View Full Version : I hate the ugly "Greatest Hits" cover!
So I was at Best Buy yesterday and I saw one copy of Kingdom Hearts II with the original art cover and not the cheap "Greatest Hits". I remember reading the game had gone GH so I was surprised to see the original cover and the price also being marked down. I didn't think it was THAT rare at the time, so I thought I'd check out other stores before buying it. So I went to Wal Mart and all they had was the ugly GH version!
I then drove to Frys and they had about 4-5 copies of Kingdom Hearts II with the ORIGINAL cover, so I felt a bit relieved and didn't really feel the need to buy it that day. So today, I went back to Best Buy, along with the $5 off coupon, but the last original copy of Kingdom Hearts II was gone! I really should've hidden it. I don't know why but I didn't think anyone would buy it -- yes, very stupid. However, Best Buy had stocked a whole bunch of the ugly GH version too. I actually drove far to other Best Buys, thinking there might be some original copies left, but all they had were GH versions too! I really wanted the non-GH and also use the coupon but both seemed to be out of my luck. I guess I got a bit greedy and also driving around different stores, thinking I could get a good deal, but I just ended up wasting gas and costing me more!
So remember the 4-5 copies of non GH left from yesterday at Frys? Well, I went back today and you won't believe it... yeah, you guessed it. They were all gone! God must be playing games with me. I didn't even see the GH version at Frys. How can all 5 copies be gone in one day?! I just basically wasted hours. I should've just bought the damn game when I had the chance instead of going around seeing what other stores were going for it.
When I was at one of the Best Buy, I asked if they had any original covers, and the guy explained to me that they send those back to the company and just replace it with the GHs. That seemed pretty BS to me. Why would they send it back to the company? I'm pretty sure they just sell the originals off and never produce/restock those originals ever again. Seeing a whole bunch of PS2 Greatest Hits section and seeing the ugly red tag really annoys me.
This seems to be the scape goat for all gamer hate lately, but may I mention that if you see the non GH version at a EB/GS, you can use the $5 off coupon in the weekly ad and your edge card (if you have one), and get it for 17.99 - 5 - 1.70 = 11.29 + tax. Worth noting.
Scorch
04-12-2007, 01:36 AM
Least its not the DS GH cover.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
YoshiFan1
04-12-2007, 01:37 AM
I don't believe they send them back either. They usually either have a mixture of GH and non GH until the non GH sells out or they put a GH sticker on the shrinkwrap of the non GH game to make it look like a GH but once opened, it isn't
Thongsy
04-12-2007, 01:39 AM
I too hate any GH cover, I like what they did with Soul Calibur 3, where they just put a greatest hit sticker on the plastic wrapping but the insert and everything was still like the regular edition. I wish they all did that.
R1V3R5
04-12-2007, 01:44 AM
I too hate any GH cover, I like what they did with Soul Calibur 3, where they just put a greatest hit sticker on the plastic wrapping but the insert and everything was still like the regular edition. I wish they all did that.
Umm... they do that when they switch over to Greatest Hits and still have copies of the original left over. When it gets a reprint, you'll get a real Greatest Hits insert. You just got lucky!
CapAmerica
04-12-2007, 01:58 AM
I miss the days of the SNES and N64 Players Choice boxes, Even the PSOne Greatest Hits case wasn't that bad compared to what we've been seeing with Xbox, Xbox360 and PS2.
I wonder what the Wii Players Choice and the PS3 Greatest Hits is going to look like...
Thank god for cdcovers.cc If I ever get a Greatest Hits box I can just print out and replace the box art.
Least its not the DS GH cover.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
To be fair, it appears that's a Konami games only label. I still think it is awesome that Konami is rereleasing the game for only 20 bucks when they could've sold it for normal price. Especially considering that Nintendo will probably only start a Player's Choice line for the DS a year after it's lifecycle ends.
neocisco
04-12-2007, 02:18 AM
I too hate any GH cover, I like what they did with Soul Calibur 3, where they just put a greatest hit sticker on the plastic wrapping but the insert and everything was still like the regular edition. I wish they all did that.
Field reps usually do this. Just look at the spine. If the Playstation logo is still white on black (not black on red) then you have an original copy, not GH.
Pookymeister
04-12-2007, 02:30 AM
I love people like you. Seriously. So i can buy Metal Gear Solid 2 for $10 at Kmart and then turn around and sell it for $100 on Amazon b/c its black label.
