Borderlands 3 screenshots from tech demo show location and characters

From PlayStation Universe: "Borderlands 3 screenshots may have leaked. Reportedly from a tech demo, these screens show some of the characters and location."

[quent]

Too brown

[Fishy Fingers]

That's the desert for you.

Plenty of variety/colour in the previous games. I doubt these few screens are indicative of the entire game.

[InTheZoneAC]

is this dude serious? My God!!!!......

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

Borderlands 3!! Heck yeah. I've been waiting for a next gen Borderlands.

[IceKoldKilla]

We got Trump over here.

[sdcard4gb]

Does not matter. Borderlands is just a self-concious grind-fest that doesn't take itself seriously... I had enough games like these to serve a lifetime, would much more enjoy something dark, gritty and ultimately tragic. These kinds of games actually leave a mark.

[Princess_Pilfer]

So go play one of them instead of asking for it in a duscussion about a game that is most definitely not about what you're asking for.

[sdcard4gb]

I am not asking, I am pointing out.

[vickers500]

Borderlands 2 was a masterpiece. I can get any complaint you might have if you've only played the pre-sequel, but if you hated BL2, you just have bad taste, plain and simple.

BL2 had a pretty good balance of serious and comedy. When Jack killed bloodwing and Roland, that got me more emotional than when Nathan Drakes relationship was on the rocks or when any of the good guys in infinite warfare died, or any cod for that matter (finished IW about 20 minutes ago), or either of the 2 newer ACs (unity and syndicate, also recently finished).

But you're one of those people who have BL in their had as a blank slate wish fufillment franchise, a franchise that if they had done it the way they initially shown it, would have supposedly filled all your desires and wildest fantasies about what gaming could be, it's safe to trash on what bl is now because you let your imagination run wild on what it would've been had they went with the generic art style. Except had they stayed with what that trailer showed, it would probably have ended up as an unsuccessful franchise with a generic gritty story that nobody would have given a shit about.

Borderlands 2 left a huge mark, bl1 to a lesser extent left a pretty big dent as well.

If you're STILL complaining/angry about BL1 going a different direction this far into the franchises lifetime, then you got some shit to work out, and need to let it the hell go. I mean damn, it's been long enough.

And it's not even like you lost anything. The franchise never even existed the way it does in your head.

If you want a generic gritty bullshit story, there are FAR more of them out there than there are "not-so-serious-story&quo t; games.

[IceKoldKilla]

Everyone is titled to their opinion. He wasn't rude. He simply had a comment about a game. He voiced his opinion and you got upset enough to tell him to leave. *smh*

[vickers500]

Actually he was being fairly rude. Saying the game "divolved in bullshit" isn't a very respectful way to criticize something.

He pointed out his opinion, and I pointed out how maybe his beef with the franchise isn't necessary with the franchise itself, but more of a personal problem, with unrealistic expectations.

I didn't tell him to leave, I just told him to get over it, because it's very clear from his comments that he's still pissed off, despite being I don't even know how many years, with the franchises tone set. That's a long time to hold a grudge over something so miniscule.

[Mutant-Spud]

Gods save us from people who play games to "experience" something.

[sdcard4gb]

What is the point of playing anything BUT for an experience ?

[EmperorDalek]

So you want a dark game, go into an article about a game that was never going to be dark... and complain that it isn't dark? There's plenty of dark games out there.

[sdcard4gb]

Why not ? Borderlands almost felt like something dark back when it started, and then it divolved into bullshit by the second game completely.

[dumahim]

@sdcard4gb

Yeah, Borderlands was SO dark at the beginning with Markus telling a story with an over the top accent and laughing, then the bus ramming a skag and seeing it stuck to the bumper as the bus goes along all while Cage the Elephant is playing. Then you start out with Claptrap as your tutorial? Yeah. Felt so dark.

The reason Borderlands became the success that it is, is because everything else was so dour and realistic. The development started out that way, but they knew they had to do something to stand apart from the rest.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Does that really look even slightly interesting?

