Borderlands (Gearbox Software)

[tredflight]

I'm a big shooter fan, MMO fan, rpg fan and a fan of a lot of other game genres. When I heard that Gearbox were doing this particular game (Borderlands) I was pretty interested. Then they rolled it out at E3 last year and it was good, but kind of generic looking...now this year they rolled it out with a brand new art style.

I'll let Randy explain it better than I can.

Borderlands Video Game, E3 09: President Interview | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

So it's going to fill my online co-op rpg/shooter itch and the idea of not only just procedurally generated guns, items and equipment, but having a customisable character in terms of skill trees and so on, appeals to me. Being able to play this with up to 3 friends and keep your character between sp and mp is a big thing.

It has also got custom vehicle stuff and a host of other features. Procedurally generated monster mobs, where mob memebrs are also created randomly in terms of stats/appearance.

It could be one seriously great open-world, rpg/shooter game.

You can also play it locally.

[insanespoon]

This is my most anitcipated game of the holiday season dude!

[tredflight]

Yeah, I think it's definitely on a GotY potential as well. I keep on trying to find more footage, more interviews and more of everything with it...I just can't get enough. I think between this, Conviction, Assassin's Creed 2, Batman AA and APB (eventually)...

I'll be in some kind of gaming Nirvana.

[awesomedrako]

OMG I really want this game

[insanespoon]

Originally Posted by tredflight

Yeah, I think it's definitely on a GotY potential as well. I keep on trying to find more footage, more interviews and more of everything with it...I just can't get enough. I think between this, Conviction, Assassin's Creed 2, Batman AA and APB (eventually)...

I'll be in some kind of gaming Nirvana.

Both of us man, both of us.

[tredflight]

Hmm, out of the 4 characters that are going to be in Borderlands, insanespoon, which one are you most drawn towards?

Rolland (Roland?)
Lilith
Mordecai
Brick

I think for me it's a toss up between Lilith and Mordecai. I like the sound of the pet you can power up. Lilith's phase-walk ability sounds cool.

[insanespoon]

probably Roland or Mordecai. They just fit the style of character I usually play.

[tredflight]

Sounds good. I'm usually into the support roles and I'm fond of engaging the enemy from a distance. I always used to play Hawk or Flint in that Xbox game: Brute Force.

[insanespoon]

I played that too. In any game I like playing the up front damage dealer or the sniper.

[tredflight]

Brick sounds pretty awesome as an up-front damage dealer, but he's close-combat, so I'm not sure. Then again, I have a feeling all 4 will offer some unique replay value for the game as a whole.