Battleborn

1. abaddon5

   May 4, 2016

   10

   Battleborn is a diamond hidden in a forest. With the storm of "hero shooters" flooding the game market (which this was the first one to beBattleborn is a diamond hidden in a forest. With the storm of "hero shooters" flooding the game market (which this was the first one to be announced, just sayin') Battleborn has gotten the short end of the stick.
   
   Just what is Battleborn though? As mentioned before, Battleborn is of the new genre of games coming out recently, a hero shooter. Battleborn has 25 playable heroes (5 more DLC characters to come post launch, completely free) that you can play in three different competitive multiplayer gamemodes (two maps per mode) or in a full length co-op story campaign (up to 5 players).
   
   Story- In Battleborn, you're in a war against Rendain with his Jennerit Empire and Varelsi allies to save the last star in the universe: Solus. There are eight story missions that can be played on Normal or Advanced difficulty with the added option of enabling hardcode mode (only one life per player). Each mission will take you about 30-60 minutes to complete depending on what difficulty you are on and how many people are playing. Additional lore about the game can be unlocked by completing character lore challenges- specific tasks you have to perform with various different characters.
   
   Multiplayer- If the story mode doesn't tickle your fancy, there's also the competitive multiplayer. In Incursion, the mode that makes everyone think Battleborn is a MOBA (it's not), you are fighting to destroy the two enemy spider sentry bots. You'll have to escort your own minions to their sentry to disable the shields- but that's far easier said than done. Or you could play in Meltdown, where you need to feed your own minions into a robotic grinder that thinks it commands the universe. Lastly, if you just want to get some quick action you can play in Capture, which is pretty much just domination from COD.
   
   Progression- Don't think that's all, though. In each multiplayer match and story mission, you will level up your character and select different augments that power up your abilities. By playing matches you will also level up your character rank which will unlock skins and more augments for your character. In addition by simply playing the game you will level up your command rank which unlocks loot packs, loadouts, gear, and more.
   
   Gear-What's that? Gear? There's still more?! That's right- you can also take gear into battle that powers up your character. However, your gear will be unactivated at the beginning of each match. To activate it you must collect "shards", the currency of the universe. But there's a catch-- those shards are also used to build tactical battle structures on the map, so choose what you buy wisely. Gear comes in various rarities and can be gained by buying loot packs (with in-game credits only, no microtransactions), by getting loot drops in the story mode, by completing challenges, or by leveling up any of your various ranks.
   
   Conclusion- If you couldn't tell already, this game has incredible depth. This is the factor that distinguishes Battleborn from every other game on the block. Battleborn is a COMPLETE package, worth the $60 in full. Battleborn has NO microtransactions or DLC that will affect the competitive scene (the only DLC will be story missions and cosmetics). If you wish to see how different the game is gameplay-wise from every other MOBA or hero-shooter out there, you should perhaps look at TotalBiscuit's overview of the game. That's about all for my review though. Battleborn? 10/10.… Expand

   • 8 of 22 users found this helpful
2. godzillagamera

   May 8, 2016

   10

   Game gets way to much hate. It's a fun unique idea. Combine FPS and MOBAs, my two favorite genres. It's competitive, has a fun cast ofGame gets way to much hate. It's a fun unique idea. Combine FPS and MOBAs, my two favorite genres. It's competitive, has a fun cast of characters and the humor is entertaining.… Expand

   • 10 of 22 users found this helpful
4. SkittyIsKitty

   May 3, 2016

   10

   Could be the GOTY for me. Has multiplayer, has single player, has co-op, has competitive play. This game is the full package, something otherCould be the GOTY for me. Has multiplayer, has single player, has co-op, has competitive play. This game is the full package, something other games should work on.
   
   Good bye life.… Expand

   • 32 of 60 users found this helpful
5. HappyTimeHarry

   May 17, 2016

   9

   First, I own Battleborn, proudly. I love this game. It is definitely a flash back to my Super Monday Night Combat days. However, it's notFirst, I own Battleborn, proudly. I love this game. It is definitely a flash back to my Super Monday Night Combat days. However, it's not perfect. Hence the 9/10 rating.
   
