#borderlands 4 teaser

[cosmiccroak]

shes doing her best

[jaylestial]

JACK IS BACK

[krotiation]

Speaking of possible time travel/disruptions in bl4, I wonder if that has anything to do with zane's digi-clone being "outdated" or if it's just broken or something

[gebo4482]

Borderlands 4 - Official Teaser Trailer

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[dep-uty]

I DONT KNOW HOW I MISSED IT I JUST SAW THE BORDERLANDS 4 TEASER TRAILER AHHH IT LOOKS SO COOL

[illgiveyoumygavichal]

While I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking/hoping Jack will come back this time, the longer I think about the teaser the more it has nothing to do with Jack and everything to do with the Eridians. I think this time we're finally tackling the biggest mystery of the Borderlands and the long foreshadowed threat of war.

[katagawajr]

BORDERLANDS 4- the lore so far

a post compiling all the tidbits from the trailers/descriptions, about everything we know about the story (so far).

wanted to make this post because i may be borderlands' biggest hater, but this new stuff looks really intriguing so far! call me optimistic but i'm definitely interested for now...

(speculation/theorizing involved here. i'm not actually 100% knowledgeable on all the lore but this is just what i'm gathering from it. if it turns out to be true then i called it here first <3)

so here's the timeline we know so far:

-> At the end of Borderlands 3, Elpis is crashing into Pandora. To save everyone (on both places), Lilith flies up and teleports Elpis away. Presumably, just like Sanctuary in BL2, she can't exactly control where it goes.

-> Where it happens to go is the planet of Kairos: a planet hidden in space- it's insinuated that the "protective barrier" surrounding the planet (made of glass?) turned it invisible. Or at least undetectable.

-> This "revealed" Kairos to the universe. Elpis presumably has been pulled in and is now orbiting Kairos.

-> Kairos is currently being controlled by "The Timekeeper." The Timekeeper is not a PERSON, but rather an Eridian Guardian. AKA... A Vault Monster.

-> This is explicitly stated in one of Nyriad's diary entries from BL3. She mentions the Timekeeper by name as an "Eridian Creation," in the likes of Graveward (BL3) and the Traveller (TFTBL). It's also obvious by the images above that it isn't Human- it has robotic limbs, floats, and seemingly harnesses/is connected to the Vault Gate behind it.

-> The Timekeeper is described as a dictator obsessed with Perfect Order, furthering the idea that this hidden planet was in a perfect state of "Order," with only the Timekeeper + its "synthetic" army. Remnants of whatever Eridian Society created it, and hid it away, for whatever reason.

-> Elpis crashing into Kairos, and breaking the barrier, has enraged the Timekeeper, who's planet is now visible to the galaxy. And a big hole in the ceiling of it's house. Damn.

-> It's confirmed there's a few years' time-skip between the crashing of Elpis and the start of the game. The SCAVS of Elpis (and bandits of Pandora most likely, however they hitched a ride) have now made their way to the surface of Kairos and are causing mayhem. They seem way more mechanical in nature than the last time we saw Elpis, but similar vibes. Very tech-y, robotic, etc. -> These bandits become their own faction known as "The Rippers," and their leader is a robot lady named Callis.

-> Queen Callis is shown in the trailer to ALSO be not human (robot? something else? Kairos's influence, or Elpis tech? who knows.) But apparently she also has the power to control the bandits, through their masks. She puts the masks on them and their eyes turn red, matching hers. So it's possible she's just mind controlling every bandit.

-> Anyways, it's a "robo-bandit" VS. "synthetic Eridian" civil war deal. The Timekeeper appears to be attempting to subjugate the entire planet again, especially based on all the "break free" wording of the teaser descriptions. Whether you're fighting WITH Callis's army or just as a third party, it appears the Vault Hunters are from Elpis (or, were on Elpis when it got yoinked at the very least). And they're trying to escape this planet. -> The last description does mention "cast of characters, new AND old," so it remains to be seen in what capacity old characters are involved. It IS a time-skip, so maybe Sanctuary finally tracked down Lilith's whereabouts and she's stranded on Elpis. Maybe Ava is an adult now and leading the Crimson Raiders. Maybe the whole "Timekeeper" business means there will be timeline fuckery- pulling alternate timeline versions of old characters, bringing back dead ones, who knows.

-> (I'M PERSONALLY INCLINED TO BELIEVE that Sasha and Fiona will also play a role in this game? Because New Tales called specific attention to Sasha being in a different part of the galaxy unable to be found (hidden planet? wink wink?), and Fiona's talk of Sasha's anahatium pocketwatch, with the etched phrase "TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS.")

-> (Who knows if that is true, or what that really means. Just speculation here. I miss Sasha and Fiona, and they've been hyped up with BL3 Echoes, New Tales stuff, and even their own book. Give us the two best Borderlands characters back please.)

-> Last thing as an aside, it DOES show that we will be getting a Siren VH again. So she either needs to have Steele's unknown power, the Leech power, or some secret third thing. Maybe she isn't a real siren at all. The device on her arm could either be a way to REPLICATE a siren's power (like Anu, making her a "fake siren") or possibly as a way to enhance/contain the Leech power, like Tyreen alludes to in BL3. Interested to find out.

TLDR: we're finally getting the Eridian War plotline! They didn't forget guys! AND it directly involves Elpis, like the game where we first learned about the Eridian War!

Synthetic "Eridian" army led by a Vault Guardian/Monster, THE TIMEKEEPER, vs. the robotic bandit army, the Rippers, led by QUEEN CALLIS. Time-skip again (intrigued to see how long this time. It's canonically been at LEAST two years since BL3.) New + Old characters. New Eridian planet, like Nekrotafeyo. 4 New VH's, either FROM Elpis, or wayward travelers who accidentally crashed onto Kairos.

