Pictures of Your New Games #2

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Whoah Schumi.

You got games to last years.

Congrats. hope you enjoy them.

lol thats a lot of games.

Indeed. And what makes the amount worse is that I DID NOT buy: Skyrim, Drakensang - At the River of Time, Sims Medieval, DeusEx3, Batman - Arkham City, NFS - The Run (still not sure about this...but it looks too gorgeous to pass up despite any crap it may give me), Assassin's Creed - Bortherhood and Revelations, Saints Row 3, The First Templar, Arcania Gothic 4, Fable 3, Witcher 2, Crysis 2, Airline Tycoon 2 (yes I know this one kinda sticks out in the list but I had a lot of fun with the first one...though admittedly I was a lot younger back then), Two Worlds 2 (couldn't track it down) One of the newer PESs, One of the newer FIFAs and then once they release next year Kingdoms of Amalur and ME3. So my list is still impossibly long despite the dent I made in it today. And on top of that I'm probably still forgetting some titles.

Ah, so you decided to give Mafia II a try? Let me know what you end up thinking of it (and perhaps of L.A. Noire, both overall and compared to it to give me a point of reference of something I've tried). It was a bit heavy of some type of content I didn't care for, but that setting/mood/feel/city/detail/story... pretty good stuff. It has the low texture and odd rendering/aliasing affairs of many console centric games, but that aside, it was still rather good looking, if nothing too special. I played with PhysX off, by the way (most of my time was done on my GeForce 8800 GT though so who knows now and if it'll work for you; I just know it does some of the PhysX on the CPU unless you have a dedicated PhysX card).I take it it'd be a bad time to mention the current state of HDD prices?

Well yes and no. I got it but it's likely still going to be a loooong time till I give it a try because of that aforementioned HDD space problem. So I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you much for quite a while.
L.A. Noir is already installed though but my results may be inaccurate cuz I'll only be running medium and possibly a mix of low by the looks of things (my GTX260 is really starting to feel it's age fast now). That said I'm 99.999999% certain I'll recommend it. It just ooozes class, I mean half the manual is just credits...I've never seen a credits list that long. I'm definitely biased for this title based on premise alone nevermind playing it. If it's half as good as I hope it is it'll still be one of the best games I ever played and a total dream come true. They basically can't ruin it for me unless it runs at 5FPS or is only and hour long or if it makes my PC explode.

[Paratech]

Does the Test Drive Unlimited 2 *retail* have the three limit install as does the Steam version? I don't know if you can get activations back on the Steam version, hence I'm deciding when I'll install it, but I figure if I get a playthrough or at least 5 hours of racing it will be worth the $5 I paid for it on Steam.

I got the Witcher on Steam, Direct 2 Drive, and Good ole Games, in the long run I paid $20 for all 3 versions. I figured Good ole Games was DRM free, so that's why I bought it there. Actually I think I paid $15, $5 each version.

I love Split Second, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the game.

I'll eventually get Super Street Fighter IV for the PC, I dunno if I will retail or Steam.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I take it it'd be a bad time to mention the current state of HDD prices?

Indeed. Though that's not my only problem. 4 SATA ports are they're all used up. Though my one DVD Writer is dying so I guess I could use that slot.

The ideal situation would be to get a new 1TB or bigger HDD and either start affresh or get someone to ghost everything across (not sure how the OS would respond to that). But that just makes the situation even pricier.

Anyways I was able to clear up enough space to at least install TDU2, L.A. Noire, The Witcher and SSF4-AE. Kind of sad that just those games swallowed over 50GB space just by themselves. And what's worse is the two GTAs, Mafia 2 and Split/Second will eat up another 50GB, though I'm not going to bother with for now, my plate is pretty packed as it is.

[Paratech]

That's why I think it will be a while before digital will take over, there are several people in the world with caps on their bandwidth and 25 GB games will eat those caps, let alone forced patches, mods, and DLC.

I can't imagine that working much better for the next consoles either.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Does the Test Drive Unlimited 2 *retail* have the three limit install as does the Steam version? I don't know if you can get activations back on the Steam version, hence I'm deciding when I'll install it, but I figure if I get a playthrough or at least 5 hours of racing it will be worth the $5 I paid for it on Steam.

I got the Witcher on Steam, Direct 2 Drive, and Good ole Games, in the long run I paid $20 for all 3 versions. I figured Good ole Games was DRM free, so that's why I bought it there. Actually I think I paid $15, $5 each version.

I love Split Second, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the game.

I'll eventually get Super Street Fighter IV for the PC, I dunno if I will retail or Steam.

Not sure. It's the Superhits version so it's not exactly informative so I didn't even know there was that chance which sucks especially cuz the game automatically launched itself after install and tried to launch an update so I couldn't even crack it to try and prevent a Activation being used (they're only used the first time you use the legit launcher, if you crack before launching then you're generally safe). I'll like crack it and back it up to DVD when I want to install it now that you mentioned this. Rather safe than sorry.

Patch 1.5 makes all The Witcher - Enhanced Editions DRM free.

Not sure I'll like Split/Second as much...the idea of an opponent triggering destruction of the actual track messes with my want for pure racing a little too much, but it was cheap and it has 2-player so I had to get it...and the Demo didn't leave me with too bad a taste in my mouth.

I had to get SSF4-AE now...after missing my opportunity to get the first there was no way I was gonna let this slip through my hands. Well Steam...but that's not an option for me, retail you gotta buy or you kiss your chance to get the game goodbye. It's not just a matter of waiting for price drops for me but also trying to work out whether the next time I go (I go every 2 months or so) the game will still be there and whether there's any likelyhood it's drop any further in price before it vanishes.

[Strike105X]

Indeed. Though that's not my only problem. 4 SATA ports are they're all used up. Though my one DVD Writer is dying so I guess I could use that slot.

The ideal situation would be to get a new 1TB or bigger HDD and either start affresh or get someone to ghost everything across (not sure how the OS would respond to that). But that just makes the situation even pricier. Anyways I was able to clear up enough space to at least install TDU2, L.A. Noire, The Witcher and SSF4-AE. Kind of sad that just those games swallowed over 50GB space just by themselves.

First of congrats. Now to some gossip, that's why still having two dvd drives on IDE ain't a bad deal :P, i got 4 sata ports free (6 in total 2 are ocupied by the two seagate drives an 120 gb one and a 500gb one). The Witcher is a fantastic game to bad its rather incompatible with my style and i couldn't get into it.

[Princess Garnet]

Sims MedievalWhy? I thought you didn't like those games. It's essentially The Sims 3 with the free mode taken out and replaced with an adventure mode or something in a themed (medieval) world (or something like that; it's been a while since I read reviews)? I might grab it one day when it's on sale just because, but I don't proactively want it.
Well yes and no. I got it but it's likely still going to be a loooong time till I give it a try because of that aforementioned HDD space problem. So I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you much for quite a while.
L.A. Noir is already installed though but my results may be inaccurate cuz I'll only be running medium and possibly a mix of low by the looks of things (my GTX260 is really starting to feel it's age fast now). That said I'm 99.999999% certain I'll recommend it. It just ooozes class, I mean half the manual is just credits...I've never seen a credits list that long. I'm definitely biased for this title based on premise alone nevermind playing it. If it's half as good as I hope it is it'll still be one of the best games I ever played and a total dream come true. They basically can't ruin it for me unless it runs at 5FPS or is only and hour long or if it makes my PC explode.I say prioritize Mafia II. One of the reasons I'm (and seemingly, you are) interested in L.A. Noire is because of what I liked from Mafia II. Like you mentioned about the class of L.A. Noire, this one is the same; having the mood/setting/feel all there.
Indeed. Though that's not my only problem. 4 SATA ports are they're all used up. Though my one DVD Writer is dying so I guess I could use that slot.Why two optical drives? Unless it's a DVD writer and a Blu-ray drive you got earlier (which is why many older PCs had two; one was a CD drive and another was a DVD drive until they combined them), then why two? Maybe it's my ignorance showing, but unless you're like some super heavy burner or something, I never saw the point.

