The massive amount of guns really is a problem. It's neat on paper, but they really need a loot filter system. Give a massive inventory so you can go the whole stage, and put a filter in so you can auto loot and sell things that don't meet your requirements.
or just tone it down a bit. maybe they should add the option to be able to tinker and level up certain weapons. nothing sucks more than having to say god bye to a loved weapon.
This has always been a huge problem in Borderlands. Not sure why Mack is acting like its new to Borderlands 3. What should be a cool moment- opening a treasure chest and getting rewards- is made into a boring chore.
It's still baffling to me how the Pre-Sequel was just bashed into the ground, then forgotten about, because it solved the management issue with simple and minor changes: Less loot, more vendors, quicksell non-favorites rather than having us mark as scrap/sell everything individually. We don't need anything new and shiny, we need Pre-Sequel's solutions back. Period. They even had much more practical and useful stomp attacks, the same thing people lost their minds over on the BL3 E3, which ended up as nothing but smoke and mirrors until a band-aid skill was added.
@@SongOfStorms411 Totally agree. The Bordelands games have always been OTT with loot. Looting in games should be fun, not a feeling of "Oh god... here we go again" when you open a chest and have to do the Stats Compare dance.
@@TheT0nedude Not really, language is socially constructed and changes over time to benefit the utility that people get out of it. If language never changed and syntax never evolved, we'd be speaking archaic.
@@rosenrot6871 Stop trying to use half truths to better fit your ideology. Science has demonstrated for millennia that the Human species has two genders (to propagate its species) thus two pronouns are relevant, and have been, for millennia. Now the far left has decided that there are in fact countless genders (despite no evidence other than their say so, and you're a whateveraphobe if you disagree) and that each of these "genders" can have a made up pronoun at the discretion of the creator of it. You're telling me that this is the natural course of socially constructed language and benefits utility? Of course it isn't, it's exactly like me making up my own personal slang term for something only I know about and calling it the next evolution of the language (in my own mind). You don't want to offend people and neither do I but there are some things you just have to accept and get on with - saying NO is part of life. You have my sympathy that maybe you've been brought up with this and have been taught it and I hate to be the one to break it to you but you've been spun an outright lie.
It's sad to see this franchise die and the main reason at least for me is the woke bs borderlands 3 had an entire DLC about alphabet squad and man it was painful to play and the ending cut scene in that DLC I almost threw up it was a disgusting DLC ill pass this one they also destroyed the personalities of all the male characters in bl3 and made them all useless idiots the last thing I want is to support this garbage great review but I really wished you talked more about the woke shit in detail
A lot of story driven games in general are all just politically correct garbage stuffed with radicalized agendas these days. Feels only like just a few years ago when real comedy in video games was actually allowed and devs could make their games however they wanted without being hounded by critics.
Too true! BL3 was loads of shit, unlikeable female characters with the only blokes being pathetic...the marine woman summed it up, annoying teenage girl icing on a shit cake
Inventory management has always been a part of borderlands. It’s also a sub-genre of survival-type games as well lol. Some people, like me* actually like it. *if if is done well and can have impacts on story/gameplay and not just eat your life away.
One of the best things about Wonderlands is that all cosmetics are earned in the game from gameplay. I know it shouldnt be a plus but it makes a change that they don't nickel and dime you
I've beaten the game. The review is spot on. Terrible "humour", characters and story. But the game plays brilliantly most of the time. The inventory and awful UI let it down big time and there is way too much loot, a chore to sift through
Dealing with loot just sucks so much fun out of what is otherwise a great series of games. I get that it's supposed to give you variety but maybe add customizations or something so you don't need to sift through thousands of slightly different weapons.
I didn't like B3. B2 is still my goto on UVHM. sounds like i'll be disappointed. Borderlands is not made to be easy. It was funny and Hard AF. That's what made it great. Thoughts?
They totally ruined Tiny Tina as a character in order to be more politically correct. She was different in her initial appearance in Borderlands 2, but then someone on twitter or something complained about her doing "verbal blackface" and the devs scrambled for damage control and turned her into just an annoying "look how quirky I am" character. The whole ideological stuff is why I stay away from Borderlands.
I don't think "wokeness" destroyed her, personally, I think it's just rubbish writing overall. Her original dialogue was ebonics heavy but in no way racist, and now her dialogue is just... really fucking annoying.
the most problem i have with any borderlands game is that there SHOULD be a gun level upgrade system ! like an altar or a vendor that you pay at and gets your gear upgraded
@@teabaganyone7830 Oh it bloody well is! They think gender isn't binary. Thats what we are told anyway. That gender is really fluid and we can be anything we choose to be. Which is cringe and fake, gender and our identity doesn't really work that way.
That was always my problem with Borderlands, the overwhelming amount of guns they throw at you constantly and having to manage them, and never getting used to any of them. I think Gunfire Reborn does it better in that regard. Roguelike, limited drops, create a build as you go, make a handful of decisions along the way. All guns are useable as you can level them up throughout the run. Then there are some randomized attributes on the guns to keep it fresh. A lot of guns, but not too many to remember.
U litterally look at the gearscore on the top left and just switch to the one thats better, u dont even have to pick up the gun to check the score. like is this fr a problem for people cos ive never had a too much loot problem
I remember being so hyped for borderlands 3 to the point that I bought it day one on Epic. I was so disappointed it was a pile of shyte and I didn't even bother buying any dlc. And I passed on it when it was dirt cheap on steam. Gun play is good but everything else was garbage. Now this game is a definite pass for me. Im done with the franchise.
Borderlands 2 was my fav. I have them all. 3 was crap. This looks like an add on to three so I will buy my dog some treat's,a new bed,and maybe a new collar instead of paying £55
@@DEAD4LIVE yeah man Bl2 was really good Unfortunately it's all gone now the whole company is super woke Even if you turn the dialog off the game oozes of it visually
yall are crazy man, borderlands 3 is a amazing game. nearly everything about it was 10 out of 10 and was a improvement over 2 in nearly every aspect. graphics, music, cosmetics, weapons, replay value, game play... only thing holding it back was the cringe characters and bad story.
@@tylerdurden7965 exactly dude, if you liked 1 and 2 you would love 3. And honestly the story in borderlands has always been cringe even in 2. So complaining about the story is trite.
Thanks Mack for saving me from wasting time on this. The biggest problem with this series is the ridiculous loot volume and I'm just not up for more of that. Currently struggling to generate any interest in finishing BL3 so I think I'll pass on this, at least until it's free on EGS. Really appreciate the zero BS review and calling out nonsense design choices. Respetk!
Honestly, I think one of the reasons why some people don't want to try Wonderlands is because BL3 burned them out! I'm glad I never bought BL3 so I came into TTW totally fresh and I really do love this game! I think I like it even more than the older BL games!
The loot is so much better here. When you get a legendary it actually feels like it. I guess theres alot of green and blue loot you wont use. But I always assumed that's for you to grab and sell for upgrades.
Me and my dad played BL3 co-op and both of us were bored to tears by the end of it. We played because it's a tradition going back to BL1 that we play through each one together. Everything about it was just dumb. Jokes were bad, story was bad, dialogue was bad, characters were bad, everything. Such a downgrade from BL2. By the end we just wanted it to be over. We both turned down the dialogue and sound effects and just chatted about life while mindlessly killing whatever was in front of us. We'd often say, "do you even know what's going on" and the other would respond, "not really."
