3. Battleborn

This game looks pretty fun and quirky

Battleborn is Gearbox Software’s latest endeavour after Borderlands. The game takes place in a universe where a horrible catastrophe has destroyed the majority of other planets. As a result, all of the remaining species have fled to a planet known as Solus. There, the factions squabble over a limited number of resources until a larger threat appears in the form of Varlesi who was the origin of the catastrophe. Each faction makes peace with each other and sends their greatest champions (named Battleborn) to combat the threat.

While this game is usually talked about as a Third Person MOBA, the trailer at E3 shows us how the story is going to work and reveals a few new characters in action. Battleborn looks like a spiritual successor to the famous Borderlands series in that they both incorporate RPG elements such as levelling your characters and loot systems.

There are two differences large differences between Battleborn and Borderlands. The first is that Battleborn looks as though it’s not afraid to take the cartoon element and run with it. But that doesn’t mean it will be devoid of mature themes; any game that talks about a war over limited resources and mass genocide is going to have to explore those themes eventually. Another difference is that Battleborn will have a heavy focus on its player vs player multiplayer modes instead of just a single player.

From my point of view, I was amazed at just how gorgeous the characterization was. Each Battleborn seems like they could be the main character of their own story.

Release Date: TBA 2015

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