As it is, I hardly use my lone optical drive (though it sees enough use to stay in, also since it also serves the role of keeping my PSU cables hidden). Mine is used for OS installs, a few game installs, and the rare miscellaneous use.

As for SATA ports, I have six, and four are used with disk drives, and one for an optical drive. That leaves one spot left for anything, not counting my IDE channel which I refuse to use as A) PATA is dying; recently chipsets/boards are dropping support for it and don't have them, and B) I have no PATA drives anymore. Luckily, the ASUS P8Z68 V Pro (essentially the same as the normal version with two extra SATA ports) is like only $2 more expensive than the normal version I was originally looking at, so I've decided to look that way as I could use eight of them down the line if I add more disk drives (either SSD(s) or HDD(s)).

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Why? I thought you didn't like those games. It's essentially The Sims 3 with the free mode taken out and replaced with an adventure mode or something in a themed (medieval) world (or something like that; it's been a while since I read reviews)? I might grab it one day when it's on sale just because, but I don't proactively want it.

Well yes, but I'm intrigued since it seems more goal orientated and slightly less sandbox than your usual Sims. That and medieval life is something I don't do every day unlike real life which I do do pretty much every day and is thud boring.


I say prioritize Mafia II. One of the reasons I'm (and seemingly, you are) interested in L.A. Noire is because of what I liked from Mafia II. Like you mentioned about the class of L.A. Noire, this one is the same; having the mood/setting/feel all there.

Ok I will, but that still only makes it the 5th most interesting game in the list, well I guess 4th since SSF4-AE is less of a game and more of a distraction but I need to find the HDD space for it first.


Why two optical drives? Unless it's a DVD writer and a Blu-ray drive you got earlier (which is why many older PCs had two; one was a CD drive and another was a DVD drive until they combined them), then why two? Maybe it's my ignorance showing, but unless you're like some super heavy burner or something, I never saw the point.

As it is, I hardly use my lone optical drive (though it sees enough use to stay in, also since it also serves the role of keeping my PSU cables hidden). Mine is used for OS installs, a few game installs, and the rare miscellaneous use.

Because they're from different brands. Especially when it comes to damage recovery it pays to have two different DVD drives since I've often come across a situation where a disc ceased existing in one drive yet was perfectly readable in the other and then later another disc where they swapped roles.

For instance my friend's BenQ drive can only read about 50% of the discs one puts in it...but it's not broken, so usually he has to use his LG...but the one time that didn't want to read the disc the BenQ read it perfectly.

May not matter so much to the average person but I've got over a terabyte of Anime and stuff I personally recorded with my TV card on DVDs so it's very important for me to not run into issues where it's just a drive incompatibility problem and not the disc or drive being busted.

Though I can tell the HP is going because it fails even on legit game discs and sometimes requires 2-3 attempts to acknowledge there's actually a disc in the drive.


As for SATA ports, I have six, and four are used with disk drives, and one for an optical drive. That leaves one spot left for anything, not counting my IDE channel which I refuse to use as A) PATA is dying; recently chipsets/boards are dropping support for it and don't have them, and B) I have no PATA drives anymore. Luckily, the ASUS P8Z68 V Pro (essentially the same as the normal version with two extra SATA ports) is like only $2 more expensive than the normal version I was originally looking at, so I've decided to look that way as I could use eight of them down the line if I add more disk drives (either SSD(s) or HDD(s)).
And DVD drives. Pretty much any one you get these days is SATA. So yeah 8 is definitely the way to go if the premium isn't much.

[Strike105X]

Because they're from different brands. Especially when it comes to damage recovery it pays to have two different DVD drives since I've often come across a situation where a disc ceased existing in one drive yet was perfectly readable in the other and then later another disc where they swapped roles.

Indeed, though mines are the same brand (and luckily IDE), but one (strangely enough the older one), has a very good ability of reading damaged disks and i also use it to burn my most important disks, the other one i use it on a daily basis, so that i don't stress out the good one.

[Princess Garnet]

Ah, I guess that might warrant it. I never came across that issue. All of my few discs (Windows, a few games, some DVDs) work fine, and I don't ever (or literally next to never) burn anything or even deal with burned discs. If it installs the OS, maybe the occasional game or miscellaneous DVD for watching or whatever, that's all I need from it. I didn't know people were still using two these days. I thought that was just done from before DVD and CD-Rom drives were combined, or for the few who actually have some sort of heavy need for it (which I guess you two sort of fall under).

[Hyuga]

Something I picked up last weekend:

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216547&stc=1&d=1322504749

[Exodus]

It's a shame RE5's DLCs didn't make it to PC.

[Yeloazndevil]

Bought Beyond Good & Evil HD on Xbox 360 for 240 MSP ($3) down from 800 MSP ($10)

[Hyuga]

It's a shame RE5's DLCs didn't make it to PC.

It is, I wouldn't even bother with the console version if they did and I've got RE5 PC too on steam.

[snickothemule]

I bought this today and I'm still trying to figure out why. This thing is geared towards kids, the mouse is tiny and the pad is pretty ordinary, BUT, it's a special edition thing and when they be cheap I can hardly pass them up. Plus I wanted to try old school sonic on my PC without using an emulator, basically to see how it stacks up.

http://i.imgur.com/hJjO0.jpg (http://imgur.com/hJjO0)
http://i.imgur.com/qxICE.jpg (http://imgur.com/qxICE)
http://i.imgur.com/wiqF1.jpg (http://imgur.com/wiqF1)

The sonic collection plus is the real deal behind this package, comes with some bonus games like Comix Zone which is pretty badass for its age.

[Samor]

Heroes and DX (assuming it's not the one from the DC collection) are good ports, but the latter can be tricky to set up right.

[snickothemule]

I had a feeling it would be something like that.

Picked these up recently, God of War like the rest of the PSP library is now at $15 or something which is pretty neat, but what I had to get was Mario Kart 7, hearing that there are 16 tracks done by Retro Studios sold it on me, and the fact there are 16 completely new tracks is just gravy. Can't wait for HERE WE GO HERE WE GO HEHEHEHEHEHHEREWEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEREWEGO UAHAHAHAH!

http://i.imgur.com/Yy8Vz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/34rP6.jpg

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I know it's a mere clone but I would love to see the return of Whacky Wheels on PC.

[Samor]

a modern wacky wheels? that would be cool... reminds me there was also Skunny Kart :p

[Kaiser Sigma]

I bought this today and I'm still trying to figure out why. This thing is geared towards kids, the mouse is tiny and the pad is pretty ordinary, BUT, it's a special edition thing and when they be cheap I can hardly pass them up. Plus I wanted to try old school sonic on my PC without using an emulator, basically to see how it stacks up.

http://i.imgur.com/hJjO0.jpg (http://imgur.com/hJjO0)
http://i.imgur.com/qxICE.jpg (http://imgur.com/qxICE)
http://i.imgur.com/wiqF1.jpg (http://imgur.com/wiqF1)

The sonic collection plus is the real deal behind this package, comes with some bonus games like Comix Zone which is pretty badass for its age.

