Yes, worth buying.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.
- Story and characters: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 312k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
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Second improvement is the story, now the first game didn't have much of a story to begin with, it mostly had some vibes and quite a lot of desert atmosphere, which I enjoyed, but I wouldn't want to spend a hundred hours in multiple consequtive character playthroughs.
The artstyle of the Borderlands series is very recognisable and I have to give credit for that, as it suits the gameplay very well.
Honestly, I didn't even like the co-op part that much, as I think it's almost better to experience the game solo on the first playthrough, but that's not a hill I'm going to die on.
Visually, the game looks exactly how you’d expect a Borderlands title to look, with that signature gritty, comic-book art style that I absolutely love.
The sound design and audio are also solid across the board, and the voice acting is mostly very well done.
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