Hey Mac love the review and the channel! I was a little surprised you didn't talk a bit more about the woke shit show this game is. Everywhere you look, and almost every person you interact with, the writers and developer try to shove this awful woke culture down your throat. Its has killed the franchise for me and I doubt I will be giving anymore of my money to support this attempted indoctrination. I hate that the gaming industry has become absolutely infected with this toxic culture.
Yep. Was off of their games already what with all of Randy's antics and shady deals, but the wokeness makes it utterly impossible to consider spending money in their direction. Sick stuff, almost as sketchy as Randy's flashdrives!
Sam maggs, a well known SJW activist was writer for this game (really, look her up). She was also responsible for writing Anthem, Mass Effect Andromeda and Call of Duty Vanguard. She was working on Star Wars KOTOR remake but recently found other opportunities.
Sorry mack but I always boycott games and anything really that is fucking "WOKE"... I hate giving money to anything that is so OBVIOUSLY New World Order!! ALso Tiny Tina was my absolute favorite character so hearing that they ruined her runs the game completely!!
Do you remember George "1000 Points of Light, a NEW WORLD ORDER" Bush Sr? Did you know that it was his administration that passed the Jewish Talmud "Seven Laws of Noah" in US Public Law 102 dash 14? Those laws are anything but "woke". Do you know what reverse psychology is, and how it works? What about Hegelian Dialectic (Problem, Reaction, Solution)? Just as a current example: The leftist activists are used to assert atheistic, Liberal Marxist ideologies, but the intent is to turn people against "woke" and make them more susceptible to accept Conservative Fascism as the solution to the growing perceived threat of a Communist takeover. “The Communist soul is the soul of Judaism. Hence it follows that, just as in the Russian revolution the triumph of Communism was the triumph of Judaism, *so also in the triumph of fascism will triumph Judaism.”* - (A Program for the Jews and Humanity, Rabbi Harry Waton, p. 143-144). What is the “7 Mountains Mandate” (Dominionism/Dominion Theology)? Supposedly there are 7 “mountains” of global society-Arts and Entertainment, Education, Economy, Family, Government and Military, Media and Religion. (Note: The US voting machines are called“Dominion”.)Accordingto this false teaching, by conquering these 7 “mountains”, the Kingdom of God will be established. To achieve the above goal, they will enforce the Jewish Seven Laws of Noah, removing anyone (mainly Liberals) they deem to be enemies of the State and too immoral to live. The Seven Laws of Noah are endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Judaism (Hasidic Jews such as the ones who gave Donald Trump the Kabbalah Tree of Life and declared him to be the "Greatest Supporter of Noah (hide) Laws in US History") and in the UK, the Church of England. The following is a partial listing of the Noah (hide) Laws as derived from the Babylonian Talmud. Three of these Laws require the death penalty by guillotine when broken: Blasphemy, Idolatry and Sexual Immorality. (Note: Unlike in the Old and New Testament teaching “By the mouth of two or more witnesses..”, these Laws only require one accuser for the accused to be brought to the courts and condemned.) Idolatry: Must worship God alone. Must not worship any man (ie: Jesus) as God. No idols or statues. Do not bow to idols or statues. Do not offer sacrifices to idols or statues. Blasphemy: Do not curse God. Do not use God's name in vain. Worship the true God alone, do not worship false gods. (Worshiping Jesus is also seen as blasphemy.) Murder: Against murdering anyone, self defense is permitted. Mass murderers will be given the death penalty. (Abortion is classified as mass murder.) Theft--Do not: Steal. Rob. Overcharge -Have you noticed how many of today’s large corporations seem to be pushing the “progressive” message about “fairness, PRIDE, tolerance, inclusion, diversity, equity” while also overcharging for their products? And how many of these corporations are known to overwork and underpay their workers, reaping huge profits for themselves as they commit wage theft? Kidnap. Move a landmark. (Probably not good for BLM/Antifa activists who tear down historical landmarks.) Here is a “landmark” which was destroyed recently. Georgia Guidestones (These were erected in Georgia by a man working with an "unknown organization" using the pseudonym "R. C. Christian". As in "Roman Catholic Christian" of the Roman Catholic Church.) 1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. 3. Unite humanity with a living new language. 4. *Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.* ---Communism and Religion Abolished - all religious and metaphysics is rejected. Engels and Lenin agreed that religion was a drug or “spiritual booze” and must be combated. To them, atheism put into practice meant a “forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.” As you can see, faith, tradition and "woke" do not go together well. These are Conservative rules for a New World Order, not "woke" Liberal rules. 5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. 6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. 7. *Avoid petty laws and useless officials.* (Smaller Government, more Church. No more laws against "hate speech" unless it is directed towards you know which people, I assume.) 8. Balance personal rights with social duties. 9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite. (In other words, seeking harmony with God. Again, this is opposed to "woke" ideology.) 10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature. Do not use false weights and measurements Do Not Covet Sexual Immorality-No: Bestiality Incest Homosexuality Justice Laws-Against: Bribery Favoritism Condemning the Innocent Must- Administer the death penalty Treat people equally before the law
Hey Mack, do you have an intentions of checking out the early access of Core Keeper? Looks pretty interesting and would love to hear your thoughts on it.
I can see it now, some purple haired affirmative action hire rocks up late to a staff meeting bubbling with anger over the lack of black faces in the workplace but she sorry zee can’t think about that now because zer and zer lesbian life partner had the greatest idea to pitch at the meeting “tiny tina should yell the last half of all her sentences”
Never could stand that fucking tina in the borderlands series, the fact that they had so many other GOOD personalities to base a game off, the fact they intentionally went with Tina - the least voted/rated and wanted character to actually have any side series bsed off, just goes to show you the direction / people mind set whos behind the choices of all this bs now.
I never bothered with BL3 I never finished 2. The humor and writing got tiresome. I remember fighting along a dam and Jack wouldn't stop going on and on over and over with those voice messages and the crap jokes and taunting was terrible. Games written for reddit. The lead writer on the second, idk if he's still on the team, was terminally online and he's peak California hipster and its all pretty tragic. When you learn about him you see why Borderlands is the way it is
It's obvious they built this game for children and not adults. From the mass amounts of 'loot' to the squeeky-on-your-nerves voice of Tiny Tina, it would drive an adult mad.
For me, Borderlands 2 and the dlc were great, thoroughly enjoyed it. Didn't play the first but didn't enjoy the third as much. It was just more of the same.
You should try the first Borderlands game and its DLCs. It's pretty good too! I personally got bored of the Presequel, but maybe I was just burned out from playing Borderlands 2 just before that. I really should try it out again and give it a chance.
We are heading in to April and not a single game came out for the PC which is worth a buy for me.. I was thinking I'm getting too old for games but today's games are so blend. I was lucky to buy a 6800 for mrsp but it's being used only for AOE4.. hope something interesting comes out soon. Last game i bought was New World which i regret deeply
I am actually playing my first run of BL3 as Zane. One of the complaints I have is that there are too many green/blue/purple/Leg guns in BL3. I preferred it before where finding a really rare gun was special. So I do not mind that TTW has scaled back the loot drops. I am waiting for it to come to Steam.
