With the game coming out late in the year of 2012, the gaming community was expecting another hit that came from the game publishing company 2k Games. Mixing different genres together, 2k games and gearbox studios hit the ground running 3 years after the first o the games came out and winning many awards in the process. Coming back to this game today, I am able to spend hours upon hours playing nonstop trying to get the very rare items like weapons and shields to be some of many. All and all from the time it was released in 2012 to now, the game is a gem and it is hard to beat when it comes down to basic Items like story mode, content, and how well the game keeps the attention.
In 2009 the gaming world was introduced to a new game series called Borderlands which brought hilarity and seriousness to the art of First person shooters and Role playing games. With many successes coming from the game, 2k games and gearbox studios decided to bring out the second installment of the game which is borderlands 2. To be honest, at first the game just feels like a normal RPG game off grinding and open world exploring but on top of that, they bring in the gut wrenching humor that keeps you laughing until the end. Once done with the story mode all seems lost. Fret not, the studio brought out some amazing expansions to the game which brought new weapons, and more hilarity to sooth the soul and to keep the average player entertained till the very end. These expansions brought with them the different seasons (fall, summer, winter and spring) for different holidays. Also they brought out their own which makes you think you are a pirate searching for treasure, a member in a medieval world or in a arena combat tournament to win even more items. This game just keeps you hooked with the many things to do and will keep a player wanting more.
The game is broken up with a story to keep you on track through the whole thing. On the side there are quests that will keep you on your toes and showing that they can put many pop culture references throughout the whole game to keep the player wanting to explore. On another note the graphics of the game are not the best but very colorful and simplistic. The creators wanted to keep the artistic view by making it look rather cartoonish and it looks like you are playing through a worlds straight out of a comic book panel. It definitely catches a lot of people’s eye with the design of the levels.
All and all the game is a gem in the gaming world to be very addictive to a gamer who is wanting more bang for his buck. For me, I have spent many hours on this game just replaying the story mode or grinding for very rare and overpowered loot to make myself feel better about spending a ton of my time playing this very addictive game. I cannot complain about it cause I can’t get enough of it at all! In my book along with many others, it is a 10/10 game just because of how funny and how well made this very simple looking game is.