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Gearbox Software may be new to the whole RPG genre but they’re vets of first person shooters with a number of high profile games under their belts. They’ve worked on certain Half Life expansions and are behind the critically acclaimed Brothers in Arms series as well. Now their latest foray, Borderlands attempts to fuse both RPG and FPS elements to create a new genre called Role Playing Shooter (RPS). Unlike most RPGs on the block Borderlands isn’t particularly story driven. Sure you have a wafer thin narrative somewhere in there that talks about a hidden vault full of alien technology and wealth beyond your mindless dreams but a few hours into the game and you’ll forget all about that concentrating solely on the game’s looting system. Loot is the high point in any RPG but in Borderlands it’s the star of the show. Through a randomly generated program Gearbox Software have managed to implement thousands of weapons into the game. Dead enemies drop weapons, dead creatures drop weapons and there are even crates of weapons stashed all over Pandora for you to raid. Now with such a high number of weapons you can’t expect each one of them to be drastically different from each other; some are colored differently, some are fused with different elemental magic and so on. In addition to this you can even purchase weapons from vending machines scattered all over the planet. Besides weapons you’ll also come across ammo, shields, and lots more all over the place. There were times when I actually deviated from an intense fight to loot a nearby chest or grab that shiny new weapon irking my teammate to no end. Gameplay in Borderlands is your staple RPG fare. You’ll start off by selecting your class from one of four choices - Soldier, Hunter, Siren and Berserker. Initially all classes seem similar but it’s only once you hit Level 5 do you unlock their skills giving each one of them their own distinct style of playing. The Soldier while essentially a force to reckon with can also branch out to improve his healing skills while the Siren (or the Assassin) can use her magic to not only cause more damage but protect her teammates as well. |
Tags: Borderlands , RPS , Gearbox
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