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Saw you playing it on PS3 frosty.
I own it too, man, really should play it.

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HMV shipped my Heavy Rain LE :whee:
No one better spoil that game in here. I've stopped going to HR threads a week ago.
 
[quote name='dallow']I think you Rei mentioned it before, but yeah, Yakuza 2 looks like absolute shit on PS3.

Would it look better with my PS2 and some component cables (which I'll need to buy), or should I buy a cheap CRT?

The back of the game box also lies about the progressive scan option! :nottalking:[/QUOTE]

I played it through on my PS3 on both a 27 inch crt and 24 inch hdtv, and I didn't think it looked TOO bad. I figured that was just how ps2 games looked, after being used to this gen :roll:

I going to trade some stuff in today after class, I've got a bunch of crap that I'll never play again.
 
[quote name='Chibi_Kaji']Trine is ok. But I'm having a little trouble playing it with a mouse and keyboard.[/QUOTE]

Pffft. Should have got it for dat trip!

The videos I've seen of people playing on pc make the grappling look a fuckton more precise. It looks like you can hover the cursor in the area of your grapple and CLICK -- no random "click the r2 button and hope she grapples what you want". :bomb:
 
[quote name='Chibi_Kaji']I got it for like $3 on steam fool![/QUOTE]

If you got it on sale the other week on PSN, it was $10.
If you gameshared it with 4 others, it was $2.
And you can use a controller with it (easily). :lol:
 
corrosivefrost: That would have been too much work to save a dollar.

Awesome, I got like $168 for all the crap I traded in to gamestop. I chatted with the clerk a bitand he reminded me of the other promos they had going. So I pre-ordered Splinter Cell, Final Fantasy 13, Pokemon and God of War III. I also paid off Metro 2033 as well. I was going to get that from amazon but Gamestop had the better pre-order bonus. I'm still debating on where to get Just Cause 2 from. Gamestop has some pretty nice pre-order stuff for it... but Amazon has that $20 GC.
 
Looks like my Heavy Rain and Metal Slug XX pre-orders are in the shipping queue. I'm definitely taking a break from Star Trek Online to play those.

All I've been playing lately is either Borderlands (since my recently relocated buddy from the mainland has been coming over every weekend and is completely obsessed with the game), or STO. >_<


Edit: Yakuza...4!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31rmg3bO07U
 
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Heavy Rain CE, Heavy Rain SE and Deadly Premonition have shipped.

I'm selling the extra standard HR for $53 shipped if anyone wants it.
 
[quote name='Chibi_Kaji']The worst that might happen is one of big will 3 drop out of the console market or more devlopers will close their doors. But a industry wide crash? Not going to happen unless someone does something really stupid.[/QUOTE]
Yea, nothing as big as the ol' Atari days. But the amount of Triple A developers closing down is way higher than the amount of new Triple A developers opening up. We are getting fewer companies developing big games so we are starting to get stale in the industry.

[quote name='dallow']I know that can't be a real spoiler, but I still can't click. :)[/QUOTE]

Me neither =|
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Dallow: The Origami Killer
shot Mr. Burns.
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Saw that coming from a mile away. Maybe I should pass on the game.
 
I just got my copy of Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations, and I love it like every Ace Attorney game (even you, abandoned stepchild Apollo Justice).

The only sad thing is that it makes me question Ace Attorney canon
 
Just got my excess school funds, so that means I'm finally going to make the upgrade to an HD tv! I'm super excited! I can't wait to finally experience ME2 in HD!
 
Anyone play Overlord II? I kinda liked the demo and Gamefly has it for $11. Thinking I might bite along with my $5 coupon.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Trine was great. That is all.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say great, but it's definitely good. Well worth the $10 I paid for it.
 
[quote name='CaptainJoel']Just got my excess school funds, so that means I'm finally going to make the upgrade to an HD tv! I'm super excited! I can't wait to finally experience ME2 in HD![/QUOTE]

You could read the text well enough to play on SDTV? :whistle2:s

There are more visually impressive games than ME2 on 360 to show off the glory of HD. ME2 isn't a slouch, but it isn't something that's just visually WHOA either.
Bioshock 2 is pretty nice looking... I'm trying to think of other recent 360 games that were visually impressive to me... but I'm just blanking at the moment. :\
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I wouldn't say great, but it's definitely good. Well worth the $10 I paid for it.[/QUOTE]

Best downloadable game I've played in recent memory. I was enthralled enough to play it to 100%. In comparison, Bioshock 2 (which I thought was very good) only managed to garner my attention long enough for a single playthrough to this point... (that's not to say I won't play through again, but I don't have the inclination at this point in time.)

