Borderlands
2 continues the first-person perspective storyline from Borderlands from
Gearbox Software and 2K Games.
Set on
Pandora, a monster plagued wasteland/apocalyptic planet, Borderlands 2 has
upped the ante when it comes to exploring and exploiting an alien world.
Looting it’s
the name of the game whether you do it solo or with friends. Borderlands 2 provides gamers with new weapons,
lots of stats and variations of game play depending on the weapons chosen.
Choose to
be an Assassin, Commando, Siren or Gunzerker each with their own particular
skill and weaponry. If players choose to
be in the same class Borderlands 2 allows them to slightly modify and customize
their characters into unique individuals.
Smart
players will include variations of each class in groups to best explore and
ransack the planet. Strength in numbers
is always the best strategy. But, groups
must share the loot and whoever gets there first attains the prize which is
bound to cause some ruckus among members of looting parties. While weaponry has
expanded, vehicles are much the same as in Borderlands.
Borderlands
2 has improved in its storytelling aspect and with a tighter story comes downright
hilarious moments and spine-chilling dangers the next. Voice talent is well matched with characters and
Borderlands 2’s cell-shaded textures give the series the look of an animated
comic book.
Environments
have improved with expansive variation from anything from desserts to frozen tundra’s.
Game play is fast, fun and filled with lots of visual and story surprises. Characters move seamlessly from sequence to
sequence with tight integration in environments.
Visual
effects such as dust, smoke, etc. look realistic while the sound effects,
dialogue and soundtrack all combine to make Borderlands 2 a sequel well worth
waiting for.
I was
especially impressed by the character interactions (even minor characters chime
in) the stunning variation in environments and beautifully rendered visual
vistas.
Players can
spend literally hours upon hours exploring Pandora. New things to see and hear are around ever
bend and corner and character interplay includes some hilarious dialogue,
genuinely touching moments and excellent scripted lines.