Borderlands

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7.6

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  1. PenetratorGod
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    Borderlands is a series I could never get into. I only tried the first game, but the game got too repetitive after a point and I got bored. This series probably had a lot more to offer, but it never caught my attention enough to give it long hours. Main problem with the Borderlands series is that they are designed for online rather than single player. When you play alone, the experienceBorderlands is a series I could never get into. I only tried the first game, but the game got too repetitive after a point and I got bored. This series probably had a lot more to offer, but it never caught my attention enough to give it long hours. Main problem with the Borderlands series is that they are designed for online rather than single player. When you play alone, the experience immediately becomes mediocre, but if I wanted to play online games, I wouldn't go and look at this series. Unfortunately, this is one of the problems with today's games. Design a game either for online or for single player. When you try to do both, we come across a wasted potential game and like Borderlands that can't deliver anything properly.… Expand
  2. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    7
    Back in the day those 4-player coop games where the tren, and Borderlands might just be one of the best. Not really my cup of tea though, found it kinda boring.
  3. KinimodYunmi
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    Mega geiles Spiel, man muss es einfach haben!
    Mega geiles Spiel, man muss es einfach haben!
  4. Ciocolici
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    When I first delved into "Borderlands," it was with the expectation of experiencing the same awesomely-structured story as in "Tales from the Borderlands." However, I soon realized that the story in "Borderlands" progresses more slowly, at times feeling stagnant. Distinguishing side-quests from main ones wasn't always clear, offering a mixed perspective on this aspect.

    The vast    When I first delved into "Borderlands," it was with the expectation of experiencing the same awesomely-structured story as in "Tales from the Borderlands." However, I soon realized that the story in "Borderlands" progresses more slowly, at times feeling stagnant. Distinguishing side-quests from main ones wasn't always clear, offering a mixed perspective on this aspect.

    The vast wasteland environment was awe-inspiring initially, but over time, it became somewhat repetitive. The lack of diversity in the landscape was a minor drawback that, while not detracting from the overall experience, could have been improved.

    The A.I. in the game was, to be frank, a letdown. It was often frustrating to deal with such a subpar A.I., and the loot drops frequently proved to be mostly useless. The rarity of valuable items might have been rewarding for some players, but for me, it was a source of frustration mixed with the excitement of finally obtaining a useful piece of gear.

    The initial driving mechanics were also something I struggled with. However, as I spent more time in the game, I gradually adapted to the controls. Others may find themselves experiencing the same learning curve, but it ultimately becomes more manageable with practice.

    Despite these flaws, "Borderlands" possesses a unique charm that sets it apart from other games. The humor and well-crafted characters are simply amazing, drawing players into the world of Pandora. The gameplay itself is an absolute blast, offering fun-filled action that keeps you hooked. While the first playthrough might seem relatively easy, the second one presents a challenge, particularly with formidable bosses, especially in the DLCs.

    I believe "Borderlands" is best experienced with friends in co-op mode, adding an extra layer of enjoyment to the overall adventure. For RPG and FPS enthusiasts, this game holds the potential for an incredibly fun and memorable journey. Despite its imperfections, the allure of "Borderlands" is undeniable, and its unique experience is something that has the power to captivate players and keep them coming back for more.    … Expand
  5. rezo_21
    Jun 11, 2023
    6
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  6. Lezzly
    May 28, 2023
    8
    Jedna z moich ulubionych, jak nie ulubiona seria LooterShooterów. Pokręcona fabuła, która pozwala oderwać się od normalności, szeroki wachlarz broni różnego kalibru, spora mapa o różnego rodzaju lokacjach. Wszystko to stoi na wysokim poziomie. W grę grałem sam jak i z kolegą i powiem, że najlepiej jest grać w tę grę z kimś, ponieważ rozgrywka jest duużo lepsza. Ogromnie polecam.Jedna z moich ulubionych, jak nie ulubiona seria LooterShooterów. Pokręcona fabuła, która pozwala oderwać się od normalności, szeroki wachlarz broni różnego kalibru, spora mapa o różnego rodzaju lokacjach. Wszystko to stoi na wysokim poziomie. W grę grałem sam jak i z kolegą i powiem, że najlepiej jest grać w tę grę z kimś, ponieważ rozgrywka jest duużo lepsza. Ogromnie polecam.
  7. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    4
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  8. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 2, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  9. The_D4RknesS
    Mar 19, 2023
    7
    The game would be wonderful if it didn't have it.... it has RPG elements and still has a horrible HIT BOX
  10. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 8
  11. Giero
    Jan 3, 2023
    7
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  12. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  13. pawq
    Sep 8, 2022
    5
    I had fairly high hopes for Borderlands, but ultimately it was a disappointment with what felt like tons of untapped potential. In short: A pretty cool and original world, alright shooting mechanics, mostly bland writing, and horribly grindy quests.

    Positive: - The aesthetic design of the world and characters is original and has a unique and cool vibe; I believe this is the main factor    I had fairly high hopes for Borderlands, but ultimately it was a disappointment with what felt like tons of untapped potential. In short: A pretty cool and original world, alright shooting mechanics, mostly bland writing, and horribly grindy quests.

    Positive:
    - The aesthetic design of the world and characters is original and has a unique and cool vibe; I believe this is the main factor why this game spawned a classic franchise
    - The shooting mechanics are pretty decent, with sufficient (excessive?) variety in weapons
    - The music adds to the atmosphere, but it feels like there are only a few main tracks, so it gets pretty repetitive
    - About 20% of the writing is pretty fun (especially Claptraps made me laugh a lot)

    Negative:
    - About 80% of the writing is extremely bland, including both "dialogues" (there aren't proper dialogues in the game) and quests, which are mostly pointless (go kill that guy, go collect this amount of that item)
    - Quests are released sequentially so you end up ha.ving to go through the same areas several times, making it boring and tedious
    - The majority of the world is lifeless, with only a few named NPC throughout the game; the world is way too big for the amount of NPCs and content in it
    - Enemies are mostly extremely repetitive, and except for some quest-related characters, respawn indefinitely (!). Combined with the running back and forth for quests, it means you have to kill the exact same groups of enemies several times. Extremely boring and pointless.
    - Enemy levels are tailored to the predicted player level pretty much in all areas of the game. I completed all quests in the early and middle phases of the game, so quite quickly ended up 2-3 levels ahead of the curve, and remained up to 6-7 levels above for the remainder of the game, which meant that most of the game was ridiculously easy, and in the latter third or so I was virtually invulnerable. At least it meant I could run through hordes of enemies ignoring them to complete another grindy quest a bit faster.
    - There is way too much loot everywhere (it fills up the backpack in 5mins tops), and most of it is worthless and pointless. It's also scattered randomly, so it doesn't reward proper exploration in any way.
    - The movement mechanics are bugged, as landing on any slope steeper than very shallow makes you stuck, forcing you to wait until the character slowly glitches/slides off the slope
    - The UI is nice in terms of aesthetics, but the ergonomy is poor (it might make sense for a controller, but not for mouse+keyboard)    … Expand
  14. PetyaBiszeps
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    Nothing special about this game except art style. Plot is bad, gameplay is mediocre and many other mediocre stuff in this game.
  15. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    played this game years ago and dont remember much, but it was fun until i ragequit as a 12 year old
  16. MunhozMCM
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    My Score:

    (7) - Good!

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  17. Vaeu
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    A great game that has the fundamentals of a looter shooter down. There's simple but satisfying gameplay, however, the story is just there and the characters are rather bland. The game has solid animations and forgettable music. Borderlands is a very enjoyable game.
  18. LimpDingus
    Sep 16, 2021
    3
    The Ugly Child of the Franchise
    Before I get into what I liked and disliked, I'm not saying the game is necessarily terrible, but it would be a sin to compare it to the titles that came after.
    Also, this is a review of the Enhanced version. Complaints 1.) The Setting: Boring, dull, brown. That's all the game is. You spend 95% of the game in a f*cking landfill on a dust bowl planet.    The Ugly Child of the Franchise
    Before I get into what I liked and disliked, I'm not saying the game is necessarily terrible, but it would be a sin to compare it to the titles that came after.
    Also, this is a review of the Enhanced version.

    Complaints
    1.) The Setting:
    Boring, dull, brown. That's all the game is. You spend 95% of the game in a f*cking landfill on a dust bowl planet. Very, very little effort went into making anything look different apart from the very last area.
    2.) The Quests:
    It feels like this game's only goal is to make you feel tired and overburdened with quests. I sh*t you not, walking into New Haven you are given 15 NEW QUESTS. Only about 3 or 4 of the side quests in this game were even interesting. They're all fetch this, grab that missions.
    3.) The Story:
    Without giving away any spoilers, this is all you need to know: The first 10% and last 10% of the story are the only good parts. I'm not joking. The other 80% of the narrative is laughably weak.
    4.) The Combat:
    I know what you're thinking, "The combat? WHAT? It's Borderlands!", indeed, it aged about as well as cow tiddy squirt. If your gun has less than 95% accuracy, sell it. Because you ain't hittin SH*T. But on a serious note, the gunplay just doesn't feel good(which is the whole point of the game).

    Praises
    1.) Short Playtime:
    The only praise I can think to give this game is for the relatively short amount of time it takes to finish it. I mean this game is truly the embodiment of boring. If it wasn't for the padded playtime due to needing to grind to level up enough for the story missions, you could beat it within 4hrs tops.

