Borderlands 3 Finally Revealed with First Trailer

Today, during Gearbox Software's PAX East stage show, the developer finally revealed the much-teased Borderlands 3.

[-Foxtrot]

Looks fantastic...FINALLY

Still miffed they could have added the original vault hunters after the map was revealed to Brick, Mordecai and Lilith at the end of the second game.

I really hope they explain the whole Siren thing, only 6 activated at a time in the entire Universe yet all of them just happened to end up on Pandora. Lilith, Steele, Maya, Asha, Angel and now the new one. Would have preferred to play Lilith again since I loved Phase Walk.

I am happy Gearbox is taking this franchise serious though with all the support it's getting.

[LordoftheCritics]

This looks like a dlc.

Wheres the newness?

I've seen powerpoint presentations that are more interesting that this trailer.

[Dizzy11523]

Oh please.

[anonymousfan]

It does look very similar but borderlands doesn't need to change to be great

[AnthonyDavis]

Another boring party shooter. Destiny, Anthem etc. The only one that’s good is L4D.

I was holding Take Two stock earlier today and traded it, dammit.

[abstractel]

I won't go as far as LordoftheCritics, but it wasn't the leap from last gen to current gen I was hoping for. Still looks great.

I'm sure they've changed things up as far as gameplay goes. I do not at all believe it will be a long DLC in the form of a full sequel.

[dumahim]

It's always going to have that look to it, but if you don't see the improvement in lighting effects, then you may need some help.

[Fritzwochel]

This.
Best thing about the trailer was the saxophone solo.

[poppatron]

I thought the exact same. Fingers crossed they’ll be previewing all the new mechanics and elements further down the line. It did just look like borderlands 2 with new locations

[TargusX]

Agreed.

[81BX]

Said no one ever!

[DivoJones]

A little hyperbolic, but the downside of their visual aesthetic/cell shaded visuals is that it'll always look the same'ish... so I'm just hoping they actually did a graphics engine upgrade despite the similar appearance.

[Christopher]

Original and others can be added as DLC. I completely understand not adding them at release where you want people to focus on the new vault hunters. But, I do hope they do the 'clone' thing and allow people to play as other vault hunters in a funny way via free DLC post release.

[-Foxtrot]

But why new hunters when you've established so many characters in the other games? Like they could have had the original vault hunters and added Tina to replace Roland with the Borderlands 2 characters acting as NPC characters. I mean we've had 3 games now to add the old hunters and they've never done it.

Just seems they could use what they have really, I mean the excuse of the character switch in the sequel was "we want to give the original vault hunters development" even though you can easily have them as main characters and give them development like most other games do.

Each vault hunter in the first game had their own stories of why they came to Pandora, Lilith was to find if the rumours of another Siren were true, which was basically Steele and Brick was to find his missing sister etc. Just felt lazy on their part at the time but I thought the sequel would take care of that, but they decided to just swap characters.

[Christopher]

Because if you make those characters people love into Vault Hunters, they won't have lines in the game or be central to the story for every character... Additionally, people have already played those Vault Hunters, so why play the same people when you can have new? What? Change their powers? That's even weirder.

I completely disagree with taking them out of the story as integral NPCs, which is why I suggested doing the 'clone' bit, which they could react to in their own way. And, Tiny Tina and others could be clone options as well, but I 100% disagree with them being Vault Hunters as those are silent protagonists who shoot and kill, not add to the storyline via dialogue and cut scenes.

I respect your desire, but I completely disagree with it.

[-Foxtrot]

Really? You could easily change up their powers or abilities since Borderlands 2 already did that

The skill tree could have split between old and new

Brick got a melee weapon, upgraded from just using his fists

Mordicai got a new Bloodwing which could have had a different move set, switch what you learn it

Lilith upgraded her phase walk to teleportation or they could have evolved her powers into something else.

It wouldn't be weird at all...hell it wouldn't be weird in a game like this which features guns with legs.

You can easilly have main characters be developed with voices and also be playable, it's lazy and you feel like you are playing a plank of wood. It was forgivable in the first game but they should have done it in future games.

[Christopher]

-Foxtrot, I'm not an idiot. I understand that. It would be a bad idea, IMHO. You don't need to try and change my opinion, it's not going to happen. Just like I'm not trying to change yours.

