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Hoax
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Reply #490 on: October 19, 2009, 04:36:52 PM

The thing of it is, the flaws are glaring because most of it looks so good.  AI looks pretty awful, I don't see as many new mob type new trick enemies in the various vids as Diablo gave us for example.  Also I think they need more skins for the various characters, I can tell I'm going to play all 4 just because I hate the idea of being the same as someone else.  But if they make big initial sales (they will I'd imagine) then I'm sure they can DLC a bunch of really cool new stuff in and I look forward to that.  The gameplay itself just looks so goddamn fun.  I love shooting things, I love fighting over loot and I love demanding satisfaction.  Also post apoc is my fav generic setting and the art style is pretty awesome.

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Reply #491 on: October 19, 2009, 05:05:07 PM

The thing of it is, the flaws are glaring because most of it looks so good.  AI looks pretty awful, I don't see as many new mob type new trick enemies in the various vids as Diablo gave us for example.  Also I think they need more skins for the various characters, I can tell I'm going to play all 4 just because I hate the idea of being the same as someone else.  But if they make big initial sales (they will I'd imagine) then I'm sure they can DLC a bunch of really cool new stuff in and I look forward to that.  The gameplay itself just looks so goddamn fun.  I love shooting things, I love fighting over loot and I love demanding satisfaction.  Also post apoc is my fav generic setting and the art style is pretty awesome.

It'd be nice if you could change your colors or something.
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Reply #492 on: October 19, 2009, 05:16:19 PM

It'd be nice if you could change your colors or something.

Green?

From the IGN review:

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Character customization, aside from the guns, skills and handful of accessories, is limited to choosing a name and clothing colors.

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Reply #493 on: October 19, 2009, 05:30:02 PM

It'd be nice if you could change your colors or something.

Green?

From the IGN review:

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Character customization, aside from the guns, skills and handful of accessories, is limited to choosing a name and clothing colors.

Nope.  Hadn't heard about it until now.
Hoax
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Reply #494 on: October 19, 2009, 05:54:58 PM

The colors aren't much though from what I've seen, a few skins + colors would do wonders.

I couldn't help myself, took a look at skill trees.  I think I'm going to make Lilith > Brick > Roland > Mordacai my order of preference but the trees seem really fun, can't tell if they are balanced but damn fine ideas.
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Reply #495 on: October 19, 2009, 06:29:07 PM

I looked back through the thread a bit and didn't see this posted yet so thought I'd throw it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmUJrKGN3C0

DRILLING AND MANLINESS
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Reply #496 on: October 19, 2009, 06:50:27 PM

I looked back through the thread a bit and didn't see this posted yet so thought I'd throw it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmUJrKGN3C0

DRILLING AND MANLINESS

It was linked on the last page.
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Reply #497 on: October 19, 2009, 08:38:38 PM

It was linked on the last page.

Weird I'm looking at it and the only vid I see is the gametrailers for the opening cinematic.
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Reply #498 on: October 19, 2009, 09:44:40 PM

Fourth post last page. It was worth watching again though.
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Reply #499 on: October 20, 2009, 01:12:41 AM

My PS3 pre-order says 23rd October.... which will most likely be the 2nd day of a national postal strike here in the UK. Talk about mixed feelings. a) The posties really need to strike and win but b) I want my Borderlands!  swamp poop

I just phoned Play and they send pre-orders out a few days early so hopefully it'll miss the strikes \o/

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Reply #500 on: October 20, 2009, 07:37:43 AM

Anyone getting the 360 version, send me a friend invite. My live tag is Boot Stackhead.
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Reply #501 on: October 20, 2009, 09:02:24 AM

Done and done. Gamertag is Lorekeep is you all are interested. I'll be playing mostly tomorrow but will get an hour or two in tonight.

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Reply #502 on: October 20, 2009, 06:05:10 PM

I picked up this delicious little number at lunch and dipped my tip into it... just the tip. I liked the taste, and am heading home after work to jump in head first. It's warm and wet in there and I like it.

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Reply #503 on: October 20, 2009, 07:29:49 PM

Do you normally taste your tip?
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Reply #504 on: October 20, 2009, 09:09:42 PM

Spent a couple hours with the game tonight and it is just as good as I had hoped. Solid, satisfying FPS action mixed with MMO-like loot, levelup, quest and gameworld mechanics. Borderlands just works beautifully and you wonder why no other game got this mixture just right until now.

The game feels right at home on console. I enjoy FPS games on both console and PC, but there are some console FPS games where the control just feels sluggish (ugh Killzone 2), this game thankfully just feels natural and accurate with a controller.

Really enjoy the music too, which I haven't seen anyone mention. The gameworld has a nice ambiance with a brisk day/night cycle.



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Reply #505 on: October 20, 2009, 09:19:56 PM

Do you normally taste your tip?

Hey, if I could, I would.

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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Reply #506 on: October 20, 2009, 09:35:40 PM

Rock, Paper, Shotgun review.

"Alec: The story is the story of you and your guns. “Remember that bit when I had a shotgun that fired rockets?”"

Heart

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Reply #507 on: October 20, 2009, 10:45:33 PM

Quote from: Kieron
Hellgate in a desert, but not shit.

