The Video Game Acquisitions Thread

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Mystery of Comvoy? Does that mean you have the super rare spelling error boxed variant!?

Lol, no, but it would be cool if I had In Japanese the N and M phonetic sound are pretty much one and the same. That often got me, as when I was learning Japanese (Heck I still am now...) I often thought Comvoy was completely wrong, but depending on the word in question, I often started hearing what I thought should be an N as an M.

[jazzcomp]

Harvey Norman sale online 50% off games.

Can you still return games if you have a change of mind if these were delivered to your house? I was going to try store pick up but the stores near me don't have it in stock.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Dunno, but I ordered Skylanders 360 $44, Uncharted 3 $29, Mass Effect 3 PC $36

Sweet.

[shokwave2]

Traded in a few finished and boring games for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Really enjoying the game so far (18 hours in), even more so than Skyrim. Skyrim is a great game but i got the sick of the same old mountains and boring towns (after clocking up about 120 hours). KOA: Reckoning has a great art style, plenty of colour, varied enemies and an awesome combat system. Quests get repetitive (as do all RPG's) but i'm having more fun than in Skyrim, mainly due to the fast combat style of gameplay. Highly recommended if you enjoy looting.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Got myself a sega 32x today, now I just need to get the only good game it has

Oh and a copy of Ecco on mega CD, now I just need to find one of those too

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Got myself a sega 32x today, now I just need to get the only good game it has

Oh and a copy of Ecco on mega CD, now I just need to find one of those too

Kolibiri?

lol, I am not too sure what good games are on the 32x... Not Knuckles Chaotix thats fer sure.

I still ahve my Mega CD. Awesome little add on that it is.

[kurdt_the_goat]

He has to be talking about Virtua Racing Deluxe!

[Paulbot]

Thanks to the Harvey Norman sale I picked up these for $63 total. With no postage cost and since AC:Revelations includes the full original Assassin's Creed, I'm thinking of this as three games for $21 each.

[Doubledealer]

Some insane bargains lately fellow bots! Also, for those who aren't aware, JB Hi-Fi has a 20% off games sale ending today so might be worth a look-in for those after Kid Icarus, Street Fighter X Tekken etc on the cheap.

Well, after reading many, many differing opinions on Silent Hill: Downpour, I think I'm going to cave in and buy the game on its release date this Thursday. Main complaints seem to be aimed at a clunky combat system and frame rate issues, however, many sites claim it's a return to form for the series and is a better game than Homecoming (which, despite its faults, I actually found to be quite an engaging game throughout with some standout moments, and one of the most memorable boss encounters in the series). Just hope these two complaints aren't enough to ruin the experience, we'll see I guess!

Also, much as it pains me to do this it'll be the first traditional Silent Hill game I'll be buying for a non-Sony system. Apparently the 360 version has less frame-rate and screen tearing issues, and offers surround sound options which are strangely missing from the PS3 version...Bizarre. I imagine the 360 version will offer true 1080P too but can't confirm this. Like a moth to the flame, I am once again drawn to my favourite gaming series...

[i_amtrunks]

Asura's Wrath truly is an interactive media game rather than a true game.

It is set out in chapters like an episodic anime series, complete with credits, "previously" and "next episode" teasers.

There is a review of stats and ratings awarded at the end of each chapter, and whilst some chapters (each 15-20 minutes long with all the cut scenes) had 11 minutes of gameplay, others had 3 or less!

Mostly its a few minutes of attacking enemies to build up a rage bar, then once you begin the rage section it turns into a series of QTE presses.

Certainly only for fans of anime, and it is certainly a hire game as its only 6 hours long, with maybe 2 hours of actual gameplay!