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Borderlands 2 Review.


Zephyria

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Mmm...Borderlands 2. I was SO PUMPED for this game to come out. I preordered the Collectors edition and everything. I was expecting it to improve a little bit on what made the original Borderlands great, but not much else. Boy was I wrong.

Starting out, it already looks good. The little intro teaser was extremely well done. The first game had more of a treasure hunter, space western vibe to it, and so it used the song "Ain't no rest for the wicked" The 2nd game, however, had a more of a..corrupt buisiness feel to it, so appropriately, the intro song is "Short Change Hero". Character select screen isn't as good as the original, though. In the 1st Borderlands, you would choose the characters on the bus itself, with Marcus saying various lines when you would cursor over a character. He would call Mordecai a "Truxican Wrestler moonlighting as a Dominatrix" for example. In the 2nd game, however, it's just a plain select screen. Which makes sense once the game proper begins, however.

Now, gameplay wise, Borderlands 2 is amazing. the shooting feels so...rewarding. It takes everything that I loved about the original, gameplay-wise, and sharpens it up. Shooting doesn't feel as...slow as it did. Each manufacturer has a unique appearence and even more unique effectss. This makes it one of the best shooters I have played in recent years, if not THE best.

The characters...Oh my god the characters. The character designer in Gearbox must have been overworked to death. These characters have some of THE Best personalities and humor I have ever seen in a game, ever. Handsome Jack takes the cake, however. His performance was amazing. Same with Tiny Tina.

The thing I really wanted to get into, however, is what this game feels like. It feels like Gearbox's loveletter to the past games of yore. This is pure unadalterated FUN. No regenerating health, no 2 weapon limits, the gunplay can get EXTREMELY FAST PACED and amazing. It also combines the storytelling of the games of today.

In all, I'd give it a 9.5/10.

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No regenerating health? Did they take out the shields that could do that?

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