$9.99 Suikoden Tactics @ Circuit City B&M

I too got a copy in the Athens area CC, but there was only one other copy and the guy who checked me out snagged the other one.
 
You guys are really lucky finding it in your store. None of the CC in my area has it. If you still see it in your next visit, please pick 'em all up for CAGers like me :)
 
Thanks OP. I snagged one at the west-side Madison, WI Circuit City. There were three copies left when I was there earlier today.
 
I saw 3 new copies of Suikoden Tactics at the Concord Pike, DE store earlier this week. Also saw S.L.A.I. for $9.99 and Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 (GBA) for $8.99 at the same store. Still no Rave Master (GC) for $9.99, though :cry:

It looks like the B&M locations are finally getting stocked with these cheap Konami games that first appeared on the website.
 
I found a copy at the CC near North Point Mall in Atlanta yesterday. It was in a huge bin with other clearance games. I didn't notice any additional copies, but I also didn't spend much time looking after I found what I was after.
 
[quote name='Theenternal']lol, you have been tearing up the deals lately... u coming back next week?


btw to everyone else I called CC and no luck :([/QUOTE]
you so dont have a mullet
 
[quote name='bjlarson2']Thanks OP. I snagged one at the west-side Madison, WI Circuit City. There were three copies left when I was there earlier today.[/quote]

I got the last one. Thanks for the info!
 
The one in Arlington, TX has 3 :hot:. I haven't seen any a couple of weeks ago. Too bad I just bought one from a CAG for $20 a month ago :bomb:.
 
I picked it up and there were *AT LEAST* four other copies there (Harbison CC; Irmo, SC). I never even knew this game existed before spotting this thread. I played it a good bit on Saturday, and I have to say it stands up pretty well to the other tactics games I've played. I guess I should run down after work today and see if there are any left.
 
I was at work today and we got a couple in and this was the polaris OH location. If someone wants one I mihgt be able to snag them and we can work something out.
Drop me a PM and I'll check.

bill123
 
Somebody please pick one up for me. I will check CC's in the next few days, but I probably won't find one since my local CC's never have anything I want.

I'll pay $15 shipped.
 
[quote name='Number83']The Circuit City at the Berkshire Mall East, outside of Reading, PA had 2 in the Bin. IF you wait till next week, it'll be 25% Off[/quote]

I'm not so sure about that, if only that it wasn't marked with their "Cool Deal" sticker. Even if it qualifies for the 25% off, given how quickly copies of ST are getting snapped up, it's a gamble to wait 5 days.
 
Hey cool, I stopped in CC on a whim today and they actually had two of these! I picked up one for myself and an extra to trade with anyone who might be interested. If no good trades come up, I can sell it for $15 shipped (would rather trades though, see my list/GameTZ for wants).
 
I thought I should mention this because I just opened my copy and was very pleasantly surprised because the game comes with a limited edition soundtrack that features rearranged tracks from past suikoden titles. $9.99 for this + the game!?!?!?!? What a sweet sweet deal.
 
I called a CC near me and (after bouncing around their phone system for 10 minutes) they said they have them in the back and haven't gotten around to putting them out yet. They claim if I go in today they will pull one up for me. It is kind of a long drive - I'm sure if I go in whoever is there when I get there will have no idea what I'm talking about :roll:.
 
[quote name='toneroni']just pay the 1.99 S+H and order it online! =][/QUOTE]

Uh, every time I try to do that it gets removed from my cart. Is it actually available now (I tried just last night)?
 
[quote name='io']Uh, every time I try to do that it gets removed from my cart. Is it actually available now (I tried just last night)?[/quote]

Yup it's still available as of right now.
 
[quote name='roymustang']Yup it's still available as of right now.[/QUOTE]

I'm still getting the same behavior as last night - as soon as I go to checkout I get the "You've removed all your items" message (when I did no such thing).
 
[quote name='roymustang']I thought I should mention this because I just opened my copy and was very pleasantly surprised because the game comes with a limited edition soundtrack that features rearranged tracks from past suikoden titles. $9.99 for this + the game!?!?!?!? What a sweet sweet deal.[/QUOTE]

Awesome! I wonder if every copy includes a soundtrack? I ordered this around 3 this afternoon. Here's hoping. :)

Thank you, OP!
 
[quote name='dbz4ever']It doesn't have a great score in rating with ok graphic and story, you think it's worth?

