Jack is still pretty handsome

Five years later, Borderlands 2 still works pretty well. It's a bit slow to start - with Claptrap leading you around by the nose, weapons that feel relatively sane, and not many sidequests - but Pandora's bizarre, deadly personality is enough to keep things interesting until all of that starts to pick up.

It helps that the art style suits the game so well; it still looks good enough to be considered a modern game. With the possible exception of Unreal 3's trademark blurry-until-loaded textures.

Even as a Siren - last time, I was an Assassin - a sniper rifle still seems like the best option, since short-range combat is so dangerous. But, hey, if I have to explode bad guys' heads from a distance -- so be it.

Progress: Level 15 Siren, "A Train to Catch"