<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2012	O
's	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
30	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Stadia	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
including	O
free	O
upgrades	O
for	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
prior	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
and	O
12	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
:	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
five	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
loot	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
character	O
had	O
only	O
one	O
unique	O
skill	O
that	O
operates	O
on	O
a	O
cooldown	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
can	O
unlock	O
three	O
unique	O
skills	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
one	O
(	O
or	O
in	O
Zane	O
's	O
case	O
,	O
two	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
greatly	O
expanding	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
potential	O
character	O
builds	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
loop	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
around	O
taking	O
on	O
missions	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
obtaining	O
loot	O
from	O
fallen	O
foes	O
or	O
special	O
chests	O
,	O
most	O
often	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
weapons	O
to	O
vary	O
in	O
damage	O
,	O
range	O
,	O
ammo	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
special	O
perks	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
over	O
one	O
billion	O
guns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
some	O
weapons	O
had	O
"	O
slag	O
"	O
elemental	O
,	O
which	O
coated	O
the	O
enemy	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
and	O
made	O
them	O
extremely	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
a	O
subsequent	O
elemental	O
attack	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3s	I-Application
loot	O
can	O
be	O
generated	O
on	O
a	O
per-server	O
basis	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
split	O
the	O
loot	O
,	O
but	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
have	O
loot	O
generated	O
on	O
a	O
per-player	O
basis	O
so	O
that	O
each	O
player	O
gains	O
the	O
same	O
loot	O
,	O
scaled	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
character	O
skills	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
player-characters	O
have	O
new	O
combat	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
crouch-sliding	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Titanfall	B-Application
and	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wall-mounting	O
to	O
climb	O
up	O
over	O
short	O
heights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
integration	O
with	O
Twitch	O
streams	O
;	O
viewers	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
streamer	O
's	O
inventory	O
and	O
skill	O
tree	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
chests	O
in	O
game	O
will	O
offer	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
viewers	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
same	O
gun/item	O
that	O
the	O
stream	O
finds	O
via	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
Shift	O
Code	O
they	O
can	O
enter	O
into	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
,	O
scaled	O
appropriately	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Badass	O
Rank	O
system	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
Guardian	O
Rank	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
by	O
finishing	O
smaller	O
challenges	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
buffs	O
that	O
persist	O
across	O
all	O
their	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
will	O
include	O
new	O
post-game	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Proving	O
Grounds	O
"	O
are	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
raid	B-Protocol
that	O
must	O
be	O
first	O
discovered	O
by	O
finding	O
hidden	O
markings	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Pandora	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
long-rumored	O
to	O
contain	O
Vaults	O
holding	O
vast	O
amounts	O
of	O
treasure	O
and	O
technology	O
,	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
alien	O
civilization	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Eridians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
numerous	O
other	O
Vaults	O
exist	O
on	O
other	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
from	O
past	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aurelia	O
,	O
Sir	O
Hammerlock	O
's	O
sister	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
in	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
,	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
NPCs	O
include	O
gun	O
salesman	O
Marcus	O
Kincaid	O
,	O
explosives	O
expert	O
Tiny	O
Tina	O
(	O
now	O
going	O
by	O
just	O
Tina	O
)	O
,	O
entrepreneur	O
Miss	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
and	O
her	O
mechanic	O
daughter	O
Ellie	O
,	O
cyborg	O
hunter	O
Sir	O
Alistair	O
Hammerlock	O
,	O
archaeologist	O
Patricia	O
Tannis	O
,	O
weapons	O
manufacturer	O
Mr.	O
Torgue	O
,	O
and	O
isolating	O
Eridium	B-Application
trader	O
Crazy	O
Earl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhys	O
Strongfork	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
playable	O
protagonists	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
Vaughn	O
also	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Timothy	O
Lawrence	O
from	O
The	O
Pre-Sequel	O
and	O
Gaige	O
,	O
Krieg	O
,	O
Axton	O
,	O
and	O
Salvador	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
NPCs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	O
campaigns	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
rescue	O
,	O
Tannis	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
also	O
has	O
Siren	O
powers	O
inherited	O
from	O
Angel	O
after	O
her	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fact	O
both	O
she	O
and	O
Lilith	O
kept	O
a	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
are	O
contacted	O
by	O
Typhon	O
DeLeon	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Vault	O
Hunter	O
,	O
who	O
warns	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
Great	O
Vault	O
contains	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
monster	O
called	O
the	B-Application
