Borderlands

[positron1]

Okay it comes out Tuesday, who's getting it, I hear some people already have it? Since they pushed Alpha Protocol back I'm definitely getting it.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yep. Very much looking forward to it. From the impressions I've read, it sounds every bit as good as I've been hoping. Fights are supposed to get pretty crazy with 4 people.

[krazydriver]

I already pre-ordered borderlands and torchlight off of steam.

I'm stoked!! borderlands is gettings some great reviews.

[Nali]

Hey MOD 360 or PC version?

Im debating with myself which version would be better.

Most of my friend are 360 owners and atleast 4 of them are getting this, but i heard the console versions suffer some framerate issues.Plus the PC version is cheaper. and my PC is always looking for a good workout.Im really torn on this one.

[positron1]

Is the PC version coming out today, I heard it was getting pushed back a week, if not I'm getting a copy tonight.

[positron1]

Borderlands PC definitely does not come out until next Tuesday so I'm gonna have to wait a week, just saw the review on Gametrailers and it was great, everyone seems to like this game.

[positron1]

Okay so today's launch has come and gone so which of you console b****'s is playing Borderlands a week before me?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Okay so today's launch has come and gone so which of you console b****'s is playing Borderlands a week before me?

Don't be jealous. The developers came right out and said the PC version's image fidelity destroys that of the console versions. Wait a week for the better version (which also happens to cost $10-$15 less depending on where you buy it). Not too horrible a tradeoff. Plus we get Torchlight next week and they don't. Uhn.

[positron1]

Torchlight comes out next week too, I did not know that. Gonna pick up a copy of that one too!

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yeah...I wish they weren't coming out on the same day. Now even if I thoroughly enjoy either of them I'm going to feel like I'm missing out on the other.

[positron1]

So which one are you gonna get first...or both?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Both. I have them both preordered on Steam (there will be no boxed store-shelf version of Torchlight for at least a few months).

[marlin29311]

Ok - Mini review time!

So I bought Borderlands for 360 last night...it's pretty damn fun!

First impressions were - OMG this feels kinda like Fallout 3....

But then I started walking around, and it was no longer.

The game has a great FPS feel to it - your aiming and movement feel fluid and crafted well, and while it's no COD or Halo in terms of mechanics, the gunplay mechanics work well and is easy to use.

The game also has a great RPG feel to it...you're constantly looking around for things to pick up, whether they be off the dead bodies of your fallen enemies, or whether you find some storage crate in the open somewhere.

The visuals are enticing, and give a cell-shaded look, but not 100% - it's like a hybrid of normal graphics and cell-shaded. Interesting visual appeal, and it does well both in high and low light settings (like going from a cave to the open).

I've only been playing by myself, so I can't really speak to how the co-op works yet, but playing through as a solo did feel a little bit lonely...you see a friendly face only so often, and while killing humans and beasts alike is fun, you really do feel like your out in the wild by yourself.

The amount of weaponry is crazy - the weapon store constantly updates itself with new weapons (based on the time of day...each new game day yields new weapons in the store...) and you are always finding things on the ground after killing foes or opening up crates. While some weapons you'll never use, they're just good for selling off to make a coulpe extra bucks to buy that weapon you really want.

The leveling system seems to work well, but I haven't leveled up enough to really see an effect at this point. There is also a weapon proficency leveling system, but again, I'm too young to really see anything come of this.

Overall, it seems like Gearbox did an amazing job of blending a solid FPS game and throwing in RPG elements to it. I'll write back more as soon as I've played a little more...

[snwbrdr435]

ugh now i have to go pick this up lol

[BusyBadger]

I saw it today at wal mart when I browsing their Halloween movies section (Fright Night for $7.50!) but didn't pick up Borderlands since I know I would play it for a few days until Forza 3 came out and then it would just sit there and languish until I got my fill of the new cars and tracks and by that time Assassin's Creed 2 would hit and Borderlands would have to wait some more.

I'll save my money and pick it up later - and if I'm lucky I'll catch it after a price drop as well.

[positron1]

Good looking out on that review marlin...thanks! This game seems to be liked by many. Definitely gonna get a copy next week.

[takethewall]

Just picked it up yesterday. Loads of fun on co-op. If anyone has it for ps3 my psn id is GTP_takethewall

[RCA]

For those that have Borderlands on Xbox 360

I stumbled on this...http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming...x_360/

Hope this helps

[MinisterofDOOM]

Similar glitch was happening with Fable II, too. People would join lower-level players' games and their money and experience would disappear.

Weird.

[Ghostdrifter88]

My buddy has been telling me about this game for months. and last night i picked up a copy after he yelled at me for not getting it tuesday. FREAKING AWESOMEthis game kicks a**. I have so much work to do around the house and i cant put the controller down.I approve of borderlands

[positron1]

Two more days.....

[MinisterofDOOM]

12 hours for those of us who ordered it through steam. I've got it preordered...just waiting for it to unlock (steam website says 12 more hours until unlock).

It's normal for brick and mortar stores to get shipments on tuesday, the day after release day.