Same. I'm even a gay person, and I kept wondering why it seemed like nearly every character is gay or has to somehow fit into the "anything but straight" box. I don't care; I just want to shoot and blow up things! It's both unwanted and unneeded.
Ehh I tend to agree when it comes to already established ip's but if it there own ideal its not that serious brother, if you like borderlands it's just that. only real gripe is it dose feel like dlc for min 60 70 for next gen console.
This review made me laugh in record time. Your reviews are to the point and very balanced. I learn more about the game from your free flowing review than from a 20 minutes script from somebody else. Keep it up!
Excellent review as always. Agreed that BL2 is the best in the series so far. BL3 has good gameplay but the story is total shite! I may pick this up some time but not while it's: A) Epic exclusive and B) £55
BL2 is best for story. It had awful gear and enemy balance (only few actually end-game items that are worth it). BL3 has much better gameplay and balance, but stories......only Handsome Jackpot is good - because.....Handsome Jack :D
BL2 has good maps and story but the gunplay is so underwhelming. It is somewhat corrected in BL3 but BL1 has still the best combat of the series and is therefore my favorite.
I've been over the Borderlands franchise ever since the Presequel. I honestly don't get the writers... they show us that the bad guys were MADE villains by the guys you play as in 2 after you killed them all. What am I supposed to do with that besides dislike everyone and stop caring? lol
Definitely agree with you on the characters and the overwhelming amount of spells but not so much guns as there doesn't seem to be as many in this game compared to previous ones. The initial learning curve required with working out spells and character mods is just huge! And the spells just aren't as good as grenades that were in bl2/3, they just seem very superficial and takes away the wow factor that throwing a new grenade had. Also just a side note iv been playing split screen on PS4 and first of all the late texture pop in is just awful, way worse that bl3. And secondly we have had the game just completely crash on us multiple times but luckily haven't lost our save file, just so annoying! Hopefully they'll bring a patch out for it. But overall I am enjoying the game and am definitely going to carry on with it, but the bar was just set too high for me with the previous borderlands games.
Unless you had a mod that regenerates bombs, they were limited quantity in BL2. I rather like that all the spells are unlimited in Wonderlands. And if you have a fast spell cooldown rate, you can just spell cast and rarely have to use your guns. That is, if that's what you want. And is very handy if all you have are crappy weapons or ran out of ammo. I really like that the game gives you that option! Also, how far have you gone into the game? The later spells you find are really fantastic - right now I have a spell that runs through the ground in lines of fire that branch out, killing or massively damaging groups of enemies. I LOVE it! And there are so many other different types that have their own power and special effects. I think they are a whole lot better than the grenades in BL2 in terms of power and visual effects. I play the game on PC and I don't get many crashes. The only time it would crash is if I changed the options too fast (especially graphics). I have to remember to wait in between option changes so the game can update without crashing.
@@melodyseverything6999 agreed having a limited amount of grenades could be an issue as you say if your not great at using guns in the games you could be killed a lot but personally I liked that you only had limited grenades as it gave the fire fights tension. And also just seeing what the next level of grenade could do was awesome. But again I think that is just personal to me. I am currently lvl 18 so not too far into the game, so I may change my mind as I go further into it. I do like that they have gone in a different direction with the theme and tone of the game so it might grow on me more over time... Yea from this review video I could see that the PC version played well, so hopefully the PS4 version will one day catch up to that
hey Mack, great stuff as always but CRITICAL QUESTION! Did you like the borderlands 2 DLC with tiny tina? The two clips you used here were indeed cringe and awful, but loved that DLC ten years ago- did you?
Mack, I love your reviews. It's 75% off today so I'm going to try it out. I always watch your reviews as I don't use WASD (won't buy) I use ESDF, I hate crappy console ports, I played Quake, Tribes and Battlefield in competitive teams for decades, and just love that you call a spade and spade. I also hate MP games where it does not have a server browser and instead lame match matching BS. I played quake 2 online against a Mack in about 1998 but that was in AU. He had some attitude, and was good.
The latter games in the Borderlands series have been this way with the guns, and actually a lot of games have had this issue. I love guns, and having a lot of them, to be fair, I played Jagged Alliance V1.13 Urban Chaos where you are drowned in gun choices and calibers. But for the later part of Borderlands, I get frustrated when you get 1 extra damage, and I end up just thrashing a lot of it and keeping the same gun I have until I see a drastic stat change.
So sick of all these damn Epic exclusives. It's a stage 4 cancer that's become impossible to stop at this point since Epic Games are absolutely loaded with cash from their shitty Fortnite game, and can keep doing this for decades, until people finally give up and Steam is left a charred wasteland of broken hopes and dreams.
I hate this series purely for wasting competent game design with consistently insufferable voice acting/sound and writing. At this point I wish they'd start an entirely new IP with the complete opposite tone.
There is no point if they make a new IP it will be even worse. Just forget about them, they've done this to the past 2 games and it's getting progressively worse, so the next project will be even more of a shitshow no matter what it is.
I thought tiny tina was ace in Borderlands 2, and I think she's infinitely funnier than those idiot twins that were supposed to be the main ememy in 3. Makes sense here cause its a DnD game, 3 had no context for it's ridiculousness and it didn't work.
I know the loot management system is a problem, but this guy complains about it and then 0 seconds later it shows him picking up every single green item without even checking to see that some of the items aren't even for his character.
@@hamonryechinaski180 You can't be that much older, because inventory systems in games like Mass Effect 1, Diablo 2 (And 1... And 3...), and every other ARPG ever have always been about analyzing the stats of dozens of items. Its part of the game. Even full on RPGs like Morrowind were pretty tedious in a lot of ways.
I was thinking to myself, I liked borderlands 2 a lot, and 3 wasn't as good as 2, so I'll just check to see if mack thinks the trend is continuing. Saved me a bit of cash
I haven't played this new release, but the Tiny Tina expansion in BL2 is really good. I've played through it twice and had a great time. Sounds like they lost the magic on the new release.
I didn’t like the drop rate being affected by loot dice. Borderlands 3 was a bit much but I methodically got every dice in every area I visited and halfway through the campaign I was getting Hot garbage for drops. The loot wasn’t fun
I actually did laugh at the part where Mr. Torgue blows up the ocean, but that also is the only time he actually felt like Mr. Torgue rather than a wokist wearing a Mr. Torgue skin suit. But yeah, the gameplay is a lot of fun and the story is just okay, It's serviceable, though the woke garbage all over the place is annoying. I actually prefer it over BL3's story mostly because I think the characters are actually less obnoxious and the villain is way better (not like having a better villain than BL3 is impressive though).
@@pooPbutwhole No I mean that it actually seems like something Mr. Torgue would do if he played Bunkers and Badasses. But everything else about him doesn't feel like the way Mr. Torgue acts and talks at all. He does have a quote from BL2's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC where he says the he wants the vault hunter to blow up the ocean.
