The Revenge of the Post Here When You Get Something New thread

CiDeRmAn

I picked up my copy of Dark Souls 2, along with the poster.
And to alleviate the misery and death I got Beat the Beat for the Wii in Argos for 6.99!

DinoRex

Boo!

I'll probably have to wait until wait until late this evening for my collectors edition to hit Parcel Motel.

Think I'll just force myself to sleep until then.

Have booked all next week off work for this.

CiDeRmAn

DinoRex wrote: »

Boo!

I'll probably have to wait until wait until late this evening for my collectors edition to hit Parcel Motel.

Think I'll just force myself to sleep until then.

Have booked all next week off work for this.

Just imagine the poor saps who will get caught over the long weekend, no DS2 til Tuesday!

The Last Bandit

Picked up a Spectrum +3 on adverts yesterday. Only had a quick chance to try it out, must say the colour clash is awesome

CiDeRmAn

To Ninty Fanboys, DS2 is Dark Souls 2, not a new handheld, please take the hand out of your pants now...

johnny_ultimate

Yeah waiting for the Black Armour edition to arrive from Parcel Motel, will hopefully be sooner rather than later! Veronica Mars film will prove a welcome distraction if it doesn't get here until tomorrow

DinoRex

I remember how confusing it was when God of War 3 and Gears of War 3 came out at the same time.

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just imagine the poor saps who will get caught over the long weekend, no DS2 til Tuesday!

Thanks for the reminder! Must make sure to pick it up in town this evening before the shops close.

Retr0gamer

Teaching done for the day. Off to Gamestop in an hour to collect it... then a 4.5 hour trip home

I've Persona 3 Portable with me so won't be too bad.

o1s1n

Hey man, at least you'll be home this evening!

I've to go on a night out tonight which was planned ages in advance. The whole time Dark Souls II will be burning a hole in my pocket.

I'll probably get gee eyed and lose the thing too

Retr0gamer

Sure pull a sicky!

Cant believe missed out on xenoblade, I'am sure they come up on adverts at an inflated price, soon enough!! If anyone has an extra they'd like to trade for a club nintendo luigi diorama let me know as I ended up with two.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Sure pull a sicky!

I'm gonna do that the next time you wanna go out and I want to play Dragons Crown and show you this post if you crib.

CiDeRmAn

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Cant believe missed out on xenoblade, I'am sure they come up on adverts at an inflated price, soon enough!! If anyone has an extra they'd like to trade for a club nintendo luigi diorama let me know as I ended up with two.

Nope, not this soldier, if it doesn't shift on Ebay, and it seems unlikely given that Argos stores across the UK have also discovered stocks of the game, I'll just keep it for myself.
Sealed or unsealed though.
I have a standard copy as well, keep it or sell it?
Decisions decisions!

johnny_ultimate

Couldn't make it up to Drogheda so no copy for me Really disappointed I missed out on that one, but you've got to take the missed deals with the successful ones alas! Although 18.99 Xenoblade is about 100 times preferable to 1 euro Killzone :pac:

readyletsgo

Yay!!!! I went to Argos and I got my copy of Kirby Epic Yarn today :pac:
Have a few pick ups from the past 3 or so weeks to show you guys, so will do a few pics over the weekend.

So how many of you guys got your copy of Xenoblade in Argos?

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nope, not this soldier, if it doesn't shift on Ebay, and it seems unlikely given that Argos stores across the UK have also discovered stocks of the game, I'll just keep it for myself.
Sealed or unsealed though.
I have a standard copy as well, keep it or sell it?
Decisions decisions!

Mine sold to an Italian buyer. No payment yet, karma maybe?

Atavan-Halen

After a round trip to Cavan (which had a constant lingering smell of manure around the place and the most confusing car park ever, no offence) I have returned triumphant.

CiDeRmAn

Mine has a slightly squished appearance, as if it was stored on its side for some time, with a weight above it.
And so does Xenoblade Chronicles...
Ba dum tish....

I got one query from a guy in Greece and that's it.
We shall see.

I'd say a large proportion of the box set for the UK and Ireland must have disappeared into some dimensional rift in the back of Argos' storeroom, then popped back out.
I wonder how many have sold over the past 2 days, probably more than on release!

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Mine has a slightly squished appearance, as if it was stored on its side for some time, with a weight above it.
And so does Xenoblade Chronicles...
Ba dum tish....

I got one query from a guy in Greece and that's it.
We shall see.

