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Borderlands' New Art Style Revealed in Screenshot

by Chris Faylor, Apr 10, 2009 9:52am PDT

Related Topics – Borderlands, Go! Sports Skydiving, xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

Following reports of a new art style for Borderlands, developer Gearbox has provided a glimpse of the game's revised appearance through the cover of the next PC Gamer.

"The image is an in-game screenshot with no post process," said the company.

Referred to as "Diablo with guns" by our very own Nick Breckon, Borderlands is now slated to bring its unique blend of post-apocalyptic gunplay and traditional RPG mechanics (skill trees, level bars, etc.) to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 before October 31.

For a better glimpse of how the game plays, check our extensive footage. As an added bonus, those videos feature the old art style, so you can see how much has changed.

In related news, the game's website teases that "more" will be revealed Monday.

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Don't believe the hype of this game until we see some actual good game play AND reviews.....

Apr 13, 2009 6:41am PDT

Don't believe the hype of this game until we see some actual good game play AND reviews..... : fileshackMan69

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This looks way better now... way better. Before it was very generic.

Apr 10, 2009 12:16pm PDT

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This looks way better now... way better. Before it was very generic. : kemical
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  Generic? http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/games/borderlands/ Those look pretty fucking good to me. S... : Tech T
  - You should look up the definition of generic. : thechunder

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crackdown in space.

Apr 10, 2009 9:55am PDT

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crackdown in space. : BaronVonSnakPak
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  Nothing like Crackdown buddy, nothing like it Or I'm guessing you're making fun of the one guy on the ... : MOB712
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    Probably referring to the new art syle. : jake
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      .......That's not the point The new artstyle looks NOTHING like crackdown : MOB712
      
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      Yes it does. : tharger
      
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      No THIS doesn't http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/NotGabeNewell/img003.jpg : MOB712
      
      Looks more like the new Prince of Persia with the ink technique they used on the models and world. : manlyman
      
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      http://ciaran-walsh.com/images/Crackdown/Carjack.jpg It has the same black outline used in crackdown -... : dedgecko
      
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      OKAMI had big black outlines too.....catch my drift Like the guy above said it looks more like the new... : MOB712
      
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      except it looks more like crackdown. : DeBurgo
      
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      Have you seen the new PoP?? : MOB712
      
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      Yeah it doesn't look like that. The new PoP has this kind of semi-cel shaded look, this one has only natu... : DeBurgo
      
      Actually yea that makes alot more sense lol : MOB712
  - please be like crackdown in space. playing through that game right now it's the most fun i've had playing... : chrisschutz
- It has outlines! All things with outlines look the same. : byorn

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I like it. It almost looks like an image from a modern action comic book.

Apr 11, 2009 7:44pm PDT

I like it. It almost looks like an image from a modern action comic book. : aasyranth

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"The image is an in-game screenshot with no post process," said the company.

Heck, looks like concept art to me. Pretty impressive. I always thought concept art looked cool.

Apr 11, 2009 1:20pm PDT

"The image is an in-game screenshot with no post process," said the company. Heck, looks like concept... : ElArabDeMagnifico

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Lose. I was very excited for this game. Now that it's gone cartoons, I won't be purchasing it. On that note, why is there age verification on their website? Cartoons aren't very realistic.

Apr 11, 2009 11:52am PDT

Lose. I was very excited for this game. Now that it's gone cartoons, I won't be purchasing it. On that... : osaire

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That looks horrible. I liked the gritty, dark feeling of the old screenshots & videos. Now it looks like a god damn cartoon and cel-shaded look always fails.

There goes another hyped game into the bin.

