The Video Game Acquisitions Thread

[lancalot]

Picked up The Last of US.

Is it any good?... im just waiting for it on sale and a little free time to get it...

Got given Portal 2. I can't even remember finishing the first one.

As much as I love presents, it was slightly disappointing to see an EB sticker on the game. I hate the thought of them getting money.

Portal2 an awesome game ... love the puzzle and playing with a friend very funny as well..but can be very frustrating if you don't use a mic ... .
Why you hate EB..? they one of the only places to you can get games on released day!! and promotional stuff in australia now ...

[CBratron]

Chronicles of Mystara for old school goodness from my childhood.

[Kazza]

Is it any good?... im just waiting for it on sale and a little free time to get it...



Portal2 an awesome game ... love the puzzle and playing with a friend very funny as well..but can be very frustrating if you don't use a mic ... .
Why you hate EB..? they one of the only places to you can get games on released day!! and promotional stuff in australia now ...

The Last of Us is fantastic man, great survival horror game. I find myself getting mini panic attacks while playing it. To me its like the movie Taken meets The walking dead. (anything goes to survive or to reach your goal) The A.I at times can be stupid, but even on normal difficulty, i've died a few times due to exercising combat/stealth at wrong times when it required the other. BUY IT!!

Also i too am on the same boat of hating EB games due to them having higher prices on games in general and giving you jack s**t for your old games, but i've adapted to them cause i do like the pre-order bonus, price matching and most importantly 7 day money back policy. (oh how i've abused this greatly)

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Likewise on the EB hating front. Forever bothering me with their "Do ya wanna preorder anything" questions and then after being told no, then suggesting things for me to pre-order, THEN offering scratch protection on my discs.

Do blu-rays even scratch?

Do I look like an excitable 12 year old kid who can't look after their stuff?

My biggest hate though is their 7 day return policy. If I am buying a new game, how do I know it's new? It might have been bought new and then returned by someone in that week. In which case the game is actually second hand, but I suspect they put it back as a 'new' one.

Last resort shopping only.

[Kazza]

Likewise on the EB hating front. Forever bothering me with their "Do ya wanna preorder anything" questions and then after being told no, then suggesting things for me to pre-order, THEN offering scratch protection on my discs.

Do blu-rays even scratch?

Do I look like an excitable 12 year old kid who can't look after their stuff?

My biggest hate though is their 7 day return policy. If I am buying a new game, how do I know it's new? It might have been bought new and then returned by someone in that week. In which case the game is actually second hand, but I suspect they put it back as a 'new' one.

Last resort shopping only.

I request sealed copies only.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I request sealed copies only.

OOooh! I like that. And that is how I shall go from now on! Thanks Kazza!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Oh yeah.

DEADPOOL.

Fifty bucks says I don't get any time to play it tonight after work.

[CBratron]

Likewise on the EB hating front. Forever bothering me with their "Do ya wanna preorder anything" questions and then after being told no, then suggesting things for me to pre-order, THEN offering scratch protection on my discs.

Do blu-rays even scratch?

Do I look like an excitable 12 year old kid who can't look after their stuff?

My biggest hate though is their 7 day return policy. If I am buying a new game, how do I know it's new? It might have been bought new and then returned by someone in that week. In which case the game is actually second hand, but I suspect they put it back as a 'new' one.

Last resort shopping only.

Ozgameshop for my new purchases. I'm saving $20 a game.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Fifty bucks says I don't get any time to play it tonight after work.

Probably for the best.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Probably for the best.

I did get time. In fact I MADE time.

Wasn't too bad. Combat is styled on Arkham a bit with free-flow and counters. And guns. Feels a bit unco ATM, but I am sure after a bit more time, it will be pretty cool.

Worts thing so far is a dodgy camera. Running around the inside of a building, trying to shoot some dude, but I kept getting stuck on walls of the level I couldn't see.... Unless I flicked the camera around, in which case I couldn't aim at the guy.