Actually Sonic Adventure DX was pretty badass on the PC (wish they'd have released a SA2 DX too) and SH was fun in its own right. Both ports played, to my taste, better on the PC than their console counterparts~.

[Samor]

SADX on PC is probably the best version of the game.

On modern pc's running Vista or Win7, you just need to do the following:
-run fullscreen (windowed mode has an incorrect aspect ratio)
-make sure the fullscreen aspect ratio is right (should be a video card driver setting)
-force vsync (also a video card driver setting)

max out the game's settings and go ;)

The entire soundtrack of the game's easily accessible too, they're WMA files.

[koko]

Nice Sonic collection but that mouse looks very cheap.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Perhaps but 10 years or so ago I would have gone crazy over that mouse and and mousepad.

[Samor]

hm, I only have a coin and soundtrack from 10 years ago (Sonic Adventure 2 10th anniversary edition).

[Kaiser Sigma]

There's also the mini booklet with the history of Sonic thorough 1991 ~ 2001 written in moonspeak~.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I was referring more to my age than anything Sonic related. I would have loved to have that mouse anywhere from between 7 and 14 years old (10 years ago I was 13). Sure it's crap as a feature mouse but as an everyday optical mouse it's awesome for a kid.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216627&stc=1&d=1323474450
This came today

[koko]

Hell yeah. SotD is a must buy to me.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216640&stc=1&d=1323739161
early x-mas present from my sister

[DarkSamus]

I always seem to forget this thread exists.
I already posted this a week or so ago in the "pics of your recent purchases" thread but thought I would repost it here as its where it probably should have been posted to begin with.

A couple of weeks ago I finally got around to getting a retail copy of SSF4AE (I have been using LMN's digital copy until now that's locked to her GFWL profile.

But now, I finally have a key for my GFWL account :D

I purchased it from the "Capcom Store" for $27 (including postage to Australia) 3 weeks ago and it arrived 5 days ago and came with free Bobble Heads of Evil Ryu and Oni.
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3909/image0223d.jpg

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Those are pretty sad bobbleheads...but I guess if they're free....

[Kaiser Sigma]

That Evil Ryu reminds me of Sakuragi from Slam Dunk. Where did the red hair come from~?

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/W6iJr.jpg

For $10 I'm pretty chuffed.

[Hyuga]

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216654&stc=1&d=1323880000

Having a blast with this one :D

[Yeloazndevil]

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216693&stc=1&d=1324345146
finally replaced my psp 1000 which I sold to my friend 4 months ago, I got it for $70

[verboten999]

Nice :D what games do you plan to play on it?

[Yeloazndevil]

games that I missed when I didn't have a psp like persona 2 and fate/extra

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/9SOMp.jpg (http://imgur.com/9SOMp)

Game is badass.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

But you said it was blurry and someone else said it was short :( That kinda kills my urge to get it.

[Yeloazndevil]

The game may be short, but if u do everything its a 30-35 hour long game. You can even spend money to make it longer with DLC missions when they come out or just buy the season pass.

[Silenus]

Now that I think about it...

Wasn't Vita backwards compatible with previous psp titles?

If I was interested in psp games, I would have gotten that instead as it's backwards compatible, upscales and smoothes a bit psp titles and it's future proof.

[Yeloazndevil]

silenus only if the psp games are compatible and you have to pay a small fee per game to get digital copies of your umd games. Also not all umd psp games will have a digital copy so its still better to keep a psp if you buy a vita.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

The game may be short, but if u do everything its a 30-35 hour long game. You can even spend money to make it longer with DLC missions when they come out or just buy the season pass.

Ah, well 30-35 isn't so bad. I guess I'll still get it eventually then.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/RYkiK.jpg (http://imgur.com/RYkiK)

Picked these up today, no more games for the next 6 months (except for Diablo 3).

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

We haven't seen that background in the perpetual desktop thread yet snicko.

[redlofredlof]

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9943/img974.jpg

[koko]

Trine 2? I thought it's a download-only game. That's the stuff.

@redfolder: Dead Space 2 is very good. Try to beat it on the highest difficultly :p

[Radix865]

Well, I already posted this in the recent purchases thread but meh...

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=216737&stc=1&d=1325104519

Also got a cance to try it out at my friends place as I'm still visiting my folks and I gotta say, it looks pretty nice... English voice acting is as horrible as ever (the voice of those prinnies will haunt my dreams...), but at least we have an option to use the japanese ones.

[zidine00]

finally got a new webcam, and now we have unmade bed 2


spoilered due to amount of pics.



http://i40.tinypic.com/7nnk.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/id50np.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/in4fa0.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/28bsbwg.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/343rk1u.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/dq3kau.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/qq8vpc.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/szh7qx.jpg



note these are just the ones im bothered to take pics of. Aka the ones that were on top of the jenga tower of games, i really should by a rack sometime but hey.

[Princess Garnet]

I wish they'd make more Sim City games; real ones.

[snickothemule]

I told myself I wouldn't buy any games for a while. I guess I lied because I got these recently:

http://i.imgur.com/2wqRX.jpg (http://imgur.com/2wqRX)
http://i.imgur.com/1i3W0.jpg (http://imgur.com/1i3W0)

The Third Birthday is the only game from EB Games (Gamestop) I've ever bought that was still shrink wrapped, the Green Lantern was heavily reduced and bought mainly for the idea of campaign co-op, although the movie inclusion is pretty cool too.

[Yeloazndevil]

lol 50 % off of FF2

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1117.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1118.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1119.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1120.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1121.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Soul%20Calibur%20V/IMG_1130.jpg
picked this up today

[Paratech]

Ooh Nice! I hope Soul Calibur 5 is a decent fighting game.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1132.jpg
Got this too $18 new from amazon. my first ps3 game with the old layout

[Phil]

It's well worth the money. I might finish it before i get to far into FF13-2.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/DSC_0138-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/DSC_0139-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/DSC_0140-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/DSC_0141-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/DSC_0143-1.jpg




So far the game is very good, but it shows you what a long gestation can do in place of quality.....FF13 ran in 720 with no framerate drops, FF13-2 struggles when you have a lot going on. But FF13 was more optimized than this (as it should, it had a 6 year gestation) But FF13-2 itself, it has a lot of good ideas.

The only real glaring flaw aside from the occasional framerate is the music.....it does not have that same "kick" as FF13 did. Hamauzu was absent from this game, and it shows.

I like the idea of monsters fighting with you in your party, it brings a Pokemon aspect to the game.

Get a Flanitor when you have a chance....they auto heal, just like they did in FF13, but now instead of raging against them, you can use it as an asset :p

All in all a great game so far.

I got the collectors edition, so it comes with the soundtrack and artbook as well.

[Yeloazndevil]

I didn't care enough to get the CE of FF13-2, but I'll still play the game

btw those pictures are too huge

[Phil]

Ninja Resize ;)

[thelittlegumnut]

lucky! id love to get a ce game but ya know...

i did manage to get an ff soundtrack. it was so difficult to get im serious because it was xii's one, it was limited edition from 2006 so they were mostly out of stock.

first one i ordered: a fake (ended up getting my money back)
second one was an original and i still listen to it sometimes. the boss themes are good as though. (trust me i went to lengths to prove it is DEFINATELY real)

damn havent bought a ps3 game in ages i been so obsessed with emulation and all.

ya i know ffxii wasn't the best but the soundtrack imo was really nice.

