Borderlands IGN Review

The Xbox 360 version of Borderlands has been reviewed. I know its the 360 version, but the only difference between that and the PC version will be minor graphical enhancments and the mouse and keyboard. Gameplay should be the same.

Link.

It got an 8.8.

Thoughts?

Any one else thing the gameplay videos look a bit boring? I think it will still be a good game, but I was hoping the gunplay would be a little bit more exciting.

Any one else thing the gameplay videos look a bit boring? I think it will still be a good game, but I was hoping the gunplay would be a little bit more exciting.

soliderPp

Wanna get Borderlands, but I just pre-ordered Dragon Age. Might wait until next month, or ask for it as a holiday gift heh.

TC i love you... you made my day. knowing this is going to be a solid shooter has justified my purchase at only 34 bucks its worth it XD really excited for pc version

Great review, i can't wait to get this game.

Nice review and good score.

The game recieved 4/5 stars at GiantBomb

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Good score! I will be buying it day one.

Just the review I was waiting for, and it was better than OXM and PlaystationUniversity.

WIN.

Buying 360 tomorrow, and PC is already purchased on Steam.

Decent score, but I read the Giantbomb review as well, and I'm still left in two minds about the game. :/

These reviews corroborate my existing impressions of the game. Sounds like it'll be a lot of fun; next week can't get here soon enough!

Whenever I hear - "the best part of the game is it's multiplayer", that ends it for me right there.

When these devs start getting off their lazy butts, and making high quality, content rich, single player games - they will get my money again. Unti then - forget it.

My problem with the game is when you snipe somesones head at point blank range you can miss or it wont do much damage. It's like I think it's fail to mix RPG and FPS tbh and didn't like it in Fallout 3, wont like it in this game. If I snipe someone in the head I don't care what game it is, they need to die.

Whenever I hear - "the best part of the game is it's multiplayer", that ends it for me right there.

When these devs start getting off their lazy butts, and making high quality, content rich, single player games - they will get my money again. Unti then - forget it.

Born_Lucky

How the hell does "the best part of the game is its multiplayer" mean its single player is bad? Did people think CoD4's Single player was bad because it had good multiplayer?

Whenever I hear - "the best part of the game is it's multiplayer", that ends it for me right there.

When these devs start getting off their lazy butts, and making high quality, content rich, single player games - they will get my money again. Unti then - forget it.

Born_Lucky

wait but the multiplayer which is coop is all part of the single player experience. its just so happens that playing the same game with friends is better than by yourself pretty much 100% of the time. sooo really the multiplayer is just a testiment to the single player in this case

[QUOTE="Born_Lucky"]

Whenever I hear - "the best part of the game is it's multiplayer", that ends it for me right there.

When these devs start getting off their lazy butts, and making high quality, content rich, single player games - they will get my money again. Unti then - forget it.

tutt3r

wait but the multiplayer which is coop is all part of the single player experience. its just so happens that playing the same game with friends is better than by yourself pretty much 100% of the time. sooo really the multiplayer is just a testiment to the single player in this case

oh wow this game totally caught me off guard. After watching that video I am definately going to buy it. The visual style is great (art direction > technical achievement imo), the gameplay looks solid, the weapons selection amazing, and the online fun.

[QUOTE="Born_Lucky"]

Whenever I hear - "the best part of the game is it's multiplayer", that ends it for me right there.

When these devs start getting off their lazy butts, and making high quality, content rich, single player games - they will get my money again. Unti then - forget it.

tutt3r

wait but the multiplayer which is coop is all part of the single player experience. its just so happens that playing the same game with friends is better than by yourself pretty much 100% of the time. sooo really the multiplayer is just a testiment to the single player in this case

"It's that Borderlands is a game where the single-player ranges from good to downright boring or frustrating; but when you add multiple players to a session, it becomes a delightful fusion of cooperative mechanics"

My problem with the game is when you snipe somesones head at point blank range you can miss or it wont do much damage. It's like I think it's fail to mix RPG and FPS tbh and didn't like it in Fallout 3, wont like it in this game. If I snipe someone in the head I don't care what game it is, they need to die.

Varny

[QUOTE="attirex"]Well, the IGN review even more confirms that Borderlands SP is consolized crap. That is too bad. I was really looking forward to this one. :-( Way to fail, Gearbox.MorbidToaster

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="attirex"]Well, the IGN review even more confirms that Borderlands SP is consolized crap. That is too bad. I was really looking forward to this one. :-( Way to fail, Gearbox.Baranga

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="attirex"]Well, the IGN review even more confirms that Borderlands SP is consolized crap. That is too bad. I was really looking forward to this one. :-( Way to fail, Gearbox.Baranga

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"] Because they have such a good track record of games...Oh wait... MorbidToaster

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

I respectfully disagree :P. Road to Hill 30 is probably one of my all-time favourite games, right behind Halo: CE and KoTOR. I always thought Gearbox was pretty small and unknown before Borderlands. I'm even surprised at this amount of hype they're getting. Maybe Take Two is treating them right, I don't know, but I don't think they have a reputation to live up to.

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="Baranga"]

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

Sharpie125

I respectfully disagree :P. Road to Hill 30 is probably one of my all-time favourite games, right behind Halo: CE and KoTOR. I always thought Gearbox was pretty small and unknown before Borderlands. I'm even surprised at this amount of hype they're getting. Maybe Take Two is treating them right, I don't know, but I don't think they have a reputation to live up to.

have to agree brother in arms series is top notch, i liked thier opposing force hali-life expansion and halo:ce on the comp was good fun

Any one else thing the gameplay videos look a bit boring? I think it will still be a good game, but I was hoping the gunplay would be a little bit more exciting.

soliderPp

I think G-man's review is better - less hype and more facts. definitely check it out at Giant Bomb.

