Feels like BL2 again, and I’m loving it.
Tons of quests and side quests and side-side quests, loot everywhere, and just plain fun. Played 4 hours co-op with a friend and had zero issues, even though I’ve heard others hit bugs. Will update as I go, but so far this is the Borderlands I’ve been waiting for.

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2025-09-12 Update
I originally posted this review simply because I'd been hearing folks complain about bugs and performance, and I wanted folks to know I hadn't hit any. Since the review has got much more attention than I anticpated, I thought I'd provide my scale for how I will ultimately rate Borderlands 4. Hopefully this helps somebody.

Better than...
[X] Pre-Sequel: Game feels like more than a phoned in cash grab
[ ] Tiny Tina's: I want to play through a second time
[ ] Borderlands 3: I want to keep playing after reaching whatever Ultimate Vault Hunter mode in this game
[ ] Borderlands 2: Not possible. This game is in my top 5 of all time. Played hundreds of hours on multiple generations of console, skipped work, pulled all nighters, went to sleep thinking about it, woke up wondering when I could get my next "hit." (Seriously.)

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Trap God suggested I add my config. Great idea. Thank you.
My system is fairly good but nowhere near best. I run at 1440@60fps. CPU and GPU were both working hard with the game's "benchmark" settings, which were mostly in the Very High and High category. Those are actually much higher than 2K/Gearbox's recommended settings for my 4070Ti at 1440p. I encountered no problems at all, though.

My System
Windows 11
i7-13700KF
64GB RAM
SSD (no idea the quality)
RTX 4070 Ti

I don't like my fans so loud, so after playing, I reduced all the settings to the ones in the recommended chart. Played a few more hours. CPU and GPU ran much cooler. GPU fan quiet now. I'm sure the graphics and textures and such were lower quality. I can't tell. Gameplay same. I like it. I still like it. If you don't like it, changing the graphics settings won't make you like it.

[b]Feels like BL2 again, and I’m loving it.[/b] Tons of quests and side quests and side-side quests, loot everywhere, and just plain fun. Played 4 hours co-op with a friend and had zero issues, even though I’ve heard others hit bugs. Will update as I go, but so far this is the Borderlands I’ve been waiting for. [hr][/hr] [i][b]2025-09-12 Update[/b][/i] [i]I originally posted this review simply because I'd been hearing folks complain about bugs and performance, and I wanted folks to know I hadn't hit any. Since the review has got much more attention than I anticpated, I thought I'd provide my scale for how I will ultimately rate Borderlands 4. Hopefully this helps somebody.[/i] Better than... [X] Pre-Sequel: Game feels like more than a phoned in cash grab [ ] Tiny Tina's: I want to play through a second time [ ] Borderlands 3: I want to keep playing after reaching whatever Ultimate Vault Hunter mode in this game [ ] Borderlands 2: Not possible. This game is in my top 5 of all time. Played hundreds of hours on multiple generations of console, skipped work, pulled all nighters, went to sleep thinking about it, woke up wondering when I could get my next "hit." (Seriously.) [hr][/hr] [i]Trap God[/i] suggested I add my config. Great idea. Thank you. My system is fairly good but nowhere near best. I run at 1440@60fps. CPU and GPU were both working hard with the game's "benchmark" settings, which were mostly in the Very High and High category. Those are actually much higher than [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1285190/view/679602429802577921]2K/Gearbox's recommended settings[/url] for my 4070Ti at 1440p. I encountered no problems at all, though. [u]My System[/u] Windows 11 i7-13700KF 64GB RAM SSD (no idea the quality) RTX 4070 Ti I don't like my fans so loud, so after playing, I reduced all the settings to the ones in the recommended chart. Played a few more hours. CPU and GPU ran much cooler. GPU fan quiet now. I'm sure the graphics and textures and such were lower quality. I can't tell. Gameplay same. I like it. I still like it. If you don't like it, changing the graphics settings won't make you like it.