Borderlands

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Second part:

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[Candyman5]

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Man I cant wait! Borderlands, Forza 3 and Operation Flashpoint all in October.

[jmood88]

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Does anyone know if Toys R Us sells mature rated games? I have that $30 gift card from Arkham Asylum and wanted to use it for this game.

[Flawless]

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[DXZeke]

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Does anyone know if Toys R Us sells mature rated games? I have that $30 gift card from Arkham Asylum and wanted to use it for this game.

Yes they do sell M Rated games.

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Hands-on previews from playing several hours.

IGN
GameSpot
TeamXbox
Kotaku

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

GiantBomb

Borderlands continues to be fun and continues to be something I'm very much looking forward to seeing more of. I guess it's worth noting that the seven-hour stretch I'm talking about all happened in one sitting. Even in a build that won't carry over to live servers, I still ended up getting sucked into hoarding as much loot as I possibly could. On that note, only being able to hold 12 objects got to be rough in a couple of spots. I kept hoping I'd be able to dig up a scroll of town portal or something so I could get back and sell off the gear I was finding. It sounds like the size of your backpack increases as you play.

The other thing I realized about Borderlands has the potential to be a bummer for those of you hoping to get online. There doesn't seem to be any built-in item trading interface. You're just expected to drop items on the ground to trade them. If you played a lot of Phantasy Star Online, you probably got ripped off by a stranger due to a lack of a proper item trading mechanic. There also doesn't seem to be any kind of rules for loot distribution. Instead, the game just gives the items to whoever picks them up first. All of this translates to "you're going to want to play Borderlands with people you trust" with a side-helping of "let's hope these things get added at some point in the process." That said, I didn't exactly feel lonely when I was playing Borderlands by myself, either, so the cooperative play doesn't feel like a requisite for enjoying the game.

We're just about a month away from Borderlands' October 20 release date, and I've reached a point where I'm just about done talking about it. At this point, I'd just like to play through it. Here are some new gameplay videos so you can see a bit more of what I'm talking about.

Videos:

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[thunder666]

Re: Borderlands

thanks a lot for that great info !

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Shacknews Impressions

While my time with the game was brief, it made quite a strong impression on me. By the time I had to go, I could already feel the addiction setting in--that drive to slay just one more foe, to do just one more quest, to gain just one more level before leaving.
My adventures began in the Arid Hills, where I and the other three members of my team were tasked with retrieving a certain number of seeds from a nearby cave. It sounded like a simple quest--no one told us that we'd be ambushed by a Level 12 Alpha Skag.

Incidentally, that's how I learned to pay attention to a quest's recommended level.

That quest also helped me discover that it's not just the stats of your weapon that matter, but how you actually use it. Unlike a traditional action-RPG, where critical hits are more luck-of-the-draw than skill, Borderlands rewards careful aiming with extra damage.

For example, head shots.

That's not to say a weapon's stats aren't important, far from it. And because the various armaments spread across Pandora are procedurally generated a la Diablo, you'll probably have to make some tough calls as you examine what enemies drop.

Do you opt for the pistol that does a little less damage, but has better zoom for easier head shots? What about this assault rifle--it's a tad slower than the one you have now, but has a higher chance of setting foes on fire. Don't forget about that other pistol there, it won't do anything fancy like electrocute a guy, but it's got a blade on the end for higher melee damage. Or will you just go for power and take the slow rocket launcher?

As you gain slay bigger and badder foes and gain more experience, you'll also need to decide how to progress along your character's skill tree and which new abilities to unlock. Each class--fast-moving Lilith, Mordecai the Hunter, all-around soldier Roland and heavyweight powerhouse Brick--has its own set of special moves and abilities.

For example, Roland's deployable turret can be upgraded to heal nearby teammates or to just do more damage. As for Brick, you can beef him up to punch things even harder.

One thing that doesn't really come across in these videos is the game's sense of humor, such as robotic companion Claptrap casually remarking "Oh, you're still alive?" as you walk past or a mention of "momma's girly parts" being "busted" during some pre-mission dialog.

Obviously, I came away rather impressed from my time with an Xbox 360 preview build of Borderlands. That's not to say I don't have some reservations--comparing weapons in one's inventory was a bit clunky, the map's lack of a vertical indicator made it difficult to find an objective if it was above or below you, and I'm not quite sure if the game will be as addictive in offline, single-player form--but there's only one way to determine how valid those concerns are, and I'm more than willing to keep playing until I can find out.

[DXZeke]

Re: Borderlands

Keeps sounding more and more like my kind of game!

And the videos that are coming out are helping me realize how much I'm probably going to enjoy this game.

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

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[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Good preview:

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[DXZeke]

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Thanks for posting the last 2 videos Flawless

That preview from the UK was great.

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Gearbox Discusses 'Borderlands' New Game Plus, Total Length

I've spent around 5 or 6 hours with the preview build of "Borderlands." The only reason I haven't spent more time is because the preview build ends. You basically stop getting new quests and can't progress into new zones, as everything's locked off. It's for the best, but the fact that I've played through all that content several times over with different classes is a testament to how much I've enjoy myself. It undoubtedly hits that "Diablo" nerve that makes you not want to put the controller down.

For example, what happens when you beat the game, playing through all the missions and completing the main story? Neumann explained:

"We do have a single player plus, I guess you'd call it. The level cap is 50, but you beat the game around 31 or 35, somewhere around there. Then you can restart the game and do New Game Plus where everything's 35 to 50 on the second play-through.

"[The second playthrough adds] more rare enemies, too. The Badasses and the Brutes ["Borderlands" versions of "Diablo"'s elite enemies] and stuff like that, which you don't see as much of in the first [playthrough]. You see them a lot more in the second playthrough. It's definitely harder."

Neumann has, predictably, also spent a bunch of time in the game. He shared how long it takes to get from level 1 to level 50:

"I just have my own gauge. I've maxed out twice, gotten to level 50 twice. It took me about 100 hours. More the second time, actually, and that was to find every single little mission. I wanted to do everything.

To give you a sense of just how much that ramps up, I was able to hit level 17 in about 5 hours. Clearly things slow down considerably, but the fact that you're constantly getting new guns and missions makes up for the decreased frequency of skill points.

Neumann went on to hint at DLC content:

"As for in-game content, the question remains, what happens when you hit the cap and how long can you play it? Obviously we're gonna try to extend that with DLC as well."

Sounds like folks will be getting their money's worth when the game drops in late October.

[Flawless]

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