EDIT: Now requires a SHIFT account when it didn't before. GFY 2k.

A looter shooter unchallenged by any even in its own series. Borderlands 2 is a phenomenal looter shooter with an unmistakable art style, vast array of cool weapons, huge variance in builds and skills, as well as an excellent villain to root against. The dialog ranges from hilarious to awfully cringy due to its comedy based in 2012 internet culture, and the story can be painfully undercut by poor in game character movements and bad timing (for some reason this is the case with all Borderlands games).
The main draw of the game is the looting and shooting. And woo boy, there is a metric butt ton. It is easy to stack thousands of hours in this game and not get bored due to its excellent character variety, build variety, and weapon variety, but for me, I found my comfortable limit around 300. Not necessary with friends, but it's even better.
There's mods and community fixes to the game that change the game and allow for new experiences; they're definitely worth trying out.

Buy the GOTY edition on a fat sale, and have a blast with or without your buddies.

EDIT: Now requires a SHIFT account when it didn't before. GFY 2k. A looter shooter unchallenged by any even in its own series. Borderlands 2 is a phenomenal looter shooter with an unmistakable art style, vast array of cool weapons, huge variance in builds and skills, as well as an excellent villain to root against. The dialog ranges from hilarious to awfully cringy due to its comedy based in 2012 internet culture, and the story can be painfully undercut by poor in game character movements and bad timing (for some reason this is the case with all Borderlands games). The main draw of the game is the looting and shooting. And woo boy, there is a metric butt ton. It is easy to stack thousands of hours in this game and not get bored due to its excellent character variety, build variety, and weapon variety, but for me, I found my comfortable limit around 300. Not necessary with friends, but it's even better. There's mods and community fixes to the game that change the game and allow for new experiences; they're definitely worth trying out. Buy the GOTY edition on a fat sale, and have a blast with or without your buddies.