[Elwenil]

I think the new characters is nice. A lot of games catch flak for not expanding their playable characters in sequels. Destiny is a good example. How many people were disappointed when we didn't get any new classes/characters in Destiny 2? Now it would be nice to have been able to play the original characters in Borderlands 2, but considering the story, I think it would have been a bit messed up. Yeah, it could still have been done but I think it might have been one of those deals where you end up with a less than stellar story or a story with plot holes due to the combination of an open world, multiple choices, flexible mission order, etc.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

It does look good but I have to say Im starting to get a little burned out of looter shooters now that the market is full of them. Besides that Borderlands is the original concept of the " looter shooter" and I have no doubt it will be a blast. Though
admittedly Gearbox and Randy Pitchford dont have the greatest track record as of late. All they need to do is listen to the fans and not pull off a Bethesda or Bioware.

[VerminSC]

But honestly, borderlands is the only game to have ever done it right.

[Fist4achin]

Looks cool. I miss Flank Steak and Madd Moxxi

[dumahim]

@VerminSC
Brothers in Arms?

[MoshA]

Shame its epic exclusive

[totalgaminglegend]

Like others said, it looks like DLC. Seriously this long and this is the best they can do? Boarderlands always felt like a lazy attempt, already using cell shaded to hide the fact of bad graphics, the very least would be to finally make this game bigger, badder and actually openworld instead of cut up pieces of a map.

[Asuka]

cannot wait to dump 2000hrs into this!

[gamer9]

Terrible 1 hour presentation. Hopefully great game. Just more the same? They didn’t tell us anything about the game, left wondering what differs from BL2 / what’s new..

[PhoenixRising37]

look in the description of the youtube video.

[gamer9]

Thanks, but come back April 3rd for details? This was the time to list at least a few details, they had a whole hour and wasted it going through a board game nobody cares about..

[BoneMagnus]

One little question:

WHEN CAN I BUY THIS?!?!?!

[Abriael]

They didn't say, or the platforms. Next reveal is on April 3.

[Iamnothuman12]

Good I hope they don't destroy the fun with a microtransaction system.

[badz149]

I won't put my hope up too high

[Palitera]

I absolutely love the franchise, but this trailer was so uninspired and random... Good thing they already have their fanbase set.

[gamer9]

Agreed.. with all that dev time i thought it'd be more than BL 2.5. This trailer didn't blow me away at all..

[Furesis]

does it have to blow you away tho? people wanted more borderlands and that's what this is and i'm happy.

[Palitera]

The first few seconds are enough to scream "BL2.5!!!", but that's really not my grip. What annoyed more is the big lack of intention in most of this loooong trailer. Most of it really seemed like random clips put together by a dumb robot.
I'm sure there are lots of new and interesting abilities, perks and mechanics, but they also showed nothing of it.

[THC CELL]

Hope vr day one

[VerminSC]

Looks amazing! It’s been too long!

[SoulClaw]

Same same, but different, but same

[Blu3_Berry]

This looks so amazing. I'm so glad Borderlands is back. It's time to show these piss poor GaaS games what a real looter shooter is. I'm so hyped and my god, everything just intrigues me.

[TheGamez100]

Hype!!! Still need to play the previous games lol. Just been too busy with other games and life.

[Dizzy11523]

KICK ASS

[Kosic]

The trailer didn't get me pumped as much as I expected. Looks more of the same (which is a great thing!).

I wish Handsome jack would be in this one, he was an amazing character in the others.

[Lighter9]

Pew pu Pew! It's gun wave time!

[TargusX]

Looks Phat

[Chaosdreams]

*Twitches

That "Baddies? We've got Baddies" with that walk - won me over.

SLAMS THE PRE-ORDER BUTTON (when the button is available).

[rlow1]

Looks claptraplusious!!!!

[phoenixwing]

As long as its not gaas or bad microtransactions ill buy

[Chimishimi]

GRIZZZZZZZZ

[Relientk77]

Frickin' Finally!

I've been waiting so long for this

[Viryu]

Guns with legs? Ok, yeah, I can run with that idea.

