Gearbox Software's unholy marriage of RPG and FPS pays out in droves. If it doesn't appeal to the power levelling item hoarder in you, it will definitely speak to the FPS fan in you. What can you say, it's a game for true gamers!

One question, however: What happened to the plot?

Now as brilliant as I find the rest of the game, I had a severe dislike of the supposed plot. Borderlands takes place on a planet called Pandora. At the beginning of the game, you find yourself on a bus being driven to Fyrestone (the first town in the game) with the hope of finding the Vault, a massive underground stronghold of valuable technology. Before you can even put foot to dirt, you’re got some spectral broad yammering in your ear about how you should (now pay attention here) totally go and look for the Vault. And she won’t contribute one useful element to the game from this point onward.

MattyJWest via armchairdiplomat.com »