A cartoon desert, a million guns, and an insufferable voice taunting you through the earpiece.

On gut feeling, Borderlands 2 sits ahead of 85% of games. Solid. And two lines climb even higher: the wish to experience it fresh again, ahead of 94% of titles, and the art style, ahead of 92%. The cel shading and Pandora left their mark, clearly. Controller feel follows decently. But look at the contrast, it's brutal: the soundtrack is at the absolute floor, dead last, no other criterion drops anywhere near. A game people would happily replay for the first time, whose every texture they remember, and from which nobody keeps a single track in a playlist. Fun and the desert island question stay average, which tempers that instinctive enthusiasm a little. Several lines rest on few votes, so treat them as early signal.

Among looter shooters, Borderlands 2 remains the reference that set the genre: endless loot, four player co-op, pitch black humor and a villain you love to hate. Everything its successors copied without ever recapturing the same bite.

So, who is it for? For you if you love farming, comparing weapon stats for hours and laughing with friends in co-op. Much less if you play for the music or for a solo experience that shakes you.