As someone who just now played borderlands GOTY Id say borderlands 2 is just a teensy bit better. The first is just a hoard bullet sponge shooter lol! But i love it!
@@julians9899 borderlands 1 isn’t bad, bl3 isn’t terrible, I’ve played wonderlands on 3 different characters difffernet months and every time couldn’t find the motivation to even beat the story it was so bad Forgot tps even existed but it’s really similar to bl2 and fun just a little more ignored than bl2 which is sad
Never knew how refreshing it is to watch someone else experience a game you’ve been playing for 10+ years, for the first time. Do continue, its a lot of fun to watch.
@@anomaly3215 if that's meaningless, then everything is. Just lie down in the corner and not care about anything dying from thirst and hunger. But who cares right? I hate people like you.
Some answers to your questions: The exploration comes in after you get to sanctuary, which is the main hub city of the game. You should definitely do side missions, some of them have amazing rewards or unlock mini bosses that drop cool rewards In terms of difficulty, there is no slider for it but instead when you beat the game you unlock True Vault hunter mode, where you replay the story and after that Ultimate vault hunter mode. Each one is harder than the last and you keep leveling up through all of them to fill out your skill trees Also you should absolutely buy all the dlcs for this game, they are definitely worth it and make the game a lot more enjoyable
@@3eeexton the dlcs in this game are what i compare other games dlc to. theyre seriously that good. although there is a considerable difference between seasonal dlc and true dlc. an i cannot express enough how right the other comment is. play through the game 3 times to get all of your abilities. UVHM is what most people consider the real game afaik
@@3eeexton to add onto this comment, you can upgrade your backpack, bank and ammo capacity by collecting Eridium and selling it to Crazy Earl. The 3 playthroughs are called Normal Vault Hunter Mode (NVHM), True Vault Hunter Mode (TVHM) and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode (UVHM). NVHM enemies and loot scale with the story until lvl 30, TVHM enemies and loot scale with the story until lvl 50, and UVHM loot and enemies scale with and above player level until level cap, so generally you don't want to finish a playthrough at a higher level than the loot scales for the risk of being under levelled. Also 1000000% get the DLC for some more phenomenal story content and maps, more loot, higher tier loot past legendary, and great bosses. Slag is okay in NVHM and TVHM for the 2x damage for non slag weapons, but becomes very important (not crucial) in UVHM because of increased weapon swap speed and 3x damage for non slag weapons.
Weapon manufacturers are actually important! Jacob's is Western style, high damage, critical hit bonus, and single fire only. Dahl is military style, full auto or semi on the hip, burst fire while ads Maliwan is purely elemental weapons, high % infliction chance and dot damage Hyperion gets more accurate the longer you fire Vladof has allot of fire rate, low everything else Tourge is purely explosive projectiles that don't hurt you, high damage Tediores reloads are you throwing your gun and it explodes, their alright stats wise Bandit has high ammo capacity, bad everything else Im not a pro but i do play these borderlands way more then i should. Ask any question you want and I'll answer Edit: do explore after you get to sanctuary, that's where the game starts opening up Edit 2: don't worry about going into fight for your life so much, it's a core part of the game.
I've got just over 825 hours in BL2 and it made me so happy to see someone experience it for the first time. I'd love to watch you do a series playthrough on this!
@28:50 They're are no mounts or double jumps. Almost all of the difficult find loot spots are attained through simple parkour, puzzles that need you hidden switches, or behind bosses.
The guy who says “I’m the conductor of the poop train” is actually a DLC character you can play as. Also, when you can’t activate a lever, switch, or button it’s because there’s usually a mission you have to do that’ll eventually lead up to the lever, switch, or button that’ll let you activate it, which I’m sure you probably found that out. Also for enemies, there are regular mob enemies and (unique enemies that can drop unique gear/weapons). The unique enemies will usually have a crazy or stupid name.
The replayability of this game is why i adore it, the game on average takes about 7-9 hours to complete and i have sunk over 200 hours into it , mainly doing dumb little challenges
also if you are wondering why some npcs are so slow with starting to move is because their tracking is based on the frames, and since the game was made for 30fps the tracking messes up a little and the npcs get confused
The "Badass rank" that gives small increases to your damage and such transfer between characters :) Its a perma boost to stats on every save, If you want to turn it off you can toggle it as well. But this is why its small because it adds up overtime for all characters :)
couple things for helping the general experience, understanding what bl2 is: Certain side quests are super impactful, depending on the quest reward or the mini-boss it potentially spawns. Exploring generally isnt bad, but not super rewarding always. normally its find a chest, see if its close to a spawn point and farm it. Save/quitting is your best friend. it cuts on travel time by taki g you to the last fast travel you used, or area door you entered. it also respawns anything killed, including bosses, which you'll be re-killing a lot to farm the best items great video, love seeing blind playthroughs of my favourite games
This is the most enjoyable blind playthrough of BL2 I've seen in years,please continue! Your first playthrough shouldn't be to much of a hassle as long as you stay leveled with active quests and as for skill points id say try to work down one tree at a time plus you can always respec anytime. Theres really no right or wrong build just whatever you like the sound of.....*cough*...bore.....*cough*
This is the game with "I'm the conductor of the poop train!" but it's in a promotional video for the character Krieg, one of the DLC characters. The video is titled "A Meat Bicycle Built for Two" Also you are playing the character for melee stealth, take a look at the Bloodshed skill tree, and Unique abilities are usually around the halfway point and the end of a skill tree
Honestly really nice to see new people enjoying this game, it's truly a classic. If you'd like a small tip, most unique enemies in the game or bosses have their own exclusive weapons they can drop with very powerful properties, so fighting bosses a few times for those special weapons is the best way to give yourself an edge up in combat.
