Battleborn
About
Battleborn is a first-person shooter game that features several elements from MOBA and was developed by Gearbox Software.
Setting
Humanity fights over the last star in the universe named Solus. Different species had to unite in order to save Solus from destruction by Varelsi. The best fighters of the world are pronounced Battleborn and are sent to fight.
Gameplay
At the beginning of the game of every game mode featured in the game, the players have to choose one of several characters. Every character features their own abilities, skills, and attacks. A loadout system is also present in the game with players choosing three items to carry into the battle with them. Every item can be bought with an in-game currency named Shards. Such equipment enhances your characters abilities or debuffs your enemies powers.
The players start at level 1 and gain new experience for leveling up after killing enemies or completing objectives. After leveling up, the player unlocks one perk from the character-specific skill tree. These levels are reset on every new game. There are three main game modes available in the game which put ten players in a match against each other.
Players also increase their command level after every gain. In Battleborn's meta-game this allows for unlocking new outfits and cosmetics. New gear can be unlocked using loot drops after each match or picked up during one. The game also features loot boxes.
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows® 7 x64-bit or Later
- Processor: Intel i5-750 / AMD Phenom IIx4 945
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 6870/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better, PhysX support
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 11 Compliant
- Additional Notes: Initial installation requires an internet connection for Steam authentication, and gameplay; software installations require (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 11, NVidia PhysX, .Net Framework 4.5, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and Visual C++ Redistributable 2012.
- OS: Windows® 7 x64-bit or Later
- Processor: Intel i5-750 / AMD Phenom IIx4 945
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 7850/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or better, PhysX support
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
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Battleborn reviews and comments
I love this game. It's a great game, with lots of unique flair to it. It can get a little crazy at times and a little complex, but overall I really enjoyed my time with this game. It scratched an itch that I couldn't get from other games at the time: alongside a PvP mode, there was a PvE mode that was great. The writing was charming, and the character designs were incredibly varied and felt lively for the amount of playable characters on the roster.
But now that the servers are essentially closing, and the game itself is already dead to begin with...I can't recommend this game. As much as I want it to survive, it is done. And all we can do is write a eulogy to it, and hope that the character that this game brought survives elsewhere in a luckier game.
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