post-apocalyptic setting, vibrant cel-shaded graphics, Borderlands 1 characters, Mordecai sniping, Lilith phasewalking, Roland with turret, Brick berserking, desert landscape, abandoned structures, Borderlands 2 characters, Maya using phaselock, Salvador gunzerking, Axton deploying turret, Zer0 cloaking, more diverse environments, city ruins, snowy tundra, lush grasslands, improved weapon variety, guns with elemental effects, fire, electricity, corrosive, slag, dynamic lighting, action-packed combat scenes, co-op gameplay, split-screen, online multiplayer, Handsome Jack villain, humorous dialogues, character customization, skill trees, side quests, Eridium currency, Badass Rank system, 3/4 composition, detailed textures, enhanced visual effects.