Borderlands trailer introduces us to gun-toting 'fools'
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Sep 12th 2009 at 7:30PM } 
Sure, the dreary environments in Gearbox's upcoming FPSRPG Borderlands may lack any sort of natural beauty -- but at least its inhabitants are charming as all get out. The latest trailer for the title introduces us to the four playable classes in the game: Mordecai the Hunter, Lilith the Siren, Roland the Soldier and Brick the ... Brick. We also witness a man with extremely pointy, spike-like nipples, forcing us to believe that the titular Borderlands are not only unwelcomingly ugly, but also cold as a well-digger's behind in January.
Gallery: Borderlands
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
nriveraexpress @ Sep 12th 2009 7:37PM
like the game but im not feeling the trailer
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 12th 2009 8:32PM
I like the name but I'm not feeling the comment.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 12th 2009 10:42PM
This is why intelligent discussion can't happen on here very often. All he did was say he didn't really like the trailer, no need to jump on him for that.
Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 12th 2009 11:09PM
you're forgetting that it's taco.
sonicspike41 @ Sep 12th 2009 11:12PM
Man, now I'm hungry for some tacos...
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 13th 2009 12:34AM
I didn't jump on him. I told him I like his name.
Obviously tmac has never heard of "the internet" before.
Opinions be damned!
AvA (ice~) @ Sep 13th 2009 12:36AM
trailers awesome, it's got Cage the Elephant in it!!!!!!!!!!
johnnynumber5 @ Sep 13th 2009 12:20PM
You tell em Tmac. After all, you are the king of rational discussion and you never devolve or derail a conversation. E-V-E-R.
NoughtSoClever @ Sep 13th 2009 1:00PM
Intelligent discussion, eh? Hows this...Nriveraexpress, could you elaborate on which parts of the trailer that you did not 'feel?'
nriveraexpress @ Sep 13th 2009 8:03PM
oh i dunno prob the song, yea thats it
Saihna @ Sep 12th 2009 7:38PM
Quite possibly one the most amazing games I've seen. :D
Hideo Kojima @ Sep 12th 2009 7:47PM
You should probably take a look at one of my games... Or say, four of my games.
Quiggy @ Sep 12th 2009 7:55PM
Y'know, I like The Dark Wayne. I think he's a pretty funny guy, and he comes off pretty well as Batman. That said, I'm getting sick of all you clowns who think you're someone famous. I doubt Hideo Kojima would say that. He's never really struck me as an arrogant cockbag. Rather, he's more of an insane cockbag.
So please, stop trying to impress us by the fact that you think you're Hideo Kojima. And to all you wannabe Dark Waynes, just stop. You're embarrassing yourselves.
Exemplar @ Sep 12th 2009 8:08PM
Did you rike it?
Saihna @ Sep 12th 2009 8:11PM
I didn't say it's THE most amazing game I've seen. >__>
sonicspike41 @ Sep 12th 2009 8:13PM
Really? I thought Hideo's comment was pretty funny.
I laughed, and I gave him a +1 for it.
Guess not everyone feels the same as you Quiggy.
Autobot @ Sep 12th 2009 8:34PM
HIDEO KOJIMA I LOVE YOU
-P.S. I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN
Anyway, this game is shaping up to be game of the year.
Solace @ Sep 12th 2009 7:41PM
MOAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 12th 2009 8:10PM
CANNOT UNSEE THE AWESOMENESS THAT HAS BEEN SEEN!!!
Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 12th 2009 8:20PM
the goggles, they do nothing?
Sinister Rouge @ Sep 12th 2009 11:12PM
+1 for the Radioactive Man comment!
Aurailious @ Sep 12th 2009 7:44PM
I still am not sold on the graphics. Not saying they aren't bad or anything, but I am interested. I will need a demo to clinch this game for me, or a lot of gameplay video from the player perspective.
Obviously is similar to Fallout, and perhaps improves on that.
WREturns(There was once a dream called Rome) @ Sep 12th 2009 8:26PM
Maybe it's like Fallout but more fun and less walking for-fucking-ever to find Underworld.
Rock Fistpump @ Sep 12th 2009 11:24PM
I completely agree with you on all counts.
I was thinking "wow okay, Fallout" for the first few seconds of the trailer but this looks like it might be able to pull away from the label of a clone- I hope. It has a more comical feel to it, and I suppose that's what they were going for what with the cartoon-like cell shading.
Aurailious @ Sep 13th 2009 2:05AM
It really made me think of Fallout when it said "wasteland".
Rock Fistpump @ Sep 13th 2009 4:55AM
haha, yes true. But Fallout didn't invent the idea of a wasteland... I hope people know that.
CzAr @ Sep 12th 2009 7:44PM
Am I the only person who refuses to watch more trailers for games I'm excited to get, in fear of ruining the experience?
Games like Borderlands, where I don't want to preview everything before I play it.
Aurailious @ Sep 13th 2009 4:21AM
Yeah, I saw one too many Mass Effect Trailers that kind of messed the story up for me. So I'm kind of depressed because I really enjoyed Mass Effect.
Glenn @ Sep 13th 2009 12:18PM
yes but if you did not watch said trailer above, you would not be thinking "does the hunter have a French accent?"
