Only buy it after you try the first one. (Fireteam Builder Events)

by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 19:01 (2977 days ago) @ DiscipleN2k

If you like the first one, then go for it. The game is not particularly fun.

The first one is the only one I've played. I snagged it on a NewEgg deal for maybe $5 several years ago. It was fun, but I didn't care enough about the story to bother with the sequel. I've heard good things about this "Handsome Jack" though.

-Disciple

Funkmon is right when he says the story isn't exactly complex. What makes the Borderlands truly amazing isn't the story as a whole it's the characters in the story. The characters and their development is what makes the game (and game play). And almost every single character in Borderlands 2 was memorable to me. I hardly even remember who the bad guys were in Borderlands 1.