What Am I Missing With Borderlands?

the second one is definitely more of the same, personally I really like them both, but if you didn't like the first one then maybe you should skip the second.

You are missing the crazy characters, the fun co-op game play and the awesome loot. I do not know why you can't get into it, some things just don't click with people I guess. Yes the second one is more of the same with every aspect improved upon, if you didn't like the first one the second won't capture you but if you loved the first one like me the 2nd one is a must buy.

I heard that Van Helsing is pretty good story orientated action rpg, also path of exile should be releasing soon.

Except you're missing the fact how almost every game (even the POS ones) is significantly better in co-op. Best examples would be Saints Row 3 and first Borderlands (abosolutely horrible in solo mode, especially with first BL being the most boring grind fest you can think of). Now i'm not talking about some random people you find on the web but friends you know IRL. Now just add mumble or any other voice chat to the party and it's a blast

I'm on the opposite side: I love BL's art direction and I like FPS games, but I'm reluctant about the RPG aspect and the bullet-sponge-enemies factor... I have it in my inventory because I had a good offer for a trade and I thought it would be a valuable addition to my collection, no matter what.

Try a sniper rifle yet?

If it helps sway you one way or the other, there is a Salvador and Clap-Trap sex scene in Borderlands 2.

Nah...if you don't enjoy BL1 then big chance you won't like BL2 as well since they are pretty much the same, but BL2 offers more interesting world and NPCs.

If you don't like the first one, then I wouldn't bother with the second one. Yes, the second one improved a lot on the first one, but not enough, in my opinion, to change your mind if you didn't like the first one.

Currently playing Fallout New Vegas , Fallout 3 is another good one i reccomend , tho i did enjoy borderlands 1 alot

I wish to point out that the game is boring as fuck alone. It is meant to be played with friends.

Watching some gameplay might help you out. Personally, I had difficulty as well getting into the first one yet loved the second. I'd suggest finding a friend to play it with first, its got a pretty good co-op. However, I wouldn't do it with more than three because the enemies get a bit bullet spongy. I'd say its worth a gamble of $10 or so.

BL1 is a horribly boring game...I couldn't get into it at all. BL2 was an amazing experience and loved every moment of it. Don't base your purchase of BL2 off of BL1.

I think that both games are incredibly boring on your own. Borderlands 2 is a bit more better for solo but still boring. If you want to have fun, you need to play with someone. Even if it's only one person.

Borderlands 1 is really boring alone. Yet, Borderlands 2 can be enjoyable Alone and more with people.

Its fun coop. I can't get into BL2 either without others

I know everyone touts the co-op of borderlands as the main selling point, but having finished both games solo (and having bought borderlands 1 at launch) I sort of understand where you're coming from. The main draw about Borderlands for me was really the crazy absurd moments in it, and while borderlands floundered a bit in that aspect, borderlands 2 completely blew it out of the water. While they both feature a number of annoying "fetch quests" to get the most out of a map, BL2 toned it down a bit, added a bit more flavour, and did away with those redundant "Find all the Y parts of my gun in X area to get a shitty gun you'd never use" quests.

As a whole, I think BL2 was everything that BL1 tried to be. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when I first started BL2, and expected to be a little disappointed, but disappointed I was not. The humour in it is great, is unexpectingly emotional in certain parts, contains more pop culture references than I have ever seen in any franchise, and is just addictive to play — co-op or not. In closing, the characters in BL1 do turn up as NPCs in BL2, so playing the first one would give you some perspective and attachment to them, but don't dwell over BL1, because the real action happens in the sequel.

its good rpgfps and very funny i enjoyed a lot playing bl2, now ill try to get bl1 goty

Happily we're allowed to like different stuff... :)

And be thankful you didn't get sucked in, if you like this sort of game you'd be in danger of forgetting to play something else while you're hunting one more quest, or trying to get a slightly better shooty thing. :)

I never got into Borderlands till this Krieg.
I am now playing Borderlands 2 :3.

personally i find the game boring unless i play with someone

At me is quite viceversa - not being attracted too much by torchlight series, but i'm deeply attracted by the borderlands series ( Over 100 hours on both ). To me it was the looting and the FPS element combined with the 3rd person driving. Depends on the genre you like. FPS is dominant in this one while the looting and leveling and skill tree etc are just RPG elements that still affect alot of this game. I personally enjoyed them, especially the first one, finishing the main story about 13 times ( 4 times on Steam - was a pirate before ) with always at least 95% of the sidequests done, with or without friends, while BL2 is a tad more complex and i can't finish it that fast.

Everyone is entitled to have different tastes, don't listen to people that make you play the game without any backup reason.

I played both, never really got into either... I did play BL1 to near the end though...

Co-op is the main thing. I only played BL1 though.