Borderlands Game of the Year

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Ah, original Borderlands, my beloved. How you irrevocably altered my entire brain chemistry back in the early 2000's... This game is very much a product of its time, and that fact manifests in good and bad ways alike. As the original entry of what would go on to become a wildly popular franchise, it's got some awkward duckling aspects to the way it plays, and how its story is delivered. For example, there's less dialogue than you'd expect while you're running both main and side quests. As in... the main quests have a [i]bit[/i], and the sides (echo recorder quests and DLC quests notwithstanding) have none at all. A decent chunk of the worldbuilding, lore, and general context for wtf you're doing is instead tucked away in the mission briefing and completion texts. If you hate reading, or have attention-related issues surrounding written words, then you aren't as likely to enjoy this game nearly as much as the rest in the series. Which sucks, because the groundwork this game laid was so damn solid. If you don't care about the worldbuilding and such, then this is whatever. But please know that I am side-eyeing you hard if that's the case, because gameplay aside, the worldbuilding and characters are Borderlands' hugest draw, imo. The quality of life improvements to the mechanics between this game and the second are huge, yes. They're very much noticeable if you jump between the OG Borderlands and any of the later titles. But the core foundations the OG laid down were already pretty solid to begin with; 2, and the subsequent games afterwards, simply fine-tuned them. The same goes for the setting, story, and characters. Like... Pandora as a planet and its inhabitants are so compelling. The atmosphere is so bleak and desolate thanks to the muted colours and huge stretches of sand with the occasional alien cacti or shrub, or skeleton of some absolutely titanic beast. It truly paints the picture of a lonely merc (or mercs, if you're playing in a pair or group) trekking through this backwoods desert planet that hates you. Whilst being accosted by hostile wildlife and ravening convicts alike that also hate you. And would like to eat you. The charming acoustic guitar playing in the track "Welcome to Fyrestone" that accompanies you in the beginning of the game, doing those early side missions, adds to that isolated desert wasteland feel. It's a track that's a little melancholy, but slowly builds a bit of jauntiness. Then you encounter a skag for the first time and you get kickass fight music in the form of "Burning Rubber and Shooting Bullets". Chef's kiss. Truly an iconic part of the OST. The sound design in general just [i]so[/i] damn good. Even after many years of play, and multiple playthroughs to the endgame, I still get mild chills when I hear Psycho Midgets huffing and puffing, then making their eerie, shrill, war cries and giggling as they run and leap at you. Those mofos and, on the complete opposite side of the height scale, the Badass Psychos, are some of those most legitimately terrifying enemies to encounter because of that sound design and their respective speed and power levels. No subsequent Borderlands game has ever matched that fear factor of the OG Psychos, instead leaning into making them more goofy and meme-y. Which is such a damn shame. On the flip side of all my gushing, I won't deny that there are some truly [i]♥♥♥♥♥♥ up[/i] jumps in difficulty, even in the super early game (Bonehead....). Or that the long walks and drives (Rust Commons.....) have bored me out of my mind maaaaany, many times. And the ending — the pathetic and abrupt fate of the [i]supposed[/i] big bad, as well as the lack of a solid accomplishment/real sense of ending after you beat the final boss and hand in the quest completion — continue to leave a bitter taste in my mouth. As I said in the beginning, this is an old game and it has LOTS problems. But... love it or hate it, this game also holds up pretty well for its age, and has an undeniable charm to it. Frankly, it's a comfort game for me. I love it to pieces — warts and all — which I think is obvious from all the above rambling, LOL. And I think to truly appreciate the events that happen in Borderlands 2, especially — both to the characters and the locations — you owe it to yourself to play (or at least watch a playthrough) of the OG Borderlands.

This is arguably one of the worse games in the franchise but it is still amazing. The gunplay is fun and the characters are amazing to play!. The only reason it has some issues is cause it was the first try at this franchise and this is the most serious in tone compared to the rest. But if you like looter shooters I recommend it to you! I played both this version on console and the enhanced version on pc!

