Borderlands relies almost exclusively on fetch quests in order to move its anemic plot forward. Much has been said about the many guns which can be collected in this game, but ultimately all the guns fall into one of six types: shotguns, sniper rifles, revolves, pistols, machine guns, and assault rifles. These guns can have added effects like electric shocks, fire damage, etc. None of this makes for as exciting a time as you'd imagine, since the action basically amounts to just watching a health bar drain, horrible AI go through primitive motions, and whatever effect your gun possesses being shown on the enemy in a rather crude way.

There is no reason to play this game on your own, as its appeal largely consists of one-upping your friends in terms of level and weapon statistics. That's it.