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Review: Borderlands
Score: Good
Difficulty played on: No difficulty options.
Time to beat: 25-30 hours depending on how much level grinding you do.
Loved the most: It’s so addicting I had trouble pulling myself away to write this review.
Hated the most: A bevy of small problems crop up to bog the experience down.
What would happen if the FPS and RPG made a baby? Gearbox’s Borderlands asks just that question and gives us a spectacular answer in the process. The term “Role Playing Shooter” that’s being used to describe the Diablo-esque FPS might be a little misleading–”stat-building shooter” is probably more accurate–but the final formula is satisfying nonetheless. Rock solid gun-play and an endless flow of new and improved loot combine in a beautifully rendered game-world to create a devilishly addictive experience for up to four players. Unfortunately though, many of the game’s ideas aren’t fully fleshed out and minor problems plague the experience so regularly that Borderlands falls short of its great potential. It could have been a genre-defining, standard setting game we’d remember for years to come, but instead, it’s just a really fun and addictive shooter that with any luck, will inspire a better RPS in the near future.
Author: Cody
Feature: Top 10 most visually striking video games
Not this.
With Halloween coming up on us in just a week, I figured now would be as good a time as any to examine the best costumes in video games. What I mean by that is that I’m looking at the games that play dress-up–the ones that forgo tried and true photo-realism for bolder art styles. A perfect example of this is illustrated by a game I’ve been playing religiously for the past week.
Author: CodyRandom: Enjoy this buffet of tasty links
The most boss jack-o-lantern ever.
Hey, guys. Sorry about the dearth of content the past couple days, but I’ve been playing an unhealthy amount of Borderlands. Seriously…my eyes hurt. But yeah, you should expect to see a review for that hopefully within a week. Luckily I haven’t missed any big news this week, just a patch of fun and interesting stories. So please, enjoy these lazy links that I give to you.
Author: CodyReactions: “Zombie Island of Dr. Ned”
I know, I had you at “Zombie Island”. Believe you me, that ridiculously awesome title may actually convince me to buy some DLC, and you all know how much I hate that. But yeah, onto the news. Borderlands is coming out next week and it looks pretty good. So good in fact, that Gearbox is betting you’ll put down $10 for the “first in a series” of downloadable add-ons. › Continue reading
Author: CodyTrailers: Get a feel for Borderlands’ gameplay
The vertical split-screen’s a bit unorthodox, to say the least. And I’m not feeling too good about the whole, “it’s an RPG so cover and head-shots take a back seat to stats” thing. I’ve always found that sort of gameplay very annoying when I’m not too busy leveling up to notice.
Author: CodyTrailers: Meet Borderlands’ heroes
You certainly can’t say this game is lacking in style. October really can’t come soon enough for me.
Author: CodyRandom: Borderlands makes me LOL
Humor is one of those things that’s really hard to advertise in a video game–you just have to play it yourself. That’s why the small bits of humor I’ve detected from Borderlands so far have me excited for the potential of the real deal.
Author: CodyRandom: There’s some wild and crazy stuff out there
I introduce to you, the official inflatable horse controller.
In what I can only assume to be some sort of sinister attack by Microsoft or Sony, information has surfaced over a Nintendo patent for an inflatable horse-riding Wii controller. Let that sink in. Nintendo actually patented this peripheral. I’ll provide another picture for dramatic impact.
Author: Cody
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