Would I be missing anything by skipping Borderlands 1 in favor of Borderlands 2? It's always tough to tell with sequels whether the originals are worth picking up.
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Would I be missing anything by skipping Borderlands 1 in favor of Borderlands 2? It's always tough to tell with sequels whether the originals are worth picking up.
Borderlands was a game that was no where on my radar until I got gifted it. I put over 100 hours into it. It's lots of fun. I particularly loved the Zombie Island DLC.
Would I be missing anything by skipping Borderlands 1 in favor of Borderlands 2? It's always tough to tell with sequels whether the originals are worth picking up.
I tried a number of times to play the first one and just could never get into it. It bored me.
Then I got the second and fell in love and next thing you know, 100+ hours were gone and my life was never the same again.
I don't feel like anything important was missed by not finishing the first.
@Paco - I think the only thing missed if you skip BL1 is some of the backstory. The playable characters return as NPCs so it doesn't feel like seeing an old friend when you meet them in BL2 if you haven't played through BL1 but other than that, I would say BL2 can easily stand on its own. If you think you might only play one of them, I would say BL2 is the better option. Then, if you want the backstory on the NPCs, you can go back and play BL1
Would I be missing anything by skipping Borderlands 1 in favor of Borderlands 2? It's always tough to tell with sequels whether the originals are worth picking up.
Borderlands was a game that was no where on my radar until I got gifted it. I put over 100 hours into it. It's lots of fun. I particularly loved the Zombie Island DLC.
Borderlands is fucking amazing. Not everyone loves it as much as I do. Lots of shooter fans thought that the combat was a little floaty (like Drake, who breaks my heart everytime he expresses his not-love for the franchise.) Some people found it repetitive. Some people didn't care for the thin story.
For me it was perfect. I love shooting. I love looting. I love leveling up. I love applying skill points. Almost like a Blizzard game, it didn't really do anything new, but the way it combined the best bits and pieces from varied tried-and-true genres just meshed for me. I ended up playing over 600 hours between PC and XBox. That's nowhere near the top of the leadeboard on this forum. It's my favorite game of all time.
It is a wonderful, wonderful game that is about to be retconned into Steamworks for mulitplayer and is well worth playing. It is regularly on sale for as little as $5 (or $7.50 for the GOTY with the 4 mostly excellent DLC.)
For the first 30-40 hours or so, Borderlands 2 is a straight improvement on Borderlands in every way. The shooting is tighter, the weapons are more varied, the character classes are more interesting, the writing is better (no slouch in BL1), the story is incredible, the graphics are better (and more colorful and vibrant), etc. The only thing that's a step backwards is the inventory, but it's not a huge step back and you get used to it quickly enough. After that, for subsequent playthroughs, there are some pretty substantial ways in which the original Borderlands is better (including the loot drop issue, cf. page 2 of this thread). Most folks don't actually play that long, though, so it can be a mistake sometimes to listen to the dissatisfactions of the grizzled veterans.
So, @Paco, would you be missing anything by skipping BL1? Yes. The story of BL2 is 1000 times better if you've played BL1. BL1 is an excellent gaming experience in its own right. You can't meaningfully participate in the deep, nuanced discussions of the selective failings of the franchise. (That last one's a joke.)
That said, in a world where the chief gaming constraint is often time, you are totally fine just jumping into BL2. There's no mechanical connection between the two like Mass Effect or Walking Dead where choices in the first one affect the sequel.
Which one was Gaige?
Tiny Tina was the crazy for explosions little girl right?
I remember DLC (someone gifted me it I think?) that gave me a pretty hilarious character to play, but I kinda burned out. I may have to give it a play again.
Gaige is the mechromancer. The first add-on character to play as. And she's the bestest. No, really, it's impossible not to cackle with glee as your unleash hell with her. I love how completely and totally unpredictable it is to use her. Shit can go from a stomping to a clusterfuck and back again in a matter of seconds.
Anyone who claims combat in BL2 can get routine or boring after a while (which is a somewhat reasonable complaint) should just play with Gaige.
Ah, right. That was the DLC character I had gotten (gifted by one of you classsy folk), and she was hilariously entertaining. Still wound up not getting very far with her. I really should give it another go.
It's more a matter of being overwhelmed with games to play already than not being willing to play. I'll go in order when I get the chance, sounds like it will be worth it.
Yeah, BL1 isn't necessary for BL2. For one, BL1's plot was entirely forgettable, and for two, most of the original four vault hunters' characterization comes from BL2, which had better writing in general. BL2 also introduced a slew of improvements across the board that you forget about until you're faced with their absence, along with longer skill trees and more interesting powers (Axton's turret is sooooo much better than Roland's).
