Ranking The Borderlands Series [Game Informer]
<b>Platform:</b>
Xbox One
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<b>Publisher:</b>
Telltale Games
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<b>Developer:</b>
Telltale Games
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<b>Release:</b>
<time datetime="2014-11-25T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">November 25, 2014</time>
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<b>Rating:</b>
Mature
The Borderlands series has left a permanent mark on the industry by popularizing the blend of loot mechanics in the tried and true first-person shooter. Throughout five mainline shooters and one adventure game, its offerings of cooperative mayhem and absurd humor catapulted Borderlands among the most beloved shooter franchises in gaming – it even has a feature film adaptation in the works. With Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ impending release (here’s our review), now is a great time to reflect on the series and rank each game from our least favorite entry to our most beloved. Keep an eye on this list in the coming weeks to see where Tiny Tina lands once enough of the staff has gotten their hands on it.
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item">The Pre-Sequel had a tough act to follow in Borderlands 2. Although it doesn’t come close to achieving its predecessor’s heights, it stood as a respectable offering to fans who simply wanted more Borderlands. Moving the action to Pandora’s moon offered a refreshing locale shift. Using oxygen to propel yourself in zero gravity and execute gleefully dumb attacks like a butt slam was novel and fun. However, the Pre-Sequel was ultimately a less-engaging retread of what had come before and is where we started feeling diminishing returns with the Borderlands formula.| <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/games/borderlands_the_pre-sequel/b/xbox360/archive/2014/10/13/borderlands-the-pre-sequel-review-game-informer.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our Review</a>