I've been watching your reviews for a while now, WAB, because I find we tend to think very similarly on most things. I spent around seven years in BL2, and bought the deluxe edition of BL3; but my attitude was very wait and see about this one. Your review seems to be a perfect match with my expectations. I might get it on sale, perhaps, because I could use a new shooter at the moment; but I am still deep in No Man's Sky right now. Anyway, great review and thanks.
@Andre The idea of a looter shooter is that maybe 3% of the guns are worth using, and all of the generic procedurally generated stuff is vendor trash. In BL3 I primarily run with Jakobs weapons, and for me Handling is the most important stat, because even with Jakobs, with my Zayne spec I don't need to care about my damage output at all. I instead need to worry more about weapon sway so that I don't miss shots when I am sniping. Before you argue, I bought BL2 in 2013, and only stopped playing it less than 12 months ago. I also currently have a shotgun Outlander at the third tier of New Game+ (admittedly on Normal difficulty) in Torchlight 2, and I have been playing that game since release, as well. In other words, if I don't understand the idea of a looter shooter (or an ARPG, because aside from first person, they're basically the same thing) at this point, then I probably never will.
I will probably get it on steam when it gets on discount..... but not while it is on epic I do not even have installed that thing and neither I intend to...
I have always despised Tiny Tina; she’s one of the worst and most unfunny cringe characters in gaming. However, you said this game was woke now, and didn’t provide any explanation as to how. What makes it woke? I was never going to buy this game, but you seem to throw woke out there a lot in these reviews, and this one had zero reasoning shown for why.
Yeah I probably have but I did have a blast in coop on some missions where the magic and shooting all came together, it just swayed me over the line from a 6.5/10
I dont know. Im so tired of gaming. 1-2 okay-ish Games per year I can stand. This again, looks very "meh". Going back to Warcraft 3 tonight again I guess.
Tencent owns a large part of Epic, and Tencent are basically the Chinese government. So yeah i definitely wouldn't use Epic with my info. I don't think it's ever been proven that the app tracks you though.
Mate, I thought I was on me own with that opinion. I played BL handsome collection and wondered what all the fuss was about tbh. I'd heard it was funny but it didn't seem funny to me and I love alot of different comedy. It just seemed stupid if I'm honest. Not for me that.
Old comment, but yeah, I never understood the appeal of Borderlands "humor" as well (really good writing like "Bonerfarts"). I've never finished Borderlands 2 even because the whole game is just a test of your sanity.
Sorry for the lack of videos but I just recovered from runny bottom syndrome :)
Bad excuse. If anything, having diarrhea HELPS reviewing shitty games.
Hey do you test regular matchmaking? Cause your borderlands 3 review made me buy it until I realised the matchmaking was hideously broken.
Top tip. Always use toilets wipes.
After your 'Ghostwire: Tokyo' review, I hope that you still had some toilet paper at hand. 😂
No worries mack 👍🏻
The massive amount of guns really is a problem. It's neat on paper, but they really need a loot filter system. Give a massive inventory so you can go the whole stage, and put a filter in so you can auto loot and sell things that don't meet your requirements.
or just tone it down a bit. maybe they should add the option to be able to tinker and level up certain weapons. nothing sucks more than having to say god bye to a loved weapon.
This has always been a huge problem in Borderlands. Not sure why Mack is acting like its new to Borderlands 3. What should be a cool moment- opening a treasure chest and getting rewards- is made into a boring chore.
It's still baffling to me how the Pre-Sequel was just bashed into the ground, then forgotten about, because it solved the management issue with simple and minor changes: Less loot, more vendors, quicksell non-favorites rather than having us mark as scrap/sell everything individually. We don't need anything new and shiny, we need Pre-Sequel's solutions back. Period.
They even had much more practical and useful stomp attacks, the same thing people lost their minds over on the BL3 E3, which ended up as nothing but smoke and mirrors until a band-aid skill was added.
Grim Dawn came out 6 years ago and has an amazing built-in loot filter. They could basically copy-past it and fix the biggest issue with this series.
@@SongOfStorms411 Totally agree. The Bordelands games have always been OTT with loot. Looting in games should be fun, not a feeling of "Oh god... here we go again" when you open a chest and have to do the Stats Compare dance.
The list of writers for this pretty much explains the quality writing and humor.
Why? Is there not a lot or is it because all their pronouns start with a Z?
@@teabaganyone7830 Former of the two, nothing wrong with neopronouns
@@rosenrot6871 everything is wrong with them.
@@TheT0nedude Not really, language is socially constructed and changes over time to benefit the utility that people get out of it. If language never changed and syntax never evolved, we'd be speaking archaic.
@@rosenrot6871 Stop trying to use half truths to better fit your ideology. Science has demonstrated for millennia that the Human species has two genders (to propagate its species) thus two pronouns are relevant, and have been, for millennia. Now the far left has decided that there are in fact countless genders (despite no evidence other than their say so, and you're a whateveraphobe if you disagree) and that each of these "genders" can have a made up pronoun at the discretion of the creator of it. You're telling me that this is the natural course of socially constructed language and benefits utility? Of course it isn't, it's exactly like me making up my own personal slang term for something only I know about and calling it the next evolution of the language (in my own mind). You don't want to offend people and neither do I but there are some things you just have to accept and get on with - saying NO is part of life. You have my sympathy that maybe you've been brought up with this and have been taught it and I hate to be the one to break it to you but you've been spun an outright lie.
It's sad to see this franchise die and the main reason at least for me is the woke bs
borderlands 3 had an entire DLC about alphabet squad and man it was painful to play and the ending cut scene in that DLC I almost threw up it was a disgusting DLC
ill pass this one
they also destroyed the personalities of all the male characters in bl3 and made them all useless idiots
the last thing I want is to support this garbage
great review but I really wished you talked more about the woke shit in detail
A lot of story driven games in general are all just politically correct garbage stuffed with radicalized agendas these days.
Feels only like just a few years ago when real comedy in video games was actually allowed and devs could make their games however they wanted without being hounded by critics.
Too true! BL3 was loads of shit, unlikeable female characters with the only blokes being pathetic...the marine woman summed it up, annoying teenage girl icing on a shit cake
BL going strong despite all the whiney little incels crying about "woke shit". Get a fuckin life man
Inventory management has always been a part of borderlands. It’s also a sub-genre of survival-type games as well lol. Some people, like me* actually like it.
*if if is done well and can have impacts on story/gameplay and not just eat your life away.
realest gaming channel on youtube / mac is the mechanic you go to before you cop the car
One of the best things about Wonderlands is that all cosmetics are earned in the game from gameplay. I know it shouldnt be a plus but it makes a change that they don't nickel and dime you
Yeah but like you said, it's sad when you have to praise that aspect, same with keybinds and fov sliders, it should be standard stuff in Games.
@@WorthABuyreviews if we don't praise it they won't change their behaviour
Also, if we don't praise it, THEY WON'T CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR!
@@WorthABuyreviews so as i was seing you shud re review elden ring it is fixt now and its the first from softwear good thats not unfiar
Wokerlands. Love it
I'm lovin da sarcasm :)
I've beaten the game. The review is spot on. Terrible "humour", characters and story. But the game plays brilliantly most of the time. The inventory and awful UI let it down big time and there is way too much loot, a chore to sift through
In 3 there literally was no reason to look at non legendary weapons
Dealing with loot just sucks so much fun out of what is otherwise a great series of games. I get that it's supposed to give you variety but maybe add customizations or something so you don't need to sift through thousands of slightly different weapons.