That said, things you'll miss out on by skipping BL1 are: more satisfying loot curves, hilarious Knoxx DLC, more Patricia Tannis, and experiencing the glory that is playing Lilith, the invisible elemental goddess whose heralds are Hellfire and Double Anarchy.
It's more a matter of being overwhelmed with games to play already than not being willing to play. I'll go in order when I get the chance, sounds like it will be worth it.
Being overwhelmed with games to play is part of the Newell Madness. I have enough games installed to last several years plus I have enough that I haven't installed to last me several more. With that said, my madness goes deeper by having a monster wishlist so I'm ready if they go on sale. You must own all the games since you never know what you'll be in the mood to play.
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Out of curiosity, I checked my own card on their rankings. Somehow, it's close to the top of the mid to high range category.
Was just looking at the Necrodancer steam page, it has local co-op and dance pad support which sounds amazing. Anyone know how practical the dance pad controls are? I remember playing tekken with a friend on PS1 a long time ago in a dance fight battle and while it worked it was basically terrible. If this is able to be played in a somewhat practical way with a dance pad though I might pick it up.
Was just looking at the Necrodancer steam page, it has local co-op and dance pad support which sounds amazing. Anyone know how practical the dance pad controls are? I remember playing tekken with a friend on PS1 a long time ago in a dance fight battle and while it worked it was basically terrible. If this is able to be played in a somewhat practical way with a dance pad though I might pick it up.
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So since Smokes is all set on GPU, if anyone else is in a situation where a gently-used 6770 would be a useful upgrade (Check PassMark's score for your GPU vs the 6770's score of 1675), and you're not a sneaky dirty lurker of dubious nationality and parentage ( :P ), send me a PM and maybe something magical can happen...
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Realizing who now has my address I may have made a huge mistake.
Thank you so much, my games are going to be so pretty!
Someone didn't have FTL already?
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I actually just checked and I have a PA forumer friend who even has it on their wishlist. Unfortunately I'm too broke to do anything about it. Justice will be served eventually, though.
Yeah, BL1 isn't necessary for BL2. For one, BL1's plot was entirely forgettable, and for two, most of the original four vault hunters' characterization comes from BL2, which had better writing in general. BL2 also introduced a slew of improvements across the board that you forget about until you're faced with their absence, along with longer skill trees and more interesting powers (Axton's turret is sooooo much better than Roland's).
That said, things you'll miss out on by skipping BL1 are: more satisfying loot curves, hilarious Knoxx DLC, more Patricia Tannis, and experiencing the glory that is playing Lilith, the invisible elemental goddess whose heralds are Hellfire and Double Anarchy.
Honestly the biggest problem with BL1 is it's horrible interface. I can't quite explain it, but it just feels terrible on PC. You can tell that the game is a PC port of a console release. BL2 doesn't have that problem. The interface feels fine. It's been a while, but the biggest issue I had with their interface in BL1 was the map. You'd open the map, and moving the map around with your mouse felt entirely unnatural and unintuitive.
Aside from the interface, I thought that the first game had a lot of character. It feels a lot more like a FPS Diablo like. In the first one, there's all sorts of diversions in each area, with little quests that are unrelated to the main story. In BL2, it feels like the game is more of a roller coaster. While the game plays and feels better overall, the sidequests are linearly tacked on to the main quest. You can avoid them, and you should in NG+, but the are definitely designed to go along with the section of the story you are completing.
I've just noticed that Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms has disappeared from my library. Upon further inspection, it appears to now be listed as DLC for Medieval II: Total War proper. I assume this is a side-effect of the Steamworks migration. It's not unpleasant, makes the library look a mite tidier.
Crypt of the Necrodancer is a Roguelike dungeon explorer that requires you to move and attack on the beats. It looks really really fucking interesting from all I've seen on streams. Luckily I have Firefall and Trails in the Sky to keep me busy and not lusting over that goddamn awesome looking game.
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So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
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FTL is great. If you like the roguelike style of game, it's fantastic. Easily hundreds of hours have been wasted on that game. They had a pretty big update recently that coincided with their release on iOS, and they chose to include it for free with the Steam. It could easily have been a paid expansion, it added quite a bit of new content.
I haven't had a chance to go back and check out FTL's new stuff yet. I was bad at it, but it was good fun. It's one of those games that is A ) Rather good and B ) Been heavily featured in various sales. So as a result it has been at times difficult to even give away on here. Same with Bastion.
