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Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the...
Borderlands Game of the Year is a looter shooter, fps and co-op game
developed by Gearbox Software
and published by 2K.
Released on August 31st 2023 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German and Italian.
It has received 32,523 reviews of which 28,944 were positive and 3,579 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.89€ on Steam with a 67% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: 2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support
- Memory: 1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista)
- Graphics: 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher)
- Hard Drive: 8 GB or more free space
- Sound: Windows compatible sound card
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This review is based on 100% completion and 70.7 hours of gameplay. Recommendation: Would I recommend this game? Yes, I would. I have a huge nostalgic attachment to this game, so I admit I’m a bit biased, but even after all these years, the game still holds up well and is where the Borderlands franchise all started. It's definitely worth picking up and giving it a try. While the game does feel a bit dated, especially in terms of gameplay and mechanics, the art style still looks great even by today's standards. If you're coming from more modern games, you'll notice that the mechanics feel a little outdated, but the core gameplay foundation of Borderlands remains solid. For me, the gameplay felt good—dated but still enjoyable. The difficulty, compared to the other games, felt well balanced overall, with a few exceptions like Moxxi's DLC and bosses like Crawmerax, who are insanely difficult unless you use a glitch or have another player helping. The sound design and audio are also good. There’s less voice dialogue in this game since it relies more on MMO-style quest text, but what dialogue is there is well done. I especially loved the sound design in Moxxi's DLC—the vibes when the arena opens up are great, although the constant one-liners can get tiresome. I also had a good nostalgic laugh when I heard the Halo CE shield audio. Overall, the sound design and voice acting are solid and fit well. Despite being an older game, Borderlands is still a great experience and worth picking up if you have the chance. Since the original edition is no longer listed on Steam, the only way I know to get it is through bundles, which often go on sale. I’d recommend waiting for a good deal, especially on the Handsome or Pandora collection bundles. DLC: Moxxi’s Underdome Riot: This is an arena mode, and frankly, it's not great. The difficulty is very high, especially if you don’t have good weapons or a high-level character to carry you. I hosted at level 20, and the enemies were also level 20, but without strong gear, I was getting melted. Beyond the difficulty, the mode feels hollow—no XP from killing enemies or completing rounds, no proficiency for your weapons, and the loot drops are poor. Unless you're going for 100% completion, this DLC feels like a waste of time. Each arena takes about 2-3 hours to complete and must be done in one sitting, which makes it a long, boring grind. We also encountered a significant issue on the third arena map, "The Gully." We made it to round 17, wave 1, but an enemy spawned outside the map, forcing us to leave and redo the entire run, wasting over two hours. This is a common issue, as seen in forum discussions. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx: This is a decent piece of content that introduces Moxxi and Athena. The long highways in this DLC can be a bit tedious with little to do along the way, but it gave me Halo 3: ODST Coastal Highway vibes, which was kind of nice. The enemies can be tough, but they're manageable. Be prepared for Crawmerax, though—it’s an extremely difficult boss. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned: This is a fun, lighthearted DLC with more of a focus on humour and references to things outside of this IP. It was one of the more enjoyable bits of content in the game for me. Claptrap's Robot Revolution: Like the Zombie DLC, this is another fun piece of content. It's really satisfying to finally get to shoot at claptraps! Achievements: DLC is required for 100%, and there are also some co-op/multiplayer achievements that will need to be completed. If you complete this original Borderlands, good news: you can import your character into the enhanced edition, which carries over 30 of the 80 achievements, including the notoriously difficult Moxxi’s Underdome Riot achievements and almost all the other DLC ones. There's a steam guide by "alphabetsoup" that explains this in more detail, which you can view [url= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1747108465] here. If you're starting fresh, the main things to keep in mind are the co-op/multiplayer achievements, which will require help from another player, and the Moxxi DLC achievements, which require you to complete all three arena modes. These are no easy feat and can take 2-3 hours per arena. I recommend doing this with other players, with one hosting at a low level (I hosted at level 20) and the others at max level with good gear. Be prepared for long sessions. Thankfully, if you plan to play both the original and enhanced versions, you only need to do these achievements once, as they carry over. The "And They'll Tell Two Friends" achievement can also be tricky, as you need to join the game of someone who already has the achievement. This might require some effort to find someone in the forums but there are a lot of people who like to help. For the co-op achievements, such as completing 15 missions and killing bosses, you can solo them if you don't mind using a third-party application to trick the game into thinking there are more players. More details on this can be found in a guide by “Nilex”, which you can view [url= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1827173479] here. The Claptrap DLC’s collectable achievements are another challenge. This is a long grind, and since it relies heavily on RNG, everyone's experience will vary. In my case, it took me around 10 hours to collect everything. Unfortunately, even when you've completed one set of collectables, they still drop, making it more frustrating. Stick with it, though, and you'll get there. The rest of the achievements are fairly standard for Borderlands and can be completed with some grinding. For more in-depth yet straight-to-the-point reviews, feel free to check out my curator page [url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45595645/] here.
