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360 and PC. PC version aint quite yet. Think its like a week or two more.

PC drops on the 26th and I don't know if PC and 360 users can party up.  Thinking about getting it with what would have been my Modern Warfare 2 money.

Since I finally got a job I think I will end up picking up Borderlands.  5$ off if you buy it before the 26th on Steam

OK, I'm gonna expand on my experience with the first 3 hours of the game.

The opening cinema is awesome. It starts with a very nice storybook sequence and goes into a really cool desert piece introducing the four playable characters. Theres a reall great song that plays over it that kind of reminds me of a rocking version of Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground.

The first thing you do is choose your character. Each class fills a MMRPG type role and does better with certain weapons:
Roland (Soldier) - warrior - machineguns/shotguns
Lilith (Siren) - rogue/mage - stealth, elemental shots
Mordecai (Hunter) - hunter - sniper, pet attack
Brick (berserker) - tank - explosives, melee

Soon you meet Claptrap, who as I mentioned earlier is the greatest thing ever. Aside from his hilarious and endearing dialog/voice, his animations are top notch as well.  He also kind of reminds me of the binomes in ReBoot.

Claptrap leads you through some introductory stuff - moving, shooting, opening things, etc. - and takes you to your first quest.

This is where the game starts to really show its WoW influence. The opening quests are structured almost exactly like the starting quests in WoW. First, something simple like talk to this guy over here. Then go kill a set number of low level mobs. Then go find someone else and take his quests. It all culminates in entering a cave and taking out your first boss. In my case, he dropped a blue pistol thats completely kickass - expanded magazine, increased accuracy, good damage, high rate of fire, and it sets enemies on fire!

Which brings me to the weapons. I read somewhere that the game has some kind of al gore rythym that allows it to create something like 100,000 unique weapons. At first I thought that that would all just be stat variations, but then I got this crazy ass-shot gun last night as a quest reward. It's like a it fires like spread shot in Contra, but it shoots out glowing blue particles that bounce along the ground in a straight line. I have a strong feeling that the weapons are going to get pretty damn interesting as the game goes on.

Enemy AI is good too. If you can see an enemy, theres a good bet that he can see you. Dogs will aggro in packs, and will flank you if they can. It can be pretty intense when you're surrounded by mutant beast dogs and you don't know where to run to. Human enemies will use cover, actively run away from grenades (which can be modded to behave different ways), and seem to know not to hind behind exploding barrels.

Shortly into the game you get a shield like that found in Halo. It drastically cuts back on the number of medkits you need to buy, which is super helpful. Best of all, it too is upgradeable with things like stronger shields, faster recharge time, healing, and some even trigger a damage shockwave when they get depleted!

The game also has a great map feature that's super easy to read, and marks your quest objectives clearly.

When you reach level 5, you get your first skill point, which is used to unlock your class power. I chose the soldier class, so my power is to drop a portable shield and auto-turret. It's saved my ass a number of times. After that, you get a skill point every level which you get to use in a three branched talent tree. For example, the soldier's branches break down into shooting boosts, turret boosts, and medic abilities. It's very much like WoW, except not as complex.

This game is SO fucking awesome, I can't recommend it enough.

Thanks for the review Collin.  I'll check this out too.  Seems pretty neat.  Best Buy will be having a buy 2, get 1 free on PS3, Wii, and 360 games starting sunday.

Bought and Pre-loaded for Monday

Scott accept my Steam Friends invite you bastard!

Hoping that I can team up with you on Monday Collin.  The store page doesn't say anything about PC users being able to play with 360 or PS3 users.

Cin wrote:

I wish I didn't suck so bad at FPS

It's a Roleplaying FPS, so it should be easier, kinda

I guess tomorrow we will find out.  If not that all I have to play with is Scott....

fucking Scott

I've been playing around with the talent builders all morning.. I'm probably going to go with Mordecai for starters.  SNIIIIPE!

Would have been great if we had planned this out.  We could have bought the 4 pack and saved a chunk of change.

WIRED's review:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/10/b … ds-review/