Sal is broken. Zero is strong but dies quickly. Gaige is broken early on and with the right weapons, generally broken. Soldier is good, but needs a bit more than most characters to work especially well solo, but has utility. Krieg is broken in his own way. Maya is not broken but she has some of the best CC, utility, and support. Every vault hunter has late-game viable builds, but I honestly think that Sal is the only character that is truly broken.
@@dth99timesZer0 and Maya are broken. Cloud Kill trivializes the entire game and B0re is the go to boss one shot mechanic. Zer0 is probably the most broken character off of B0re alone.
@@Zmargo702 also just a little fun fact, Maya and gaige can also use a similar effect to b0re if they get somewhat lucky with certain abilities. Uranus is particularly easy to bore on Maya with a blurred trickster class mod. I've never done it with Gaige though. Maya can also insta-kill the raid boss from the Commander Lilith dlc by going down on the spot it spawns with the Recompense skill, but that doesn't make her OP by any measure. It makes her situationally useful. Krieg can bloodsplode Pyro Pete the invincible but other than that bloodsplosion is mostly useful for mobbing. There's probably a lot more instakills, and although Salvador doesn't have a ton of instant kills other than like world burn + pimpernel, he's pretty damn fast at killing pretty much any boss. Other characters are situationally broken. Sal is fundamentally deeply and thoroughly broken.
I went with Maya when I played bl2 for the first time. I think I was playing dragon age or some other rpg with mages. I wanted to play as a mage and thought Maya was a mage 😂😂😂
If you’re wanting to go into melee then do the red skill tree. The left green skill tree is a sniper based tree which I imagine you’d really enjoy. The middle is just a debuff make yourself stronger type thing. The unique skills aren’t super crazy tbh except the right melee trees little dash melee in deception & the left trees bore is actually the most broken thing in this entire game on some enemies.
when i was a teenager around like 15/16 years old, there was a period where my family couldnt afford internet for about a 6 month period. my brother was a lot more tech savvy than me at the time, and he had learned to pirate games and burn them onto CD's. we both had gaming consoles, but one day i decided to play some of his games bc no internet was boring me to the core. one of the first games i booted up was borderlands 2. we had to keep the xbox on at all times because it was broken and never saved properly, so for several months after that i would come home from school where my boiling hot xbox was left turned on for weeks and my character was left in some random questing spot. i wish i could go back and experience playing that game for the first time again; exploring every secret, the DLC's, how enamored i was with handsome jack and wanted to see more of his character.. there really is no other game like it. i appreciate you uploading this for us to see, it takes me back to when i was that troubled teenager using the game as escapism. absolutely go back and get the DLC's, and explore EVERY nook and cranny. theres so much to find in terms of lore, easter eggs, secrets, cool loots drops, bosses, etc. etc. just so much content to find and get through. happy hunting Vault Hunter! < 3
So fun seeing someone pick my favorite character on a first play through. You've probably figured this out but don't stress about going down so much, as long as you can kill stuff your fight for your life will resurrect you. I recommend the right tree if you want to go melee but it does fall off a bit in UVHM.
Both Midgemong and Boom Bewm are unique enemies that respawn and have a chance to drop orange-rarity *legendary weapons*. Captain Flyint also drops a legendary but it's not as good. Edit: oh, and Knuckledragger drops a legendary too, one of the best of the game actually.
@trinketmage8145 Pistols in general are a lot better than assault rifles and have stronger buffs available for it...last i checked you cant use a sheriffs badge with a kerblaster to make it wreck on any character, not just Axton and Krieg. Pistols have more buffs to take advantage of, period. The Kerblaster is awesome for sure, but gearbox hated assault rifles around that time for some reason. Wanna prove me wrong? make a custom pistol in gibbed or something with a kerblaster barrel and it will be better as a pistol on any character. Dont shit on people for no reason when you're the one that doesnt know what they're talking about
@@PoeticInsanity The fuck are you talking about Sheriff's Badge for? Where are you going to get a Sheriff's Badge on Southern Shelf in normal mode? When I say Kerblaster is great I don't mean you should use in against Haderax on OP 10. If just mean if you randomly find one early it's gonna be hard carrying for 10 levels at least.
"IM THE CONDUCTER OF THE POOP TRAIN!" Is actually from the trailer for kreig, one of the dlc characters. He's a psycho so that's why the other psychos look similar, though he does say that line sometimes in combat.
@@Good_Hot_Chocolate still gets my blood boiling, it’s so ingrained in me to hit that symbol it’s one of the first things I do every play though aside from punching claptrap
Watching someone experience this game for the first time takes me back to when me and my younger brother played Borderlands 2 for the first time after getting it out of a bargain bin, I can’t wait to see more of this man
28:40 over 1000 hours and I've never noticed that little spot up there lol. I cant wait to see more of this. rly fun seeing someone's first impression of my 3rd favorite game, good or bad. Also there is definitely reason to explore off the beaten path a bit, there were at least 9 chests in hidden/optional areas between you meeting Hammerlock and you killing Captain Flynt
the main reason for those side quests is to be able to refarm the boss at the end i.e. midgemong drops a legendary and the only way for it to drop is if you either get it during the first time killing him or just farming him
Keep this series up man, hearing a fresh reaction to a game I’ve played for years is so entertaining. Your commentary style is pretty fun too. Nothing too over exaggerated and feels like I’m watching one of my friends play.
im a little bit late but i wanna say that im very jealous because you're experiencing this awesome game for the first time. i wish i could go back and play this masterpiece like it my first time
I'm soooo glad i found this this. I been getting into streaming with no success but its been a game that has been my passion since 2010. So glad to sit back and watch someone play a canon event to my gaming life for their first time. Instant sub
Thank you so much for making this video! This game has been a big part of my life since I was a kid. It brings me a lot of joy to see someone experience it for the first time!! Also little tip, there is infinite vertical melee range so if you are directly below something 100 ft above you you can still hit it!