“Early 2025” gameplay reveal, unspecified 2025 release date.

[condensed-ink]

As a Borderlands fan, I don't think I'll ever stop being baffled by the sheer fall-off of the series, man. Like, I remember after Borderlands 2 and the OG TFTB just how massive the hype was behind Borderlands 3. Now, however, after the addition of the shitshow that was the new TFTB and the movie, the collective reaction to the Borderlands 4 teaser has been everyone going "please don't be shit, please don't be shit, please don't be shit". Honestly, it feels like this game will either save the series or nail in the last nail in the coffin.

[devvadoodles]

I was not expecting a Borderlands 4 teaser today

[blazehedgehog]

What did you think of the Game Awards this year?

It was... a little better this year than Geoff's previous shows. The preshow actually had a segment that talked about climate change and featured a game about the topic (even if it looked a bit basic visually) and I genuinely liked Statler and Waldorf heckling Keighley. It was the sort of thing where it was really surprising how they did not pull their punches. ("Hey, look, it's Hideo Kojima! Did you know Geoff Keighley is friends with him?" "Does Kojima know that?")

And like, I find myself wondering if that was the point, if having them heckle the show was a way to sort of break the ice and blow off some of the pressure... which makes you wonder how much of it was scripted. But considering a couple of the reaction shots, I guess I don't know. There were mild looks of shock to be sure, and there were other things that felt like changes based on past Geoff shows (like giving developers room to speak if they wanted to).

The rest of the event was mostly fine. Games that caught my attention:

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound was kind of surprising. It's got Dotemu's name attached, which is funny, because Dotemu + Lizardcube is who did Streets of Rage 4, and Lizardcube is off doing Shinobi for Sega now.

It's extremely reductive, but I see Rematch and my only thought is "So Rocket League is soccer with cars... and this is Rocket League with human people?

Dispatch looked cool. It actually looked like FMV, to me, to be honest. I wonder if that's live gameplay or not.

It's very funny to me that Borderlands 4 completely avoided showing any humor at all. I am not asking for Borderlands style humor, but it is kind of one of the franchise's signatures.

I'm excited for Onimusha to be next in Capcom's remake series, but I'm bummed for no Code Veronica or Dino Crisis.

I'm happy to see something more bombastic from Naughty Dog with Intergalactic. I saw some people being reductive that it's just their take on Guardians of the Galaxy, but that's not the vibe I got at all. Very weird it's so big on brand deals though.

Kind of wild to see Geoff seemingly get legitimately choked up at the teaser for Okami 2.

Trying to look for the climate change game on their Youtube channel and I'm surprised there's no video for it.

Happy to see Astro Bot win the big final award, mainly because the guy (Nicolas Doucet) took a moment to just, like, be "yeah we won an award, but a lot of outside people helped us make this game, and there are a lot of great platformers out there besides Astro Bot, too." Cool guy.

Interesting show. A little long, but I'd rather it be long than cutting speeches off.

[dykecrawler]

borderlands 4 teaser you cause such fear in me but i am chasing the high i felt during the pre release of borderlands 3 so i am opening the door just a smidge

[demifiendrsa]

Borderlands 4 - Official Teaser Trailer

Borderlands 4 will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2025.

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The definitive looter shooter arrives in 2025. See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.

[h4p-cl4p]

Hey, is it weird that about a year before the Borderlands 4 trailer was released and it was only announced with a teaser, I thought of a "what could happen" story for Borderlands 4 where the villain also used the psycho masks to brainwash people into fighting for them.

I never wrote it down, or posted it online, but it's kinda weird for me to think about.

[the-punslinger]

So in the Borderlands 4 teaser trailer you see an alien hand pick up a psycho mask. In the Pax panel show, the BL4 team tell us that Elpis is being teleported and crashes into a veil that's been hiding a planet for all these centuries.

In the Borderlands film intro, they tell us that the eridians have not been seen for ages. At the same time, there was an eridian (The Watcher) meddling with the affairs in the Pre-sequel, ultimatelly telling us that there is going to be a war and that we're gonna need all the vault hunters we can get. Which is a plot point that still needs following up I feel. But so far it seems to match up with the tidbits we got from the teaser trailer so far, as well as the concept art they showed at Pax (alien planet with new tech). Will the new, hidden planet be where the eridians were?

[janeyspringsss]

Borderlands 4 teaser???? What??

[claptraprights]

looked at your post about how the series should go back to its classic artstyle and i cannot agree more! i like how bl3 works but it feels like as they continued after that borderlands got way more smooth and the cel-shading feels like an afterthought. the borderlands 4 teaser looked fine but it felt weirdly clean. idk, let's hope for the best

tbh my theory is that they really wanted to slam the borderlands 4 trailer out there in the wake of the movie being such a big discussion topic, so personally I am hesitant to over-analyse how much it actually tells us about the new game.

As far as the art-style is concerned - one of my big issues is that I feel like it has a great impact on the general mood and atmosphere of the games. Borderlands 3 and New Tales had a far lighter tone than previous games imo so the even more cartoon-y, cleaner and neater look were in tune with that. But e.g., it would not have worked for the original game or even Borderlands 2 (which was already lighter in tone but had pretty dark and somber moments and areas).

Personally, I try not to be overly negative about Borderlands 3 - it told its own story which was separate from the previous arc and it just happened to be a bit lighter. Plus, it took place all over the galaxy and not just on Pandora. But personally, I really would like to go back to the environment of Pandora being hostile and empty and I want to feel that. And I think the old art style would work a lot better for that.