To be fair, it appears that's a Konami games only label. I still think it is awesome that Konami is rereleasing the game for only 20 bucks when they could've sold it for normal price. Especially considering that Nintendo will probably only start a Player's Choice line for the DS a year after it's lifecycle ends.
Konami did reprint DoS with normal cover at full price.
Konami did reprint DoS with normal cover at full price.
Well I know that, but I remember also seeing the ugly box version for 20 bucks at Best Buy.
Demolition Man
04-12-2007, 03:05 AM
Least its not the DS GH cover.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
I think I'll let Ron Simmons speak for the rest of us....
http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/damn.jpg
thetoxicone
04-12-2007, 03:14 AM
I used to hate it and if both are available for same price I'll get the regular, but now if it comes down to it I'll get a greatest hits version of the game since ultimately I buy the game to play it and not to stare at the cover. I've gotten the same way about disc only used copies of games recently too.
VipFREAK
04-12-2007, 03:16 AM
With my search resource I don't even worry about this.
snakelda
04-12-2007, 03:49 AM
The same thing happened to me with RE4 for the PS2 when it went into GH.I eventually got it from someone on this forum.
CaoPi
04-12-2007, 05:20 AM
threads like this remind me seeing why FF7 an original sold for over 100 :lol:
MrNEWZ
04-12-2007, 10:04 AM
threads like this remind me seeing why FF7 an original sold for over 100 :lol:
Yup. I honestly don't care unless the same works and its complete. Though I did somehow end up with a mix-mash of the one Silent Hill game on the PS2 with one of the two being GH and the other not (the cover/manual).
GH or Non-GH--- same difference. To a collector? $95 difference.
Puffa469
04-12-2007, 11:40 AM
You silly guys. Your comments are funny, but you are way overexaggerating things.
There is not one game anywhere, where the GH version is $5 and the Regular version is $100. Thats just silly. A regular FF7 will sell for $60-70 and the GH version maybe $20 less.
I will willingly buy a GH game under only two conditions. If the original version just cant be found anywhere, or if the GH version has extra content.
What I generally do is this: Once a game has been announced GH, ALL copies of the game drop to $20. I try to find a regular version at that new GH price. Of course you can usually only do that when the GH status is first announced. After a short while, you'll only be able to find the GH packaging.
If you think you can buy MGS2 for $10 and sell it for $100. Your gonna be sitting on a big pile of unsold games.
If GH packaging makes no difference to you then good for you. I wish it didnt matter to me too, lol. Some people dont even care if they get a case and manual either, disc only is fine for them. But for me, and many others it does make a difference.
I guess this is one of the major differences between game collectors and game players. Collectors still play games of course, but non collectors are freed from alot of the minutae that collectors obsess over. =D
Fanboy
04-12-2007, 03:07 PM
Least its not the DS GH cover.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
Is it my eyes, or does that say "Konami's Bestest"?
Cry Havoc
04-12-2007, 03:28 PM
Least its not the DS GH cover.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
I thought that looked a little weird, and then I saw someone added an extra picture of a box on it. Made me snicker.
smalien1
04-12-2007, 03:38 PM
Why don't you just play the game?
BearMan23
04-12-2007, 03:53 PM
I agree with smalien1, did you buy it just to admire the beautiful cover art? It has Disney characters on it for God's sake! Just put it away somewhere where you can't see it, and play the game.
mwynn
04-12-2007, 04:43 PM
http://www.covergalaxy.com/
http://www.covergalaxy.com/PS2/Kingdom+Hearts/Cover/
ctice44
04-12-2007, 05:11 PM
The ugliest cover in the world is the Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, but it's not the same "bestest" cover as portraid.....
www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg
but here....
http://image4.play-asia.com/640/1l/pa.28510.1.jpg
The ugliest cover in the world is the Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, but it's not the same "bestest" cover as portraid.....
www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2007/03/konamis-best-sale-dsf.jpg)
but here....
http://image4.play-asia.com/640/1l/pa.28510.1.jpg
O RLY?
Sealed non-Gh games will go for alot more than GH versions. For example, a sealed non-Gh FF VII went for $400 (!!) a few years ago. That's insane.
pcktlnt
04-12-2007, 07:59 PM
I dislike greatest hits, it is just something about the cover and the red coloring. Some games get their cover art shrinked whiles others are covered over...bleh
I agree with Puffa's conditions on purchasing greatest hits. I am not going to spend 100 dollars on a game if the equivalent can be purchased at one-fifth of the price.