Comparing the prices, I think I paid (at this point) $5 for Trine... compare that against the $40-$60 retail games go for and it's a steal. :cool:
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Best downloadable game I've played in recent memory. I was enthralled enough to play it to 100%. In comparison, Bioshock 2 (which I thought was very good) only managed to garner my attention long enough for a single playthrough to this point... (that's not to say I won't play through again, but I don't have the inclination at this point in time.)

Comparing the prices, I think I paid (at this point) $5 for Trine... compare that against the $40-$60 retail games go for and it's a steal. :cool:[/QUOTE]
I agree with you on all points except Bioshock 2, which I think was fantastic. So yes, Trine is awesome lol. I hate buying downloadable games, but I ponied up for that one.
 
i don't know why, but i'm sick of british accents in fantasy worlds like trine, fable, etc. i realize that's an odd complaint :lol: I feel like the fairy tale/fantasy narration with a british narrator thing is overdone...especially when it was already a cliche before a bunch of games went with it.

threw down some of that refund money on a bunch of snes stuff. I originally bought a SNES mini, but then I found out it doesn't output S-video, so I got a regular one. Got these games ala carte:
--Mario All Stars w/ SMWorld
--Yoshi's Island
--Tetris Attack
--Zelda: LTTP
--Actraiser

Still gotta get Super Metroid and Secret of Mana. and Chrono Trigger and FFVI, if I find them cheap enough...no way I'm paying ebay prices, since I've beaten their respective ports in the past year.

I have kind of a weird thing with emulators...I have fun, but I don't get hooked. Put a system in front of me and I like the games 10x better. not sure why...I even use a controller and output it to my TV. For the snes, maybe it's the sound. It's never as good on any emulator/port as it is when it's coming out of the system.
 
I may have copies of those games kicking around somewhere back at my parents place... if you're still looking by the next time I go out west, I'll take a look for them.
(FFIII, SoM, Super Metroid)
 
I'll probably get Metroid and Secret of Mana in the coming weeks, but yeah, definitely let me know if you wanna get rid of FF3. :)



edit: IGN gave Deadly Premonition a 2.0. :lol: that actually makes me want it more.
 
Wow, I don't even get a thanks or credit on the front page for reporting the trade promo like a week early? Especially after being called a liar for a good chunk of the thread. Last time I tell CAG about any deals. Don't worry, I'll find a way to tell the GGT members privately.
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']Wow, I don't even get a thanks or credit on the front page for reporting the trade promo like a week early? Especially after being called a liar for a good chunk of the thread. Last time I tell CAG about any deals. Don't worry, I'll find a way to tell the GGT members privately.[/QUOTE]


you work for the guys who sell used games as new. that pretty much makes you Hitler.

*cue post where some guy agrees that gutted copies are fraud and how we should all report GS to the BBB*

[quote name='heavyd853']Social group! hahaha[/QUOTE]

i did that once...you get bombarded by hate/begging PMs
 
I report myself for fraud every time I work.

I'll just do a mass PM to the regulars here when I find out about good sales/trade promos/upcoming B2G1s/etc. I like helping people out, but not when they're ungrateful assholes. I deal with enough of those in my store.
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I report myself for fraud every time I work.

I'll just do a mass PM to the regulars here when I find out about good sales/trade promos/upcoming B2G1s/etc. I like helping people out, but not when they're ungrateful assholes. I deal with enough of those in my store.[/QUOTE]

yeah, i'm pretty bitter/disenchanted with the deal discussion end of things.

i miss the EBgames.com update days. Truly the golden age of cag. Getting up at 6am and watching good SNES/Dreamcast games pop up in real time!
 
I appreciated the heads up, Rei. IMO, there was already someone maintaining a regular GS Trade Thread and the mods decided to stick with that. I don't necessarily fault that aspect of it, since JP does a good job keeping that monster organized. As for the haters, it's the Internetz and I can't expect anything less. :p
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I report myself for fraud every time I work.

I'll just do a mass PM to the regulars here when I find out about good sales/trade promos/upcoming B2G1s/etc. I like helping people out, but not when they're ungrateful assholes. I deal with enough of those in my store.[/QUOTE]

considering the way corporate giants work, Cheapy might have done you a favor. If gamestop was in a mood to look up or ask cheapy who you are that posted not only that you work for gamestop but you posted the trade deal, isn't that against employee rules or something? Like those guys that circuit city tried to go after for ads and stuff?

jp has done a lot of work updating that thread and he's not a jerk. I'm sure if you sent cheapy a message he would add a "found by rei" kind of thing to the front page. Attributing it to JP probably has more to do that his thread of GS Trade in Values/bonus is more useful to link to than the thread you made, even though yours was first.