Apr 10, 2009 10:20am PDT

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That looks horrible. I liked the gritty, dark feeling of the old screenshots & videos. Now it looks like ... : penny_flame
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- That cover is not indicative of what it looks like in-game. If you can find the scans from the article... : carbontree
- DUDE.. I LOVE YOUR NAME! hahah : magicfucker
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  This isn't cel-shading : Chris Remo
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    not totally true.. there are some black outlines to the characters a-la cell shading. : magicfucker
    - Do black lines really mean cel-shaded? : MOB712
    - Black outlines alone do not equal cel-shading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-shading Graphicall... : jet-poop
    - That doesn't make it cel-shaded. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      jeez i said "not totally" dont get all excited : magicfucker
      
      Chris Remo was totally true. Something is either cel-shaded or it isn't. It might look similar but it i... : OmegaRed59
- Ok so I totally jumped the gun and apologize for my last remark. The game really looks great but this is ... : penny_flame

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Colour! I see colour!

Apr 10, 2009 5:58pm PDT

Colour! I see colour! : Mystery0000

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Pretty surprised by this backlash against Borderlands' new look. Haven't people had enough rusted metal armour goons and concrete wastelands?

The new stuff isn't totally wowing me either but it's a LOT better than what they had before, my god is it ever.

Apr 10, 2009 1:34pm PDT

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Pretty surprised by this backlash against Borderlands' new look. Haven't people had enough rusted metal a... : SpaecKow
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  have you read the threads here yet? They seem to be quite positive. : cell9song
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    I'd say it's about 50/50. : SpaecKow
    - I've seen a whole lot more positive feedback than negative all over the inernet : MOB712
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      A lot of the negative reactions seem to stem from a knee-jerk anti-cell-shading mentality. Most of the... : carbontree
      
      Plus people looking at the "cover" only and assuming this game is XIII (or whatever was the name of that ... : zehh

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DuvalMagic, I know you're reading.....whats been the reception of this so far?

Apr 10, 2009 1:33pm PDT

DuvalMagic, I know you're reading.....whats been the reception of this so far? : cell9song

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I have to say I like this new style for Borderlands. The gameplay sounds super but the graphics were previously, well, standard issue 2008 grey/brown.

This new style is interesting and distinctive, and details stand out rather than fading into the musty smear. Super.

Apr 10, 2009 10:29am PDT

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I have to say I like this new style for Borderlands. The gameplay sounds super but the graphics were prev... : Alice O'Connor
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- you know, now that i opened the full shot, i agree. its much more distinctive. : hirez
- I'm digging the new style. Kind of reminds me of the water color look of valkyria chronicles and prince ... : melkore

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oct 31 now? damn I was hoping it'd be done before summer.

Apr 10, 2009 10:11am PDT

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oct 31 now? damn I was hoping it'd be done before summer. : hirez
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  Could hit this summer, theoretically. All we know for sure is the release is currently slated to hit befo... : Chris Faylor
  - October 30 : Marrbe
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  Yeah this game is going to be out in 2010. Really doubt they are getting it out this year. : pancake humper
  - They've delayed it twice So 09' actually seems logical : MOB712
  - I have every reason to suggest you're incorrect. : wieder

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I'll say, Borderlands is my most anticipated FPS game. I have been without news about it for a while.

Apr 10, 2009 11:33am PDT

I'll say, Borderlands is my most anticipated FPS game. I have been without news about it for a while. : zehh

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So VE is stating that their shot came straight from PR God TEH GIBSON himself. Wonder how that new job is working out.

Apr 10, 2009 11:29am PDT

So VE is stating that their shot came straight from PR God TEH GIBSON himself. Wonder how that new job i... : NuMMnUtZ

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I love it. I think that's the kind of thing the game needed to set itself apart.

Apr 10, 2009 11:10am PDT

I love it. I think that's the kind of thing the game needed to set itself apart. : yobock

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Ugh, cartoony look.

Apr 10, 2009 11:08am PDT

Ugh, cartoony look. : UMG

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please, for the love of god, just... FINISH THE DAMN THING. ive been pushing this back on my calendar for at least two years now...

Apr 10, 2009 10:09am PDT

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please, for the love of god, just... FINISH THE DAMN THING. ive been pushing this back on my calendar for... : radio_babylon
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  you have a calendar for game releases? : rndm
  - sad, i know. but both my parents are accountants, so i come by it honestly :) : radio_babylon

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