    Conclusion
    It may have been a gem back in 2009, but now it's a f*cking turd.
    I give Borderlands a
    3 out of 10    … Expand
  19. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    Great game. if u got some1 to play with u u should go and farm those games. its ultra fun. not overwhelming with items. 10/10
  20. IMR707
    Jun 16, 2021
    8
    Story is almost non-existent but the gameplay loop is so much fun. The art is also long lasting and still looks good to this day.
  21. Yobyoni
    May 26, 2021
    9
    A game that I randomly bought second hand around a decade ago. A game that I didn't even know anything about. A game that was so much fun to play for hours on end. I have plenty of amazing memories from this game, and it's honestly one of my favourite games ever.
  22. kndr
    May 21, 2021
    0
    So repetitive and boring. Missions are same, these millions of guns are copy of each other, characters are crap, jokes are not funny, atmosphere is boring. After playing it for hours I realized this is garbage.
  23. VincentValen
    May 17, 2021
    8
    Oh what a ride this game was over the years while enjoying it with many many friends. Such a great game, Characters were great, story was good, and graphics for it's time added with the humor throughout the game. I've played this over many times with friends. Great game, 8/10 If you haven't experienced this game, I believe you need to and you won't be disappointed, it's recommended youOh what a ride this game was over the years while enjoying it with many many friends. Such a great game, Characters were great, story was good, and graphics for it's time added with the humor throughout the game. I've played this over many times with friends. Great game, 8/10 If you haven't experienced this game, I believe you need to and you won't be disappointed, it's recommended you play with friends though because alone it can be tough.… Expand
  24. Peste_Negra
    May 4, 2021
    8
    You're a damn space bounty house ... welcome to Pandora hahaha

    Try it if you are looking for: The right combination of RPG and Shooter, play with your own game style and improve during the adventure, be a **** bounty hunter, irreverent and stupid humor, free violence, an open world divided into sections, loot and climb level. Avoid it if you hate: Doing side missions (you will need    You're a damn space bounty house ... welcome to Pandora hahaha

    Try it if you are looking for: The right combination of RPG and Shooter, play with your own game style and improve during the adventure, be a **** bounty hunter, irreverent and stupid humor, free violence, an open world divided into sections, loot and climb level.

    Avoid it if you hate: Doing side missions (you will need them), if you expect a bombastic story, you wanted a complete and interconnected open world.    … Expand
  25. Jorchking
    Apr 29, 2021
    8
    Extraordinaria experiencia. Gran contenido y divertido. Quiero decir que sólo lo he jugado en modo un jugador y aún así la experiencia fue increíblemente buena: Muchas misiones por hacer, mucho por explorar, saquear e investigar.
    El contenido del DLC puede ser repetitivo, pero hay algunas cosas interesantes. Me gustó el agregado de las hordas "los cabronazos", entre otras cosas agregadas    Extraordinaria experiencia. Gran contenido y divertido. Quiero decir que sólo lo he jugado en modo un jugador y aún así la experiencia fue increíblemente buena: Muchas misiones por hacer, mucho por explorar, saquear e investigar.
    El contenido del DLC puede ser repetitivo, pero hay algunas cosas interesantes. Me gustó el agregado de las hordas "los cabronazos", entre otras cosas agregadas que ahora no recuerdo.    … Expand
  26. Qarren
    Mar 21, 2021
    6
    So I'm talking Borderlands today. Borderlands? You know this, yes? Frankly, if you don't know the pop hit franchise then you're on the border of something, and it ain't lands. Seek medical attention.
    There's many an idea in Borderlands. Many an idea, and little development. The subheading should simply read "living Qarren's teenage years all over again." And that's where this game catches    So I'm talking Borderlands today. Borderlands? You know this, yes? Frankly, if you don't know the pop hit franchise then you're on the border of something, and it ain't lands. Seek medical attention.
    There's many an idea in Borderlands. Many an idea, and little development. The subheading should simply read "living Qarren's teenage years all over again." And that's where this game catches you. It grabs hold of you early on, drags you through its gallery of neat ideas and then shoves you through the back door where you turn around and see it was all a set. Like a film set, except of course, vidjya gams instead.
    It's important that I state here that I played the 2019 Enhanced version, and I understand that many problems I had with the game are actually a result of that. So keep in mind going forward that not all statements I make are representative of the original experience, and I recommend sticking to that version.
    Let's start with the main selling point that everyone talks about: that joke about Tannis' underwear that keeps coming up...
    I mean the guns. Yea, the fanbase of this game definitely wouldn't have gotten too excited about that other thing...
    The wide variety of guns resulting from randomised stats provides the meat of this gameplay loop. And the potatoes too if I were to wager. However, this also presents a problem à la that underdevelopment of ideas I mentioned. While upgrading weapons can prove to be a fun little reward, 3 problems arise from this system.
    1) It's unbalanced: I got weapons half way through the game that carried me the entire remainder of the experience, hence removing the biggest reward system in place (though, I understand this is exacerbated in the enhanced version).
    2) It's shallow: the guns don't truly play differently, even across weapon types (I used a combat rifle over my sniper rifle for sniping because it was genuinely better at it). The randomised stats don't provide anything more than bigger numbers for the sake of bigger numbers. Enemy health goes up and so too must damage, the end.
    I've seen some shallow things in my life, but this system is starting to Border on Tinder lands.
    3) It's annoying and dissonant: the game otherwise portrays itself as an FPS with RPG elements, as demonstrated by the critical system which rewards skill in aiming and timing over stats. AND YET accuracy is a randomised stat on weapons! Why reward skill in a game that is programmed to regularly neglect your input? I swear sometimes the bullets actually came out backwards in order to avoid a target at point-blank range just to fulfil the accuracy stat quota for misses.
    Accuracy is of particular annoyance when using iron sights or scopes as being hit knocks your camera around. And as the game is all about 1-4 of you taking on 20-30 people (who have aim tracking) at once; you are constantly being hit.
    4) I can't count
    Now I played this game alone because making friends is for successful people, and I clearly don't associate with success if my life choices tell you anything. I understand the game is more enjoyable with comrades, and is designed around that fact. Singleplayer works, but do yourself a favour and bring along some people to talk to because guns aren't the only underdevelopment in this puberty of a game.
    Quests are also shallow and fighting through the same enemy-respawning landscape back and forth to fetch something leaves a lot of time for conversation. Otherwise it's self-reflection, and nobody wants that. This goes double, triple and quadruple for the second half of the game when the initial charm has worn off and you're left with a barebones plot, some overpowered weapons and the same 3-4 enemy types to kill over and over. The final act will likely leave you with enough thinking room while playing to write a PhD awarding thesis. So at least Borderlands is an educational game.
    Other annoyances include invisible walls, and models with hit boxes that are too big for random junk strewn on the floor meaning you need to be an Olympic pole-vaulter to get over some random tin can on the ground you didn't even see. Also, a small FoV with too much happening around you, and skags (everything about them).
    Like most things, the game is not without merit however. The only exceptions to that rule are reviews written by Qarren, and the Justice League film. The cell-shaded art style is nice. I'll always advocate for art direction over graphical fidelity, and as such Borderlands still looks good today. Levelling skills is rewarding. The music is also good if you don't get sick of the same 3 songs on repeat for the entire 20+ hour length. But, let's be honest with ourselves; we've all listened to a song on repeat for 20+ hours. Mine was 'Entry of the Gladiators' because I'm such a clown. I'm not funny, but people can't take me seriously regardless.
    Borderlands is a good time waster with friends. The merits outweigh the issues, but there are many an issue.
    Seriously, f^ck skags.    … Expand
  27. MrPajamas
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    I like the FPS genre and I like RPGs. So it was clear that I must not miss Borderlands. I started the game and it immediately enchanted me with its visuals. For some, maybe cartoon nonsense, for some, a work of art. Personally, I really like this style and it adds charm to the game. The game throws you into the action quite quickly and you don't get along very well. The story is here, butI like the FPS genre and I like RPGs. So it was clear that I must not miss Borderlands. I started the game and it immediately enchanted me with its visuals. For some, maybe cartoon nonsense, for some, a work of art. Personally, I really like this style and it adds charm to the game. The game throws you into the action quite quickly and you don't get along very well. The story is here, but don't expect cut-scenes. After all, this is something I blamed on Far Cry 2. Repetitive missions and no cut-scenes that would take you into the action. But I don't mind here, because in RPG it's something else in my opinion. So while missions can be repetitive, you can still level and improve with them, which is the magic of RPGs. This is one big point of the game that I want to draw your attention to. If you like RPGs, even repetitive ones, such as multiplayer WOWko, or new Assassins from Origins and beyond, then this is the game for you. But if you don't have to keep this style of the same missions you've been doing for hours to improve, then avoid the game. On the one hand, Borderlands is smart and thinks of those players who just don't need repeating RPG-style missions, and there's a co-op that's one of the best I've ever seen. You can go through the game with a friend and it will be even more fun. So to sum it up. Borderlands is a great game that has wonderful locations, a great arsenal of weapons and lots of hours of fun. Whether you play alone or with a friend. Worse optimization worries you here and there, or at least in my case it was. The game sometimes starts to cut illogically, and the only way to run smoothly again to match the performance of your hardware is to turn the game off and on. The settings here and there were also not the best, because somehow I was bothered by the possibility of changing the resolution, where even though you are already playing at 59Hz, the game constantly shows you that you are playing at 50Hz. But the whole thing is nothing terrible and it is quite easy to survive and it is not something that would spoil your gaming experience. You can finish the game in about 20 hours, but you can spend 60 hours with side tasks in the game, which I always and especially for RPG titles welcome when it is possible to extend the game with various side games. Great game for me, which I recommend.… Expand
  28. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    I didn't like the first Borderlands as much. It was a fresh looter-shooter, however the graphics, plot etc. didn't really catch my attention that much. I finished it though.
  29. Juli01223
    Jan 15, 2021
    7
    Certainly 2 was a gigantic evolution of this one. But it's still a good FPS, a good start to the franchise.
  30. Xankyo
    Jan 5, 2021
    8
    Everything i said for the second game is acceptable for this game too. Except the main story isn't that good. Not a must play game but a good one.
  31. lucky_mouse
    Dec 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In regards to the single-player campaign, the game has enough weapon variety to fit different play-styles, but the overall gameplay experience feels really repetitive in the long run, with the whole thing being watered down to fetch-quests or "get from point A to point B to point C and etc". The only replayability value lies in the different characters you choose at the start of the game, each one with unique skill trees to unlock.
    Storywise, the game shows potential with its presentation, right from the cell-shaded graphics to the cast of insane characters that you meet through the journey. The enemies, varying from psycho raiders, to regular alien wildlife and even alien ghosts, also fall on that creative side of loony personalities. However, the game still manages to disappoint by hyping up the final confrontation to be a gunfight against this warlord you heard of the entire game, and instead, it's some dollar-store Cthulhu, falling directly into the trope of "Giant Space Flea from Nowhere".
    Overrall, the game shows good potential but lacks a proper execution of the ideas it presents. A good option if you're looking for simple, mindless (quite literally) fun without much else going on.    … Expand
  32. xDiamondx
    Dec 27, 2020
    7
    This game is not very good at an objective standpoint, gunplay that was a decade old, a villain that says more than 'This is your final warning!' eleven times before finally appearing in the third act of a nonexistent story, skill trees that consist of skills that are exclusively stat changes. CLAPTRAP TELLING YOU THAT THERE ARE MORE MISSIONS ON THE BOUNTY BOARD. With all these criticisms,This game is not very good at an objective standpoint, gunplay that was a decade old, a villain that says more than 'This is your final warning!' eleven times before finally appearing in the third act of a nonexistent story, skill trees that consist of skills that are exclusively stat changes. CLAPTRAP TELLING YOU THAT THERE ARE MORE MISSIONS ON THE BOUNTY BOARD. With all these criticisms, one would assume I hate this game, though this was the very game that got me hooked onto the series. Along with holding a nostalgia value as it was also my first shooter, I still play it from time to time. It's a mediocre game objectively, but it holds a special place in my heart.… Expand
  33. Oshiri_Maeda
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Looks nice, but God, I hate shooters with RPG mechanics where you have to spend minutes to kill each mob, just because they have tonne of HP
  34. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    8
    This is a very fun game to play with friends. The gameplay is satisfying, and the story - while it's there - doesn't really matter that much when you're just having fun blasting guns into hordes of human and monster enemies.
  35. Valgeth
    Oct 3, 2020
    4
    The best borderlands I've played, and that's saying something because this game is garbage. Leveling system is bad, it's just "pretty number go high" for hours on end. The story was amusing but that ending, man. It has nice concepts and features like the digistructs and gun vending machines. Character intros become boring after a bit though the cast is somewhat interesting just hate that IThe best borderlands I've played, and that's saying something because this game is garbage. Leveling system is bad, it's just "pretty number go high" for hours on end. The story was amusing but that ending, man. It has nice concepts and features like the digistructs and gun vending machines. Character intros become boring after a bit though the cast is somewhat interesting just hate that I can't create a custom character. Music was nice, enemies were okay but respawned too much, the game is pretty derivative, better off playing fallout or halo.… Expand
  36. Edco0328
    Sep 13, 2020
    9
    Borderlands | September 12, 2020 | [★★★★]