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/strategy/rapsodia/index.html?q=Suikoden%20Tactics[/quote]

no we're all buying it and talking about it because it's not worth it. I mean seriously? Since when is 7.6 a bad score? it's a good score in fact, it even says "good" under the score so even people who don't know how to interpret a score can know what it means. Why do people always think that a game that gets less than 9 is bad. The scale is 10 so if a game was bad than means it needs to get a 3 or 4 at most (5 being mediocre/average). If you like tactical RPGs there's no reason you won't like this game. It's not as flashy and cool as Disgaea or FFT but it's solid. It even comes with a suikoden series arranged soundtrack, I mean the game + the soundtrack for $9.99 if you remotely like rpgs or suikoden then yes, i would say it's worth it.
 
[quote name='Gaiden']GameRankings gives the game a decidedly mediocre 70% --http://http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928809.asp. But, one, I understand ST is fairly rare, two it includes a limited edition music CD, three it's under $10. It's really a pretty decent deal, at least for buying one copy.[/quote]

another prime example: 70% is mediocre? mediocre comes from the latin medius meaning middle, and the middle would be 50%.
 
[quote name='roymustang']another prime example: 70% is mediocre? mediocre comes from the latin medius meaning middle, and the middle would be 50%.[/quote]

I used to work for an indie game developer on the marketing side. Speaking in terms of what we used to really send up a "woohoo!" for us -- anything over 80% for our game reviews. To us, any review from a media portal that was under 70% ticked us off enough we considered withholding advertising.

Moral of the story: there are literal/objective interpretations of mediocre, and then there are subjective definitions. The 70% GameRankings average for ST is by and large mediocre from my perspective, but the deal hit the sweet spot for me and I was happy to grab the game.
 
[quote name='roymustang']another prime example: 70% is mediocre? mediocre comes from the latin medius meaning middle, and the middle would be 50%.[/QUOTE]

It comes from the school system's grading system. (In North America, at least) A grade of 50% would be completely unacceptable, but a grade of 70% would be average to just below average.

Literal definition of the word is one thing, but exposure to such a grading system for 13+ years makes us think the way we do.
 
Thanks for the heads-up, OP. I picked up one of two copies at my local CC. Also nabbed Shadow of Rome and Total Overdose ($3.96), and snagged a Logitech wirelss PS2 controller for $24.99.
 
The Circuit City in Waterford Lakes Orlando, FL had 2 copies left (1 in the "Games 19.99 and under" bin and 1 in the regular ps2 game section) I picked one up from the 19.99 and under bin so there should be one more in the regular section. This was on Aug. 14th
 
I got an email last night from CC at 11:38 pm est stating that it was back in stock online. When I checked this morning at 7:57 am est it was sold out already.

:(
 
[quote name='Amankhan']It comes from the school system's grading system. (In North America, at least) A grade of 50% would be completely unacceptable, but a grade of 70% would be average to just below average.

Literal definition of the word is one thing, but exposure to such a grading system for 13+ years makes us think the way we do.[/QUOTE]

Actually, a C would be average, which by the standard set in most districts today translates into a 77 to 84. Anything below 70 is a failure, so that would actually be the lowest possible passing grade.

It really just depends on how the mags do it. I remember that Diehard Gamefan used to use the 100 point scale, but with a much more literal breakdown, 50 being the mark of mediocrity. Lots of people would question their score, because of the pass/fail mindset, even though it was really no different than what the other magazines did. Since the other magazines used stars or gamepro guys or whatever, they never got questioned as much though...
 
[quote name='Karyyk']Actually, a C would be average, which by the standard set in most districts today translates into a 77 to 84. Anything below 70 is a failure, so that would actually be the lowest possible passing grade.
[/quote]

What happened to being a D student? When I was in school, 60% to 69% gave you a D which would literally translate now to a Dee dee dee but that's beside the point. Anything below 60% should be failing unless you're taking the new math.
 
[quote name='Karyyk']Actually, a C would be average, which by the standard set in most districts today translates into a 77 to 84. Anything below 70 is a failure, so that would actually be the lowest possible passing grade.

It really just depends on how the mags do it. I remember that Diehard Gamefan used to use the 100 point scale, but with a much more literal breakdown, 50 being the mark of mediocrity. Lots of people would question their score, because of the pass/fail mindset, even though it was really no different than what the other magazines did. Since the other magazines used stars or gamepro guys or whatever, they never got questioned as much though...[/quote]
i remember that mag. Good mag with lots of nice pics and unbiased reviews
 
As a long time Suikoden fan including trying to find all the backplots and constantly reading Suikosource/SARS for Suikoden speculation and what not...as well as a fan of strategy games...and having put 50+ hours into Suiko Tactics to get every single hidden piece and storyline...I will say Suiko Tactics deserves a low 5 out of 10, 50%, mediocre, what have you.

