Battleborn Standard Edition - Xbox One

I love 2K and haven't disliked a game put out by them yet, but I feel a bit cheated by this game. I spent $60, and while it may eventually be worth that much, it isn't yet. The campaign is insanely fun, but painfully short. Which makes sense since it's designed to be MP game. However, the MP maps and characters are really weak. 4v5's constantly happen and games take 20 minutes + the game also just feels.... unfinished. I feel like I'm playing more of a BETA than a full game. I have put 1000+ hours in LoL, Smite, Paragon, etc. and while this does a good job trying to blend genres, it isn't nearly as elaborate as those or as simple as Overwatch or Paladins. Overall, it stuck itself in a weird middle zone and just makes the game feel awkward.

Fun multiplayer and lots of challenge to gain level ups. The single player camping seems a bit more difficult and will probably require better item upgrades to get though. Still makes it fun. Huge glitch when you end game and shutdown xbox, it causes a crash when you try and reload the game without quitting it first; big time failure on the programmers as it is very annoying and causes the console to crash.

If you like League of Legends and FPS, this is a must have. Campaign allows for up to five players to battle through the stages with advanced and hardcore settings for the daring. Then there is multiplayer for the competitive types that include PvP and PvE game variants. 25 characters came with the game and later DLC allows for more character's to unlock later on. Worth every penny

I'll admit, Battleborn has many things going for it. The characters, the progression system, the online play. All very well done and enjoyable. Unfortunately, it got over shadowed by a bigger and even better game that came out soon after: Overwatch. Just released it at a bad time, mate.

Great idea, but the execution keeps trying to ruin the game. Characters are cool and varied, lots of options for different play-styles. Gameplay is fun and it is great learning each character. And here is where the 'but' starts. The game has local co-op and I believe all modes can be played with bots. This experience is good, but you still have to be online and connected to Battleborn's servers. Playing with bots is relatively easy, but can be a lot of fun. The online game modes are competitive and story mode. Each story mode mission is 30-45 min long and is the most consistent part of the experience. Moving to competitive play and things start to get troubling. The biggest problems with Battleborn are that matchmaking takes a LONG time. I typically wait over 5 min for a full 9 players to be found to play with, and then choosing the map and character takes a minimum of 2 minutes as well. That is way too long to be sitting and waiting, not playing. Comparing it to Halo 5, you're into a new game under 2 min. The second problem with competitive play is the lack of being able to find balanced matches. Most matches are very lopsided. You can go from 12-4 K:D in one game to 2:10 in the next. This leaves it feeling too easy, and unsatisfying, or too difficult, and unsatisfying. I understand the nature of the game is to find friends that you can work with in a strategy to win, but being an adult and having 4 other friends who are consistently available to play is hard. Overall, I keep coming back to it every few weeks to see if there is new content. The Battleborn team seems great with providing updates and trying to balance characters. In the end, I'm sorry that I paid out for the season pass, as I have to keep playing and waiting to make sure I got my money's worth.