Borderlands Game of the Year

Massively overreaching EULA added to the game this year. They think they're entitled to your real world identity and passwords and even payment info, will ban you for modding or talking about any kind of exploit (IN A PRIVATE CO-OP GAME), and agreeing to the terms guards their asses legally. Make sure you don't have this spyware (or any other Borderlands game) even installed in your computer.

take 2 stealing info and selling it. take 2 is banning everything fun like mods and glitches. basically cant even make good videos on the franchise now. i guess go fuck the community right?

After doing every single main and side quest, secret quest and dlc's i can say this was really fun. I would not recommend this to be your first borderlands to play, but more so your second or 3rd borderlands game to see what borderlands have become. 8/10

I've been a massive fan of the franchise for years, and I was really exited to play though all the games again since I re-bought them for PC. But with the Terms of Service changes I'm deleting them and I wont bother. I'm really glad I at least got to play through most of the games prior to this. But it looks like this unfinished play though is my last.

2K is now forcing spyware on my PC and forcing me to agree to in in EULA? No game is worth giving that much control to a company. Im done with ALL past, present and FUTURE Borderlands games.

Add nasty spyware and third party launchers to game years after purchase.

F Take-Two
F Gearbox
F Randy

Please get this version instead of the new one. I don't care that you have to edit the files for VSync, it's still the purist form of Borderlands

spyware in the game made by the company, cant recommend borderlands games anymore because i cant play them either for security risk

Having the ability to play old games I love walled behind an honestly insane new ToS that lets Takes Two acquire personal information that they have no justifiable business with is incomprehensible. From time to time I think about going back to enjoy the Borderlands series with friends but now I can no longer even do that.

t2 definitely breaking multiple laws to spy on its players. either undo these changes or delist them from steam. changing eula this drastically without users consent should be reason enough for this.

I will not be playing any Borderlands game published by Take-Two until they remove the "spyware" portion of their TOS/EULA. This is a disgusting business practice, and they cannot be allowed to let this go unchecked.

this game is now owned by take 2 interactive aka spyware they have changed the terms of service and have made me never want to touch a game connected to them again its sad how a 12 plus year old game can be ruined with one small what is seamingly insignificant to the company can ruin their older titles but i guess this what the world has come to, base game is amazing dlc is great will change this post if they ever remove the spyware but i doubt that will happen

I can only say the ending of this game is such a massive disappointment, it turned me off from played the entire rest of the Borderlands series.

This version is better than enhanced. Less bugs, smoother frame pacing with less traversal stutter, and less general hitching.
No overpowered gearbox weapons, etc etc.

Apparently a memory leak is present in the original version as well as the enhanced version. But due to the lower RAM requirement of the original version, it will take almost 10x as long to even notice your frame rate being affected by this to the point it basically is negligible especially if you have newer system specs.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Borderlands

This link will provide you access to some things to improve the experience, such as FOV fixes, extra settings (V-Sync, and various other settings).

Sadly this version was unlisted, and as such probably can't be purchased anymore...

Personally I dislike the enhanced version, mainly due to some texture differences, color palette changes, some weapon textures being bugged or not displaying properly. Some weapons in the original version may have a semi-gloss finish, while in remaster they are a solid matte color.

The biggest complaint about the Enhanced version is the amount of bugs, one of the most common I've seen is when you get in Fight for your Life, and your camera begins to erratically spin, guaranteeing player death. I've never observed this in the original version on PC, or the Xbox 360 version.

good borderlands game as always

DO NOT BUY OR PLAY! The new EULA for all 3 games is blatant spyware. Seriously fuck you takes two.

It's a competent shooter and RPG, but the writing is extremely annoying if you aren't in the target demographic.

I love this game, just buy it when its on sale for the 5th time this month.

75/100

Borderlands has a great vibe that I wish they'd go back to in future games. I'm still not a fan of having to play the game multiple times to hit max level. I prefer steady progression through 1 playthrough until all the content is done.

Also... why is E and R tied together for reloading?! Maybe the enhanced edition fixed it but that version of the game is borked.

I've stopped playing and my vote became Not Recommended due to the Take-Two EULA that popped up...THIS WEEK/march2025.