Handsome Jack is genuinely my favorite villain of all time in ANY media. Just pay attention to his progression of the course of the game and you'll see why.
One of my favorite game series, really cool to see you experiencing it for the first time! With that said, it pained me seeing the unspent level points starting to stack up.
seeing this is kinda refreshing to see, i sure hope you make more videos on bl2 like this, its very entertaining to see a new player experience this after youve played through everything. hope you really enjoy this game man
Personaly would love to see some more borderlands content. Especially number 2. I don't know how to put this other than it's very unique to be there and see someone's first experience with the borderlands franchise, especially since it's the second game and that was my first experience with the franchise as well and I know this is gonna sound psychotic but. I think I have Uber 300 plus play throws of borderlands 2 and I absolutely love replying at every time but because I've played it so much. There's so many things that I. Do in the game that I don't even realize are specific to someone who's already beat the game and knows everything about it cause watching you play through and in the first area be so focused on exploring the way you think about the quests, and just your thought process about the guns is such A. Unique outlook that it's amazing to watch because I know that I'll never get that first experience again and at least watching someone else get the first experience. Let's me live through it vicariously. Hand also I just found you with this borderlands video, because I'm a huge borderlands on earth.And I can't wait to watch your other content too.
The skill trees do offer unique abilities! They're just usually available in the middle and end parts of the tree because they're pretty strong. Each tree caters to a specific play style and when you finish one tree you pick what other tree compliments yours the best.
There are so many little quirks and mechanics that take a long time to learn. I'll recommend you to keep an eye out for weapons called "hulk" shotgun, "ravager" shotgun, "Snider" sniper, "Diaub" sniper, "iron" pistol, "spitter" assault rifle, "synergy" pistol, and "gatling gun" assault rifle. These are some of the better non-unique weapons, but obviously there are tons that I didn't mention and experimentation is always a good thing. Depending on parts and rarity, there's still a variety of different versions of these weapons. This is not even an exhaustive list of generally good non-uniques, these are just some of my personal favorites.
Yesss my brother, as someone who’s put a lot of time in BL2 over the course of the release to give or take now(been replaying on my steamdeck) it’s such a genuinely fun game with so many little things that will just make you laugh or just something genuinely fun. A guy named Derchlands has many many great videos about this game to give you insight the more you level up and get to TVHM AND UVHM
It's so nice to see someone actually take his time and play the game, being curious and actually actively play the game. A lot of people including myself know days try to just get through games as fast as possible. Because they don't want to have their time wasted, not realising playing games wastes your time anyways, might as well take that time and have fun.
I got borderlands 2 on its release date/ my 12th birthday and must have beaten it a hundred times by now. its feels weird seeing someone play the game as intended and not do all the little speedrun things like the grenade-jump skips or fighting Flint on the ground instead of running up to his perch before he spawns good video :)
I saw a few other comments like what I'm about to say but it is genuinely so nice to see a new borderlands players just to enjoy how refreshing the game can be to others. the variety of weapons and farmable boss in this game makes it so addicting, such a fun game to play co-op with friends has so many fun side missions. the experiences in this game are limitless with skill trees and different "vault hunters" to play as. iv been playing the borderlands series since the get go. Borderlands 2 defiantly has the best story. the preseqenual is also very enjoyable to new players, but the game lore from the 2nd game is like not other. also the commentary is awesome you just gained a new sub and fan will be checking out all the videos. ID LOVE A FULL SERIES OF THIS GAME. seem like you enjoy playing it just as i enjoy watching you play.
I love the borderlands games. FPV RPG and 2 player Co-op. My best friend and I spent hours and hours, side by side in his room playing. I just love the feeling of being on the same team rather than having to battle other players.
13:35 If you were praising the writing of this game, the head writer Anthony Burch is the DM of a podcast show 'Dungeons & Daddies'. It's NOT a BDSM podcast. Excellent story and world he builds and its hilarious! Nice to see someone still experiencing this for the first time:)
It’s so awesome seeing someone experiencing this for the first time. I played this day in, day out when it first released, and have done everything in the game since. Would love to see you keep playing this :)
I think its super interesting to watch you play. The way you approach the game is very careful and methodical, when the game expects you to run in and mow down your enemies.
the skills add up, if you max out a perk you can get like +60% gun damage for example, +200% crit damage, etc. your character has like a designated melee tree if you just want to smack enemies left and right
22:50 funny you mention the skill thing because zer0 has a skill that if you know how to line enemies up, it lets you one shot raid bosses. Also if you want skills that change gameplay look for the skills in the tree that only have one rank instead of 0/3 or 0/5, usually the single rank skills add things to your kit or change gameplay, like one that lets you toss elemental kunai while invisible.
The “I’m THE CONDUCTOR OF THE POOP TRAIN” character is Kreig, he is one of the playable characters but he’s DLC. The only things you’re missing out on with not having DLC is the extra characters and Tiny Tina’s assault on dragon keep. All the other DLC is great but not peak.
Badass ranks are end game min maxing upgrade system. The more you take certain stat the lower amout you get but this stats are shared across your all characters. So if you get for example +15% gun damage on your Zero then all your new characters will get that imidiently.
“I’m glad our timelines Steven hawking is used his power for good”. Ahhh a true borderlands comedic😂showing the “kill all the babies” cutscene also very nice touch(no pun intended😁)
side quests for xp. once you reach level 5 thats when you start earning skill points. every reank up after rank 5 gives you a skill point so side quests are very important and exploration is kinda important. some cool easter eggs in the game
10:42 man, this is the first game where I felt it so.. tangibly. when all insides are squeezed into a knot during the fall. 😅 and I love this game so much 29:41 they supposed to be kids but... u know
You are embarking on a wonderful journey. This game is far deeper than it appears. Raid bosses, loot midget grinding, crazy weapons and glitches, and the greatest DLC of all-time: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. Enjoy the ride!
