Why Borderlands 2 is so much better than Borderlands
I don't think many people will find the title of this very controversial. Or to be completely honest, maybe not many people will find the title, as this is the first one I've written. But I digress, the fact is that Borderlands 2 sold considerably better than Borderlands and received considerably better reviews. In my opinion, this was definitely deserved. Oh, and worry not, I won't be giving any spoilers for either game. Wouldn't want to drive away my non-exist audience.
Colours Yep, British spelling, get used to that. Anyway, Borderlands is very plain. And by plain I mean yellow. That's not to say that some areas aren't nice to look at, for example the entire zombie apocalypse DLC is beautiful, but in general the colours is too boring. However in its successor the world is a lot more diverse, and aside from "The Dust" there is little yellow. My personal favourite areas are "Caustic Caverns" and "Eridium Blight". They are very different, but great in their own way.
Menus This may sound petty, but for me it made the game feel smoother, almost more professional. The original's menus are very boring and not accessible enough.
Bosses Both of the games revolve around boss fights, which is a system I like. You can sprint through a level or two if you are under-leveled, but you must have god-like skills to beat a boss who is five levels higher than you. In borderlands the first boss you must kill is Nine Toes (Three Balls), who has an amusing name, but is basically just a psycho. Knuckledragger from the sequel is huge, and has a few different attacks. And in general Borderlands 2 has more interesting bosses, like Boom Bewm, or W4R-D3N, which is about all I can reveal whilst keeping my promise about no spoilers
Playable characters I'm pretty experienced with the BL2 characters, I've beaten the game with all of them, but in BL1 I've only used Lilith, Roland and Brick, so I have no clue what Mordecai is like. The BL2 characters are way more interesting (with the possible exeption of Maya), have better skill trees, and are more customisable. Salvador and Kreig are hilarious, Zer0 is classy, and Axton and Gaige are cool, wheras Brick is predictable, Roland is dull and Lilith is annoying.
So those are my thoughts, I hope you liked them, and stay tuned for more. If you have any thoughts, feel free to send me an email at [email protected]