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I have the Handsome Collection and Borderlands 3 at home. So, naturally, I’ve started looking for the first OG one and I’ve started searching for Tales from the Borderlands so I would have all the games at home whenever I would like to play them (which is more than 4+ times during a single year.) 

I would start with the first one and work my way up. And I’ve found out that OG Borderlands (Game of the Year edition) for PS4 isn’t availible in my country and not even on the PS4 store? 

And TFTB was completely pulled out of the market, not even on PS4 store or Steam for that matter because it’s licence had expired... What the fuck, bro? 

Sure, the games aren’t the best ones, but the nostalgy value is HUGE with these badboys. The story of BL1 is non-existent, the resolution and FPS rating is terrifiying, but I would still love to replay it. Don’t take it as whining, BL2 is my favorite title of the whole series... But... You know, it’s kinda sad.

I think I'm not really playing the game how I'm supposed to play it, as my main strategy for Mad Mell just consisted of hiding outside of the arena and shooting his car with my sniper rifle until he had just a small fraction of HP left. That's because I still suck at the vehicle mechanic.

I really did New Haven, though! After the intro, the game kinda started lacking the aesthetic I was originally so fascinated by, with most of the NPCs not looking very distinct from one another and the areas generally looking bland. But that area completely changes this! And getting to meet Marcus and Scooter Man in person was RAD!

I don't want the Atlas company to be an evil megacorp. I've defeated all of the bosses up until now, including sledge, with an Atlas rifle. They produce great weapons. I don't even need to turn myself in. They just need to say to Marcus and any other weapon merchants to not sell any more sniper rifles to that wierd guy with the bird in particular (me) and I'd show up in front of their doorstep in no time.

Also, after rescuing Lucky, there wasn't any new story mission I can complete. Do I just hang around in the Dahl Headlands now and wait for the vault to show itself? Complete sidequests and run errands for the NPCs? Settle the dispute between Lucky and Scooter Man?

Up against Sledge. It's going better than the first two boss battles, but that might just be because I'm overleveled after accidentally glitching myself into a wall and therefore having to reset the entire level (I restarted the game and was ported back to the beginning of the mine).

Maybe it's also because I changed weapons. I held tight to a corrosive sniper-rifle I found because it was only accessible from level 19 on and Claptrap held a long speech about why corrosive weapons are good. I never managed to corrode even one enemie and my current rifle does double the damage.

-Ain't no rest for the wicked FUCKING SLAPS. The song is GREAT. I didn't feel very christmas-y this year but now, I feel like a space cowboy. This is amazing.

-I want my own Claptrap. He's so adorable and dumb. I want my own Claptrap.

-Also: T.K. Baha is such a fun guy. I like him. Whatever quest the wierd, old man that tried to shoot me has - I'll go fetch.

-The vehicles are also super fun. Scooter man is great and I find a lot of pleasure in one-shotting the Skag. Especially after how many times I died to Nine-Toes. Revenge.

Borderlands: The Fall of Fyrestone #2