[Phil]

Get a PS3 you silly nut :p

[Paratech]

I guess patience does pay off. Wal Mart is selling it in the us for $19.99, Amazon also has it, but its $29.99 there. You can have 3 save slots. I am really happy to have the game and played through the first level.

I'll post a piccy or two later.

[snickothemule]

I didn't think very highly of FFXIII, but FFXIII-2 looks like its had some changes that I might actually like. The special edition looks pretty cool, might track a copy down.

Picked this up today, it may only be bonus mode from a full game, but I really liked that mode and since it was severely reduced I thought **** it and bought it, ridiculous save system and all.

http://i.imgur.com/uNKTO.jpg (http://imgur.com/uNKTO)
http://i.imgur.com/c5T35.jpg (http://imgur.com/c5T35)

[snickothemule]

These came in the mail today. I've played through Arkham City on PC and it was great, I saw this on drastic sale online and had to get it. I've also played through a bit of Hunted on PC and thought it was garbage, however as a co-op game it should be good for a few laughs which is the only reason I bought it.

http://i.imgur.com/qHmzWl.jpg (http://imgur.com/qHmzW)
http://i.imgur.com/ZM1P9l.jpg (http://imgur.com/ZM1P9)
http://i.imgur.com/z6fjql.jpg (http://imgur.com/z6fjq)

[koko]

More collector's edition, boys. Moar.

[xRyudo]

http://lastfencer.net/FFXIII-2.jpg

http://lastfencer.net/FF13-2%20CE%20Guide.jpg

http://lastfencer.net/Guide0.jpg

http://lastfencer.net/Guide1.jpg

http://lastfencer.net/Guide2.jpg

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Couldn't resist getting Kingdoms of Amalur - Reckoning, it just looks and sounds too good.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/SCHUMIinSA/C360_2012-02-15-17-05-20n.jpg
Just as a memo to anyone else wanting the game. The retail is Origin ONLY BUT it's not actually an Origin exclusive game, in order to get it without Origin you HAVE to get the Steam version unfortunately I couldn't but that's definitely what I would recommend.



Next some of my purchasing backlog had sufficiently reduced in price so that I could obtain it.
Deus Ex - Human Revolution (Limited Edition, hadn't planned on that but nice to get anyways and no premium paid, nice to get the extra DLC mission).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/SCHUMIinSA/C360_2012-02-15-16-23-39n.jpg
Retail is Steam install.



And the The First Templar had finally dropped to the ~$12 range so I could get that as well. With all the complaints I sure as hell wasn't gonna pay top dollar for it but I definitely wanted it and so far I've been pleased. Got it a few days ago already but had been too lazy to post then.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/SCHUMIinSA/C360_2012-02-15-16-21-40n.jpg
Kalypso placed their own account and activation requirement on the game as DRM which sucks since considering how the game bombed it's unlikely how long the service will continue to function. And since the game is so unpopular hunting for the crack was quite the mission.



Apparently my game purchasing luck has improved a bit since these were all the last available copies in the entire shopping center whereas before I tended to miss that point and had to wait sometimes indefinitely for the game to come back into stock (there certainly was no way I would have had another chance to get The Last Templar legit with the way it bombed and getting the LE for DX-HR also wouldn't have been likely).

[Noja87]

So thats why you had to sell your soul to EA. This is the first time i see you buying a game when it comes out.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yeah it's very rare for me. Though to be fair when I got NFS-HP (2010) and L.A.Noire it was also pretty close to release. I certainly was A LOT more interested in this than Skyrim which is still waiting for at least a 50% price drop before I get it (I just don't trust Bethesda). In order for a game to be anywhere near a day one purchase it has to offer (or at least appear to offer) something I've been dying to get from other games but still haven't after all these years.

I might not have had to sell my soul but since some users were experiencing issues with other means of install I didn't feel like bothering with that eventhough in all likelyhood they were just too stupid to get it right whereas I'm obviously not. Also means I would have had to likely pass on a bonus purchase DLC mission which I didn't feel like doing either.

[Paratech]

Hmm, I was thinking of getting The First Templar, so I guess that DRM will keep me from buying it. :cry:

[Strike105X]

Congrats Schumi hope you'll enjoy it :).

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Hmm, I was thinking of getting The First Templar, so I guess that DRM will keep me from buying it. :cry:

Well since we have to keep it all mostly legit here you could buy it and show me the disc along with some still to be determined proof message and then after that I could upload the crack somewhere for you.

Some assmonkey locked the torrented Crack only versions with a password which can only be obtained by going to his sharecash link and "doing a survey" out of a choice of 5 (in my case they were all mobile WASP daily/weekly subscription services so there was no way in hell I was gonna do that though I'm usually up for filling out crap like that). And there was only one seed that was on and off and only uploading at like 10 bytes or something anyways. So I don't recommend hunting yourself. Took me 2 days to finally scare up a working fileshare link (but I've since lost it).

[Paratech]

Ok, when I get the game I'll PM you thanks.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Hmm I just noticed there's a Steam version as well (that includes the DLC), don't know whether that has the same stupid DRM. Still super expensive though, I definitely recommend waiting (preferably till it hits the $10 mark).
I'm pleased I bought it and have been enjoying but it's definitely not a game for everyone so I don't recommend taking a chance on a high price.

Pretty much the only people who would even be remotely interested in this are guys that want a hack and slasher that's less fantasy and magic and more real world and historical (though I'm pretty sure the story is all fiction). Assassin's Creed meets Dynasty Warriors (most enemies are regular footsoldiers that don't have much substance to them) without the acrobatics and platforming and far less mobs and almost entirely linear is kinda how I would describe it.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1156.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1162.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1165.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1166.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1167.jpg

it finally arrived.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (English and Chinese Subtitles Version) - Play-asia.com (http://www.play-asia.com/Final_Fantasy_XIII2_English_Chinese_Subtitles_Vers ion/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-70-4f7c.html)

I bought it when it was $59.80

[Noja87]

chinese? but its out in english.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Read Yelo's nick minus the devil bit.

[Yeloazndevil]

chinese? but its out in english.

you can switch between chinese and english text and voices are in japanese.

[Ahielia]

Read Yelo's nick minus the devil bit.

Yellow Asian!
Do I win something?

Which reminds me, I should go to the store tomorrow and hunt for FFXIII.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1169.jpg

picked this up, ignore my Hatsune Miku mouse pad

[Phil]

Nice games Yelo.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/wOFh4.jpg (http://imgur.com/wOFh4)

Just came in the mail. I've been playing it on steam, game is okay at best, but the troll guy you get in the special edition is kinda cool.

[Samor]

I completely missed the European release date of this for some reason, so I got it as soon as I discovered I did.... especially for MGS Peacewalker, as I already played the other two a lot.

[snickothemule]

I've got to pick that up at some point.

Picked up The Darkness at EB today, game had an introductory price that was around $20 below its regular price which I thought was okay, but as a limited edition its pretty damn weak. All the bonuses you get are digital, the case is metal and you get a poster. Not exactly riveting stuff.

Final Fantasy came in the mail and it fares alright as a limited collectors thing.

http://i.imgur.com/KVTzx.jpg (http://imgur.com/KVTzx)
http://i.imgur.com/VQRTz.jpg (http://imgur.com/VQRTz)

[Yeloazndevil]

The US FF13-2 LE included the entire soundtrack, I wonder why its selected ost for you guys.