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This version is better than enhanced. Less bugs, smoother frame pacing with less traversal stutter, and less general hitching. No overpowered gearbox weapons, etc etc. Apparently a memory leak is present in the original version as well as the enhanced version. But due to the lower RAM requirement of the original version, it will take almost 10x as long to even notice your frame rate being affected by this to the point it basically is negligible especially if you have newer system specs. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Borderlands This link will provide you access to some things to improve the experience, such as FOV fixes, extra settings (V-Sync, and various other settings). Sadly this version was unlisted, and as such probably can't be purchased anymore... Personally I dislike the enhanced version, mainly due to some texture differences, color palette changes, some weapon textures being bugged or not displaying properly. Some weapons in the original version may have a semi-gloss finish, while in remaster they are a solid matte color. The biggest complaint about the Enhanced version is the amount of bugs, one of the most common I've seen is when you get in Fight for your Life, and your camera begins to erratically spin, guaranteeing player death. I've never observed this in the original version on PC, or the Xbox 360 version.
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This game is too old, thats what i thought at least. I genuinely did not even know that Original Borderlands existed on steam. After giving Borderlands 2 at least 4th try and finally enjoying it, i decided to completely go through all the series that borderlands has to offer. The game is extremely simple, there is also hardly any story. The entire game, you are looking for the vault keys, you collect them and then it opens. That is pretty much the whole thing. Now, obviously, there are some parts, where some characters interfere and some that suggest to aid you in the journey. Missions are as simple, you have to go to a certain place, kill something, turn it in, get EXP, repeat. It was rather difficult for me to distinguish main missions from side missions, because there are no specific marks, which notify you of the fact that you are currently on the path of the main quest, so... i got up and did all the missions. Turns out, i had to do them anyway, otherwise the final boss would have been impossible to defeat (Final boss was a bit boring). Gunplay is great, there are variety of weapons at your disposal along with their different types of elements. They sound great, feel great, look good and all that. Few issues i had, accuracy is horrible. Even if my crosshair is at the enemy's head, it still misses. During my last mission, i obtained an yellow sniper riffle, which dealt a lot of damage, but the accuracy was so bad that i was missing 8 shots out of 10 despite having an enemy in my sight. Another thing, Rocket launchers are absolutely horrible. Sure, if they have elemental damage such as fire and you hit it to someone, the fire keeps on deteriorating the HP of the hit enemy. However, i am too used to RPG dealing a lot of damage on impact rather than gradually lowering the health. Imagine, you shoot an RPG and it deals 20 damage, but inflicts fire and the health gradually deteriorates. it might take up to a minute to kill an enemy like that. Dialogues are hardly ever used, actually. I was hoping to hear a lot, but most of the time, you have to read the missions, which was not a problem necessarily. Although voices were really well done. Despite the game being almost 17 years old, it still holds up really well. I personally did not have any issues with it or the gameplay. Some minor inconvenience was my fps being locked at 60 and i could not do anything about it. However, there are a lot of issues with the Enhanced Edition. Framerate is low, it often lags, crashes, settings and graphics are pretty much the same. It comes with a lot of issues and is simply not worth it. two positives, which i have seen in the Enhanced version, were the map and auto-pickup. I still have not played any DLCs just yet, but have started with claptrap. I heard a lot of good things about it and im sure it will not disappoint. The main game was not boring for me either. I enjoyed the RPG elements of it. It was repetitive indeed, but in a good way. I believe, it costs 2$s on a sale and comes with EVERYTHING. Even without a sale, it is worth it. With all the DLCs in mind, you get around 40 to 50 hours of gameplay. I highly recommend it, since it deploys the fundamental idea of what borderland is all about.
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It's a game where you hunt for treasure, but mostly find bandits and guns that shoot everything but bullets. The graphics are like wallpaper, but you're too busy to pay attention - everything explodes, and that's enough!
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The original version of Borderlands Game of the Year is rough around the edges and harder than its remastered counterpart, but it is one of the first role-playing first-person shooters to introduce the "looter shooter" sub-genre. With a great soundtrack, narrative, dialogue, and humour makes Borderlands GOTY really a must player for any gamer.
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Borderlands Game of the Year is currently priced at 9.89€ on Steam.
Borderlands Game of the Year is currently available at a 67% discount. You can purchase it for 9.89€ on Steam.
Borderlands Game of the Year received 28,944 positive votes out of a total of 32,523 achieving a rating of 8.73.
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Borderlands Game of the Year was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K.
Borderlands Game of the Year is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Borderlands Game of the Year is not playable on MacOS.
Borderlands Game of the Year is not playable on Linux.
Borderlands Game of the Year offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Borderlands Game of the Year includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
Borderlands Game of the Year does not currently offer any DLC.
Borderlands Game of the Year does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Borderlands Game of the Year does not support Steam Remote Play.
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155
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Release
31 Aug 2023
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