Borderlands 4

Item: Borderlands 4
Rating: 37
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2026-01-21

Summary

Engaging and improved story experience
Exceptional gunplay and combat mechanics
High replayability with abundant content
Severe performance optimization issues
Repetitive and empty open-world design
Overpriced relative to content offered

Emotions

Frustration34%Disappointment25%Satisfaction9%Excitement5%Enjoyment5%

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Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 78%
Unhelpful reviews: 21%
Protest reviews: 1%

37%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
63%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1046
Negative points: 1643
Gameplay points: 1174
Perf. points: 538
Rec. points: 196
Misc points: 12

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging and improved story Description The narrative is frequently described as a significant improvement over Borderlands 3, with better pacing, more likable characters, and a balance of humor and seriousness. Players appreciate the return to the series' roots while offering fresh storytelling. Importance 82%	The narrative is frequently described as a significant improvement over Borderlands 3, with better pacing, more likable characters, and a balance of humor and seriousness. Players appreciate the return to the series' roots while offering fresh storytelling.	82%
Humor and tone refined Description The game strikes a better balance with its humor compared to Borderlands 3, reducing cringe while maintaining the series' signature absurdity. Players enjoy the more grounded yet still over-the-top dialogue and character interactions. Importance 73%	The game strikes a better balance with its humor compared to Borderlands 3, reducing cringe while maintaining the series' signature absurdity. Players enjoy the more grounded yet still over-the-top dialogue and character interactions.	73%
Exceptional gunplay and combat Description The game is widely praised for its dynamic, fast-paced combat and satisfying gunplay, which is considered the best in the franchise. Players highlight the variety, responsiveness, and depth of weapon mechanics, including manufacturer parts and ordinance systems. Importance 71%	The game is widely praised for its dynamic, fast-paced combat and satisfying gunplay, which is considered the best in the franchise. Players highlight the variety, responsiveness, and depth of weapon mechanics, including manufacturer parts and ordinance systems.	71%
High replayability and content Description The game offers extensive content, including 30+ hours of story missions, side quests, and endgame activities. Players highlight the addictive loot grind, build variety, and frequent gear drops as key factors for replayability. Importance 56%	The game offers extensive content, including 30+ hours of story missions, side quests, and endgame activities. Players highlight the addictive loot grind, build variety, and frequent gear drops as key factors for replayability.	56%
Co-op and multiplayer enhancements Description The game retains and improves upon the series' co-op mechanics, including cross-play and split-screen. Players enjoy the social features, such as Shift friend invites, and the seamless open-world design for multiplayer. Importance 49%	The game retains and improves upon the series' co-op mechanics, including cross-play and split-screen. Players enjoy the social features, such as Shift friend invites, and the seamless open-world design for multiplayer.	49%
Strong side quests and NPCs Description Side quests are praised for their creativity, humor, and callbacks to previous games. NPCs, including returning characters like Claptrap, are well-received for their likability and engaging storylines. Importance 48%	Side quests are praised for their creativity, humor, and callbacks to previous games. NPCs, including returning characters like Claptrap, are well-received for their likability and engaging storylines.	48%
Visually stunning and immersive Description The game's art style, lighting, and animations are frequently described as top-notch. Features like HDR, ray tracing, and detailed environments enhance immersion and visual appeal. Importance 46%	The game's art style, lighting, and animations are frequently described as top-notch. Features like HDR, ray tracing, and detailed environments enhance immersion and visual appeal.	46%
Quality-of-life improvements Description Numerous QoL enhancements, such as better menus, pathfinding, and vehicle summoning, are highlighted as natural evolutions from Borderlands 3. These changes streamline gameplay and reduce frustration. Importance 13%	Numerous QoL enhancements, such as better menus, pathfinding, and vehicle summoning, are highlighted as natural evolutions from Borderlands 3. These changes streamline gameplay and reduce frustration.	13%
Deep character customization Description Players appreciate the extensive skill trees, unique Vault Hunter abilities, and build variety. The customization options allow for diverse playstyles, from one-shotting bosses to experimenting with weapon and skill combinations. Importance 13%	Players appreciate the extensive skill trees, unique Vault Hunter abilities, and build variety. The customization options allow for diverse playstyles, from one-shotting bosses to experimenting with weapon and skill combinations.	13%

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