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Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
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As the first Borderlands 4 reviews come in, the Gearbox sequel has to prove that it’s fixed the problems of BL3 without overcorrecting.
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Borderlands 4 is here, and I’m actually quite excited. I fell in love with Gearbox’s looter-shooter series back in my university dorm room in 2009, and I’ve continued to have an affinity for it ever since. The new installment has a lot to prove, to me and the wider audience; BL3 played really well at its core, but it was badly paced and its brand of in-your-face humor fell flatter than it had in the past. Perhaps this once-great name had run out of steam? Borderlands 4 restarts the engine, and takes things in a slightly new direction - but will it be enough to win hearts and minds once more?
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
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Borderlands 4 is here, and I’m actually quite excited. I fell in love with Gearbox’s looter-shooter series back in my university dorm room in 2009, and I’ve continued to have an affinity for it ever since. The new installment has a lot to prove, to me and the wider audience; BL3 played really well at its core, but it was badly paced and its brand of in-your-face humor fell flatter than it had in the past. Perhaps this once-great name had run out of steam? Borderlands 4 restarts the engine, and takes things in a slightly new direction - but will it be enough to win hearts and minds once more? Read the full story on PCGamesN: Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
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11 September 2025, 5:27 pm
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Ken Allsop
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title: Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
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As the first Borderlands 4 reviews come in, the Gearbox sequel has to prove that it’s fixed the problems of BL3 without overcorrecting.
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Borderlands 4 is here, and I’m actually quite excited. I fell in love with Gearbox’s looter-shooter series back in my university dorm room in 2009, and I’ve continued to have an affinity for it ever since. The new installment has a lot to prove, to me and the wider audience; BL3 played really well at its core, but it was badly paced and its brand of in-your-face humor fell flatter than it had in the past. Perhaps this once-great name had run out of steam? Borderlands 4 restarts the engine, and takes things in a slightly new direction - but will it be enough to win hearts and minds once more?
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
content_text: Borderlands 4 is here, and I’m actually quite excited. I fell in love with Gearbox’s looter-shooter series back in my university dorm room in 2009, and I’ve continued to have an affinity for it ever since. The new installment has a lot to prove, to me and the wider audience; BL3 played really well at its core, but it was badly paced and its brand of in-your-face humor fell flatter than it had in the past. Perhaps this once-great name had run out of steam? Borderlands 4 restarts the engine, and takes things in a slightly new direction - but will it be enough to win hearts and minds once more? Read the full story on PCGamesN: Borderlands 4 is here at last, and it's a make-or-break moment for the series
pub_date: 11 September 2025, 5:27 pm
guid: https://www.pcgamesn.com/borderlands-4/launch-reviews
creator: Ken Allsop
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