Looting is the most important aspect of many players in a video game, and loot shooters are a quite popular genre. In such games, you can spend countless hours even after the story is over. Those interested can currently grab 3 of the best games of the genre for PS5 and PS4 at a low price.
Which games are they? Currently, you can get the Borderlands Legendary Collection in the PlayStation Store. It includes 3 entire games: Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands Pre-Sequel. The loot shooters are considered the best in the genre by many fans.
The offer comes at a good time, as a new installment in the series, Borderlands 4, was recently announced. It is set to be released in 2025, and the Legendary Collection is the perfect way to catch up on the series.
Comic graphics and an incredible number of weapons
What are these games about? All of these games were originally released for PS3 and Xbox 360. In the Legendary Collection, the games were later released in revised versions for modern consoles. The games are perfect for co-op with up to 3 friends and can even be played in split-screen mode.
The major feature of the series is the comic style and the crude humor, which unfortunately did not work in the Borderlands movie. However, the main focus of the game is, of course, on looting and leveling. For shootouts with various opponents and creatures, you can choose from almost endless weapons that you can obtain from enemies, chests, or bosses.
In all parts, you choose a class that is equipped with an ability and 3 skill trees. Based on this, you can create builds from various types of weapons or weapon elements like fire or acid. There are also some pretty bizarre weapons that, for example, shoot conversations or swords instead of bullets.
As silly as the weapons and characters are, so are the side quests, which regularly throw you into quite bizarre situations. Sometimes you have to fight against a parody of the Ninja Turtles or organize a terrible birthday party for an annoying robot.
If you dive in, you can invest hundreds of hours
How much gameplay do the games offer? Looking at the average playtime of the games on HowLongToBeat, you get about 70 hours with the main quests. However, this does not include the countless DLCs and content after the story that you get in the collection. If you want to play the games thoroughly, you can easily invest 300 hours.
How long does the offer last? In the PSN Store, you can get the Legendary Collection with Borderlands 1, 2, and Pre-Sequel until November 7, 2024, for €9.99. All DLCs for the 3 games are included except for the Commander Lilith DLC for Borderlands 2.
Unfortunately, Borderlands 3 is currently not on offer. However, if you haven’t played the spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands yet, you can currently get the game on sale as well. In total, there are thus 6 Borderlands shooter games. How all the games rank against each other has been summarized by MeinMMO author Max Handwerk in a list: 6 Borderlands games ranked
