Picked this back up after a Diablo stretch, on my Steam Deck, and I'm glad I did! The game really opens up after the first act, and your character has lots of room to grow. Granted, I played with the REDUX mod, which made it a better time that I remembered.

Turns out, just like Call of Duty, there's nothing quite like Borderlands - and that's for the worse. There's no "for better" there. It's worse. Gearbox sucks ass as a company, and the writing is bad! Their whole tone is bad!

That being said - and again, goddammit - some of the exchanges and D&D bits during gameplay did get me a-chucklin'. If BL2's tone is drinking acid, and BL3 is eating glass, this is like eating a omelet with a really great cheese blended in, but also a bunch of egg shells.

I will go back at some point! I heard the endgame is bad. Oh well! I will anyways!

Reviewed on Aug 10, 2023


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