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Borderlands

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Borderlands combines first-person shooting with RPG character progression and randomized weapon loot. Players select a Vault Hunter and explore Pandora in search of an alien Vault, alone or cooperatively.

Art style

Borderlands (2009, Gearbox Software) is a 3D cel-shaded game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from black outlines, interior lines, soft gradient shading, hand-painted textures and outline shader. The palette is muted. It draws on comic book.

Then and now 2009 → 2019

Borderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2009 · PlayStation 3
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2019 · Windows

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Release
Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Engine
Unreal Engine 3 (modified)
Released
2009-10-20 North America, PlayStation 3
2009-10-20 North America, Xbox 360
2009-10-23 PAL, PlayStation 3
2009-10-23 PAL, Xbox 360
2009-10-26 North America, Windows
2009-10-30 PAL, Windows
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Also known as
Pandora (Working title)
Credits
Brian Martel Art Director
Jennifer Wildes Art Director
James Sanders Art Team Lead
Timothy A. Wilson Environment Art Director
Brian Cozzens Technical Art Director
Scott Kester Concept Artist
Kale Menges Concept Artist
Lorin Wood Concept Artist
Matthew Armstrong Game Design Director
Simon Hurley Producer
Stephen Palmer Producer
Links
wikipedia · mobygames

Versions of Borderlands 2

Borderlands screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2009 · Original releaseBorderlands PlayStation 3Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2019 · RemasterBorderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced Windows

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Borderlands series 13 games

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