Me and my friend have finally finished Borderlands after around 30-40 hours of some of the most fun we have ever had in our 11 years of gaming (even longer for him, he had his own consoles, my first one was at the age of 10. Pity me!)
The final boss is a giant octopus...thing, which shoots a laser beam. Yes, you heard me, a laser beam shooting octopus. Like a lot of the game, this kinda goes against genetics. How can an octopus even shoot a laser beam? Like scientists have discovered recently, with the octopus that protects itself with coconuts, these octopi fight back. Let's hope they find nothing like this soon.
Now, onto what I thought. I had heard from sites such as GameSpot (I have lost faith in them after the Jeff Gertsmann incident) that the ending was unsatisfying. I do not believe them. Sure, I was expecting some of the best weaponry ever devised this side of Gabe Newell's office, but instead I got a boss fight with something called the Destroyer. Bit of an overstatement there; he was dead within 10 minutes. In those 10 minutes, I had wasted my sniper rifle's ammo, died about 3 times, and had used Bloodwing several times before realising he had no effect on the damn monster. I had fun fighting this monstrosity, not finding it unsatisfying, seeing as Steele got owned. Was a bit disappointed that the weapons it dropped were crap compared to the ones I had on my person, but who was I to care? I had fun on my travels around Pandora, and seeing it end with no reward as such wasn't that disappointing, as I am going to play through it again...and again...and again.
I loved this game. It's an RPG that is actually fun and addictive. It feels similar to Fallout 3 due to it being set in a kinda post-apocalyptic wasteland, but I found it much better. The characters were funny (Nine Toes's introduction was the best. Anyone agree?), the fights hectic, and the missions, whilst not very varied, were a lot of fun. Except the Scavenger missions. Seriously, finding those weapons pieces easily pissed me off. They were in such stupid places!
Overall, I loved the game. It had a sense of humour that a lot of other games don't have these days. Gearbox are now liked by me and, hopefully, others who have played this game. I even liked the ending, despite what other reviewers have said, and the lead up to the opening of The Vault was just pure fun. RPG + shooter = very happy customer.
Loved: Characters
The mission, whilst being samey, were all fun
Gearbox (well, now)
Fuckload of weaponry. Incendiary shotgun with a scope? WIN!
Hated: Having to pay for the DLC, but it is ultimately worth it
The weapons dropped by the Destroyer. They were crap, but who was I to care?
It's not AS good in single player, it's amazing in co-op. Make sure you have friends
9.5/10
One of the best gaming experiences that hasn't been made by Valve. Buy it...but make
sure you play it in co-op, or else you're missing out
The final boss is a giant octopus...thing, which shoots a laser beam. Yes, you heard me, a laser beam shooting octopus. Like a lot of the game, this kinda goes against genetics. How can an octopus even shoot a laser beam? Like scientists have discovered recently, with the octopus that protects itself with coconuts, these octopi fight back. Let's hope they find nothing like this soon.
Now, onto what I thought. I had heard from sites such as GameSpot (I have lost faith in them after the Jeff Gertsmann incident) that the ending was unsatisfying. I do not believe them. Sure, I was expecting some of the best weaponry ever devised this side of Gabe Newell's office, but instead I got a boss fight with something called the Destroyer. Bit of an overstatement there; he was dead within 10 minutes. In those 10 minutes, I had wasted my sniper rifle's ammo, died about 3 times, and had used Bloodwing several times before realising he had no effect on the damn monster. I had fun fighting this monstrosity, not finding it unsatisfying, seeing as Steele got owned. Was a bit disappointed that the weapons it dropped were crap compared to the ones I had on my person, but who was I to care? I had fun on my travels around Pandora, and seeing it end with no reward as such wasn't that disappointing, as I am going to play through it again...and again...and again.
I loved this game. It's an RPG that is actually fun and addictive. It feels similar to Fallout 3 due to it being set in a kinda post-apocalyptic wasteland, but I found it much better. The characters were funny (Nine Toes's introduction was the best. Anyone agree?), the fights hectic, and the missions, whilst not very varied, were a lot of fun. Except the Scavenger missions. Seriously, finding those weapons pieces easily pissed me off. They were in such stupid places!
Overall, I loved the game. It had a sense of humour that a lot of other games don't have these days. Gearbox are now liked by me and, hopefully, others who have played this game. I even liked the ending, despite what other reviewers have said, and the lead up to the opening of The Vault was just pure fun. RPG + shooter = very happy customer.
Loved: Characters
The mission, whilst being samey, were all fun
Gearbox (well, now)
Fuckload of weaponry. Incendiary shotgun with a scope? WIN!
Hated: Having to pay for the DLC, but it is ultimately worth it
The weapons dropped by the Destroyer. They were crap, but who was I to care?
It's not AS good in single player, it's amazing in co-op. Make sure you have friends
9.5/10
One of the best gaming experiences that hasn't been made by Valve. Buy it...but make
sure you play it in co-op, or else you're missing out