    It was understandable to me now why the franchise kick-off and gained a great a amount of following being just a routine looter shooter; It is virtually loaded. Occasionally there's a repetitive task, there & then, but the game manages to outcome that by having a fun & satisfying combats. I just wish they put some It has a great implemented    Borderlands | September 12, 2020 | [★★★★]

    It was understandable to me now why the franchise kick-off and gained a great a amount of following being just a routine looter shooter; It is virtually loaded. Occasionally there's a repetitive task, there & then, but the game manages to outcome that by having a fun & satisfying combats. I just wish they put some

    It has a great implemented co-op that quite reward you playing with a higher level, but doesn't really take anything major experience in doing so. They also manage to compromise a simple menu while keeping every tab of it highly useful.

    Recognizing that this is a Remastered version, They must have tweaked all the problems that I could encounter. Also, seeing that the graphics are pretty much neutral, I don't see how can there's been much to improve. I could list a lot of things that they could do better, but I'm certain that it was already implemented at the sequel.

    If this edition was identical to what they released in 2009, then my score is more or less justifiable.    … Expand
  37. MrTextar
    Aug 9, 2020
    8
    БЕЗБАШЕННОЕ УДОВОЛЬСТВИЕ

    Сейчас серия Borderlands популярна, третья часть до сих пор получает обновления. Но давайте вернёмся в 2009 год, когда вышла первая часть франшизы про искателей хранилища. В центре сюжета стоит загадочное хранилище, на которое открыли охоту разной степени безбашенности отморозки. В их числе оказались и четыре главных героя, верных соратника. Им предстоит    БЕЗБАШЕННОЕ УДОВОЛЬСТВИЕ

    Сейчас серия Borderlands популярна, третья часть до сих пор получает обновления. Но давайте вернёмся в 2009 год, когда вышла первая часть франшизы про искателей хранилища.

    В центре сюжета стоит загадочное хранилище, на которое открыли охоту разной степени безбашенности отморозки. В их числе оказались и четыре главных героя, верных соратника. Им предстоит отправиться в приключение и столкнуться с различными препятствиями на пути к богатству.

    Четыре главных героя отличаются не просто внешностью, но и некоторыми особенностями. Главная из них - личное особое умение каждого персонажа. Кто-то может призвать на помощь верного ворона, а кто-то бросается в бой с кулаками невиданной мощи.

    Истреблять противников на терпком пути предстоит при помощи разнообразного оружия. Если описывать кратко, то видов вооружения здесь несколько миллионов. Часто оно похоже друг на друга, ведь есть несколько классов и модификаций стволов, а также стихийных бонусов, которые в различных вариациях генерируются по системе случайных чисел.

    И истреблять будет кого. Мелкие шныри с пушками, психопаты с топорами, отмороженные боссы. На планете Пандора тебя захочет убить каждый. По этому важно иметь за спиной верных друзей, ведь для прохождения сюжета доступен кооператив на четыре игрока.

    Изначально сеттинг игры был серьёзен, а расстройства личности персонажей не выходили за грани психопатии. Но в дополнениях градус безумия был повышен, что позже вылилось в Borderlands 2, где к психопатам прибавились шизофреники.

    Игра отличная, но готовьтесь потратить в ней часов 30 времени, ведь без выполнения дополнительных заданий и зачистки некоторых локаций вы просто напросто не выйдете за предела первой доступной территории, потому-что с каждым заданием повышается уровень ваших врагов, следовательно они наносят больше урона. В остальном же эти 30 часов пройдут весело и интересно.    … Expand
  38. emilyratesgames
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Score: 7
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  39. hoanns
    Jun 6, 2020
    7
    great for co-op shooting .
  40. Chubac
    May 30, 2020
    5
    This game is more addictive than fun. Basically the whole game is to kill-get better weapons-kill more (and repeat) until that horrible ending which made me feel empty inside.
  41. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    9
    Borderlands offers you to join a Mad-Max-like universe with guns, machines and monsters, and it feels really badass. The atmosphere is a very nice mix of humour, craziness and cynism, although the psychology of the characters pushes this aspect much further in the following episodes.

    Gameplay-wise you have here a hybrid between FPS and RPG, with four classes and coherent skill trees,    Borderlands offers you to join a Mad-Max-like universe with guns, machines and monsters, and it feels really badass. The atmosphere is a very nice mix of humour, craziness and cynism, although the psychology of the characters pushes this aspect much further in the following episodes.

    Gameplay-wise you have here a hybrid between FPS and RPG, with four classes and coherent skill trees, nothing to say here except that everything is well thought. As in classic RPGs, fighting will give you loot, or you can buy weapons with the money you collect from main and secondary missions. Everything is well-balanced (xp progression, enemy power as you advance through the game...), except maybe that it is rather common to find the better loot during missions, making the selling machines kinda useless.

    It is to be noted that the game is quite long, especially if you do all the side missions, and even more with the DLCs. Don't pay attention to my hour count, I played a long time on a hard copy before registering it into Steam. I believe it took me no less than 30 hours to reach the end of the game (doing side missions all along) and the two DLCs I went through (Dr. Ned and General Knoxx) were additional 5 to 10 hours long each, I would say.

    Last but not least: you should know that the essence of the game is the multiplayer. As a single player it is "just" a good game, but as a crew of 4 you can cooperate to do the whole game together and this is definitely a blast.

    Highly recommended, like the 2 and the pre-sequel.    … Expand
  42. JonsGone
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    This is a classic.
    If not a perfect game, it stands on the same level as other PC games of the 00's like Bioshock or Oblvion.
    As with these games, it can feel dated or clunky but they are important landmarks and deserve credit for either creating an entire genre or making it even more popular than it already was.

