"A hell lot of guns."
That pretty much describes the game. If you enjoy shooting guns, collecting guns, and rpg elements, this game is for you. The majority of the game will be spent collecting new and increasingly powerful guns, ranging from regular shotguns, smgs, sniper rifles, to more exotic weapons such as shotguns that shoot rockets, pistols that shoot lightning, snipers that shoot fire, ect. There is a storyline, but its "ok" at best.
Game play: The game play in borderlands is solid, very solid, and although it is a port, most of the time you wont notice it. Only time it really pops up is when you go to a menu to sell, and its a bit clunky. The actual fps elements of it is very good, and very satisfying. There are rpg elements in play, in the shape of 4 character classes with 3 specialization trees each. The 4 classes feel distinctly different, and the class paths for them help customize the play style more, but being able to effectively cap out 2/3 of the 3 spec trees take a bit away from the feeling of having a specialization, as it can feel very much the same if you decide to respec.
There are hundreds of quests for you to do to acquire new loot, and they are pretty varied with good rewards. It will take roughly 25-35 hours to play through the game once, ending at level 35-36. After that you can choose to play through again on the same character starting at that level with all your guns, with the enemies scaled to be harder, and it really does show that its harder quick.
Graphics: The style of graphics is "cartoony" but described as "concept art". It really helps the game stand out from the other modern games, and it really can pull the look off. Its pretty easy to run, as I do not have the best computer, and overall the look of the game fits the feel of the game.
Multiplayer: Borderlands boasts a "drop in and drop out" co op game capability with monsters scaling to accommodate for the players, and dropping better loot. As it stand right now, it is very hard to get a co op game together because for some reason the connection does not want to work. There is a bypass around it, by using a service that will establish a lan to play on, such as Game Ranger. When the co op works, it is a blast. Banding up together to take on a boss and fighting over loot is what the game is all about. A complaint can be made that the dueling and arena of versus is kind of lame, because at higher levels most things will 1 shot, so its whoever gets the shot of first, or uses their ability first that wins. It's ok though, since the game was not really meant for that, but instead meant for actual co op game play.
Atmosphere: The game is very funny, if crude. It has a unique atmosphere that you will not get anywhere else. The game knows what it is trying to do, and does it well. The only problem i had was it sometimes feels dead, as everyone who is alive has 1-2 words to say to you, or wants to kill you. There are a TON of references to other games/movies/pop culture, and if you know the reference, you will enjoy the game a lot more.
Storyline: It's OK, but a lot of the time I didn't really care about why I'm killing someone, as long as I get some awesome loot for it.
Replay Value: For anyone who likes finding cool weapons, and killing things, this game will last you a long time. Getting to level 50 is just the begging, as finding that rare weapon that fits your play style perfectly will take up a ton of time, and you'll enjoy the ride. Playing with people gives a lot of playtime possibilities as well, and having 2 play through's with each character gives you a lot of time to play as well.
Overall Opinion: Buy it. This game may not be a work of art, a perfect 10/10, but its worth the money. If you enjoy FPS's or RPG's you will spend a good amount of time with this game, more then a lot of other games that you could spend $50 on.
Rating: 8.5/10
Opinion: Too fun to pass up.
That pretty much describes the game. If you enjoy shooting guns, collecting guns, and rpg elements, this game is for you. The majority of the game will be spent collecting new and increasingly powerful guns, ranging from regular shotguns, smgs, sniper rifles, to more exotic weapons such as shotguns that shoot rockets, pistols that shoot lightning, snipers that shoot fire, ect. There is a storyline, but its "ok" at best.
Game play: The game play in borderlands is solid, very solid, and although it is a port, most of the time you wont notice it. Only time it really pops up is when you go to a menu to sell, and its a bit clunky. The actual fps elements of it is very good, and very satisfying. There are rpg elements in play, in the shape of 4 character classes with 3 specialization trees each. The 4 classes feel distinctly different, and the class paths for them help customize the play style more, but being able to effectively cap out 2/3 of the 3 spec trees take a bit away from the feeling of having a specialization, as it can feel very much the same if you decide to respec.
There are hundreds of quests for you to do to acquire new loot, and they are pretty varied with good rewards. It will take roughly 25-35 hours to play through the game once, ending at level 35-36. After that you can choose to play through again on the same character starting at that level with all your guns, with the enemies scaled to be harder, and it really does show that its harder quick.
Graphics: The style of graphics is "cartoony" but described as "concept art". It really helps the game stand out from the other modern games, and it really can pull the look off. Its pretty easy to run, as I do not have the best computer, and overall the look of the game fits the feel of the game.
Multiplayer: Borderlands boasts a "drop in and drop out" co op game capability with monsters scaling to accommodate for the players, and dropping better loot. As it stand right now, it is very hard to get a co op game together because for some reason the connection does not want to work. There is a bypass around it, by using a service that will establish a lan to play on, such as Game Ranger. When the co op works, it is a blast. Banding up together to take on a boss and fighting over loot is what the game is all about. A complaint can be made that the dueling and arena of versus is kind of lame, because at higher levels most things will 1 shot, so its whoever gets the shot of first, or uses their ability first that wins. It's ok though, since the game was not really meant for that, but instead meant for actual co op game play.
Atmosphere: The game is very funny, if crude. It has a unique atmosphere that you will not get anywhere else. The game knows what it is trying to do, and does it well. The only problem i had was it sometimes feels dead, as everyone who is alive has 1-2 words to say to you, or wants to kill you. There are a TON of references to other games/movies/pop culture, and if you know the reference, you will enjoy the game a lot more.
Storyline: It's OK, but a lot of the time I didn't really care about why I'm killing someone, as long as I get some awesome loot for it.
Replay Value: For anyone who likes finding cool weapons, and killing things, this game will last you a long time. Getting to level 50 is just the begging, as finding that rare weapon that fits your play style perfectly will take up a ton of time, and you'll enjoy the ride. Playing with people gives a lot of playtime possibilities as well, and having 2 play through's with each character gives you a lot of time to play as well.
Overall Opinion: Buy it. This game may not be a work of art, a perfect 10/10, but its worth the money. If you enjoy FPS's or RPG's you will spend a good amount of time with this game, more then a lot of other games that you could spend $50 on.
Rating: 8.5/10
Opinion: Too fun to pass up.
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