I didn't like B3. B2 is still my goto on UVHM. sounds like i'll be disappointed. Borderlands is not made to be easy. It was funny and Hard AF. That's what made it great. Thoughts?
@@SgtSabotage Can't go back to 2 after 3 as the movement and gunplay is so much better.
@@EraVulgaris- Do you play with Keyboard and mouse?
They totally ruined Tiny Tina as a character in order to be more politically correct. She was different in her initial appearance in Borderlands 2, but then someone on twitter or something complained about her doing "verbal blackface" and the devs scrambled for damage control and turned her into just an annoying "look how quirky I am" character.
The whole ideological stuff is why I stay away from Borderlands.
Thats ridiculous, honestly devs and film makers need to find a backbone.
@@WorthABuyreviews the woke and californian yankee has infected gaming deeply, and its not organic either, ideologues one and all.
Ah yes, "verbal black face"
I don't think "wokeness" destroyed her, personally, I think it's just rubbish writing overall. Her original dialogue was ebonics heavy but in no way racist, and now her dialogue is just... really fucking annoying.
If you mean the "blaccent" people like Awkwafina got criticized for financially profitting off using a blaccent as well. It's not new
Bummer. I guess I’ll just replay Borderlands 2 for the 10th time, instead. You know, a game where comedy was allowed.
Apparently the writer for BL2 was also a leftist, but unlike the current writers he didn't let his ideology get in the way of his writing.
the most problem i have with any borderlands game is that there SHOULD be a gun level upgrade system ! like an altar or a vendor that you pay at and gets your gear upgraded
for real, I hate when I really like the design of a gun but I have to drop it because it just doesn't do more damage than the crappier looking one
Holy god you’re right on the personalities glad you covered it. No way in hell can I play a game with that in it
Clown
@@Scitch-et4vk says the dude that liked his own comment lol.
Imagine hating people because their are different.
@@Jacurutu they're* different....and no...the acting sucks. It's an opinion. If you like it, good for you, enjoy.
I love they censor ''male/female'' in the character creator as ''this one/that one''.
Anyways, ima be passing on the Cringe Wonderlands.
@Jeric White I really don’t think that was a purple haired feminists decision though
@@teabaganyone7830 That's because you only see what you want to see.
@@RepublicofODLUM it’s a Japanese company right.. they aren’t woke simps like our western game devs
@@teabaganyone7830 Rather a "woke simp" culture than a pedophile culture.
@@teabaganyone7830 Oh it bloody well is! They think gender isn't binary. Thats what we are told anyway. That gender is really fluid and we can be anything we choose to be. Which is cringe and fake, gender and our identity doesn't really work that way.
That was always my problem with Borderlands, the overwhelming amount of guns they throw at you constantly and having to manage them, and never getting used to any of them.
I think Gunfire Reborn does it better in that regard. Roguelike, limited drops, create a build as you go, make a handful of decisions along the way. All guns are useable as you can level them up throughout the run. Then there are some randomized attributes on the guns to keep it fresh. A lot of guns, but not too many to remember.
had a look at this Gunfire Reborn. thanks for suggesting it!
Yeah it's totally not necessary, I think a lot is to slow the player down to add hours to the game (bloating).
U litterally look at the gearscore on the top left and just switch to the one thats better, u dont even have to pick up the gun to check the score. like is this fr a problem for people cos ive never had a too much loot problem
Which Borderlands games have played?
@@SgtSabotage I played 2, and a tiny bit of 1
I remember being so hyped for borderlands 3 to the point that I bought it day one on Epic. I was so disappointed it was a pile of shyte and I didn't even bother buying any dlc. And I passed on it when it was dirt cheap on steam. Gun play is good but everything else was garbage. Now this game is a definite pass for me. Im done with the franchise.
We lost a genre in borderlands 1+2 😕
The world is weird now
Borderlands 2 was my fav. I have them all. 3 was crap. This looks like an add on to three so I will buy my dog some treat's,a new bed,and maybe a new collar instead of paying £55
@@DEAD4LIVE yeah man
Bl2 was really good
Unfortunately it's all gone now the whole company is super woke
Even if you turn the dialog off the game oozes of it visually
yall are crazy man, borderlands 3 is a amazing game. nearly everything about it was 10 out of 10 and was a improvement over 2 in nearly every aspect. graphics, music, cosmetics, weapons, replay value, game play... only thing holding it back was the cringe characters and bad story.
@@tylerdurden7965 exactly dude, if you liked 1 and 2 you would love 3. And honestly the story in borderlands has always been cringe even in 2. So complaining about the story is trite.
"Will the Slap" - nice. I love Mack's humor
Narcissitic garbage writers write narcissisitic garbage. Next.
Thanks Mack for saving me from wasting time on this. The biggest problem with this series is the ridiculous loot volume and I'm just not up for more of that. Currently struggling to generate any interest in finishing BL3 so I think I'll pass on this, at least until it's free on EGS. Really appreciate the zero BS review and calling out nonsense design choices. Respetk!
Honestly, I think one of the reasons why some people don't want to try Wonderlands is because BL3 burned them out! I'm glad I never bought BL3 so I came into TTW totally fresh and I really do love this game! I think I like it even more than the older BL games!
The loot is so much better here.
When you get a legendary it actually feels like it.
I guess theres alot of green and blue loot you wont use. But I always assumed that's for you to grab and sell for upgrades.
Me and my dad played BL3 co-op and both of us were bored to tears by the end of it. We played because it's a tradition going back to BL1 that we play through each one together. Everything about it was just dumb. Jokes were bad, story was bad, dialogue was bad, characters were bad, everything. Such a downgrade from BL2. By the end we just wanted it to be over. We both turned down the dialogue and sound effects and just chatted about life while mindlessly killing whatever was in front of us. We'd often say, "do you even know what's going on" and the other would respond, "not really."
I heard in the wind months ago by the writer coming on board that it will be totally woke, and I went from hyped to flight.
lol 7 out of 10, this game is at best a 5 out of 10 of you had a good day
Love and support from Denmark
It looks like DLC. No way I'm paying 60 quid for it.
Hey Mac love the review and the channel! I was a little surprised you didn't talk a bit more about the woke shit show this game is. Everywhere you look, and almost every person you interact with, the writers and developer try to shove this awful woke culture down your throat. Its has killed the franchise for me and I doubt I will be giving anymore of my money to support this attempted indoctrination. I hate that the gaming industry has become absolutely infected with this toxic culture.
get woke go broke.
Yep. Was off of their games already what with all of Randy's antics and shady deals, but the wokeness makes it utterly impossible to consider spending money in their direction. Sick stuff, almost as sketchy as Randy's flashdrives!
It sucks too because there were some legitimate good sidequests but they were few between the "Look an alphabet person!"
@TarnishedMage80 I completely agree, I think ill be turning off the voices too.
Sam maggs, a well known SJW activist was writer for this game (really, look her up). She was also responsible for writing Anthem, Mass Effect Andromeda and Call of Duty Vanguard. She was working on Star Wars KOTOR remake but recently found other opportunities.
