Gearbox software has just been packed Borderlands 4 State of playing, revealing 20 minutes of new gameplay and details From his long -awaited Buiterschieter.
The presentation immediately jumps into the promise with the promise that the entry of the Borderlands 2025 is the best and most founded outing of the studio, so far, promising large gameplay changes that vary from new traversal possibilities to plunging drip formula changes. Gearbox managed to fill the 20 -minute showcase with revealing how Borderlands 4 UPS De Ante with new mechanics and renewed existing functions, and we have all the highlights here.
Movement options
Every Borderlands title works in new ways his traversal mechanics and Borderlands 4 seems to be no different. We have seen hints of some of the new Looter-Shooter tools that players will have at their disposal when the release date will be around in September, but today’s gameplay images gave us more clearly what will come.
Vault Hunters can take advantage of a very fate-like midly floating this time, giving players the freedom to shoot while they are in the air or reach distant rods. There is also a wrestling hook that can be used for battles and exploration, as well as a line for those last seconds. Vehicles of course also remain an important component in Borderlands 4, and this time it seems that we have the freedom to spawn our journeys, including the new Digirunner, wherever we want.
Guns and manufacturers
We have received a taste of the new Vault Hunter Traversal -Mechanics in earlier showcases, but today’s game has really put the arms manufacturers in the spotlight. There are a total of eight companies that deliver the adventure of players this time, which means that three new order, Ripper and Daedalus – are behind the new toys of Borderlands 4.
Just like the other returning manufacturers, every newcomer has unique weapons designs and skills. Borderlands 4, however, goes one step further by introducing a new twist to the existing gun mechanics: the licensed parts system. Gun can now consist of different parts of different manufacturers, which means that you can find an attack rifle with elementary components developed by Maliwan, an ammunition clip made by Taggue and a shield from Hyperion. Higher rarity weapons are supplied with more parts, making the search for large loot drops crucial than ever.
Story
The Borderlands 4-state of the game follows two vault hunters: Vex de Siren and an exosit-bearing former Tediore soldier called Rafa. The former playable character uses siren power to evoke beings to help in the fight, while the latest tools such as Ark Knives builds to tear apart on the neighborhood. Today’s gameplay sees the duo fighting through cold, open arenas in the terminus range, one of the four zones to explore on the planet Kairos.
Borderlands 4 follows the trend of the series to walk into old faces while they introduce new. Some well -known names that show up during the state of the game are Moxxi, Zane, Amara and, of course, Claptrap, although there were also a few hints that we might also learn more about Lilith. New characters include a towering, armored person named Rush and a helpful robot called Echo 4. The handy robot company follows players for the duration of Borderlands 4, which helps with exploring scan environments, hacking and leading lost vault hunters to their next objective.
Multiplayer
Borderlands 4 players will be happy to hear that Gearbox has made an attempt to streamline the cooperative process this time. In addition to what the ‘improved lobber system’ calls, it should be easier to get to friends. Crossplay will also be available at the launch, with all the Buitinestance for every player and dynamic level scaling, which means that you have freedom with friends on every platform.
Adjustment within your parties goes even further, because Gearbox has implemented a function with which everyone can separate their own difficulty settings. Making the journey with friends easier is Split Screen Couch Co-Op, which will be available at the launch, as well as an addition with which players can quickly travel to their friends when someone gets lost.
Borderlands 4 also offers a lower chance of legendary outer drops, dense new skills trees and much more. Rep Kit Gear allows players to choose between a fast and temporary combat fanf, while replacement fans give the option to fill a cooldown weapon slot with grenades or unique heavy weapons. There are also improvements that replace artifacts in favor of giving bonuses to weapons from specific manufacturers.
Borderlands 4 recently go up The PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S release date 11 days from September 23 to September 12. A Nintendo Switch 2 version also appears at a non -specific point later in the year.
Despite speculation of fans, says gearbox Boss Randy Pitchford that the planned Shake Up Nothing to do with the long-awaited release date of Take-Two Interactive’s Grand Theft Auto 6. Expect to find out more about Borderlands 4 while we are waiting for Gearbox to reveal more about the coming hands-on gameplay event in June.
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