Its not nearly as good as 2 but if you enjoy 2 you can find something to appreciate here. very very old tho so beware of that 2009 jankyness. boss fights are a joke or underbaked and a marvel how they let this be the final idea. decent tho bloodwing/10

they have a really shitty level system for example you will be a level 24 doing a mission that says its for players who are level 24 but there are level 27 enemy's who kill you in 2 shots its annoying asf but its only some missions so if you can get through it the game will be fine

Yes, it's raw, it's unbalanced, it's light on story, and it's excessively brown, but it's got personality and an incredible gameplay loop. I love it and I keep coming back to it.

Loves the story and looting, Sometimes it gets boring for a while. But I still love the game, Just try to get used to it.

Take-Two Terms of Service
Last Updated: February 28, 2025

Unilaterally adding a new Terms of Service to a 13 year old game that makes the use of mods a bannable offense and makes it so that they can ban you for sharing bugs or exploits. While I doubt they will use this power they bestowed upon themselves against anyone in BL2 it will certainly be in use for BL4. Randy called people who displayed bugs or mods "Internet Terrorists" and now that company can ban you from all Borderlands games new and old.

Important Info in ToS:
• Mods are a bannable offense
• Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable
• Forced arbitration so long as it is permitted in your region
• You can be banned for the using a VPN while connecting to online servers
• Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC
• Best last they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

A company who's CEO was accused of leaving a USB with illegal material on it as well as sensitive data of Gearbox/2K partners in a medieval themed restaurant wants all your delectable data and will never let anyone gain access to your data intentionally or not. ᴾʳᵒᵐᶦˢᵉ

Collected Data Types:
• Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
• Protected Characteristics: Age and gender
• Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
• Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
• Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
• Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
• Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
• Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
• Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

Take Two has changed the EULA in 2025 for all Borderlands games to allow data collection in and outside of the games. They also are forcing arbitration on us like Disney did with Disney+. Although I doubt any borderlands theme park will exist, just know you lose rights by accepting the EULA. This game is no longer worth the money online, buy a 360 disc copy of the game instead and play on a 360.

love all the borderlands games. gearbox has a great team and i love all the little surprises in the games!

The game that popularized and defined the looter shooter genre, while the game lacks some QOL features it still holds up great to this day.

sick game can be repetitive at points but yh overall good game

The game that started looter shooter RPGs

it's fine but don't feels very good

It pretty good when i was kid played it wit DLC zombie very fun

The genesis of the looter shooter genre. I blame this game for everything.

i havent beat it but the song in the opening “aint no rest for the wicked” goes so hard for the vibe of the game

Who doesn't love Borderlands!

Though the achievements WERE PAINFULLLLLL

A great looter shooter that has aged like fine wine.
Over the years I've grown to hate looter shooters as a whole. Nowadays they feel too grindy. They have shady micro-transactions. They force multiplayer down your throat. They think you'll play them forever like it's your second job. The combat is usually a slog. The original Borderlands despite launching the genre does none of these things. It keeps things simple with an addictive loop of leveling up and finding better gear. The gunplay is fun especially with the abilities integrated encouraging aggressive play. You can realistically complete all its content in a reasonable time (I did it in 60 hours). Visually it still looks great with its shell-shaded graphics. Humor sprinkled throughout that's not cringe and adds charm to the experience. It's not perfect. Level scaling especially before level 60 could be better (You can easily get too strong quickly making fights less engaging). No fast travel in the DLC. Non-elemental weapons don't feel as useful despite having much higher raw damage (I did a Brick Blast Master/Tank build using non elemental and explosive weapons and got stuck with certain boss fights that required corrosive weapons). You can easily hit max level before finishing all the content which does kill the momentum when you lose the motivation of leveling up. None of these detract from how fun Borderlands is. In a way it's like the first Diablo. Both get overlooked by their sequel but both have this undeniably endearing simplicity charm to them making them still worth checking out for loot junkies.

It's a shame because I liked the game itself.
I have an audio glitch where the audio works perfectly in cinematics but not in gameplay, and I haven't found a way to fix this.

