I have gotten my hands on this game way back in 2012 and back then, i didn't know what i was doing at all, but after a long break without playing the game, to then buy it back on Steam, i don't regret getting back into it at all.

This game has it all if you're looking for a loot-and-shoot game. There's weapons ranging from simple repeater pistols, to rocket launchers and alien weaponry. They can shoot flames, shock or acid too! On top of that, there's a bunch of different shield types, grenade mods and class mods, which, along with each character's skill trees, allow for dozens of different character builds. For a game from 2009, this game looks very good for it's time in terms of graphics. If your computer isn't that great, you can always optimize it further than normal. If you plan to buy this, your best bet is getting the GOTY "Enhanced" version. The "Enhanced" edition brings new features, but also new bugs, like memory leaks. However, it's more ideal if you will only play through the game once or twice.

Compared to Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, this game barely manages to burn me out. It has a near infinite endgame where you can farm for the perfect weapon parts for every single unique weapon for hundreds en hours (though it gets stale eventually). Also, this game has linear scaling. In comparison to x1.13 and x1.1 multiplicative scaling in Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, it may be easier to balance, but if an enemy is a higher level than you, you will definitely notice it. Pearlescent rarity weapons -- The rarest vanilla gear you can get, and only obtainable in the Knoxx DLC -- are seriously satisfying to obtain, while in other games, they're much more common. Not much excitement in that at all.

Of course, that doesn't mean that this game is perfect. Unlike it's successor, the skill trees are very simple. They can be built in any way without majorly affecting gameplay. Gund and everything in gereral are also less "flashy" than the successors.
If you truly look into it, you will also realize that this game's story is lacking and feels rushed. The game has lore and story, but most of it is in text form in the mission descriptions you complete, which is why it seems so lacking. The original game's graphics are also dated, but ReShade does bring some life to that.

To bring this review further to a close, if you manage to reach the point where the game becomes boring, try some mods! There's Blitz, the custom playable Vault Hunter, The Arsenal, adding 200+ epic items, the Eridian Weapon Overhaul, which makes the Eridian weapons not suck, and more.
This game also sort of has mod support, but you can only access the good UDK with a retail copy of the GOTY version. More mods exist, like custom maps or ever a loot randomizer!

I'm not done playing Borderlands for many, MANY more hours. There is so much to do, but I mostly speedrun the game now. I'll enjoy the first Borderlands and try to keep it going for many more years. One of my favorite games of all time. Play this game and try leveling one character to the max at the very least, you won't be disappointed by what loot awaits you!

Oh, and here's a link to The Arsenal mod. It is definitely worth checking out:
https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/32

[h1]Big maps filled with a horde of enemies, Millions of gun combinations and dark humor all fit into one large barrel o' fun.[/h1] I have gotten my hands on this game way back in 2012 and back then, i didn't know what i was doing at all, but after a long break without playing the game, to then buy it back on Steam, i don't regret getting back into it at all. This game has it all if you're looking for a loot-and-shoot game. There's weapons ranging from simple repeater pistols, to rocket launchers and alien weaponry. They can shoot flames, shock or acid too! On top of that, there's a bunch of different shield types, grenade mods and class mods, which, along with each character's skill trees, allow for dozens of different character builds. For a game from 2009, this game looks very good for it's time in terms of graphics. If your computer isn't that great, you can always optimize it further than normal. If you plan to buy this, your best bet is getting the GOTY "Enhanced" version. The "Enhanced" edition brings new features, but also new bugs, like memory leaks. However, it's more ideal if you will only play through the game once or twice. Compared to Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, this game barely manages to burn me out. It has a near infinite endgame where you can farm for the perfect weapon parts for every single unique weapon for hundreds en hours (though it gets stale eventually). Also, this game has linear scaling. In comparison to x1.13 and x1.1 multiplicative scaling in Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, it may be easier to balance, but if an enemy is a higher level than you, you will definitely notice it. Pearlescent rarity weapons -- The rarest vanilla gear you can get, and only obtainable in the Knoxx DLC -- are seriously satisfying to obtain, while in other games, they're much more common. Not much excitement in that at all. Of course, that doesn't mean that this game is perfect. Unlike it's successor, the skill trees are very simple. They can be built in any way without majorly affecting gameplay. Gund and everything in gereral are also less "flashy" than the successors. If you truly look into it, you will also realize that this game's story is lacking and feels rushed. The game has lore and story, but most of it is in text form in the mission descriptions you complete, which is why it seems so lacking. The original game's graphics are also dated, but ReShade does bring some life to that. To bring this review further to a close, if you manage to reach the point where the game becomes boring, try some mods! There's Blitz, the custom playable Vault Hunter, The Arsenal, adding 200+ epic items, the Eridian Weapon Overhaul, which makes the Eridian weapons not suck, and more. This game also sort of has mod support, but you can only access the good UDK with a retail copy of the GOTY version. More mods exist, like custom maps or ever a loot randomizer! I'm not done playing Borderlands for many, MANY more hours. There is so much to do, but I mostly speedrun the game now. I'll enjoy the first Borderlands and try to keep it going for many more years. One of my favorite games of all time. Play this game and try leveling one character to the max at the very least, you won't be disappointed by what loot awaits you! Oh, and here's a link to The Arsenal mod. It is definitely worth checking out: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/32