   Pros
   It is a First Person MOBA, no matter what people say. And it plays great like a MOBA.
   The developer has said they will focus on balance a lot, and it shows.
   There aren't a lot of maps, so the few maps they have are very well designed.
   The game modes are all a lot of fun.
   Balanced teams make for excellent and challenging games.
   Plenty of room for skill curve, for people who want to play more advanced, but difficult characters.
   
   Cons
   When I wrote this review, team balance was a problem.
   Learning curve is real.
   Single player game mode is severely lacking - I often wonder why its there at all.
   Loot packs are all random - sometimes you get good stuff, most of the time you don't.
   
   Battleborn is essentially a fast paced, first person MOBA. It improves upon games like League of Legends, DOTA, and HOTS in areas like fast paced game play and better handling of your character. It improves upon games like COD, BF, and Overwatch by incorporating a slower time to kill, making fights less about twitch killing and random grenades, and more about coordinated and planned attacks using terrain, map knowledge, and positioning to secure kills or push enemies back. Keep in mind, this is an objective based game, meaning the objective will help you secure kills. You cannot just expect to come in guns blazing and kill someone; over extending will be the death of you, quite literally.
   
   If you like playing competitive multiplayer games check it out. If you like MOBA games, definitely check it out. And enjoy fast pace games with challenging MOBA elements this is the game for you!… Expand

   • 7 of 15 users found this helpful
6. sscott0829tw

   May 3, 2016

   8

   I have to be honest,I thought this game is going to failed in the past few months.I thought this is just a game that is boring andI have to be honest,I thought this game is going to failed in the past few months.I thought this is just a game that is boring and overwatch-like.
   I was wrong.So damn wrong!! This game is amazing in every aspect.Finally a AAA shooter game remember to make a single player campaign.So much fun to play the campaign and eliminate the boss in the Co-op Campaign.Also the game has so many amazing characters,each one is unique and fantastic,and it has the humor too.PVP mode is even better,it is like Dota meets FPS game,create matches that are exciting and fun.Highly recommend this game to anyone who loves Borderlands and Dota games.… Expand

   • 21 of 36 users found this helpful
7. Heraldrick

   Apr 22, 2023

   7

   Battleborn was a fantastically written title and the only FPS MOBA that existed (while holding any sort of relevance in the genre.) It hadBattleborn was a fantastically written title and the only FPS MOBA that existed (while holding any sort of relevance in the genre.) It had spectacularly funny writing that kept matches and campaign missions fresh with each character. Every character was distinct not only in visual design and gameplay but personality with even the two COD Parody characters being some of the most charming in the cast. If you get the opportunity to try this game somehow in the future I would say it is worth a shot if only for the voicelines. They also have characters for those not accustomed to FPS shooting like the mage Orendi.
   
   It is sad that this game is dead now and a large part of that death was its direct competition to Overwatch. Mind you I bought the game mainly because I tried OW and despised the experience, but this was made up of everything I was missing from OW. It had a singleplayer campaign with a decent story attached to it. The characters were actual characters and not just generic archetypes that are better described as placeholders than anything else. The multiplayer was designed to be a MOBA which is a nice mix of PVP & PVE (rather than the PVP arena/hero shooters of the time) with the devs taking into consideration how to change around the map design to suit an FPS game. It was just what I was looking for but it didn't pick up the playerbase and had some really bad marketing (I didn't even realize it was a MOBA until it was out and I watched gameplay).… Expand

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8. Ramiro1992

   May 14, 2020

   0

   SJW piece of **** This crap game was a cheap copy-paste of Overwatch, which was already bad (and the most overrated piece of **** ever). TheSJW piece of **** This crap game was a cheap copy-paste of Overwatch, which was already bad (and the most overrated piece of **** ever). The game promotes crap ideologies like feminism and sjws, and it's so poorly made that it was dead in dayssss. Nobody playing that crap after a few months and I didn't even knew it existed, **** the mangina devs that made this crap with the sole purpose to ca$h from 10 yrs old casual brainwashed brats and **** this game for putting feminism ideology in front of people's eyes, I am glad this game is dead a long time ago… Expand

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