When I have a solution, I'll update my review.

i haved enjoyed borderlabnds since the xbox in 2008 but this goty is a dealbreaker for one reason it doesnt have Vsync option and its way too choppy for me i am a tride and true vsync lover so if youre like me you wont find this game appealing very much at high resolution

My headshots never register unless im moving otherwise i have enjoyed every second of this chaos

better play with friends, good gameplay and story

This is actually my favourite out of all the Borderland games.

8.5/10

It's great, where all the Borderlands excitement began!

I have hundreds of hours across the entire series (besides Tiny Tina and 3 because they're meh in my opinion) but have the most on this game out of the 3 i enjoy. This brings a very story rich environment and story to a pastel paradise that you can dump loads of time into and in my opinion has the most replayability out of the 3.I will forever have good words for this game as i am now beginning my journey on PC

This game is too old, thats what i thought at least. I genuinely did not even know that Original Borderlands existed on steam. After giving Borderlands 2 at least 4th try and finally enjoying it, i decided to completely go through all the series that borderlands has to offer.

The game is extremely simple, there is also hardly any story. The entire game, you are looking for the vault keys, you collect them and then it opens. That is pretty much the whole thing. Now, obviously, there are some parts, where some characters interfere and some that suggest to aid you in the journey. Missions are as simple, you have to go to a certain place, kill something, turn it in, get EXP, repeat. It was rather difficult for me to distinguish main missions from side missions, because there are no specific marks, which notify you of the fact that you are currently on the path of the main quest, so... i got up and did all the missions. Turns out, i had to do them anyway, otherwise the final boss would have been impossible to defeat (Final boss was a bit boring).

Gunplay is great, there are variety of weapons at your disposal along with their different types of elements. They sound great, feel great, look good and all that. Few issues i had, accuracy is horrible. Even if my crosshair is at the enemy's head, it still misses. During my last mission, i obtained an yellow sniper riffle, which dealt a lot of damage, but the accuracy was so bad that i was missing 8 shots out of 10 despite having an enemy in my sight. Another thing, Rocket launchers are absolutely horrible. Sure, if they have elemental damage such as fire and you hit it to someone, the fire keeps on deteriorating the HP of the hit enemy. However, i am too used to RPG dealing a lot of damage on impact rather than gradually lowering the health. Imagine, you shoot an RPG and it deals 20 damage, but inflicts fire and the health gradually deteriorates. it might take up to a minute to kill an enemy like that.

Dialogues are hardly ever used, actually. I was hoping to hear a lot, but most of the time, you have to read the missions, which was not a problem necessarily. Although voices were really well done.

Despite the game being almost 17 years old, it still holds up really well. I personally did not have any issues with it or the gameplay. Some minor inconvenience was my fps being locked at 60 and i could not do anything about it. However, there are a lot of issues with the Enhanced Edition. Framerate is low, it often lags, crashes, settings and graphics are pretty much the same. It comes with a lot of issues and is simply not worth it. two positives, which i have seen in the Enhanced version, were the map and auto-pickup.

I still have not played any DLCs just yet, but have started with claptrap. I heard a lot of good things about it and im sure it will not disappoint. The main game was not boring for me either. I enjoyed the RPG elements of it. It was repetitive indeed, but in a good way.

I believe, it costs 2$s on a sale and comes with EVERYTHING. Even without a sale, it is worth it. With all the DLCs in mind, you get around 40 to 50 hours of gameplay. I highly recommend it, since it deploys the fundamental idea of what borderland is all about.

I played this with a friend who had already played it before, so i have no idea wtf happened in the story. Gameplay is mid tho, you just run around looking for a better gun

A flawed game but one with a wonderful art style, amazing soundtrack, and an atmosphere none of the other games have recreated. The gameplay is a bit more rough than the later games but there are parts of it I actually prefer. This game is digital crack for me.

Also... I owe it to this game for introducing me to what would eventually become my favorite band of all time all those years ago: Cage the Elephant.

This is definitely a borderlands game with griding. Great game, will 100% it. The sad part is that I also have the enhanced edition to play and 100%

i love the Borderlands it so much fun to play on this game that 2K and Gearbox Software that ever made

No reason to play this over the enhanced version

Borderlands GOTY has reminded of the old times with the x-box 360 and the gaming section with my friends. There weren't any bugs throughout the game experience in steam, I will update, if anything changes,

I would recommend for the nostalgic experience and the member berries.