The APRIL PICK-UP THREAD - because you don't have enough things.

Chance

maximumzero wrote:

[Thread Logo to Come]

In a thread idea shamelessly stolen primarily from NeoGAF, here's Penny-Arcade's official Pick-Up Thread, the first in a series.

This is the thread where you post what you've picked up recently. Show your gaming/geek cred & pride here.

Over on the GAF they had out bans for posting stock images, and I don't have the power, so all I can do is ask nicely:

Post ACTUAL pictures you've taken yourself! No one cares to see pictures they can find on google images....

In addition, DO NOT CRITICIZE other people's pick ups. This is a friendly thread. No need for insults!

So have fun. Go!

I love this thread, so let it be reborn! The first thread died back on the 12th. That's four days. Four days without a pickup thread.

For shame!

Also: seriously, can someone with a modicum of electronic artistry make us a logo? Update: Thanks Figgy!

Magic Pink

Just got Deadly Premonition. ALL MUST PURCHASE.

Chance

Pictures. Post pictures - but it's a good start!

Magic Pink

Voila!

picture deleted because of stinky geese

HA HA THE KIDS LOOK LIKE A BUTT

Silent Hill + Twin Peaks + GTA = ejaculation

Chance

:^: Better!

Magic Pink

I don't need your dang approval!

I give you the ASCII finger: nlm

THEPAIN73

I will be posting a photo when I get home but I picked up Scott Pilgrim vs. The World yesterday.

I was gonna make a new thread but Maximum Zero never got back to me with his approval.

cooljammer00

The rules specifically say no stock images!

Chance

THEPAIN73 wrote: »

I was gonna make a new thread but Maximum Zero never got back to me with his approval.

I was hoping someone else would make one, so I wouldn't have to bother with changing the thread title every month. Because, y'know - lazy.

Edit:

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The rules specifically say no stock images!

Not everyone has cameras - and that's understandable - but we can all appreciate that this


is much better than this:

Magic Pink

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The rules specifically say no stock images!

Oh, bite me. I don't even own a camera.

Chance

Nom.

Lenore03

My own goosery has inspired me to learn ho to use photo bucket. Pics of pickups soooooooooon.

SightTDW

The Kindle 3 Wi-fi came in today, which can be seen being broken in with my first experience with Discworld. I'm adoring it so far, the book and the device. Plus this thing totally can get minesweeper on it, or so I hear.

Satanic Jesus

The last four games I picked up were Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (DS), Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PS2), Maximo vs Army of Zin and Onimusha 2. Sorry I have no pictures.

SirUltimos

I'm actually disturbingly excited that this thread is back. I have some things to show you guys!

Frem

SightTDW wrote: »

The Kindle 3 Wi-fi came in today, which can be seen being broken in with my first experience with Diskworld. I'm adoring it so far, the book and the device. Plus this thing totally can get minesweeper on it, or so I hear.

You can get Minesweeper. You can also get Panda Poet and Triple Town. I haven't played them, but I love the descriptions the author gives of their design process.

cj iwakura

Old, but updates since the last time:



Nier - PS3, Resident Evil 5 Gold - PS3, Ys: The Oath in Felghana LE - PSP, Gundemonium Collection (PC), Scott Pilgrim VS The World (DVD).

Chance

I'm consistently tempted by RE5:Gold - and I want to try the Ys series, but from what I know it's a very old game that's been repeatedly up-ported. Granted, that's likely because it's so awesome, but I don't have much luck with trying to get engaged in older JRPGS.

Also, pickups! Brotherhood is way, way better than I expected it to be (after about 90 minutes with the title) and Tekkonkinkreet for less than $40 is just faaaabulous.

cj iwakura

Ys is an action RPG, and among the best.

maximumzero

I apologize folks, I was out of the state when the thread died.

Chance

We waited like, hours. Like eighty-six hours.

It was awful.

EvilAtom

My most recent acquisitions:

Motorstorm - The first one, PS3, 10 bucks. I can't believe I never played this one until a couple months ago!
3D Dot Game Heroes - Needed something to hold me over until New Vegas. My custom characters MiniFridge, Rake and Chair kept me company until then!
Fallout: New Vegas - My wife quit playing once she hit a quest bug that wouldn't register mission objectives completed if she talked to the NPC(s) involved before starting the mission. More for me!

