Borderlands underrated?!

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#1 enz2
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What an awesome game, I still can't put down the controller. I'm surprised by this as I've never had any interest towards FPS games, but from a JRPG fan, I wanted something different and tried this game out. I love the loot aspect, leveling, quest missions, graphics... personally, I think this game goes as far away an FPS game goes, and is more heavily based on an RPG style, yet very fast paced action.

I know it's been out for awhile, but I've never heard much about this game. It's not underrated as there's a GOTY, but seems like one of those missible great titles out there.

Any word on a sequel to this game as I've heard rumours going around?

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#2 shadow13702
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What an awesome game, I still can't put down the controller. I'm surprised by this as I've never had any interest towards FPS games, but from a JRPG fan, I wanted something different and tried this game out. I love the loot aspect, leveling, quest missions, graphics... personally, I think this game goes as far away an FPS game goes, and is more heavily based on an RPG style, yet very fast paced action.

I know it's been out for awhile, but I've never heard much about this game. It's not underrated as there's a GOTY, but seems like one of those missible great titles out there.

Any word on a sequel to this game as I've heard rumours going around?

enz2

Borderlands was pretty fun but I only enjoyed it when I had friends to play with.And if you play alone it gets boring real quick.. I didn't even know the story very well other than your a mercanery and saving the planet or so.

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#3 mikestunner
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Boarderlands started out a lot of fun, Really good game to play with friends. But i donno I found it got really boring after playing for a while. I still got the plat. in it tho. :P Easy game to platinum.

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#4 -Hoax-
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I can't stand the game, I thought it was boring, dull and repetitive.
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#5 Mo-licious
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My husband & I picked it up 3 or 4 months after it's release on a whim. I thought the art style looked odd and the characters strange. However, it didn't take long before we both fell in love with it!! Great game for couch coop!
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#6 phantom_blade66
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Game is utterly amazing, whether solo or playing with friends. I bought it back in December and still haven't put it down.

So to each their own I guess.

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#7 nickz_fpk
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I think it's a great game. I played it at my friends house and it was so hard to put the controller down. I'm gonna pick this up soon because it's that damn good.

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#8 parvie
Member since 2008 • 2168 Posts

Though the game recieved great reviews, i do think it's still underrated. I bought the GOTY Edition 3 months ago and am still playing. Mordecai and Lilith FTW!!!!

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#9 octoman115
Member since 2010 • 765 Posts

I love that game. I've mostly played solo so far though because our mics won't work when I try to play with my friend online. We tried another game and our mics worked fine so it wasn't the mics.

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#10 dan_gerous87
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I love that game. I've mostly played solo so far though because our mics won't work when I try to play with my friend online. We tried another game and our mics worked fine so it wasn't the mics.

octoman115

Curious.. last time I played the game I had problems being heard on my mic too, & it was only on Borderlands... are you using the official wireless headset as well? I found that putting the mic right to your mouth works, but obviously then you can't wear it... I suspect the last patch screwed up the voice chat tbh.

Anyway I love Borderlands, it's my GOTY 2009.

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#11 LURCH87
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one of my favorite games of all time

great with friends because classes compliment each other and make enemies more challenging

we invested too much time into this game because we have 2 or 3 characters of every class

can not wait until the sequel is announced

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#12 dkjestrup
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As someone who was hyped to hell and back when the game came out... It was a flop, for the hardcore audience. I was hoping for a Diablo II meets FPS experience, as it was basically marketed. But it had no depth. It was much too easy (Siren + Firefly + Phoenix + Daze = Easy win). This meant that any possible loot grinding aspect was wasted, as there was no point to the loot grinding. No ridiculously tough secret bosses, or secret areas. Almost every enemy or area was in the main story: this took out all of the exploration. All hope of an endgame was lost as there simply was none. If you can beat the story, you can beat every enemy in the game. And any potential PVP aspect was also ruined by balance (Mordecai's Bloodwing is basically a OHKO on any player, even a siren during a phasewalk.) So while the game is great fun playing through the single player in coop the first time through, it lacks any sort of depth and gets old quickly, with no endgame to speak of.
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#13 AmnesiaHaze
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it was a cool game when it was released , but once all the equipment save gamehacking begun , the game became unplayable online

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#14 ThePerro
Member since 2006 • 3105 Posts

I don't often hear too much praise for the game, so I'd rather not spend the money and find out the lack of praise was right.

