Of late there has been a trend towards blending RPG elements into almost every other genre that understandably makes drawing definitive lines tricky at times. But Borderlands very definitely hews at the "RPG" end of the spectrum and if you don't agree you either don't understand Borderlands or you don't understand genres. hth!

Why are we discussing Borderlands, it's a bad game regardless of genre?

Best RPG: Suikoden II.