Destroyer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
consume	O
the	O
entire	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eridians	O
created	O
it	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
prison	O
and	O
sacrificed	O
their	O
entire	O
civilization	O
to	O
capture	O
the	B-Application
Destroyer	I-Application
,	O
but	O
left	O
behind	O
the	O
machine	O
they	O
used	O
in	O
case	O
the	B-Application
Destroyer	I-Application
escaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
reach	O
Tyreen	O
just	O
as	O
she	O
merges	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Destroyer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
Texas	O
and	O
Quebec	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
had	O
finished	O
Borderlands	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
consecutively	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
studio	O
somewhat	O
burned	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
try	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
different	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
shifted	O
work	O
into	O
Battleborn	B-Application
with	O
the	O
blessing	O
of	O
2K	O
Games	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
refreshing	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battleborn	B-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
Gearbox	O
was	O
not	O
disheartened	O
on	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Scott	O
Kester	O
,	O
while	O
developing	O
Battleborn	B-Application
,	O
they	O
gained	O
several	O
ideas	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
next	O
Borderlands	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
Battleborn	B-Application
was	O
complete	O
,	O
started	O
building	O
out	O
these	O
ideas	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
Quebec	O
undertook	O
developing	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
their	O
first	O
assignment	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
doing	O
so	O
without	O
compulsory	O
overtime	O
(	O
"	O
crunch	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
websites	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
characterized	O
it	O
as	O
too	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
content	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
to	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Gearbox	O
released	O
new	O
DLC	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Commander	O
Lilith	O
&	O
the	O
Fight	O
for	O
Sanctuary	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
to	O
current	O
owners	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
voice	O
actors	O
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
including	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
as	O
Tiny	O
Tina	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Hardwick	O
as	O
Vaughn	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
CEO	O
Randy	O
Pitchford	O
quarreled	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
with	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
(	O
Rhys	O
)	O
and	O
David	O
Eddings	O
(	O
Claptrap	O
)	O
about	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
which	O
both	O
were	O
not	O
retained	O
to	O
voice	O
their	O
former	O
character	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
let	O
users	O
access	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
,	O
non-public	O
gameplay	O
videos	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
calls	O
for	O
a	O
boycott	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
trending	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
13	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
is	O
looking	O
to	O
add	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
limited-time	O
crossover	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
tenth	O
season	O
of	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
release	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
this	O
exclusivity	O
arrangement	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
review	O
bombing	O
of	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
,	O
the	O
operators	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
used	O
their	O
new	O
processes	O
to	O
combat	O
review	O
bombing	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
to	O
suppress	O
the	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
have	O
free	O
updates	O
with	O
all	O
DLC	O
already	O
purchased	O
for	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
prior	O
respect	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
launch	O
day	O
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
(	O
12	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
10	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
add	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
the	O
different	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
additional	O
content	O
through	O
paid	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
though	O
does	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
add	O
any	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
content	O
pack	O
,	O
Psycho	O
Krieg	O
and	O
the	O
Fantastic	O
Fustercluck	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Krieg	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
added	O
"	O
Borderlands	B-Application
Science	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
tile-matching	O
mini-game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
McGill	O
University	O
,	O
Massively	O
Multiplayer	O
Online	O
Science	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Microsetta	O
Initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Designer	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
skill	O
tree	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
titled	O
"	O
Arms	O
Race	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
Borderlands	B-Application
 '	O
own	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
introduces	O
small	O
story	O
missions	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
raid	B-Protocol
boss	O
encounter	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
menu	O
section	O
that	O
lets	O
players	O
view	O
concept	O
arts	O
and	O
behind-the-scenes	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
events	O
was	O
a	O
ten-year	O
anniversary	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
