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<p>I headed into GameStop after work today unsure of what I wanted to buy for my purchase of the month for April 2010. A Nintendo DS game? Some older PS2 titles? A lot of games have been bouncing around my head lately, and naturally I want to play them all, but price is also an issue with me. Generally, I don&#8217;t like throwing over $60+ for a new game (sorry, <strong>Final Fantasy XIII</strong>), and so after some looking around I saw that <strong>Borderlands</strong> was specially marked down thanks to tax season for only $39.99. <a href="http://firsthour.net/blog/borderlands-its-gonna-be-addicting">Greg Noe seems to enjoy it,</a> and I trust his judgment considering his favorite game of all time is <em>my</em> favorite game of all time(<strong>Suikoden II</strong>). OF ALL TIME. Plus, I&#8217;m a sucker for just about any cel-shaded game. Hopefully it&#8217;s not too fast-paced and overly shooty (not a word), but the RPG elements and tons of loot should keep me satisfied until the cows come home. Can&#8217;t wait to play later tonight&#8230;</p>
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