The Borderlands series is known for its vast array of unique weapons and its wild, often crude humor. Gearbox has confirmed that Borderlands 4 will continue
That’s entirely fair. And if they make a more subtle humor then I’m here for it. I think the real comedic goal should be between 1 and 2. Cutting down on the toilet humor and going darker could mean they’re headed in exactly the right place, but my fears are that they’re going to overshoot and what I love about the series is that it’s willing to be ridiculous and I’m so used to “darker” meaning either bigoted or humorless.
I fear you’re probably correct in how it will play out. Popular culture stuff has been in a vicious cycle of ping-ponging between reactionary extremes for a while now.
That said, I agree with you, it’s somewhere between 1 and 2, but I think 1 was carried by breaking the norm at the time, so the humor can’t have the same impact it did then due to it being expected now and other franchises jumping on similar humor since.
That’s entirely fair. And if they make a more subtle humor then I’m here for it. I think the real comedic goal should be between 1 and 2. Cutting down on the toilet humor and going darker could mean they’re headed in exactly the right place, but my fears are that they’re going to overshoot and what I love about the series is that it’s willing to be ridiculous and I’m so used to “darker” meaning either bigoted or humorless.
I fear you’re probably correct in how it will play out. Popular culture stuff has been in a vicious cycle of ping-ponging between reactionary extremes for a while now.
That said, I agree with you, it’s somewhere between 1 and 2, but I think 1 was carried by breaking the norm at the time, so the humor can’t have the same impact it did then due to it being expected now and other franchises jumping on similar humor since.