2K and Gearbox Software program have shared an prolonged gameplay footage for Borderlands 4, which is coming to Nintendo Change 2 later this yr.
“Within the prolonged gameplay footage, gamers had been handled to a primary have a look at two of the 4 new Vault Hunters that will likely be featured in Borderlands 4. Vex the Siren is a robust Siren who can empower herself or manifest lethal shades to combat alongside her, whereas Rafa the Exo-Soldier shines as a former Tediore trooper who wears an experimental exo-suit able to digistructing an arsenal of weapons. Every Vault Hunter provides a singular playstyle, additional augmented by means of essentially the most superior talent tree system in a Borderlands recreation to-date,” the writer defined in its press launch.
“Throughout the huge and seamlessly linked planet of Kairos, gamers will face the oppressive Timekeeper. For hundreds of years, he saved the planet hidden, controlling its inhabitants with cybernetic implants known as Bolts and a military of artificial troopers referred to as The Order. Gamers will journey throughout the planet the place they’ll encounter new and returning characters, creatures and inhabitants to battle, and distinctive factions unfold throughout 4 distinct areas that search freedom from the tyranny of the Timekeeper. The buddies found alongside the way in which will likely be recruited by gamers to their trigger whereas enemies will expertise first-hand the arsenal of weapons and talents wielded by the Vault Hunters.”
Within the prolonged gameplay footage proven throughout PlayStation’s State of Play, Vex and Rafa tear a path by means of a secret blacksite in Terminus Vary, a frigid, mountainous area. The phase regarded to showcase the damaging energy of the up to date gear system in Borderlands 4, which incorporates:
Lethal weapons from throughout eight new and returning producers, every boasting their very own devastating strengths;
Licensed Elements system that mixes the behaviours and talents from a number of producers right into a single weapon;
Enhancements gear slot to reinforce weapons based mostly on their producer, rewarding additional firepower with an optimized gear loadout;
Ordnance, a shared slot for Grenades and Heavy Weapons like rocket launchers, recharges on a cooldown to maintain you locked and loaded throughout particularly robust encounters;
Rep Equipment gear provides utility by letting gamers heal themselves or activate short-term buffs to assist flip the tide of an intense battle.
Borderlands 4 will likely be launched at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Change 2 worldwide in 2025.