Borderlands

Mr. claw · 08-29-2007, 09:17 PM

Anyone subscribed to Gameinformer will something about this FPS/RPG. It's an FPS with RPG mechanics, to be clear. The plot seems fun and stuff, but right now what has my attention is this: The game has 500,000 different weapons in it. Many are similar, but they are, each of them, tested and designed to behave individually. More when I feel like typing.

**Shift** · 08-30-2007, 11:42 AM

Different weapons or different combinations?

My brother used to get GI. I miss it. Now I have to read comics on the throne.

**RK_lover** · 08-30-2007, 12:30 PM

What system? (i need to subscribe to GI!)

Mr. claw · 08-30-2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shift

Different weapons or different combinations?

My brother used to get GI. I miss it. Now I have to read comics on the throne.

A bit of both. There's not 500,000 different weapons, exactly. Each weapon is made by a company (or it may have been thrown together by a rogue) and there are also alien weapons and each weapon is customizable. So you may have 45 different assault rifles, each with its own distinct flavor. They gave an example of a high end shotgun. The company/family that manufactured it was called Jakobs. Jakobs weapons are known for their distinctive wood stock (not many wood weapons thousands of years in the future) and their dedication to quality. This particular shotgun had a narrow spread and a slow rate of fire. The result: if your aim is good, and your depth perception correct, this weapon is a one shot kill. Other shotguns may behave more like, say, the Halo 1/SWBattlefront 2 shotgun, and have a wider spread. Some guns can be purchased at any of the pawn/gun shops you encounter.

They made a point of saying that thus far, they're just finishing up the human weapons. Once they add plasma/laser rifles and whatever kind of crazy thing they can think of, we'll be having quite a hard time figuring out just which weapon suits us best.

There's also about 500,000 different armor/equipment choices/combos.

And it's on PS3 and 360. I don't think it's on the wii. The wii would explode if it tried to run this.

**Shift** · 11-06-2009, 11:12 PM

Got it, beat it, looking to get some value back for it. Great game, but a crappy ending. You could go through it again and continue leveling your character up but that's not my cup of tea.

I will never look at midgets the same way again. Ever.

bowstaff981 · 11-07-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Shift

Got it, beat it, looking to get some value back for it. Great game, but a crappy ending. You could go through it again and continue leveling your character up but that's not my cup of tea.

I will never look at midgets the same way again. Ever.

What person did you play through as? I started up one as the sniper guy

**Shift** · 11-08-2009, 09:05 AM

I started as the sniper but ended up switching to the Berserker due to my internet connection making it a pain to snipe online occasionally.

Ax · 11-17-2009, 01:37 AM

Got it a few days ago. My friend Myles and I are running thru it. It's fantastic.