Oh the joy of someone new enjoying Borderlands. I’m only 10 minutes in but This video is great, I love seeing first reactions to a game i’ve loved since i was a wee lass when it came out.
About 8/10 times a sidequest boss has special, specific loot that you might need to kill them a few times to get, but can be really high tier. Bosses with intros and even midgemong!
I would love to watch a full playtrough of this ngl, also getting a matching grip vladof ar with rocket barrel from the first side quest is very cool. The badass rank thing is not something you need to pay attention to, you can just use all the points randomly once in a while and ur good, as you said the main thing are the skill trees and item loadouts
Genuinely seeing his first reaction to the game is such a breath of fresh air after having 1000+ hrs in the game and just watching the movie. Great video and would recommend. You earned my subscription
Thank you algorithm. This is such a gem. If you can find it in you to play through all of Borderlands 2, even in hour long episodes, I think there would be a decent audience for it. Very entertaining.
I love seeing new players enjoy my personal favorite game of all time. You have no idea how much fun you are in for, especially playing all the characters.
as far as difficulty: its one size fits all basically. if youre underleveled compared to enemies you do reduced damage and they have more health, vice versa. after beating the game, you unlock true vault hunter mode (tvhm) and ultimate vault hunter mode (uvhm) which are just harder, new game+ replays. You keep all your gear in your inventory
also, base game (normal vault hunter mode) caps out at level 30, tvhm level 50. so if you really want it to be harder just stay like on level/underleveled compared to the main quest and just find better gear/do side quests to keep up
Stumbled upon this video, i love seeing the first experience of people playing the games i love! As others have said, exploration is definetly worth it, after reaching sanctuary at least. DLC's are extremely worth it. All of the weapon manufacturers have their own gimmick. I could go on but it's more fun to figure stuff on your own, so good luck! Looking forward seeing your journey progress in this gem of a game :)
Another thing with combat leveling is that when you level up you also get a damage bonus for a short amount of time Also there is a thing called health gate in which you can’t be one shot from full health as it stops at about 1/3 health (with the caution symbol next to the health bar)
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BL3 improves gameplay wise but not story wise
@@beanman9936just gameplay, loot rarity is fucked too
As someone who just now played borderlands GOTY Id say borderlands 2 is just a teensy bit better. The first is just a hoard bullet sponge shooter lol! But i love it!
@@julians9899 borderlands 1 isn’t bad, bl3 isn’t terrible, I’ve played wonderlands on 3 different characters difffernet months and every time couldn’t find the motivation to even beat the story it was so bad
Forgot tps even existed but it’s really similar to bl2 and fun just a little more ignored than bl2 which is sad
BL3 is by far my favorite (replay ability is through the roof) but BL2 is definitely the most balanced of the bunch.
Never knew how refreshing it is to watch someone else experience a game you’ve been playing for 10+ years, for the first time. Do continue, its a lot of fun to watch.
For real! im just about 40 mil ba rank on my console at 100k on pc so glad i get to watch new comers
Gearbox will never replicate the feeling of playing Borderlands 2. The atmosphere, music... was just too perfect.
cheers to that man, really wholesome stuff
sometimes i wish i could experience the game from the start again
Damn shame Borderlands has been raped by Woke bullshits and SJWs.
Seeing the skill points accumulate in the bottom left only for you to LOOK AT THE SKILL TREES and not use them damaged my soul a little
I have watched enough oboeshoes for that not to bother me anymore.
@@YellowBunny real talk lol
hyperfixating on things that are meaningless then wonder why you feel unfulfilled? some things write themselves
@@anomaly3215 if that's meaningless, then everything is. Just lie down in the corner and not care about anything dying from thirst and hunger. But who cares right? I hate people like you.
@@anomaly3215 it ain't that deep fam
Some answers to your questions:
The exploration comes in after you get to sanctuary, which is the main hub city of the game.
You should definitely do side missions, some of them have amazing rewards or unlock mini bosses that drop cool rewards
In terms of difficulty, there is no slider for it but instead when you beat the game you unlock True Vault hunter mode, where you replay the story and after that Ultimate vault hunter mode. Each one is harder than the last and you keep leveling up through all of them to fill out your skill trees
Also you should absolutely buy all the dlcs for this game, they are definitely worth it and make the game a lot more enjoyable
Bet, these are great answers, no spoilers but just got me excited asf to keep playing 🥶🥶
Also, if you play with more than 1 person it automatically raises the difficulty some
@@3eeexton especially play the dlcs, they are amazing.Some are way better than others though...
@@3eeexton the dlcs in this game are what i compare other games dlc to. theyre seriously that good. although there is a considerable difference between seasonal dlc and true dlc. an i cannot express enough how right the other comment is. play through the game 3 times to get all of your abilities. UVHM is what most people consider the real game afaik
@@3eeexton to add onto this comment, you can upgrade your backpack, bank and ammo capacity by collecting Eridium and selling it to Crazy Earl.
The 3 playthroughs are called Normal Vault Hunter Mode (NVHM), True Vault Hunter Mode (TVHM) and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode (UVHM). NVHM enemies and loot scale with the story until lvl 30, TVHM enemies and loot scale with the story until lvl 50, and UVHM loot and enemies scale with and above player level until level cap, so generally you don't want to finish a playthrough at a higher level than the loot scales for the risk of being under levelled.
Also 1000000% get the DLC for some more phenomenal story content and maps, more loot, higher tier loot past legendary, and great bosses.
Slag is okay in NVHM and TVHM for the 2x damage for non slag weapons, but becomes very important (not crucial) in UVHM because of increased weapon swap speed and 3x damage for non slag weapons.
Weapon manufacturers are actually important!
