Games | Bought June 20, 2021 | $40 CAD via PSN
Why I Bought It
Borderlands 3 had been out since 2019 and I’d somehow never gotten around to it, mostly because I burned out hard on the second game years ago. A deep PSN sale in June finally got me over that hump for $40 CAD, and with a DualSense fresh out of the box I figured a loot shooter was as good an excuse as any to put it through its paces.
Living With It
The gunplay is noticeably tighter than I remember from Borderlands 2, and the sheer volume of weapon variety still scratches the same itch it always has. The humor is a mixed bag — some of it lands, a lot of it is trying way too hard — but the moment-to-moment loop of shoot things, get slightly better gun, repeat is as addictive as ever. Coming to it two years late meant no launch bugs to deal with, which was a nice change of pace.
The Good
- Gunplay feels tighter and more responsive than its predecessor
- Absurd amount of weapon variety keeps the loot loop fresh
- Co-op friendly, which made it an easy pick for couch sessions
The Bad
- The humor swings hard and misses often
- Story is forgettable and mostly an excuse to move between shooting galleries
Final Call
Rating: 4/5. Better late than never — a genuinely great loot shooter once you tune out the jokes.