[snickothemule]

To get the entire soundtrack for PAL dudes, one must buy the "Crystal Limited Collectors holy **** spend all your money" edition, which also included a t-shirt, but was twice the price of the version I bought.

It would have been nice to get the entire soundtrack and not some pansy sampler, but at $66 verses $150 for some extra cd's I wasn't really impressed.

[Noja87]

At least the cover art for TD2i s pretty ****ing awesome.

[snickothemule]

It is indeed, the poster, although heavily folded is also pretty badass.

[Phil]

To get the entire soundtrack for PAL dudes, one must buy the "Crystal Limited Collectors holy **** spend all your money" edition, which also included a t-shirt, but was twice the price of the version I bought.

It would have been nice to get the entire soundtrack and not some pansy sampler, but at $66 verses $150 for some extra cd's I wasn't really impressed.

$150? Geez Australia is expensive. But $66 is not bad for the CE. I paid $80, plus the CE guide, so with tax it was $120-ish.

[snickothemule]

To make matters worse, those were prices for ozgameshop which are always cheaper than retail by a huge margin, the prices of the crystal edition in story was ostentatious, like asking for the CE Guide which is going for around $50-$60.

Although in the past week, EB has undergone a major drop in prices, games which are normally around 90-120 are now around 68-78 range which is a huge improvement. I'm sure it'll go up again though.

[Phil]

Why so high.....? Those prices are ludicrous. How can anyone afford games over there.

[DarkSamus]

Why so high.....? Those prices are ludicrous. How can anyone afford games over there.

I've stopped buying games locally, I now import my games as it works out FAR cheaper and I don't have to worry about what the government wants to ban (although that issue will be gone at the end of this year)

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/lLWYA.jpg (http://imgur.com/lLWYA)
http://i.imgur.com/AcNnZ.jpg (http://imgur.com/AcNnZ)
http://i.imgur.com/OjmlQ.jpg (http://imgur.com/OjmlQ)

For 30 something odd dollars this was a great special edition, albeit with a few issues. The external cover flaps around, there is a print of the cover on the front of the box itself to recognise if the cover disappears. The internals fold out and aren't removable, which makes access to the manual, bonus disc, postcards and bonus dvd a bit of an issue to get to.

Saying that however, its a nice and extremely affordable collectors edition.

[Irukapooka]

*drools*

Does want!

[koko]

217434

217435

Dark Souls - PREPARE TO DIE
Love that.

[Paratech]

217434

217435

Dark Souls - PREPARE TO DIE
Love that.

Those are some nice pics & games. (PS3 games)

Other post.

I don't know if I'd like Alan Wake.

[koko]

Thank you :)

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1178.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1179.jpg

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/T5EPa.jpg (http://imgur.com/T5EPa)

Liquidation sale was extended, got this lot for around 60-70 off.

Mostly excited for Rayman.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/8iix0.jpg (http://imgur.com/8iix0)

This liquidation sale has been extended and the % off has increased yet again so I went in for one final run and got this bunch and saved a huge amount. Marvel vs Capcom 3 looks the same as the PS3 version, and aside from the voice acting Starfox 64 is damn glorious. Overtime pay for the last couple of days has pretty much covered my latest spending splurge.

[redlofredlof]

@snick

post some scren shots of the vita game please

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/IMG_1182.jpg

picked this up today, it'll stay in my collection.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/bxCEp.jpg (http://imgur.com/bxCEp)
http://i.imgur.com/jeUSZ.jpg (http://imgur.com/jeUSZ)
http://i.imgur.com/fOEjq.jpg (http://imgur.com/fOEjq)http://i.imgur.com/8JbVK.jpg (http://imgur.com/8JbVK)
http://i.imgur.com/sg7yU.jpg (http://imgur.com/sg7yU)
http://i.imgur.com/4nRjQ.jpg (http://imgur.com/4nRjQ)
http://i.imgur.com/XGagu.jpg (http://imgur.com/XGagu)

This came in today, unfortunately Ryu's little scarf didn't survive the postal service seeing the connection to the main model is really fragile, but for a special edition it's pretty sweet. The figures are nicely detailed, have good weight and are coloured quite tastefully. Although the game's been getting some rough reception, I enjoy the series too much to pass it up.

Also Folder Girl, I'll be making a big Vita general thread at some point with some pictures and stuff sometime in the next week.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Do you have a shelf or something where you display all these figurines?

[Silenus]

@Snick.
Did you hear that RYU NG3 fights Giant Robot Spiders. #wtf

[snickothemule]

Do you have a shelf or something where you display all these figurines?

Nope, one day maybe.

@Snick.
Did you hear that RYU NG3 fights Giant Robot Spiders. #wtf

Tecmo! *shakes fist*

[Samor]

how's the doa 5 demo?

[snickothemule]

I haven't had a chance to try it yet, I'll try and check it out tonight.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/KoF13/IMG_1190.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/KoF13/IMG_1193.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/KoF13/IMG_1194.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/KoF13/IMG_1195.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/KoF13/IMG_1196.jpg

This came today, I would of taken pics of the cds but its in that cheap paper sleeve. The 4cd soundtrack was a pre-order bonus, but amazon still has a bunch of them

[koko]

Sweet deal.
I'll get it later.

My favorite KoF is KOF98

[Yeloazndevil]

I already had to ask amazon to send me a replacement for KoF13 I didn't notice the back of the box and artwork has 2 holes and a few tears. It is a nice process they send u the replacement first and you send back the damaged product via pre-paid USPS.

[Hyuga]

Got them lately (FFXIII-2 last weekend and Amalur today), really liking them both!

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=217611&stc=1&d=1333830600

Also got NFS Shift 2 Unleashed and Shank 2 for free on PS3 (knew getting PS+ to get free Trine 2 copy would pay off better in the end than buying it ;) ). No boxes though.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

W00T Amalur is awesome. Good to see you're enjoying it too.

[Hyuga]

I played the demo on Steam yesterday, got hooked up quite a bit, but I refused to pay €49.99. Went to a Gamestop here instead and got it for €19.99.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yeah the Steam price is almost double the Origin and Retail price here. I guess EA only gave it to Steam with a premium above the usual cost to try and force people into other avenues. I got the retail a few days after release.

[redlofredlof]

next month I'm gonna buy Uncharted

but for now

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/226/img074ws.jpg

[Paratech]

http://i.imgur.com/1ybJ3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LU7Ix.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ayGcy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vR4DG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4lx4a.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3XwXb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pKpqp.jpg

The PSP games were a last minute grab as the local Gamestop shipped all of the PSP games out of the store, this was my last chance to get these from the store before they were pulled.

[Samor]

a tiny falcom shopping spree? :)

where's the gun for?

[Hyuga]

Nice Paratech, tough I recommend using macro when taking pictures up so close. Really pain for the eyes ;)

[Paratech]

a tiny falcom shopping spree? :)

where's the gun for?

The Wii, I got Mad Dog McCree for it.

I don't know how to do settings for my camera yet, I'm still a beginner.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Careful Paratech, your age is showing. If you were really one of us you could unlock the full power of your camera within 5 minutes of opening the box without touching the manual.

[Samor]

The Wii, I got Mad Dog McCree for it.

I don't know how to do settings for my camera yet, I'm still a beginner.

Most work like this: press the shutter lightly and it should auto-focus, then fully to make the shot.

[Hyuga]

I don't know how to do settings for my camera yet, I'm still a beginner.

The macro is a tulip symbol on your camera.

http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/L4_macro_icon.jpg

Use it for close-ups.

