Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced

Item: Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-13

Summary

Fun, classic looter-shooter with addictive gunplay
Enhanced graphics and quality of life improvements
Excellent co-op experience, better with friends
Outdated design and weak story elements
Severe technical and performance issues
Repetitive side quests and unrewarding loot

Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced header

Emotions

Satisfaction32%Frustration16%Disappointment12%Joy8%Excitement5%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 52%
Unhelpful reviews: 46%
Protest reviews: 3%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
22%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2633
Negative points: 1822
Gameplay points: 819
Perf. points: 151
Rec. points: 536
Misc points: 367

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, Enjoyable, and Classic Description The game is widely praised for being fun, enjoyable, and a classic that has aged well. Many players express strong positive feelings, often citing nostalgia and its enduring appeal. Importance 83%	The game is widely praised for being fun, enjoyable, and a classic that has aged well. Many players express strong positive feelings, often citing nostalgia and its enduring appeal.	83%
Enhanced Graphics & QoL Description The Enhanced Edition significantly improves graphics with higher resolution textures, better lighting, and 4K support. It also introduces quality-of-life features like a mini-map, inventory sorting, and a revamped UI, making the game feel more modern and accessible. Importance 36%	The Enhanced Edition significantly improves graphics with higher resolution textures, better lighting, and 4K support. It also introduces quality-of-life features like a mini-map, inventory sorting, and a revamped UI, making the game feel more modern and accessible.	36%
Foundational Borderlands Experience Description The game is recognized as the foundational entry in the Borderlands series, establishing its unique visual style, humor, and looter-shooter genre. Many consider it a favorite or on par with its sequels, appreciating its distinct atmosphere and simpler approach. Importance 31%	The game is recognized as the foundational entry in the Borderlands series, establishing its unique visual style, humor, and looter-shooter genre. Many consider it a favorite or on par with its sequels, appreciating its distinct atmosphere and simpler approach.	31%
Addictive Looter-Shooter Gameplay Description The core gameplay loop of shooting, looting, and leveling up is highly addictive and satisfying. Players enjoy the fast-paced combat, responsive gunplay, and the constant progression, making it a great game for both solo and co-op play. Importance 30%	The core gameplay loop of shooting, looting, and leveling up is highly addictive and satisfying. Players enjoy the fast-paced combat, responsive gunplay, and the constant progression, making it a great game for both solo and co-op play.	30%
High Replayability & DLCs Description The game's replayability is high, especially when playing with friends in co-op. The included DLCs are highly praised for adding significant, enjoyable content and expanding the game's world and stories. Importance 24%	The game's replayability is high, especially when playing with friends in co-op. The included DLCs are highly praised for adding significant, enjoyable content and expanding the game's world and stories.	24%
Solid & Fun Gunplay Description The gunplay is consistently highlighted as solid, fun, and satisfying, with a wide variety of weapons and elemental effects. The shooting mechanics are responsive and enjoyable, contributing significantly to the overall fun. Importance 18%	The gunplay is consistently highlighted as solid, fun, and satisfying, with a wide variety of weapons and elemental effects. The shooting mechanics are responsive and enjoyable, contributing significantly to the overall fun.	18%
Excellent Co-op Experience Description Cooperative multiplayer is a core strength, offering a seamless and highly enjoyable experience with friends. The shared loot, team synergy, and humorous interactions make it one of the best co-op looter shooters. Importance 15%	Cooperative multiplayer is a core strength, offering a seamless and highly enjoyable experience with friends. The shared loot, team synergy, and humorous interactions make it one of the best co-op looter shooters.	15%
Timeless Cel-Shaded Art Style Description The distinctive cel-shaded, comic-book art style is a standout feature that has aged remarkably well. It provides a unique visual identity that complements the game's humor and action, contributing to its timeless appeal. Importance 14%	The distinctive cel-shaded, comic-book art style is a standout feature that has aged remarkably well. It provides a unique visual identity that complements the game's humor and action, contributing to its timeless appeal.	14%
Engaging Loot & RPG System Description The loot system is simple, engaging, and addictive, with a constant stream of procedurally generated weapons and varied rarities. This system, combined with RPG mechanics, adds depth and keeps combat fresh and rewarding. Importance 14%	The loot system is simple, engaging, and addictive, with a constant stream of procedurally generated weapons and varied rarities. This system, combined with RPG mechanics, adds depth and keeps combat fresh and rewarding.	14%
Stable Performance & Story Description The game generally runs smoothly with few bugs or crashes, even on modern hardware and platforms like Steam Deck. The main story is thrilling and well-paced, contributing to an immersive experience. Importance 11%	The game generally runs smoothly with few bugs or crashes, even on modern hardware and platforms like Steam Deck. The main story is thrilling and well-paced, contributing to an immersive experience.	11%
Humorous Claptrap & DLC Description The character of Claptrap and his associated DLC ('Claptrap's New Robot Revolution') are frequently mentioned for their humor, creativity, and contribution to the game's unique personality. Claptrap is often cited as a memorable and entertaining character. Importance 10%	The character of Claptrap and his associated DLC ('Claptrap's New Robot Revolution') are frequently mentioned for their humor, creativity, and contribution to the game's unique personality. Claptrap is often cited as a memorable and entertaining character.	10%
Crazy Story & Characters Description The game features a crazy and chaotic story with memorable, charismatic characters and dark humor. The narrative and character interactions are engaging, contributing to the game's unique and zany world. Importance 10%	The game features a crazy and chaotic story with memorable, charismatic characters and dark humor. The narrative and character interactions are engaging, contributing to the game's unique and zany world.	10%
Diverse & Challenging Enemies Description The game excels in its enemy variety, with distinct types that require adaptable strategies. Bosses are challenging and well-designed, keeping encounters dynamic and preventing repetitiveness. Importance 9%	The game excels in its enemy variety, with distinct types that require adaptable strategies. Bosses are challenging and well-designed, keeping encounters dynamic and preventing repetitiveness.	9%
Unique Wasteland Setting Description The game's setting and 'wasteland' vibe are highly praised for their unique atmosphere, often compared to Mad Max. This gritty, dystopian aesthetic contributes to an immersive and interesting world. Importance 7%	The game's setting and 'wasteland' vibe are highly praised for their unique atmosphere, often compared to Mad Max. This gritty, dystopian aesthetic contributes to an immersive and interesting world.	7%
Memorable Soundtrack & Side Quests Description The soundtrack is memorable and perfectly complements the game's atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience. Side quests are also noted as enjoyable and rewarding, adding depth and content. Importance 7%	The soundtrack is memorable and perfectly complements the game's atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience. Side quests are also noted as enjoyable and rewarding, adding depth and content.	7%