Game Art Styles

Borderlands 2 VR

Gearbox Software · 2018

First-person · Shooter · RPG · Console · PC

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Cel-shaded
Colors
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Linework
Black outlines, Interior lines
Shading
Soft gradient
Texture
Hand-painted textures
Palette
Vibrant
Imitated medium
Comic book
Proportions
Exaggerated
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Then and now2012 PlayStation 3 → 2018 PlayStation 4

About

Borderlands 2 VR is a single-player virtual-reality adaptation of the first-person shooter RPG set on Pandora, where a Vault Hunter fights Handsome Jack and Hyperion while collecting weapons and equipment. It adds time-slowing BAMF Time, optional teleport movement and first-person vehicle controls.

Art style

Borderlands 2 VR (2018, Gearbox Software) is a 3D cel-shaded game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from black outlines, interior lines, soft gradient shading and hand-painted textures. The palette is vibrant. It draws on comic book.

Then and now 2012 → 2018

Borderlands 2 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2012 · PlayStation 3
Borderlands 2 VR screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2018 · PlayStation 4

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Port · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Released
2018-12-14 Worldwide, PlayStation 4 (PlayStation VR)
2019-10-22 Worldwide, Windows (VR)
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Windows
Links
official · steam · wikipedia

Screenshots 5

Versions of Borderlands 2 2

Borderlands 2 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2012 · Original releaseBorderlands 2 PlayStation 3Borderlands 2 VR screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2018 · PortBorderlands 2 VR PlayStation 4

Borderlands series 12 games

Borderlands 2 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2012Borderlands 2Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2014Borderlands: The Pre-SequelTales from the Borderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, fixed camera, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2014Tales from the BorderlandsBorderlands: The Handsome Collection screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2015Borderlands: The Handsome CollectionBorderlands 2 VR screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2018Borderlands 2 VRBorderlands 3 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2019Borderlands 3Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2019Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedBorderlands Legendary Collection screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2020Borderlands Legendary CollectionTiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2021Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot AdventureNew Tales from the Borderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, fixed camera, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2022New Tales from the BorderlandsTiny Tina's Wonderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, diorama, first-person, three-quarter, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2022Tiny Tina's WonderlandsBorderlands 4 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)2025Borderlands 4

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Borderlands 3 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Borderlands 3
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Borderlands Legendary Collection screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Borderlands Legendary Collection
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, diorama, first-person, three-quarter, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Borderlands 4 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Borderlands 4
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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Tales from the Borderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, fixed camera, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Tales from the Borderlands
Cel-shaded · Black outlines · Interior lines
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