[salmonade]

I love Borderlands, but this looks EXACTLY like the last gen Borderlands 2. I know graphics aren't everything, but come on. I wanted something that improves in every way from the past releases. This looks exactly the same. Even the animations are all the same. Maybe after the failure of their recent release of their other game (I don't remember the name) they then rushed this Borderlands 3 development so they could start making money again. Who knows. I guess I'm feeling a little disappointed. I'm sure I'll still get the game. But damn

[Omnisonne]

I'm glad someone brought this up.. didn't they release a Borderlands tech demo on Unreal 4 engine a long while ago? I might be wrong but, this doesn't look much like Unreal 4. And if it is, it's barely any improvement, which kinda sucks cause Borderlands in general has some great environments that could benefit from a new engine.

[Gwiz]

It's probably still Unreal Engine 3 (you can add some functional HDR to that although limited see:Gear of War 3)
I wish they went with UE4 but that's what you get mostly from third-party studios depending on smaller budgets.

[dumahim]

Yep. Uh-huh. No graphical improvements here. /s
https://imgur.com/xz8GCQl

[BioShockGX]

In conclusion my dick hard

[theshredded]

Hail to the king baby! I'll grab the collection whenever it gets on sale.

[Kostche]

<3 just wet my pants, what fucking amazing trailer, love this series

[ibrake4naps]

I'll wait till they give it the VR treatment

[XxSPIDEYxX]

Needs more Tiny Tina!

[headshotfrosty]

Looks like every borderlands I've ever seen.

[badboyz09]

watching in 4k!!

[Ninjamonkey82]

1 billion guns damn gonna take forever getting all that, i can't wait.

[Traecy]

This trailer made me smile! I enjoyed all the Borderland games though 2 was the best,this looks more of the same but with better graphics & a much bigger game! I'm hoping this is a fall or late fall release.

[salmonade]

I think the graphics look very close to being exactly the same. Even the animations look stunted and just like Borderlands 2. I'm going to get the game but I am a little disappointed to be honest.

[Traecy]

The art style is still the same but you can clearly see the graphics & resolution are enhanced looking current gen.

[BenRC01]

Take my money.

[AK91]

Got admit this was pretty underwhelming it literally looks like the first game, also they killed off Angel but NOT claptrap? WTF?????

[Donnie81]

Yes!!!!!

[Zenbaby369]

Gotta say this "comic book" visual style just looks super dated. Stale..looking at this game hurts my brain. Shame though..I bet it's super fun..so enjoy it, those of you with eyes of steel.

[Ricegum]

No it doesn't.

[jonivtec]

more of the same....i dont know if its good or bad...let"s see...

[Rachel_Alucard]

They should've at least showed off some new features instead of presenting the game as if it's identical to the first 2. I would think after 7 years they would've done that.

[wwinterj]

I'll wait for the inevitable "game of the year" version or equivalent as I have the first game in that version and the handsome collection. I do however hope this game isn't full of MTX. Only time will tell.

[VTKC]

I thought Marcus Fenix was playing the Saxaphone

[leemo19]

It's about gosh damn!!! time. Been waiting forever for it, finally a proper looter shooter will be back.

[Gaming4Life1981]

I loved borderlands 1 & 2 but I never really cared or wanted a part 3. After watching this great trailer I'm getting this day one.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I love the way this game is looking, I just hope they don't go exclusive on the Epic store, otherwise it's the console version for me, and Sony & Microsoft both take 30%.

[ARESWARLORD]

My PC is ready

[brando008]

That reveal was badass!!

[DVAcme]

I would have been excited 4 years ago, but now? I have zero faith this game won't be more GAAS looter shooter garbagio. With all the shit and failed games Gearbox has developed in the last couple of years, they'll be desperate to make craptons of money in short time, so count on them to spoil the game rotten with microtransactions.

[Fritzwochel]

IDK, still looks like something the cat dragged out of the PS3.

[Edito]

Good that fans liked it, the i never understood this game... Maybe the visuals are not my thing...

[TargusX]

Looks a little too same-y to me. Just hope the Gazillion Guns claim actually means decent variation! Not just re-hashes of the same thing,

[RabbitFly]

After all that build up this trailer felt like a letdown. Not that the game has to be bad, but that trailer felt very lackluster to me. I dont know if it is the editing or the music, but to me it comes of as trying to be hype piece without any hype.

[l33t_haxx0r]

I think I am the only one who thinks borderlands games are un funny boring crap.

[jcole97]

Never played borderlands, but this trailer makes me want to play the first two and get into the series

[Angelin]

As I have never played borderlands, I didn’t understand from the trailer what it’s about. Is it a first person party shooter game, I suppose?