Re: FREE GAME: Borderlands 2

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:35:42 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:

Mr Rob <noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

 

I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away.
:P

 

A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.

 

Some people have had some success with running the game in
compatibility mode. If you run the game straight from the .exe in
compatibility mode, the game will work, but not save to Steam.

 
Wow, no one made it to work in W11? :( I'm still on 10, but will be
forced to 11 after MS ends its support.

I just googled Pitchford to see the hullabuloo, and read
his statement where he's trying to walk back the "real fans"
comment:

https://kotaku.com/borderlands-4-randy-pitchford-gearbox-80-real-fan-post-1851782855

I think Kotaku is right -- he needs to stop talking about it.

I haven't gotten all the way through BL3 yet, having set it aside
for other games -- but it's always been there to play, and having
multiple planets appealed to me.

I liked Tiny Tina's Wonderland, especially the big event when returning
to the seafront after slaying the banshee.  I thought that was really
well done.  I still haven't finished TTW either, but have had plenty
of fun moments in that, as well as the BL:TPS.

Getting BL4 will depend on a few things, though, considering
what's gone down with Gearbox:

* Reviews

I'm talking about player reviews, not media reviews.  This includes...

* Linux compatibility

I can play all the other games on Linux.  (I think BL2 may even
be Linux Native, iirc.)  I don't have a bare-metal install of
Windows on this box [*], nor do I have the inclination to build
a Windows install just to play a game.  It also includes...

* Difficulty level

I won't play games that are tough just to be tough.  Heck, taking
on the banshee in TTW was tough for a casual gamer like me -- in
fact, I think I died right when I finally got her.  As long as there
is interesting content to play through to level-up, I'm happy.

[*] I have Windows 11 Pro for Workstations installed in a libvirt
qemu virtual machine, but that's not for games.

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