Borderlands 4 lead author Taylor Clark has commented on the humor and tone of the sport, saying gamers should not count on as many jokes as Borderlands 3. The author additionally talked about why he believes Borderlands 4 represents the “Simpsons period” for the crew.
Speaking to VGC, Clark stated Gearbox was “after all” conscious of the suggestions from Borderlands 3 concerning its jokes and normal tone. “We took all of the legitimate criticism on board. We’re creating a completely new world, and we wish to have a tone that matches the brand new planet we’re on.”
Borderlands 3’s world of Pandora was like “the Wild West,” however the planet of Kairos for Borderlands 4 is a “totalitarian world.” As such, “Having everyone making jokes each minute would not completely really feel proper,” Clark stated. This follows on from the sport’s narrative director saying followers shouldn’t count on Skibidi rest room or Hawk Tuah jokes in Borderlands 4.
In the meantime, senior venture producer Anthony Nicholson instructed GameSpot that Gearbox is “actually proud” of its previous titles and the jokes and normal humor in them. Nonetheless, Nicholson stated the world is completely different as we speak, in 2025, and whereas Borderlands 4 goals to be “very humorous,” the humor is attempting to be extra grounded.
“We now ensure that the Vault Hunters themselves are those who’re driving [the jokes] and so they’re those who’re being [funny]. So after we say [Borderlands 4] has grounded humor, we imply it is extra situational comedy between [the Vault Hunters] versus pulling issues out from the true world and issues like that [like the series used to],” Nicholson defined.
Simpsons period
Clark went on to say that Gearbox is coming into its “Simpsons period” with Borderlands 4, in that the studio has written a lot materials over time that it is a massive job to attempt to discover new storytelling.
“We’re within the writers’ room, and any person could have an concept on tips on how to end a mission, and somebody might be like, ‘We did that in Borderlands,'” he stated. “We’re at all times attempting to not repeat ourselves; that is why our villains are so completely different. We’re at all times attempting to maintain it contemporary.”
Borderlands 4 launches on September 12 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S, with a Change 2 launch lined up for someday later. The sport’s normal version prices $70, not $80–and this makes Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford very completely satisfied.