    I need a thematically coherent sequel.
  43. jonathanrangell
    Mar 1, 2020
    9
    Sou suspeito pra falar desse jogo, porque é meu game favorito mas quem Quem gosta de RPG e também de FPS vai gostar. Introduz o universo de borderlands de forma muito boa, personagens carismáticos e muitas, muitas armas. Eu pessoalmente sou fanático pela série, fiquei viciado de ir atrás de armas únicas. A história é interessante, tem times cômicos muito bons. Sem dúvida fantástico.
  44. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    4
    Even at the time of playing, the jank, lacking graphical fidelity and the blank environments made it had to get into this game like the more recent entries.
  45. PeakZach
    Feb 19, 2020
    8
    The start of a brilliant series. Of course the game is immense, action-packed and full of fantastic fighting. Not knowing the following borderlands games would come this would have received a higher score. The newer games just out shined the original.
  46. 4y4
    Feb 15, 2020
    8
    Borderlands games are great. I have always enjoyed playing them co-op with my friend.
  47. mrrealperson
    Feb 13, 2020
    7
    После выхода второй борды, о первой многие забывают и практически не говорят. Стоит ли в неё играть? Ну, каждый решает сам за себя. Если начнёте со второй, то мало что потеряете, однако, если решитесь пройти первую борду, то тоже не пожалеете. Всё таки первый лутер-шутер, и дьябло-эффект ощущается на все 100. В отличии от последующих частей, первая борда в музыкальном плане болееПосле выхода второй борды, о первой многие забывают и практически не говорят. Стоит ли в неё играть? Ну, каждый решает сам за себя. Если начнёте со второй, то мало что потеряете, однако, если решитесь пройти первую борду, то тоже не пожалеете. Всё таки первый лутер-шутер, и дьябло-эффект ощущается на все 100. В отличии от последующих частей, первая борда в музыкальном плане более мрачноватая, что на контрасте с сел-шейдинговой графикой ощущается прикольно с художественной точки зрения. Однако, такой задумки у разрабов не было, так что этот аспект обесценивается. Борда изначально планировалась как постапокалиптический шутан на серьёзных щах без сел-шейдинга и лишь в последнюю стадию Гирбоксы сменили вектор на мультяшную графику и фан, не успев допилить сюжет. Так что чёрных шуток, которыми так славится серия игр Borderlands, здесь кот наплакал, но в дополнениях борда начнёт раскрываться с той стороны, за которую её все любят. Игра может зайти тем кто ищет необычный игровой опыт и не пробовал лутер-шутеры, начать с первой борды - хорошая идея. Любители необычных визуальных дизайнов тоже могут попробовать. В коопе однозначно играйте, ведь игра под него заточена. Те кто начнёт с первой игры, то Borderlands 2 вам зайдёт больше, чем тем кто сразу начнёт со 2й. Очень интересно будет понаблюдать за тем, как игра развилась к сиквелу и как разработчики учатся на своих ошибках. Любители крутых сюжетов, добротных сценариев и харизматичных персонажей, вам лучше начать сразу с сиквела, тут пока этого не завезли (не считая дополнений)… Expand
  48. zoz
    Nov 12, 2019
    5
    I don't understand the hype. Some people like Diablo-like grind, but for me it was way to repetitive to give it a better score. I think the setting allows for the richer content than for what is in game. The maps are almost empty, apart from the enemies.
  49. DrawidsAR
    Oct 24, 2019
    5
    • Borderlands
    Отчетливо помню ласт локу, та еще душка. Иноплане-тяне, солдаты, энергопушка, все похоже на Half life, а от него я знатно поддушился. Интерфейс говна, игра сама навязывает второе прохождение (в гл. меню параша на new game+) Стандартные бордерлендовские машины душат как Орочимару. Интересная система прокачки ношения определенного вида оружия, как в Classic(e) WOW(a). Игра кст    • Borderlands
    Отчетливо помню ласт локу, та еще душка. Иноплане-тяне, солдаты, энергопушка, все похоже на Half life, а от него я знатно поддушился. Интерфейс говна, игра сама навязывает второе прохождение (в гл. меню параша на new game+) Стандартные бордерлендовские машины душат как Орочимару. Интересная система прокачки ношения определенного вида оружия, как в Classic(e) WOW(a). Игра кст сложная, боссфайты тот еще пот.

    5/10
     

    o Jacobse cove (DLC)
    Первое DLC которое я прошел в borderlands(e). Интерес-ный концепт, зомби, блюющие бомжи, сраные суецид-ники. Для такой игры неожиданность. В целом понрави-лось, но боссы по-прежнему дают жару, мне повезло какого-то скага убить через забор, забагать (умер от него раз 5 уже думал пройти мимо, а выпала легендарка, 2 за всю игру), в финал файте против Неда убив его сам упал, пришлось бежать локу заново, а вторую его фазу я забагал его, встал за какимт о сталогтитом, упал один раз, но пришли бомжи. Лут упал дерьмовый, но ничего. Не хватает NPC в деревне и локах, в одной локе (по осн. игре - городе бандитов, реально чувствуется зомби апокалипсис, насрал в штаны), но в гл. городе одного робота недостаточно, и один раз мы видим человека – Неда. Есть интересный квест с вылетом из этого города, реально крутой. Турели в городе первый квест, они и будут этот город защищать. Ну и на последки остался вопрос, а ЗАЧЕМ ЭТИ СРАНЫЕ МОЗГИ я не понимаю.
    Ненавижу зомби
    СТРАШНО 9/10
     
    o Claptrap's New Robot Revo-lution (DLC)
    DLC очень короткое и запутанное. На голове NPC бы-ли банки, которые мне напомнили Кренга и робота с телевизором вместо головы из Черепашек Ниндзя. Опять же гл. хаб представляет собой город ПУСТОЙ, после первого DLC они не сделали вывода по этому поводу, зато финальные 2 квеста очень меня пора-довали. Ласт локация заключалась в том, что мы бе-жали испытать какую-то парашу на Клаптрапе. В пути были все босы за все DLC, Др. Нед из DLC про зомби (тоже с банкой на голове), финальный бос огромная машина, напомнила мне ПР. Очень интересный босс с сраными суецидниками в пати. В целом DLC на 9/10

    12 октября, 2019
     
    o The Secret Armory of General Knoxx

    Сраное дополнение с машинами.
    8/10
    13 октября 2019    … Expand
  50. ApexPhilosopher
    Oct 23, 2019
    8
    Borderlands is a weapon and class mod treasure hunt on a hostile alien planet - best played with friends. It doesn't date too well, but it was amazing in its prime, and I am certain I have spent more than a hundred hours in gameplay.
  51. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Не понимаю за что эту игру любят. Это скучнее Атсасина. Все что ты в ней делаешь - ходишь по локации туда-сюда и стреляешь в врагов, а они спавнятся так быстро, что на обратном пути тебя ждут. По-этому запихнули ненужную систему прокачки. Но самое удивительное что и ходьба и
    стрельба - кривое говно, движок - хуета. Сюжет - одно предложение: ты избранный и должен открыть убежище,    Не понимаю за что эту игру любят. Это скучнее Атсасина. Все что ты в ней делаешь - ходишь по локации туда-сюда и стреляешь в врагов, а они спавнятся так быстро, что на обратном пути тебя ждут. По-этому запихнули ненужную систему прокачки. Но самое удивительное что и ходьба и
    стрельба - кривое говно, движок - хуета. Сюжет - одно предложение: ты избранный и должен открыть убежище, потому-что там сокровища. Все. Остальное - бесконечные однообразные миссии. Ну короче очень похоже на Линейдж. Шуток ты вообще не замечаешь, как и ничего другого, просто стреляешь из кривого оружия, и стреляешь и идешь, и идешь. А шутки - это назовут босса типо Мистер очко - вот и все шутки.    … Expand
  52. CriticNamedZack
    Aug 25, 2019
    8
    Story: Although the story does have rich lore backing it up, the game itself has a very weak narrative. That and the lack of actual interaction with NPCs makes the overall storytelling really poor. The ending as well was underwhelming and it served to build up what was to come.

    Gameplay: Now this is where Borderlands shines. The gameplay itself is a lot of fun and challenging with four    Story: Although the story does have rich lore backing it up, the game itself has a very weak narrative. That and the lack of actual interaction with NPCs makes the overall storytelling really poor. The ending as well was underwhelming and it served to build up what was to come.

    Gameplay: Now this is where Borderlands shines. The gameplay itself is a lot of fun and challenging with four playable classes with their own abilities and specialties. All of them are really enjoyable to play as and it's made better that you can play with 2 to 4 player co-op, of course solo is possible and great too, but co-op really heightens the experience. Collecting the weapons the game offers by looting, purchasing or killing enemies is really addictive with different rarities, weapons types and manufacturers that give their weapons unique features and preferences. Enemy variation is excellent ranging from bandits, alien guardians to the hostile wildlife that inhabits Pandora. The combat is satisfying between enemies too. Such as seeing them explode into little pieces or having their head pop like a grape from a headshot... bloody brilliant. The game takes roughly 15-20 hours to complete when you do everything, with the option as well to do a second playthrough with all your gear and a tougher challenge, unfortunately though there's no endgame for a game that has RPG elements. The world you explore reminds me a lot about Mad Max (heavy inspiration) which I do like, but it gets repetitive seeing so many desert areas in Pandora. NPC interactions as well is bare-minimum and only really serve just to hand you a load of quests.

    Sound and Music: The music composed does a good job capturing the hostility and harsh apocalyptic world of Pandora's desert. It doesn't work as well when you try and listen to it outside of the game, but a very atmospheric soundtrack that fits the purpose intended. The license used are very good with 'AIn't No Rest for The Wicked' by 'Caged Elephant' a great track. The voice acting is pretty good with dark humor in the dialogue. The sound effects from the wildlife's roars and screeching to sounds of the guns is good too. Overall very crisp sounds all round.

    Performance and Graphics: The graphics have aged very well for a 10 year old game and still look very pleasing to this day. Although some textures do look very dated, it's the cell-shaded comic-book art style that really makes this game look impressive and charming. I found the game ran very well for most part with maybe a bit of slowdown once or twice. Just found it annoying there was no FOV slider for an FPS on PC, but I digress...

    Verdict: Overall I always seem to have a great time playing Borderlands. Some people find Borderlands 1 very plain and simple compared to what has come after. I disagree and think it has some really fun gameplay, great graphics, good audio and a lot of replay value. My only main grudges would be the weak RPG elements not being used to their full potential, the poorly told story and the repetitive environments. Overall a really good game that's worth giving a go.

    Story: 4/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Sound and Music: 8/10
    Performance and Graphics: 9/10
    Borderlands: 8/10    … Expand
  53. twos
    Jun 9, 2019
    8
    Really enjoyable game. Coop is a plus. It's worth playing
    But if you're strapped for time I've got to suggest just moving on to Borderlands 2, it's an outright better game and you don't need to play them in order.
  54. Bottlecaps
    Jun 9, 2019
    9
    Borderlands is my favorite game series of all time ( so this review is gonna be hella positive) not that this game dosen't have its flaws.

    Story: so you are treasure hunters already this game is setting it self apart. the story tells you exactly how the games gonna play in the first couple minutes. its a shooter and you loot things. the player character is left vague but fitting often    Borderlands is my favorite game series of all time ( so this review is gonna be hella positive) not that this game dosen't have its flaws.