Cheers :)
I don't see why it is so mysterious to some people that the original release has higher demand and worth.
Some people highly value old postage stamps. Make sense out of that one.
allyourblood
04-12-2007, 09:31 PM
Why don't you just play the game?
who says they don't?!
Aren't the manuals for the greatest hits games printed in black and white? That's what I dislike the most about them. I really like looking through the illustrations in the manuals.
DigitalSpace
04-13-2007, 05:56 AM
Aren't the manuals for the greatest hits games printed in black and white?
Nope. You might be thinking of the SNES and Genesis Majesco re-releases, which did have black and white manuals (and that was lame).
Puffa469
04-13-2007, 08:59 AM
Why don't you just play the game?
Why dont you just enjoy gaming in whatever way you want and leave others to do the same?
forgrim
04-13-2007, 09:04 AM
this thread seems to be spiraling into two sides
Nope. You might be thinking of the SNES and Genesis Majesco re-releases, which did have black and white manuals (and that was lame).
I guessed that because I saw that my greatest hits version of Spyro, FFT and Chrono Cross all had colorless manuals. But so did my non gh copy of Marvel vs Capcom and Mega Man 8.
You're pretty right that GH doesn't determine whether the manuals are colorless though.
tekkenlaw
04-13-2007, 11:59 PM
The 360 platinum hits are much worse.
sarausagi
04-14-2007, 12:10 AM
I guessed that because I saw that my greatest hits version of Spyro, FFT and Chrono Cross all had colorless manuals. But so did my non gh copy of Marvel vs Capcom and Mega Man 8.
You're pretty right that GH doesn't determine whether the manuals are colorless though.
Only certain games, I have FF7 in GH and non GH, my GH has a colorless manual and my non GH has a very pretty GH manual
Anyone feel FF7's manual is the best FF instruction manual period?
Pookymeister
04-14-2007, 12:12 AM
If you think you can buy MGS2 for $10 and sell it for $100. Your gonna be sitting on a big pile of unsold games.
Ok, fine. I exaggerated a bit.
Listing 1: KONAMI Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [PlayStation2]
Listing ID: xxxxxxxx
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Buyer's Price: $83.88
Listing 1: KONAMI Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [PlayStation2]
Listing ID: xxxxxxxx
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Buyer's Price: $75.77
Listing 1: KONAMI Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [PlayStation2]
Listing ID: xxxxxxxxxxx
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Buyer's Price: $75.62
Demolition Man
04-14-2007, 12:14 AM
Why don't you just play the game?
You know I normally don't mind or care for the "greatest hits" releases when its just a simple bar on top saying "greatest hits." But the Konami DS one is just so god awefully bad that even I would not buy it based off of that alone. YUCK.
Ok, fine. I exaggerated a bit.
Listing 1: KONAMI Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [PlayStation2]
Listing ID: 0208K644273
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Buyer's Price: $83.88
yea but how long that listing will be up before someone will buy it?
Pookymeister
04-14-2007, 12:19 AM
yea but how long that listing will be up before someone will buy it?
They are all sold listings :D
drthkid
04-14-2007, 01:18 AM
I know for a few Square Enix games like FFX and Kingdom Hearts that the GH versions have manuals in black & white rather than in color. Not sure about others.
But specifically regarding Kingdom Hearts, I noticed for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II that the GH's artwork isn't the same quality as the original. The original versions have kind of a shiny, glittery cover. The GHs ones have a more plain faded color.
cougar65
04-14-2007, 01:33 AM
Nothing worse than the platinum hits covers for 360, where they reprint the whole cover then stick a picture of the original cover on it. Those boxes look like the rental boxes from hollywood video
Wow! I didn't think I would get this many replies.
I'm glad the majority of the people understand the value of Non GH here.
I'm sure kids who just want to play the game could care less, but obviously to a collector, this is a huge issue.
