Author Topic: It's the weekend, you should buy some shit like I did. (Read 2654 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** July 18, 2009, 02:13:00 PM »

Just got my first fat paycheck of the Summer yesterday, so I took advantage of the Gamestop "buy 2 get 1" sale to catch up on some games I'd passed on when they were too esspensive:

Star Wars Force Unleashed
Tom Clancy's End War 360
BF: Bad Company (I'd already owned it on PS3 once and sold it, but figured I'd give it another shot on a system where people still play it online)

Frontlines: Fuels of War
Stranglehold
Two Worlds Collector's Edition

All told, with the tax it equalled out to around $10.75 per game, which ain't too bad

Also picked up Bionic Commando PS3 brand-new for $20 (wasn't this game $60 just two months ago?

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fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:21:32 PM »

I bought a joystick. GOing to try to get back into Battlefield 2. and i have to relearn how to fly helicopters/jets

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:23:59 PM »

let me know how the community is, I might pick that up as well (I think you can get it for around $10 now)

BF1943 rekindled my love of the Battlefield style of play

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:28:14 PM »

there's still plenty of full servers. but it's only the high level players now. everyone's already to the high ranks with all the weapon unlocks.
so if you're a new player, it's going to be brutal.

border · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:37:23 PM »

I wanted to go to Gamestop so I could buy some old PS2 games I never played, since my newest obsession is PS2 emulation on the PC.

Unfortunately it's difficult to find copies of some of those lost gems.....and even when you do it's often in a shitty case without a manual or boxart. Both Shadow of the Colossus and Neo Contra had no box art. Sly Cooper's box art was a shitty, grainy color printout from an HP printer or something. The only good-condition classic I found was Klonoa 2, but obviously I couldn't find 2 other games to buy with it.

I wish I was less of an anal-retentive bitch about these things, but I'm not going to cough up $10+ for something without proper packaging. Maybe if these games were like $ .99 I'd bite, but not at normal used prices. The irony of course is that I'll probably rip them to my hard drive and forget about the physical package forever anyway

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:44:45 PM »

i picked up rayman 2 revolution for ps2 for $5

then discovered it runs at a disgusting 30 fps with slowdown and texture seaming issues

oh, how i miss you dreamcast rayman 2 and your spotless 60 fps

border · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:53:15 PM »

You can probably get the PC version of Rayman 2 for like $3 on eBay. 60FPS + HD resolution.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2009, 02:58:03 PM »

yeah, i don't buy used games without a retail box and manual

i can tell why bionic commando is $20 so far, btw - i've only played it for a few minutes, but the story and dialogue are just screaming mongoloid distinguished mentally-challenged, and the controls seem to be needlessly complicated

i'm all set on back catalogue stuff for a long while, though

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:01:09 PM »

I'm tempted to hit up GameStop this weekend for this deal and see if there's anything worthwhile to get for the 360.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:02:31 PM »

get bad company so we can carry our boresquad over

border · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:06:44 PM »

I tried to find something for 360, but I really only wanted to spend about $30 and even buying two used 360 games will break that barrier (unless you are buying bad launch titles or outdated sports games).

Dead Rising, Just Cause, and Condemned would be good to check out if you are on a budget and haven't tried them yet. Maybe even Shadowrun for $12.99 (RIP Brimstone). Devil May Cry 4 is under $15, and they've also got Mirror's Edge and Earth Defense Force 2017 for $18.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:19:16 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 18, 2009, 03:02:31 PM

get bad company so we can carry our boresquad over

I'm not a huge fan of Bad Company, to tell you the truth.

I might check out Mirror's Edge, though. So if I nab Mirror's Edge, Bad Company - I still need something else!

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:24:15 PM »

Might sift through my shopping list to buy some stuff today. I want to buy a shirt I saw the other day too, so that might happen.

border · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:28:50 PM »

Gun or Call of Juarez or Hitman Blood Money, perhaps.

Mirror's Edge is already $20 NEW, so it might be worth considering something that is a bigger savings (though I guess the used price is effectively $12).

