Borderlands Sadness

So, I was really hyped up for Borderlands when I heard it was going to be coming. I think I had watched the debut trailer at least five-hundred times on the Xbox 360 and I was just getting more and more excited for it. All of the weapons and it looked so Falloutish that it was just going to be perfect in my mind. Then they decide to scrap that whole idea and make it look like a water brushed game. I forget the actual term for it, but I guess if you're in the mood to play that kind of game, then it's great, but I just don't know.

I then just watched the newest trailer for it and I wanted to cry. It doesn't look good at all, like I said; if you enjoy that sort of look then this game is going to be heaven for you, but I think most people would have preferred the original concept. I don't want to really be flamed for this, I was just watching the debut trailer and then I watched the newest trailer and it looks so... just, wrong. They've seemed to have childished it up to a point and the whole thing was just annoying.

I don't know, I'm probably just in a bad mood. This only made it worse though. At least there are other quality games coming out this year that I get to look foward too.

Oh and I also know that they had great reasons for why they changed it to this design. I read about it early last month and was giving it a chance, but then I just saw the trailer of what is seemingly close to the finished product and it didn't look that great. I would have rather them held it back a few more months and fleshed out a new game plan to get the old concept to work instead of doing it this way. Again, just my opinion.

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Solid_Snake1221

I take it you didn't see the newest trailer then. :(

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Solid_Snake1221

Eh... I guess we need to give one artistic game to the artsy people who enjoy that sort of thing. I'll just play Dragon Age Origins and that spy RPG in its place. I just really don't want this becomming the norm. It's not something less generic, it's something less used because it isn't as pleasing on the eyes and doesn't grab you in as much as a realistic game would.

I can see what you all mean though and I will have to respect it. Next time they should come out with a seperate game instead of getting me all excited with something that was finally going to take my mind off of Fallout and then go in a whole different way, just a bit upset about that I suppose. Oh well, like I said... there are plenty of other games to choose from later in the year.

So, now that I'm over my own little personal vendetta of the game... what does everyone else think? Does anyone at all agree with me, or do you all really believe that this is better?

Eh... I guess we need to give one artistic game to the artsy people who enjoy that sort of thing. Commando015

Borderlands looks amazing, but GOD forbid some game to change the graphics from the usual....

So far everything looks amazing, sure is one of the best games coming out this year.

http://www.giantbomb.com/randy-pitchford-on-borderlands/17-1098/

Watch this interview, plenty of gameplay footage how multiplayer works and alot more.

I kind of agree with OP, i preferred the original look of the game.

After reading a few of the previews, and wathing the gameplay vids, im still quite interested, and will be giving the game a once over when its released.

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Solid_Snake1221

more childish? so just coz it has a concept art style its childish? u can still blow people in bits and decapitate people. i personally think it looks like GOTY quality, if gearbox pull it off :D i cant wait for it

I think most people would have preferred the original concept. Commando015

Ah, so just because you have a certain opinion means you think 'most' people will have the same one?

I think you're wrong. From what I've been hearing from gamers, it seems most actually quite like the jump from generic to unique. Its gonna really set it apart from the crowd and its gonna allow it to compete better with the other fall/holiday releases.

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Solid_Snake1221

Pretty much.

The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Solid_Snake1221

Borderlands looks amazing, but GOD forbid some game to change the graphics from the usual....

So far everything looks amazing, sure is one of the best games coming out this year.

Hakud0ushi

Not only that but now it has something that separates it from the rest of the pack

Individuality is a good thing

I'm all for games trying to be a bit more origional and doing something different but I can't help thinking the origional trailer looked better than the latest one. Just my opinion though.

I thought either way it looked great. Please don't let something as unimportant as an art style dissuade you from getting a possibly great game. If they can pull it off of coarse.

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The new art direction they have decided to go with is hundreds of times better than the old look. They have ditched the original generic look in favor of something that is unique and interesting, and I applaud their decision.

Commando015

I take it you didn't see the newest trailer then. :(

I saw the new trailer, and it looks better than the old art design. I agree with Solid_Snake1221.

Eh... I guess we need to give one artistic game to the artsy people who enjoy that sort of thing. I'll just play Dragon Age Origins and that spy RPG in its place. I just really don't want this becomming the norm. It's not something less generic, it's something less used because it isn't as pleasing on the eyes and doesn't grab you in as much as a realistic game would.

I can see what you all mean though and I will have to respect it. Next time they should come out with a seperate game instead of getting me all excited with something that was finally going to take my mind off of Fallout and then go in a whole different way, just a bit upset about that I suppose. Oh well, like I said... there are plenty of other games to choose from later in the year.

So, now that I'm over my own little personal vendetta of the game... what does everyone else think? Does anyone at all agree with me, or do you all really believe that this is better?

Commando015

Not many people will agree with you. The new art direction is both better and unique, which is what people like about it. It grabs you in ways that a realistic game world couldn't. It's not less used because it's not pleasing, because it's more pleasing than realism, it's because most developers are competing to see who can make the most realistic looking game.

I like the direction they've gone with for the art. It's very different from all the other games out there!!!