Is this a FULL LENGTH game compared to Borderlands 1 & 2?

[Sir Dookface McFerretballs]

I see lots of people whining about the price or how evil pre-orders are and such but relatively nothing out there, official or otherwise, mentioning if this is a FULL LENGTH retail Borderlands game.


What I mean by FULL LENGTH: Since it is the same price as Borderlands 1 & 2 was when they first came out, will it have the same scope, size, and playtime (around 25-40 hours for a single play through including side quests) as those games were on day one? A.K.A. Before a million dollars of DLC came out?

Personally, I would assume that for the $60 price, I could expect something on par with the play time and size 1 & 2 have… BUT… Over the last few years I have been burned too many times by popular game franchises riding the frothing fanboy, popularity wave, and see companies release short, half finished, DLC sized trash, at full price.

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So is this comparable to Borderlands 1 & 2? Or is this a rip-off DLC "expansion" masquerading as a full retail game that can be finished in half the time, or less, of the other two games?

You can keep your pre-order and price bashing for the 6billion other threads on that, I just want to know if anyone knows what the scope, size, and playtime for this game is supposed to be when compared to the other 2 games.

[Veya]

The explanation given was "larger than BL1, smaller than BL2", so yes, I am to guess that you can expect a good 20 hours of gameplay from quests alone, and by nature of the franchise, another 100 hours or so of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around with friends.

If you still don't feel like you could trust it, just wait after release so you can get proper reviews, you don't really lose much from waiting I guess.

[Deus Sinistro]

Smaller than BL2 without the DLC, but just as big after those 250 dollars in DLC =)

[SuperDean]

they say its going to be bigger then bl1 but smaller then bl2 but still cost 3 times the price of bl2...

[Kaaz]

not sure what you paid for BL2 at launch...

[Tired of your crap]

This is just getting sad.

[Sir Dookface McFerretballs]

Originally posted by Veya:

The explanation given was "larger than BL1, smaller than BL2", so yes, I am to guess that you can expect a good 20 hours of gameplay from quests alone, and by nature of the franchise, another 100 hours or so of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around with friends.

If you still don't feel like you could trust it, just wait after release so you can get proper reviews, you don't really lose much from waiting I guess.

Thank you. Thar's what I wanted to know. I likely will wait till after it is out for a bit to see if it is worth buying since I get a bit hesitant when a game has a low amount of information about it a month before release.

[WiggilyWah]

The game is going to look and feel a lot like BL2, except now you can jump higher and do butt stomps with four new characters that may/may not feel all that new. Whether you think that's worth another $60 is up to you.