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"][QUOTE="attirex"]Well, the IGN review even more confirms that Borderlands SP is consolized crap. That is too bad. I was really looking forward to this one. :-( Way to fail, Gearbox.Baranga

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

I agree.

Gearbox, to me, is like the country cook that takes the scraps from the high-classrestaurants and turns it into a wonderful stew with suprising complexity and depth. I think they need a certain amount of leniency when they come up with a 100% original game.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="MorbidToaster"] Because they have such a good track record of games...Oh wait... mrbojangles25

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

I agree.

Gearbox, to me, is like the country cook that takes the scraps from the high-classrestaurants and turns it into a wonderful stew with suprising complexity and depth. I think they need a certain amount of leniency when they come up with a 100% original game.

Opposing Force alone puts Gearbox up there among the big boys, so i agree with you guys on this. however, i do think Borderlands looks bland....

should u be linking to a ign article here

anyway borderlands looks really good enough to buy this instead of modern warfare 2

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

Jinroh_basic

I agree.

Gearbox, to me, is like the country cook that takes the scraps from the high-classrestaurants and turns it into a wonderful stew with suprising complexity and depth. I think they need a certain amount of leniency when they come up with a 100% original game.

Opposing Force alone puts Gearbox up there among the big boys, so i agree with you guys on this. however, i do think Borderlands looks bland....

wel, I still donjt know how the Borderlands experience plays out

Is it a linear game? (like Halflife 2)

iIs it sandbox? (like Oblivion)

Or is it a hybrid of the two? (like Mass Effect)

I am refering to the campaign, not the gameplay

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I agree.

Gearbox, to me, is like the country cook that takes the scraps from the high-classrestaurants and turns it into a wonderful stew with suprising complexity and depth. I think they need a certain amount of leniency when they come up with a 100% original game.

mrbojangles25

Opposing Force alone puts Gearbox up there among the big boys, so i agree with you guys on this. however, i do think Borderlands looks bland....

wel, I still donjt know how the Borderlands experience plays out

Is it a linear game? (like Halflife 2)

iIs it sandbox? (like Oblivion)

Or is it a hybrid of the two? (like Mass Effect)

I am refering to the campaign, not the gameplay

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

Opposing Force alone puts Gearbox up there among the big boys, so i agree with you guys on this. however, i do think Borderlands looks bland....

MorbidToaster

wel, I still donjt know how the Borderlands experience plays out

Is it a linear game? (like Halflife 2)

iIs it sandbox? (like Oblivion)

Or is it a hybrid of the two? (like Mass Effect)

I am refering to the campaign, not the gameplay

cool!

so is there a main campaign and other random (though ultimately pointless) missions?

Also, how long would you estimate the main campaign?

is it just me? i saw a similar character to niko belicc's cousin?

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

Baranga

As a huge Halo CE fan, I thought Gearbox BUTCHERED Halo for the PC. Sure, the single player was mostly intact, but the multiplayer was utterly broken. We finally got online multiplayer for Halo, and it turns out to be an unoptimized and laggy piece of crap.

I'm still traumatized.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

Ninja_Dog

As a huge Halo CE fan, I thought Gearbox BUTCHERED Halo for the PC. Sure, the single player was mostly intact, but the multiplayer was utterly broken. We finally got online multiplayer for Halo, and it turns out to be an unoptimized and laggy piece of crap.

I'm still traumatized.

Really? I thought Halo mp was awesome. I mean, it was identical to console, only with mouse and keyboard

[QUOTE="Ninja_Dog"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

mrbojangles25

As a huge Halo CE fan, I thought Gearbox BUTCHERED Halo for the PC. Sure, the single player was mostly intact, but the multiplayer was utterly broken. We finally got online multiplayer for Halo, and it turns out to be an unoptimized and laggy piece of crap.

I'm still traumatized.

Really? I thought Halo mp was awesome. I mean, it was identical to console, only with mouse and keyboard

[QUOTE="Ninja_Dog"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

The Half-Life expansions, their work on Counter Strike and the Halo port are legendary. Those games alone make Gearbox one of the most respected devs.

mrbojangles25

As a huge Halo CE fan, I thought Gearbox BUTCHERED Halo for the PC. Sure, the single player was mostly intact, but the multiplayer was utterly broken. We finally got online multiplayer for Halo, and it turns out to be an unoptimized and laggy piece of crap.

I'm still traumatized.

Really? I thought Halo mp was awesome. I mean, it was identical to console, only with mouse and keyboard

im afraid if the multiplayer feature gets ruined by hacks and trainers like titan quest

Don't know about the early problems of Halo: CE (apart from the good reviews), but thousands still play it every day.

Is Borderlands one of those new post-apocalyptic games that sprung out after the Fallout revival?F1_2004

It was announced in 2007, but there were rumours about it a lot earlier.

i truly do not understand the hype for this game. the visuals don't suck me in and it all looks cartoonish, although i'm guessing that's what they were going for. i still remember the first teaser trailer with that half scarred woman telling you about the dangers of the planet or so. at that time i thought that the game would be a serious mad-max-ish wasteland game. i think this game is going to be a lot like far cry 2. huge open world but boring and repetitve. go here get mission go there end mission etc...