Borderlands 2 worth getting?

Yaayuh! · 13 Nov 2015 at 22:27

Love Borderlands 2!!!

Also, hilarious that someone would think the first is better :/

Dano · 13 Nov 2015 at 22:30

Seanspeed said:
Just want to point out that yours is a *very* minority opinion.

Is it? Of all my friends who have played both I don't think any of them think BL2 is better than 1, better humour maybe at times, better game, no.

Psymonkee · 13 Nov 2015 at 22:59

To quote Krieg:

YESYESYESYESYES!!!

Absolutely love this game and the first one. the GOTY edition at 8 quid is a steal and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.

I've mostly played solo but also co-op with a select few people and it's always been amazing! If you do pick it up and need a co-op buddy look no further! Happy to loiter in the background and let you pick the missions/choose what loot you want

Seanspeed · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:12

Dano said:
Is it? Of all my friends who have played both I don't think any of them think BL2 is better than 1, better humour maybe at times, better game, no.

Yes, it is absolutely, 100% an extreme minority view.

And humor was really one of the weaker parts of BL2.

I cant even begin to think how you could justify saying BL1 is unequivocally the better game, but I'm not really worried about that. Just wanted OP to know that your opinion is not widely held at all.

Dano · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:27

Seanspeed said:
Yes, it is absolutely, 100% an extreme minority view.

Rubbish

I gave my main reasons above

MissChief · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:53

If you can rope some friends in, absolutely! Good fun game, loads to do and see. IMO better than 1. It's far more polished and certainly looks a lot better too. Solo isn't much fun though.

stooeh · 14 Nov 2015 at 07:49

I agree that Borderlands 2 was the superior game. To me it took the first game and added a better story and some spit and polish

Klunt Bumskrint · 14 Nov 2015 at 08:25

BL2 is great. The best of the series and just a great, fun game. Love the humor and the atmosphere. Tiny Tina is amazing

acake · 14 Nov 2015 at 08:28

BL2 is a fun game . but so much more when played with friends or a group

Zethor · 14 Nov 2015 at 08:43

Get it, it's one of the best if not the best shooter of this generation. Tones of content, replayability, incredible DLC, depth, huge variety of builds and play styles, good story lines, humour and much more.

FrenchTart · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:05

Dano said:
Rubbish

I gave my main reasons above

In this thread alone you're the only person with this view. The game was hugely successful and still has people playing it today.

You're entitled to your opinion (as are others) but it's quite clear that the game is well-liked in general.

mods1965 · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:07

Great game and great humour.

Dano · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:14

FrenchTart said:
In this thread alone you're the only person with this view. The game was hugely successful and still has people playing it today.

You're entitled to your opinion (as are others) but it's quite clear that the game is well-liked in general.

I never said I disliked BL2, merely that I feel that the first was the better game, I am surprised I am so out numbered though lol, as I said, out of my friends nearly all of them agree that the first was the better game and certainly given the fact that I finished it something like 5 times where I never actually completed the second bears witness to that. Maybe I need to play it again and give it another chance, if I can squeeze it in between playing Elite, Bloodborne and Destiny

MissChief · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:16

Can you even play the first one with friends anymore? It used Gamespy to connect with each other.

ExRayTed · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:23

Dano said:
I never said I disliked BL2, merely that I feel that the first was the better game, I am surprised I am so out numbered though lol, as I said, out of my friends nearly all of them agree that the first was the better game and certainly given the fact that I finished it something like 5 times where I never actually completed the second bears witness to that. Maybe I need to play it again and give it another chance, if I can squeeze it in between playing Elite, Bloodborne and Destiny

You were probably expecting one thing and got another with the second game. I played Civ 5 on first release and loved it. Civ 4 veterans hated it.

On topic I loved BL2, but could only recommend it with friends. As a solo experience I found it lacking something.

Dano · 14 Nov 2015 at 11:28

Steam says I have 86 hours in it, so I can't have hated it that much

Pity I can't compare with the first but my steam version of that only has 29 which is down to the fact that I only bought it on steam recently having had a retail version since release.

pete910 · 14 Nov 2015 at 13:08

As others have said, Just get it. You will be surprised how many hours you'll end up putting int it.

Couple of friends in it as well makes it shine even more!

I still go back and play it most weeks tbh. Think I have 150+ hours in it now.

skiersteve12345 · 14 Nov 2015 at 13:22

I loved it personally took me about 35 hours to finish main story, the dlc is amazing too, tiny tinas dlc is soooooo good, the guns make the game so fun

spoffle · 14 Nov 2015 at 13:41

Dano said:
I preferred BL1 by a long shot, BL2 was nothing but a letdown for me.

Ignore this crazy person. Borderlands 2 is a very good game. It's at its best when played with a few friends though.

melmac · 14 Nov 2015 at 14:03

Dano said:
I never said I disliked BL2, merely that I feel that the first was the better game, I am surprised I am so out numbered though lol, as I said, out of my friends nearly all of them agree that the first was the better game and certainly given the fact that I finished it something like 5 times where I never actually completed the second bears witness to that. Maybe I need to play it again and give it another chance, if I can squeeze it in between playing Elite, Bloodborne and Destiny

You aren't, I agree with you. I loved the first game, thought it was fresh and loved the graphics and the guns you could get. It was amazing. I thought the second one was a good game but just thought it was the first one with extra loot. Most of the loot is just the exact same with minor stat differences. Getting a good gun in BL2 just didn't give the same buzz as it did in the first one. And a lot of my friends feel the same way.

To the OP, if you didn't like Borderlands 1 then you probably won't like BL2. But if you are getting it really cheap, then why not try and see.