Why Borderlands 2 Isn't That Great

I preface this post by saying I do not hate or dislike Borderlands 2 at all, I just don't find it all that particularly great. On Monday the 17th, like a great many gamers I found myself waiting in line for the clock to strike 12, so that my friend could get his copy of Borderlands 2, we could rush to his house and play it deep into the next day.

 Unlike the first Borderlands title I knew what I was getting into; FPS action, RPG elements, and so many guns. But this time the new car shine of the game didn't effect be as did the previous, I found myself an hour in quite bored and uninterested, and without exaggerating literally falling asleep. (I could've just been tired.) I spent the next two days at my friends house as he played the game, I mostly watched. This is no fault of borderlands 2, instead it is mostly my own. The game did just as it had advertised, delivering great gameplay, action, and much more. I can even admit that the second game is even better than the first. But for me the first title, and now the second just don't quite do it for me. And I cannot quite articulate why, but I will try now.

  Playing borderlands 1 or 2 for me is very strange, I don't excited, I don't have fun. The desolate wasteland gives me exactly that feeling, it is indeed a desolate wasteland. I can't pinpoint what about the game makes it this way, as I have enjoyed other similar settings. (Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas) It quite baffles me, bringing together many features I think I should love; FPS, unique items, rpg-esque progression, open world, and many more.

Overall as far as I can tell it is probably because of previous gaming experiences, that borderlands to me feels like a crappy MMO. I know this is wrong because it is not an MMO, but I can't quite shake the feeling. It looks and plays for me as if the developer was creating a MMO, and got the bright idea to instead package it as a four player experience. Maybe they did too good a job creating a open wasteland for my conscious to handle, I am not sure. But I know for a fact I will not be playing either title much anytime soon. Comment below if you agree, disagree, or plain think I'm an idiot.