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Game of the year hands down. A 4 player co-op rps (roleplaying shooter), Mad Max meets Diablo style game. A definite must buy. :) |
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7 Reasons Why Loot Whores Will Love Borderlands You've gone loot crazy with World of Warcraft, Champions of Norrath, Diablo, Phantasy Star Online, and more. Our own Jason Wilson's even called his wife ugly names over her greedy ways in Sacred 2. Searching for treasure, leveling up your characters, and getting that just-slightly-better weapon can get awfully addicting, and soon we'll get to experience all that in the mother of all genres.
2K Games and developer Gearbox call it a role-playing shooter. Loot addicts can call it trouble. Borderlands -- due out this October 20 for the 360, PS3, and PC -- combines simple RPG elements with a first-person shooter set in a Mad Max-style badlands world.
A lot of gamers have already experienced the allure of incremental upgrading. Good thing, because it's hard to explain to an outsider the appeal of finding an assault rifle in Borderlands that does an extra two points of damage with slightly less recoil. But this game also brings new, smart ideas to this "co-op looter" genre that's going to make it really hard for addicts to stay away....
Sharing
Similar to Resident Evil 5, whenever one player picks up any money or ammo, all the other players automatically get the same amount, thus limiting the amount of death threats or wife-name-calling in Borderlands' four-player co-op games.
Seen it
Little color-coded beams of light shoot out from fallen loot, so you can see what type they are (medicinal, ammo, weapons, etc.) from a distance away -- helpful for seeking out insta-heal pickups in the middle of a firefight. Also, a small window with relevant stats pops up when you look at any item, so you can see whether you even want to pick it up in the first place.
According to 2K Games, Borderlands will contain more than 15 million weapons.
"Fight for your life"
If you're down (but not out, a la Gears of War) and no one's around to heal you, you can kill an enemy to revive yourself before bleeding out and respawning back at the last checkpoint.
Suck it
Just hold down a button to automatically suck up all nearby items instead of having to pick them all up individually. Brilliant!
Faceoff
Need a break from all this Mr. Rogers cooperative gameplay? Just melee attack another player. If he slaps you back, then you'll go into a one-on-one duel mode, just for fun.
Mission complete
Unlike in some co-op games (ahem, Mercenaries 2), everything you earn in co-op carries back over to your single-player game, including mission progress (unless you're playing with a host who is further into the story than you are).
Friendly fire
This doesn't really fall into the "smart idea" category, but it's silly and worth mentioning. Roland, the soldier of the four available characters/classes, can eventually upgrade to "healing bullets" that he fires at teammates to fix 'em up. Why do we get a feeling that a lot of Roland's teammates in future online sessions will get "healed" via the head or ass? |
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8/10/09 3:01:07 AM#3
That graphic style bugs me, it looks cheap, and reminds me of drift city... I'l be hard pressed to buy this game, deffiantly will be waiting till post release though. |
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8/10/09 11:51:26 AM#4
Meh, doesn't look that interesting. I'm just cool like that. |
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8/11/09 9:43:52 AM#5
I've been looking to play this game since I saw an article about it in PC Gamer not long ago. Those trailers looked real good too. |
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8/11/09 5:20:16 PM#6
seems cool. :-) |
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DeserttFoxx
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Joined: 5/11/04
Cry Havok; and let loose the dogs of war. Si vis pacem, para bellum |
8/14/09 3:00:05 AM#7
So there are 4 preset character that have persistant levels?