[EmperorDalek]

Not every game has to be dark, and Borderlands 1 most certainly wasn't. BL2 has the same tone as BL1, it's just they got better at making the characters, dialogue and story more present.

Are you struggling to find something with a serious story/world? I hear Torment: Tides of Numenera has a good world. Deus Ex: Human revolution was excellent, as was Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (If you have a last gen console.) Resident Evil VII has a great dark setting. Some of the Telltale games are excellent. Dark Souls 1,2 and 3 have excellent lore. Inside & Limbo are all about their dark experiences. Dishonored 1&2 as well.

I could go on. But the point is that there are plenty of games with darker stories, and Borderlands doesn't have to follow suit.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Ok?

[Princess_Pilfer]

Borderlands was never dark. Ever. Did you actually read any of the text boxes? I did. At most, they were grounded. Most of the time they were references, black humor, or slapstick humor. It was never anything even resembling "dark, gritty and ultimately tragic." Dark games do not introduce all the major characters and bosses with brightly colored title cards, complete with an exaggerated pose, joke, and theme music. That was never the point, it was *always* about bullshit, they just got better at presenting it.

[gums007]

sdcard4gb, do you like to harm and torture small animals too?

[sdcard4gb]

No.

[silvacrest]

Your pointing out your opinion which no one asked for and going by the disagrees, hardly anyone agrees with either.

My opinion is from someone who put 500 hours into boarderlands 2, with the excellent DLCs it had that much content to keep me coming back, it was not grindy at all, you can complete the game with just gear that drops normally, no need to grind, i have no idea where you got that from,

The game is more of a light heartd adventure with serious tones at points

[_-EDMIX-_]

Yet.... your here

[ifrit_caress]

I'm already expecting a terrible season pass, just like the Pre-sequel.

[dumahim]

To be honest, I haven't really enjoyed many of the Borderlands DLC packs. Zombie Island of Dr Ned and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx were my favorites. Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep was pretty good, but I felt a bit let down because the cap had not been raised, so I played through so much new content and not gaining anything.

[RedPill86]

Character*. Not multiple. No plausible evidence it's even a character we play. Man. Word it however they can to get hits.

[Fishy Fingers]

The orb and robot are also characters. Even the human, be that NPC or player controlled is a character.

I don't see what you're complaining about? The headline represents what's in the article as far as I'm concerned. To the point it's one of the few on N4G that does.

[RedPill86]

CHARACTERS. Multiple. There's one.

LOCATION. Brown.

Misleading and boring. We got a character MODEL. And brown. It's a headline meant to sound like they got something good and there's nothing.

[Fishy Fingers]

Shall we count them together? Ready, orb, robot and human. That adds up to three characters fella.

The headline denotes exactly what's in the article. You seem to be upset by the content/colour palette of the screens, that's not the fault of the author or the headline.

Again, no reason to complain. What were you expecting from a few leaked screens? A playthrough video? :/

[dumahim]

Calling an orb a character is a bit of a stretch. And what robot?

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

Two words you never want to see. 'Tech' 'Demo' - Just wait for actual gameplay...

[KwietStorm_BLM]

What makes you say that? I'm always interested in tech demos.

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

Cause tech demos rarely ever come to fruition. for example the original showing of Watch Dogs at E3, The original footage of Killzone 2 (even tho the final product was a good game).... When the games came out they looked nothing like the Tech demos that were shown.

[Omnisonne]

Tech Demos aren't always about a single game. It's a good way to see where the industry is going regarding tech and what can be expected of future titles using such tech.

