Comments on: The RPS Verdict: Borderlands

By: MacQ

MacQ — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:09:39 +0000

It’s the Dove!

By: Psychopomp

Psychopomp — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:29:56 +0000

AIN’T NO REST FO’ THE WICKED

By: Bronte

Bronte — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:02:26 +0000

Borderlands is absolutely brilliant. I especially love the graphics, and the comical quality they have to them without being… foolish.

I started a series on my blog called “The Borderlands Chronicles”. The inspiration is from Alec Meer’s recent “The Risen Report”.

You can find the first entry here: http://arewenewatthis.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/the-borderlands-chronicles-part-i-zeds-red-baby-or-skag-skirmish/

I would love some feedback on what you think of it. I enjoy writing tremendously, so I always wonder if what I write is fun to read.

I will be updating this series approximately twice a week till I am done with the game.

By: PHeMoX

PHeMoX — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:56:02 +0000

Fun to read, good job RPS !!

Also, the game sounds interesting. I think I’m sold on this one.

By: Chris R

Chris R — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:57:39 +0000

1) Do quests completed in co-op count as completed for non-hosts?
Yes they do.

2) If they do count as completed, does that mean the co-op will make you miss out on quest reward items?
No you do not, you get all quest rewards even if you are not the host.

3) Could you comfortably play through the whole game in co-op without the non-hosts missing out on various aspects? Or is co-op more for short bursts rather than actual progress through the game?

First question is invalid, since the non-hosts don’g miss out on anything.
Single-player is fun, but Coop is where it’s at. I think you miss out more by not playing coop with some friends. It’s like playing D2 single player vs on B.net with friends. You’ll have fun in Single player, but CRAZY CHAOTIC STUPID FUN in coop. Plus better loot due to more players. 4 player coop is what Borderlands is all great at.

By: Army of None

Army of None — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:21:49 +0000

Blimey this game is brilliant. It consumed an entire night that should have been devoted to chemistry homework. Instead I was running around, foaming at the mouth, screaming, and punching things to death.

By: Tei

Tei — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:57 +0000

I have managed to have a bit of normal play… hurra!.
After testing lots of weapons, i am extremly happy with a autopistol that put things on fire, and mostly happy with riffle-sniper and SMG, but not much.
The sire power seems usefull, because It doubles as a short “sprint”.
Vehicles seems easy to drive (why limit to 2?) and fun, a bit op.
I am making something like a “Siren-Tank”, if that thing exist.

By: coupsan

coupsan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:19:04 +0000

The skags having random items is explained in one of the loading screens–apparently they eat everything they can and spit out whatever they can’t digest.

Doesn’t really explain why they still have those items, but whatever.

In other news, one of my friends has said that Borderlands is a rip-off of Crackdown. Yeah, I don’t know.

By: Nameykins

Nameykins — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:27:42 +0000

I had my first chance to play last night and it was a blast. Picked up Mordecai for the gunslinging aspects, with a side of sniping. It starts off pretty slow (damned forced tutorial disguised as normal gameplay), but by the time I had taken out the first little boss, I was completely hooked. Didn’t have much to play, so I’m only level 8 or so.

I think much of the draw for me is combining some of the more enjoyable things about both RPG’s and FPS games well. In RPG’s, I really enjoy micromanaging equipment and watching as my stats gradually go up. Sometimes, the stats go up ALOT and you get a nice rush. In single player FPS’s, being introduced to a new gun is always fun. Like getting your hands on the Shotgun for he first time, or finding the first rocket launcher, etc.

So far in Borderlands, I go through -both- every few levels. First I find a pistol that soots pretty fast. Then I find a pistol that shoots through a scope. Then a pistol that shoots two bullets every shot, doubling my damage! Watching this gradual improvement of stats, while still getting the joy of finding an actual new gun is really addictive so far.

Playing also feels great. It actually feels like an FPS, unlike Hellgate: London. That had a bad habit of being really slow and uninteresting in combat and the weapons felt like pea-shooters with shiny effects. Borderlands manages to get the FPS feel right, where enemies are actually threatening, guns have some bite to them and things don’t drag out too much due to huge HP bars. If they do, then it’s usually a scary boss kicking your ass.

I’m interested to see how long this will last. But so far, thumbs up.

By: Paxeh

Paxeh — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:34:15 +0000

2k’s response to this crazy delay has been crazy to say the least. There is a whole thread down at their official forums where people are ripping into the community manager because she promised some things but never delivered (especially since 2k is now pleading innocence, which always is nice like oil on fire)

I can’t understand why 2k didn’t learn from the botched up Bioshock release. Also; a staggered release and not an international release is just silly. It’s so 2004.

By: Moot

Moot — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:29:06 +0000

Anonymous Coward said:
Money and objects, mainly weapons, with names in different colors fall out of dogs that live in holes in the ground(!). And in abundance.

Which is precisely what I am enjoying about the game…

Out of interest, what were you expecting from it? Having read the various reviews, the RPS verdict and the lead up blurb, I pretty much got exactly what I was expecting!

By: the wiseass

the wiseass — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:14:27 +0000

I think Borderlands has the most messed up release ever. I mean the countdown timer on the steam website said the game would unlock today but merely 60 minutes before the unlock they pushed the date back for another 3 days.

Now people are going apeshit over this:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=998129&page=10

Also it seems Australian customers received a wrong version of the game and are now forced to d/l the whole thing again. It's kinda sad that such a promising game starts off so badly.