Jacob's is Western style, high damage, critical hit bonus, and single fire only.
Dahl is military style, full auto or semi on the hip, burst fire while ads
Maliwan is purely elemental weapons, high % infliction chance and dot damage
Hyperion gets more accurate the longer you fire
Vladof has allot of fire rate, low everything else
Tourge is purely explosive projectiles that don't hurt you, high damage
Tediores reloads are you throwing your gun and it explodes, their alright stats wise
Bandit has high ammo capacity, bad everything else
Im not a pro but i do play these borderlands way more then i should. Ask any question you want and I'll answer
Edit: do explore after you get to sanctuary, that's where the game starts opening up
Edit 2: don't worry about going into fight for your life so much, it's a core part of the game.
Also to add most Jacob’s guns can just be spammed even tho their single fire
@@Void-0001 To explain more. Jacobs gun shoot as fast as fast you click. So you can make autoclick makro and turn them into automatic weapons.
@@Sandro_de_Vega Except the unholy trinity of jakobs, and the unforgivable unforgiven
@@Sandro_de_Vega That's 100% an unintended exploit. (It's also hella fun)
"I wonder what this games inflation rate is like"
Me looking at my white rarity gun that is worth $13,764,938...
Too real
bro id love to see a full playthrough of this its so fun to see someone experience the game for the first time i was laughing the whole time
@@refried_bean1445 hell yeah bro, I’m defo playing more BL2
this^ also 4 major DLCs well worth the money
I wanna see a tiny tina dlc playthrough
@@Yamane4242 man tiny tina dlc is so damn good that has to be my favourite dlc from any game ive played
@@arcticwolf1599all i can remember is the slot machines and unicorn 😂
I've got just over 825 hours in BL2 and it made me so happy to see someone experience it for the first time. I'd love to watch you do a series playthrough on this!
I enjoy seeing new ppl play this game so I totally understand what you mean.
Same
@28:50 They're are no mounts or double jumps. Almost all of the difficult find loot spots are attained through simple parkour, puzzles that need you hidden switches, or behind bosses.
Well there are mounts in a way
Lies, grenade jumps are the double, triple and even quadruple jumps in this game
@@LO-yj8ri Very true. And don't forget about crouch jumping.
There are however grenade and rocket jumps. Salvador with dual Badabooms turns the whole game into Microsoft Flight Simulator.
1:35 bro I subbed after you said this, song carried my child hood bout to listen and comeback
@@javiusbaker4543 I’ve been walking around my house humming this shit ever since I played it 😭😭
Yo please do a full playthrough, its great seeing someone play this for the first time - also get the DLCs and take your time exploring everything
Its odd seeing someone thats never played it but its funny thats for sure
The guy who says “I’m the conductor of the poop train” is actually a DLC character you can play as.
Also, when you can’t activate a lever, switch, or button it’s because there’s usually a mission you have to do that’ll eventually lead up to the lever, switch, or button that’ll let you activate it, which I’m sure you probably found that out.
Also for enemies, there are regular mob enemies and (unique enemies that can drop unique gear/weapons). The unique enemies will usually have a crazy or stupid name.
The replayability of this game is why i adore it, the game on average takes about 7-9 hours to complete and i have sunk over 200 hours into it , mainly doing dumb little challenges
also if you are wondering why some npcs are so slow with starting to move is because their tracking is based on the frames, and since the game was made for 30fps the tracking messes up a little and the npcs get confused
bruh i have 31 hours and havent beat the story yet
@@livelovecarti to be fair, the 31 hours probably includes helllllllllllllllllla sidequests and exploration-ing...
@@boom-jr8vifarming definitely also farming most important
@@Danknic1234there's not much point in farming legendaries until uvhm tho
The "Badass rank" that gives small increases to your damage and such transfer between characters :) Its a perma boost to stats on every save, If you want to turn it off you can toggle it as well. But this is why its small because it adds up overtime for all characters :)
couple things for helping the general experience, understanding what bl2 is:
Certain side quests are super impactful, depending on the quest reward or the mini-boss it potentially spawns.
Exploring generally isnt bad, but not super rewarding always. normally its find a chest, see if its close to a spawn point and farm it.
Save/quitting is your best friend. it cuts on travel time by taki g you to the last fast travel you used, or area door you entered. it also respawns anything killed, including bosses, which you'll be re-killing a lot to farm the best items
great video, love seeing blind playthroughs of my favourite games
Fun fact: the broken planet looking thing is actually pandora’s moon Elpis. The events of borderlands the pre-sequel take place on it actually
This is the most enjoyable blind playthrough of BL2 I've seen in years,please continue!
Your first playthrough shouldn't be to much of a hassle as long as you stay leveled with active quests and as for skill points id say try to work down one tree at a time plus you can always respec anytime. Theres really no right or wrong build just whatever you like the sound of.....*cough*...bore.....*cough*
This is the game with "I'm the conductor of the poop train!" but it's in a promotional video for the character Krieg, one of the DLC characters. The video is titled "A Meat Bicycle Built for Two"
Also you are playing the character for melee stealth, take a look at the Bloodshed skill tree, and Unique abilities are usually around the halfway point and the end of a skill tree
You have embarked upon a great and terrible journey, my new friend, full of laughter and pain alike.
Loot all the things.
just got this in my recommended, loved the chill vibe. definitely looking forward to your continuations
Honestly really nice to see new people enjoying this game, it's truly a classic. If you'd like a small tip, most unique enemies in the game or bosses have their own exclusive weapons they can drop with very powerful properties, so fighting bosses a few times for those special weapons is the best way to give yourself an edge up in combat.
2:51 this dude spot on💀 but after playing a play-through with sal i learned that all of them are pretty broken once you lvl up
Sal is broken. Zero is strong but dies quickly. Gaige is broken early on and with the right weapons, generally broken. Soldier is good, but needs a bit more than most characters to work especially well solo, but has utility. Krieg is broken in his own way. Maya is not broken but she has some of the best CC, utility, and support.
