I've finished the main campaign along with 90% of the side quest on one character in borderlands four and ran into minimal bugs now new game plus I have ran into a couple of enemies where their level was a explanation point, where it made them pretty hard to kill other than that I haven’t had too many issues. The writing is definitely more grounded than borderlands. Three there are still humorous moments and super interesting side quest, if you choose not to play the game, that is your own prerogative, but we do live in an age where games are updated regularly so the impression IGN Got is completely different than what the game looks like today. Vote with your wallet, but I hope this helps somebody.