Deadpool @ Sep 12th 2009 7:45PM
Hmmmm....I taste a hint of Trigun in that trailer. If they throw some Trigun characters in, it would be a day one purchase for me. But l'm am liking what I'm seeing so far.
sonicspike41 @ Sep 12th 2009 7:51PM
Exactly what I was thinking at first. The whole western theme with some modern weapons kinda reminds me of Trigun.
If they let you play as Vash or Wolfwood and threw in a few of the Gung-Ho Guns as bosses... oh the fun that could be had.
JoeRo @ Sep 12th 2009 7:55PM
I don't get it, there was such a big hubbub about that show, but from what I saw:
Trigun = 20% Good action, 80% Vash crying.
Did I miss something?
sonicspike41 @ Sep 12th 2009 8:11PM
Personally I liked it for Vash's comedic acting during some of the lesser battles and scenes, and for the moral dilemmas.
He refuses to kill anyone, choosing instead to just wound them to prevent any serious harm. At the same time he also feels the need to save everyone, something that he is later painfully reminded he can't always do.
It's just a funny and often times emotional and serious ride on his way to finding his brother.
Deadpool @ Sep 12th 2009 8:14PM
You're either getting Trigun confused with Spider-man 3 or you just saw the last few episodes of the series. I hope they get all the original english voice actors back for the Trigun movie. I talked to Johnny Yong Bosch last weekend and he said he was up for reprising the role of Vash.
toxicinzanity @ Sep 12th 2009 8:40PM
man i felt the same thing trigun all the way but i also though the first song really fit to the trailer
LegendaryRedass @ Sep 12th 2009 9:35PM
Desert Punk!! That would be awesome if it took from Desert Punk.
carmaction @ Sep 12th 2009 7:51PM
The best part is Brick punching suckas in the mouth.
X-singular @ Sep 12th 2009 8:40PM
I pity 'da fools
Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 12th 2009 7:57PM
I'm really excited about this game, but I got a feeling it will sell badly. At least I haven't seen much info on it in more mainstream media.
Anyhow; Borderlands, Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls will be my first priority for the rest of 2009.
Saihna @ Sep 12th 2009 8:13PM
I agree with you but I never did really get into Uncharted, so I'm uneasy about U2, but I'm also psyched about Demon Souls, and Borderlands. :D
Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 12th 2009 8:24PM
Demon's Souls is looking really great, and i like a challenge so count me in, ;)
Adriaan @ Sep 12th 2009 8:48PM
I'm inclined to say the same thing, but...
HAVE YOU SEEN THE BOX ART? If that doesn't sell a few extra copies to people walking by, then I'm entirely convinced that games like Halo and Call of Duty have destroyed mainstream gaming's taste in creative new IPs.
Saihna @ Sep 12th 2009 9:02PM
Hahaha, I have to agree with you on that one, the box art is pretty cool. :]
Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 12th 2009 10:57PM
Love the artwork. However I'm unsure if that will sell it as well. I don't know if you remember the original Ico cover and the dreadful US version cover of that. There must have been some reason why they changed it into that super-cheesy 80s fantasy movie cover to begin with. But I hope Borderlands sells well, so we will be seeing more new ip's in the next years.
Cubeinthebox @ Sep 13th 2009 12:09PM
I was talking to a manager at my local GameCrazy and he said he went to a managers conference and that there is a lot of hype being put out about it. I remember the same thing happened to Fallout with mainstream media not getting a hold of the hype until a month or 3 weeks before launch.
johnnynumber5 @ Sep 13th 2009 12:31PM
Demons Souls is a really great game but be warned because it is hard as hell. A friend of mine imported the game and it was completely in english. He also imported white knight chronicles and that is probably a better [albeit different type of] game. But, I'll be picking up both of them thats for sure. As for Borderlands, I wasn't all that hyped about it until the last few trailers (the Bale one & this one) and realized the game doesn't take itself too seriously like Fallout 3.
My must haves for this year are Uncharted 2, Gran Turismo 5, Modern Warfare 2 and Assassins Creed 2. However, Demon Souls, Borderlands & Brutal Legend are all on the verge of being day 1 purchases as well.
Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 13th 2009 2:34PM
Well, in the case of Fallout 3 it already had a sizeable and devoted fanbase to begin with. It seems like new ip's usually struggle without a large marketing push behind them.
Just look at Dead Space, one of the best games this generation imo, and still it sold less (though not badly) than it was expected to. The first Assasin's Creed sold really well, but i remember hearing a lot about that in mainstream media. It was all over the place. And of course they had Jade Raymond as well. :)
GT5 would be on my list too if it was certain it would be out this year...
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 12th 2009 7:59PM
Just preordered this today, but I was forced to choose between this or Brutal Legend (not fun deciding that one). That cartoony art style I hated at first is beginning to not bother me anymore, even if I sometimes wonder how good it could have looked with the old one.
Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 12th 2009 8:15PM
I quite like that artstyle. Or, it was nice in the 2 games I ever saw it in: XIII and Valkyria Chronicles.
And I'm getting a bit tired of the "waxy" look in most newer games.
Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 12th 2009 8:44PM
valkyria chronicles' art style is VERY different. it actually looks hand drawn. this doesn't.