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:31:44 PM »

Get Mirror's Edge. Seriously.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2009, 05:21:04 PM »

I finally got around to getting Battlefield 1943 today.

jiji · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2009, 05:47:47 PM »

Bought clothes.

Yesterday I bought into the new M:TG edition. :elf

Day before that, I bought a bottle of port and a bottle of white zinfandel. Yum.

demi · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2009, 05:55:20 PM »

i guess i could check out gamestop. i've beaten everything though.

blk.rebl · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2009, 06:09:12 PM »

i'm gonna go shopping for some new summer swag, some hats and some kicks. i'll hit up gamestop if the sale's still going on.

any recent ds releases? it seems like nothing good has been released for the past 2 years, minus gta.

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2009, 06:44:37 PM »

Devil Survivor mayne

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2009, 08:29:43 PM »

I bought a Microsoft Sidewinder X8 Mouse. It's kinda ugly, but I like it so far.

FatalT · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2009, 08:36:59 PM »

It's $39.99 on Amazon for the 360 version.

Eel! We'll have to play Battlefield: Bad Company and Frontlines sometime! I'm thinking about picking up Bionic Commando for $20 but that'd require driving to Gamestop, heh.

cool breeze · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2009, 08:48:11 PM »

I actually just tried the end war demo the other day. It seemed more complicated than most PC RTS games I played, or even Halo Wars (judging by the demo) but the voice communication stuff worked flawlessly. I was saying things like "unit 3 move to delta", and it would totally register that, even if I had no idea what I was supposed to do.

and I bought Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman off PSN for $20. I played the import and the sequel a lot when they came out a while back, but having it in English is nice. I don't know why I suddenly feel like spending that $20 was a lot when I spend $30-40 on UMD games and $30 on other downloadable games (like Trine recently). I think it's because the game is only 55 megs or so.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #23 on:** July 18, 2009, 09:47:33 PM »

Quote from: FatalT on July 18, 2009, 08:36:59 PM

Eel! We'll have to play Battlefield: Bad Company and Frontlines sometime!

Sure, just buzz me here or on Live! Does anyone still play Frontlines online?

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #24 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:26:52 PM »

I bought about 350 dollars worth of wargames yesterday from the amazing sale that GMT was having, more when you include the two preorders I made.

When the box gets here hopefully next week I will post pics of the incredible nerdsploshin inside. Here's a list of what I got:

Carthage
Clash of Giants II
Alesia
Glory III
Under the Lily Banners
Caesar: Conquest of Gaul + Gergovia expansion
Fields of Fire
Roads to Leningrad

Preordered copies of Normandy '44 and Ardennes '44 after a playsession with the first edition of the latter two weeks ago.

Also pre-ordered East India Company from Gamersgate, which is due out next week.

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:32:03 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 18, 2009, 09:47:33 PM

Quote from: FatalT on July 18, 2009, 08:36:59 PM
Eel! We'll have to play Battlefield: Bad Company and Frontlines sometime!

Sure, just buzz me here or on Live! Does anyone still play Frontlines online?

I can answer this one - NO

I couldnt find a ranked match with a friend when we tried to.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2009, 12:10:57 AM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on July 18, 2009, 10:26:52 PM

I bought about 350 dollars worth of wargames yesterday from the amazing sale that GMT was having, more when you include the two preorders I made.

When the box gets here hopefully next week I will post pics of the incredible nerdsploshin inside. Here's a list of what I got:

Carthage
Clash of Giants II
Alesia
Glory III
Under the Lily Banners
Caesar: Conquest of Gaul + Gergovia expansion
Fields of Fire
Roads to Leningrad

Preordered copies of Normandy '44 and Ardennes '44 after a playsession with the first edition of the latter two weeks ago.

Also pre-ordered East India Company from Gamersgate, which is due out next week.

I wish I had people to play boardgames with, that sounds awesome.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2009, 12:45:56 AM »

Quote from: FatalT on July 18, 2009, 08:36:59 PM

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It's $39.99 on Amazon for the 360 version.

Eel! We'll have to play Battlefield: Bad Company and Frontlines sometime! I'm thinking about picking up Bionic Commando for $20 but that'd require driving to Gamestop, heh.

