I played the first two when I got them on a Steam sale a while ago, and while I enjoyed them, I found them both a bit short and didn’t really explore the puzzle mechanics far enough for my liking. Is the third one a bit more fully formed?

I don’t care what this guy has to say. I’m not even going to click on that link because it’ll just make me angry. Fuck off, Yves. Get your own house in order.

It’s a cool controller, but I find the analogue stick and face buttons are in an awkward position even for my large hands, and the buttons are a bit small. I prefer an Xbox controller for controller games, and I struggle to use the trackpads for mouse and keyboard games, so I barely use it.

If you are looking at it that way, you should not buy any game with an online component.

Way ahead of you. I generally avoid games that make me rely on other people for my fun anyway.

That said, hypothetically, I still might ‘buy’ (i.e. lease) a game even if I know that it’ll be shut down eventually. It depends on the game. I even bought into the early access for Assetto Corsa Evo, although I am slightly uncomfortable that I don’t know what the EOL plan is for that. At least it has an offline mode built in.

We just want to know what the end of life plan is up front. If we know it will be gone completely at some future point, we can use that information in deciding whether to purchase it in the first place.

Why is this so hard to understand?

Good luck!

It’s always amused me that so called ‘mature’ games are usually pretty puerile.

Honestly, the idea that games should stay USD60 forever is patently ridiculous. Given the choice between paying more up front for a complete experience, and endless nickel and diming and dollaring after the fact, I’ll take the former, thanks. Obviously companies are going to do both, so you pays your money, you makes your choice.

I am enjoying the hubris of Randy thinking anyone’s that desperate for a new Borderlands game, though. Bless his ludicrously colourful (presumably) cotton socks.

You can count on Randy!

Are there any? It’s hardly been storming the zeitgeist since the first one showed a modicum of originality which they have since shunned. Randy’s stench certainly hasn’t helped.

It’s not a proper 80’s case unless the power switch is on the back.

“in-game on day one.”

HAHAHAHA! Day one.

This was inevitable as soon as we heard the headline ‘Codemasters gets bought by EA.’