PSNOT 2.0 - I kind of want to subscribe to IndieBox.

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Vigilante said:
That's going to last a while. :roll:

As for paying shipping, is Store Pickup not available for you?
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No it's not

Which actually works out for me because I just spent a crap load of money this morning on Disneyland passes for my hubby and I so we can take the baby for her birthday and throughout the year, so I shouldn't be spending any more money.

I just get sooooo tempted with cheap video games though :wall:
 
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ProfessorStotch said:
Alright, two levels left in Geometry Wars. I've three starred all ove them up to this point, so I should be almost done with Adventure mode. I just got the dying time trophy too, which seems like it shouldn't be that tough to get but had a pretty low percentage.
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I was missing something obscure for dying time, like one of the giant shapes or something. Not hard to run in to stuff until it pops though. Impressive work nonetheless. Ass.
 
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I grabbed a copy of Lego Batman 3, glad I passed when it was $14 or whatever it was last time on sale. Sounds good for a quick play and flip. Lego Batman 2 was great on Vita. Thanks Vig. 

 
50 degrees here. 50 degree difference when I talked to my mom last night.

So glad I don't live in Anchorage anymore.

Might just finish Lego Marvel and Dragons Crown just to be done with them and have that sense of completion. I'm always torn on abandoning games I dont like.

 
Speaking of Best Buy. They failed me for Xmas. I had pre-ordered a Pit amiibo for one of our kids, so they got a pre-order for Xmas. I opted for store pickup as I figured then he'd get it quicker. But come release day I get a call from Best Buy saying they haven't received their shipment yet and they'd call me when it was in. Days pass and so I check the status online and it says it's ready for pickup. We go in and after a lot of searching they finally come back to me and say they haven't received them and that online pre-orders with in-store pickup always say they are ready for pickup on release day even if the item is not ready for pickup. So now we wait, but the online status is going to be canceled soon because I haven't picked it up yet. Thanks a lot Best Buy.

 
Crunchewy said:
Speaking of Best Buy. They failed me for Xmas. I had pre-ordered a Pit amiibo for one of our kids, so they got a pre-order for Xmas. I opted for store pickup as I figured then he'd get it quicker. But come release day I get a call from Best Buy saying they haven't received their shipment yet and they'd call me when it was in. Days pass and so I check the status online and it says it's ready for pickup. We go in and after a lot of searching they finally come back to me and say they haven't received them and that online pre-orders with in-store pickup always say they are ready for pickup on release day even if the item is not ready for pickup. So now we wait, but the online status is going to be canceled soon because I haven't picked it up yet. Thanks a lot OBAMA!
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FTFY

 
Vigilante said:
This belongs in the sig of 95% of all gaming CAGs.
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Imagine my poor hubby and wallet. Like our typical female I buy clothes, shoes, and make up, now throw in my video game addiction, I mean, hobby and now I'm probably expensive ....:rofl:
 
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Now begins the awkward transitional period in which you repeatedly write out "2014" by mistake, curse, and then try and turn a "4" into a passable "5."

 
AvengedBacklog said:
Why can't the PS4 version of Lego Batman hit that price? That's my sweet spot for it.
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It likely will, in about a year or more when the sales have slowed way down. Best Buy just seems to want to get out of the Vita business at this point.

I am sure the Vita version will likely be cheaper in a psn sale sometime too. I probably should have waited but I pulled the trigger for 10 bucks.
 
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It's supposedly a big improvement over past LEGO Batman titles on Vita, but other than that, I'm not sure.
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Hopefully it doesnt suffer from the same problems Lego Marvel on Vita had.

*no switching characters.

* one life per level

* time limits

* bad camera/controls on some levels. touch controls to fly.....

But for $9. How could I go wrong.

Tempted to pick up Sly Thieves in Time for $4 too. (Although I think I bought a PS3 digitla code on Amazon a few months ago that I never used.....)

 
eldergamer said:
Hopefully it doesnt suffer from the same problems Lego Marvel on Vita had.
*no switching characters.
* one life per level
* time limits
* bad camera/controls on some levels. touch controls to fly.....

But for $9. How could I go wrong.
Tempted to pick up Sly Thieves in Time for $4 too. (Although I think I bought a PS3 digitla code on Amazon a few months ago that I never used.....)
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Apparently my ps3 copy comes with a digital code

It's yours

I just don't know how to get it so someone will have to help
 
Vigilante said:
Yeah, I beat the main game, getting all of its trophies first like Zimm. I did read that playing online can erase all progress in the campaign, so as long as you either play the online right away or save it until the very end, you should be fine.

I recommend looking at the trophy list beforehand so you know what to aim for while playing the campaign to minimize having to grind at the end.
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I did, I think I will have to grind a couple still though, possibly the 1k kills (still have 5 and 6 to go so maybe not) but defintely the blow up one thats like 50 of those. Only did it a handful of times so far, so think I will have to grind that for sure.

I cant get it to happen for me very well, I aim for the glowing stuff on their backs but wind up killing them instead of them blowing up.

 
eldergamer said:
Hopefully it doesnt suffer from the same problems Lego Marvel on Vita had.

*no switching characters.

* one life per level

* time limits

* bad camera/controls on some levels. touch controls to fly.....

But for $9. How could I go wrong.

Tempted to pick up Sly Thieves in Time for $4 too. (Although I think I bought a PS3 digitla code on Amazon a few months ago that I never used.....)
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From PST.org:

Started the Vita version yesterday, and have completed the first 5 Chapters so far. Thought I would share some info for those who are wondering what this version will bring.

I will start off saying it is different than the last few Vita games....sort of.

The Level format is much the same - shorter, smaller areas, with defined objectives, vs the large sprawling level design in the console versions. This is quite similar to the recent Vita games.

However, the 10 Challenges format is gone. You now have 5 Gold Brick objectives per Level. One is always for completing the Level, and so far there seems to be a Joker Card on every level (unlocks a character, replacing the old MiniKit collectable), a Stud total to collect, and a few variables - destroy Joker items, Bat symbols, combat challenges.

There are NO multichallenges (those 3 part objectives), and so far NO time challenges.

There is also no permadeath/one life limit. I walked off edges a few times, losing all hearts, and you just respawn (yay!)

There ARE hubs. I know this will make a lot of people happy. So far I have unlocked the Batcave and the Space Hangar. These serve as access points for the Levels, hints, characters etc. There are also objectives to explore and things to build in the hubs.

There is no Level select menu - in the previous games, you simply scrolled through the levels and selected what you wanted to play. That is gone. You now access Levels exclusively through the hub.

Levels are designed to be completed in 3's. This serves as a Chapter (and each Chapter completion rewards a trophy), after which you are returned to, or move to a new hub. You can replay previous Levels from the Hub.

Red Bricks are earned in Levels, not in the hub (as you usually would with the console versions).

Graphics are very good. I assume there must be a movie linked to the game, as the cutscenes are excellent. Probably the best quality of any of the Vita versions (remember the old 'looking through grease' videos - yeah, they're gone).

Trophy wise, seems straight forward. At least one person on PSNP has the plat, with a 1 day 5 hr time stamp. I'm seeing 2 playthrough minimum + hub exploration, probably 15 hour range.

I think this version will make people happier than the past few Vita games. Still probably a "console-lite", but improvements have been added.
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Bought Sly 4 digitally on Nov 28,2013. you can tell how interested in playing the game I was. (Haven't redeemed the code in over a year.)

 
Equistina said:
Apparently my ps3 copy comes with a digital code

It's yours

I just don't know how to get it so someone will have to help
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No its not, it is yours. Unless you want to send him the physical disk to use the code and send it back to you. That is the only way to activate it. There is a menu item on the PS3 disk for activating the code on your account in the store.

 
Crunchewy said:
Speaking of Best Buy. They failed me for Xmas. I had pre-ordered a Pit amiibo for one of our kids, so they got a pre-order for Xmas. I opted for store pickup as I figured then he'd get it quicker. But come release day I get a call from Best Buy saying they haven't received their shipment yet and they'd call me when it was in. Days pass and so I check the status online and it says it's ready for pickup. We go in and after a lot of searching they finally come back to me and say they haven't received them and that online pre-orders with in-store pickup always say they are ready for pickup on release day even if the item is not ready for pickup. So now we wait, but the online status is going to be canceled soon because I haven't picked it up yet. Thanks a lot Best Buy.
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That is horrible! That is also a lie, they are the ones that select that it is ready for pickup, if there is an issue such as no stock or a mistake on their end they will mark it in the system and you will get an immediate refund. I would call the help line and I am sure they will compensate you in some way.

 
kilik64 said:
I did, I think I will have to grind a couple still though, possibly the 1k kills (still have 5 and 6 to go so maybe not) but defintely the blow up one thats like 50 of those. Only did it a handful of times so far, so think I will have to grind that for sure.

I cant get it to happen for me very well, I aim for the glowing stuff on their backs but wind up killing them instead of them blowing up.
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Yeah, you'll have to do a bit of grinding for the 1k kills trophy, as well as the "Kill a Combination of 18 Impalers or Executioners" trophy, but you can just replay the final chapter for those and the blow-up one.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
No its not, it is yours. Unless you want to send him the physical disk to use the code and send it back to you. That is the only way to activate it. There is a menu item on the PS3 disk for activating the code on your account in the store.
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Oh, well that sucks

Sorry Elder didn't know, my bad
 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Well that sucks. Everything elder complained about I liked. I really hate the hub worlds and love the challenges on the levels. The no perma death thing I am indifferent on. I am not sure I ever died on a level and had to restart anyway.
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But I thought you also hated the flight controls in LEGO games...

 
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bestkeeper14 said:
That is horrible! That is also a lie, they are the ones that select that it is ready for pickup, if there is an issue such as no stock or a mistake on their end they will mark it in the system and you will get an immediate refund. I would call the help line and I am sure they will compensate you in some way.
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What he wanted was the Pit Amiibo, not money back. I won't get charged once the pickup time has expired, but that won't get us the Pit Amiibo. It's still unclear if Nintendo is reprinting these things or not, so he may never get it. Best Buy is not making me happy right now.

 
Has anyone had any luck with someone other than the person who is on the card that paid for the item pick up an in-store pickup at Best Buy?  I did not think about that rule and I had planned to have my wife pick up the game tomorrow when she is already at the store for car pool.

She has a card with the same number so I hope it will work.  I really don't want to have to go to the store.

 
Crunchewy said:
What he wanted was the Pit Amiibo, not money back. I won't get charged once the pickup time has expired, but that won't get us the Pit Amiibo. It's still unclear if Nintendo is reprinting these things or not, so he may never get it. Best Buy is not making me happy right now.
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I understand that... and you are right. but like you said you won't be getting that Amiibo, but Best Buy can at least give you something for the inconvenience

 
Equistina said:
Huh?

Break it down for me please kemosabe. Auto pop what now?
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I am assuming they are talking about sly cooper... if you play it on PS3 you can start it up and it will automatically pop the same trophies on Vita and vice versa. So really you have one plat, but if you start up the other version you will end up with 2 platinums.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Has anyone had any luck with someone other than the person who is on the card that paid for the item pick up an in-store pickup at Best Buy? I did not think about that rule and I had planned to have my wife pick up the game tomorrow when she is already at the store for car pool.

She has a card with the same number so I hope it will work. I really don't want to have to go to the store.
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When you select in-store pickup for a Bestbuy.com order, you can specify if someone other than you will be picking up the item. Unfortunately, this only works if you know ahead of time that someone else will be picking it up. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Walmart.com has a better system for in-store pickups in that you can specify an alternate person that might pick up the item instead (i.e., your name is still listed as a possible pickup person).

As for problems, it depends on how strict the employee is. If you can, you might want to give your wife some form of ID for you so they can confirm that she's picking it up for you.

 
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kilik64 said:
I did, I think I will have to grind a couple still though, possibly the 1k kills (still have 5 and 6 to go so maybe not) but defintely the blow up one thats like 50 of those. Only did it a handful of times so far, so think I will have to grind that for sure.

I cant get it to happen for me very well, I aim for the glowing stuff on their backs but wind up killing them instead of them blowing up.
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I used the sniper rifle. I can't recall which chapter/section I reloaded but there was one section I think in Chapter 6 where you come up the stairs and you are shooting the red things that blow up. There is a 3 or 4 of those guys on a platform to your left. Shoot them then die. Rinse and repeat till it pops.

 
Equistina said:
Huh?

Break it down for me please kemosabe. Auto pop what now?
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Load up the vita game after getting plat on ps3 version.

its cross save, use save file and it should give you all the trophies again on vita version.

Ninja'd by bestkeeper

 
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bestkeeper14 said:
I am assuming they are talking about sly cooper... if you play it on PS3 you can start it up and it will automatically pop the same trophies on Vita and vice versa. So really you have one plat, but if you start up the other version you will end up with 2 platinums.
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Oooiooh

Ok

Thanks for the explanation
 
Vigilante said:
When you select in-store pickup for a Bestbuy.com order, you can specify if someone other than you will be picking up the item. Unfortunately, this only works if you know ahead of time that someone else will be picking it up. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Walmart.com has a better system for in-store pickups in that you can specify an alternate person that might pick up the item instead (i.e., your name is still listed as a possible pickup person).

As for problems, it depends on how strict the employee is. If you can, you might want to give your wife some form of ID for you so they can confirm that she's picking it up for you.
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I did not even get a chance to fill in that box. My CC expiration had changed. When I went to change that the order just went through automatically. I have the email printed off, she has a card with the same number, and how many people with the last name Tew even exist. Since she will be there already, I will have her try and hope for the best. Otherwise, I guess Ill just have to drive over tomorrow night myself.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Has anyone had any luck with someone other than the person who is on the card that paid for the item pick up an in-store pickup at Best Buy? I did not think about that rule and I had planned to have my wife pick up the game tomorrow when she is already at the store for car pool.

She has a card with the same number so I hope it will work. I really don't want to have to go to the store.
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You could try calling customer service and having them change the pickup person name on the order? Mine is strict about that kind of thing, but I think it's standard for them to check id and the original form of payment (unless it was gift cards).
 
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