If only there was no Fallout 3...
At first glance, Borderlands looks like a twisted take on Fallout 3. In a way it kind of is. In another not really at all.
For starters, I don't recall Fallout 3 being this repetetive. Also I remember a story in Fallout. I don't remember a story in Borderlands...Maybe there was but I do not recall. It is a very forgetable game. You tend to forget how boring it is when you stop playing it and then turn it on to discover you just did the same thing over and over. over and over again.
The gameplay just consists of doing things over and over again...those "overs" include doing stupid deeds for somewhat interesting characters. The characters are very over exagerated which gives for some entertaining moments. The leveling up system is nice and makes it very addicting.
The visuals are...meh. They are not horrible. I do like the cell shaded affect. The blood looks cool...thats about that. The enviornments however are very bland and boring. if you tend to spend hours playing this I encourage you to take a break from now and then because the repetetiveness of the enviornments are sure to strain your eyes.
In the end, if you love your FPS RPGs, you might find some fun-to-be-had. but for myself, I couldnt help but think of fallout 3 and how well that game emersed you into it with the amazing vistas and vast open world. This game has none of that.
anyways...
7.5/10
off to play fallout now.