New to Borderlands 2 is a 'badass challenge' system that awards players tokens over time that can be spent on improving things like shield recharge rate, accuracy, maximum health, and gun damage. Each character earns experience to level up and acquires skill points for use in three talent trees. Trying to stop this antagonist, known as Handsome Jack, is the focal point for the majority of missions you undertake, and your rival will periodically critique your efforts through voice-overs in a manner reminiscent of the Joker in Rocksteady's Batman games.īorderlands 2 introduces four new character classes, from the dual-weapon wielding Gunzerker and turret-dropping Commando to the stealthy assassin Zero and mystical Maya.

Moments after you begin the game, you'll be 'welcomed' by a slimy, psychotic nemesis who wants you dead.

The sequel has the same attitude, play mechanics, and action as the first game, but it now has an actual, bona fide story instead of a loose collection of fetch missions. The fast-paced combat, distinctive art style, deranged humor, and crazy combinations of randomly generated weapons made the game one of the surprise hits of 2009. Though it wasn't the first attempt at blending the two genres, Borderlands was the first to retain the 'feel' of each game type. The original Borderlands achieved something that wasn't easy to pull off, which was combining the cooperative action RPG, traditionally played from an isometric perspective, with the manic mechanics of a first-person shooter.

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