The best order to play all Borderlands games

The Borderland The franchise is known for starting the looter shooter genre, or at least for popularizing it with literally billions of weapons. And with as many games as this series has, it can be difficult to know what order to play them all in. There’s the main series trilogy, a couple of spin-off shooters, and two graphic adventure titles. In total, that’s seven games in the franchise, not including expansions and DLC, which should be played with the corresponding base game.

When choosing the order in which the Borderland Games. Players can play the games in chronological order, but this creates some problems from a story perspective. For example, There are story spoilers for Borderlands 2 In ThePre-Continuationalthough most of the game took place beforeGameplay should also be taken into consideration, as the first few titles feel choppy compared to the latest game and can therefore be more difficult to complete.

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Start where it all began: Borderlands 1

The first game provides much-needed context

The first Borderland Game provides context and the beginning of tropes later used throughout the series. For example Borderlands 1 introduces the idea of ​​corporations coming to Pandora, with Atlas being the first, villainous main character who opens vaults in search of treasure. These vaults and the vault hunters who seek to open them are the center of the entire franchise and the first ones introduced here will be used throughout the series, so meeting them here is the best way to experience their story.

The first game introduced the series’ famous cel-shading aesthetic and looter-shooter gameplay. As the first game of its kind The game is quite clunky by today’s standards, and it’s best to play this first so that this feeling of clunkiness isn’t reinforced by playing the later titles. Since the game was released in 2009, it’s also dated, but it’s a great way to get familiar with the series’ unique tone, even if the writing here isn’t quite as strong.

Next up should be Borderlands 2

The Borderlands game that made the series popular

Borderlands 2 is the most iconic entry in the series, due in part to its antagonist Handsome Jack. This is where the series really found its footing with its writing, world, gameplay and charm, using many characters from the first game. It is a direct sequel and the next game developed by Gearbox. In general The game has aged quite well and the cast from this title can be seen almost everywhere in the franchise move forward.

From the haiku-speaking Zer0 to the siren Maya, the The characters presented here and in the first game form a large part of the supporting cast in the further course. Tiny Tina, introduced in Borderlands 2will play a major role in a later expansion and Tiny Tina’s Wonderland. These characters are iconic enough to Borderland Film cast, with war (a Borderlands 2 DLC character), Lilith, Roland, Tiny Tina, Claptrap, Tannis, Hammerlock and many more, all from the first two titles.

Borderlands The Pre-Sequel is the third game to play

It contains spoilers for Borderlands 2

Although most of this game Borderlands 2, It is helpful if the players already know who Handsome Jack isas the game’s story revolves around how the series’ most famous villain became an evil tyrant despite being a wannabe hero. Some of the Vault Hunters are also villains from Borderlands 2like Wilhelm and Nisha, and are not used much as characters in The sequel compared to Athena, so it’s best to meet her first in the second game of the series.

The entirety The sequel exists essentially in flashback. Athena tells Lilith and other citizens of Sanctuary about her time working with Handsome Jack, but there are scenes that take place after Borderlands 2 And The dialogue in these scenes contains spoilers for the gameAlthough a prequel to Borderlands 2, The sequel should not be played in advance as it benefits from additional context from other games.

Tales From The Borderlands is a nice side adventure

It should be played after the pre-sequel

Because it is entirely narrative, Stories from the borderlands depends heavily on the context of previous games. Athena, Zer0, Handsome Jack and others all make an appearance, but since they all have supporting roles, it is best to introduce them elsewhere. Since this is a side story, there are many references to the main series of games, and it can be confusing if players don’t have the proper context, as this is a rather niche title that is intended as a love letter to Borderland fans.

Borderlands 3 has many recurring characters

And weapons include pistols with legs

Borderlands 3 feels like the culmination of everything that has been done before, and benefits from having played everything that has been released before this game in order to experience it optimally. Characters that appear in all previous games are here, along with a variety of new ones, and even characters from Stories from the borderlandsdespite the different genre and the smaller player base. Rhys and Vaughn return from Stories, and almost every Vault Hunter from before who isn’t dead is back.

Borderlands 3 plays better than the looter shooter titles before itand benefits from the new technology of the time. It also looks significantly better than previous titles, as it is available for the current generation of hardware. Play Borderlands 3 before the other games could ruin the gun game, which would be a shame for Borderlands 2 especially given his status as a fan favorite.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands feels separate from the Borderlands world

It’s a great D&D reference

From a historical perspective, it is difficult to classify Tiny Tina’s Wonderland, but it builds on the firefight of Borderlands 3 and is probably the best looking game in the seriesespecially from the point of view of graphical fidelity. It is completely independent of the rest of Borderland as it exists in a D&Dlike a world inside Tiny Tina’s head, and there are references to other characters, but nothing major. To avoid ruining the gameplay and making the older games look even more dated, it’s best to play it later.

New stories from the Borderlands take place after 3

And refers to everything that came before

It should be noted that New stories from the border areas is, despite its name, not a direct sequel to any of the previous games. It has a new cast, a completely different feel, and is set approximately one year after Borderlands 3. Since very little has happened after this title, it doesn’t feel so much like the Borderland World outside of your own game and can therefore be played last to avoid possible spoilers as best as possible.

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Not all games in the Borderlands series have to be played

Individually they work quite well

The Borderland The series has many games, but as with many long-running series, not every title has to be played. For many Borderlands 2 was the entry point and definitely fulfills that function as it gives the player the entire context of the first game well. Although it is well written, Stories from the borderlands is not absolutely necessary in the future, and for those who play Borderland for the shooting it is OK to skip it. The same goes for New stories from the borderlands.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderland is its own thing, and if players feel they have had enough of the chaos of the looter shooter, they can skip it without the story suffering. All in all, the most important games in the franchise are arguably Borderlands 2 And 3. Maybe the first game and The prehistory could also be added if players want more than the bare minimum to understand what is going on, but not every game in the Borderland The franchise must be played to understand the essence of the series.

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