It also depends a lot on the game. If it is a classic like Metal Gear Solid or FF7, I would not want a cheap GH. If it's some cheap sports game like NBA Live (not that I would want that), I could probably care less (although I'd like to keep the cases looking organized and not in different colors); but then again you know those games would never make Greatest Hits anyway. I'm sure people can buy a bootleg copy of something and get the same movie or gameplay but most people rather have the original, genuine version. GH is basically a cheap copy. There are some rare exceptions, though. Like Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition REMIX, which is a different game than the original, can only be bought with the Platinum Edition, so in that case, I would just buy that.
I keep my games on a display case, so I actually do have to look at the case every time before I play it. I take care of games very well, so even if I never play it years later, it will still have value. GH versions are easy to find, not to mention ugly, so even if you take good care those, chances are they will not sell by much.
I just bought MGS3 Subsistence yesterday (awesome game! Would never buy a GH version of it). Why hasn't that game hit GH yet? I think that's definitely a game to keep sealed to make money in the future.
Radioactive_Man
04-14-2007, 06:02 AM
I remember when I was like this. Funny that it only lasted about a month. Now I don't give a fuck. During that month I would just buy games to buy them. I wouldn't play them which made me wonder why am I wasting money on shit I don't use? I then sold off most of them and only keep games I really really like.
I remember when I was like this. Funny that it only lasted about a month. Now I don't give a fuck. During that month I would just buy games to buy them. I wouldn't play them which made me wonder why am I wasting money on shit I don't use? I then sold off most of them and only keep games I really really like.
That's what I plan to do. I mean, I will only buy games that I want to keep (not just collect and never play), so if you're going to keep something for a long time, you might as well get the better version out there.
I just joined this forum recently and that "SHAQ-FU" censore is hilarious! Haha
PhrostByte
04-14-2007, 09:17 AM
I remember when I was like this. Funny that it only lasted about a month. Now I don't give a fuck. During that month I would just buy games to buy them. I wouldn't play them which made me wonder why am I wasting money on shit I don't use? I then sold off most of them and only keep games I really really like.
Yeah same here.. I used to care.. and want all my games to be black label. Then two things happened:
1. SH2's GH version was better than the non-GH & Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution came out
2. I realized I was just wasting money trying to get the older version and it was really pointless being so concerned about my shelf being color coordinated. :)
CaoPi
04-14-2007, 05:55 PM
OP you should try looking at another store I remmember the walmart I went to yesterday had at least 5+ copies of a KH non GH.
All the KH games have nice shiny boxes boxes when they first come out. Even the GBA one. I'm just glad I can buy new good games (for the most part) for 20 bucks or less whenever I feel like it.
tehweezner
04-14-2007, 07:17 PM
... i'm confused here how Pooky is selling MGS2 for like $70... i thought that game was worth like $5 tops
Puffa469
04-14-2007, 09:39 PM
... i'm confused here how Pooky is selling MGS2 for like $70... i thought that game was worth like $5 tops
You sure its not MGS2: Substance? That the rerelease 'directors cut' kinda version of the game. That one is worth alot on ps2. The Xbox version can be had for under $10, but its an inferior verssion.
Puffa469
04-14-2007, 09:43 PM
I just bought MGS3 Subsistence yesterday (awesome game! Would never buy a GH version of it). Why hasn't that game hit GH yet? I think that's definitely a game to keep sealed to make money in the future.
I'd caution you against looking at games as any sort of investment. I love collecting games, and Im glad when I have games worth a little something, but a games value can change at any time with a rerelease/reprint or a compilation pack.
If your looking for ways to make money, theres plenty of better ways, like actual investing. Collect games and play them for fun.
Pookymeister
04-14-2007, 10:07 PM
I'd caution you against looking at games as any sort of investment. I love collecting games, and Im glad when I have games worth a little something, but a games value can change at any time with a rerelease/reprint or a compilation pack.
My stack of 11 new Xenosaga 1's non-GH is hoping for the big moniez.
I listed my mint copy of Sons of Liberty on Ebay a few months ago with a starting bid of $1.99 and it received zero bids.
This guy has to be talking about Substance.
Pookymeister
04-15-2007, 12:37 AM
I listed my mint copy of Sons of Liberty on Ebay a few months ago with a starting bid of $1.99 and it received zero bids.
This guy has to be talking about Substance.
Theres a big difference between mint and OMGZ RAREZ NEW AND SEALED
cochesecochese
04-15-2007, 09:59 AM
I remember when I was like this. Funny that it only lasted about a month. Now I don't give a fuck. During that month I would just buy games to buy them. I wouldn't play them which made me wonder why am I wasting money on shit I don't use? I then sold off most of them and only keep games I really really like.