Every vault hunter has late-game viable builds, but I honestly think that Sal is the only character that is truly broken.
@@dth99timesyeah sal just has so many broken things in his kit that can be abused if used a certain way
@@dth99timesZer0 and Maya are broken. Cloud Kill trivializes the entire game and B0re is the go to boss one shot mechanic. Zer0 is probably the most broken character off of B0re alone.
@@Zmargo702 also just a little fun fact, Maya and gaige can also use a similar effect to b0re if they get somewhat lucky with certain abilities. Uranus is particularly easy to bore on Maya with a blurred trickster class mod. I've never done it with Gaige though.
Maya can also insta-kill the raid boss from the Commander Lilith dlc by going down on the spot it spawns with the Recompense skill, but that doesn't make her OP by any measure. It makes her situationally useful.
Krieg can bloodsplode Pyro Pete the invincible but other than that bloodsplosion is mostly useful for mobbing.
There's probably a lot more instakills, and although Salvador doesn't have a ton of instant kills other than like world burn + pimpernel, he's pretty damn fast at killing pretty much any boss. Other characters are situationally broken. Sal is fundamentally deeply and thoroughly broken.
I went with Maya when I played bl2 for the first time. I think I was playing dragon age or some other rpg with mages. I wanted to play as a mage and thought Maya was a mage 😂😂😂
If you’re wanting to go into melee then do the red skill tree.
The left green skill tree is a sniper based tree which I imagine you’d really enjoy.
The middle is just a debuff make yourself stronger type thing.
The unique skills aren’t super crazy tbh except the right melee trees little dash melee in deception & the left trees bore is actually the most broken thing in this entire game on some enemies.
when i was a teenager around like 15/16 years old, there was a period where my family couldnt afford internet for about a 6 month period. my brother was a lot more tech savvy than me at the time, and he had learned to pirate games and burn them onto CD's. we both had gaming consoles, but one day i decided to play some of his games bc no internet was boring me to the core. one of the first games i booted up was borderlands 2. we had to keep the xbox on at all times because it was broken and never saved properly, so for several months after that i would come home from school where my boiling hot xbox was left turned on for weeks and my character was left in some random questing spot. i wish i could go back and experience playing that game for the first time again; exploring every secret, the DLC's, how enamored i was with handsome jack and wanted to see more of his character.. there really is no other game like it. i appreciate you uploading this for us to see, it takes me back to when i was that troubled teenager using the game as escapism. absolutely go back and get the DLC's, and explore EVERY nook and cranny. theres so much to find in terms of lore, easter eggs, secrets, cool loots drops, bosses, etc. etc. just so much content to find and get through. happy hunting Vault Hunter! < 3
So fun seeing someone pick my favorite character on a first play through.
You've probably figured this out but don't stress about going down so much, as long as you can kill stuff your fight for your life will resurrect you.
I recommend the right tree if you want to go melee but it does fall off a bit in UVHM.
"Im done doing side missions" the one thing a borderlands player should never speak ever
Just found your channel today! This Is my FAV gaming series. Hope you enjoy it as much I do. I still play it every week lol
Both Midgemong and Boom Bewm are unique enemies that respawn and have a chance to drop orange-rarity *legendary weapons*. Captain Flyint also drops a legendary but it's not as good.
Edit: oh, and Knuckledragger drops a legendary too, one of the best of the game actually.
Thunderball fist is way better than the kerblaster bro wtf u mean? its only not farmed commonly cause the trek to flynt sucks asssss if u have bad rng
@@PoeticInsanity Nah, man, nah. Kerblaster is great. You just suck at using it.
@trinketmage8145 I like the kerblaster a lot, I main krieg lmfao, im just saying the thunderball doesnt suck, it just sucks TO FARM, big difference
@trinketmage8145 Pistols in general are a lot better than assault rifles and have stronger buffs available for it...last i checked you cant use a sheriffs badge with a kerblaster to make it wreck on any character, not just Axton and Krieg. Pistols have more buffs to take advantage of, period. The Kerblaster is awesome for sure, but gearbox hated assault rifles around that time for some reason. Wanna prove me wrong? make a custom pistol in gibbed or something with a kerblaster barrel and it will be better as a pistol on any character. Dont shit on people for no reason when you're the one that doesnt know what they're talking about
@@PoeticInsanity The fuck are you talking about Sheriff's Badge for? Where are you going to get a Sheriff's Badge on Southern Shelf in normal mode? When I say Kerblaster is great I don't mean you should use in against Haderax on OP 10. If just mean if you randomly find one early it's gonna be hard carrying for 10 levels at least.
12 years of memories with this game, im jealous you get to experience it for the first time as an adult and pick up everything
"IM THE CONDUCTER OF THE POOP TRAIN!" Is actually from the trailer for kreig, one of the dlc characters. He's a psycho so that's why the other psychos look similar, though he does say that line sometimes in combat.
"What is the inflation around here?"
My guy I've paid 2.2 million for standard 10 pistol bullets mag
Man I have never seen your content before but this definitely kept me wanting to watch, you got good commentary and you are funny asf.
@@digitaldizi5097 Ty bro preciate it
Glued to this from start to finish man, I PRAY you plan on doing more! Game gets better as it goes on and I'd love to see your playthrough. Subbed
5:36 missing that symbol made me mad
Yeah, same, I just hope he doesn't miss anymore
Y'all are wild. He's brand new. He doesn't even know about them.
@@Good_Hot_Chocolate still gets my blood boiling, it’s so ingrained in me to hit that symbol it’s one of the first things I do every play though aside from punching claptrap
@@LO-yj8ri I think you need therapy if your blood is boiling over this...
