So I have to be the one to make this thread after this many days of release?
Anyway, who picked up Borderlands 2? A few of my pals pre-ordered it, but I felt like growing a pair and taking the chance of buying it release day without a pre-order. 2 copies left and I got mine, heh.
But yeah, I've been really enjoying this game. I know a lot of you took a liking to the first one, so I thought a thread on the sequel wouldn't be such a bad idea.
For those of you who don't know what the game is, it's basically a rogue-like first person shooter with a lot of RPG elements thrown into it. It's built on the premise that there's this alien world without too much law, and shooting guns at each other is a big part of living and surviving. Loot and treasure are ridiculously abundant, and it's all randomized for your pleasure. There's four player online co-op, of course, and split screen if you're up for it (the game is just as enjoyable singleplayer).
But as far as the second game differs from the second one: It doesn't differ too greatly. The sequel improves on the first without changing a lot of the core formula that made the first one so popular. The dialogue is brilliant, well written, and hilarious almost 100% of the time. The voice acting fits perfectly and gives each character something unique to remember them by. Gameplay has only been improved in that there's more guns, combat flows a bit more smoothly, there are more interesting enemy types, and the campaign has been lengthened a bit. As far as graphics go, loading and pop-ins have been polished a bit since the first game. It looks beautiful on PC from what I've seen, but I have the XBox 360 version myself. Though it still looks good in HD, I hate missing out on what the PC version has to offer.
I chose Salvador (gunzerker) for my character on release day, and at the moment I've got him to level 23. I'd estimate I've been playing about 15 hours or so in my free time, and it's been nothing but fun.
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