Borderlands: a.k.a. why bother with Fallout 3?

[Kimarous]

As is my usual behaviour around this time of year, I prepare a Christmas wishlist and hand it out to family members so they can get the shopping over and done with, sparing them the stress of the holiday rush. On this year's list, two game titles I put down were Borderlands and Fallout 3 GOTY Edition, both for the PS3.

However, a thought occured to me. If I get Borderlands, why bother getting Fallout 3?

I've played Fallout 3 before on my PC; I got pretty far with my initial character, but after I downloaded that damned patch, it started glitching the hell up (ironic, isn't it?) and became unplayable. I never got the DLC packs, although I watched playthroughs of them on Youtube. As a result, I've more or less gotten everything I can out of the game.

Furthermore, I feel that Fallout 3 has very, VERY low replayability. I started another character prior to the patch debacle, playing as Bad Karma instead of my initial Good Karma... despite slight variations in my character's behaviour, the game felt exactly the same. It doesn't help that the quests feel very, very limited. My initial character was at a point where I was desperately hunting for something to do. Maybe Oblivion seemed hella bigger with plenty to explore, loot, and buy; either way, Fallout 3 almost seemed... stripped.

Conversely, I look at Borderlands and see endless replayability potential. The four different characters/classes add a good deal of diversity, the gun generator virtually assures endless loot potential, the art style even manages to make wastelands look bright and alive. Oh, and it has vehicles... SWEET, GLORIOUS VEHICLES! I realize the trailer music is "No Heaven", but I refute that! VEHICLES!

Oh, and there's multiplayer.

Sorry, Fallout 3. Your VATS targeting system isn't compelling enough in the face of Borderlands...

Comments/opinions?

 

[Curtmiester]

It sorta seems like you just ended your own thread...

 

[Kimarous]

My aim was more to see if people agreed with my viewpoint.

 

[Manhattan2112]

It sorta seems like you just ended your own thread...

I agree

 

[ryai458]

if you have already played fallout then ya get a brand new game or get the second coming of christ and pick up Modern Warfare 2 and be assured a spot in heaven
Soap McTavish's blessings upon you brother

 

[keybird]

Borderlands because it has so many guns and Co-op

 

[Kimarous]

Renamed the topic.

 

[Last of the Chinchillas]

Well, if you're done with Fallout 3, certainly get Borderlands.

It's got that slapstick comedy bent combined with the sort of shooty fun that should be illegal. What's not to love, and hug, and cuddle, and lay down by the fireplace whilst playing Barry White in the background?

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

So this is basically a thread where you say why you think Game A is better then Game B then see if anyone agrees?

Seeing as I have never played Borderlands and had only one real gripe abut Fallout 3 i'm gonna go ahead and say that I cannot make an informed decision, however, if you have played fallout 3 before you should probably go with the Borderlands, that way you get a new game.

 

[willard3]

Fallout 3 doesn't look quite as frantic as Borderlands (so far); Fallout is more of a methodical Western RPG...that happens to be in first person. With guns.

Whereas Borderlands advertises itself as an "RPS", trying to make the best of both worlds.

They're different games that have similarities, and cater to different gamer interests.

 

[axia777]

I want to play both because I love Mad Max dark future type games. Both games look excellent. I just hope Borderlands lives up to the hype.

 

[Skarvey]

I feel that this is an appropriate time to bring up Rage... umm...Whatchoo people thinkin' bout it? It seems in a way like it's a mash between Borderland's highly stylized gun frenzy with cars and Fallout 3's realism and RPG elements...and it's from the Doom guys! I'm not quite sure what to think. Is it aping all of them, or is this thing going to come out as the head of the dystopian pack?

 

[Helimocopter]

rage, im not sure when its even coming out, so does it even count yet?

 

[Srkkl]

You have the attention span of a squirrel if you can't get any replay out of Fallout. Hell I've beaten it completionist style(all quests, Items, Locations, Achievements ect.) 5 times through and still have fun with that game. Also I'm getting the vibe that both those games are going to be too different to compare. Another thing if you haven't even beaten the main quest line for Fallout then there really is no question on weather to get it or not, because you need to.

EDIT: I just realized you said "Hella", want vehicles in a game that really didn't need vehicles(Fallout), and are assuming to much on a game that hasn't come out yet. In conclusion it seems you would have more fun with Borderlands, mainly because your too simple minded to not know how to get different experiences with Fallout.

 

[thel1st]

i agree but, fallout does have a lot of replayablity, you're just doing it wrong

you gotta mix things up, challange yourself
play an only melee character

or what me and a friend does, jack the difficulty, cities can't be entered
and oh yeah, if you die you start over form the vault entrance at lvl 1

 

[Slayer_2]

Everybody seems to be jumping on the Borderlands hype train. Predicted final stop: disappointment. Borderlands looks like the child of Fallout 3 and Mass Effect. At first I was all "yay! Borderlands", but stop and think a second: even if it is amazing, Fallout 3 has been out for a year or so, it has lots of DLC, and a GREAT modding community. I will try the demo (if there is one) but if it isn't significantly good, I don't think it's worth forking out cash for another post apocalyptic FPS-RPG.

 

[MysticnFm]

The most awesome part of this thread is where you have a Christmas wish list you give to your family, who go out and buy you the things on it.

I get lots of socks for christmas.

 

[Kimarous]

You have the attention span of a squirrel if you can't get any replay out of Fallout. Hell I've beaten it completionist style(all quests, Items, Locations, Achievements ect.) 5 times through and still have fun with that game. Also I'm getting the vibe that both those games are going to be too different to compare. Another thing if you haven't even beaten the main quest line for Fallout then there really is no question on weather to get it or not, because you need to.

EDIT: I just realized you said "Hella", want vehicles in a game that really didn't need vehicles(Fallout), and are assuming to much on a game that hasn't come out yet. In conclusion it seems you would have more fun with Borderlands, mainly because your too simple minded to not know how to get different experiences with Fallout.

1) I said "hella" only once. Can't a guy speak casually every once in a while?
2) Uh... vehicles actually would be really nice in Fallout 3. Trudging by foot gets really old after a while. Even Oblivion has horses to compensate for this... or is it the fact that the Fallout 3 world is too small for that?
3) How am I assuming too much? Because I feel that it looks more vibrant? Because I feel the supposed "87 bazillion guns" will allow for significant replayability?

It's not that I'm "too simple-minded"; more like I just didn't find things engaging. Perhaps it's my perspective as an optomist. Fallout 3 has a very sombre, depressed tone to it, while Borderlands strikes me as brighter and having an aura of manic glee to it.

So cool your jets, fanboy. I'm not trying to bash Fallout 3; I'm just saying that Borderlands strikes me as a more enjoyable and lasting experience for myself.

 

[dududf]

*Snip*

I spy Fallout Fanboy with my little eye!!!

Anyways I'm with rage on this, I've replayed fall out a couple of times.. but it gets... boring,same depressing gray world.. everything gets boring, taking 20 minutes of walking to get to place to place gets retarded, and after a certain point, you become OP'ed.

Borderlands is catching my eye. Why? Graphics, FREAKEN MULTIPLAYER, shit load of guns, more guns, guns guns guns, cars, guns, different class <--IMPORTANT!!!, comedy aspect.

Don't get me wrong tho Fall out 3 managed to suck out 40 hours of my life, and I beat everything in it. Every single thing. Including punching a behemoth to death with my bare fucking hands