Just finished Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 was an amazing game. I couldn't play it when it came out for a few reasons but I'm glad I came around to playing it.

My first playthrough was with Zer0. I loved this guys skill set. It was either hit from far away or whack everything with a sword. I maxed out his bloodshed tree which allows me to continuously kill in deception repeatedly.  My friend played as axton. I did not want to finish the game alone so I seriously did not play unless we were split screening. And it was one hell of a fun ride.

Well before I get into what I loved about the game, I'll say this. F**K GRAPHICS! I like how it plays, feels and sounds. While I do think the graphics for this game suits it very well, I didn't really care much about that. The gameplay is fun, though can get tedious. I hate running around the world map but I got used to it after the fifth time I got attacked by skaggs(which happens a lot). The amount of funny sounds, dialogue, random moments are enough to keep you laughing for the whole play through.

The story was.... not very immersive. You're actually just the guy doing the dirty work for everyone else, but it's pretty cool to see things happen around you. You'll see that there is no hero in borderlands, no villains either. Everyone is just a victim of the madness in pandora.

Handsome jack was an amazing antagonist. You'll learn to love the guy. But the story will make you say "HOLY S**T I gotta kill this guy!" He's charismatic, arrogant, cunning and a very influencial man. I won't spoil anything in the main story, but he's done things there that are more than just atrocious. Yet in the end, he actually believe he's doing right thing. Even up to his dying moments, he believes he's the hero. VILLAIN OF THE YEAR!

The four original vault hunters in the first game return as NPCs. They're given much more personality. Roland is portrayed as a bit of a boy scout, Lilith is portrayed as a bit of an adrenaline fueled chick who's inlove with roland(though it's only shown when they're talking or in her echoes), Brick is a bit of an overly brawny muscle head who loves to kill things(this roland kicking him out of sanctuary and him becoming the leader of a bandit group), Mordecai has become alcoholic due to moxxy leaving him (though he'll be given even more reasons for his alcoholism later on in the story.) They're all portrayed how you would see them years later after the first vault was opened.

The rest of the NPCs are hilarious, sad, amusing, pitiful or plain badass. My personal favorite is shooty mcface. Though.... He dies on the mission he gives you(think of why). Moxxi, Zed and Marcus all return playing a part in the story. Claptrap plays a big in the beginning and end of the campaign, it's hilarious how it turns out. A plethora npcs are just waiting to be found, amuse you, and will probably try to kill you. That's the charm of pandora though. If it doesn't kill you, it'll be your bestfriend .

Oh and incase I didn't make things clear. THIS GAME IS TONS MORE FUN TO PLAY WITH FRIENDS! It gets things done quicker, funnier, more/less efficient and generally BETTER IN EVERY WAY! Even with just two people, the insanely funny moments are just too many to count. Ever been beaten to death by a badass psycho? well it's much funnier if one of you is crawling on the gound, shooting it's ass as the other runs around in circles for you to get a second wind!

I'm definitely playing this game again with four other people. I've already got gaige the mechromancer, now I'm savin up for KRIEG THE MOTHERF**KING PSYCHO BANDIT! I'm just sure I'll love that guy.

Hope my little post inspired you to play this badass game. PLAY IT! BUY IT NOW! I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT! JUST PLAY IT!