Borderlands 2, More Guns, More Fun
There are games that give you power, there are games that give you control and then there are games that are utterly insane. Yes, Borderlands 2 is one of them!
Borderlands 2 is the sequel of one of the few successful Shoot 'n Loot games of the last decade.
Like in the last game you are a vault hunter, a warrior with special skills that seeks the treasures inside the legendary Vault of Pandora!
The basic mechanics are very similar to the prequel with some new features and a lot more stuff going on. The game plays like a shooter, with lots and lots of guns at your disposal and 3 skill trees to specialize your character.
The 4 standard classes are more or less the same as B1, with some minor differences like Zero is much more melee oriented then Mordecai, Salvador uses the Gunzerker ability and has 2 big weapons against Bricks punches and Maya has a much more offensive ability then Lilith. Axton plays the same as Roland, his turrets are more offensive then Rolands supporting one.
The new areas of Pandora are much bigger and funnier to explore then the previous games ones, they range from Icy Glaciers to a Flying Mining Ship to the Deserts! And they added a new vehicle with 4 seats (so you and all of your friends can ride in a single car and die in a single car, of course).
The graphics look very good and the art style is very pleasant to the eyes, the landscapes are beautiful and the post-processing effect are pure art! (Especially when you burn a Midget called Matchstick)
The sounds are very well done. When you fire with a shotgun is like hearing a real shotgun and when someone speaks to you the voice comes from their exact position.
The PC option menu is absolutely awesome! Scalable UI, FoV, Advanced graphics option, oh Gearbox, did you listen to your fans?
So, everything is better about this sequel, they've done a very good work and I'm very pleased with Gearbox. And they addressed the biggest issue I had with Borderlands 1. The Story!
You'll come to love the story and the characters in this one (you'll even love your enemy!). It is well written, it has the exact amount of humor that it needed and it has the most crazy cast you've ever seen in a game!
If you seek for a fun game to play with your friends (or in solo, it plays well too) and have virtually hours and hours of Shooting and Looting this game is for you!