Is this any good? I see a lot of people playing it.

FatalT · « **Reply #28 on:** July 19, 2009, 12:47:55 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 19, 2009, 12:45:56 AM

Is this any good? I see a lot of people playing it.

It's probably one of the best non-2D fighting games I've played in ages. Check out the demo, it sold me on it when it came out but I was just waiting for it to drop in price before I picked it up.

After playing Red Faction: Guerrilla (I rented it from Blockbuster earlier today) I decided to go ahead and just buy it off of Amazon since it's $39.99 on there too.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #29 on:** July 19, 2009, 01:59:33 AM »

It's good, but it gets pretty repetitive. I have that problem with sandbox games in general - I play the hell out of them for about 20 to 30 hours and then I hit this wall. It's like I get stuffed and I wants no more.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #30 on:** July 19, 2009, 02:01:33 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 19, 2009, 01:59:33 AM

It's like I get stuffed and I wants no more.

You're such a bottom.

FatalT · « **Reply #31 on:** July 19, 2009, 02:33:33 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 19, 2009, 01:59:33 AM

It's good, but it gets pretty repetitive. I have that problem with sandbox games in general - I play the hell out of them for about 20 to 30 hours and then I hit this wall. It's like I get stuffed and I wants no more.

Aw, I haven't played much of the single player. I've been playing a lot of the multiplayer.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #32 on:** July 19, 2009, 03:32:43 AM »

The multiplayer is okay, but it's full of chodes.

I just played that UFC demo. It's pretty awesome. How deep is the career mode? I might get this.

Agent Whiskers · « **Reply #33 on:** July 19, 2009, 07:40:27 AM »

I got Sennheiser HD600 headphones for my home theater and HD202s for my MacBook Pro when I'm offshore. I also got that DGL-4500 gaming router which I thought would help me game online better but i'm not seeing the difference.

Oh and someone recommended Red Faction Guerrilla so I got that as well. It's pretty gud so far.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #34 on:** July 19, 2009, 05:31:51 PM »

New laptop:

4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD, Vista 64 Home, for about $500.

First thing I did? Check out this board. My old crappy laptop barely functioned and struggled to do even the most mundane of tasks on the internet. It was pretty low tech when I original bought it in 2005. I'll still keep it around as there are a few applications I have on it I want to keep but I thought this was a decent buy and a good time to upgrade.

FatalT · « **Reply #35 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:02:32 PM »

Quote from: Willco on July 19, 2009, 03:32:43 AM

The multiplayer is okay, but it's full of chodes.

I just played that UFC demo. It's pretty awesome. How deep is the career mode? I might get this.

I see you've only played 2 rounds of multiplayer in Red Faction. You should give it another shot with me sometime, it's pretty fun if you play the right game modes. I'm not too sure how deep the career mode is in UFC but I've heard it's pretty good. You get to train your guy and have him spar and stuff and then go through the seasons. I should get it Wednesday so I'll let you know.

Today I picked up Berserk and Eastbound & Down.

demi · « **Reply #36 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:04:58 PM »

Daddy slime is an enabler, lol. Swooped these at the record shop.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #37 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:10:31 PM »

Quote from: FatalT on July 20, 2009, 06:02:32 PM

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Today I picked up Berserk and Eastbound & Down.

Is Eastbound & Down good, one of my friends has been talking it up a lot?

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #38 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:23:00 PM »

Quote from: Willco on July 19, 2009, 03:32:43 AM

I just played that UFC demo. It's pretty awesome. How deep is the career mode? I might get this.

It's alright. The training stuff gets a little repetitive after a while, and eventually the horrible menus will make you want to kill yourself. It's at least worth a play-through, although I've really had more fun just doing exhibition matches.

FatalT · « **Reply #39 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:24:17 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 20, 2009, 06:10:31 PM

Is Eastbound & Down good, one of my friends has been talking it up a lot?

I've heard it's pretty hilarious and it was only $15 on Amazon so I figured I might as well pick it up.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #40 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:28:41 PM »

Bought a shirt.

