Review: Borderlands
- Thread starter John Funk
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I've heard many good things about this game, I'm looking to give it a try sometime.
And that was a spot on Neo impression there at the start.
And that was a spot on Neo impression there at the start.
I'm curious, how does ammo work in this game? With there being millions of guns and all.
EDIT: Thanks.
EDIT: Thanks.
Pistol=Pistol, revolver=revolver, shotgun=shotgun, etc.WrongSprite said:
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Good review, I have a similar gun as the one you opened with...
BTW if anyone's looking for a friend to play Borderlands with on XBL, I (via the Escapist Borderlands Group) Made a GT you can add to look at it's friends list to see fellow escapists who are online (Presumably playing borderlands)
The GT is "EscapistBLGroup" (no quotes) I'll add anyone who sends a friend request (I'll assume you're from the Escapist)...
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Swap stats how? Re-spec your skill tree? YesDTWolfwood said:Does this game have an option to swap stats? cause if it does than this game would rock more. and would actually make me consider purchasing
and i like the "Kill you Dead" XD
reminds me of Robinhood: Men in tights' "Ded, D E D DED!"
EDIT:This was in my post below, but I changed it to this one...
They all use the same type of ammo, that is combat rifle will use combat rifle ammo, doesn't matter if it's shooting lightning or explosive rounds. Now now, when will there be melee weapons in this game, swords, lots of swords!WrongSprite said:
Oh yeah, best game I've played this year. So much fun, and so much like the Hellgate London which was never buggy, had so much diversity in it's contents. The atmosphere, the characters, the cute little robots, the cute little midgets!!!
theres 8 types of it and submachinegun ammo fits in every single submachinegun in the game and all sniper rifles use exactly the same bullets.WrongSprite said:
It's a ton of guns with bonuses like +1 magazine size and +3 damage while later on you find a gun with +1 damage and +3 magazine size. Not as deep as 7.62 high calibler or s.t.t.a.l.k.e.r. where there's 20 types of 9mm ammo.
A very professional and unbiased review. Awesome :]
It's no secret Borderlands is a bit like L4D, but with more single-player value. However, this game screams that it is best enjoyed with friends. (just like L4D too)
I recon I'll play through once solo, then go online co-op as soon as I'm ready.
Once I get it of course.
It's no secret Borderlands is a bit like L4D, but with more single-player value. However, this game screams that it is best enjoyed with friends. (just like L4D too)
I recon I'll play through once solo, then go online co-op as soon as I'm ready.
Once I get it of course.
Does this game have an option to swap stats? cause if it does than this game would rock more. and would actually make me consider purchasing 
and i like the "Kill you Dead" XD
reminds me of Robinhood: Men in tights' "Ded, D E D DED!"
and i like the "Kill you Dead" XD
reminds me of Robinhood: Men in tights' "Ded, D E D DED!"
Personally, I disagree with the sentiment that the single-player is tedious and dull. I've been playing single-player just as much as multi-player, and I find both to have a roughly equal balance of pros and cons. Granted, I'm the sort of loner who tends to solo in MMORPGs, so I'll agree that most people will probably prefer having some friends around, but going it alone still isn't that boring. And I've actually found that single-player gets a better loot turnout: individual pieces of loot may have a higher chance of being better in multi-player, but it feels like it isn't scaling up enough (i.e: the value of loot dropped with 4 players is less than 4x the value of loot dropped with 1 player).
Either way, still an awesome game.
Either way, still an awesome game.
Looks like this is another game I'm going to have to attempt to afford at some point. Nice review, Funk!
It definitely seems that developers are tweaking to the formula that made Diablo so much fun. Lots of cool weapons + squishy enemies + sprawling environments = addictive fun. The difference between Diablo-style games and sandbox games like GTA is that the former are more about killing things for their loot and less about scavenger hunts. Spend too much time looking for hidden coin #99 of 100, and an enemy will respawn and put their weapon through the back of your face.
It definitely seems that developers are tweaking to the formula that made Diablo so much fun. Lots of cool weapons + squishy enemies + sprawling environments = addictive fun. The difference between Diablo-style games and sandbox games like GTA is that the former are more about killing things for their loot and less about scavenger hunts. Spend too much time looking for hidden coin #99 of 100, and an enemy will respawn and put their weapon through the back of your face.
Great review, but you didn't mention one awesome feature that I haven't seen in other games yet.
When your health hits 0, your character drops... But isn't dead for another 5-10 seconds. During that time, you have the chance of killing something near. If you do, you get a "Second Wind", which revives you with full shields and a portion of health. You can use that to finish off the enemy that killed you or run away. You can get killed again fast, and then you get another chance to get "Second Wind", but to balance things out, the window is few seconds shorter...
The system fails only when you get killed in a suicide attack or if enemy's attack kills you after you kill him (for example, Spitters).
When your health hits 0, your character drops... But isn't dead for another 5-10 seconds. During that time, you have the chance of killing something near. If you do, you get a "Second Wind", which revives you with full shields and a portion of health. You can use that to finish off the enemy that killed you or run away. You can get killed again fast, and then you get another chance to get "Second Wind", but to balance things out, the window is few seconds shorter...
The system fails only when you get killed in a suicide attack or if enemy's attack kills you after you kill him (for example, Spitters).
Sadly I have literally no gaming friends at all, and as you predicted in this spot-on review, I couldn't get into it all on my own. It looks great, and the guns and gunplay are awesome, but being all alone in a huge open-world wasteland just doesn't work for me. A pity, really, I was looking forward to Borderlands.
It's not tedious and dull so much as it is extremely unwelcoming, I found. I had a hell of a time getting into the game when I played it at first, going solo - the world felt very lonely, and clearing respawns when I trekked into Skag Gulch over and over was pretty repetitious. Playing it co-op makes it a much more welcoming experience.Flionk said:
Is it hard to find a game, considering you all have to be at roughly the same place in the storyline?
EDIT: This thread is probably a good place to put your Gamespy ID/PSN tag/Gamertag, for people who want a group to play with.
Gamespy: "(d/dx)Nimbus", sans quotation marks.
EDIT: apparently there are steam groups for this.
Gamespy: "(d/dx)Nimbus", sans quotation marks.
EDIT: apparently there are steam groups for this.
I played the game by myself on the first play through to get a general idea of how the game world is, the quests are, as well as experiencing the boss fights, some of which were pretty amazing, or disappointing as in a certain behemoth who died before even hitting moi. But, it's still an amazing game to play by yourself.Sonicron said:Sadly I have literally no gaming friends at all, and as you predicted in this spot-on review, I couldn't get into it all on my own. It looks great, and the guns and gunplay are awesome, but being all alone in a huge open-world wasteland just doesn't work for me. A pity, really, I was looking forward to Borderlands.
And you don't have any gaming friends? Sure, a lot of people do, but that doesn't mean you can't hop in a public channel, or if you have steam, join the Borderland Personality Disorder group or the Escapist Borderlands Group, and get started on playing with people who will be your e-friends in the long run.
Don't miss that game, no matter what!
