For a somewhat more indepth review: http://www.examiner.com/review/welcome-back-to-pandora-borderlands-2-review

But to summerize, this is more of an "evolution" then a "revolution" sort of sequel. In hindsight, the original was a bit of a glorified tech demo, a bunch of concepts thrown together to form a functional game. Anthony Burch is not quite the writer he is made out to be in the Gearbox promos but the story is solid and at times geniunely entertaining. And of course, the fact that the game improves on pretty much everything that made the original so popular helps too. There is more diversity between guns, shields, and grenade mods then there was previously, all four core characters have tighter skill trees... Basically everything you would have liked about the first game has been upgraded and fine-tuned. One of the few games to defeat the lingering curse that hangs over sci-fi action-RPGs.

For a somewhat more indepth review: http://www.examiner.com/review/welcome-back-to-pandora-borderlands-2-review But to summerize, this is more of an "evolution" then a "revolution" sort of sequel. In hindsight, the original was a bit of a glorified tech demo, a bunch of concepts thrown together to form a functional game. Anthony Burch is not quite the writer he is made out to be in the Gearbox promos but the story is solid and at times geniunely entertaining. And of course, the fact that the game improves on pretty much everything that made the original so popular helps too. There is more diversity between guns, shields, and grenade mods then there was previously, all four core characters have tighter skill trees... Basically everything you would have liked about the first game has been upgraded and fine-tuned. One of the few games to defeat the lingering curse that hangs over sci-fi action-RPGs.