[dukenukem]

here are some ebay finds:).

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

You understand japanese?

[dukenukem]

Nope.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Then why bother with Japanese games?

[dukenukem]

simple the saturn shootem ups don't require you to know japanese to play them.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Ah I see.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Witcher%202%20EE%20360/IMG_1197.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Witcher%202%20EE%20360/IMG_1200.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Witcher%202%20EE%20360/IMG_1201.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/Yeloazndevil/Witcher%202%20EE%20360/IMG_1202.jpg

I picked this up today at Target for $49.99 since Toys R Us didn't have any in stock for $44.99. It also comes with a 2 sided paper map, but I was too lazy to take a pic of it

[Paratech]

Once I finish the Witcher I plan on buying the Sequel.

[Noja87]

You dont play PC games yelo?

[Yeloazndevil]

I won't have a new pc until a few months from now. The last time I built a pc it was summer of 2008. Obviously my pc won't be able to play the pc version :p

so I haven't played a pc game outside of visual novels/eroge for 3 years now.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

That's around the age of my system and I reckon I could still play it, all be it on medium and even the occasional low setting but it still qualifies.

[Yeloazndevil]

yea I slowly turned this pc into a htpc so it has a geforce gt 430 so even if I wanted to I couldn't play any high requirement pc game.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yeah that's quite the weak card.

[snickothemule]

Could have bought this for like $1 in some indie bundle thing, but I prefer my stuff to be a little more physical, so I got this. I love it when indie games manage to make it to retail.

http://i.imgur.com/M3SIZl.jpg (http://imgur.com/M3SIZ)
http://i.imgur.com/SuTjEl.jpg (http://imgur.com/SuTjE)

[Noja87]

Wow i didnt know they released this as retail too. Who is the publisher? Great game by the way.

[snickothemule]

A company called Merge Games (http://www.mergegames.com/), they seem to specialise in releasing smaller titles into markets that normally have difficulty in distribution. Their catalogue seems to be full of fringe or indie games which I think is awesome. The game was sold for $20, which is a fair bit more than the digital distribution, but for such a decent little package I thought it was pretty good.

Looks like they've also done Terraria as a collector's edition.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/yUEJm.jpg (http://imgur.com/yUEJm)

Grabbed this today. I've heard the game is pretty jank at times, especially in Dead Souls mode, however I have a fondness for the Yakuza series and had to get it. The guy serving me said that the game was in Japanese language and there was no english, I told him that was fine, but does this imply people return games because of a language barrier?

[Paratech]

Finally snagged it for under $10

http://i.imgur.com/CaV2t.jpg

Also got this for my mom for mother's day.

http://i.imgur.com/6Pcr6.jpg

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Ah sweet, you finally got the game :)
And with the Arena too, I don't have that :(
Anyways I'm not sure whether the items I wanted to give you will still work (as far as I remember the Arena also adds a patch and thus alters the version and prevents them from working) but PM me if you still want them and I'll try and upload them somewhere for you.

[redlofredlof]

Got it for cheap $18.5
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3597/img099small.jpg

[koko]

If you liked it, you must get the second game. It's waaaaaaaaaaaay better.

[Yeloazndevil]

If you liked it, you must get the second game. It's waaaaaaaaaaaay better.

too bad about the 3rd game :p

[koko]

I haven't played U3 yet...but I don't think it's not good :/

[Yeloazndevil]

I haven't played U3 yet...but I don't think it's not good :/

its just very disappointing, but still a good game.

[koko]

I got a new Xbawks
http://i.imgur.com/yJXKJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mZhsy.jpg

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/z1zjZ.jpg (http://imgur.com/z1zjZ)

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Haha, PC CD-ROM, been ages since I've seen that on a box.
Still it's pretty cool to see a title that tiny get a retail release. What was in the CE? just the pick-axe and those two cards?

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6429/img1207f.jpg

I got this for $12.99

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Still trying to decide whether I want to get that on PC or not. Never really been a Rayman fan but I'm always up for another quality platformer.

[Paratech]

http://i.imgur.com/KQen1.jpg

K-Mart listed it in their sales flyer as $19.99. It was supposed to be $39.99.

They honored the sales flyer price.

Oddly enough they even had that right by the checkout area in Electronics, 6 days after the sale started *at the last day of the sale!*

I figured they'd have a disclaimer that it was a pricing error, but not such disclaimer was there, just the ad.

I still have to get the add on for my controller, as its just the regular Wii mote, not the "plus" version.

[koko]

Nice. The game is charming.

[Kaiser Sigma]

My new shining trophie~.

[snickothemule]

Whaddup Diablo 3 CE buddy.

http://i.imgur.com/D3hfV.jpg (http://imgur.com/D3hfV)
http://i.imgur.com/CvlQ9.jpg (http://imgur.com/CvlQ9)
http://i.imgur.com/EpWjv.jpg (http://imgur.com/EpWjv)
http://i.imgur.com/ntdSo.jpg (http://imgur.com/ntdSo)

[Strike105X]

Well i have to admit that package does look pretty sweet.

[Kaiser Sigma]

The artbook is huge and the pendrive is pretty sweet especially when you plug it on and the red light starts flashing~.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9633/img1209nd.jpg
got this today

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/192/img1210yc.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6351/img1212a.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9946/img1213fn.jpg

Got this for $37 instead of $49.99 from amazon. Its new but it was returned to amazon.

[Paratech]

Nice! I love BlazBlue even if I suck at it.

Here's something that might interest the resident "Princess!"

http://i.imgur.com/N6gCW.jpg

Its "used" but I got it out of curiosity.

[Princess Garnet]

I was never really a huge fan of the series back then, although I had that same collection up until somewhat recently. I'm a bigger fan of The Sims 3, and the original games especially are a big difference from the second and specially the third, although they sure were something special for the time and are still good for what they are.

[snickothemule]

EB Gamestop are doing their end of year sale and picked up a few things. I have no idea when or if I'll get to them.

http://i.imgur.com/fdwDEl.jpg (http://imgur.com/fdwDE)
http://i.imgur.com/VRM2Sl.jpg (http://imgur.com/VRM2S)

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Nice haul. I've always been interested in Sanctum, but never seen it retail so I've never had the chance to get it. Seems like a far more interesting way to play a Tower Defense game than just placing a bunch of towers and then waiting 5 minutes and hoping for the best.

[Ahielia]

Problem with Sanctum, is that while at first the shooting in between waves is a fun change from just sitting there on your arse waiting for the towers to kill something, it's a necessity on the harder difficulties.
One dude I saw screens from, didn't use the guns at all, only the towers, and the best he got (that I saw) was 60% core life (The thing you're supposed to defend, every creep leaked takes a few % off).

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

in between waves? I thought you were supposed to be in the thick of the waves fighting them off as if you were basically a mobile tower. Then in between the waves you upgrade and repair and build new towers same as usual. With the strategy basically being making a choice between optimum location for shooting and optimum location for building or upgrading stuff since there's only limited time inbetween waves (meaning there's likely not enough time to build and upgrade all the way from one side of the maze to the other).

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4771/img1214wb.jpg

this just came

[Paratech]

While I don't think I'd care for it, the game is probably cool and I hope you enjoy it!

[Ahielia]

in between waves? I thought you were supposed to be in the thick of the waves fighting them off as if you were basically a mobile tower. Then in between the waves you upgrade and repair and build new towers same as usual. With the strategy basically being making a choice between optimum location for shooting and optimum location for building or upgrading stuff since there's only limited time inbetween waves (meaning there's likely not enough time to build and upgrade all the way from one side of the maze to the other).