And yes, Eastbound and Down is hilarious. Love it.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #41 on:** July 20, 2009, 09:15:57 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 20, 2009, 06:04:58 PM

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Daddy slime is an enabler, lol. Swooped these at the record shop.

Those bring back memories. And make me feel like my youth is fleeting.

... Eastbound & Down was fantastic. The last two episodes were incredible - I don't know if McKay & Co. will be able to top it.

tiesto · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:20:54 AM »

Quote from: Armitage on July 18, 2009, 07:28:47 PM

bought some rekkids

Breeder - New York FM (Tilt/Sander Kleinenberg Remixes) (12")
Carl Craig - A Wonderful Life / As Time Goes By (12")
Wink - Sixth Sense (12")
Brancaccio & Aisher - Everybody (12")
Todd Sines + Natacha Labelle - Overlap: C² Mixes (12")
Science Dept. - Persuasion / Repercussion (12")
Wink - Are You There... (12")
Lexicon - Stretch (12")
Lexicon - Lexicon (2xLP)
Wink - Simple Man (12")
Wink - Herehear (2x12")

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Some amazing songs in that list... Always liked the Van Bellen mix of New York FM best though.

I bought a ton of miscellaneous crap at Otakon:

Bought the wrong version of this, I wanted the one with Fantasy Zone 2, not this which is just a remix of the first game.

This was for like $2

Also bought Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki 2 and 3 for PC, here are some small pics of the boxes... still need to get the first game.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:27:10 AM »

I take it Mad Gear was at Otakon?

tiesto · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2009, 09:51:25 AM »

Quote from: distantmantra on July 21, 2009, 12:27:10 AM

I take it Mad Gear was at Otakon?

Yup, they had Mad Gear and Videogames NY, the latter being a total ripoff... also they had this one store that concentrates on PC hentai games and Falcom games, they usually give GREAT deals on Falcom games (a few years ago I picked up Ys Origin and Oath in Felghana from them), so that's where I got the Sora no Kiseki games.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #45 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:22:41 PM »

I kind of couldn't stop spending money this weekend... :'( And not even on anything all that good. Most of it was a lot of food for me and a couple friends.

Also, 5000 MS points, some new M:TG cards, and Star Wars bobbleheads from Woot.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and some BluRays... Seth McFarlane's Cavalcade of Comedy, Dirty Dozen, and something else, but I forgot what.

And one of those color changing LED lightbulbs from ThinkGeek.

OnkelC · « **Reply #46 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:12:39 PM »

I win.

Samsung LE-55A959

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #47 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:37:33 PM »

i have that same tellie, OnkelC. Good Choice

demi · « **Reply #48 on:** July 21, 2009, 02:18:55 PM »

Onkle also has a 360. Clearly a man of taste.

edit: I see a Wii too. I take that back

FatalT · « **Reply #49 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:21:52 PM »

Watchmen figures: Rorschach, The Comedian, and Nite Owl (modern).

Bildi · « **Reply #50 on:** July 21, 2009, 07:27:12 PM »

clothedmacuser · « **Reply #51 on:** July 21, 2009, 08:04:52 PM »

I came to this forum to avoid this sort of narcissistic display.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #52 on:** July 21, 2009, 08:16:46 PM »

Quote from: mac on July 21, 2009, 08:04:52 PM

I came to this forum to avoid this sort of narcissistic display.

Too bad! Buy threads have been standard around here for a couple years now.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #53 on:** July 21, 2009, 10:17:37 PM »

the thing is buy threads here aren't made for showing off how filthy wealthy you are . they are instead made for celebration of consumerism and a shrine to MAF.

Bildi · « **Reply #54 on:** July 21, 2009, 10:22:28 PM »

YES.

rampant consumerism

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #55 on:** July 22, 2009, 12:19:13 AM »

tvs and shit

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #56 on:** July 22, 2009, 09:26:11 PM »

$10 at Half Price Books.

I had no idea this was out already in the UK, and the company releasing it here in North American more than likely will go the DVD only route.

News:

Author Topic: It's the weekend, you should buy some shit like I did. (Read 2654 times)