Very much so. Pre sequel came out after 2 though which is a tad confusing but I look forward to your impressions!

Yay, borderlands! I think it’s been my favourite franchise for a solid decade now and Borderlands 2 certainly swallowed a huge portion of my life and honestly still does to some degree.

The series has had some gems and some less than great content but the gameplay loop has always been very satisfying!

I quite liked the maps myself and the story whilst perhaps a little to obvious was fun.

My biggest problem was the enemy/mission level scaling which found you falling behind the main story mission quite easily making for some either very tough fights or some less than thrilling side quest farming.

Oh and how long it took to unlock weapon slots 3 & 4. Such a slog!

My mum still plays this daily. Had done for years. So can’t get beyond level 6 though 🤣

Came out in 1998 a month or so before Half Life and came with a patch cd in the box 🤣

Interesting take on the fps genre with branching routes/alternate levels that change things in the story deepening on your success. It’s a bit janky now but still a decent game.

1. Half Life
2. Sim Copter
3. Carmageddon
4. Quarantine
5. Descent
6. SiN

So much magic wrapped up in these games. I’m aware of the sequels and what not but I’d love to go back to them completely fresh.

Honourable mention to Deus Ex and Need for Speed Porsche 2000 which missed the cut by months.