[quote name='Barry Burton']i played about 2 hours of the first game (single player) and thought it was boring
is this game much better or different? i'm tempted to pick it up because i hear so many people say it's their game of the year, and i don't see it being cheaper than this for a long time[/QUOTE]
The gameplay itself is largely the same. Borderlands 2 does focus a lot more on telling a coherent and involving story, so if the lack of storytelling was what bothered you about Borderlands, you might like B2 better. Otherwise I cannot imagine someone hating one but liking the other.