Borderlands vs. Fallout 3

[Irony's Acolyte]

I guess its because Borderlands kinda has a post-apocalyptic feel to it. Beyond that though they are two decently different games. Fallout is entirely about a post-apocalyptic world in which you have to survive. Borderlands is more of a Sci-fi western sort of thing where you kill enemies with increasingly more crazy guns.

 

[Jandau]

You can't compare the two games. Borderlands is a monotonous brainless shooter with no story and characters worth mentioning, while Fallout 3 (and New Vegas) is a solid RPG with a wide open world worth exploring and at least some story and character interaction. They are very different games and even more to the point, Borderlands is crap while Fallout 3 isn't.

 

[Najal]

comparing fallout and borderlands is like comparing neverwinter nights with diablo. Sure youre still hitting people with swords but tonally, and thematically theyre vastly different.

 

[veloper]

Borderlands is better from a gameplay perspective, from a technical POV and visually.

Still I reckon I got slightly more enjoyment out of FO3, bugs, clunky controls and ugly heads and all.

 

[HolocaustBoy]

Wow, there's some great bullshit arguments in this thread and we're only on page 2. Awesome!

Personally I think Borderlands feels more like a shooter AND more like an RPG than Fallout 3.
Mostly because you actually have different classes with unique class-skills that play totally different. Fallout 3 has the same problem Oblivion had; if you played it for a while your character could pretty much learn all skills and be good at everything.

Now some people would argue that Role Playing is all about your role in the unfolding story, but then you would have to agree that Call of Duty is an RPG, too. Which is ofcourse nonsense.
One could also argue that Fallout is an RPG and Borderlands is not because in Fallout you can make choices that (slightly) influence the story while in Borderlands you follow a linear storyline, but then you'd also say that World of Warcraft is not an RPG. Which is also nonsense. (I know there's at least one of you going to say "No, WoW is not an RPG, it's an MMORPG!11" now but honestly, if you do that you should be hit in the balls).

Role Playing isn't just about story, it's also about the role your character can take on in the actual gameplay. Allowing a character to learn all skills destroys any sense of a 'role' in that perspective. As for the world, both games are equally linear. They both point you in the exact direction of the quest (which is something I hate about both), and both games let you choose how you travel there.

I would agree if someone said that Fallout 3 is more of a traditional RPG while Borderlands sort of takes the MMORPG approach to roleplaying, but both are definitely RPG's.

I really can't say which one I prefer though. I totally love the art direction and the whole self-mocking wacky genocidal co-op fun in Borderlands, and I like the atmosphere and story in Fallout 3. Not to mention the level at which it can be modded and allows the community to add content.
I dislike the repetition in Borderlands, but then Fallout 3 is also repetitive as hell, it just sugarcoates it by giving the questgivers different names and a slightly different haircolour.

Mister, I believe you are immortal and contain all knowledge. I praise you. Your speach has made my brain just orgasm.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I like them both, but it really depends on the mood I'm in. If I just want to kill things and have a chuckle every so often, I play Borderlands. If I want to feel like I'm instrumental to the plot and get immersed into the world, I play Fallout. Although I liked 3 more than New Vegas, but that's another topic I think.

I might start a thread like that later lol. Maybe you should though since its your idea. dont wanna plagiarize or anything

You can make the thread, I don't mind. I like both games, but New Vegas just seemed to fall short for me. I beat it in much less time than Fallout 3 and just wasn't really given much of a reason to care about what happened. Of course, if you PM when you make the other thread, I'll go into much more detail then.

 

[Cheesebob]

Personally I don't get the comparison between Borderlands and Fallout. Fallout is based upon a story and your own individual role in it, as well as exploration. Borderlands is a shooter with no real story set in a vast location that just happens to be in a wasteland as well.

I agree. Far Cry 2 and Borderlands on the other hand

 

[Estocavio]

Fallout is an Action Adventure Archetype, Borderlands is an Action RPG - They do not need to be compared for the same reason you dont compare Grand Theft Auto to Halo -- Even though people have.

But for some unfathomable reason ill go along with this shenanigan.
Fallout = Open World and Non Linear
Borderlands = Confined World and Linear

Therefore its a matter of taste, neither can be better.
I enjoyed Borderlands more though, mainly because NV was practically Fallout 3 in a new setting with less freedom.

Borderlands isn't really linear though. It is more linear than Fallout 3 is, but compared to say Call of Duty or Halo, it isn't linear at all.

Anyway, Borderlands vs Fallout 3 is like Killing Floor vs Left 4 Dead.

Yes, but this isnt about Call of Duty or Halo, this is directly comparing Borderlands and Fallout.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Fallout is an Action Adventure Archetype, Borderlands is an Action RPG - They do not need to be compared for the same reason you dont compare Grand Theft Auto to Halo -- Even though people have.

But for some unfathomable reason ill go along with this shenanigan.
Fallout = Open World and Non Linear
Borderlands = Confined World and Linear

Therefore its a matter of taste, neither can be better.
I enjoyed Borderlands more though, mainly because NV was practically Fallout 3 in a new setting with less freedom.

Borderlands isn't really linear though. It is more linear than Fallout 3 is, but compared to say Call of Duty or Halo, it isn't linear at all.

Anyway, Borderlands vs Fallout 3 is like Killing Floor vs Left 4 Dead.

Yes, but this isnt about Call of Duty or Halo, this is directly comparing Borderlands and Fallout.

I'm sorry, but that makes no logical sense. So just because you are comparing a non-linear game to an even more non-linear game it makes the first linear?

 

[Estocavio]

Fallout is an Action Adventure Archetype, Borderlands is an Action RPG - They do not need to be compared for the same reason you dont compare Grand Theft Auto to Halo -- Even though people have.

But for some unfathomable reason ill go along with this shenanigan.
Fallout = Open World and Non Linear
Borderlands = Confined World and Linear

Therefore its a matter of taste, neither can be better.
I enjoyed Borderlands more though, mainly because NV was practically Fallout 3 in a new setting with less freedom.

Borderlands isn't really linear though. It is more linear than Fallout 3 is, but compared to say Call of Duty or Halo, it isn't linear at all.

Anyway, Borderlands vs Fallout 3 is like Killing Floor vs Left 4 Dead.

Yes, but this isnt about Call of Duty or Halo, this is directly comparing Borderlands and Fallout.

I'm sorry, but that makes no logical sense. So just because you are comparing a non-linear game to an even more non-linear game it makes the first linear?

Actually, it does make sense. Read the name of the Thread: Borderlands Vs Fallout 3. So im comparing the two games that the whole thread was made to compare. See now, i was agreeing with you at first, albeit with a slight addendum, Borderlands wasnt linear, but IN COMPARISON, due to the fact you had no choice but to follow a preset series of events with the exception of sidequests, with little exploration factor; I digress, im just going to politely ask you to check your facts.