"I love me a stupid-ass action movie. Something where the plot is thin while the muscles and accents on all the henchmen are thick as hell. Think Broken Arrow or Eraser - movies that were artistically and sometimes commercially terrible but nevertheless thrilling watches that you forgot about almost immediately after leaving the theater. Borderlands 4 is the video game equivalent of that movie."
"If you're new to the Borderlands series, it's a looter shooter that allows solo play or up to four-player co-op. In every game, you play a vault hunter - adventurers who travel to dangerous planets seeking mythical vaults that promise great power and treasure. For B4, that formula's been changed up a little bit. You're still a vault hunter searching for the vault on the planet Kairos, but you're way more interested in settling a score with the planet's immortal dictator: The Timekeeper."
"To take him down, you can choose one of the game's four vault hunters, each with their own special abilities. There's Amon the Forgeknight, who swings a big ax. Rafa the Exo-soldier deals damage with huge shoulder-mounted machine gun turrets and energy blades. Vex the Siren uses magic to project a ghostly and deadly body double, while Harlowe the Gravitar kills things with science by way of her big-ass gravity gun."
Borderlands 4 delivers campy, high-energy looter-shooter action that prioritizes fun over narrative depth or gameplay innovation. Players assume roles of vault hunters exploring the planet Kairos to find a vault while pursuing the immortal dictator called the Timekeeper. The game supports solo or four-player cooperative play. Four distinct characters — Amon (Forgeknight), Rafa (Exo-soldier), Vex (Siren), and Harlowe (Gravitar) — each offer unique combat abilities ranging from heavy melee to summoned doubles and gravity manipulation. The game embraces pulpy thrills and charismatic characters rather than artistic ambition, aiming for immediate entertainment.
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