Mad Moxxi a baddie

A good game! The first Borderlands is the title that kicked off the more famous franchise; while I would argue the first title is not the strongest entry, I still think is a fun 2009 game. The open world FPS can be played both in co-op and singleplayer, with the former mode being of course the most enjoyable. The looter shooter works well, with various weapons to make every experience feel different. The main plot is alright, I would say the side content is more entertaining. The first Borderlands has aged a bit, but I stil have found memories!

Very fun game! I really enjoyed looting and doing quests across the map. Gunplay and NPC behavior shows some age, but the combat still feels really good. I've technically completed the story, but even after my current 17 hours of gameplay I still have quests to complete, along with trying DLC content. I haven't tried online, but I imagine it would be even better co-op. Going into Borderlands as a solo I was concerned that co-op would be mandatory, but I've fully completed the story with no issues playing as a solo. There may be some jank at times, but overall I highly recommend giving Borderlands GOTY a try. This was my first time playing a borderlands game and I plan on playing more.

Lonely, tedious, not as funny or exciting as it thinks it is. Oh, but enough about [i]me[/i]. The story is paper-thin and the characters are amoral and unsympathetic for the most part, which makes the atmospheric qualities hard for me to jam with. TBF I tapped out somewhere during the Knoxx DLC thinking I'd get back to it soon, but instead realizing I was pretty bored and only managed to get as far as I did by being stubborn, overcoming a total lack of FPS aim skill and getting dusted by co-op teammates (not [i]bitter[/i] or anything :cgrazz:). The weapon variety isn’t as interesting as it may seem on paper, and the repetition and the lack of environmental variety and truly colorful characters makes many a reminiscence of this game a Rorschach-y blur filled in with later details. The half-hearted non-photorealistic rendering can enhance the experience when it’s really allowed to, but it more often doesn’t. A standout in its own day, it’s had its visual identity somewhat robbed by others whether consciously (in particular, MOBA-like hero shooters that have a pressing need for readable outlines); the actual technique isn’t difficult or unique, but does require a conscious decision about art direction to really look good, so I’ll give credit that they leaned into it for cutscenes and promotional images, but you can barely even tell it’s there in the screenshots. So, I did not move on to B2 and I have only reluctantly accepted B3 as part of my collection (in light of behind-the-scenes shenanigans). But in spite of it all, I did not resent CL4P-TP appearances outside the series such as Poker Night 2. He truly is the emblem of the series, the tragic class clown who perhaps deserves your pity but gets on your nerves anyway.

Muy buen juego, en cuanto a la historia, creo que está medio flojo pero tan poco taaan mal. Los DLCs, recomiendo los siguientes si quieres pasar un buen rato: 1- Secret Armory of General Knoxx 2- Claptrap's Robolution 3- Zombie Island of Dr. Ned 4- Moxxi's Underdome (Si quieres algo desafiante). Creo que el DLC de la Armería del General Knoxx es el mejor dlc para pasar el rato, por los vehículos nuevos, Bucherax, farmear el loot de la Armería, etc. El DLC de Claptrap está bien, aunque el hecho de reciclar (varias veces) jefes de la historia y algunos dlcs durante la parte final del dlc me dió la impresión de que quizás estaban intentado lucrar antes que agregar contenido, o se quedaron sin ideas, no sé. El DLC de los zombies de Ned (El dr. Zed con bigote) está bien, aunque los zombies son especialmente molestos, quizás ese sea el punto. Y el DLC del Underdome de Moxxi... creo que sólo si estás buscando algo con dificultad deberías considerarlo, (fue el último dlc que completé, y fue gracias a farmear la armería de knoxx, de otro modo quizás no lo iba a completar. Recomiendo hacerlo al nivel máximo del personaje, para no tener que luchar contra enemigos de nivel superior.) o si buscas acceder al almacén/banco en donde puedes guardar items/armas. Eso sí, vas a tardar varias horas en terminar el nivel de 20 rondas, cada nivel me tomó 5-6 h. Sin embargo los primeros niveles de 5 rondas pueden completarse sin complicaciones en 45 min cada uno. En fin el juego base 8/10. Los dlcs, subjetivo (compralos si de verdad te gustó el juego base. A mí me encantó, tanto que decidí comprar los otros juegos con los dlcs "Pandora's Box").

Beat the game twice and did all the DLC's

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