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Quick Look: Borderlands

Giant Bomb rolls four deep in this look at some Borderlands co-op.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Oct. 14 2009

Cast: Jeff, Ryan, Brad, Vinny, Drew

Posted by: Brad

In This Episode:

Borderlands

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Edited By jelyk

Borderlands Lilith kinda looks like Persona Lilith.

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Edited By napalm

You can't upgrade your guns? I thought that was the entire point of the game? Well, fuck Borderlands then.

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Sweet

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i was going to go soldier right away but jeff has made me think siren might be better
 
also jeff, ryan, somoen who has played this. Is their a limit to how much you carry or just pick everything up without a worry?

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@Fbomb said:
" @Milkman said:
" It's a sad sad day when the Demon's Souls quick look is filled with "THIS GAME IS AWESOME" comments and this Quick Look is filled with comments saying "THIS GAME SUCKS!". "
??? Is that trolling? Demon's Souls is full of those comments because it IS good. They aren't even similar beyond being games having QLs done on them, so I don't understand what you're trying to say. "
must not of watched the same quick looks.  Demon's Souls does look awesome but it was filled with comments like "this game looks awful".  Then of course there is the raving reviews that back up the game being legitimately good.
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Edited By Cazamalos

while ago i really  wanted this game, but now i can see it and is so empty and repetitive, of course whit friends is really cool but i don't know, it looks boring :S ,btw great art style

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Don't understand where all the hate is coming from, this looks like incredible fun with a buddy or two (or three).

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I gotta say,  I was excited about Boarderlands before... but this quick look has kinda unsold me on this game. It seems super grindy.

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Edited By sfighter21

Of course Brad is the one who gets close to dying...lol.

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Edited By AURON570

i don't really like the cell-shading in this game. also i never really liked having to look at what you want to pick up. i think i have a better idea of what the game is like now, so good quick look.

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I wasn't really looking forward to Borderlands before but after watching this QL I am. It looks pretty awesome.

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Edited By Pimparooni

Looks not that good...  
 
You can't change your guy's appearance with armor? So all those soldiers will always look the same? In TF2 i can understand, but in a coop game that's a bad move...
 
Besides, every area seems to have 1 kind of enemy only, and they basically do nothing other than slowly walk towards you.  Where's the strategy other than S+M1? 

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that's pretty cool

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this definitely reasserts me buying this game on steam now.

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@Napalm said:
"You can't upgrade your guns? I thought that was the entire point of the game…"
Not at all; you may be thinking of Army of Two. This game is about collecting thousands of distinct weapons. And given its focus on multiplayer, imagine how stultifying it would be to spend hours browsing through pages of upgrade menus.
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Edited By MeatSim

This game looks great but it looks like you need to play with friends for Co-op or otherwise you will get robbed of guns by playing with random people. So better organize your running crew for this game.

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@Skillface said:
" Don't understand where all the hate is coming from, this looks like incredible fun with a buddy or two (or three). "
That's a cool thing about the games coming out right now. There's a solid lineup of games that are different for every type of gamer, and very fresh in all cases. Not every game has to appeal to everyone because there's such a diversity to choose from. It's amazing. This looks like a great game, but not entirely my style... It's cool to see developers pushing the limits, instead of pumping out cookie cutter titles. Who knows, if I can get through the games I was to play through, this may end up in my console for a long while.
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Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

Different Strokes For Different Folks. And calm the fuck down everyone!

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Edited By Ravenousrattler

whats with all the hate for borderlands? It looks like a bunch of halo and or cod fanatics are jealous. Can't wait to pick this game up next week.

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half hte time they are facing down to pick items up...and my neck hurts.....

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Edited By Jimbo7676

This game looks awesome.

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

This game looks pretty good. I will definitely acquire it at some point, but not on day one.

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Edited By jerrek

Do want.

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Edited By MoTheHawk

I love the way you could barely hear Brad say "OK, drop it" after beating Ryan, kind of sounded like a Combine from Half-Life 2 saying "pick up the can."  That's right, bitch - drop the f***ing gun!

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there are many things about this game that doesnt look appealing to me, i like the art style but the action seems boring and the enemies are repetative

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@Vinchenzo said:
" This game looks like crap. "
Im going to agree, looks good sure, but gameplay looks boring.
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Looks fun, and an epic and hilarious QL to boot. Can't wait for this game.

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Edited By wh1terav3n

very good vid. Makes me want the game. I'll get it eventually for sure. But dang it! I have no money!

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so excited... i have heard that the cell shading is very distracting at first.... but i don't see it.

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Edited By goulash_enjoyer

Oh no... Cliff Racers!

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Is it just me or the video but the framerate drops a whole bunch every time Jeff killed one of those scorpions?

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Looks boring? This looks like diablo 2 without the ability variety but much more awesome. My PEINS is pretty much rock hard after watching this video. Sure, it's probably pretty boring singleplayer but so was Diablo. The guy who says you cant upgrade your gun... Sure you can, you just have to loot a better one, and there are probably some class mod chips that improve your weapon proficiency. Can't wait to play this with my buddies.

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This QL sold me on this game

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Brad almost "pulled a Brad" twice in this Quick Look lol.
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@Scooper said:
" Is it just me or the video but the framerate drops a whole bunch every time Jeff killed one of those scorpions? "
I noticed that too. The only thing I saw that would detract from my enjoyment. How awesome does the economy system look? Fire sales on items with timers? Amazing.
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@Tatimus said:
" Looks boring? This looks like diablo 2 without the ability variety but much more awesome. My PEINS is pretty much rock hard after watching this video. Sure, it's probably pretty boring singleplayer but so was Diablo. The guy who says you cant upgrade your gun... Sure you can, you just have to loot a better one, and there are probably some class mod chips that improve your weapon proficiency. Can't wait to play this with my buddies. "
Personally, a rock hard penis doesn't go with playing with my buddies... :P
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Looks fun. Wanna play it. But I can't be the only one whose seen the correlations between this and Fallout 3? And I remember Ryan commenting bout how the weapons manufacturers was a great idea made the game more immerse. If I recall correctly, didn't Mass Effect do it already? Grant you, it wasn't an important part of the game, but Mass Effect already have the idea. Also, I noticed frame rate hiccups when the action got hot and heavy. Maybe its just my connection but hey.  
 
Anyhoo, looks fun, might pick it up during the Winter Break. 

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F$#k ODST

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Hm...not even sure if I want it now.

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i wasn't that interested in this before the quick look.  still not totally sold, but I like some of the stuff i saw a lot.

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I'm buying this.  It's $40 at launch up in Canada - the perfect price point for a game.

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Looks cool. I'm always up for a good FPS game, especially one that isn't just another generic one. Looks like I'll be picking this one up.

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@Ineedaname: 
 
I don't see the appeal here, but then again I'm not an RPG person at all. I got bored after watching 2 minutes.
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So I wasn't the only one seeing massive framerate drops whenever Jeff killed the purple scorpions in the cave?

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F-yeah!

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Am I the only one who doesnt like the loading screen? I just find it annoying.
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I am very glad this QL was put up.  Now I will really buy this game day one.  Can't wait to be able to actually play it next week.

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Maybe it was just the video, but I saw some massive framerate slowdowns when Jeff was zoomed in.

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GOTY for me, the first game i've ever preordered, or probably will ever preorder. 
Staying in my disc tray until at least April. Not coming out. for anything.

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Heard so much about this game. Finally get to see what it is all about.