The official xbox magazine gave it a 8.5 whilst some australian gaming magazine gave it  91%.
Pretty good scores and its pleasing to see that it didnt turn out like Scribblenauts did.
The main criticisms seem to be how useless some loot was and how when youve find a really good gun its hard to replace
 
Damn, I just noticed my spelling error

So many threads with typos in the title...
 
Sounds promising. I'm not sure that it will be a strong GotY contender, but it should be fun. To be honest those criticisms sound pretty minor to me, so if that's really the worst aspect of the game, that's even more promising.

I love games that give lots of loot (which is why I love Ratchet and Clank's ridiculous amount of bolts). My birthday is coming up in November, so I'm highly considering picking this up.

" So many threads with typos in the title...

Yes I just saw that on Twitter about the full thousand. Really petty thing, I know, but that just makes me more excited.

With games like MW2 and uncharted 2 this year Borderlands won't be GoTY but hopefully still make many people's top ten list or at the very least be the pleasant surprise of the year. I'd almost say this wouldn't be RPG-ish without vender trash.Its amazing how even though I'm playing Uncharted 2 right now, I check the borderlands forums more. 

I'd almost say this wouldn't be RPG-ish without vender trash."

" @MB: Can you tell how far into the campaign you are? "

The OXM review was positive; I read it and they applauded its old-school difficulty and look. Combat actually seems a great aspect of it too, something I was iffy about with all the weapons and such. It looks like a good game overall; Jeff's full 1000/1000 is a bit shocking this soon but I am sure it is an enjoyable ride.

On paper I really should love this game but after watching some of it in action there's something I find really off-putting about it... haven't quite put my finger on it yet but I'll make sure to try before I buy :)

" @StaticFalconar said:

I'd almost say this wouldn't be RPG-ish without vender trash."

The only problem is that there is a lot of trash and not much inventory space to carry it all in - and so far, I haven't found a way to quickly get back to a vendor to sell everything off, either. That's really my only complaint with the game after about seven hours of play.  I have heard that inventory space can be expanded but I haven't seen how to do it yet. "

They're very good scores and the points they make against it seem legit from watching some videos and the quicklook of it. I'm excited to play it.

" On paper I really should love this game but after watching some of it in action there's something I find really off-putting about it... haven't quite put my finger on it yet but I'll make sure to try before I buy :) "

Well I think that's just a problem with all loot games.  You end up with something really good and 95% of everything else becomes usless.  I kind of has to be that way or nothing would be a better item then anything else.

" The OXM review was positive; I read it and they applauded its old-school difficulty and look. Combat actually seems a great aspect of it too, something I was iffy about with all the weapons and such. It looks like a good game overall; Jeff's full 1000/1000 is a bit shocking this soon but I am sure it is an enjoyable ride. "

"So many threads with typos in the title...  Sounds promising. I'm not sure that it will be a strong GotY contender, but it should be fun. To be honest those criticisms sound pretty minor to me, so if that's really the worst aspect of the game, that's even more promising. "

" @Atlas said:

"So many threads with typos in the title...  Sounds promising. I'm not sure that it will be a strong GotY contender, but it should be fun. To be honest those criticisms sound pretty minor to me, so if that's really the worst aspect of the game, that's even more promising. "

Yea, whats up with all the typos this weekend? Are people just not paying attention?  Anyways im glad the reviews are good, it looks like an interesting game. "

Glad it's getting good reviews, I'm just not seeing the hook to this game.

" If you check the achievements, they don't seem all too challenging, just time consuming. But then again, i haven't played the game yet so who knows! "

This type of game isn't for everyone.  It is however, for me.  I'll be picking this up ASAP

Thanks for the information, MB.

" This type of game isn't for everyone.  It is however, for me.  I'll be picking this up ASAP "

" The official xbox magazine gave it a 8.5 whilst some australian gaming magazine gave it  91%. Pretty good scores and its pleasing to see that it didnt turn out like Scribblenauts did. The main criticisms seem to be how useless some loot was and how when youve find a really good gun its hard to replace  Damn, I just noticed my spelling error "

So, if you think it's overhyped due to the good reviews, what makes you think Borderlands didn't turn out the same based on two reviews?

" So, if you think it's overhyped due to the good reviews, what makes you think Borderlands didn't turn out the same based on two reviews? "

Knock it off you two

" @Al3xand3r said:

" So, if you think it's overhyped due to the good reviews, what makes you think Borderlands didn't turn out the same based on two reviews? "

Why are you so anal? "

" Knock it off you two "

" With games like MW2 and uncharted 2 this year Borderlands won't be GoTY but hopefully still make many people's top ten list or at the very least be the pleasant surprise of the year. I'd almost say this wouldn't be RPG-ish without vender trash.Its amazing how even though I'm playing Uncharted 2 right now, I check the borderlands forums more.  "

" @General_D23: Items aren't persistent...but I can't put my finger on exactly how it's done because I'm picking up and selling almost everything still.   Started over as a Soldier tonight. I just found a grenade mod that turns them into projectiles, they shoot out straight towards your target and then explode instead of being lobbed like a traditional grenade. "

"I found a pistol that had +100% melee damage that had a very high rate of fire and had a chance to light dudes on fire. However, the next pistol I found did 50% more damage and had a better zoom with aiming down the sights. At that point in the game I was more concerned about conserving ammunition so I sold the fire pistol and kept the new one. I kind of miss the fire pistol, though. "

" @StaticFalconar said:

" With games like MW2 and uncharted 2 this year Borderlands won't be GoTY but hopefully still make many people's top ten list or at the very least be the pleasant surprise of the year. I'd almost say this wouldn't be RPG-ish without vender trash.Its amazing how even though I'm playing Uncharted 2 right now, I check the borderlands forums more.  "

Won't be GOTY? You have mind powers? Do you think MW2 is gonna be GOTY because it has the words MW2 in the title? "