Borderlands was great, Borderlands 2 is just amazing. There are so many easter eggs, secrets and shout outs to movies that I likely will never find them all. I played as the Hunter on 1, Zero on 2 as, I guess I am a distant sort and would rather take em out from so far off that the one next to them wonders where that came from. But really the game play is very good, has many things to make you laugh, and some sad. BUY IT NOW! LOL

Edit:
I have 2,760 hours in now. Time to add some info

At the time I did this I had only played Zer0, with practice he is a force to be reckoned with.

Now, I gravitate to Gaige, the Mechromancer because, anarchy forever LOL Early play her "pet" Deathtrap is killer and helps a lot, once I get the skill close enough and the skill Anarchy things get interesting

Maya, awesome support but a power house in her own right, cloud kill, baaahahahahahaa, phase lock.

Axton, well rounded out solder type, not my fave but he is balanced pretty well.

Krieg (Psycho class), for up close melee, this is on the edge of your seat fast paced action. Once you unlock Release the beast, if you can work with it you can be a runway train.

Salvador, the Gunzerker. If you manage to get the right guns, class mod and relic, he is pretty much a tank. So much so that some find him boring, I think he is fun but not my fave (see Mechromance above).

If you get the GOTY + Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade pack 2 and the five head hunter packs you have it all, and I can honestly say hundreds of hours game play

Even my least favorite of the four main campaign DLC (NONE are in the main story, they have their own stories and maps) is good, my fave (Tiny Tina's Attack on Draggonkeep, an AD&D inspired story) is awesome.

The game has it's issues, but the good out weighs it by a lot.
PhysX is badly implemented and appears to work better on old NVIDIA cards (from 2011) than new ones. PhysX if not on low causes loot to fall through the floor/ground in some places as well as poor frame rate.

If you are not trying to use PhysX the game can run on fairly low end hardware.

Borderlands, is was/is a good game, but this one (Borderlands 2) in spite of it's problems is just an amazing game. If you like ARPGs and FPS then I think you should give this one a go.

Edit: 4/4/2019
I now have 3266 hours in this game and still play it.
The game just got a 7.9 GB DLC for UHD textures and assets, it looks nice.
The game is going on seven years old, they still show it love.

I am told, some are review bombing this game, please ignore them, this game is amazing in spite of the FPS issues it has had. Some are reporting that after the update that that has improved. Gearbox are not saints, this game is not perfect, but I am well pleased with both.

Borderlands was great, Borderlands 2 is just amazing. There are so many easter eggs, secrets and shout outs to movies that I likely will never find them all. I played as the Hunter on 1, Zero on 2 as, I guess I am a distant sort and would rather take em out from so far off that the one next to them wonders where that came from. But really the game play is very good, has many things to make you laugh, and some sad. BUY IT NOW! LOL Edit: I have 2,760 hours in now. Time to add some info At the time I did this I had only played Zer0, with practice he is a force to be reckoned with. Now, I gravitate to Gaige, the Mechromancer because, anarchy forever LOL Early play her "pet" Deathtrap is killer and helps a lot, once I get the skill close enough and the skill Anarchy things get interesting Maya, awesome support but a power house in her own right, cloud kill, baaahahahahahaa, phase lock. Axton, well rounded out solder type, not my fave but he is balanced pretty well. Krieg (Psycho class), for up close melee, this is on the edge of your seat fast paced action. Once you unlock Release the beast, if you can work with it you can be a runway train. Salvador, the Gunzerker. If you manage to get the right guns, class mod and relic, he is pretty much a tank. So much so that some find him boring, I think he is fun but not my fave (see Mechromance above). If you get the GOTY + Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade pack 2 and the five head hunter packs you have it all, and I can honestly say hundreds of hours game play Even my least favorite of the four main campaign DLC (NONE are in the main story, they have their own stories and maps) is good, my fave (Tiny Tina's Attack on Draggonkeep, an AD&D inspired story) is awesome. The game has it's issues, but the good out weighs it by a lot. PhysX is badly implemented and appears to work better on old NVIDIA cards (from 2011) than new ones. PhysX if not on low causes loot to fall through the floor/ground in some places as well as poor frame rate. If you are not trying to use PhysX the game can run on fairly low end hardware. Borderlands, is was/is a good game, but this one (Borderlands 2) in spite of it's problems is just an amazing game. If you like ARPGs and FPS then I think you should give this one a go. Edit: 4/4/2019 I now have 3266 hours in this game and still play it. The game just got a 7.9 GB DLC for UHD textures and assets, it looks nice. The game is going on seven years old, they still show it love. I am told, some are review bombing this game, please ignore them, this game is amazing in spite of the FPS issues it has had. Some are reporting that after the update that that has improved. Gearbox are not saints, this game is not perfect, but I am well pleased with both.