Fallout 3 (X360)

“Should I get this game instead of trying the demo?”

“@ellerkermike Absolutley... If you liked Fallout or Mass Effect, then you will love this game... There are great battles constantly and a ton of RPG elements, that are simple and easy to use/understand... plus a ton of replayability as each character could play the game in a different way... Multiplayer is SICK!... The more people you have the harder it is and the more tactical you need to be..”

“Is there a single player mode that I can do what ever I want and should I buy it with Forza 3 and MagnaCarta 2”

“@ellerkermike oh certainly...you can play 1 player, or 2 player on the same XBox, or 1-4 players on each xbox (no sharing screen online, literally one of the only knocks)... Tons of people play single player and while iI havent tried it, it seems like each character would give you a very different playing experience...

Brick is a tank that can go pretty much invincible and do massive damage for periods of time, use him if you want to play like a run and gun FPS... Lilith becomes invisible by "walking" in another dimension, when she comes back she casues damage to the surrounding area, she is the stealth character but still pretty nasty with guns ... Mordecai is a sniper that has a bird that he can send out to attack and scout for enemies, obviously use this is you enjoy sniping (which is quite a pleasant looking affair, thanks to the visual style) ... Roland is a soldier and good with weapons as well as being a medic, his most notable feature though is a turret that he drops that can be upgraded in numerous ways.

The other interesting thing is that you can not fill your "Action" tree and the choices are varied enough that you and I could both play as Roland and have completely different characters.

The choices are unique to each character and often make you choose to benefit yourself or your support (like adding heath or ammo regeneration to Rolands turret, or adding damage to Mordecai's bird). A nice touch to all of this is the ability to reset your points almost anytime, for a fee.. its not too expensive, but it is more then enough to be a "no-brainer".

One other thing that is wonderful is the overall design... Everything is designed to be helpful and intuitive. A perfect example is when picking up guns... If you just want to pick it up, you press X, but if you want to pick it up and equip it right away, you hold X down for a second... Little things like that are everywhere you look in the design of this game. (also of note is the compare screen in inventory menus..extremely well done.

That last part is of special interest, becasue you need to be aware that you will ALWAYS be changing your weapon. Some people dont like that, others do. It's up to you.

There is reportedly just shy of 18 MILLION items in the game. That number is bloated because it accounts for every possible combination. The weapons are built randomly from a HUGE selection of parts depending on different factors (player level, how many players in co-op). It is still a ridiculously impressive number. You need to have a lot of variables to get up in the 18 million range.

Anyway.. in case you cant tell... this game deserves your money... In this economic crunch, games like that can clock in at well over 100 hours are where it is at, and this one is a hell of a doozy at that.

Buy the game, then hit me up and we will smash arounf Pandora.

Stay up.”

“You could not be more wrong. Borderlands is nothing like Mass Effect and Fallout 3. I hated both of those games (I don't like RPG's) but I loved Borderlands. Borderlands is a shooter with some RPG elements tacked on like looting, leveling, and missions. But this is a shooter first and foremost. One of the best shooters at that.”

“I can't get into Shooters where it has an RPG elements(I just like normal RPG games on the xbox 360.”

“Mass Effect and Fallout 3 are both RPG/shooters; both centering gameplay around gun and projectile weapon-based combat. Looting, leveling, and missions are in both Mass Effect and Fallout 3, making them just as much of a "hybrid" as Borderlands.”

“I wish Borderland have a game demo so I try this game out.”

“@ellerkermike I don't think you'll enjoy this game if you will only play it by yourself. Co-op is where it really shines to be honest, and it is closer to Call of Duty than it is to Mass Effect imo. You could play with strangers, but they're greedy as hell since there is no real "loot system". This game is really amazing though, and it would be a crime not to rent it at least :P”

“My only complaint is that Borderlands has neither the depth of story nor setting of either Mass Effect or Fallout 3. But it's got loads of crazy guns!”