Borderlands 2 Angry Review (w/ Guest Claptrap!)

hello travelers I woke of you to be a preacher shut up oh no you're don't I'm sick of playing second fiddle to you I'm in charge of this one class oh who the hell are you who the hell do you think does all those studs claptrap hah put the precious star in danger now that's me up there getting my eyes wrist out we're old crack trap trap trap wait a minute how come we have never ever seen you ever yeah let's just say our mother definitely plays favorites but today's my day when I heard my brother was gonna help you review the game I know it couldn't stay hidden anymore if he did that that would be a conflict of interest the porch is gonna say it's a good game and everybody needs to buy a million copies well I'm here to stop that from ever happening so you better review this game seriously don't you be wearing any rose-colored glasses now let me turn her into this game angry joke earn your namesake watching you by now you probably heard of the extremely positive reviews on Borderlands 2 if you are a fan of the original you've probably already bought and played through this beast but if you haven't yet jumped in the world of Pandora or maybe you're refusing to because you weren't a fan of the original then listen up by the end of this review you'll know the right thing to do collect a few brown rocks for me then the baddest gang then for the Shuler now the first Borderlands had a pretty loose plot it was basically a tech demo built around this system that procedurally generated so many freaking guns a countless number of guns back then I was blown away about how it basically combine your two loves as a man guns and loot Hori just a big treasure hunt for all the sexiest weapons it was basically gun porn you fun as it was in both private and public the first Borderlands I had two main gripes with it basically it had no story and it had a lack of customization both of which have been addressed in the sequel the dialogue is smart it's well done and it is freaking hilarious it can even be surprisingly touching it's clear a bunch of time and effort went into the writing for this game and I got to be honest handsome jack is one of the all-time greatest villains I've ever gone up against he's that good he's funny he's interesting he's over-the-top he's written so well you just can't help to love to just can hate this guy and it's ironic too that a game which basically had no story produces one of the best villains in recent memory in the second game that goes to show the strength of the writing and Anthony Burch in the lead writing role shows how well of a job he did here building up and adding to the Borderlands mythos with really fleshed out interesting characters without any of it feeling out of place and I have to say one of my favorite small little things about Borderlands 2 is the way the enemies not only react to you but with each other psychos recite Hamlet his Canon gainst self-slaughter Oh God God how weary stale flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of robots say ow out no please stop ow ow and they plead for the non-existent life when you're hitting them with corrosion weapons which does more damage and the wildlife is insanely hostile and on the other hand they all freaking hate each other while raiding a bandit camp i enraged a Goliath enough to make them turn to his ally and say have you ever been strangled by your own intestines and then he vomited this stream of toxic acid that is buddy and who's who is screaming why are you so me [ __ ] like this happens all the time and it's less about being the hero of the story and more about just having [ __ ] some chaotic fun now there were some pretty funny NPC's in the first game but this game has way more from the return of the always funny scooter oh crap she's hot period I heard all over you robots and you eat metal out the garbage is death new you wired death machines become for me what's wrong with missing now if you're here to kill me you should probably know you'll never get me alive you robotic so [ __ ] - his new big big-breasted sister got your car ready up there let's make some modifications and you'll be good to go - one of my personal favorites the crazy ass tiny Tina nobody know what you find out of my workshop man I gots to be alone [Music] that's right twin sisters man Oh take them take them take them take them take them even we've been the original vault hunters in supporting roles this game has personality and it's what makes Borderlands so unique it has evolved past its gun porn roots it now has so many worthwhile experiences outside of finding the best guns which it still has even more guns it's taking on the badass versions of the enemies that you dread it's shooting MOOCs out of the sky it is laughing your ass off at the cultural NPCs that you are more than happy to help out inside quest time for the party you're gonna be the waiter yet mr. sparks over there to bring in mr. flesh stick and it's beating down every living [ __ ] out of Jack who freakin stalks you oh so good throughout your entire adventure watch my brain trying to think of a name for that diamond Pony I bought oh I was gonna call it pissed for brains in honor of you but that just feels immature hey maybe but stallion now that's even worse I tell you what I'll give it some more thought fan-favorites claptrap and Angel are back in fact the cute AI is given a lot more to do in this game and her story is fleshed out you actually get to figure out her origins and her purpose in both this game and the original Borderlands and the improvements don't just stop at the story and the characters there are more guns than the footage alien that were in the first if that's possible there there's more humor there's improved mini map navigation better bosses and sub-bosses a significantly more open up playing area than these tight corridors smarter enemy AI and direct trading of the best coolest loot with your friends even combat gets a facelift new Elemental weapons a slag mechanic that marks enemies for more damage an individual enemy limb dismemberment just from way more options in combat skill trees are improved for the four available characters Axton Salvador Maya and zero which are basically the same characters from the original with the exception of the gun Zurcher with his dual wielding ability rather than bricks punch you in the face style you even get multiple skills of swords as you unlock different abilities in the tree such as increased reload speeds or or shield recharge times at the death of an enemy or phase-locking a downed Ally to immediately bring them up ability is not possible with just the single skill and these new abilities add depth to the gameplay other new additions include badass rankings along with class mods now these are superior to the previous games professions and they add to this versions character