Tell me about Borderlands...?

[seawasp]

I've heard some good general buzz about the game, and I have heard that there's a sequel out or coming soon, but I've never played it or seen it played. Is it a game I'd enjoy?

Games I've played and enjoyed:
  A bunch of the JRPGs, with Chrono Trigger and Star Ocean and Persona at the head of the lists
  Fallout 3 and New Vegas
  Oblivion and Skyrim
  Dragon Age

Games I have enjoyed but found I can't play them for long before my aged reflexes betray me and I am filled with fail:
  Action-RPGs like Tomb Raider and inFamous

Games I don't really enjoy are FPSs.

  I've also been thinking about Mass Effect. Is it important to play ME1 before ME2 and ME3 or are they pretty much separate?

Comments

[windchime68.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, while I agree that the Mass Effect games are more action games/shooters than RPGS - I usually dislike (and suck at, due to poor reactions) action games/shooters and love RPGs, and I loved all three Mass Effect games (much to my surprise). They don't really feel like shooters, to me.

If you like story-driven games with good characters, where your choices affect what happens down the line (and not just at the games' endings), in a compelling setting - then I'd say give the ME games a try. And I'd recommend playing all three, in order. As anton said, you get more of a connection to your character (and other characters in the games as well) that way, as well as more control over your character's background and story. Also, while each game is more-or-less self-contained, they do form a overall story, so you'll only get the full picture by playing all three.

I started ME1 for the first time about 5 months ago, and while some aspects of it are a bit primitive now in comparison to the other two, I still found it very playable.

Can't comment on Borderlands as I've never played it.