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It seems like a lot of the Gamefly sales are from titles w/ either new versions coming out, or w/ new sequels coming out early next year. Sounds like they're trying to clear inventory of games that'll be worthless after the new one is released.

haha, you can buy Skate 2 and flip it back for a 2$ profit, in for 100

bit on skate 2 i've bought so many of these.

I just received my copy of Grid last night... it was scratched just like Fear 2. Ugh. I'm only assuming that RE5 will show up scratched as well? They may play, i havent had time to check yet... but it always seems like if games are even slightly scratched the 360 has a problem reading them. Considering sending them back. Lame.

The last of the GameFly deals? :( oh well, ordered Skate 2. I've already bought at least half a dozen games from them

I guess i signed onto the gamefly deals bandwagon a little late... first i saw was the sale with RE5 in it?

I have GH5 but went ahead and picked up GH:WT just for the Tool songs/stage. haha I used to be a big fan in highschool and skipped from GH1 to GH5 and then realized the tool songs are in GH:WT. Will i be able to import these into GH5? Also, the trippy stage stuff? Prob not that part eh...? Ahh well.

Originally Posted by splattered I just received my copy of Grid last night... it was scratched just like Fear 2. Ugh. I'm only assuming that RE5 will show up scratched as well? They may play, i havent had time to check yet... but it always seems like if games are even slightly scratched the 360 has a problem reading them. Considering sending them back. Lame.

If your Xbox has a hard drive you could try installing them. If the installation completes 100% then you should be good, if not then you know that the game needs to go back. That only takes about 10 minutes to do instead of playing the game for hours and then realizing that the disc is messed up at a certain point.

I don't pay attention at all to the "installing vs. not installing" debate, and I just install everything to the HD before I play it. Solves a lot of worry, especially with these used games. However, I've been lucky and they all look pretty good.

Gf isnt gonna have any more deals like this?

Just got Phantom Brave Wii from one of last week's deals. Came with absolutely everything (slip cover and art CD, too) and the game disc looked brand new. I guess it was never rented. By far the closest thing to "pristine" outside of DS games I've ever gotten from them.

Originally Posted by splattered I just received my copy of Grid last night... it was scratched just like Fear 2. Ugh. I'm only assuming that RE5 will show up scratched as well? They may play, i havent had time to check yet... but it always seems like if games are even slightly scratched the 360 has a problem reading them. Considering sending them back. Lame.

Install the game to the hard drive on the 360. If the install passes, it's okay. If it does not, then the scratch is too much. Be sure to do this before claiming the disc is bad. I've seen discs that are scratched like crazy work fine and a pristine disc not even recognized by the 360.

Originally Posted by earvcunanan Would jump on Star Ocean, but the PS3 version is coming out in February with additional stuff.

I'm wondering if we'll see the PS3 version of Star Ocean in this same predicament next year. The game has barely been out 10 months and already $20 used (albeit a used SALE, but it was $25 or so on Amazon during their Countdown to BF). I rented it back in March when my brother lent me his 360, and it was decent.

I'm torn whether to bite on this so I can finish the game, but I have a feeling if I wait a year (not like there aren't going to be tons of games released just in Q1 next year) the PS3 version is going to be sold somewhere, new or used, for $20-30. It does seem like GF has been doing a lot of this, as someone else pointed out; they're clearing a lot of old stock for games that are going to have either sequels or improved versions released in the near future.

Hopefully the GF Christmas sale will have more Wii/DS/PS3 games though. They had some good'uns here, but not much as a Wii/PS3 owner that I didn't already own.

Originally Posted by Dmanx04 Gf isnt gonna have any more deals like this?

They usually have a year end sale around Christmas with more deals. Daily deal wise, I believe this is the last.

Originally Posted by voidedx Install the game to the hard drive on the 360. If the install passes, it's okay. If it does not, then the scratch is too much. Be sure to do this before claiming the disc is bad. I've seen discs that are scratched like crazy work fine and a pristine disc not even recognized by the 360.

Not always a sure fire method, but I still recommend it w/ every used game. My GTAIV disc from gamefly has zero scratches, and passes 100% on disc install. Still sometimes when playing I get a dirty disc error. Never the same part though, but I'm assuming it has to do w/ the los santos radio station.

Originally Posted by splattered I just received my copy of Grid last night... it was scratched just like Fear 2. Ugh. I'm only assuming that RE5 will show up scratched as well? They may play, i havent had time to check yet... but it always seems like if games are even slightly scratched the 360 has a problem reading them. Considering sending them back. Lame.

That's weird, my 360 seems to play even though some of the used deals I get look like they were abused beyond belief. Try installing to see if they are fine throughout, that's what I do.

I'm not sure how scratched up you are talking about though, I just got a game from them with chips on the edges but it installed fine so even though I hate imperfect games I'll keep it for the price.

Glad these deals are over. My GF hasn't said anything about the constant stream of games being delivered (which I have no time to play btw, sucks!)

So say I ordered two pre-owned games to buy at aprox. 4 PM EST today and selected express shipping ; would I be getting my games tomorrow?

Originally Posted by splattered I just received my copy of Grid last night... it was scratched just like Fear 2. Ugh. I'm only assuming that RE5 will show up scratched as well? They may play, i havent had time to check yet... but it always seems like if games are even slightly scratched the 360 has a problem reading them. Considering sending them back. Lame.

I'm sorry for your luck. I just got my FNR2 and Grid and they were both basically like they'd never even been played. Grid might as well have had shrink wrap on it when I opened it.

Originally Posted by jrhawk42 Not always a sure fire method, but I still recommend it w/ every used game. My GTAIV disc from gamefly has zero scratches, and passes 100% on disc install. Still sometimes when playing I get a dirty disc error. Never the same part though, but I'm assuming it has to do w/ the los santos radio station.

Thats just the laser in ur 360 messing up. Ive had 11 360 total and 2 of them would always get disk read errors on some games randomly and "rarely" once i got a good working 360 tho the issues vanished. Disk read errors = 360 errors. unless the disc are faulty and wont install

Anyone here think Star Ocean is worth $20? I've never played any of the series before.

Dropped 13.77 on Skate 2