Borderlands 4 will feature a new grappling hook mechanic to help you swing through its seamless world.
“It felt a little less open and free.
Borderlands 4 is the most open and free ever [for the franchise].”
“In every video game you’ve ever played that’s a backdrop, right?
All Pitchford had to say was, “Everything in the scene, Jordan.
Everything in the scene.”
So I stand corrected!
“All these scenes, every scene, everything is explorable and reachable,” Pitchford said.
But there are things that we, specifically, don’t do because we are Borderlands.
And we care so deeply about combat dynamics and care so deeply about that moment-to-moment feeling.
We craft this [world].
Everything that unfolds has [purpose].
you’re able to feel the heart of the designer behind it.
you could tell, people that care a lot made this shit.
They’re putting this here for [the player].
This isn’t all just a systemic, algorithmically filled world.
So be careful when you’re talking about this.
I wouldn’t say ‘open world’ because that [term] will come with baggage.
That isn’t what we are.
I wouldn’t call that game an open world, but it is aseamlessworld.
I imagine Borderlands 4 is designed in a similar fashion.
“We brought in butt-stomp from Pre-Sequel.
And this time around, we’re adding a few more that are just as seamlessly connected.
I’m like, ‘Damn.’
That’s how I know that we’re doing it right.
Borderlands 4 is scheduled to launch for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC in 2025.
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