Borderlands (360)

I think it's like the 4th play through which is a record for an action shooter sort of game for me. Most games that I tend to come back to are turn based tactical and strategy type games. But Borderlands is my favorite shooter, and I pretty much have played all the major ones through the ages. Despite the following games in the series improving in many ways, especially story telling...I still think I prefer the campaign of the original overall.

If Guy Ritchie and Tarantino got together to make a shooter, they'd make something like Borderlands. Funniest movies ever made, but take out the humor and you're left with anything but funny when you think about it. And that's Borderlands.

People say Borderlands lacks story. I suppose people that say that like to sit back and be beaten over the head by obvious cut scenes. Strip away the dark humor and the Borderlands meta story (over the entire series) is one of the saddest and most brutal tales of corporate greed ever told. Well, as far as shooters go anyway. But no cut scenes for lazy people, most of the little story pieces come together by exploring and completing the missions and listening and reading. The games have the best characters in any video game, and they all have their own story if you explore fully and pay attention.

But most people just play it to shoot things, that's fine. But in what other game do you become so attached to your guns than in Borderlands? Man I love my epic Malevolent Savior with regenerating SMG ammo! It's only level 25 and it's STILL equipped in my inventory deck at level 40! I love it so much, best gun in the history of guns....I LOVE THAT GUN!!! No other game does that. Maybe I need some therapy or something.

The only question is WTF are Gearbox doing wasting time with that stupid MOBA (all MOBA's are stupid IMHO) when they should be making another Borderlands game?