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Lootin’ n’ Shootin’ Part Three Borderlands 3 is overall impressive, but multiplayer mode disappoints. By Tara Thomas Borderlands 3 feels like a rampant gun-toting romp through the galaxy with a bonus of well thought out storylines and interesting characters. On Sept. 13, 2K Games released the newest addition to the Borderlands franchise. Borderlands 3 is a quirky role-playing shooter that is known for its cartoon-like art style, two player mode and abundance of unique guns. With a five-year break between now and the release of the previous game, this new chapter has been highly anticipated by fans of the Borderlands franchise. For those who haven’t played Gearbox Software/2K Games before, the premise is that your character is a gun-wielding “Vault Hunter,” essentially a mercenary, who searches for alien treasure across the galaxy. Your main goals are to collect loot, level up and occasionally save the planet. In Borderlands 3, Lilith, a main character from previous games, sends a siren call for new members to join her vault-hunting team, the Crimson Raiders. The main storyline involves fighting a powerful cult of bandits that has formed across planets. To help guide you through the game, you also see the return of the iconically aggravating robot companion, Claptrap. To begin your journey, you get to pick one of four characters, each with special abilities. Amara is a siren with dynamic magical abilities, Fl4k is a cyborg who trains pets to fight for him, Zane Flynt is able to send out turrets and drones, and Moze is a heavy shooter who can fight from within a large mech suit. While these characters are all new to Borderlands 3, many playable characters from previous games also make appearances throughout the story. Along with a history of recurring characters, Borderlands is also one of the few mainstream shooters to offer local multiplayer. In fact, being able to play with friends was the biggest feature I looked forward to. It was a bitter discovery to find out the local co“Lilith” Gearbox Software/2K Games
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