{"id":13830,"date":"2012-10-05T12:55:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=13830"},"modified":"2013-02-07T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T20:17:51","slug":"review-borderlands-2-it-gets-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/gaming\/xbox\/review-borderlands-2-it-gets-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Borderlands 2 — It Gets Even Better!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Set five years after the original,\u00a0Borderlands 2<\/em><\/a>\u00a0enriches the world of Pandora with lush new environments, deepened characters, and a villain worth fighting. Betrayed vault hunters on Pandora must track down the egotistical, charismatic, and ludicrously wealthy Handsome Jack, antagonist and\u00a0likable\u00a0bastard both. The writing is spectacular (and filled with easter eggs<\/a>); simple side quests aren\u2019t boring \u2014 they enrich and develop the NPC\u2019s like Moxxi and Sir Hammerlock. Each of the characters are supremely odd and enjoyable. I will never regret helping Claptrap throw that ballin\u2019 party. The ease of cooperative play is icing on a thoroughly addictive and enjoyable cake that I’m craving at this very moment.\u00a0Gearbox Software<\/a>\u00a0did a great job with\u00a0Borderlands<\/em>, but its sequel surpasses it in every way as cleanly as its cel-shaded presentation.<\/p>\n [yframe url=’www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCWJUSulnro’]<\/p>\n Voice acting is spot on<\/a> for every single character. Whacked out quest-giving NPCs each have their own unique quirks and distinct personalities. Scooter is back from the first game, his voice\u00a0haunting and familiar<\/a>\u00a0as ever, and also his sister, Ellie, makes her daring debut as a (debatably) unattractive female character, though her character is hilarious and earned, not just an excuse to respond to criticism of women in video games. Borderlands 2\u2019s opening cinematic is reminiscent of the first, though more theatrical and somber, and it nails the mood, introduces a solid and real villain, and throws the characters in game into the loving care of a talkative and eccentric Claptrap. The world of Pandora feels real from the start; the polished cel-shaded style and specific humor\u00a0cements the characters, whose voices sing them to life.<\/p>\n