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I enjoyed the absolute hell out of Borderlands right up until that last expansion released and I lost any and all desire to play the game. But that doesn't change how much love I have for the time when I had a lot of love for playing Borderlands and I could probably be coerced into firing up the game again if Katrina ever had the urge.

So, how to approach a custom cover for this one? One of the things which draws me to games such as this is the idea of claiming a character class as your own. It's especially true of Borderlands, where it just seems less fun when there's a second version of you running around and it doesn't really help the team all that much (unless it's Lillith). So I wanted to reflect that identity, which really left me with no choice other than to just make four covers:



The rear of each of the four covers features the vault symbol. If there is demand and time, I've considered the prospect of making a four-piece set which, when on a shelf together, would create the Borderlands title. I just can't see a reason to do it for myself.

Anyway, feel free to download the full-sized versions below. These are sized for standard DVD cases, as I intend to pool them all together in a uniform display. Again, enough demand and I can toss together ones more appropriate for blu-ray cases.

Borderlands "Hunter" cover
Borderlands "Siren" cover
Borderlands "Soldier" cover
Borderlands "Berserker" cover
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Ah Borderlands. So much potential, so little time actually played...

I'll be printing out the Siren cover, Conrad. God knows it's a more appealing design than the mook blowing his brains out. I want to finish the game, because theoretically the idea of a FPS mixed with an RPG is awesome.

I just wish there'd been some element of character customization beyond color swaps.
Amazing as always Conrad! My fav char and cover is the Tank one :) I mean a ARGHH punch anything approach is definitely my style when playing Borderlol's as me and my friends love to call it. He also had A dog when he was a kid .. I think :P
I like it! Very Cowboy Bebop-esque. Now it just needs some Jazz.
I downloaded the cover file just to remember I grabbed borderlands on steam while it was on sale.Oh well backround it is , keep em coming.
Borderlands, you were a solid game, but here's hoping Dead Island knocks you out of the ballpark.
had such a good time with Borderlands, would love a blu-ray size cover ( got it on PS3), but I'm still going to print out the Berserker one and put it on my shelf though.
That is damn cool. I played BL's fuckin brains out lol. Heard the title "Borderworlds" got copyrighted a lil bit ago and I will shit my britches when that announcement is finally made.
Those are awesome!
I like these a lot. Keep it up, Conrad!

Although I do have a very small, and extremely petty nitpick. The game's title font isn't nearly as distressed as the class title font, and that looks a hair disheveling to me. I'll definitely use the Siren or Hunter after I make a couple tweaks of my own in Photoshop.

Still, I'm loving these, and you seriously should make more.
Your custom covers are awesome. I love your Deadly Premonition cover.

Would you mind if I asked you which editing program you use?
@Oran: He's using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

You can generally check what software has been used to edit or take a digital image, if the author of the image hasn't edited that information out, by checking the Details tab in the files properties.

I also use Photoshop CS5, and it is a very powerful, professional-grade program.

It's not cheap though.
Here's an unnecessary visual reference for where to find image details as I mentioned and summarily forget to link to in my previous comment.

I really need to be more concise, and even more so need to typing up these stream of consciousness postscripts when I am not.
Which character is the most fun to solo with?
@ArrestedDeveloper: I'm inclined to say Brick, and in no small part because he can be utterly intolerable to play with in a multiplayer game. Smashing things with his fists doesn't get old when you're the guy doing it but, man, does it ever piss people off once you start getting some of that sweet explosive action on them.
These are amazing as always. Keep up the good work!
Very sexy!!

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