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Why does everyone compare this to Skyrim when the scope is so different? Isn't it more honest to judge it against something with actual RPG choices, like…
Game entry
Borderlands
2009 · Action RPG, FPS · PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One · 2K Games
Borderlands carries 1,659 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 611 in the world ranking, with 49% of duels won out of 565 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Red Dead Redemption 2: 10 duels settled, 0 to 10. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 20 out of 160 (2009).
World rank
no. 611
ELO score
1,659
Wins
49%
Duels played
565
About Borderlands
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from four characters, each with distinct combat abilities, and explore an open world rendered in a distinctive cartoon-style visual approach. Gameplay revolves around completing missions, defeating enemies, and collecting procedurally generated weapons with varying statistics and elemental effects. The game supports cooperative play for up to four players, with enemy difficulty scaling based on the number of participants.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,659 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Red Dead Redemption 2 0% 10 duels played · 302 points behind
- against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 43% 7 duels played · 270 points behind
- against The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 33% 6 duels played · 140 points behind
- against Dragon Age: Origins 17% 6 duels played · 120 points behind
- against Fallout: New Vegas 0% 5 duels played · 250 points behind
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The standing
Where Borderlands ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Borderlands stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 20 out of 160 (2009).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 611 | 5,035 |
| Action RPG | 72 | 510 |
| 2000s | 185 | 1,308 |
| 2009 | 20 | 160 |
The community
The debate
52 comments
edwardo_schulist
Why does everyone compare this to Skyrim when the scope is so different? Isn't it more honest to judge it against something with actual RPG choices, like Dragon Age or The Witcher 2?
harber_cordia
"Lost interest completely" pretty much matches my own experience with the early hours, it just doesn't hook everyone the same way.
Peltier8
Replying to harber_cordia
Pareil, j'ai décroché après quelques heures, l'univers ne m'a jamais vraiment retenu comme d'autres jeux du classement.
davis_lelah
I picked this up during a slow week at work and burned through the first zone in two sittings before losing interest completely.
Vergie_62
Two sittings then quitting for good, was it the loot or just the grind that killed it for you?
Madyson_88
Replying to Vergie_62
Same kind of split screen setup here, my sister called every weapon too, it's funny how common that memory seems to be.
hamon_dominique
Perdre l'intérêt vite, ça se voit aussi dans les votes, il stagne pas mal ces derniers temps.
RogueKnight1986
Borrowed a copy from my cousin during a rough semester and never gave it back, still feel a little bad about that honestly.
ArcadeOwl
Replayed it last year with a controller from a modern setup and the shooting still feels tight, better than most people give it credit for.
QuestBard
It sits where it should on the list, not higher, not lower (people forget how many games it inspired though), and that alone should count for something in these debates.