    Story: so you are treasure hunters already this game is setting it self apart. the story tells you exactly how the games gonna play in the first couple minutes. its a shooter and you loot things. the player character is left vague but fitting often times the npcs will call you as the vaultunter ( so you can play one of 4 memorable characters) your goal right from the start is the vault. a fairly well written mcguffin due to the fact that you are "promised" loot when you reach the vault that's the whole point of the game AND that's why the ending was absolutely the most disappointing video game ending of all time. the main charcters development since its a shooter rpg hybrid is during game play and is less scripted than most.
    Story: 7.5/10

    Wordlbuilding : world building in this game is up there with some of the bests. from the vault to the crimson lance , to all the gun manufactures that seemingly run everything. Sirens are woman that have special powers and have some connection to the vaults. all the clap traps . the psychos. hell even in the dlc you see that npcs feel like people just living in this world , most of them have relationships with other npcs but this is really only expanded upon in the dlc. borderlands world is wonderful and rich and the best part is it feels like there is more we haven't seen. other planets are mentioned . we meet one gun company's private military , do others have similar army's ? the world expands on a satisfying amount BUT leaves enough for sequels to expand upon.
    World building: 9/10

    Graphics: this game has aged really well thanks to the decision to make it cell shadded and comic booky ( and then release comics to expand upon the lore even more witch is what i call an outstanding move) and it uses that comic bookstyle and mixes with post apocalypses and dark humor you have a hell of a style and thats made this game age like fine wine even if its age is still present due mostly to the tech.
    Graphics: 9/10

    Gameplay: this game could have gotten away with a lot of short cuts that it didn't take. the shooting feels as fluent as call of duty and with the massive amount of guns in the sand box thats a huge deal. everything you find is useful weather it be a gun a sheild , money,ammo, a relic or a class mod , if you wont use it you can sell it. you are constantly on the hunt for better guns. and the guns them selves are fun with all the different manufactures and parts you can find on the weapons its very seldom you will pick up the same gun twice ( i have but only ever low level guns ) and all the parts and manufactures affect how the gun behaves. i wont go into detail about what manufacturers do what but they are all fairly well balanced. Each character has an active skill , siren runs fast and is invisable and dose an aoe when using her ability, the hunter sends his bird after enemies , Brick punches things And the soldier has a turret the skills are useful but compared to bl2 and presequel the skills kinda suck but its the first game in the series so its forgivable and each charcter has 3 skill paths to go down so even if you play the soldier one play through you can play him again and still have a different character mixed with the loot loop ( and pretty satisfying guns) makes this game just addictive to play.
    Gameplay: 9.5/10

    Sound design: the music is not perfect but its has its moments and aint no rest for the wicked is a great song to open on and started a trend of mostly underrated alt rock songs used to open the game. guns sound great and if a game with this amount of guns can sound good then your linear shooter sure as hell better have good sounds in it. the voice acting in the main game is just pretty good but the dlc is where i think the game comes into its own more with its comedy and you can tell that the cast is just having a blast with this game, this game sounds like it was a joy to be a character in ( actor interviews will tell you that it was infarct a fun project)
    sound design: 8.5/10

    7.5+9+9+9.5+8.5 = 43.5
    43.5/5= 8.7
    Borderlands 1 is a great game but what it leads to is an even better franchise and as worried as i am that bl3 will be an awful game 1 and 2 are great games i always can come back too.    … Expand
  55. chosebine
    Jun 2, 2019
    6
    Ok game not as goodles as number 2 but funny sont gives it a 6.76 and a mention
  56. popcorn71
    Apr 10, 2019
    0
    I do not support bribing for store exclusivities. Avoid at all costs. Thank you.
  57. Kossak
    Apr 3, 2019
    0
    I do not support bribing for store exclusivities. Avoid at all costs. Thank you.
  58. lordFu
    Apr 2, 2019
    2
    F*** exclusivity . F*** 2K . we don't want this . this will nt help and i wanted the game . not ready to support the like of them . >:c why why .
  59. BarelyLewd
    Mar 15, 2019
    9
    The prequel to the greatest looter shooter of all time, bought this game day one back in the day, and played all the way through with 3 of my friends in high school, one of my fav gaming experiences of all time, thanks so much Gearbox.
  60. seuvagem
    Jan 15, 2019
    10
    Esse jogo é extremamente incrível ele manteu o cooperativo que muitos jogos de hoje dia não tem, com o tempo os desenvolvedores focaram no online e esqueceram do multiplayer local, esse jogo também tem uma grande variedade de inimigos e armas e ainda é de mundo aberto meu tipo de jogo favorito além de ter muitas missões secundárias e ter umas missões principais incríves, ainda tem umaEsse jogo é extremamente incrível ele manteu o cooperativo que muitos jogos de hoje dia não tem, com o tempo os desenvolvedores focaram no online e esqueceram do multiplayer local, esse jogo também tem uma grande variedade de inimigos e armas e ainda é de mundo aberto meu tipo de jogo favorito além de ter muitas missões secundárias e ter umas missões principais incríves, ainda tem uma história boa, tem 4 personagens pra escolher cada um com uma habilidade e armas diferentes, e tem como melhorar armas e escudos e tem veículos bem legais. Esse jogo virou um dos meus jogos favoritos… Expand
  61. NightGeisha
    Dec 9, 2018
    8
    Borderlands is fantastic... Its cartoon-like visuals are "a breath of fresh air" from the realistic graphics that we are used to in most of the games. And that is the most original aspect of Borderlands!

    It has a nice sci-fi story with funny characters and funny moments. The humor is very peculiar, with a lot of violence, blood and madness in the mix. The mechanics of the game are    Borderlands is fantastic... Its cartoon-like visuals are "a breath of fresh air" from the realistic graphics that we are used to in most of the games. And that is the most original aspect of Borderlands!

    It has a nice sci-fi story with funny characters and funny moments. The humor is very peculiar, with a lot of violence, blood and madness in the mix.

    The mechanics of the game are easy to adapt, the controls and options are almost the generics of any FPS. However, the system is more like what is common in RPG's, where enemies have a life bar that decreases as the damage is inflicted that is greater or less according to your stats.

    Overall this is a awesome game with a lot to explore and do. Where you can easily spend a 20 hours plus to do the story. It is a "must have" to any Steam collector.    … Expand
  62. JustSomeGamer
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    No story, no actual characters, reptitive missions and gameplay. Basically just one big grind to level 50 in an empty world that is not even worth exploring.
  63. INSANEGHOSTFACE
    Nov 6, 2018
    10
    This is one of the best games i have ever played. They still support it, and the first year we got 4 great DLC Expansions followed by the 2nd year getting 4 more DLC Expansions even though they were much shorter. They also had 2 level upgrades and the 2nd one allowed you to run the gauntlet to unlock OP8 which made it ever funner. 10.0 without a doubt and i hope Borderlands 3 will be evenThis is one of the best games i have ever played. They still support it, and the first year we got 4 great DLC Expansions followed by the 2nd year getting 4 more DLC Expansions even though they were much shorter. They also had 2 level upgrades and the 2nd one allowed you to run the gauntlet to unlock OP8 which made it ever funner. 10.0 without a doubt and i hope Borderlands 3 will be even better. The only negative thing to this game is if your after certain things farming can be a quick or long process depending on what your exactly after, but with 6 character classes and 4 player coop its still one of my favorites to date.… Expand
  64. nickapvikes
    Sep 22, 2018
    9
    I fell in love with this game as soon as I first saw the commercial for it on TV. Something about the combination of unique animation & texture, fast and crazy gameplay, and finding new guns everywhere made this one of my favorite games of all time.
  65. MrMicrochip
    Aug 10, 2018
    4
    I don't know why I bought this game because i hated the graphics and I only play single player games. But anyway, I gave this game a chance and still hated the graphics and single player mode was a joke.

    I know i should not write this review because this game is mainly multiplayer game but let this review be warning for people who are thinking buying this game for single player experience
  66. LionGrand
    Jul 1, 2018
    7
    шутер с элементами рпг редко где встретишь а реализация это надо постараться. на счёт этой игры я скажу что удалась НО с её серостью игра некрасивая такое ощушение что оно придаёт уныние и депресия. Хотя если играть с друзьями то не так уж и плохо. Вообще игра завязана на co-op прохождения если играть в эту игру то с друзьями.шутер с элементами рпг редко где встретишь а реализация это надо постараться. на счёт этой игры я скажу что удалась НО с её серостью игра некрасивая такое ощушение что оно придаёт уныние и депресия. Хотя если играть с друзьями то не так уж и плохо. Вообще игра завязана на co-op прохождения если играть в эту игру то с друзьями.
  67. Panica3643D
    Jun 24, 2018
    7
    Проходили с другом онлайн, но так и не понял сути игры. Слишком скучно и однообразно.
  68. forfb
    May 19, 2018
    7
    The first and major point is how the game looks, comic-like graphic layout is the best what they'd pick for that kind of game. Unfortunatly, after a while, the game becomes boring, but its structure is what makes you keep coming back. Typical RPG-like drop rates, weapon classification (from common to legendary). Charismatic, memorable characters like Claptrap is what makes this gameThe first and major point is how the game looks, comic-like graphic layout is the best what they'd pick for that kind of game. Unfortunatly, after a while, the game becomes boring, but its structure is what makes you keep coming back. Typical RPG-like drop rates, weapon classification (from common to legendary). Charismatic, memorable characters like Claptrap is what makes this game special. The game is not taking itself seriously, **** ton of jokes and previously mentioned graphic layout is what highlights it. It allows you to beat the game over and over again in NG+ modes. What's more, Borderlands has one of the most creative achievements I've seen so far, it requires you to get matched in a lobby with a Gearbox' game dev or someone who've already done that. That's viral-structured kind of achievement, not difficult to get nowadays, but once again, extremely creative, awesome!… Expand
  69. HSuke
    Mar 25, 2018
    6
    I bought the series after enjoying the Telltale version of the game. I wasn't expecting a repetitive grind. This game is incredibly repetitive, and the first 3 hours plays exactly like the other 30+ hours it'll take to beat it. Action is monotonous; the story is non-existent; gameplay is buggy as hell.
  70. Voyou
    Oct 18, 2017
    4
    In the 70s, we didn't save much, because magnetic tapes aren't that great. Then we got floppy discs, then hard drives… All in all, the rest of the century was rad. The turn of the millennium, however, saw a sudden drop in designers intelligence, either because the new ones now came from game design schools, or because of the mobile-phone apocalypse. They couldn't differentiate hardwareIn the 70s, we didn't save much, because magnetic tapes aren't that great. Then we got floppy discs, then hard drives… All in all, the rest of the century was rad. The turn of the millennium, however, saw a sudden drop in designers intelligence, either because the new ones now came from game design schools, or because of the mobile-phone apocalypse. They couldn't differentiate hardware anymore, write appropriate code, so PC games lost their save/load essential features, replaced by lazy checkpoints bullfaeces. Idiots bought this crap en masse nonetheless (after all, they used mobile phones too,) so the trend-wreck persisted. Finally, we started having open worlds. Which is great. Except that some of them still don't provide the very, very basic freedom of saves.