They said it's being used for BL3, but to what extent is uknown.
Killzone 2 was a cinematic demo I believe, not rendered real-time (as proven by their struggle to achieve such visuals in the actual game)

[madforaday]

Did you see a side by side comparison from that E3 trailer to the actual game?The actual game actually looks better because they added visual effects and made the mood of the scene much better. The E3 trailer actually looks dull and bland but of course in 2005 that was a big thing. I always thought what you thought too. I just watched it again and I think you need to re watch that because Killzone 2 the actual game looks much better than that. When I say looks I am talking about the atmosphere, the grittiness, the feel and the vibe. That E3 trailer was lifeless, but man 2005 lol

[KwietStorm_BLM]

The initial showing if Watch Dogs and Killzone were not tech demos. Which demo of Killzone are you actually talking about? That target render trailer? Because that was just a trailer. Ubisoft is known to BS with their reveals anyway, and Watch Dogs was a big culprit of that. But what a tech demo usually is is a proof of concept of an engine, not a game, so it's not about coming to fruition.

[vickers500]

"The last game in the series, Borderlands 2, was released on PS3 and received rave reviews at launch."

Forgetting the pre-sequel I see, as most of us choose to, lol.

[dumahim]

It was alright. Story and gameplay were not as good as 2, but I still got plenty of hours in to it.

[vickers500]

Borderlands is my favorite franchise. But I wish the pre_sequel didn't exist, that's hoe much I hated it.

The one redeeming factor was the last claptrap glitch dlc (don't remember what it was called), which was far better than the main game.

[Tetsujin]

"IF" it's Borderlands 3 hopefully it goes back to how the first game was. I may be the minority but I liked 1 overall over 2. The story in 2 was better developed, and more engaging, but the fun factor in 1 was way better than 2. I can't speak for Pre-Sequel because I had bad motion sickness playing it on the PS3 and 4, so I hold no opinion about it.

[madforaday]

I agree with you because BL 1 was soo new and refreshing and I actually platinumed BL 1. It was a game where I had 3 different saves because I was playing it with 3 different people. When BL 2 was out, we already know what the game will be about because of the first one. I was just Borderlands out at that point. I felt like I already played this game (BL2) before. It was more polished and with a better story.

[gangsta_red]

I hope this is true, I had an absolute blast playing and grinding in Borderlands 2.

The best part was playing with friends, beating a boss and then quickly grabbing weapons before your friends could and then hearing them yelling about "who took that legendary weapon!?".

Good times.

[opinionated]

Loved the first borderlands but gearbox has fallen low on my totem. They have to prove themselves again before I buy anything they make. The CEO is kind of a cunt as well.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Right, bc they have no clue how to make a Borderlands game...

I on the other hand would preorder and buy Borderlands 3 on day 1 bc.......It's Borderlands. If there is one thing Gearbox knows, it's Borderlands. C'mon Randy, we are waiting to throw money at you.

[opinionated]

I don't know, do they? The prequel wasn't special in any way. It was quite boring honestly.

Borderlands 1 wasn't filled with political whiny garbage either. Gearbox has been through a lot since borderlands. If they show they can still make borderlands a great co-op experience then I will buy it. For sure. I won't give them the benefit of the doubt until they show me though. I wouldn't preorder anything from that studio after seeing where pitchford's mind is at. The gutter of San Francisco doesn't interest me.

[dumahim]

Gearbox didn't develop the pre-sequel. Some division of 2K in Australia did and they got shut down when they were done with the game.

[opinionated]

I see why.

[JasonKCK]

Malware report when clicking the link

[Relientk77]

Hope we see it at E3

[0Day]

Too much cell shading. Liked the art style of 1 better than 2 IMO.

[1nsomniac]

I always get a ton of hate for saying this but the Borderlands series is truly awful. It's shallow, poor, cheap writing & attempt at humour. It's a series that feels like it was made by a group of 5 year olds who spent the entire development time stealing old ideas from old games & just copying them but not even able to copy them well.

I will never understand how anyone can give this game any credit. Genuinely the worst set of games I've ever played.

[ARESWARLORD]

Can't wait for Borderlands 3 just please make it like Borderlands 2 and forget about the pre sequel

[zodiac909]

Hopefully this game turns out more juicy, and not tasting like the stale bread that Borderlands 2 was all the way through.

[PigsR4Eating]

Before anyone gets too excited remember Battleborn!