Borderlands

Dread Abyss · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: Borderlands

This game may warrant a sub-forum, however this topic will do for now. Discuss the Co-op RPS (role-playing shooter) here.

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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:55 am Post subject:

Not much to discuss. Perhaps we should wait for the game to come out.
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Lord Duality · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:08 am Post subject:

NO!!!!

It looks like a beautiful and wonderful game that we should worship!
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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:41 am Post subject:

It looks OK in my opinion, I don't think it'll be as great as everyone's saying though.
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Lord Duality · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:00 am Post subject:

Chances are it won't!
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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject:

Yeah, plus it looks more FPSey than RPGish.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject:

There is actually quite a bit we can discuss. I found a lot about the game recently, such as that there will be 12 vehicles in the game and that you can choose to duel your teammates online. Mordecai vs. Mordecai, who will win?

I don't think we should worship it... I'm looking forward to the game, but I doubt it'll be my favorite game ever. Maybe it'll reach my top five. Also, it is very much more of a first-person shooter than role playing game, unlike Fallout 3.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject:

Here are my pros and cons so far.

Pros: Lilith and Brick have cool voices, it has an incredible amount of missions, over 3,000,000 DIFFERENT guns, supposedly zero loading time, vehicle customization, leveling up, infinite vehicle ammo, a large environment, cities, and, of course, four player co-op.

Cons: The game looks a little more FPS than RPG, the game has somewhat cartoony graphics, but that's livable, excessive gore (And I can't stress that enough), Randomized environment and creatures, and the use of ammo. (I dislike ammo)

But I will certainly get it if I can, hopefully I can convince my mom.
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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:23 am Post subject:

Yeah.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:17 am Post subject:

Don't spam fool! Any new news Abyss?
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject:

General Ceyrox · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:11 am Post subject:

Is Borderlands for the Xbox 360 too?

And you're right about ammo, personally I'd prefer it to no ammo, I just do find it annoying. I think it kind of goes hand in hand with the more FPS than RPG part. And I prefer more RPG to FPS. And that thing about Fallout 3, it wasn't supposed to be an FPS. It was supposed to be very RPGish.

Customizable Grenades! More like customizable awesome! You can customize vehicles... right?
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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject:

Metroid Prime just proves that FPS can be made to be fun.

So I'm just gonna wait for the game to see if it works out well.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

Xbox 360 and PC too. Freeze might get the game for the PC if his parents allow him.

Replenishing supplies of certain items can be annoying in games, especially when your weapon relies on ammo. Luckily the characters have their abilities to help them kill enemies; Lilith's phasewalk kills enemies that are near her when she deactivates it, Mordecai's Bloodwing can kill enemies, Brick's fists, and Roland's turret (plus it can replenish ammo!). I'm definately going to feed Roland's support skill tree so that I can replenish the team's ammo.

Customizable grenades, customizable characters, and certain customizable aspects for the characters. I don't know how in depth the customization is, but it still seems fascinating.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:52 am Post subject:

Well, I actually am starting to want it less and less. The graphics are just okay, it's way to gorey (I doubt my parents would even let me get it), it's to FPSish, it just doesn't look too fun. I'm undecided...
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Heartless Banryx · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:33 am Post subject:

I hope there is some exploring action to it. By which I mean hidden weapons or side-puzzles.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:00 am Post subject:

Yes actually. Of the 140 missions (Or close to that) 120 are sidequests.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:32 am Post subject:

Actually it's 130 missions and 100 of them are side-quests.

I think the graphics are pretty good and the animation style is pretty interesting. I still want it, but I'm not as excited as when I first heard about the game. Here's a new video I found.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:00 am Post subject:

I agree. The cartoon style graphics have grown on me, I now prefer them to normal. I also am really excited about the fact that it has so much to it!
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NS_Venom · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:50 am Post subject:

Leave it to Abyss to get me hooked on PS3 games.

I'm curious though. When it meant 4 player co-op, did it mean its kind of like Resistance 2, where people can help you beat the story? If so I need to add you to my "Friends" Abyss. (I already got Banryx/Ceyrox.)
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

Fantastic. I'm oozing with drippy satisfaction.

Ceyrox, I'm glad you're looking forward to it again, perhaps you'll get the zombie DLC. Anyway, the 4 player co-op allows players to join each other in the campaign and do quests/free roam together. It's not splitscreen and there's no tether between players. You retain all of your data, but you can redo a quest you've already done by joining the session of someone that hadn't done it yet. People can drop in and out without affecting the world, however the difficulty increases with the number of people. The first review criticized that, but I think it's a good thing.

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NS_Venom · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject:

Agreed, its boring if the difficulty doesn't change when you play with a friend. My cousin and I almost beat Resistance: Fall of Man with little or no trouble. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this game. Perhaps I'll get it for christmas...Wait, it does come out this october right? (Least I thought I heard the guy say that in the clip.)
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:21 am Post subject:

Is the cooperative only online, or can you and a friend play on the same system together?
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:48 am Post subject:

It's coming out in four days, three by the 17th. There's splitscreen 2 player co-op for people playing on the same system and I think you can do versus with a friend too.

By the way I found out that there are special guns that regenerate ammo, though they do it slowly, and there are guns that have infinite ammo (dove pistol).
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NS_Venom · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:03 am Post subject:

Problems solved. I want the automatic pistol that sets people on fire.

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