    Borderlands is one of those retarded babies. You don't want to try things anymore, like jumping from a cliff or testing your grenades in close quarters. You don't want to explore, waste resources or do the crazy stunts you usually do in a sandbox. This is not a sandbox ; its an open world only in name.

    But let's face it, we would endure it if the game was good enough. Unfortunately, Borderlands is all about grinding. Oh, it's pretty, yes, but it's so boring that I gave up after less than 2 hours. There's no hook, no fun in either gameplay or story. All it can boast about is its millions of weapons, which obviously means a few templates with countless, insignificant variations. Quantity over quality.

    Some say it's good in coop mode. Good for them. The solo play is a stinking grind-fest. Frankly, the FPS genre is one of the easiest to design and implement, and these guys failed miserably. Skip a couple of years and play Rage instead. Or if you just want to shoot things and collect weapons, even Fallout 3 does is better, while it's built like an RPG.    … Expand
  71. Tomle1202
    Jul 15, 2017
    8
    Borderlands wears a humorous and addictive cel-shaded coat to cover up its repetitiveness, uninteresting story and one hell of an unsatisfying boss battle.
  72. ashketchum
    Jul 1, 2017
    7
    Borderlands boasts great cel-shaded graphics, and fun gameplay, especially on co-op mode. The worlds featured in the game look good for the most part, and it mixes FPS with open-world very well, offering a solid gaming experience. The gameplay itself isn't really different from what others of it's genre have to offer, and after a while, this causes the game to start feeling repetitive.
  73. Avalord
    May 30, 2017
    7
    Good "Feel" to movement and weapon handling. Landscape and opponents get somewhat repetitive. Loot becomes less thrilling towards the end Siren's special ability is utterly useless. Does not motivate very much for a 2nd playthrough.
  74. WhiskeyStories
    May 23, 2017
    7
    Had a great time with the first Borderlands. The gameplay is tight and tons of fun with a nice variety of weapons to choose from. The main issues with the game are that while the gameplay is fun it is incredibly repetitive and the whole plot and story felt a bit weak with an insanely lackluster ending. I'd give it a 7.5/10 it's a blast if you don't expect a masterpiece.
  75. bdurmaz
    May 8, 2017
    8
    The dialogues, the plot, the setting and the art design cancel out much of the negatives like repetitive gameplay. Borderlands is a brilliant shooter with its flaws
  76. trashcanlid
    Apr 15, 2017
    5
    It's okay, but often dull. Gunplay feels fine but nothing about this game makes me want to keep playing it. Sorting through piles of loot to find the best stats is not my idea of fun. Humor is not so great (with one particularly annoying character), but not as bad as BL2.
  77. Wurrwelf
    Apr 9, 2017
    6
    Part of this is due to the fact that, by the time I got around to playing this (around 2016), the rest of the world lost interest. I like the art style, I like the personality, and I like the distant pop of a Psycho's skull erupting in blood and metal. But, without anyone to accompany me, this game was just dull. The missions became repetitive very quickly, and the wide range of gunsPart of this is due to the fact that, by the time I got around to playing this (around 2016), the rest of the world lost interest. I like the art style, I like the personality, and I like the distant pop of a Psycho's skull erupting in blood and metal. But, without anyone to accompany me, this game was just dull. The missions became repetitive very quickly, and the wide range of guns followed suit after a few hours. I appreciate the attempt to meld the genres of FPS and RPG, but it seemed to only take the least interesting aspects of the role-playing genre (numbers, wheee...) and cram them into it. Every mission was, "Follow the green diamond, kill/find the things that you see, and then return, as the green diamond will have moved." I have since given up on this game, but from what I've seen, the sequel appears to have hammered out some of the elements that I find unappealing.… Expand
  78. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    0
    Un exelente juego en todos sus aspectos... O en casi todos. Verán... Este juego destaca en todo menos en historia, pues es que casi literalmente no tiene historia porque la historia consta en ir a abrir una cámara y listo. Es un juego con buena duración si te juegas también las misiones secundarias, las cuales de hecho son bastante buenas. Es un juego muy hilarante y es que a eso seUn exelente juego en todos sus aspectos... O en casi todos. Verán... Este juego destaca en todo menos en historia, pues es que casi literalmente no tiene historia porque la historia consta en ir a abrir una cámara y listo. Es un juego con buena duración si te juegas también las misiones secundarias, las cuales de hecho son bastante buenas. Es un juego muy hilarante y es que a eso se dedica, aparte de accion, rpg, etc... Este juego es ultra cómico. Amo este juego.… Expand
  79. melodymoony
    Nov 26, 2016
    10
    The game that started it all, this game is not as big or as good as borderlands 2, but it's still Borderlands and it's still great after so many years, especially if you play with friends.
    If you want to have some wild coop fun and visit Pandora again or for the first time, borderlands 1 is a great game to play.
    Features: Tons of weapons, Lots of crazed bandits, Boss fights, Alien    The game that started it all, this game is not as big or as good as borderlands 2, but it's still Borderlands and it's still great after so many years, especially if you play with friends.
    If you want to have some wild coop fun and visit Pandora again or for the first time, borderlands 1 is a great game to play.
    Features:
    Tons of weapons,
    Lots of crazed bandits,
    Boss fights,
    Alien creatures,
    The legend of an alien chamber ,
    Irreverent humor as always.
    At a great price now, it will quench your borderlands thirst until BL3 comes out ;)
    Always borderlands, always the best!    … Expand
  80. Smatt--
    Nov 12, 2016
    9
    Just finished Borderlands. And it is safe to say I'm definitely going to move on to the sequel.
    I was rather apprehensive about playing this with a gamepad on my 360 / PS3. And I have to say I'm glad I waited to play it on PC.
    The controls are pretty nailed and solid on start up. Only thing I changed was putting my Melee on Mouse-3. Personal preference. The Narrative in Borderlands    Just finished Borderlands. And it is safe to say I'm definitely going to move on to the sequel.
    I was rather apprehensive about playing this with a gamepad on my 360 / PS3. And I have to say I'm glad I waited to play it on PC.

    The controls are pretty nailed and solid on start up. Only thing I changed was putting my Melee on Mouse-3. Personal preference.

    The Narrative in Borderlands (In my opinion) Isn't extremely important to have a good time. I usually dislike RPG's with quite a passion. However, The RPG elements in Borderlands work absolutely perfectly. I played through with a Soldier, And mainly maxed out my 1st skill tree, Which definitely worked for my single player walkthrough. My university lecturer recommended this game to play with friends, However, If you do want to play solo, It Isn't broken in the slightest. But destroying things with 4 people would have been a great blast.

    The loot system in this game is incredible. Never once did I feel like looking at all of the loot was a waste of time, And I was very excited to see what I would find every time something dropped. Even when Half of it actually turned out to be useless.

    The solo campaign took me about 17 Hours, and there's 100's more hours of sidequests which you can do. So its safe to say this game definitely isn't lacking in content.

    My only gripe about this game is I'm a massive soundtrack nerd. And the soundtrack in the game is rather bland and samey, Which for me kinda sucked, But thats nothing when you put it next to the awesome gameplay and comedy.

    Would recommend to at least play through once.

    9/10 Claptraps.    … Expand
  81. ChickenDash
    Oct 15, 2016
    0
    The game is a truly horrible experience for everyone, atlast nowadays. The graphics and its ugly style, combined with the low FoV gave me and my Friend instand motion sickness. We were able to play for 10 minutes.
    German Lip Sync is blood awful.
    And the menus control like they were made for consoles and not a PC
  82. TheArchetypes
    Sep 9, 2016
    8
    Loved the simplicity of it. Just trudging along here and there, shooting people, looting stuff without too much RPG attribute madness or FPS commando style realism. It's real fun and addictive even if there's almost no story at all behind what you do. Only real nag are the various interface glitches hampering usability. As an FPS it could be harder too, and AI needs some more work, but itLoved the simplicity of it. Just trudging along here and there, shooting people, looting stuff without too much RPG attribute madness or FPS commando style realism. It's real fun and addictive even if there's almost no story at all behind what you do. Only real nag are the various interface glitches hampering usability. As an FPS it could be harder too, and AI needs some more work, but it still is a fun ride.… Expand
  83. AbeMC
    Jul 7, 2016
    7
    Borderlands leaves me with mixed feelings. I had a great time playing it – when I wasn't bored by endless fetch-quests, easy combat and (in the DLC) re-used bosses.

    I enjoyed the weapons the most. They feel and fire great, with a lot of variety. There's a finite amount of cash, so most of your weapons will be found via looting. And there is a TON of stuff to loot. Any fallen enemy drops    Borderlands leaves me with mixed feelings. I had a great time playing it – when I wasn't bored by endless fetch-quests, easy combat and (in the DLC) re-used bosses.

    I enjoyed the weapons the most. They feel and fire great, with a lot of variety. There's a finite amount of cash, so most of your weapons will be found via looting. And there is a TON of stuff to loot. Any fallen enemy drops loot, from bandits to wild animals. And if you find a stash, well, you just might land yourself a rare. Sniper rifles have a fixed zoom, though.

