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Played the first, never beat it. It was hard finding all the alchemy(cooking etc) stuff out and my computer was dead for 6 months at the time. I even took a couple trips to my community college's computer labs to look up recipes =P I think it was the first... The whole side story of the alchemy shop keeper girl was as or more interesting than the actual main quest, so I really cared about that stuff.

I'd have a hard time paying 30 per game though. Somewhat old, just ok, and ps2?

Originally Posted by ZxT Vendetta Trust me I already have money in the market and I know a thing or two about business having a degree and a nice paying job. So don't give me your dumb lecture about investing. Some of us do both collecting and playing. Would you want to see your $40 investment in a game tank in value cuz greedy ass GQD reprints every goddamn RPG ever made? No you wouldn't nobody would because what if you want to resell it and you get screwed cuz of a reprint like this one?

If you were really good you would have sold before this happened.

har har har.

This thread is dumb, lock it.

Originally Posted by nikkai If you were really good you would have sold before this happened. har har har. This thread is dumb, lock it.

Um, did you not see who started the thread?

$40 investment.

Originally Posted by dallow $40 investment.

Shhh, he has a BMW!

Assuming, of course, that that car is actually his.

Originally Posted by Vortextk Played the first, never beat it. It was hard finding all the alchemy(cooking etc) stuff out and my computer was dead for 6 months at the time. I even took a couple trips to my community college's computer labs to look up recipes =P I think it was the first... The whole side story of the alchemy shop keeper girl was as or more interesting than the actual main quest, so I really cared about that stuff. I'd have a hard time paying 30 per game though. Somewhat old, just ok, and ps2?

Yea, seriously $30 a pop is too expensive and that's after coupon. I picked up a sealed original print of Atelier 3 for $20 2 yrs. ago at gamecrazy but $30 is too much.

Originally Posted by solarisv Yea, seriously $30 a pop is too expensive and that's after coupon. I picked up a sealed original print of Atelier 3 for $20 2 yrs. ago at gamecrazy but $30 is too much.

Well, 2 and 3 aren't really the expensive ones.

You can find them for around $20-30 I believe, but the first one tends to be around $60-70.

Originally Posted by donburns99 Well, 2 and 3 aren't really the expensive ones. You can find them for around $20-30 I believe, but the first one tends to be around $60-70.

That's true, I was hoping since GQD would offer individual copies for sale but I know their going to increase the price like they did with fatal frame. On another note is 1 really a lot better then 2 and 3. I've seen the reviews before and it seems like 1 was good because it was something fresh/new while 2 and 3 received lower scores because they were a rehash of the same formula. Story wise is 1 better?

Is the first one really $60-70? Shit, I'll sell my mint copy of the first game for $20 shipped.

From the looks of ebay, the 1st is selling for about $10-15 used. You can probably all 3 used for about $30-40. I tried all 3 of them. They didn't really appeal to me even though I usually love JRPGs. Although I did like the 1st Ar Tonelico though, but didn't like the 2nd one.

Originally Posted by ZxT Vendetta Didnt need to have a job. I did jack shit while studying for my GMAT for grad school since I had a good amount of money saved and money from investing in the market. My Beemer says Hi to you though. Nice try again at being a smartass though. Since my "great" school has ended with me having a lot of disposable income, a steady job with a raise coming next month, as well as that BMW. So thank you come again.

That's nice. But for all we know that could be your bosses car, or you could be leasing it. So who really cares. And besides people who are careful with their money would be driving a Genesis anyway!

You wouldn't happen to be a Atari Jaguar collector would you? Those guys get pissed when someone even mentions anything that negatively affects the price of their collections. Such as emulator/roms and burning Jag CD's.

Originally Posted by ZxT Vendetta Trust me I already have money in the market and I know a thing or two about business having a degree and a nice paying job. So don't give me your dumb lecture about investing. Some of us do both collecting and playing. Would you want to see your $40 investment in a game tank in value cuz greedy ass GQD reprints every goddamn RPG ever made? No you wouldn't nobody would because what if you want to resell it and you get screwed cuz of a reprint like this one?

So your argument is that it's wrong for them to be greedy, but it's okay for you to be greedy?

After that stupid mortal kombat crap, I'm never buying from GDQ again...

only eternal mana has value sealed.
And all 3 used go for $15 each at ebgames
So from a used standpoint, there was little value here to begin with.
From a new/collector standpoint, you'd really want to have the soundtrack for the 1st game, which isn't being reprinted, and so the value should be fine.

If you have a sealed SMT: Nocturne (with soundtrack), the value really didn't take a knock when the game got reprinted.

Still, if you are coming from the conversation as an investor/collector, you CAN'T be surprised when this happens. There is always a chance for reprints, or reissues. Just like investing anything, there is risk.
In this case, you can minimize risk by either buying sealed copies at very low clearance prices, or to buy when they have limited items that are very unlikely to be reprinted.

Originally Posted by ZxT Vendetta Trust me I already have money in the market and I know a thing or two about business having a degree and a nice paying job. So don't give me your dumb lecture about investing. Some of us do both collecting and playing. Would you want to see your $40 investment in a game tank in value cuz greedy ass GQD reprints every goddamn RPG ever made? No you wouldn't nobody would because what if you want to resell it and you get screwed cuz of a reprint like this one?

I'm not sure how this makes GQD greedy, they are offering people the opportunity to get their hands on a "rare" series at a reasonable price. A chance that would otherwise be less likely because of the insanely high resell value of the originals. If anything, the might be greedy for selling such a mediocre series for so much. :S

I think the real greed lies with the individuals that want to deny others the opportunity to actually enjoy a game, just so they can maintain their own copy's resell value, but maybe thats me.

Originally Posted by refusedchaos true. but no, the reprints will be exactly the same. Sometimes there are some small color differences but yea.

Well, the Atelier Iris series is old enough to have used the older case with the memory card holder in it. The reprints will use the new case without the holder. I'm not saying people will care about the different casing but at least it's something to tell the reprints apart.

Originally Posted by Hybrid5006 After that stupid mortal kombat crap, I'm never buying from GDQ again...

Whoa there -- did you actually buy that?

Anyone who still thinks they're going to retire off of their sealed PS2 RPG collection hasn't been paying attention for the last couple of years.

The only reason to buy a game is because it brings you enjoyment-- either from playing it, or displaying a pristine sealed copy on your shelf, whatever floats your boat. There's no reason for your own enjoyment of a game to be diminished just because other people get to enjoy it too. Even in the case of the rarest niche RPG, these are still mass-market products we're talking about, not some historical artifact.

Man... lots of e-peens being whipped out in this thread.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Anyone who still thinks they're going to retire off of their sealed PS2 RPG collection hasn't been paying attention for the last couple of years. The only reason to buy a game is because it brings you enjoyment-- either from playing it, or displaying a pristine sealed copy on your shelf, whatever floats your boat. There's no reason for your own enjoyment of a game to be diminished just because other people get to enjoy it too. Even in the case of the rarest niche RPG, these are still mass-market products we're talking about, not some historical artifact.

Agreed for the most part, though I do think someone who is willing to sell off a collection rather than individual games probably would be able to rake in a pretty decent premium. It really does depend on how much you originally paid for the games in the first place. If one was able to buy most of his/her games at a substantially lower price (by waiting for clearances, sales, etc.) then odds are a collection -- even if made up of open games -- so long as their condition is like new, would stand to profit.

I think digital downloads will diminish value, but something has to be said for having a hard copy with case and manual. I wouldn't trade in my hard-copy of MvC2 for my DC for any digitally enhanced version. It's nice to own the copy vs. having it in a digital harddisk.