If it wasn't for the Suikoden name and the fact that it was supposed to clear up the holes in Suikoden 4 (which was also mediocre unfortunately), I would not recommend it. Putting 50+ hours in was a long stretch, as I am pretty sure I could have beat it in under 10, which is ridiculous for a strategy game.

The storyline is super easy to follow, almost no surprises, almost nothing worthwhile, and compared to other tactics games like Tactics Ogre, FF Tactics, or even Shining Force 2...this game was very lackluster in every department but especially in storyline.

Is it a bad game? No. It was playable. It had some optional characters I wanted to like a lot, but there was almost no storyline whatsoever with them. Of the 40 or so characters in the game, 25 of them are sword wielders that are all the exact same with different portraits, it just seemed like very little effort was put in. It is so unfortunate because the Suikoden series should and could easily be made into a strategy game that is incredible. The biggest problem is not the system it runs, but the lack of depth in story and effort. Try to find Suikoden 1/2/3 (maybe 5, haven't tried it), or go back to the old strategy games like Shining Force 2 or Tactics Ogre if you want a better fix.
 
[quote name='tiktok0']As a long time Suikoden fan including trying to find all the backplots and constantly reading Suikosource/SARS for Suikoden speculation and what not...as well as a fan of strategy games...and having put 50+ hours into Suiko Tactics to get every single hidden piece and storyline...I will say Suiko Tactics deserves a low 5 out of 10, 50%, mediocre, what have you.

If it wasn't for the Suikoden name and the fact that it was supposed to clear up the holes in Suikoden 4 (which was also mediocre unfortunately), I would not recommend it. Putting 50+ hours in was a long stretch, as I am pretty sure I could have beat it in under 10, which is ridiculous for a strategy game.

The storyline is super easy to follow, almost no surprises, almost nothing worthwhile, and compared to other tactics games like Tactics Ogre, FF Tactics, or even Shining Force 2...this game was very lackluster in every department but especially in storyline.

Is it a bad game? No. It was playable. It had some optional characters I wanted to like a lot, but there was almost no storyline whatsoever with them. Of the 40 or so characters in the game, 25 of them are sword wielders that are all the exact same with different portraits, it just seemed like very little effort was put in. It is so unfortunate because the Suikoden series should and could easily be made into a strategy game that is incredible. The biggest problem is not the system it runs, but the lack of depth in story and effort. Try to find Suikoden 1/2/3 (maybe 5, haven't tried it), or go back to the old strategy games like Shining Force 2 or Tactics Ogre if you want a better fix.[/quote]

You did a nice mini-review.
I'm a fan of S-RPG so I'm disappointed that this Suikoden is so bad. Konami did some pretty good S-RPG in the past: Vandal Hearts 1&2.

I guess I'll keep waiting for FFT2 or at least VH3 :bomb:.
 
[quote name='cartman414']Heads up! It's in stock at the CC website.[/QUOTE]

Ha - well, I saved myself shipping. I stopped in a CC on the way home from dropping my mother off at the airport (thus no special trip just to buy a game they might not have) and found exactly 1 copy sitting there for me. This was in Portland (Gateway), so eau, keep looking - seems as if this is just like Red Ninja and Total Overdose with each store getting at least 2 copies. I'm sure they will be restocked again as well. The Tigard CC told me a few days ago on the phone they had them in the back and hadn't entered them in the system yet - so they probably have theirs out now too.
 
[quote name='io']Ha - well, I saved myself shipping. I stopped in a CC on the way home from dropping my mother off at the airport (thus no special trip just to buy a game they might not have) and found exactly 1 copy sitting there for me. This was in Portland (Gateway), so eau, keep looking - seems as if this is just like Red Ninja and Total Overdose with each store getting at least 2 copies. I'm sure they will be restocked again as well. The Tigard CC told me a few days ago on the phone they had them in the back and hadn't entered them in the system yet - so they probably have theirs out now too.[/QUOTE]

Yep. My local store had 3 in stock, all of which were still in the back. All I can suggest is keep trying, and waiting for restocks.
 
[quote name='io']Ha - well, I saved myself shipping. I stopped in a CC on the way home from dropping my mother off at the airport (thus no special trip just to buy a game they might not have) and found exactly 1 copy sitting there for me. This was in Portland (Gateway), so eau, keep looking - seems as if this is just like Red Ninja and Total Overdose with each store getting at least 2 copies. I'm sure they will be restocked again as well. The Tigard CC told me a few days ago on the phone they had them in the back and hadn't entered them in the system yet - so they probably have theirs out now too.[/quote]
Thanks for the heads up :)
 
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