customization with percentage bonuses to stats that you may use the most you're able to hunt and farm in the game bosses to find heads and skins to make your character look unique iridium is a new type of currency in this world that you can go to a black market and increase the amount of assault rifle ammo that you can carry or better yet increase the size of your backpack because it's gonna be so so difficult to leave behind any weapons hey man hey stop banging the door man stop banging on the door all right go back stop banging the [ __ ] door stop banging on the Booker go basically the best thing in Borderlands is no matter what you're doing you always feel as if you're improving your character and you are improving your character and finally it's the small things that put the icing on the cake tall the tiny little fun Easter eggs like the double rainbow Rockman Rises minecraft creepers [Music] and Lilith's butt crack now the real fun begins I'll see if I can't phase blast a few of them for you okay so that last one may not be an easter egg but you get my point there is detail everywhere however there are some old mechanics here that could have evolved for example having only one loop drop you can have somebody come in your game and ruin your entire experience by stealing and jacking all your [ __ ] or your friends just rushing to the Bossin and taking the one weapon that that [ __ ] boss drops why can't there be one for each player trade can still happen because these items are so unique and different and everybody likes to use different things in anything there's no reason for this game to be ruined like that anymore [Music] I wanna die with a bang oh it's mine also a problem from the previous game was left unaddressed most of the story is told through voiceovers that play during combat it happened soft and you'll won't be able to hear what's being said or worse you'll start the dialogue of another mission which interrupts the essential story and plot twist an explanation of who this character is you miss the entire thing with no way to replay what was said an option to replay the audio from the mission would have fixed this vehicles are still a bit wonky and difficult to control and glitches still unfortunately plagued the game though to a lesser degree what the hell is that there's even a particularly nasty one that will wipe your badass metals or your skin and head customization that took you hours to farm do you know how [ __ ] pissed off I would be if my got white angry luckily it hasn't happened to me I'm sorry if it's happened to you also on the PC version which i think is a superior version but I still have problems connecting with people for no apparent reason it's frustrating and unacceptable because I remember having to do this in the first Borderlands to having to use a service like hamachi in order to get connected and don't understand why it's just Borderlands that does this also and while character customization is more extensive it's still lackluster I say again let us create our own characters these characters have next to no backstory anyway and with relatively simple and straightforward treasure-hunting story having your characters be personalized will invest players far more in the story surely our team can crank out some pretty unique looking heroes but imagine what they can do with individual pieces allowing the players themselves to participate in the creation not every game needs this for sure but if there's one game that is appropriate for it its Borderlands so if you haven't already bought Borderlands 2 yet this is basically your excuse to go out and get it now and if you have already then you need to share that experience with someone who hasn't and even though the criticism is is fair then it's sort of Borderlands 1.5 very similar to the first only improved in every way you don't give a [ __ ] [ __ ] because it is so well done it's essentially the first Borderlands done right made enjoyable for everyone and even better there's four DLC packs planned and coming including a new character class the game already has a ton of replayability with new game+ and all the better more badass sexier guns that you can get in that mode but if you want even more freakin content it's on its way and since the side quests in this game have been so much more fun and interesting this is something that you're actually gonna want to play it's time for the final verdict travelers and I really really wanted to give this game an 8 for it basically being Borderlands 1.5 what I just couldn't after all of the positive things I've mentioned after all of the improvements and after experiencing the addictive nature of this game once again the final verdict is a 9 out of 10 with a badass Phillip approval which is appropriate for this game but make sure you play with at least one other Brenner you're not getting the true Borderlands experience and only if your box ever decides to up the ante to include more mechanics to include more enemy variety taking a bit of risk here and there like fully player created vault hunters then oh my god this franchise definitely has 10 out of 10 potential and see how much it's improved from the original I have really high hopes for Borderlands 3 [Music] I don't care how improved it is it's kind of ridiculous when you think about it it takes place on the same planet oh sure there's more diverse locations but your goal is exactly the same to open up bomb I mean seriously and your fenders are pretty much mirror images of the characters that came before and what the hell you didn't even once mentioned how claptrap completely ruins the game with his dog they're flying and it's night boys not once what the [ __ ] Joe I'm thinking give it a 9 I was counting on you wrap trap yes stupid joke could there possibly be any other reason why you don't like this game no I don't know what you mean well then what's this that I found in your room [Music] oh great now I got a psychotic robot after me I hope he doesn't learn about the DLC nobody tell him and keep an eye out I'll see you guys on the next hangry Joe show and we talk about [Music] [Applause] [Music] what you're rolling [ __ ] Gary so unprofessional maybe she told me at cameras on made me make a fool of myself yeah what [ __ ] amateurs you know I am upon a grand trap I don't deal with this [ __ ] anymore [ __ ] [ __ ] people trying to rip Frank so amazing I'm perfect right you think I'm funny you think I'm here for your news wings your joke purposes look at [ __ ] I don't get out of here otherwise a picture spinach more you know my brother is my brother [ __ ] it telling Joe [Music]

Channel: AngryJoeShow

Views: 4,114,271

Rating: 4.7432103 out of 5

Keywords: Borderlands 2, angry review, easter eggs, angry joe, claptrap, craptrap, gearbox

Id: KDPxcFNgTOg

Length: 22min 35sec (1355 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 06 2012