Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is going to be a standalone game set before Borderlands 2 and after Borderlands 1 and follows Handsome Jack's rise to power. The game introduces 4 new classes, with 2 of them being NPC's from the second game. Here's a short video explaining it in more detail. The game is set to release towards the end of 2014 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
This looks awesome, I'm probably going to buy it pretty fast after it's released. I love me some Borderlands.
Probably will be a lot of fun, but I can't shake the fact it will be the same game as before. Will still probably through my money at it
want to play it but i can't. But heck that music in the video is awesome. I can get it out of my head
I play games such as Deus Ex or Fallout for the exploration, the level design (well, that is Deus Ex really), the story, all the various tidbits random people say, the random things you find, the references, et cetera. Which is why I find Dead Money to be an absolutely amazing DLC and which is why the original Deus Ex is still enjoyable for me. I don't play Civilization to win, to give another random example, as I almost never finish any game I start playing. I play it to, well, have fun. Role playing, sort of? It's also why I play games very slow, and do a lot of backtracking and all. Inventory mods are a must for Fallout, so I can grab literally everything I can find. I'm not saying combat isn't fun - it is! - but if Borderlands was combat without quests or a storyline I'd enjoy it less. Borderlands 1 and 2 are fun, they're good games, and I do intend to somehow get more DLC one day, but this prequel has, on top of that, great potential when it comes to the story; Jack, Wilhelm, Claptrap, the rise to power... Sounds awesome! And considering the former Borderlands games were fun, this one should be even more fun.