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One of the best - if not the best - Loot Shooters out there. Borderlands 2 got everything. From an outstanding gaming experience to a pleasant level system, great loot, a timeless style and great long-term motivation to an extraordinary story. If that's what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. Especially when you're playing with friends.
The Story The story starts after the events of Borderlands 1. You don't have to have played the predecessor, but it is an advantage. There are many recurring characters and related events, as well as some nice easter eggs, which refer to the first Borderlands. Basically, it's all about the new Vault Hunters. Handsome Jack has more or less taken over Pandora with Hyperion and is about to open the mighty vault. The story is presented in a multi-layered manner and with great humor. You will love it. But I don't want to spoil anything, because you should experience this story for yourself.
Graphics The graphics are timeless and will still convince in 2021 with their excellent effects. The lighting in particular is wonderful. Especially since you can turn on additional, pretty nice effects with Nvidia Physx. Nowadays you should be able to enjoy Borderlands 2 on the highest settings, because the hardware is strong enough by now. The game rarely shows that it has been around for a few years. But I recommend that you do not install the High Resolution Texture Pack as it poses a number of problems. You can try it, but my game becomes unstable and crashes every 1-2 hours with an "Out of memory error" with the HD Texture Pack installed. All in all - The game is still a beauty on its own.
Audio Above all, the voice acting is outstanding. Whether in German or English, all characters sound authentic. It's just fun to listen to the dialogues and the story. In several places you just have to laugh at the funny jokes. The rest of the sound design is still very good, but Borderlands 3 is worlds ahead of that. Especially when it comes to the gun sounds.
User Interface Even if Borderlands 3 brings a better user experience, Borderlands 2 still has an easy-to-understand, fitting, and beautiful user interface. I don't have to say more about it.
Endgame & DLCs The first run is normal, followed by the True Vault Hunter Mode and finally the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. Basically, it's a New Game ++ with great long-term motivation. As in every Loot & Level game, your basic goal is to get better and better. The game ensures that you stay motivated and always brings a few new things to the table.
You also have some great DLC to choose from. Especially Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is just too good. It's a playable Pen & Paper roleplay. This was a crazy and amazing experience for me. Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary takes place after the events of Borderlands 2 and Tales of Borderlands and connects the story with Borderlands 3. I highly recommend to play this DLC too, but complete the main story first! Fortunaly, the game warns you about this.
Since you can buy all the expansions cheaply as a bundle, I can only recommend them to you. More loot. More playing time. More Borderlands.
In the end all that remains to be said is ... Play. The. Game.
One of the best - if not the best - Loot Shooters out there. Borderlands 2 got everything. From an outstanding gaming experience to a pleasant level system, great loot, a timeless style and great long-term motivation to an extraordinary story. If that's what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. Especially when you're playing with friends.
The Story The story starts after the events of Borderlands 1. You don't have to have played the predecessor, but it is an advantage. There are many recurring characters and related events, as well as some nice easter eggs, which refer to the first Borderlands. Basically, it's all about the new Vault Hunters. Handsome Jack has more or less taken over Pandora with Hyperion and is about to open the mighty vault. The story is presented in a multi-layered manner and with great humor. You will love it. But I don't want to spoil anything, because you should experience this story for yourself.
Graphics The graphics are timeless and will still convince in 2021 with their excellent effects. The lighting in particular is wonderful. Especially since you can turn on additional, pretty nice effects with Nvidia Physx. Nowadays you should be able to enjoy Borderlands 2 on the highest settings, because the hardware is strong enough by now. The game rarely shows that it has been around for a few years. But I recommend that you do not install the High Resolution Texture Pack as it poses a number of problems. You can try it, but my game becomes unstable and crashes every 1-2 hours with an "Out of memory error" with the HD Texture Pack installed. All in all - The game is still a beauty on its own.
Audio Above all, the voice acting is outstanding. Whether in German or English, all characters sound authentic. It's just fun to listen to the dialogues and the story. In several places you just have to laugh at the funny jokes. The rest of the sound design is still very good, but Borderlands 3 is worlds ahead of that. Especially when it comes to the gun sounds.
User Interface Even if Borderlands 3 brings a better user experience, Borderlands 2 still has an easy-to-understand, fitting, and beautiful user interface. I don't have to say more about it.
Endgame & DLCs The first run is normal, followed by the True Vault Hunter Mode and finally the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. Basically, it's a New Game ++ with great long-term motivation. As in every Loot & Level game, your basic goal is to get better and better. The game ensures that you stay motivated and always brings a few new things to the table.
You also have some great DLC to choose from. Especially Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is just too good. It's a playable Pen & Paper roleplay. This was a crazy and amazing experience for me. Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary takes place after the events of Borderlands 2 and Tales of Borderlands and connects the story with Borderlands 3. I highly recommend to play this DLC too, but complete the main story first! Fortunaly, the game warns you about this.
Since you can buy all the expansions cheaply as a bundle, I can only recommend them to you. More loot. More playing time. More Borderlands.
In the end all that remains to be said is ... Play. The. Game.