With its first full trailer being shown at this year's The Game Awards, Frontiers 4 has a lot to do with fans hoping for a return to form for the franchise. Although recent entries have received their share of criticism, both Borders 3 and The wonders of little Tina were huge financial successes for Gearbox Software. Even with the success of their most recent additions to the beloved Borderlands franchise, the developers intend to improve the overall quality of the writing in the future.
For years the Borders The franchise provided excellent cooperative gaming experiences, being one of the most iconic entries in the looter shooter genre. To this day, the Borders the franchise is still as popular as ever, with each game garnering an ever-increasing number of playersbut they have not avoided their share of criticism and controversy. The core gameplay of Frontiers 4 It's expected to be as bombastic as ever, keeping its split-screen co-op functionality alive and well, with a new writing direction that's exactly what the franchise needs.
Borderlands 4 is reducing bathroom humor
Addressing the biggest complaints about Borderlands 3's writing
The writing style of Borders The franchise has always toed the line between humor and visceral action, but recent entries tend to lean too much into campy comedy. While it would be nice to focus more on humor in a game like Borders, Problems began to arise when this affected the quality of the game's overall writing, with jokes tending towards a more childish sense of humor. Even the developers have acknowledged this problem, with one of the main writers of the Frontiers 4, Sam Winklerexpressing your complaints about this matter in a thread on X.
Even those who liked the game's style or writing Frontiers 3 admitted that there is an over-reliance on bathroom jokes or low-key humor, feeling out of place even with the less serious tone prevalent in the franchise. Despite these complaints, Frontiers 3 it was still an easily enjoyable experience that didn't stray too far from what made the original games great, although it still struggles to find a unique identity compared to the original games.
Potentially returning to the style of the original Borderlands
Understanding What Made the Franchise Successful in the First Place
In addition to the rhythm of the writing and the humor, Frontiers 4 has another chance to emulate the greatness of the original entries, building up its villain, the Timekeeper, as Handsome Jack. While it's an incredible challenge to create a character that approaches Handsome Jack's popularity, It's clear that a good villain was an essential part of what made the franchise so iconic.
The twins of Frontiers 3 had great potential to create memorable stories, provoking infighting between the two, but many of its potential stories ended up falling flat by the time the credits rolled.
With the writers clearly acknowledging the problems with Frontiers 3is writing and even publicly admitting itthere is a lot of potential for Frontiers 4 be one of the best games the franchise has seen in recent years. Even if it doesn't reach the legendary status of the original two Borders games, the newest entry in the beloved franchise is sure to be an exciting endeavor for fans and new players alike.
While Frontiers 4 is scheduled for release this year, there is still a long wait until it reaches the hands of fans, making it the perfect time to purchase other entries in the franchise with their frequent and significant discounts.
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In Frontiers 4Players take on the role of a legendary Vault Hunter, exploring a new planet in search of secret alien treasures.
Looter shooter
Action
Adventure
RPG
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2025-00-00
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