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There's a cool new Steam Profile Analyzer that gives some good stats: http://lambentstew.com/webblog/minip...is/steam_time/

Originally Posted by momouchi There's a cool new Steam Profile Analyzer that gives some good stats: http://lambentstew.com/webblog/minip...is/steam_time/

I think someone posted this previously, or something similar to it. Would be a good addition to the wiki/OP (not that anyone reads them).

TF2 gametime shames me :(

Originally Posted by sunghost Groupees Build a Greenlight Bundle is launching soon http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ZrrJsrBGSNA Salvation Prophecy "Beware Planet Earth!" Millenium: A New Hope Recruits Private Infiltrator I Shall Remain Wooden Sen'Sey Oozi: Earth Adventure Eryi's Action Minimum of 2 games for $1.50

I'll be the lazy SOB to ask-any opinions on any of these? I've only ever heard of the last one.

Originally Posted by warreni I'll be the lazy SOB to ask-any opinions on any of these? I've only ever heard of the last one.

Eryi's pride's itself on being frustratingly hard. It's as if Mario was a cutesy green haired Anime girl and then ramped up the difficulty to Dark Souls proportions.

Their advertising suggests giving it to someone you hate.

http://eryisaction.com/


I grabbed it when they gave a couple of hundred copies away for free. (and had to set my alarm for 4AM because they are on UK time)

It's kind of like Limbo in that you learn what not to do by dying. The game in my opinion cheats with some of its traps because you will at times not see them ahead of time so the only way you know they exist is that they previously killed you. And this is right from the get go on the first level. There's no easing you into a difficulty curve.

There are check points that you can reach and save the progress automatically from there. You can keep dying an unlimited number of times and there's no game over.

To be honest I only played it for a little bit because, unlike my younger days, I don't really like a challenge that much anymore and don't necessarily like repeating the same levels over and over because I keep dying. I'm not stubborn enough to persist at that with the amount of other games I have sitting in my backlog.

Originally Posted by momouchi There's a cool new Steam Profile Analyzer that gives some good stats: http://lambentstew.com/webblog/minip...is/steam_time/

Nice! Wasn't there another tool out there as well?

Need your help/opinions CAGers!

I was browsing a gaming shop (a small Mom & Pop store in my town) and I happen upon an used copy of PS1 Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu.

It was $20 and I heard (never played) great things about it and was going to totally buy it. But before making the purchase, I found out it was missing the manual. The case and CD are both in good condition but I wished it had the manual so it could be complete. (The completionist collector in me, I guess) For some reason, I also enjoy reading manuals of old games especially if they are done well (anyone remember the manual for PS2 GTA Vice City?).

So CAGer help please (especially those that know the game well), is $20 for the an old game & case (no manual) a deal or no deal?

Thanks guys/gals!

Originally Posted by voken Need your help/opinions CAGers! I was browsing a gaming shop (a small Mom & Pop store in my town) and I happen upon an used copy of PS1 Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. It was $20 and I heard (never played) great things about it and was going to totally buy it. But before making the purchase, I found out it was missing the manual. The case and CD are both in good condition but I wished it had the manual so it could be complete. (The completionist collector in me, I guess) For some reason, I also enjoy reading manuals of old games especially if they are done well (anyone remember the manual for PS2 GTA Vice City?). So CAGer help please (especially those that know the game well), is $20 for the an old game & case (no manual) a deal or no deal? Thanks guys/gals!

Why not go ahead and buy it and look for another copy down the road with the manual then resell that one for a higher price than you bought it for?

At least you'll have a copy....

Originally Posted by voken Need your help/opinions CAGers! I was browsing a gaming shop (a small Mom & Pop store in my town) and I happen upon an used copy of PS1 Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. It was $20 and I heard (never played) great things about it and was going to totally buy it. But before making the purchase, I found out it was missing the manual. The case and CD are both in good condition but I wished it had the manual so it could be complete. (The completionist collector in me, I guess) For some reason, I also enjoy reading manuals of old games especially if they are done well (anyone remember the manual for PS2 GTA Vice City?). So CAGer help please (especially those that know the game well), is $20 for the an old game & case (no manual) a deal or no deal? Thanks guys/gals!

It only activates on origin, so pass@

Originally Posted by MulderYuffie Why not go ahead and buy it and look for another copy down the road with the manual then resell that one for a higher price than you bought it for?

Laziness, that why I like all my games on Steam (its organized and less hassle)

Originally Posted by vince_carter It only activates on origin, so pass@

But at least it doesn't have crazy always online DRM like Ubisoft games or Diablo 3

Originally Posted by voken But at least it doesn't have crazy always online DRM like Ubisoft games or Diablo 3

Only some Ubi games kept the "Always online" DRM (HAWX 2 and Silent Hunter 5).
Many of them, it's activate once per PC...and that's it.

Originally Posted by voken Need your help/opinions CAGers! I was browsing a gaming shop (a small Mom & Pop store in my town) and I happen upon an used copy of PS1 Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. It was $20 and I heard (never played) great things about it and was going to totally buy it. But before making the purchase, I found out it was missing the manual. The case and CD are both in good condition but I wished it had the manual so it could be complete. (The completionist collector in me, I guess) For some reason, I also enjoy reading manuals of old games especially if they are done well (anyone remember the manual for PS2 GTA Vice City?). So CAGer help please (especially those that know the game well), is $20 for the an old game & case (no manual) a deal or no deal? Thanks guys/gals!

You can get one with manual on Amazon for around $32 shipped. On ebay for around $29.

So depends on how much you want the manual.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox You can get one with manual on Amazon for around $32 shipped. On ebay for around $29. So depends on how much you want the manual.

Yeah, that's the problem. It seems like a deal at $20 but buying so many cheap games from Steam and indie bundles (with the help of CAG) has spoiled me rotten.

I think I sold a copy of Jade Cocoon for $15 with only the CD in fairly rough shape, so that's not a bad deal. Not a great deal, but not bad.

Originally Posted by Idiotekque I think I sold a copy of Jade Cocoon for $15 with only the CD in fairly rough shape, so that's not a bad deal. Not a great deal, but not bad.

Thanks, that helps. So is the game any fun and worth playing despite its age? (assuming you had played it before selling it)

For what it's worth, I used to own Jade Cocoon and I didn't really care for it. I wish I could give you an in-dept review, but honestly, I only have the vaguest memories of it. All I remember was that it was kinda of a Pokemon ripoff. Or at least, it had monster collector hook to it.

Generally speaking, I don't sell or trade in my games (still have all my Genisis & SNES games) but I had no trouble trading Jade Cocoon in to Gamespot shortly after I bought it. Too bad too. If I still had it lying around I'd probably just mail it to you.

Doesn't feel like Pokemon at all. It's interesting, but it is quite dated. Some people really like it, it didn't grab me.

Is it time for that pre-sale period where everybody adds each other on Steam yet?

Originally Posted by anarchyoblivion Is it time for that pre-sale period where everybody adds each other on Steam yet?

http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheTsel

Originally Posted by RollingSkull Highlight ALL the deals you want. Amazon's site is terrible for browsing this stuff and I sure am not going digging for it. That said, $5 has been what I have been waiting for on Viking for a while. Thanks!

So true. And Vikings looks mighty nice at that price.

Originally Posted by option.iv I was thinking about getting Viking too, but too many reviews stating that it's a shoddy console port and that there's a 30fps cap... really... I shall wait for the 75% mark.

d'oh!