Word. Just last month I said fuck it and sold off pretty much my entire collection. I was pissing away 200 a month on games only to come back to the boards and scrounge for more deals. I just picked up a PSP and I'm having a hard time preventing myself from going through the same shit but that's the way it goes.
IAmTheCheapestGamer
04-16-2007, 04:20 AM
I buy games to PLAY them, not stare at the packaging and go 'omg that's ugly and clashes with my drapes and my beanie baby collection'. I mean, seriously, some collectors go so far as not buying the GH even if it has ALOT of extra content to it.
And, I don't know about you, but especially on CAG, that's like a universe ripping paradox. We ARE all cheapass gamers who want the most game for our money, right?
If it bothers you so much though, just find a site and print up a different cover. Mind you, there's some PAL versions of games that have more ummm colorful covers than their NTSC counterparts, but again, I don't buy the games to look at the covers, I buy them to PLAY them.
Unassuming Local Guy
04-16-2007, 09:03 AM
I buy games to PLAY them, not stare at the packaging and go 'omg that's ugly and clashes with my drapes and my beanie baby collection'.
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I don't buy the games to look at the covers, I buy them to PLAY them.
Every time a discussion like this pops up, people get righteous and start on the "I buy to play" rant. What's the big deal?
Some game art - cover, manual, or otherwise - is most definitely something to look at. Would you not agree with that? It might sit on the shelf for the majority of the time, but it's nice to pull out and flip through the manual or look at the cover art from time to time.
Compare it to buying first edition or hard cover books. This is something else that sits tucked away for most of the time. I could buy an e-book and print it out on Office Depot paper, but where's the charm in that?
You could almost take this argument as far as paintings and museums. Why visit a museum when you can just look at pictures of important paintings online? (Almost.)
ricoraney
04-16-2007, 09:48 AM
I love people like you. Seriously. So i can buy Metal Gear Solid 2 for $10 at Kmart and then turn around and sell it for $100 on Amazon b/c its black label.
Yeah! and what is wrong with that. The Greatest Hits covers are ugly. If you can get an original black label copy, the good for you. Video games have a place in the secondary market as collectibles just like any other commodity.
ricoraney
04-16-2007, 09:52 AM
Every time a discussion like this pops up, people get righteous and start on the "I buy to play" rant. What's the big deal?
Some game art - cover, manual, or otherwise - is most definitely something to look at. Would you not agree with that? It might sit on the shelf for the majority of the time, but it's nice to pull out and flip through the manual or look at the cover art from time to time.
Compare it to buying first edition or hard cover books. This is something else that sits tucked away for most of the time. I could buy an e-book and print it out on Office Depot paper, but where's the charm in that?
You could almost take this argument as far as paintings and museums. Why visit a museum when you can just look at pictures of important paintings online? (Almost.)
Well said. A prime example of that is the original black label copy of Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando vs. the GH version. That game has one fine piece of foiled cover art. The GH version is a damn photo copy with the greatest hits red label. No comparison. Kingdom Hearts II is the same. So I can see how the guy who started this topic is pissed.
ricoraney
04-16-2007, 09:58 AM
I buy games to PLAY them, not stare at the packaging and go 'omg that's ugly and clashes with my drapes and my beanie baby collection'. I mean, seriously, some collectors go so far as not buying the GH even if it has ALOT of extra content to it.
And, I don't know about you, but especially on CAG, that's like a universe ripping paradox. We ARE all cheapass gamers who want the most game for our money, right?
If it bothers you so much though, just find a site and print up a different cover. Mind you, there's some PAL versions of games that have more ummm colorful covers than their NTSC counterparts, but again, I don't buy the games to look at the covers, I buy them to PLAY them.
Well good for you. To each his own. But video games have come along way from being just something to pick up and play. Video games have reached the status, if not surpassed, the tv and movie industry. And I am not just talking about appeal, I am talking in terms of revenue as well. It has evolved into a true art form.
ricoraney
04-16-2007, 10:09 AM
I'd caution you against looking at games as any sort of investment. I love collecting games, and Im glad when I have games worth a little something, but a games value can change at any time with a rerelease/reprint or a compilation pack.
If your looking for ways to make money, theres plenty of better ways, like actual investing. Collect games and play them for fun.