@@Good_Hot_Chocolate lies
Watching someone experience this game for the first time takes me back to when me and my younger brother played Borderlands 2 for the first time after getting it out of a bargain bin, I can’t wait to see more of this man
That’s amazing bro. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug
please continue this playthrough! very fun to watch
28:40 over 1000 hours and I've never noticed that little spot up there lol.
I cant wait to see more of this. rly fun seeing someone's first impression of my 3rd favorite game, good or bad.
Also there is definitely reason to explore off the beaten path a bit, there were at least 9 chests in hidden/optional areas between you meeting Hammerlock and you killing Captain Flynt
the main reason for those side quests is to be able to refarm the boss at the end i.e. midgemong drops a legendary and the only way for it to drop is if you either get it during the first time killing him or just farming him
I have some great memories with this game, hope you enjoy it.
DLC for this game rules, definitely recommend picking up Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
Bro said knuckle ledger so confidently 😂
Keep this series up man, hearing a fresh reaction to a game I’ve played for years is so entertaining. Your commentary style is pretty fun too. Nothing too over exaggerated and feels like I’m watching one of my friends play.
im a little bit late but i wanna say that im very jealous because you're experiencing this awesome game for the first time. i wish i could go back and play this masterpiece like it my first time
By the way the bad ass rank(bar) with 1.7 accuracy and whatever is shared between all of your characters
Don’t sleep on side quests. They can be quite addictive once you get in the groove
watching someone play this game for the first time again makes me so happy
I'm soooo glad i found this this. I been getting into streaming with no success but its been a game that has been my passion since 2010. So glad to sit back and watch someone play a canon event to my gaming life for their first time. Instant sub
When Grandma Burps, Patrick Obeys
Thank you so much for making this video! This game has been a big part of my life since I was a kid. It brings me a lot of joy to see someone experience it for the first time!! Also little tip, there is infinite vertical melee range so if you are directly below something 100 ft above you you can still hit it!
“That f*cking font is like my hand writing, I can’t understand it” had me dying laughing lmao
Seeing a word that starts with "J" for the first time.
Then immediately pronouncing the J with a "Y" sound.
Insane behavior
Handsome Jack is genuinely my favorite villain of all time in ANY media. Just pay attention to his progression of the course of the game and you'll see why.
One of my favorite game series, really cool to see you experiencing it for the first time! With that said, it pained me seeing the unspent level points starting to stack up.
seeing this is kinda refreshing to see, i sure hope you make more videos on bl2 like this, its very entertaining to see a new player experience this after youve played through everything.
hope you really enjoy this game man
Personaly would love to see some more borderlands content. Especially number 2. I don't know how to put this other than it's very unique to be there and see someone's first experience with the borderlands franchise, especially since it's the second game and that was my first experience with the franchise as well and I know this is gonna sound psychotic but. I think I have Uber 300 plus play throws of borderlands 2 and I absolutely love replying at every time but because I've played it so much. There's so many things that I. Do in the game that I don't even realize are specific to someone who's already beat the game and knows everything about it cause watching you play through and in the first area be so focused on exploring the way you think about the quests, and just your thought process about the guns is such A. Unique outlook that it's amazing to watch because I know that I'll never get that first experience again and at least watching someone else get the first experience. Let's me live through it vicariously. Hand also I just found you with this borderlands video, because I'm a huge borderlands on earth.And I can't wait to watch your other content too.
The skill trees do offer unique abilities! They're just usually available in the middle and end parts of the tree because they're pretty strong. Each tree caters to a specific play style and when you finish one tree you pick what other tree compliments yours the best.
There are so many little quirks and mechanics that take a long time to learn.
I'll recommend you to keep an eye out for weapons called "hulk" shotgun, "ravager" shotgun, "Snider" sniper, "Diaub" sniper, "iron" pistol, "spitter" assault rifle, "synergy" pistol, and "gatling gun" assault rifle. These are some of the better non-unique weapons, but obviously there are tons that I didn't mention and experimentation is always a good thing. Depending on parts and rarity, there's still a variety of different versions of these weapons. This is not even an exhaustive list of generally good non-uniques, these are just some of my personal favorites.
I love this guy's channel and watching him play something I've probably played 15+ times is very funny. Would 100% watch an entire playthrough.
Yesss my brother, as someone who’s put a lot of time in BL2 over the course of the release to give or take now(been replaying on my steamdeck) it’s such a genuinely fun game with so many little things that will just make you laugh or just something genuinely fun. A guy named Derchlands has many many great videos about this game to give you insight the more you level up and get to TVHM AND UVHM
It's so nice to see someone actually take his time and play the game, being curious and actually actively play the game. A lot of people including myself know days try to just get through games as fast as possible. Because they don't want to have their time wasted, not realising playing games wastes your time anyways, might as well take that time and have fun.
I got borderlands 2 on its release date/ my 12th birthday and must have beaten it a hundred times by now.
its feels weird seeing someone play the game as intended and not do all the little speedrun things like the grenade-jump skips or fighting Flint on the ground instead of running up to his perch before he spawns
good video :)
As soon as he met claptrap my first response to say was "this is claptrap, you will learn to hate him"
I saw a few other comments like what I'm about to say but it is genuinely so nice to see a new borderlands players just to enjoy how refreshing the game can be to others. the variety of weapons and farmable boss in this game makes it so addicting, such a fun game to play co-op with friends has so many fun side missions. the experiences in this game are limitless with skill trees and different "vault hunters" to play as. iv been playing the borderlands series since the get go. Borderlands 2 defiantly has the best story. the preseqenual is also very enjoyable to new players, but the game lore from the 2nd game is like not other. also the commentary is awesome you just gained a new sub and fan will be checking out all the videos. ID LOVE A FULL SERIES OF THIS GAME. seem like you enjoy playing it just as i enjoy watching you play.
