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Rogue Likes/Lites are an obsession as well as tactical FPS games and the occasional BR title.

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You'd think that a third instalment of the classic Borderlands formula would be amazing and it just isn't. The most obvious thing that is lacking is the writing. It's just awful. They took the same writing structure as the first couple of games but missed what made them funny and enjoyable.

The main antagonists are a perfect example of this. They are thoroughly unlikeable in a manner that means I just don't care enough about defeating them. Who's idea was it to make them into a bunch of live streamers with cringy dialogue and constant throw backs to memed on gamer culture.

The 3 stars are largely for the Borderlands combat. Im not really a story driven person, preferring gameplay it, but I didn't realise how much motivation it gave me to actually see these games through. Without a good story, this feels like a rather generic shooter and Borderlands really shouldn't.

Like the other titles, its best played in co-op and this is largely where all the fun is to be had with this game. It's worth a play if you are heavily invested, but I doubt this one will keep you coming back or give you those memorable moments.

I've played just under 18 hours and I couldn't tell you where I've been, who I've really fought or for what reason I'm doing it. It really is disappointing but I can't recommend this game because I got really bored of it.

I might finish it one day, but only with friends and only to say I have. I couldn't care less about the story or anything else. Buyable at <£15 but more to experience it for yourself rather than to own it. If you can borrow this from a friend, it would be preferable to buying it.

Trials HD was such an iconic title of the early Xbox live arcade era that when I saw it was bundled with Evolution it was a must purchase for me.

Trials is obviously just a tilty bike game, but its the level of detail in the tracks, the overall bike feel and the curated nature of the levels that bring the whole game together as a good arcade experience that we are sadly lacking a lot of in the modern era.

It even goes one step further and includes mini skill games and an organic tutorial system in the form of licenses alongside a few customisation options that aren't ground breaking but are good additions.

It is obviously an old game, the online is due to be taken away in Jan 2024 and it is too expensive at its £20 price point which overall is why the game is losing a star.

Having said the above, the modern trials games lost the flavour, passion and excellent level design that these older games had. Maybe this is a nostalgia bias review, but this era of games (particularly HD) was some of the best gameplay the series had.

If it was <£7 I would be leaving this at 4 1/2 stars but since it is £20 normally, I can't justify that rating.

For a port of a mobile game, this was actually really fun to play and optimise. Its a top down system where you uncover the fog of war by moving your swat team about and giving them instructions.

Flash your way into rooms, breach and clear or just have a shootout. You can draw out a complete action plan and watch it unfold which makes the game feel like a series of complex puzzles to solve with an intuitive set of controls.

Its simplicity in execution but relatively complex situations is what keeps it playable and easy to understand whilst challenging and fun. It even has coop for a bit of online chaos with a friend. Trying to come up with a one-plan run is chaotic enough but is the core loop that will keep you playing.

Maybe not worth the lofty prices that it regularly sells for, but < £5 there is more than enough content to be worth the price.

P.S possibly more of a steam deck or little secondary game than your primary game.