I had a lot of fun with both of these games. I definitely recommend you play these games in co-op, It’s the best way to play them. When I played it by myself it wasn’t as fun as when I played it with my girlfriend. The characters in Borderlands are really interesting all around. Had a lot of fun playing the siren. Funny enough, my girlfriend played Roland, and funny enough it turns out they were dating. The gameplay in Borderlands was really really fun. I felt very overpowered. Overall, it was a fun and enjoyable game. I enjoyed playing it on co-op. I definitely recommend it. I heard a lot of people like to skip the first one and play the second one. I don’t recommend that because a lot of things that happen in the first game kind of set up the second game.

 
Borderlands 2 gameplay was very much the same thing, and I had a lot of fun with it. It was a lot more balanced overall. Definitely play this one with a friend also. The story in Borderlands 2 was really good. I loved the characters. Jack was an amazing villain. Probably my favorite villain. I laughed the entire game. Lilith and Roland come back in the second game (along with the other vault hunters from the first game. Which was really cool to find out. Lilith’s character is pretty much a badass. Angel is a really cool character. I love her.
I played Maya in this game. She’s also a siren. You get little backstories as you go through the game, which was really neat. Her abilities are awesome, and I loved using them. My girlfriend played Zero. His personality is also hilarious. I really enjoyed playing this and I really really want a third game. But it’s not out yet :(. Funny enough, I actually played Tales of the Borderlands before playing this, so I felt a little left out because I knew what was going to happen ahead of time. I’m going to reply Tales now and then do a review on that :).