Borderlands 4 has been revealed for a while now, but fans are pretty excited about the new Vault Hunters and a bigger focus on co-op. Like previous entries in the series, this game is still all about the grind, so expect to shoot everything you see and equip a ton of that stat-boosting loot.
There’s a lot to like about this new entry, but a part of me wishes Borderlands was a third-person shooter instead. If these games focused on one character, it would have been understandable. But giving players four hunters with unique designs feels odd.
Maybe it’s my time with Marvel Rivals, but if characters have cool designs, you should be able to see them.
Gearbox Software has designed plenty of cool characters in this series of games. Whether it’s the three official looter shooters or those story-based Telltale titles, this series always had good character designs. These Vault Hunters are just as interesting, if not more, and we think it would have been better if they were visible while shooting enemies.
Once again, this is more of a preference thing than anything else. The Borderlands games have sold millions of copies with a first-person perspective, and that won’t stop with this new entry. It’s just that after playing games like Marvel Rivals, things are better if we can see the characters.
No, not necessarily in a gooner way. Granted, these games also have attractive women, but not everything is about booty.
I mean, Borderlands is about booty, but the treasure kind. There’s so much gear to unlock and equip. While they don’t really affect your appearance, we imagine they would if the game could actually show us what they look like. Granted, it’s easier to develop a looter shooter if you don’t see what your character looks like, so this makes sense too.
Based on how many games this Borderlands has, it’s clear that fans of this franchise are fine with this point of view. It helps that the shooting feels satisfying, thanks to great sound effects and the weighty feel of weapons. With tons of gear and weapons to loot, it’s easy to see why fans love this shooter and can’t wait for the new entry.
Let’s just hope we never have to hear about that live-action movie ever again.
Even though the series is already really good as an FPS, this writer would always like it would be better as a third-person shooter. This is a matter of perspective, but seeing how cool your character looks adds to the gaming experience sometimes.
Regardless of perspective, Borderlands 4 is going to do just fine. In fact, this game looks like it’s going to be the best entry yet.
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