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Borderlands was a game that was no where on my radar until I got gifted it. I put over 100 hours into it. It's lots of fun. I particularly loved the Zombie Island DLC.
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I tried a number of times to play the first one and just could never get into it. It bored me.
Then I got the second and fell in love and next thing you know, 100+ hours were gone and my life was never the same again.
I don't feel like anything important was missed by not finishing the first.
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Borderlands is fucking amazing. Not everyone loves it as much as I do. Lots of shooter fans thought that the combat was a little floaty (like Drake, who breaks my heart everytime he expresses his not-love for the franchise.) Some people found it repetitive. Some people didn't care for the thin story.
For me it was perfect. I love shooting. I love looting. I love leveling up. I love applying skill points. Almost like a Blizzard game, it didn't really do anything new, but the way it combined the best bits and pieces from varied tried-and-true genres just meshed for me. I ended up playing over 600 hours between PC and XBox. That's nowhere near the top of the leadeboard on this forum. It's my favorite game of all time.
It is a wonderful, wonderful game that is about to be retconned into Steamworks for mulitplayer and is well worth playing. It is regularly on sale for as little as $5 (or $7.50 for the GOTY with the 4 mostly excellent DLC.)
For the first 30-40 hours or so, Borderlands 2 is a straight improvement on Borderlands in every way. The shooting is tighter, the weapons are more varied, the character classes are more interesting, the writing is better (no slouch in BL1), the story is incredible, the graphics are better (and more colorful and vibrant), etc. The only thing that's a step backwards is the inventory, but it's not a huge step back and you get used to it quickly enough. After that, for subsequent playthroughs, there are some pretty substantial ways in which the original Borderlands is better (including the loot drop issue, cf. page 2 of this thread). Most folks don't actually play that long, though, so it can be a mistake sometimes to listen to the dissatisfactions of the grizzled veterans.
So, @Paco, would you be missing anything by skipping BL1? Yes. The story of BL2 is 1000 times better if you've played BL1. BL1 is an excellent gaming experience in its own right. You can't meaningfully participate in the deep, nuanced discussions of the selective failings of the franchise. (That last one's a joke.)
That said, in a world where the chief gaming constraint is often time, you are totally fine just jumping into BL2. There's no mechanical connection between the two like Mass Effect or Walking Dead where choices in the first one affect the sequel.
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Ah, right. That was the DLC character I had gotten (gifted by one of you classsy folk), and she was hilariously entertaining. Still wound up not getting very far with her. I really should give it another go.
So here's another short term giveaway for the Adventure Team group.
Ends tomorrow around this time.
Aw dammit.
That said, things you'll miss out on by skipping BL1 are: more satisfying loot curves, hilarious Knoxx DLC, more Patricia Tannis, and experiencing the glory that is playing Lilith, the invisible elemental goddess whose heralds are Hellfire and Double Anarchy.
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Being overwhelmed with games to play is part of the Newell Madness. I have enough games installed to last several years plus I have enough that I haven't installed to last me several more. With that said, my madness goes deeper by having a monster wishlist so I'm ready if they go on sale. You must own all the games since you never know what you'll be in the mood to play.
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Also short term, ends tomorrow around now. Open to adventure team members.
Out of curiosity, I checked my own card on their rankings. Somehow, it's close to the top of the mid to high range category.
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Same rules.
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No one on my friends list owns it. But it says you can play it with your own music? Is it like Beat Hazard/Audiosurf but a roguelike?
Because...yes please.
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Yeah, a roguelike rhythm game.
It sounds delightful.
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I actually just checked and I have a PA forumer friend who even has it on their wishlist. Unfortunately I'm too broke to do anything about it. Justice will be served eventually, though.
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Honestly the biggest problem with BL1 is it's horrible interface. I can't quite explain it, but it just feels terrible on PC. You can tell that the game is a PC port of a console release. BL2 doesn't have that problem. The interface feels fine. It's been a while, but the biggest issue I had with their interface in BL1 was the map. You'd open the map, and moving the map around with your mouse felt entirely unnatural and unintuitive.
Aside from the interface, I thought that the first game had a lot of character. It feels a lot more like a FPS Diablo like. In the first one, there's all sorts of diversions in each area, with little quests that are unrelated to the main story. In BL2, it feels like the game is more of a roller coaster. While the game plays and feels better overall, the sidequests are linearly tacked on to the main quest. You can avoid them, and you should in NG+, but the are definitely designed to go along with the section of the story you are completing.
I don't care what anyone says, my experiences with them were always positive. Peaceful herbavore planet, on the other hand...
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