Borderlands

I feel that Borderlands is a game that will keep betting with sequels. Now that they got the stuff down, they can improve on it.
 
I really enjoyed Borderlands. It had its problems, but as a group thing it was enjoyable enough for me and my mates to keep playing after we finished it, although the ending left a hell of a lot to be desired.

Edit: Key word is group thing. Would be boring as shit alone
 
The ending was, pure and simply, an insult to every player that took the time to drudge to this swamp of mediocrity. If one disregards the multiplayer aspect, only the art and style remains as an interesting deviation from the ordinary.

The entire game gears up towards this mystic point where you open the vault and get 'riches, power, women' and so on. I don't think I'm spoiling anything when I'm saying that you'll end up with perhaps 200 000 extra in cash (at this point you'll be in the millions anyway) and perhaps another green or blue weapon with a shitty effect you won't care about.

For the effect that I aimed at, killing my time, the game worked perfectly. It also helped me regain my will to continue with more useful aspects of living. If at least the gameplay had changed at some point, or had required some manners of tactic thinking, or thinking at all for that matter. As someone pointed out before, all you'll ever do, and need to do, is run backwards and shoot. Strafing is pretty much optional, as long as you've got something with enough range and a scope you can pick off enemies before they reach you anyway. And if something reaches you, just pull out the one overpowered weapon you have and unload while running backwards.

I'm probably overly harsh right now, not even because I'm annoyed at the ending cause it's been a while since I've finished the game and I didn't have high expectations to start with. It's just that, looking back, I could've hired a chimp to do what I've done.
 
Actually, there's a lot to the ending that isn't overtly explained.

[spoiler:8854c15b8b]The Guardian Angel wasn't an alien construct, but instead something cooked up by the Hyperion corporation. What started off as a simple treasure hunt story could easily become a story of intergalactic corporate espionage.

Besides, what else did you expect to find in the Vault? The planet is named PANDORA. Pandora's Box and all that. Yeah, it sucks that the Destroyer doesn't drop anything special, but the first time I killed it it dropped a couple of Ultra-Rare guns that were pretty handy on the 2nd playthrough.[/spoiler:8854c15b8b]
 
They didn't call it planet Pandora simply for it's pretty name. Although I do agree the last boss should've had a higher chance to drop purples and yellows.
 
To be perfectly frank, i wasn't expecting much from the vault. Even if you could walk through the portal and find a weapon chest with a 100% drop on Alien or Yellow weapons. What shit me off the most was the fact the destroyer was easy as. As a pistol spec hunter i walked up to him and just unloaded pistol magazines into his mouth with my friend shooting him with a rocket launcher. The Rakk hive didn't live up to much either.
 
It's enjoyable enough for now. Currently a Lv 10 Soldier. The Skag respawn dens are annoying, yes. The humor isn't highbrow but it makes me chuckle. I hate using a gamepad to play the game on the PS3, though (That's what I get for having a craptastic computer). It looks fine to me, though I've never had a raging hard-on for GRAPHIC EXCELLENCE, so YMMV.

It beats the hell out of Fallout 3. Borderlands washes some of the foul taste of that fuck-up out of my mouth. I personally think you could do plenty worse than this.
 
Okay, i am playing this game right now and must say that the first thing that i liked about this game was the soundtrack. Damn, Bethesda should take notes here! I am enjoying the game.
One thing i didn't like was the driving. It takes some time to get used to.

Btw, why can't i store my guns anywhere? :(
I like collecting stuff! :(
 
Get more inventory space by rescuing clap traps across pandora.
 
Dopemine Cleric said:
Get more inventory space by rescuing clap traps across pandora.
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Agreed, that does work but still i don't understand why GB decided not to put a place in the game where you can store your stuff.
 
Astiaks said:
Dopemine Cleric said:
Get more inventory space by rescuing clap traps across pandora.
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Agreed, that does work but still i don't understand why GB decided not to put a place in the game where you can store your stuff.
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That kind of gameplay luxury will only be available if you buy the upcoming second DLC for around $10. (edit: euh, seems it's already there, but not for PC, I don't own a console and I'd never play a shooter on a console anyway, so I've no way to confirm)

I wonder when developers/publishers start to intentionally add nuisances which you only get rid of with a DLC, or refuse to patch a game normally and instead only through DLC. Currently it's still on the level of holding a better game hostage until you pay up. Reminds me of Dragon Age where they pulled the same crap, though they had a complete package in the beginning. Kind of like those ice-cream packages that say '3+1 cones!' as if you're not paying for the +1, or as if the +1 is a bonus thrown in for goodwill.

Bah, I hate marketing.
 
Edmond Dantès said:
That kind of gameplay luxury will only be available if you buy the upcoming second DLC for around $10. (edit: euh, seems it's already there, but not for PC, I don't own a console and I'd never play a shooter on a console anyway, so I've no way to confirm).
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Really?! so the DLC will include a storage for your guns? You mean "Mad moxxi's Underdome" right?
 
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