Gearbox and 2K haven’t proven a lot of Borderlands 4 up to now, however the little that we’ve got seen up to now has actually appeared like a tonal shift from Borderlands 3 particularly. The 2019 title was clearly an achieved looter shooter and an enormous industrial success, however amongst different issues, it acquired criticism for its over-reliance on what was deemed crass rest room humour by many. That, nonetheless, is one thing that Borderlands 4 appears to be steering away from, as confirmed by its narrative director as nicely.
Taking to Twitter, Gearbox’s Sam Winkler touched on the subject, stating that although he couldn’t but say a lot about Borderlands 4, he agrees with “criticism of Borderlands 3’s overabundance of bathroom humour”, earlier than including in a follow-up tweet that its sequel shall be doing issues in another way.
“I’m not gonna say there’s no bathrooms but when the phrase skibidi ships within the recreation underneath my watch I’m gonna cry actual tears,” Winkler wrote. “[Forbes journalist] Paul Tassi joked that we have been gonna have a gun referred to as Hawk 2A and a fellow dev requested me if it was actual and I wished to place my hand down the sink grinder.”
Humour has clearly been an necessary a part of the Borderlands expertise for so long as it has been round, although whether or not or not the sequence has succeeded in its makes an attempt at it’s a query audiences haven’t ever been capable of agree on. Whether or not Borderlands 4 shall be extra profitable with its makes an attempt at humour stays to be seen, however at the least the change in route is encouraging.
Borderlands 4 is due out in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC. A gameplay trailer shall be revealed someday within the 12 months’s early months, so keep tuned for that.
Not at liberty to speak a lot concerning the content material of BL4, however I stay agency in my criticism of BL3’s overabundance of bathroom humor.
— Sam Winkler (@ThatSamWinkler) December 16, 2024
I’m not gonna say there’s no bathrooms but when the phrase skibidi ships within the recreation underneath my watch I’m gonna cry actual tears. Paul Tassi joked that we have been gonna have a gun referred to as Hawk 2A and a fellow dev requested me if it was actual and I wished to place my hand down the sink grinder
— Sam Winkler (@ThatSamWinkler) December 16, 2024
