Borderlands is one of those games that I was absolutely convinced I wasn’t going to like – I didn’t like the visual style, the “shooter RPG” classification, or the obnoxious adverts. I refused to entertain the idea of even trying it until over a year after its release, when I bought the Game of the Year edition for PS3 on my 21st birthday. I then discovered just how very wrong I was about it, and learned how I should actually try some things before I write them off. Yes, this is something I learned when I turned 21. As long as you actually reach maturity at some point, it doesn’t matter how long you take to get there, right?

I will continue to tell myself this and other lies – such as that I have actually reached some form of maturity – whilst I write this. Maybe if I believe it other people will believe it too!

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