    The game world is huge and drab; a real wasteland. The visual style is still unique (even with Telltale using a similar hand-drawn, cell-shaded look for most of their games). It was a little jarring at first, but after a few hours I found the graphics very appealing. And light on system resources. Getting around the huge world isn't a problem; Scooter's vehicle terminals are everywhere, making it very easy to “Git you one!” But why are we traversing the gameworld? Fetch-quests, mostly. “Bring me 20 fish!” “Destroy 3 fuel tanks!” “Find 20 parts!” They're not all fetch-quests, of course, but there's quite a bit of padding. The attraction was supposed to lie in the combat (and looting) while completing the quests. Which is fine, except the combat is easy. If you do a few side-quests and suddenly find yourself 2 or more levels higher than recommended, you'll breeze through the missions. Co-op play is supposed to mean harder enemies and better loot; I found co-op even easier.

    I'd heard so much about how good the characters of Borderlands are, and they're there, but barely; the characters are the start- and end-points of the missions, but that's it. You'll barely even see a cut-scene with them (except in some of the DLC). Claptraps are everywhere, and they're obviously designed to be cute. What about the story? Well, you're looking for a vault; think of it as a box. You're on a planet named “Pandora”. Put the two together, and hopefully you won't be too disappointed when you finally get to the vault after an endless level of “guardians”.

    So, I have mixed feelings about Borderlands. I found it tremendously fun in co-op, though, so if you have a few friends who want to run around together shooting and looting, grab it by all means. If you're planning to solo most of it, it will be a solitary, easy grind for loot.

    "Wait, you forgot about your reference to 'recycled bosses'!"

    Read on.

    On DLC:
    There are four DLC, all of them substantial additions to the main game; campaigns are large (as are the rewards) and well worth the purchase – especially if you're buying the game for its co-op.

    Some problems with the DLC, though:
    - No fast travel. Wait, wtf? That's right. You fast travel to the start of the DLC campaign, but within the DLC, there is no fast-travel, meaning you'll spend a lot of time running (or driving). If you pass a save-point deep within a level, and quit your game, the next time you load your save, you'll be back at the beginning of the DLC, and have to run / drive all the way back to where you were when you saved.
    - RECYCLED BOSSES. You'll re-fight the boss from the main campaign, and in the Claptrap Robot Revolution DLC, you'll also re-fight the bosses from The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx – sometimes even multiple times! Borderlands tries to be self-deprecating as it does this, but it doesn't change the fact that they're re-using assets. It reeks of being cheap. Did the devs seriously think we would swallow the EXACT same boss three times without complaining? Come on.

    Get the GOTY edition. When on sale, it's only a few dollars more, and it includes everything.    … Expand
  84. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    8
    People seem to love or hate Borderlands. I don't understand the hate, unless people misunderstood what they were paying for- Gearbox games seem to get a lot of that. It's true, much of the game's plot was cut out in development because they couldn't make it fit with the gameplay. And yeah, it gets old after a while. But Borderlands makes grinding and loot farming fun in a way it reallyPeople seem to love or hate Borderlands. I don't understand the hate, unless people misunderstood what they were paying for- Gearbox games seem to get a lot of that. It's true, much of the game's plot was cut out in development because they couldn't make it fit with the gameplay. And yeah, it gets old after a while. But Borderlands makes grinding and loot farming fun in a way it really shouldn't be- and that made me love the game. Its got a lot of style, and it's great fun to play in co-op, especially split-screen on a console. I love the characters and setting, even if a lot more could be done with it- something the sequel might address. But I had a lot of fun playing Borderlands. And in the end, I think it was really just about the guns. Lots and lots of guns. There ain't no rest for the wicked, but who's got the time? There's more bandits to shoot and loot to grab.… Expand
  85. czjohns
    May 28, 2016
    10
    When I ignore all those bugs and issues this game has, I see a masterpiece. Gearbox software created something nobody else created back then, and it's amazing. Borderlands is one of those singleplayer games, where you just play it more than once and it feels different, every time. Random loot, enemies, maps...it all fits into the world and you just can't wait to explore new area, to openWhen I ignore all those bugs and issues this game has, I see a masterpiece. Gearbox software created something nobody else created back then, and it's amazing. Borderlands is one of those singleplayer games, where you just play it more than once and it feels different, every time. Random loot, enemies, maps...it all fits into the world and you just can't wait to explore new area, to open another chest, to defeat that boss. Story could be better, but that's fixed in BL2...so, 10/10!… Expand
  86. RECON-UK
    May 13, 2016
    10
    Why would anyone give it a lower score?
    There really is no other game like it unless you are talking about it's sequels.
    Highly polished game, thoroughly enjoyable, tonnes of loot, great gun play, excellent design and well made.
    10/10 would bang again.
  87. ave
    Mar 7, 2016
    8
    It's not really an evaluation, much more a tribute for a game I played a lot and still enjoy playing it :)

    Even if replaying it kinda feel repetitive, after a while you just feel "cosy at home". Even if the enemies sometimes lacks variation, hunting for your favorite set of weapons and exploring new builds is still fun. On my own, I mostly play Mordecai with a rapid-fire Torment    It's not really an evaluation, much more a tribute for a game I played a lot and still enjoy playing it :)

    Even if replaying it kinda feel repetitive, after a while you just feel "cosy at home". Even if the enemies sometimes lacks variation, hunting for your favorite set of weapons and exploring new builds is still fun.

    On my own, I mostly play Mordecai with a rapid-fire Torment repeater, a multi-pellet Masher revolver and an explosive Wrath sniper rifle. Once I got these three, the whole game is a joyful ride (plus, repeaters and revolvers feed the same weapon skill bar, so why not taking advantage of it?)

    I also found the "alternate stories" really interesting each one on its own. I really love the mood and pacing of Jacob's Cove (the zombiesque twist on Borderlands).

    Even if the more recent instances of the title (namely Borderlands 2 and Borderlands Prequel) are better balanced and provide more challenges, the original title is still strong on its feet.    … Expand
  88. DarkSouls7
    Feb 27, 2016
    10
    borderlands is one of the most purely fun games I've ever played. I have hundreds of hours off the base game alone and probably around 60+ off the DLC. This is another game that any fan of the RPG/Shooter genres should own.
  89. DustyRB
    Feb 16, 2016
    10
    Borderlands is a true masterpiece. While this game is not for everybody it is still very fun and addicting for fans of loot RPGs. With over 17 million unique pieces of loot and 4 diverse characters with their own benefits no matter how much you play the experience will be new and fresh. Although when you first start out this game is the most it also provides hours upon hours for end-gameBorderlands is a true masterpiece. While this game is not for everybody it is still very fun and addicting for fans of loot RPGs. With over 17 million unique pieces of loot and 4 diverse characters with their own benefits no matter how much you play the experience will be new and fresh. Although when you first start out this game is the most it also provides hours upon hours for end-game because you have the choice to farm already beaten boss for better gear or even play through the campaign again with the same character. The story is also very interesting and funny at times. There are story missions and side missions to do for more experience to level up. This game can be even more enjoyable with the up to 4-player co-op that it provides. Borderlands is attractive to casual players who just want to have fun or the hardcore players who want grind for the best of an immense amount of loot.… Expand
  90. Nerokin
    Nov 24, 2015
    8
    Desert Bordered With More Deserts

    Overall: 76% (110.1/140) Atmosphere: 8.3/10 Graphics: 9.1/10 Level Design: 7.5/10 Music: 5/5 Voice: 3.8/5 Balance: 8.6/10 Controls: 8.6/10 Mysteries: 8/10 Animations: 6.9/10 Artificial Intelligence: 5.5/10 Physics: 5.5/10 Replay Value: 8.6/10 Story: 7/10 Tutorial: 4.5/5 Variety in Items: 9.2/10 Cost-Benefit Ratio: 3/4 System    Desert Bordered With More Deserts

    Overall: 76% (110.1/140)

    Atmosphere: 8.3/10
    Graphics: 9.1/10
    Level Design: 7.5/10
    Music: 5/5
    Voice: 3.8/5

    Balance: 8.6/10
    Controls: 8.6/10
    Mysteries: 8/10

    Animations: 6.9/10
    Artificial Intelligence: 5.5/10
    Physics: 5.5/10

    Replay Value: 8.6/10
    Story: 7/10
    Tutorial: 4.5/5
    Variety in Items: 9.2/10

    Cost-Benefit Ratio: 3/4
    System Requirements: 1/1    … Expand
  91. TRiaNO
    Oct 5, 2015
    2
    I'm a single player gamer, it started okay first but as the game got tougher I just had enough of it I reached level 24 , I did quest that match my level but the power are WAAAY unparalleled, weapons - no matter what weapon - do tiny damage and your ammo runs out before you eliminate the the endless horde of well shielded moving targets and perfect aimers with unlimited ammo. As a gamerI'm a single player gamer, it started okay first but as the game got tougher I just had enough of it I reached level 24 , I did quest that match my level but the power are WAAAY unparalleled, weapons - no matter what weapon - do tiny damage and your ammo runs out before you eliminate the the endless horde of well shielded moving targets and perfect aimers with unlimited ammo. As a gamer who started in 90's , the invasion of multi-player style on games is ruining my gaming experience more and more every time… Expand
  92. jelikey
    Sep 10, 2015
    10
    This game brought in a lot of old ideas, added some new ones, and threw in coop. If there is one thing that I love, its coop. The story line is original but does not play a big part in the actual game. The biggest aspect of this game is the coop and the mass amount of guns. Oh there are so many guns. Add the DLC on top of that with even more guns included, and by the end you have closerThis game brought in a lot of old ideas, added some new ones, and threw in coop. If there is one thing that I love, its coop. The story line is original but does not play a big part in the actual game. The biggest aspect of this game is the coop and the mass amount of guns. Oh there are so many guns. Add the DLC on top of that with even more guns included, and by the end you have closer friends and an arsenal.… Expand
  93. Gerivaz
    May 5, 2015
    7
    Time played: 115 Hours
    Achievements: 80 / 80
    Complete Review @ http://blurbarians.blogspot.pt/2015/05/borderlands.html#more — Some good humor in some spots in the game, especially in the Knoxx DLC. Wacky characters and some funny references. — It feels pretty satisfying to melt enemies and bosses with insane amounts of bullets. Ammo is abundant in the world, especially when you    Time played: 115 Hours
    Achievements: 80 / 80

    Complete Review @ http://blurbarians.blogspot.pt/2015/05/borderlands.html#more

    — Some good humor in some spots in the game, especially in the Knoxx DLC. Wacky characters and some funny references.

