Community Borderlands...of my patience

By vegetahimself — November 26, 2010
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You're going to hate me for this one....

I had purchased this game on the rave reviews detailing its excellence and gave it a go. All seemed well enough on first impressions and i was intrigued by the concept of a hybrid between RPG elements mixed with a first person shooter. To anyone, even myself (at first), that concept alone seemed like a winner in my book. 2K games hoped that the concept would make this title look like a duck in water...but the fact of the matter was that this game was more compareable to a turd in the pool: I just cant float with it. As much as i really wanted to like this game, i felt that the RPG elements killed any and all replay value for me.

First off, you have 4 characters to choose from and aside from their ONE SINGLE TALENT, you are just a floating gun for all intents and purposes. Granted you have a world of warcraft-like talent tree with different benefits, you still only have one skill. Everyone can use the same weapons, some slightly better than others through talents, but nothing more. I mean, come on! At least have weapon restrictions to make the characters more unique, or better yet, GIVE THEM MORE THAN ONE FUCKING SKILL!!!

The physics were another pet peeve to me. Seriously. I'm not shitting you. At lvl 30, crimson lance soldier should NOT TAKE 15-20 FUCKING HEADSHOTS TO KILL. It's not fun at all. It's frustrating. It's a joke. I even forget this is supposed to be an FPS. I can understand if it's a 50 foot mutant who can crush you under his foot, but not when it's just a random ass-clown with a potato gun soaking up 50 rounds in his chest before he only slows down and doesnt fucking die. Another fine example if a great RPG element. Classic. I dont remember that element in gears of war, or halo, or moder warfare, or....ah fuck it.

Listen. I'm not saying the game sucks in general, in fact I think it's a great game. There's alot of cool shit to do here and alot of awesome weapons and items to find, but the bottom line? If you want to play a FPS, stick to halo or black ops. If you want to play an RPG, Play world of warcraft...final fantasy 14 sucks donkey balls. Otherwise, expect to buy a few extra control paddles XD

Oh, and my ratings for this game: GAME RATING: 8/10=Great

FRUSTRATION: 5/5 BROKEN PADDLES=Unplayable

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Comments

The fact that it's an rpg takes some getting used to. You can't expect to drop guys over your level that quickly. Seriously though, once you know what you're doing and get good weapons this is a pretty easy game.

Batrastered has not rated Borderlands yet.
Nov 26, 2010 by Batrastered

I would agree with you on the RPG part except for one problem; even the guys your own level and some even slightly below are hard to kill. You had to be at least 2 levels or more above them to stand a chance. Even warcraft wasnt THAT unforgiving. But still, you make a good argument and I cant ignore the fact that it's one of those games you have to get used to...like dragon age XD

vegetahimself has not rated Borderlands yet.
Nov 26, 2010 by vegetahimself

As always thank you for your review. I love Borderlands. Leveling up in areas where you aren't supposed to be yet is tough. I never really had any problems killing Jimmys a few levels below me or above me. I'd love to play sometime and BatRastered is always down for some Borderlands. Again thanks for the review, but in the future please refer to our rating system. http://gouki.com/

goukijones rated Borderlands Buy it
Nov 26, 2010 by goukijones

Also, hit up the catalog page for Borderlands and make your vote official: http://gouki.com/
You'll get points!

BatRastered rated Borderlands Buy it
Nov 27, 2010 by BatRastered

Well I was overly frustrated by Borderlands so I'm with ya there.

Cinderkin rated Borderlands Rent it
Nov 29, 2010 by Cinderkin

You guys are nubfarm. Obviously you're not an FPS player.

goukijones rated Borderlands Buy it
Nov 29, 2010 by goukijones

I beg to differ with you but I AM an FPS player. This game is nothing more than an RPG's epic failed attempt to pass itself off as a true FPS. It's an RPG. Period.

vegetahimself has not rated Borderlands yet.
Dec 2, 2010 by vegetahimself

cmon its just one bad experience

kof2012 rated Borderlands Buy it
Jan 13, 2011 by kof2012

Honestly knowing that it is going to be hard makes me want it a little more, walk through and win games end up just sitting on the shelf.

DragonKiss83 rated Borderlands Buy it
Feb 27, 2011 by DragonKiss83

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