Sold.

edit: well, to be fair I was sold on the Christian Bale takeoff video and the bazillion guns. But I like Kieron and RPS - they rarely pimp a game i hate. So my pre-order froth is accentuated.
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Reply #508 on: October 21, 2009, 06:38:34 AM

Does it have local 2-person coop play as well as the 4-person online?
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Reply #509 on: October 21, 2009, 06:43:30 AM

Game is <3 with a few minor complaints. Will wait for schild's NO TALKING ABOUT THE GAME deadline to end.
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Reply #510 on: October 21, 2009, 06:46:42 AM

Does it have local 2-person coop play as well as the 4-person online?

Got a call last night and was ordered to go get this game on 360 immediately.  Killjoy had been playing local co-op with someone since he got it, and he planned to play all night while the guy was gone.  He was scheduled to be back in the morning for more co-op.  I only asked if it was really a 3D, post-apocalyptic Diablo II, and the answer was a oh-god-yes.

Still want to get this on PC. Ohhhhh, I see.

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Reply #511 on: October 21, 2009, 06:54:58 AM

Hm. How realistic is the violence? Kind of cartoony melt-your-face, blow-arms-off? Or pretty hardcore bloodsplatter and viscera stuff?

Kid and I have been wanting a new coop experience for a while.
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Reply #512 on: October 21, 2009, 07:06:38 AM

Hm. How realistic is the violence? Kind of cartoony melt-your-face, blow-arms-off? Or pretty hardcore bloodsplatter and viscera stuff?

Kid and I have been wanting a new coop experience for a while.


I split a man's body into several parts with a critical sniper hit. His legs and lower torso, now missing everything above the waist, collapsed to the ground, pumping out a jet of blood for another couple seconds.

I've been wondering if I should let me son play, then I see something like that and am conflicted. Just a tiny bit.
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Reply #513 on: October 21, 2009, 07:45:53 AM

Can you turn off/down those effects somehow?  Seems like many games have that these days.

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Reply #514 on: October 21, 2009, 07:51:16 AM

Yeah, I'm pretty permissive about what we see in games that we play together, but I've had to avoid Fable II co-op because the sex is too obvious and will prompt a birds-and-bees conversation before it might otherwise happen and a few other co-ops because the violence is a bit too realistic for my daughter's preference and perhaps mine too. She likes playing local Halo deathmatch against me, that sort of thing is perfectly fine, and we've done other cartoon-bloody stuff no problem.
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Reply #515 on: October 21, 2009, 08:01:02 AM

Re: Violence

From the RPS review
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Jim: But they don’t detract from it being grim – headshots are grisly shit.
John: Exploding someone is awesomely disgusting.
Kieron: The violence is impressive. It’s actually one of the best violent games in recent times.
Alec: Brick on full face-crushing rampage is quite the thing
Jim: Although the people burning is weird, I like some of the elemental death effects, like the skull of people being electrocuted to death.
Alec: Genuinely psychopathic and graphic.
Kieron: As Alec said, when I punch a dude’s head off it’s a thing of joy, especially when it says CRITICAL! (Like, no shit)
Jim: Yeah, the little chuckle from Mordecai when someone’s head explodes is splendid.
Alec: By about level 20, Lilith is simultaneously setting someone on fire and electrocuting them, so I’ve added in a poison shotgun for good measure. It’s quite the thing, in terms of screaming and satisfying big, colourful numbers floating from mens’ heads.

Nothing about turning down the blood/gore, but I'd imagine this would be the max setting and worst to expect.

This was the image next to that bit of chatter

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Reply #516 on: October 21, 2009, 08:07:37 AM

Ah well.   cry
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Reply #517 on: October 21, 2009, 08:26:30 AM

She likes playing local Halo deathmatch against me, that sort of thing is perfectly fine, and we've done other cartoon-bloody stuff no problem.


Yeah my 5 year old son has gotten fairly good at Halo, and we play a lot of Earth Defense Force together, and neither of those bother me because they aren't gory and you're not shooting other humans. Borderlands is definitely a step beyond these games.

And no, I don't believe there is any option to set the level of gore.
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Reply #518 on: October 21, 2009, 09:12:30 AM

Random maps?

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Reply #519 on: October 21, 2009, 09:23:54 AM

Anyone playing this on the PS3? How's the framerate/graphics quality/community?

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Reply #520 on: October 21, 2009, 09:25:27 AM

This was sold out everywhere I went last night :(

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Reply #521 on: October 21, 2009, 09:26:35 AM

Random maps?

I don't think so, but I might be wrong.
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Reply #522 on: October 21, 2009, 10:02:40 AM

I'm Happy_Hedonist on PSN if anyone wants to play and doesn't have me as a friend.  I couldn't wait until the PC release.  I'm playing a soldier and so far am loving it.

PSN: Happy_Hedonist, SteamID: Happy Hedonist
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Reply #523 on: October 21, 2009, 10:08:21 AM

Good luck connecting to a game on the PS3.
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Reply #524 on: October 21, 2009, 10:11:07 AM

A non-gamer friend/co-worker picked this up for his PS-3, he's been mostly only blue-ray up to this point, at the urging of the "we're waiting for it for PC work gamer crew" and dropped 7 hours on it last night.

So, yeah, apparently it has some addictive qualities.

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