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#15 da_chub
Member since 2007 • 3140 Posts
its a boring repitive FPS that has some cool ideas and solid gameplay. But there is nothing really special about it.
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#16 MrSelf-Destruct
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I can't stand the game, I thought it was boring, dull and repetitive.-Hoax-
Same. I can see why people would enjoy it, but its definitely not underrated. It has its flaws.
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#17 sailor232
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At first I hated the game when I borrowed it off a friend for months, after a long break from it I bought the game cheap and thought it was amazing on the second chance.

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#18 starwarsjunky
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this reminds me, i need to start my second playthrough :P
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#19 AmnesiaHaze
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this reminds me, i need to start my second playthrough :Pstarwarsjunky
me the last dlc , but i somehow lost interest in bl , playing with cheaters isnt fun, alone (this game) either

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#20 starwarsjunky
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[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]this reminds me, i need to start my second playthrough :PAmnesiaHaze

me the last dlc , but i somehow lost interest in bl , playing with cheaters isnt fun, alone (this game) either

i'd say we could play together, but i bought it on steam lol
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#21 MrSelf-Destruct
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[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"][QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

this reminds me, i need to start my second playthrough :Pstarwarsjunky
me the last dlc , but i somehow lost interest in bl , playing with cheaters isnt fun, alone (this game) either

i'd say we could play together, but i bought it on steam lol

Of course you did. :P Your Steam account must be worth a few grand by now.
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#22 starwarsjunky
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[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"][QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"] me the last dlc , but i somehow lost interest in bl , playing with cheaters isnt fun, alone (this game) either

MrSelf-Destruct

i'd say we could play together, but i bought it on steam lol

Of course you did. :P Your Steam account must be worth a few grand by now.

its at about $1000 now :D

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#23 csjohnson
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I absolutely love this game. for RPG's I always think 'to each its own', and this game is such a blast. I love the graphics, the story is hard to explain early on but you get the jist of what's going on later on. Yeah, there are some parts that are kind of different and 'boring' to some, but they just want you to level up as much as possible, and 'destroy the destroyer'. It's comical, action packed, the loot is crazy awesome, and it keeps me playing for hours on end. I'd get the Game of the Year edition for what its worth right now. all the add-ons and the game, wow. Steal.
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#24 WhorrorLoLz
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A sequel is inevitable. The game definitely isn't "underrated." It got high scores and is very well known.
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#25 csjohnson
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A sequel is definitely DO-able, and I would be there the midnight it comes out. There is no way that game is underrated either, it's just too good to not be noticeable! "Ooooh check me out i'm dancin...I'M DANCIN!"
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#26 FunkyNinja
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Playing my first playthrough on the pc, got the GOTY Editon for 7.99 :) Best $7.99 i ever spent.

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#27 Venom_Raptor
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In my opinion Borderlands is overrated. Exploration is fun and addictive, but it isn't open world like you're led to believe and the cell shaded graphics are ugly.

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#28 ar15a3
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I loved this game sooo much and i think it is a little under rated. this was an amazing game and alot better when online. if only i didnt get hacked. now on play through 2 im not allowed past the 2nd mission!
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#30 Eazy1891
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borderlands is okay.....if anything i thought it wsa OVERrated though...
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#31 mrsniper83
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Borderlands was one of the best games I have played,It did get boring but most games get that way for me.Most people on my friends list have beat it, awesome game.
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#32 scouttrooperbob
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I think it was overated...