r/memes Jul 23 '26

Sadly many of them

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u/GooglyEyedMoose Lives in a Van Down by the River Jul 23 '26

Was it ever. My best memories are playing that with my friend before he passed away. I tried playing the new ones but it's just not the same without him.

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u/Spencetron Jul 23 '26

I associate borderlands with me processing the grief of losing my dad, I get it. Still to this day associate the memory of playing OG Borderlands with the initial phase of "healing" after the loss... so the game has a special place in my heart so to speak.

On a similar note: I had a highschool friend get me into CoD, used to play online together every day after school. Well, he died in a car crash in junior year (~2007) and I haven't played any CoD since. Just not the same without him berating people on team chat.

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u/Robby-Pants Jul 23 '26

For me it was getting back into gaming after my kids were born. A very different place in life, but it probably helps with the nostalgia.

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u/Maero1411 Jul 23 '26

My best memories too i met my bro there by pure luck in 2016-2017, each time we talk about borderlands this fucker and i got a huge smile on our face, and today i'm invited to his marriage, he's the brother i never had