Im surprised that no one has compared this to Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast.... I guess not many played it. Only difference I see is that PSO was 3rd person. Random quests, lvling, and fat loot hunting are all present. Special events might be cool - whoever kills most monsters within some time/day period wins some special weapon.

@magnalon

Sorry but I have to disagree with you. I think it is a fair comparison as far as FPS is concerned or it is a best attempt today to match something similar to Diablo in the FPS. This game is truly addictive and I could not stop playing this game for 2 days in a row. I avoid all the main quests b/c I want t the experience to last as long as it can. I am soooo looking forward to start the co-op missions with my buddies. I still like the Fallout 3's mission varieties, but this is a real gem that grows on you. As a one snippet comment, I think the comparison is a good one.

Spiitfire I've had that thought in the back of my mind for a while now. I would definitely compare it to PSO, only I played it on the Gamecube. Rare weapons in PSO had unique looks to them though while Borderlands is more about attributes.

A few people are being ludicrously literal here.

He's not saying Borderlands is *exactly* like Diablo and should be comparable on every single level. He's saying that if you grew up on FPS', then this is your Diablo, as in, the closest equivalent you'll get in the FPS genre. I think that's a very fair statement.

Being a big fan of Diablo and games like it, I think Borderlands is great to open up people to a new genre of game they would otherwise wouldn't have ever considered in playing. I'm not saying Borderlands is on the same level as Diablo, but it could get people who never played it (or not interested in it) to finally give it a shot.

Is it bad that I'm so obsessed with Borderlands that when I make it to level 50 (I'm level 49 1/2) with my Siren and get to the third playthrough I'm going to try to do the same with the other three characters? I don't know if it will burn me out or not but so far nothing has even been able to distract me from Borderlands. I would even go as far as saying that on Tuesday I will be more concerned with leveling up my level 24 Hunter to even give a shit about Modern Warfare 2... and I LOVE MODERN WARFARE. It's just... after Borderlands other games just don't do it for me anymore... I just think to myself "I wish I was playing Borderlands." whenever I'm playing a different game... I dunno... Gearbox did good, they did too good, Borderlands 2 will be the shit just like Diablo 2 was. I hope we can have the level cap raised soon, can't wait for the DLC!!! =D

Confirmed, Borderlands 2 will be made and have socketed weapons and bloody foothill runs.

@Jim - closest equivalent? Surely that has to be Hellgate: London.

@Misanthrope - Amen

reindall: the closest would be HG:L, other than the fact it was released over a year too early, was so buggy you couldn't reliably play coop, which is all the game is about, and the servers were shutdown within a year of it being released.

Agree entirely.

Is this a joke? Comparing it to DIABLO?

Boringlands is a totally forgettable game that nobody will ever think about in a month. Especially during this years holiday season.

When the inevitable sequel comes out expect more of the same digested boring shit with new colors.

The core gun mechanic is well done along with the art. But everything else is completely barebones. It's like they slapped on everything else once they had the gun generator working and the art in place.

Magnalon:

I never said it was deep customization. But it is fun. Turning the Bloodwing into a fearsome exploding bastard that leeches health is terrific. It might not be an endless cavalcade of micromanagement, but the perks you get open the gameplay up and make things more fun.

I also felt the game got way more fun past the first town.

I love this game.

Hah! take that GoW that abandoned it's PC base!

I love the reading comprehension going on here.

There was no direct 1-for-1 comparison to Diabolo. They said it was the closest thing to Diabolo that an FPS could be. Its not beyond my grasp to see where the two overlap, but I don't feel the need to bring up everything that doesn't.

Hell, you don't even have to have ever played Diabolo to know what people are talking about when they talk about Diabolo. Play Borderlands, play Phantasy Star Zero, Monster Hunter or Torchlight and it just starts to become clear that, hey, these things have stuff in common!

Need to wait at least 6 months before making that call.

I think the point he was making was that it was in the same vein like Diablo, it is addictive, fun, has many similar characteristics to Diablo. Sure, it may not have the staying power but it is SIMILAR to it. That's what I thnk he is trying to say, that it is as close a Diablo as the FPS genre is going to get.

I don't know...the game is more of an RPG really. It doesn't play like Diablo either. It's more like Guild Wars. Actually, whatever, CliffyB is never wrong.

Cliffy B. remembers PC games? I'm surprised.

I love the game. And if it weren't for the fact that the skill tree is so bare bones compared to Diablo style games I'd agree with this. But only one attack skill per character that you get immediately? I liked the idea of having entire skill trees that each gave you a new attack or changed stats worked far better.

Also driving sucks in this game. Even with it's flaws though the game is easily one of my favorite games I've played in a long time. Now fix the damn weapon stats not showing up correctly and I'll love Gearbox even more.

..and it runs on UE3!