Derp, naturally.
My mind was somewhere else entirely.

[redlofredlof]

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4771/img1214wb.jpg

this just came

Is that a mouse pad with Miku on it?

[Yeloazndevil]

Is that a mouse pad with Miku on it?
yes it is

[Phil]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/GEDC0869.jpg

[Paratech]

Congrats, nice games.

I never got into either Deus Ex or Crysis that much, but these versions are popular for a reason.

[redlofredlof]

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5774/img146i.jpg

[redlofredlof]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/GEDC0869.jpg

do have a merc?:rolleyes:

[Princess Garnet]

I never got into either Deus Ex or Crysis that much, but these versions are popular for a reason.In Crysis 2's case, it's not because the game is good. Popularity does not equate to how good something necessarily is. Crysis and Crysis Warhead (on the PC) are good games, but Crysis 2, not so much. They turned it too much into a Call of Duty and a console game. In the case of Crysis 2, I guess it doesn't matter much if one opts for the console version. Although it'd normally be the worse option, since the game is a console game anyway, I guess it doesn't matter much.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Time for a genre change Phil? This is the first time I've seen you get shooter titles, or at least it's much rarer than RPGs.

[redlofredlof]

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=217953&d=1338788847

[koko]

Amazing games, congrats.

But you should've bought ICO HD collection.

[redlofredlof]

I have a new PS2 with almost zero games so I wanted to get the PS2 version plus the ps2 version is dirt cheap

[Phil]

do have a merc?:rolleyes:

It's not mine, personally.

[Paratech]

I snagged this a week or so ago for $4, is it any good?

http://i.imgur.com/KEXiK.jpg

I saw it listed in Nintendo Power as a "good" game to own.

[koko]

It's a good game but kinda disappointing.

[Paratech]

How was it disappointing?

[DarkSamus]

Considering you only paid $4 does it really matter that much how good it is?

[koko]

The cutscenes are boring. The original game had funny cutscenes.
No open world like the first.
Lame side jobs.
Recycled enemies from the first game.

[Paratech]

I guess not, but I was curious about how others viewed the game.

[Xblade]

That and its catered more to the resident weaboos and violence fanatics. The game itself is above average though.


Lame side jobs.

While the rest is up to opinion.....the retro side jobs were probably mine and many others favorite change.

[Noja87]

I hated it.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/8234/img1225pf.jpghttp://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7240/img1228ld.jpg

look at that ghetto packaging. I never beat it when I played the crappy 360 version so I'll try it this time on ps3

[Ahielia]

Wait, it was released on Xbox too?
I thought Final Fantasy was a Playstation exclusive (excluding the MMOs ofc).

[Yeloazndevil]

Final Fantasy was never a playstation exclusive since the series started on NES. FF7/8 had pc versions so really only 8/9/X/X-2/12 were PS exclusives. FF13 only had 360 ports in europe and US, but not in Japan. FF13-2 are on both ps3/360.

[Ahielia]

Final Fantasy was never a playstation exclusive since the series started on NES. FF7/8 had pc versions so really only 8/9/X/X-2/12 were PS exclusives. FF13 only had 360 ports in europe and US, but not in Japan. FF13-2 are on both ps3/360.

Derp, totally forgot about the NES.
7 and 8 were more ports (****ty at that) than actual pc games.

[Leiw]

FF13 was released on 360 in Japan as well. It was only a timed-exclusive for PS3.

[Paratech]

IIRC FF I-FF VI were on the GBA and FF IV was on the DS & PSP. I think there was another FF on the DS and maybe the PSP as well. FF I and II were also on the PSP.

FF VII-IX are on the PSP as well. In fact I think all the FF that were "playstation" versions are on the PSP as well?

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I think he meant the original runs, not later ports and remakes.

[Yeloazndevil]

I don't really count digital versions since its just ps1 emulation on ps3, psp, and evntually psv.

FF1 - NES, MSX2, PSX (FF Origins), Wonderswan Color, GBA, PSP, Wii VC, PSN, iOS, Windows Phone
FF2 - NES, PSX (FF Origins), Wonderswan Color, GBA, PSP, Wii VC, PSN, iOS
FF3 - NES, Wonderswan Color (cancelled), DS remake, DS to PSP port coming
FF4 - SNES, PSX, Wonderswan Color, GBA, DS remake, Wii VC, PSN, PSP
FF5 - SNES, PSX, GBA, Wii VC, PSN
FF6 - SNES, PSX, GBA, Wii VC, PSN
FF7 - PSX, PC, PSN
FF8 - PSX, PC, PSN
FF9 - PSX, PSN
FFX - PS2, PS3/PSV hd remaster
FFX-2 - PS2
FF11 - PS2, PC, 360
FF12 - PS2
FF13 - PS3/360
FF13-2 - PS3/360
FF14 - PC, PS3

[Paratech]

I think he meant the original runs, not later ports and remakes.

Ok, but they did start on the NES, and not the Playstation.

The N64 with its cartridge limitation killed any chance of getting the games, and I have no clue why they didn't want to release Final Fantasy games on the XBOX, particularly when FF VII and VIII were ported to the PC.

[Ahielia]

Heh, the more you know..

[Xblade]

I have no clue why they didn't want to release Final Fantasy games on the XBOX, particularly when FF VII and VIII were ported to the PC.

XBOX 1 flopped in japan.

[Paratech]

XBOX 1 flopped in japan.

So did the 360 but they released FF XIII on the 360.

[Xblade]

Its a fair bet that microsoft payed them to.

[Phil]

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/8234/img1225pf.jpghttp://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7240/img1228ld.jpg

look at that ghetto packaging. I never beat it when I played the crappy 360 version so I'll try it this time on ps3

Heh nice deal.

FF13-2 makes a lot more sense when you play the original :)

[Yeloazndevil]

Heh nice deal.

FF13-2 makes a lot more sense when you play the original :)
I stopped playing when you get to the open world part, my will to play dropped quickly at that part.

[Phil]

Just run through it. You can always come back to Grand Pulse

[Samor]

that miku mousepad is starting to get famous now.

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/xz3zUl.jpg (http://imgur.com/xz3zU)http://i.imgur.com/KZvyUl.jpg (http://imgur.com/KZvyU)

Now to install those 30 gigaboo's.

[DarkSamus]

How many discs are in the package?

[Phil]

Hey Snick is that an orange Vonage pen in that shot? :p We have hundreds of them at work, heh.

[snickothemule]

How many discs are in the package?

Four.

Hey Snick is that an orange Vonage pen in that shot? :p We have hundreds of them at work, heh.

I dunno, it says ARMHS Freecall 1800 665 715, I don't know where, when or why this pen got on my desk, but it sure is handy.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

You really need that shelf Snicko. I mean the one for all your collectible figurines.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3986/img1263aw.jpg
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3356/img1264vu.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9549/img1268zb.jpg

This came a few minutes ago


J-List is proud to offer limited physical copies of another great eroge from MangaGamer: Koihime Musou, a moe retelling of Romance of the Three Kingdoms with cute girls standing in for legendary Chinese heroes. The game is presented in fully uncensored form with nothing removed from the original game. Best of all, all package versions of MangaGamer titles are 100% DRM free. Order a copy now!


I won't link it for obvious reasons :p

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I'm assuming that's a 2D Fighter?




Also got some new games recently (Assassin's Creed - Brotherhood, Risen, Transformers - War for Cybertron, Driver - San Franciso) but since they're all Greatest Hits titles there's no point in show off their crappy boxes.