Anyways, i appreciate it, even if I'm not bringing them anything. They only want to give me $2-3 for anything I'd get rid of anyway. Everything else I take to amazon.
 
[quote name='jer7583']considering the way corporate giants work, Cheapy might have done you a favor. If gamestop was in a mood to look up or ask cheapy who you are that posted not only that you work for gamestop but you posted the trade deal, isn't that against employee rules or something? Like those guys that circuit city tried to go after for ads and stuff?

jp has done a lot of work updating that thread and he's not a jerk. I'm sure if you sent cheapy a message he would add a "found by rei" kind of thing to the front page. Attributing it to JP probably has more to do that his thread of GS Trade in Values/bonus is more useful to link to than the thread you made, even though yours was first.

Anyways, i appreciate it, even if I'm not bringing them anything. They only want to give me $2-3 for anything I'd get rid of anyway. Everything else I take to amazon.[/QUOTE]
That's cool. I at least could have gotten a PM and asked if I wanted my name mentioned. Either way, the jerks in that thread confirmed I'll be posting no more deals. So it's kind of a moot point anyway.
 
lol yeah that thread is a wasteland of human refuse.

Kinda like going into a gamestop store, now that I think of it.

I miss the good flipping blockbuster/gamestop days. They aren't good for much else other than the random price drops like Advance Wars Days of Ruin a while back. I love that game.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']You could read the text well enough to play on SDTV? :whistle2:s

There are more visually impressive games than ME2 on 360 to show off the glory of HD. ME2 isn't a slouch, but it isn't something that's just visually WHOA either.
Bioshock 2 is pretty nice looking... I'm trying to think of other recent 360 games that were visually impressive to me... but I'm just blanking at the moment. :\[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I didn't really have a problem with the text in ME2. I had a problem with the text in Gears of War and Burnout: Paradise, though. I think I had problems with Chromehounds, too, now that I think about it.

I'll pick up Bioshock 2 sometime next week probably with my new 360 (I think I'll just get a regular Elite instead of the FF bundle). I also plan on picking up 3D Dot Game Heroes when it comes out and seeing how pretty that is on my new tv. :D

And thanks again for the heads-up on the trade-in promo, Rei! I went and unloaded some crap earlier. :D
 
Yeah, thanks Rei.
Got nothing to trade but you totally broke the news.
Surprised prices didn't really drop though. Like ME2 which you could buy used and flip back to net +6 bucks.

[quote name='ninja dog']
edit: IGN gave Deadly Premonition a 2.0. :lol: that actually makes me want it more.[/QUOTE]Oh wow. GOTY!
 
Can't decide if I want to buy the FFXIII hardcover guide. I usually never buy guides, but this one seems pretty nice. Any of you planning to get it?
 
[quote name='whoknows']Can't decide if I want to buy the FFXIII hardcover guide. I usually never buy guides, but this one seems pretty nice. Any of you planning to get it?[/QUOTE]

nah. doesn't seem like the game needs a guide.
 
But it's limited! And numbered!!!

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Oh sweet, Amazon bumped my two orders to 1 day shipping.
I'll be playing 2.0 Deadly Premonition sooner than I thought.

Got Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! in the mail and played for an hour, I'll save that for after Yakuza 3.
 
Rei thank you very much for reporting the deal early. Unfortunately I can't take advantage of it as I traded everything during the trade 7 get $50 deal thinking there wouldn't be a better one. You shouldn't have been attacked like that since you've been a long time CAG. Shrike did thank you at the end of the thread if you didn't see it.

It's sorta my fault I guess because I PM'd Shrike seeing if he thought that it would be best to close your thread down, but I only did it because it was unfair for jp to have to keep track of two threads of people posting TIV's in.

I'm always defending good Gamestop employees such as yourself and the ones that work at the store I frequent, but the problem is there's so many bad apples out there it outnumbers the diamonds in the rough like yourself.
 
Anyone else make the transition from hardcore gamer to casual gamer over the last year? I don't play more than like 2 hours a week anymore.
 
so thats what happened to ur thread rei

pretty insane that ppl actually doubted u...then again most deals threads are full of aholes
 
I keep the deals forum at the end of a long pole lately. Usually a quick scan of the front page for anything of interest is all I do.

Haven't had too much time for gaming lately, last semester is kicking my ass, despite my best efforts.
 
Yeah that whole thing sucked Rei, unfortunately people are quick to call other people liars over in the deals forum. The better the deal the more people you get posting shit about it.

I don't blame you for not wanting to post any other deals, too many ungrateful fucks out there.
 
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