What if the person im playing with is using the same character? Quotations Those Who make peaceful resolutions impossible, make violent resolutions inevitable. John F. Kennedy Life... is the shit that happens while you wait for moments that never come - Lester Freeman Lie to no one. If there 's somebody close to you, you'll ruin it with a lie. If they're a stranger, who the fuck are they you gotta lie to them? - Willy Nelson |
Originally posted by DeserttFoxx
You can be anyone you want and it doesn't matter if someone is playing the same character, you all can play together. One of the neatest things about Borderlands is that your character is persistant. if you are playing a single player game and want to join a multiplayer game , whatever loot and levels you gained in the single player game comes with you. If you want to go back to playing your single player then all the loot and levels you collected in the multiplayer comes with you as well. |
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NagelFire
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Joined: 3/05/06
Its all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
8/14/09 5:20:46 PM#9
Ive been looking foward to this game since Game Informer covered it in their Article of the month. It seems like a glorified version of diablo, with a better enviroment and vehicles. I dont know if I really like the new cell shaded style of artwork though. Ill wait till the game comes out and see what all the reviewers give it. ------------------------- |
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Here is some new hands on updates including the new box art log which I found to be really cool. Gamer Evolution Review: www.gamerevolution.com/preview/xbox360/borderlands Worth Playing: www.worthplaying.com/article.php Box Art: www.gearboxity.com/images/transmissions/457/boxartbig.jpg |
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8/15/09 7:23:43 PM#11
Originally posted by SaintViktor
This is the PC board, and these are 360 reviews. The game may change much. Gear of Wars was worlwide praise on the 360 version, but is a mediocre game on the PC. I suppose I don't even have to talk about Halo. A game that on the PC is abismal. |
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Originally posted by Teiman
This is the PC board, and these are 360 reviews. The game may change much. Gear of Wars was worlwide praise on the 360 version, but is a mediocre game on the PC. I suppose I don't even have to talk about Halo. A game that on the PC is abismal.
It is the same game wether it is on the pc or console. Either way it is good informative stuff. :) |
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Yauchy
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Joined: 11/06/07
"The keenist sorrow is that we are the sole cause of our adversities" ~Sophicles |
8/16/09 11:07:23 PM#13
Yeah after watching last year's E3 Presentation on it...I already have quite a few folks ready to bust it out on PC. I just hope there is quite a bit of content to keep up with all that loot :) |
Originally posted by Yauchy
They said that the areas are so big you definitely need a vehicle to explore the lands. You can also customize your own vehicle after you complete the quest to get them. It is going to be awesome. |
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Atomicgamer Hands On Preview Source: www.atomicgamer.com/article.php If you like shooters, rpgs, tons of loot and blowing things up then this is for you. Available on the console and pc. |
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Borderlands: 'I need to find something to shoot immediately' Destructoid.com Hands On www.destructoid.com/borderlands-i-need-to-find-something-to-shoot-immediately--147225.phtml |
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BeyondUnreal.com Preview |
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Worthplaying.com Preview - 9/4 worthplaying.com/article/2009/9/4/previews/68118/
MTV GamesCom 09 Video Interview
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9/04/09 2:10:19 PM#20
Originally posted by SaintViktor
"At one point, I picked up a gun that fired incendiary rounds, with a random chance that my targets would burst into flames. Let me tell you: when that happens, it's like experiencing an orgasm for the first time. I’m told some ammo has the ability to electrocute enemies. "
Both of those concepts aren't unique or have been done before, example Hellgate: London. I'm also not gonna be surprised if many of the supposed "millions of guns" are just carbon copies of one another with faster shooting rate or a different skin. |
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Take me to the Borderlands - Hands on Preview www.co-optimus.com/article/2525/Take_me_to_the_Borderlands_-_Hands_on_Preview.html |
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Gamekings interview with Randy Pitchford. This game will be better than Fallout 3!
Source: www.gamekings.tv/index/videos/special-borderlands-wapens |
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outfctrl
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Joined: 11/16/03
American by Birth |
9/18/09 3:36:10 PM#23
I read somewhere that although there are so many guns and upgrades, they are just minor tweaks here and there. Still, it looks like fun. "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly." |
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9/18/09 4:36:02 PM#24
Was excited when I first heard about it, but once I saw the art style that excitement dropped fast. I don't need top notch graphics, but that just looks terrible. They just went the lazy cheaper route.
I may buy it if it's on sale. |
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Originally posted by Sabiancym
It is acually concept art done in real time. It is a pretty unique look compared to all the generic art styles. The game actually won best game at Penny Arcade Expo and it beat out games sucvh as Diablo 3, ODST and Dragon Age Origins as well as Left 4 Dead 2. |
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