Sorry mack but I always boycott games and anything really that is fucking "WOKE"... I hate giving money to anything that is so OBVIOUSLY New World Order!! ALso Tiny Tina was my absolute favorite character so hearing that they ruined her runs the game completely!!
Exactly. Why give money to people who hate your guts.
"Woke" is becoming the new meaningless buzzword of chuds
Do you remember George "1000 Points of Light, a NEW WORLD ORDER" Bush Sr?
Did you know that it was his administration that passed the Jewish Talmud "Seven Laws of Noah" in US Public Law 102 dash 14?
Those laws are anything but "woke".
Do you know what reverse psychology is, and how it works? What about Hegelian Dialectic (Problem, Reaction, Solution)?
Just as a current example: The leftist activists are used to assert atheistic, Liberal Marxist ideologies, but the intent is to turn people against "woke" and make them more susceptible to accept Conservative Fascism as the solution to the growing perceived threat of a Communist takeover.
“The Communist soul is the soul of Judaism. Hence it follows that, just as in the Russian revolution the triumph of Communism was the triumph of Judaism, *so also in the triumph of fascism will triumph Judaism.”* - (A Program for the Jews and Humanity, Rabbi Harry Waton, p. 143-144).
What is the “7 Mountains Mandate” (Dominionism/Dominion Theology)? Supposedly there are 7 “mountains” of global society-Arts and Entertainment, Education, Economy, Family, Government and Military, Media and Religion. (Note: The US voting machines are called“Dominion”.)Accordingto this false teaching, by conquering these 7 “mountains”, the Kingdom of God will be established.
To achieve the above goal, they will enforce the Jewish Seven Laws of Noah, removing anyone (mainly Liberals) they deem to be enemies of the State and too immoral to live.
The Seven Laws of Noah are endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Judaism (Hasidic Jews such as the ones who gave Donald Trump the Kabbalah Tree of Life and declared him to be the "Greatest Supporter of Noah (hide) Laws in US History") and in the UK, the Church of England.
The following is a partial listing of the Noah (hide) Laws as derived from the Babylonian Talmud. Three of these Laws require the death penalty by guillotine when broken: Blasphemy, Idolatry and Sexual Immorality. (Note: Unlike in the Old and New Testament teaching “By the mouth of two or more witnesses..”, these Laws only require one accuser for the accused to be brought to the courts and condemned.)
Idolatry:
Must worship God alone.
Must not worship any man (ie: Jesus) as God.
No idols or statues. Do not bow to idols or statues. Do not offer sacrifices to idols or statues.
Blasphemy:
Do not curse God.
Do not use God's name in vain.
Worship the true God alone, do not worship false gods. (Worshiping Jesus is also seen as blasphemy.)
Murder:
Against murdering anyone, self defense is permitted.
Mass murderers will be given the death penalty. (Abortion is classified as mass murder.)
Theft--Do not:
Steal.
Rob.
Overcharge -Have you noticed how many of today’s large corporations seem to be pushing the “progressive” message about “fairness, PRIDE, tolerance, inclusion, diversity, equity” while also overcharging for their products? And how many of these corporations are known to overwork and underpay their workers, reaping huge profits for themselves as they commit wage theft?
Kidnap.
Move a landmark. (Probably not good for BLM/Antifa activists who tear down historical landmarks.)
Here is a “landmark” which was destroyed recently.
Georgia Guidestones (These were erected in Georgia by a man working with an "unknown organization" using the pseudonym "R. C. Christian". As in "Roman Catholic Christian" of the Roman Catholic Church.)
1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. *Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.*
---Communism and Religion
Abolished - all religious and metaphysics is rejected. Engels and Lenin agreed that religion was a drug or “spiritual booze” and must be combated. To them, atheism put into practice meant a “forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.”
As you can see, faith, tradition and "woke" do not go together well. These are Conservative rules for a New World Order, not "woke" Liberal rules.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. *Avoid petty laws and useless officials.* (Smaller Government, more Church. No more laws against "hate speech" unless it is directed towards you know which people, I assume.)
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite. (In other words, seeking harmony with God. Again, this is opposed to "woke" ideology.)
10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.
Do not use false weights and measurements
Do Not Covet
Sexual Immorality-No:
Bestiality
Incest
Homosexuality
Justice Laws-Against:
Bribery
Favoritism
Condemning the Innocent
Must-
Administer the death penalty
Treat people equally before the law
I love the time and effort you put into your reviews! I always come back here to find out your opinion.
Do a weird west review game looks amazing 👏
Second that! Just hit gamepass n dunno whether or not it's "genuinely" decent or modern naff
@Gobythebear some people enjoy different games not all about the triple AAA crap we sometimes get mate !
Mack really liked Prey and Dishonored 2, he might like this game as well
Hey Mack, do you have an intentions of checking out the early access of Core Keeper? Looks pretty interesting and would love to hear your thoughts on it.
Yes I will probably take a look, got a few others first
@@WorthABuyreviews mortal online 2 ?
Hey Mac, do you think you could take another look at space engineers? had some major updates recently and i think you'd like it
New drinking game dropped - drink whem Mac says busywork
I can see it now, some purple haired affirmative action hire rocks up late to a staff meeting bubbling with anger over the lack of black faces in the workplace but she sorry zee can’t think about that now because zer and zer lesbian life partner had the greatest idea to pitch at the meeting “tiny tina should yell the last half of all her sentences”
Never could stand that fucking tina in the borderlands series, the fact that they had so many other GOOD personalities to base a game off, the fact they intentionally went with Tina - the least voted/rated and wanted character to actually have any side series bsed off, just goes to show you the direction / people mind set whos behind the choices of all this bs now.
"Yer Half Life, ya Prey, ya Fear..." ahh the golden era
I never bothered with BL3 I never finished 2. The humor and writing got tiresome. I remember fighting along a dam and Jack wouldn't stop going on and on over and over with those voice messages and the crap jokes and taunting was terrible. Games written for reddit. The lead writer on the second, idk if he's still on the team, was terminally online and he's peak California hipster and its all pretty tragic. When you learn about him you see why Borderlands is the way it is
It's obvious they built this game for children and not adults. From the mass amounts of 'loot' to the squeeky-on-your-nerves voice of Tiny Tina, it would drive an adult mad.
Right. Looks like this game is a "wait for big discount" purchase. Thanks for the review Mack.
For me, Borderlands 2 and the dlc were great, thoroughly enjoyed it. Didn't play the first but didn't enjoy the third as much. It was just more of the same.
You should try the first Borderlands game and its DLCs. It's pretty good too! I personally got bored of the Presequel, but maybe I was just burned out from playing Borderlands 2 just before that. I really should try it out again and give it a chance.
We are heading in to April and not a single game came out for the PC which is worth a buy for me.. I was thinking I'm getting too old for games but today's games are so blend. I was lucky to buy a 6800 for mrsp but it's being used only for AOE4.. hope something interesting comes out soon. Last game i bought was New World which i regret deeply
Rimworld,Kenshi...good fun there if you have not played already. New games are shit, your not too old just too smart.
I am actually playing my first run of BL3 as Zane. One of the complaints I have is that there are too many green/blue/purple/Leg guns in BL3. I preferred it before where finding a really rare gun was special.