I love the borderlands games. FPV RPG and 2 player Co-op. My best friend and I spent hours and hours, side by side in his room playing. I just love the feeling of being on the same team rather than having to battle other players.
The music in the Assault on Dragon keep DLC is even better.
13:35 If you were praising the writing of this game, the head writer Anthony Burch is the DM of a podcast show 'Dungeons & Daddies'. It's NOT a BDSM podcast. Excellent story and world he builds and its hilarious!
Nice to see someone still experiencing this for the first time:)
if you want to look into more borderlands games:
bl1
tales from the borderlands
maybe the pre sequel
do NOT play anything else for your own sanity
It’s so awesome seeing someone experiencing this for the first time. I played this day in, day out when it first released, and have done everything in the game since. Would love to see you keep playing this :)
the nostalgia I just got from this video is insane
I think its super interesting to watch you play. The way you approach the game is very careful and methodical, when the game expects you to run in and mow down your enemies.
the skills add up, if you max out a perk you can get like +60% gun damage for example, +200% crit damage, etc. your character has like a designated melee tree if you just want to smack enemies left and right
13:00 LMAOOO he slipped so hard and you didn't even notice xD
damn im so jealous you get to experience this game for the first time in 2024 enjoy the ride brother!!
22:50 funny you mention the skill thing because zer0 has a skill that if you know how to line enemies up, it lets you one shot raid bosses. Also if you want skills that change gameplay look for the skills in the tree that only have one rank instead of 0/3 or 0/5, usually the single rank skills add things to your kit or change gameplay, like one that lets you toss elemental kunai while invisible.
The “I’m THE CONDUCTOR OF THE POOP TRAIN” character is Kreig, he is one of the playable characters but he’s DLC. The only things you’re missing out on with not having DLC is the extra characters and Tiny Tina’s assault on dragon keep. All the other DLC is great but not peak.
Badass ranks are end game min maxing upgrade system. The more you take certain stat the lower amout you get but this stats are shared across your all characters. So if you get for example +15% gun damage on your Zero then all your new characters will get that imidiently.
“I’m glad our timelines Steven hawking is used his power for good”. Ahhh a true borderlands comedic😂showing the “kill all the babies” cutscene also very nice touch(no pun intended😁)
side quests for xp. once you reach level 5 thats when you start earning skill points. every reank up after rank 5 gives you a skill point so side quests are very important
and exploration is kinda important. some cool easter eggs in the game
This guy is TRAUMATIZED by Skyrim lol
Nothing better than loading into borderlands 2 for the first time and hearing short change hero play. What an amazing song choice for the intro
"Im explorin' bro, give me a sec" me every time
10:42 man, this is the first game where I felt it so.. tangibly. when all insides are squeezed into a knot during the fall. 😅
and I love this game so much
29:41 they supposed to be kids but... u know
This is so cool man, I wish I could play this game for the first time again. And to answer one of your questions, Exploring is always good :)
Borderlands 2 is literally peak
You are embarking on a wonderful journey. This game is far deeper than it appears. Raid bosses, loot midget grinding, crazy weapons and glitches, and the greatest DLC of all-time: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep.
Enjoy the ride!
Oh the joy of someone new enjoying Borderlands. I’m only 10 minutes in but This video is great, I love seeing first reactions to a game i’ve loved since i was a wee lass when it came out.
The Ironman 2 Justin Hammer (smug rich guy) reference made my day 😂 Sam Rockwell is the best
The traveling is a lot faster if you use the fast travel beacons
About 8/10 times a sidequest boss has special, specific loot that you might need to kill them a few times to get, but can be really high tier. Bosses with intros and even midgemong!
I would love to watch a full playtrough of this ngl, also getting a matching grip vladof ar with rocket barrel from the first side quest is very cool. The badass rank thing is not something you need to pay attention to, you can just use all the points randomly once in a while and ur good, as you said the main thing are the skill trees and item loadouts
Genuinely seeing his first reaction to the game is such a breath of fresh air after having 1000+ hrs in the game and just watching the movie. Great video and would recommend. You earned my subscription
Thank you algorithm. This is such a gem. If you can find it in you to play through all of Borderlands 2, even in hour long episodes, I think there would be a decent audience for it. Very entertaining.
I love seeing new players enjoy my personal favorite game of all time. You have no idea how much fun you are in for, especially playing all the characters.
as far as difficulty: its one size fits all basically. if youre underleveled compared to enemies you do reduced damage and they have more health, vice versa. after beating the game, you unlock true vault hunter mode (tvhm) and ultimate vault hunter mode (uvhm) which are just harder, new game+ replays. You keep all your gear in your inventory
also, base game (normal vault hunter mode) caps out at level 30, tvhm level 50. so if you really want it to be harder just stay like on level/underleveled compared to the main quest and just find better gear/do side quests to keep up
Stumbled upon this video, i love seeing the first experience of people playing the games i love!
As others have said, exploration is definetly worth it, after reaching sanctuary at least. DLC's are extremely worth it.
All of the weapon manufacturers have their own gimmick. I could go on but it's more fun to figure stuff on your own, so good luck!
Looking forward seeing your journey progress in this gem of a game :)
Another thing with combat leveling is that when you level up you also get a damage bonus for a short amount of time
Also there is a thing called health gate in which you can’t be one shot from full health as it stops at about 1/3 health (with the caution symbol next to the health bar)
23:50 he is in borderlands 2 just in a dlc hes a playable character called krieg i heavily recommend getting it its a blast.
"I wonder if there's stealth in this game"
Dude picks an ACTUAL ninja.
Fuck yeah! I love seeing new borderlands players!
Ur channel is so underrated u need more subs, ur funny asf and seem chill asf, seeing someone play this game throws me back onto the xbox 360 😭