    — It feels pretty satisfying to melt enemies and bosses with insane amounts of bullets. Ammo is abundant in the world, especially when you can cheat the RNG making it so you always get bullets for the weapon types you want. After a while, bullets become unnecessary if you use an Ammo Regeneration mod, making it less annoying since you don’t have to keep looting it.

    — Looting is this game’s major annoyance. Press a button to loot an item, and then repeat the process for each other item scattered on the ground. Certain enemies, like bosses, drop a ton of stuff, making it so you’ll spend most of your time in Pandora looking at the ground and looting. You can hold the loot button to execute an area loot, but the range is extremely short and you inventory is very small, meaning you’ll stop being able to loot items after half a dozen of these, at best.

    — The loot/weapon system is a mess. Weapons have a huge array of variable stats, including shooting speed, magazine ammo capacity, inventory ammo capacity, damage per bullet, bullet accuracy, bullet lag (I’ll come back to this one later) and elemental damage. The first time you play through the game, you obviously won’t have any idea of which elements are effective against each type of enemy. Making things worse, you can only equip four weapons at once (late game, 2 weapons early game), meaning you will also spend a lot of time swapping guns every time you enter a different area. No, you don’t get to use your favorite gun all of the time. It just doesn’t work. Also, seeing as your inventory is very small even after fully upgraded (by saving Claptraps) most of it will be filled with guns of various types and elements that you will need, making it so you have close to zero inventory space for loot and have to keep running back to vending machines to sell your crap. Loot rarity is also mostly non-functional, since, thanks to randomly assigned bonuses, it is possible for the crappiest low level weapon be stupidly good until 20 levels later, due to RNG.

    — Bullet lag. That’s right. Some genius at Gearbox thought it was a good idea to make each type of gun have a different bullet lag. If you shoot a medium distance object with a rifle, it will take way longer that it’s supposed to for the bullet to reach it. Even with a sniper, it’s near impossible to hit a non-stationary enemy at long distance. And forget about hitting moving targets with SMGs, unless you’re literally on their faces. What were they thinking, honestly.

    — Quick Travel is a blessing, but it’s not present in the Knoxx DLC, which by coincidence, has Kilometers of highways and makes you travel for a long time every time a mission asks you to go somewhere (very often). Also the missions tend to be repetitive and sometimes you have to kill every boss in an enemy base every time you get a mission to do anything in said base. Also, having to go through the base game twice and then going through all the DLCs to reach the level cap. Also, weird level sync where monsters are always 2-3 levels above you making them excessively hard to kill……

    — Heavy Texture popping, especially after loadings, collision detection problems, where a small rock or piece of metal on the floor will bring you to a grinding halt, which means certain death against most bosses.

    — Most achievements involve hours of mindless grinding and some are virtually impossible unless you use exploits or design flaws. And even then the Coliseum achievements take several hours of uninterrupted play.

    — Multiplayer scaling is weird, making every enemy have several times more health, meaning that unless you and the other players are always focusing fire, each individual enemy becomes near-impossible to kill, unless you have infinite ammo or an ammo regen mod.

    So there you have it. There’s no doubt the game has a lot of problems. I haven’t found time to start on Borderlands 2 yet, but I trust many of these issues are no longer present in the sequel. That being said it was a fairly poor first attempt taking into account that we’re talking about Gearbox. Buy at your own risk.    … Expand
  94. SilentHightimes
    Apr 8, 2015
    5
    Great art work,
    Overall its Bland ,
    Reused , Boring feel of weapons , Over used enemy's, Boring skill trees, Borderlands is a FPS shooter with some RPG elements like,A skill tree for a few classes you can Choose from which all are pretty boring there ult is the only thing I liked and wish they had more like that instead of the terrible boring passives. You can also pick up junk    Great art work,
    Overall its Bland ,
    Reused ,
    Boring feel of weapons ,
    Over used enemy's,
    Boring skill trees,

    Borderlands is a FPS shooter with some RPG elements like,A skill tree for a few classes you can Choose from which all are pretty boring there ult is the only thing I liked and wish they had more like that instead of the terrible boring passives. You can also pick up junk all the time that you just sell cause that's what most things drop. Its got some cool Comic Book art style that I haven't seen much of. Quite a bit of different weapons but none really have any thing cool about them there just your standard Sniper, Sub, Pistol, Rocket launcher with some stupid effects on them like fire to burn things with skin and others to take down shields trying to add depth to something just doesn't seem fun or meaning full the game play just ends up being mediocre and reused over and over. They should of spent more time on sound effects and feel of the weapons to drag you in more some of the gore is cool if your in to that which i wish there was way more. Overall feel is just boring after a few hours for me I ended up rushing threw the quests running past everything I could I was so sick of it and just wanted it to end.

    Beat in 16 hours    … Expand
  95. oDjento
    Jan 3, 2015
    7
    This game was the starting blocks of a great game. It had a cool art style, wacky characters to meet, tons of guns to loot and a big land scape to explore. Only problem was that the land scapes were mostly baron wastelands, and although most guns looked cool, some just looked unpractical. The story wasn't that great as i didn't real i had to pay attention to it and seemed a bit boring.This game was the starting blocks of a great game. It had a cool art style, wacky characters to meet, tons of guns to loot and a big land scape to explore. Only problem was that the land scapes were mostly baron wastelands, and although most guns looked cool, some just looked unpractical. The story wasn't that great as i didn't real i had to pay attention to it and seemed a bit boring. However, the game is still a hell of a lot of fun and is a great basis for the franchise to start on.… Expand
  96. Fuz
    Nov 14, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game. Great graphics with a lot of style, absolutely amazing characters with witty and funny dialogues, good enemies variety with some very cool bosses and decent enough story (some people didn't like the ending, but I thought it was brilliant). The shooting mechanics are pretty good, and the loot search if awesome. The DLCs, contrary to most DLCs practice out there, are alsoFantastic game. Great graphics with a lot of style, absolutely amazing characters with witty and funny dialogues, good enemies variety with some very cool bosses and decent enough story (some people didn't like the ending, but I thought it was brilliant). The shooting mechanics are pretty good, and the loot search if awesome. The DLCs, contrary to most DLCs practice out there, are also absolutely excellent and a great added value to the original game.
    Note that it really should be played with friends, it gets even A LOT more fun.    … Expand
  97. pesho_one
    Oct 27, 2014
    10
    What a great FPS this is. It might be a bit frustrating and confusing in the beginning, but one you get used to its specifics and learn your way around how to survive, it is nothing less than a pure pleasure. Very responsive and action oriented game-play with tons of weapons. If you are the type of person who like to tweak things and compare things, look no further. You will be in homeWhat a great FPS this is. It might be a bit frustrating and confusing in the beginning, but one you get used to its specifics and learn your way around how to survive, it is nothing less than a pure pleasure. Very responsive and action oriented game-play with tons of weapons. If you are the type of person who like to tweak things and compare things, look no further. You will be in home with the weapon-generation system and you will wait for the store update like it is santa claus. The atmosphere of the game is anywhere between frantic shooting and calmly traversing of new lands while looking around corners for stuff. It has shortcomings of course, but for what it is, this one might even be my favorite game of all time.… Expand
  98. fupster
    Oct 26, 2014
    1
    Game play is great very fun and a decent improvement from BL2. Maps are entertaining and guns are cooler and more fun, but the story was done horribly. This game is the size of two BL2 add ons. At the end of the game you are left high and dry expecting more action, but instead you are left with a piece of **** cliff hanger. So many questions go unanswered. This game has made be hate theGame play is great very fun and a decent improvement from BL2. Maps are entertaining and guns are cooler and more fun, but the story was done horribly. This game is the size of two BL2 add ons. At the end of the game you are left high and dry expecting more action, but instead you are left with a piece of **** cliff hanger. So many questions go unanswered. This game has made be hate the Borderlands series. The series has turned into just another game company that only cares about money, and not if the product they are selling is actually good. this game should be selling for half of its price.… Expand
  99. yo_mama_so_fat
    Oct 23, 2014
    6
    Not crazy about this game. Gameplay tends to get repetitive. Go there, shoot that. Storyline is intriguing and the guns pack a nice punch per occasion. That's about it. Classic example of an over hyped game.
  100. Flaeckeljack
    Sep 4, 2014
    7
    Well, there not much to say about Borderlands: 50% FPS, 50% RPG: 100% fun! The storyline isn't very original, nothing special, BUT (!): the whole world was created with unbelievable lot of attention to detail and is filled with little easter eggs that makes you laugh every time. The personalities of the NPC 's are also unbelievable creative and versatile. The level design gets unilateralWell, there not much to say about Borderlands: 50% FPS, 50% RPG: 100% fun! The storyline isn't very original, nothing special, BUT (!): the whole world was created with unbelievable lot of attention to detail and is filled with little easter eggs that makes you laugh every time. The personalities of the NPC 's are also unbelievable creative and versatile. The level design gets unilateral after a while, which is due to the vegetation of Pandora, but you can avoid that by simply buying one of the DLC 's (like "The zombie island of doctor NED") which aren't very expensive and make the game a lot more varied.… Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2009
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. IGN
    88
    It's something action role-playing game fans looking for an experience more up-close and brutal than genre entries of the third-person variety should have a blast with, and one of the more memorable products of 2009.
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  2. Destructoid
    85
    With tons of weapons to find, a great co-op system, fantastic art, and a whole bunch of exploding bodies, Borderlands is worth your money. Even when I feel that the game is starting to get repetitive, there's something about it that keeps me playing.
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  3. AtomicGamer
    92
    I think you'll agree that when you've got guns blazing from four players at once and loot is flying everywhere, Borderlands easily makes up for any perceived shortcomings.
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