[Yeloazndevil]

its Visual Novel, Strategy, Eroge. I bought the hard copy since its cheaper than the digital version, voices were finally added in this version, and its DRM free.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

So many chars and yet it's a VN? damn...that's gonna get confusing.

[Yeloazndevil]

Only 6 heroines

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

But just look at that cover, it's completely full of people (most of them wielding weapons which is why I thought it was a 2D Fighter).

[Yeloazndevil]

well this series does have a 2d fighting game so you weren't entirely wrong
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[Paratech]

Some recent game purchases

http://i.imgur.com/lPWu2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4s4R6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HuyH2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IhsxN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/C5PLj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ff69V.jpg

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1845/img1272it.jpg

picked this up today

[redlofredlof]

Heavenly Sword
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3015/img176o.jpg

[Paratech]

Heavenly Sword sounds like its a good *albeit short* game, if I had a PS3, I'd probably want the game.

I didn't know Fedex did Saturday's, but they do, and my Wal Mart Games arrived today. Too bad my 3DS has to recharge after playing a couple games of Tetris Axis. I wanted to try all 3 games.

http://i.imgur.com/GtKn3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AfRSq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/w2E4V.jpg

Not bad all 3 for $30, $10 each.

;)

[Xblade]

Got these for 5 bucks each from my job. I couldn't resist.
The disc are in great condition, the VIII actually has no scratches at all.

http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=218140&stc=1&d=1342331624
http://forums.ngemu.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=218141&stc=1&d=1342331624

[snickothemule]

I love it when digital distribution titles get a physical release.

http://i.imgur.com/IufDHl.jpg (http://imgur.com/IufDH)
http://i.imgur.com/WN9S7l.jpg (http://imgur.com/WN9S7)

Limbo was a bit damaged and it was on sale, only copy I could find, thus I grabbed it. Very tasteful release.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/863/img1284or.jpg
This came today, $24.99 at the Microsoft Store. Tempted to to take it to Best Buy and just return without a receipt and get a $59.99 + tax giftcard :p

[DarkSamus]

I just had to get GT5 when LMN said she wanted a racing game for PS3 and MK Komplete Edition was a no-brainer seems the game is banned here in Australia.
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7886/img0087dm.jpg

Also picked up the first 12 Sims 3 games/Expansions for LMN...
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3053/img0088wo.jpg

I must say though that MK is a bloody brilliant game (pun intended), I am genuinely enjoying playing through the story mode.

Most of the time when Australia bans a game I just ignore it as its usually a crap game anyway. Sooo glad I went to the hassle of importing MK: Komplete Edition.

[Phil]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/SAM_0096.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/SAM_0097.jpg

[Samor]

http://smorsink.home.xs4all.nl/upl/IMG_0447.JPG

http://smorsink.home.xs4all.nl/upl/IMG_0449.JPG

http://smorsink.home.xs4all.nl/upl/IMG_0450.JPG

http://smorsink.home.xs4all.nl/upl/IMG_0453.JPG

Midnight Run is a bad game, I mainly got it because the first time I ever tried PS1 emulation on my pc (after seeing it at a friend) was by renting that game and running it in PSEmu Pro (on which it instantly worked too). :p
I really need to replace that case though, it's completely broken.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3092/img1285ov.jpg
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6782/img1288fg.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1971/img1289t.jpg

I couldn't resist P4A and Bulletstorm is $5 at best buy

[snickothemule]

http://i.imgur.com/m0KTi.jpg (http://imgur.com/m0KTi)

Picked this up today, the mouse was a free pre-order bonus through EB Gamestop and is a pretty nifty looking unit on its own right. Game is installed, all 3.63gb but it won't be available for use until 12:00 tomorrow which is a bit annoying. At least I can watch the beginning and end movies within the game folder.

Art book is really nice, there are some post cards and the game soundtrack which is the same as the one from the 360/PS3 version. Tomorrow will be sunbro-ing the gargoyles!

My plan is to head straight for Havel the Rock, get his ring, tackle Gwynn's knight in the Dark Root garden, get the Grass Crest shield, run past the titanite demon and level up my avatar's equipment, then sunbro the heck out of the Belfry Gargoyles, then off that damn hellkite dragon for a laugh. Should be a lot of fun.

[dukenukem]

Just got layer section and love seeing it in tate mode:).

[Paratech]

Don't ask me how BlazBlue Continuum Shift II got rotated, I haven't a clue.

http://i.imgur.com/q992E.jpg

I wanted this 3DS game even though it'll drive me crazy

http://i.imgur.com/THGX2.jpg

I guess Bioware won again, I just wanted to finish the trilogy.

http://i.imgur.com/QjtfO.jpg

[Yeloazndevil]

why do you grab new games that are already open and have a new sticker on it? I usually ask if they have any sealed copies.

[Paratech]

BlazBlue was a "used" game, NanoAssault was the last copy, and Mass Effect 3 is still sealed.

[Yeloazndevil]

usually they don't put stickers on a sealed copy.

[Paratech]

Well its the wrong price anyways, I paid $19.99 for Mass Effect 3, its marked at $59.99.

You should have seen the display case, it was partially smashed!

I asked if they had any more copies and they had more behind the counter.

[Yeloazndevil]

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1599/img1291tc.jpg
Best Buy deal of the day for $14.99

[Paratech]

That's a good deal, although I heard the controls & camera aren't that friendly.
I'd have snagged it if I had the money at the time. ;)

[dukenukem]

here's my latest game which is the acde pcb board of ninja turtles the arcade game:).Just need to buy a supergun to play it.
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6501/img1702iu.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/img1702iu.jpg/) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[Paratech]

I have getting a supergun and a Neo Geo 1 Slot MVS on my bucket list.
I have 7 Neo Geo MVS Carts, AOF (AKA "Guinea pig), AOF2 (AKA first Neo Geo game I ever played) KOF94 (I got it free with KOF95, because it was 'scuffed' but it works, KOF 95, and League Bowling.

Oh, I have a Street Fighter PCB as well.

[Squall-Lionh@rt]

why do you grab new games that are already open and have a new sticker on it? I usually ask if they have any sealed copies.


those stickers are easily removed with steam. (no, not valve steam).

[Samor]

hey bot, easy there, or I'll report you!

[GeominorAI]

You should consider doing that after leaving a note at the control thread, actually.

Since post deletion is disabled on the forums, there is no way to remove false positive posts aside from contacting an admin/mod.

[Paratech]

The reason this is "Pictures #2" is because a "bot" deleted the entire thread of "Pictures of your new games" and a new thread had to be made.

[koko]

http://i.imgur.com/nt3o7.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/LN235.jpg?1

[Yeloazndevil]

good you got the superior 360 version of RDR :p

[koko]

good you got the superior 360 version of RDR :p
and cheaper here ;)

[Paratech]

Ratchet & Clank could almost make me want a PS3, and I'd imagine that fighting games on the PS3 play better than the 360, with maybe the exception of the DOA4 joystick I own.

[Yeloazndevil]

Ratchet & Clank could almost make me want a PS3, and I'd imagine that fighting games on the PS3 play better than the 360, with maybe the exception of the DOA4 joystick I own.

only for the online community and some of the exclusives

[Samor]

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1599/img1291tc.jpg
Best Buy deal of the day for $14.99

complete with the angry US smirk on the cover ;)

[Phil]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/SAM_0135.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg46/tomegathericon/SAM_0136.jpg