So I do not mind that TTW has scaled back the loot drops. I am waiting for it to come to Steam.
I'm happy with BL1 & BL2 - The rest can eat my shorts!
Props for Worth a Buy for calling them out on the wokism. Looking at metacritic no reviewer dares to report it, only the user reviews warn you.
Same. I'm even a gay person, and I kept wondering why it seemed like nearly every character is gay or has to somehow fit into the "anything but straight" box. I don't care; I just want to shoot and blow up things! It's both unwanted and unneeded.
Ehh I tend to agree when it comes to already established ip's but if it there own ideal its not that serious brother, if you like borderlands it's just that. only real gripe is it dose feel like dlc for min 60 70 for next gen console.
“Woke” = no sale. I have grown sick of the BS over the past few years. No more for me.
This is what we need to do man
Just stop buying this garbage so they know we don't want it in our games
@@MaxUmbra its not about the money bro its about pushing communism,
Agreed. Moving on.
@@bdub8627 gearbox pushing communism is a very funny idea. im sure the company that refuses to sign union agreements loves communism :)
@@bdub8627 communism? What?
Keep it up, Mack! Almost to 300k!
It's been almost 300k for 5 years now.
@@sihledotcom No, not really.
This review made me laugh in record time. Your reviews are to the point and very balanced. I learn more about the game from your free flowing review than from a 20 minutes script from somebody else. Keep it up!
Excellent review as always. Agreed that BL2 is the best in the series so far. BL3 has good gameplay but the story is total shite!
I may pick this up some time but not while it's: A) Epic exclusive and B) £55
BL2 is best for story. It had awful gear and enemy balance (only few actually end-game items that are worth it).
BL3 has much better gameplay and balance, but stories......only Handsome Jackpot is good - because.....Handsome Jack :D
@@WorasLT fair point but the amount of overhaul mods make this a non-issue. Well at least on pc
@@TheSometimeAfter Mods make everything much better, thats a given.
BL2 has good maps and story but the gunplay is so underwhelming. It is somewhat corrected in BL3 but BL1 has still the best combat of the series and is therefore my favorite.
@@gast128 BL1 has that post-apocalyptic (or rather say, post-Dahl) vibe. Very slow and clunky. It does have its charm tho.
I couldn't bring myself to buy Borderlands 3 even when it's been on sale and I think I'll give this one a miss too.
I've been over the Borderlands franchise ever since the Presequel. I honestly don't get the writers... they show us that the bad guys were MADE villains by the guys you play as in 2 after you killed them all. What am I supposed to do with that besides dislike everyone and stop caring? lol
Trust me, you're not missing anything with BL3. It's a shockingly bad downgrade from BL2.
Definitely agree with you on the characters and the overwhelming amount of spells but not so much guns as there doesn't seem to be as many in this game compared to previous ones. The initial learning curve required with working out spells and character mods is just huge! And the spells just aren't as good as grenades that were in bl2/3, they just seem very superficial and takes away the wow factor that throwing a new grenade had.
Also just a side note iv been playing split screen on PS4 and first of all the late texture pop in is just awful, way worse that bl3. And secondly we have had the game just completely crash on us multiple times but luckily haven't lost our save file, just so annoying! Hopefully they'll bring a patch out for it.
But overall I am enjoying the game and am definitely going to carry on with it, but the bar was just set too high for me with the previous borderlands games.
Unless you had a mod that regenerates bombs, they were limited quantity in BL2. I rather like that all the spells are unlimited in Wonderlands. And if you have a fast spell cooldown rate, you can just spell cast and rarely have to use your guns. That is, if that's what you want. And is very handy if all you have are crappy weapons or ran out of ammo. I really like that the game gives you that option!
Also, how far have you gone into the game? The later spells you find are really fantastic - right now I have a spell that runs through the ground in lines of fire that branch out, killing or massively damaging groups of enemies. I LOVE it! And there are so many other different types that have their own power and special effects. I think they are a whole lot better than the grenades in BL2 in terms of power and visual effects.
I play the game on PC and I don't get many crashes. The only time it would crash is if I changed the options too fast (especially graphics). I have to remember to wait in between option changes so the game can update without crashing.
@@melodyseverything6999 agreed having a limited amount of grenades could be an issue as you say if your not great at using guns in the games you could be killed a lot but personally I liked that you only had limited grenades as it gave the fire fights tension. And also just seeing what the next level of grenade could do was awesome. But again I think that is just personal to me.
I am currently lvl 18 so not too far into the game, so I may change my mind as I go further into it. I do like that they have gone in a different direction with the theme and tone of the game so it might grow on me more over time...
Yea from this review video I could see that the PC version played well, so hopefully the PS4 version will one day catch up to that
hey Mack, great stuff as always but CRITICAL QUESTION! Did you like the borderlands 2 DLC with tiny tina? The two clips you used here were indeed cringe and awful, but loved that DLC ten years ago- did you?
that scene with the large rocket was very cool.
I never clicked on a video so fast
Same
Same
Mack, I love your reviews. It's 75% off today so I'm going to try it out. I always watch your reviews as I don't use WASD (won't buy) I use ESDF, I hate crappy console ports, I played Quake, Tribes and Battlefield in competitive teams for decades, and just love that you call a spade and spade. I also hate MP games where it does not have a server browser and instead lame match matching BS. I played quake 2 online against a Mack in about 1998 but that was in AU. He had some attitude, and was good.
Might get it in a year or 2 when it's on sale and there's DLC available
oh the dialog sounds so cringy even anime protagonists would turn red
Is house ash’s good for first timers
I love Borderlands but they really need to write off Tiny Tina. She is one of the most frustrating characters ever.
The latter games in the Borderlands series have been this way with the guns, and actually a lot of games have had this issue.
I love guns, and having a lot of them, to be fair, I played Jagged Alliance V1.13 Urban Chaos where you are drowned in gun choices and calibers.
But for the later part of Borderlands, I get frustrated when you get 1 extra damage, and I end up just thrashing a lot of it and keeping the same gun I have until I see a drastic stat change.
Would you ever consider reviewing quest vr games like after the fall
Wokerlands, 2 seconds in you convinced me to never buy this game.
Same here.
@Rowan It has a they/them option? So the game is even more woke than I thought! It literally is woke then.
And reading this comment made me decide not to buy it either. Thank you 👍
Borderlands has always been "woke". If you never noticed before you must be really slow. Like koala slow.
So sick of all these damn Epic exclusives. It's a stage 4 cancer that's become impossible to stop at this point since Epic Games are absolutely loaded with cash from their shitty Fortnite game, and can keep doing this for decades, until people finally give up and Steam is left a charred wasteland of broken hopes and dreams.
I hit the like button as soon as I saw the Shift display name. Damn hilarious xD
If I get this game I'll be "Chris_the_Slapped."
I hate this series purely for wasting competent game design with consistently insufferable voice acting/sound and writing. At this point I wish they'd start an entirely new IP with the complete opposite tone.
As I recall the original borderlands was going to be much darker and more gritty but they shifted gears.
There is no point if they make a new IP it will be even worse. Just forget about them, they've done this to the past 2 games and it's getting progressively worse, so the next project will be even more of a shitshow no matter what it is.
