I’ve been hyped for Borderlands since I first got eyes on with the game back at E3 2009. The cell-shaded comic book art style is very easy on the eyes and, based on my first few hours of play, the badass aspects of the game portrayed in the trailers are spot on. Making a Skagg head explode into a bloody fury just puts a smile on my face.
The Hunter class suits me best for a first play-through, so that’s what I chose. I’m currently a level 6 after rocking through a few quests on my own and am fully addicted to the loot drops. There hasn’t been a loot game to get me this enthralled since Diablo II, although Too Human came close (but the gameplay turned me off a bit there). With solid controls, decent quests, and a great attitude in Pandora, Borderlands has me wanting more.
You’ll have to wait a bit for our full review as I have a bit more playing to do, but for those of you on the fence about the game, I would strongly recommend it. I’m about four hours in and loving it. There are some glitches and small issues, but nothing major that distracts from what’s most important: it’s fun as shit.
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Nice. I can’t wait to play this title.
played it for a bit last night too hunter class rocks go snipers… also it is like too human waiting for that next good item to use.
Sweet Jesus I need this. Now. I am a crackhead for loot drops.
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