The lead-up to the release of Borderlands 4 has been rife with release date speculation, feature wish lists, and no shortage of complaints about visuals and character design. Today, however, at PlayStation State of Play, Take Two released a new trailer for Borderlands 4 and finally confirmed a September 23 release date for the upcoming looter shooter.
As is to be expected from any trailer dropping months ahead of the official game launch, gameplay details are slyly hinted at instead of directly advertised, but there is a lot of information hidden in the latest Borderlands 4 trailer. For starters, the trailer confirmed that Borderlands 4 appears to be getting some serious mobility enhancements, including a new double jump mechanic—which would be the first time since Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel that a Borderlands game allows players to properly redirect in the air. Alongside with double jumping, the new trailer gives us a hint at what to expect from new weapons and character abilities.
The first thing you might notice watching the trailer is just how gory is it, which aligns with previous comments from those involved with the game about a more serious tone. Fortunately, those that don't care for the excessive bloodshed will likely be able to tone it down or at least disable it entirely. We also got out first real look at the new Siren's abilities, which may have something to do with necromancy, since she spawned an energy clone of herself wielding a large scythe. Another vault hunter, although which exactly remains unknown, has an action skill that appears to spawn a mech or energy cannon around them, while another appears to have a secondary weapon on their arm to launch projectiles at enemies. The vault hunter commonly referred to online as a "techno viking" (the character with the cybernetic left arm) appears briefly in the beginning of the trailer summoning two elemental axes, which are then thrown at enemies. Later on in the trailer, the same character appears with a unique melee attack, suggesting that each vault hunter may be getting multiple action skills, instead of the single skill that Borderlands players have come to expect.
The new trailer ends with a Matrix-style distortion effect and the words "Break free" across the screen, likely a hint to a plot line or perhaps a clue that not everything is as it seems on Kairos.
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As is to be expected from any trailer dropping months ahead of the official game launch, gameplay details are slyly hinted at instead of directly advertised, but there is a lot of information hidden in the latest Borderlands 4 trailer. For starters, the trailer confirmed that Borderlands 4 appears to be getting some serious mobility enhancements, including a new double jump mechanic—which would be the first time since Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel that a Borderlands game allows players to properly redirect in the air. Alongside with double jumping, the new trailer gives us a hint at what to expect from new weapons and character abilities.
The first thing you might notice watching the trailer is just how gory is it, which aligns with previous comments from those involved with the game about a more serious tone. Fortunately, those that don't care for the excessive bloodshed will likely be able to tone it down or at least disable it entirely. We also got out first real look at the new Siren's abilities, which may have something to do with necromancy, since she spawned an energy clone of herself wielding a large scythe. Another vault hunter, although which exactly remains unknown, has an action skill that appears to spawn a mech or energy cannon around them, while another appears to have a secondary weapon on their arm to launch projectiles at enemies. The vault hunter commonly referred to online as a "techno viking" (the character with the cybernetic left arm) appears briefly in the beginning of the trailer summoning two elemental axes, which are then thrown at enemies. Later on in the trailer, the same character appears with a unique melee attack, suggesting that each vault hunter may be getting multiple action skills, instead of the single skill that Borderlands players have come to expect.
The new trailer ends with a Matrix-style distortion effect and the words "Break free" across the screen, likely a hint to a plot line or perhaps a clue that not everything is as it seems on Kairos.
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