there was a movie coming out. I’m not a big fan of adaptations mainly because most of them suck and they take away from me playing video games. I didn’t get into Borderlands 3 game. 1 was my favorite 2 was pretty good but a third with more of the same didn’t interest me much to begin with.

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Zenzuu539d ago

Saved you a click.

Among Us
Borderlands 3
NBA 2K24
Need For Speed Unbound
SpellForce III Reforced
Destroy All Humans
Destroy All Humans 2
Trials of Mana

jznrpg539d ago

If you added Among Us and Borderlands 3 to your library they won’t disappear. Not sure if any others were part of essential or not but if they were and you added them to the library they also will still be in your library

OtterX538d ago

Yea, not really a loss since we got them with the Monthly Games. :)