several	O
week-long	O
events	O
offering	O
better	O
loot	O
drops	O
and	O
unique	O
challenges	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
during	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
enabled	O
its	O
first	O
Halloween-themed	O
seasonal	O
event	O
,	O
"	O
Bloody	O
Harvest	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
until	O
5	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Maliwan	O
Takedown	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
content	O
update	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
permanently	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
end-game	O
challenge	O
for	O
players	O
featuring	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
raid	B-Protocol
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
platforms	O
to	O
come	O
via	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
commence	O
day-and-date	O
on	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
respectively	O
on	O
10	O
November	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
12	O
November	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
vertical	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
PS5	B-Device
will	O
display	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
FPS	O
in	O
4K	O
resolution	O
during	O
single-player	O
and	O
online	O
co-op	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next-gen	O
consoles	O
will	O
support	O
three-and-four-player	O
splitscreen	O
for	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
November	O
2020	O
post-patch	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
can	O
run	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
FPS	O
in	O
native	O
4K	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
if	O
the	O
resolution	O
mode	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
get	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
FPS	O
if	O
run	O
in	O
performance	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
June	O
2021	O
update	O
introduced	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
across	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
excluding	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
systems	O
,	O
despite	O
plans	O
to	O
support	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
received	O
“	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
”	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
preservation	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
hallmarks	O
(	O
including	O
weapon	O
variety	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
personable	O
"	O
cast	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
juvenile	O
humor	O
and	O
ludicrous	O
jokes	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
refinements	O
to	O
the	O
skill	O
system	O
and	O
player	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
storyline	O
"	O
satisfyingly	O
wraps	O
up	O
the	O
arcs	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
fans	O
have	O
been	O
following	O
for	O
10	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
still	O
disrupted	O
by	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
boss	O
fights	O
with	O
little	O
strategy	O
and	O
"	O
bullet	O
sponge	O
"	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
unlikely	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
does	O
enough	O
things	O
differently	O
to	O
change	O
your	O
mind	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
best	O
excels	O
at	O
continuing	O
what	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
always	O
done	O
:	O
deliver	O
a	O
humorous	O
tall	O
tale	O
of	O
misfits	O
looting	O
and	O
shooting	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
heroism	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
that	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
worst	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
all	O
at	O
once	O
"	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
refinements	O
to	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
signature	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
enemies	O
were	O
still	O
"	O
too	O
dumb	O
and	O
erratic	O
and	O
spongy	O
to	O
force	O
tactical	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
different	O
planets	O
provided	O
variety	O
over	O
the	O
"	O
muted	O
deserts	O
"	O
of	O
Pandora	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
often	O
"	O
an	O
excuse	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
an	O
old	O
character	O
only	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
disappear	O
or	O
fade	O
into	O
the	O
background	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
say	O
hello	O
,	O
shoot	O
some	O
folks	O
,	O
and	O
crack	O
a	O
few	O
one-liners	O
in	O
sidequests	O
that	O
do	O
little	O
to	O
reveal	O
anything	O
about	O
them	O
or	O
test	O
them	O
in	O
any	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
endgame	O
options	O
were	O
"	O
shallow	O
"	O
at-launch	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
overall	O
writing	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
pitch	O
perfect	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"[read]	O
like	O
teenage	O
lunch	O
table	O
improv	O
circa	O
The	O
Spy	O
Who	O
Shagged	O
Me.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
publisher	O
2K	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
five	O
days	O
from	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
MS	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
in	O
this	O
time	O
were	O
the	O
highest	O
for	O
any	O
2K	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
70%	O
of	O
all	O
purchases	O
were	O
made	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
total	O
Borderlands	B-Application
franchise	O
has	O
made	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2019	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Best	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
2020	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Tin	O
Pan	O
Alley	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
Fantasy	O
Game	O
,	O
Franchise	O
Action	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
Franchise	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
Trending	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
16th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
Multiplayer	O
18th	O
Annual	O
G.A.N.G.	O
</s>