I'd say a large proportion of the box set for the UK and Ireland must have disappeared into some dimensional rift in the back of Argos' storeroom, then popped back out.
I wonder how many have sold over the past 2 days, probably more than on release!

The one I was trying to sell is mushed like yours all right. The spare one is mint though.

Atavan-Halen

Mine is slightly crushed too, I guess just from being in a stockroom for years.

sligeach

I've 3 reservation codes. One in Dundalk, one in Drogheda and one in Clonmel. Does anybody have any that they'd like to swap? I need reservation codes for Dublin preferably around the city centre. I can send you the e-mail with the code if you like for added security and vice versa. I need to know by the morning.

DinoRex

Finally got my Dark Souls 2 via Parcel Motel.

The collectors edition is fecking huge!

OwaynOTT

And the Italian has asked to cancel, I may do it before I get sent pubes in the post.

Kinda good news as I had change of heart, going to use the fudged Xenoblade and preserve the other.

Has anyone seen the Grand Budapest Hotel yet? It's a jolly good watch and highly enjoyable. Pure fun.

Jack burton

Got my DS2 as well, plus poster number 326/2000

Sure to be a future collectors item!

Girl in the shop started a big conversation with me when she asked me if I had played the first one. So I left the shop with the game, poster and a number haha. But this is no time for love, its time to die again and again!

CiDeRmAn

Yeah, I'm sorry I have the standard edition, I have the collectors editions of
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls and would have liked to match them with Dark Souls 2.

Re: DS2, anyone else underwhelmed by the visuals?

MrVestek

Jack burton wrote: »

But this is no time for love, its time to die again and again!

So anyway I picked up a new case for my Nexus 5 to replace the cheap chinese crap that's been falling apart for a month or so.

It's the Spigen Ultra Hybrid case, very sturdy with a transparent back. It has a few inserts that you can use to customise the back of the phone.

I scanned these in and created a template in photoshop and created my own insert:



I messed up the printing dimensions of this one a little bit but it was only a tester really. When I get the dimensions right I'll print it out on proper photo paper which should be a bit more sturdy.

I was going to do the NES controller but there are tones of cases like that for iPhones and the like... that and I wanted to be unique.

I think there's a Spigen Ultra Hybrid case for the Samsung Galaxy S4 too Ciderman, you should look into it anyway! They usually retail for €25 but you can find them on Ebay from some stores for as little as £7, using Parcel Motel for shipping.

CiDeRmAn

I don't like cases as a rule, they ruin the lines of a phone and I always wind up binning them.
That said, my S4 is having the persistent problem of the proximity sensor turning on and never going off thanks to a design flaw whereby dust gets into the device via the ear piece and the only ways to clean it are with a can of air or, in my case, take the blasted phone apart and clean the filth away with a q-tip.

Jack burton

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Yeah, I'm sorry I have the standard edition, I have the collectors editions of
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls and would have liked to match them with Dark Souls 2.

Re: DS2, anyone else underwhelmed by the visuals?

I wouldn't say I'm underwhelmed. Well jumping from the damp and dark of DK into the sunny beaches of DK 2 is a big change. It's feel is totally different to me I think it feels like an elder scrolls game. Feels more floaty. Ive gotten caught taking damage while in backstab animations which annoys me and that half health bar is seriously restricting. You're really encouraged to stay 'alive'

I'm only 2 hours, and 12 deaths, in so I'll wait a while before I make up my mind completely. So far its 7 thumbs up

MrVestek

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I don't like cases as a rule, they ruin the lines of a phone and I always wind up binning them.
That said, my S4 is having the persistent problem of the proximity sensor turning on and never going off thanks to a design flaw whereby dust gets into the device via the ear piece and the only ways to clean it are with a can of air or, in my case, take the blasted phone apart and clean the filth away with a q-tip.

I was never one for phone cases much until quite recently. I like being able to sell on phones if I want to after a year or so when newer stuff is being released so it's handy to keep it in a case with screen protector so that it doesn't end up full of scratches etc.

Even if I don't sell it on I like keeping them in good condition. My current S4 (not the one that was stolen) was owned by somebody else for a time before me and the silver trim and back case are all scratched to bits. I hate that.

*edit*

This S4 has a consistent problem where it keeps dropping the mobile phone network if it's connected to 3G. Seems to be a design flaw on the motherboard with some earlier models. Unfortunately as it's a work phone and I've already gone ahead and soft modded it it's out of warranty. Ohh well. Wanna swap? I'd gladly put up with proximity sensor issues. :P