Only slightly related: looks like Torchlight won't unlock until tomorrow afternoon, so I won't have any tough decisions about which to play when I wake up today.

EDIT:This is brilliant!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmUJrKGN3C0

[positron1]

That is f*****g hilarious...Mainstreamed!!!

[snwbrdr435]

Bought it today, gamestops didnt have any. They have seriously been lacking on the amount of games that they get in. Went to best buy

[MinisterofDOOM]

I have a level 11 Mordecai now. Speccing in mixed pistols and sniping, with focus on pistols.

The game plays BRILLIANTLY. Control feel is excellent, feedback is great. Weapons have great feel to them. Shooting is pure joy.

The RPG elements need some work, though. A few things I hope will be corrected in patches:--You can only have one quest showing an objective marker at once. So if you have multiple quests in the same area, you can't track them all simultaneously. It makes questing a lot less efficient and a little more tedious.--The inventory system is too restrictive. I might be able to tolerate it if it wasn't for the fact that it encroaches on one of the game's biggest strengths: weapons variety. There are so many great guns to be found, but you can only carry a handful with you. That's pretty damn stupid. It's not like traditional FPSs where you can equip any gun you want at the press of a button...you still have to equip guns from the inventory to actually use them. So what's the harm in allowing you to hang onto multiple guns while you experiment and see which ones you like?--And, again on the subject of inventory, the game needs some sort of "stash" to store stuff in. Ammo, weapons you're not high enough in level to use yet but will want later, shields for different types of enemies, etc. This is really basic RPG stuff. For the array of gear in the game to be able to reach its potential, we NEED the freedom to collect and store a variety of it. The game's pitifully small inventory and lack of stash means you really aren't able to be versatile at all. Which sucks even more when multiplayer enters into it and gearing up to compliment your buddies comes into play.

I'm also not particularly fond of the jump mechanic...it's very numb and exaggerated. It feels disconnected from the rest of character movement...disjointed and awkward.

I REALLY like that there's no "stamina" or other limit to sprinting.

Vehicle controls are...eh. I really hate that Halo style "point where you want to go" control scheme. I want to steer manually. But Borderlands vehicles feel tighter and much more responsive than Halo vehicles, so it's still not as bad as Halo. And your turret autoaims if you're alone (you can pick targets with spacebar) so you don't have to worry about those times when aiming and steering conflict with each other, which removes one of the biggest weaknesses of that control scheme.

I haven't played an coop yet. A friend and I are going to get a coop game going with Lilith and Roland characters tomorrow. I'll report back on that, too.

Bought it today, gamestops didnt have any. They have seriously been lacking on the amount of games that they get in. Went to best buy

Yet another reason I effing hate Gamestop. They order skeleton shipments. They do it on purpose, to artificially increase demand. Except that doesn't work, because I just walk across the street to Target and buy the game there instead.

[marlin29311]

--The inventory system is too restrictive. I might be able to tolerate it if it wasn't for the fact that it encroaches on one of the game's biggest strengths: weapons variety. There are so many great guns to be found, but you can only carry a handful with you. That's pretty damn stupid. It's not like traditional FPSs where you can equip any gun you want at the press of a button...you still have to equip guns from the inventory to actually use them. So what's the harm in allowing you to hang onto multiple guns while you experiment and see which ones you like?--And, again on the subject of inventory, the game needs some sort of "stash" to store stuff in. Ammo, weapons you're not high enough in level to use yet but will want later, shields for different types of enemies, etc. This is really basic RPG stuff. For the array of gear in the game to be able to reach its potential, we NEED the freedom to collect and store a variety of it. The game's pitifully small inventory and lack of stash means you really aren't able to be versatile at all. Which sucks even more when multiplayer enters into it and gearing up to compliment your buddies comes into play.

You haven't played enough. Everytime you find a new Claptrap and help it out, you gain an inventory slot, going all the way up to the maximum of 42 slots.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I don't want to gain more inventory. I want to start with more inventory. But that's still definitely an improvement.

Also, claptrap makes good target practice.

[positron1]

Bought it today, gamestops didnt have any. They have seriously been lacking on the amount of games that they get in. Went to best buy

I agree with you guys on that point also, you're not going to get the game you want at the Gamestop here unless you pre-order it.... I just don't even bother stopping there anymore and head across the street to Wal-mart. I just got home from work and if it wasn't raining and I didn't have some errands to run I would have stopped by Wal-mart and picked up a copy. I'm gonna head over there later this evening and get a copy though.

[marlin29311]

I agree with you guys on that point also, you're not going to get the game you want at the Gamestop here unless you pre-order it.... I just don't even bother stopping there anymore and head across the street to Wal-mart. I just got home from work and if it wasn't raining and I didn't have some errands to run I would have stopped by Wal-mart and picked up a copy. I'm gonna head over there later this evening and get a copy though.

Walmart online doesn't say that they stock it in stores....

[snwbrdr435]

The walmart i went to yeterday was sold out of 360 copies best buy had a bunch tho