r/Borderlands • u/FR0M_Z3R0 • 18h ago
Loving borderlands 1 I am absolutely LOVING this series and I’m only on the first game
so, I’ve always been aware of the borderlands franchise, especially after the Fortnite collab back in like 2018? 19? something like that. but I’ve never actually played the games. until like a year ago I was messing around with BL3 on a friend’s console. had no idea what I was doing but the art style and the music had me HOOKED. flash forward to my birthday and my uncle bought me the collection. it’s called either the pandora or psycho collection, idk, it’s the one with BL1-3 and the 2 tales games. earlier this week, I finally decided to start my journey by starting the first game.
and I. fucking. love. it. dude. this game is awesome. I’m only level 20 right now but i am having the time of my LIFE. the art style is immaculate. that grimy, mad max, wasteland energy combined with the cel shading and line work is absolute eye candy to me. it totally sells and compliments the vibe and personality of the game. I love the humor and how it isn’t afraid to be crass and grotesque. every line of dialogue makes me want more. the gameplay is super fun too. I love the quest aspect. ofc the story quests but the optional quests, I love grinding those too. I love the looting and the gun collecting aspect. I love trying out every weapon I can get my grubby little hands on. I love fighting my way through waves of enemies in these amazingly designed environments, and speaking of designs, holy fuck the character designs are great. Claptrap has become one of my favorite characters. I personally use Lilith and I love her design. And the enemies, oh my god the enemies. The psychos are so iconic, but the other enemies too are amazingly designed. Easily one of my favorite aspects of this game is how much it can get a “WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THAT??!!” reaction out of my whenever they throw some new, delightfully gross looking creature at me. The human enemies look so cool. I love their vibe.
overall I’m absolutely loving this game so far. I can not wait to see what this series has to offer. I can not wait to play the rest of the games, and I can’t wait to become a part of this fandom.