If a game is rereleased as a copilation pack, the differences are highly noticeable. Take for example the DMC compilation pack. First of all on the back in the corner it reads "1 of 3" of a set" Not for resale" or something like that. It also lacks the unpunched hang tabs in the back. It lacks the white magnetic strip with the name of the game on it. And the silver tab. Now I understand that with the newer games, the PS2 games were not produced with such things. But I have all three DMC's and they all have those features. So I think if anything, it would make the originals even more valuable, especially when there are many distinguishing features to a game.
thingsfallnapart
04-16-2007, 10:16 AM
My question is...with gas at 3.25 a gallon...why the hell would you waste the time to use a GC to go back to bestbuy and waste money on gas both ways? If you just bought it for 20 bucks the first time you were there, you would of saved on the gas money PLUS got the NON GH cover you wanted.
Unassuming Local Guy
04-16-2007, 10:30 AM
My question is...with gas at 3.25 a gallon...why the hell would you waste the time to use a GC to go back to bestbuy and waste money on gas both ways? If you just bought it for 20 bucks the first time you were there, you would of saved on the gas money PLUS got the NON GH cover you wanted.
Gas costs money? I just put this card in the pump and it lets me fill my tank.
... Maybe that's why I get this strange bill every month.
BustaUppa
04-16-2007, 10:32 AM
Sometimes I actually go out of my way to get a GH version... yes, you read correctly. There have been rare cases where a GH version fixed glitches that were present in the original version. So now I will go for the GH version, just in case!
However, this will end for me with the current generation, since games can be easily patched via download on all the platforms. So now if all things are equal and I have a choice, I'll get the original box version if I can help it.
thingsfallnapart
04-16-2007, 10:53 AM
Sometimes I actually go out of my way to get a GH version... yes, you read correctly. There have been rare cases where a GH version fixed glitches that were present in the original version. So now I will go for the GH version, just in case!
However, this will end for me with the current generation, since games can be easily patched via download on all the platforms. So now if all things are equal and I have a choice, I'll get the original box version if I can help it.
Silent Hill 2 Restless dreams PH on xbox rang a bell with this.
My question is...with gas at 3.25 a gallon...why the hell would you waste the time to use a GC to go back to bestbuy and waste money on gas both ways? If you just bought it for 20 bucks the first time you were there, you would of saved on the gas money PLUS got the NON GH cover you wanted.
Actually, the Best Buy that had it is near my college, so I usually have to drive that far anyway. But yeah, I really should've just bought it then or at least hid the game behind some crappy game. lol.
OP you should try looking at another store I remmember the walmart I went to yesterday had at least 5+ copies of a KH non GH.
Really? Oh well, in the end, I was able to buy a non-GH KH2 from Ebay! I only had to pay $1 more (sure there were risks buying stuff from Ebay) than it would have cost at Best Buy plus tax and everything, so it's not too bad. I guess I kind of wasted my time, though -- and time is money. I'm still happy so it's all good. The original KH2 cover is definitely wayy better than the GH because it has the shiny effect! It's way nicer to look at it! I think a classic game such as KH definitely is a black label must. If it's some lame game like "Enter The Matrix" (well, it seems kind of lame) then I probably wouldn't care receiving a Platinum Edition. It really does depend on the game for me.
And good post siamesellama! Exactly what I would've said.
I actually bought my first GH game recently though; it was 007 Everything or Nothing... not a game that I intended to have in my game collection anyway, but from game reviews, it seemed like a good game to just play. And the funny thing is, the GH being red label matches the 007 red text logo on the cover, so it's not as bad as others. :P KH2 GH is definitely a no-no for me.
happy
04-19-2007, 08:52 AM
Honestly, I'm just happy that I know by waiting a few months I can get any top game for $20 (normally $15 with minimal searching). And that is worth a few ugly covers.
I mean Halo 2 probably still hasn't dropped to $20 (it may have by now but it probably took at least till the xbox died)
FFXII on the other hand should hit $20 in a few months
Honestly, I'm just happy that I know by waiting a few months I can get any top game for $20 (normally $15 with minimal searching). And that is worth a few ugly covers.
I mean Halo 2 probably still hasn't dropped to $20 (it may have by now but it probably took at least till the xbox died)
FFXII on the other hand should hit $20 in a few months
I'm sure you're always happy no matter what. :P :) :applause: