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That put me on a real downer when I saw it reduced so much in HMV
Not just because I paid full whack, but also because it's a sure sign it's not being bought.
While on the other hand Duke Nukem Forever, second hand, was either a little bit more expensive or the same price.0 -
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Even if it is cheaper now, I'm glad I picked it up full price too. It gives me a sense of smug moral satisfacition
Plus, it came with a cool t-shirt!
But Duke Nukem forever is getting heavily discounted too - it's already around 20 euro in shops, and play-asia were fobbing it off for something like ten-fifteen euro a few weeks after release. The only thing more effective than being great and Japanese at getting the RRP reduced? Being a piece of ****. Call of Juarez and Brink (although the latter is meant to be interesting if not entirely successful) are also bound to trick unsuspecting purchasers at their new "even-at-twenty-you're-paying-too-much" price points!
I'm going to hold and wait to see if El Shaddai drops in the next few weeks - really want a copy but 50 euro is a bit too high at the moment. And I'm frustrated Yakuza 4 is still going for the RRP.0 -
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Great news for Ys fans! (So me and Johnny Ultimate then). Ys 4 remake coming to Vita with the Ys Seven engine!
Add me to that exclusive list, even if I haven't given any of the games my full attention yet. Persona 3 Portable is hogging all my time still, though will have it beat by the weekend if stupid things like teaching and my PhD don't get in the way 0 -
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Retr0gamer wrote: »I might actually buy DNF for 15 out of morbid curiosity. Someone please remind me that I'd be better off getting ghost trick for 25!
Tut tut, what will your mother say? 0 -
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johnny_ultimate wrote: »Mainly because its another dodgy derivative zombie game that just seems to rip off vastly superior games and films. Plus, the characters are appallingly racist and sexist stereotypes, which there really isn't any need for these days.And also obviously because it lacks a Japanese audio option.
Sounds like fun
Not every game has to be a cinematic masterpiece, with a fully orchestrated score, and have a story so deep you could drown in. Obviously those are good...but sometimes, it's fun to let a video game just make no sense & provide purely entertainment value.
Dead Island does indeed look generic...but masterpieces are few & far between these days that 90% of releases are generic. Also, I don't like COD nor do I own it (just to pre-empt the if you don't slate mainstream games you must be a COD lover brigade) 0 -
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Sounds like fun
Not every game has to be a cinematic masterpiece, with a fully orchestrated score, and have a story so deep you could drown in. Obviously those are good...but sometimes, it's fun to let a video game just make no sense & provide purely entertainment value.
Dead Island does indeed look generic...but masterpieces are few & far between these days that 90% of releases are generic. Also, I don't like COD nor do I own it (just to pre-empt the if you don't slate mainstream games you must be a COD lover brigade)
I find I've far too many great games to waste time on merely average ones. If I do waste time on an average one it will at least have to be interesting like Nier. It's more that games like Dead Island getting to number 1 in the charts while really good games like Vanquish get ignored is annoying but sure it's the same with Music and Cinema, the well promoted **** gets to the top of the charts and you have to hunt around for the really good stuff.
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Sounds like fun
Not every game has to be a cinematic masterpiece, with a fully orchestrated score, and have a story so deep you could drown in. Obviously those are good...but sometimes, it's fun to let a video game just make no sense & provide purely entertainment value.
Dead Island does indeed look generic...but masterpieces are few & far between these days that 90% of releases are generic. Also, I don't like COD nor do I own it (just to pre-empt the if you don't slate mainstream games you must be a COD lover brigade)
I never suggested anything of the sort! 'Cinematic' actually is a word games should be actively avoiding! Dumb fun is always welcome - Gears of War is a guilty pleasure of mine, and I will certainly be picking up GoW3 next week. I just think anyone company who wants a quick buck post Dawn of the Dead / Shaun of the Dead can **** out any old zombie crap and the zombie fans will lap it up. Of course, we get some good stuff (Left 4 Dead) but lots and lots of rubbish. And an awful lot of trustworthy sources I've heard Dead Island is middling to poor, so I think its safely avoided. Although I do raise an eyebrow anytime I hear someone defending it with the phrase "It's not perfect but..." :pac:
High standards aren't a bad thing, in some ways. There's so many great games, music, films, art out there that settling for generic junk can be a bit defeatist. We all just want to turn off our brains sometimes. But doing that with incompetent or average material isn't for me!
And when you want a game that doesn't make any sense, there's always Katamari 0 -
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Zombies in games are the new lens flare. It's getting ridiculous how many zombie games there are, especially the ones that are trying to ride a dead meme. Like a few years ago when we had ninjas vs. pirates everywhere. How hi-larious.
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ADVENTURE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IKNOWRIGHT?0 -
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I dont think ive ever seen a game look so pretty :eek:
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I dont think ive ever seen a game look so pretty :eek:
I drooled. The second the first translation guide shows up, I'm importing this.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlGNSzpmLYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpPQwAUofg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBV7ZVTocg
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