Lol I got it free on epic games so is it worth downloading?
do you have ps4 titles you review
I thought tiny tina was ace in Borderlands 2, and I think she's infinitely funnier than those idiot twins that were supposed to be the main ememy in 3. Makes sense here cause its a DnD game, 3 had no context for it's ridiculousness and it didn't work.
The characters don't bother me as a 40yo British bloke but the weapon selling is so tedious.
I know the loot management system is a problem, but this guy complains about it and then 0 seconds later it shows him picking up every single green item without even checking to see that some of the items aren't even for his character.
exactly what i thought lmao, its not like u gotta pick u everythin in ur sight
He said in the video that he picks them up to sell them for blue and purple ones.
"games never used to be about busywork." Give me a break, dude. That's some historical revisionism.
Bro, I'm clearly older than you, we never scents hours on shit side quests and pointless loot shit. More linear? Yes, but never as much filler
@@hamonryechinaski180 You can't be that much older, because inventory systems in games like Mass Effect 1, Diablo 2 (And 1... And 3...), and every other ARPG ever have always been about analyzing the stats of dozens of items. Its part of the game. Even full on RPGs like Morrowind were pretty tedious in a lot of ways.
No FOV slider im guessing?
Never been a fan of borderlands, maybe it's just me but the humor and the graphical style is obnoxious beyond belief
I was thinking to myself, I liked borderlands 2 a lot, and 3 wasn't as good as 2, so I'll just check to see if mack thinks the trend is continuing. Saved me a bit of cash
Yeah it's going in the wrong direction imo
Hey Mack will you be reviewing Forbidden West??
So is the borderlands 2 DLC with Tina better than this? Funnier by the sounds at least
I haven't played this new release, but the Tiny Tina expansion in BL2 is really good. I've played through it twice and had a great time. Sounds like they lost the magic on the new release.
That score seems a bit generous to me.
I didn’t like the drop rate being affected by loot dice. Borderlands 3 was a bit much but I methodically got every dice in every area I visited and halfway through the campaign I was getting Hot garbage for drops. The loot wasn’t fun
Thanks Mack. Love the review
I actually did laugh at the part where Mr. Torgue blows up the ocean, but that also is the only time he actually felt like Mr. Torgue rather than a wokist wearing a Mr. Torgue skin suit.
But yeah, the gameplay is a lot of fun and the story is just okay, It's serviceable, though the woke garbage all over the place is annoying.
I actually prefer it over BL3's story mostly because I think the characters are actually less obnoxious and the villain is way better (not like having a better villain than BL3 is impressive though).
Do you mean when it happens in bl2 or is there a similar joke in this game?
@@pooPbutwhole No I mean that it actually seems like something Mr. Torgue would do if he played Bunkers and Badasses.
But everything else about him doesn't feel like the way Mr. Torgue acts and talks at all.
He does have a quote from BL2's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC where he says the he wants the vault hunter to blow up the ocean.
@@TearThatRedFlagDown yea i know mate, i was just wondering if they re-used the same joke in wonderlands
@@pooPbutwhole They did, probably why it's pretty much the only joke that's actually funny.
@@TearThatRedFlagDown haha damn, cheers bro take care
Tiny Tina is one of the worst characters.
They're like product placement for progressive Americans. super annoying.
I've been watching your reviews for a while now, WAB, because I find we tend to think very similarly on most things. I spent around seven years in BL2, and bought the deluxe edition of BL3; but my attitude was very wait and see about this one. Your review seems to be a perfect match with my expectations. I might get it on sale, perhaps, because I could use a new shooter at the moment; but I am still deep in No Man's Sky right now.
Anyway, great review and thanks.
@Andre The idea of a looter shooter is that maybe 3% of the guns are worth using, and all of the generic procedurally generated stuff is vendor trash. In BL3 I primarily run with Jakobs weapons, and for me Handling is the most important stat, because even with Jakobs, with my Zayne spec I don't need to care about my damage output at all. I instead need to worry more about weapon sway so that I don't miss shots when I am sniping.
Before you argue, I bought BL2 in 2013, and only stopped playing it less than 12 months ago. I also currently have a shotgun Outlander at the third tier of New Game+ (admittedly on Normal difficulty) in Torchlight 2, and I have been playing that game since release, as well.
In other words, if I don't understand the idea of a looter shooter (or an ARPG, because aside from first person, they're basically the same thing) at this point, then I probably never will.
So for someone who wasnt played borderlands is it worth it ?
No, just go play Borderlands 1 or 2 there far better then this garbage, especially 2 which is by far the best one in the series.
@@MartinMorning2 thanks man
switching off DX 12 helped me alot.
Mac is a legit Financial Advisor for the avid Gamer :)
I will probably get it on steam when it gets on discount..... but not while it is on epic I do not even have installed that thing and neither I intend to...
I have always despised Tiny Tina; she’s one of the worst and most unfunny cringe characters in gaming. However, you said this game was woke now, and didn’t provide any explanation as to how. What makes it woke? I was never going to buy this game, but you seem to throw woke out there a lot in these reviews, and this one had zero reasoning shown for why.
oh my god ive been reading this game title as "Tina Turna"
I agree Mac. Tina’s voice is annoying as hell. Can’t do it. Hard pass
Once again, thanks for the honest review.
Honest review as always and obviously a great video 80)
You've rated this game generously.
Yeah I probably have but I did have a blast in coop on some missions where the magic and shooting all came together, it just swayed me over the line from a 6.5/10
I completely agree dude....Borderlands used to be tongue in cheek.....now its sooooo P.C. Its ridiculous
Much love dude
Wait, first they complain Borderlands 3 didn't sell good enough on the Epic Store and now they do the same with this one too?
If I had a pound everytime borderlands 3 was mentioned I'd have a tenner
Thank's Mak'
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Not one for me, I'd end up strangling that annoying Beehatch !
Looks pretty ,and shite .
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£55 , ya fookin kidding !
The tryhard humour has made these games unplayable to me since the second one.
They've tried to do a Harley Quinn voice Mack 🤣
Tiny Tina is very much the direct opposite of how endearing Magilou really is.
go woke go broke
I dont know. Im so tired of gaming. 1-2 okay-ish Games per year I can stand. This again, looks very "meh". Going back to Warcraft 3 tonight again I guess.
Is epic games actually safe to use because a lot of people are saying they sell your data?
Edit: and track what your doing on your pc
Tencent owns a large part of Epic, and Tencent are basically the Chinese government. So yeah i definitely wouldn't use Epic with my info. I don't think it's ever been proven that the app tracks you though.
Borderlands was never funny so if it's even worse now then I can only imagine.
Mate, I thought I was on me own with that opinion. I played BL handsome collection and wondered what all the fuss was about tbh. I'd heard it was funny but it didn't seem funny to me and I love alot of different comedy. It just seemed stupid if I'm honest. Not for me that.
Old comment, but yeah, I never understood the appeal of Borderlands "humor" as well (really good writing like "Bonerfarts"). I've never finished Borderlands 2 even because the whole game is just a test of your sanity.
How Gearbox hasn’t added an option to pick up loot as junk is beyond me, DAY ONE STUFF DUDE