I don't have pictures because it's almost midnight, and I'm not messing with that shit tonight.

Waka Laka

Assassin's Creed so far is fun.
Sonic Colours is great, but there are some bits at the end that made me go "huh?"
Goldeneye 007 DS is the sweat on my left nut. Really average.
No More Heroes will be better witha bit of waggle (Move support soon!)
American Dad is as usual delightful.
BLOPS Ah gah de shooty shooty Spetznatzy Bork Bork Bork!

harvest

I just got a couple titles I'm very excited about in the mail today:

Chance

Good lord.

harvest

You don't like the iPod Touch camera? It's better than the DSi one, which is the only other option.

Gilder

I didn't actually think they'd make it Sonic Colours for Europe. I figured Sega would either be too lazy to do it, or they'd needlessly delay the game 5 months while they "localized" it.

Antihippy

Chance wrote: »

I'm consistently tempted by RE5:Gold - and I want to try the Ys series, but from what I know it's a very old game that's been repeatedly up-ported. Granted, that's likely because it's so awesome, but I don't have much luck with trying to get engaged in older JRPGS.

Also, pickups! Brotherhood is way, way better than I expected it to be (after about 90 minutes with the title) and Tekkonkinkreet for less than $40 is just faaaabulous.

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Yotsuba& bug bit you hard?

Hocky27

Waka Laka wrote: »

Assassin's Creed so far is fun.
Sonic Colours is great, but there are some bits at the end that made me go "huh?"
Goldeneye 007 DS is the sweat on my left nut. Really average.
No More Heroes will be better witha bit of waggle (Move support soon!)
American Dad is as usual delightful.
BLOPS Ah gah de shooty shooty Spetznatzy Bork Bork Bork!

Volume 5 is pretty damn awesome.

Chance

Antihippy wrote: »

Yotsuba& bug bit you hard?

It's adorable, I refuse to apologise.

UnbreakableVow

The pick-up thread was dead so I couldn't show you guys before



Also, for those that frequent this thread often, you may recall that a few months back (in June), I ordered a Plumtree shirt (as seen as in the film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World). After a month, it never came in, so I e-mailed the band, and they sent me a second one with a couple of their CDs as a way of saying sorry. Two days after they sent out the second shirt, the first one finally arrived, and about a week later, the second shirt with the CDs as promised.

Well, today I walked inside and there was a package for me. I was bewildered, as I had not ordered anything. The package was covered in a plastic wrap that had the following sticker on it:



And inside the package?



For some reason they sent me a third shirt a few days ago (the postmark says November 10), and apparently it got beat to holy hell on the way here

So I now have three identical Plumtree shirts, one of which is torn

THEPAIN73

I want that blanket

Waka Laka

Hocky27 wrote: »

Waka Laka wrote: »

American Dad is as usual delightful.

Volume 5 is pretty damn awesome.

So far Series 3 and 5 have been the funniest, 4 had it's moments and 1-2 were ok.

Magic Pink

Chance wrote: »

Antihippy wrote: »

Yotsuba& bug bit you hard?

It's adorable, I refuse to apologise.

Oh, HELL, yes. There just isn't a better manga out there. It's pure, uncut, throbbing happiness in book form.

UnbreakableVow

THEPAIN73 wrote: »

I want that blanket

Blanket?

cooljammer00

UVow, now you can cosplay as some sort of battle-worn Scott Pilgrim. His shirt getting progressively more torn as time passes.

THEPAIN73

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Blanket.

Those are always the most warm motherfuckers.

UnbreakableVow

It's a comforter

And it's not really that warm

I live in Florida so warm blankets are pointless

Niceguyeddie616

just came back from an awesome local BTTF 25th anniversary celebration down in Framingham, and figured I'd post some more stuff I got since last time.



On the left, best movie of this year IMO. On the right, really cool looking game that's a bit easy and I guess nobody really talks about here.



Flux capacitor pin that I received for donating to the Michael J. Fox fund. This was at the aforementioned event, and another 10 bucks would've let me sit in the Delorean model they had parked outside.



Huh, what's this?

... I guess I'll have to open it, only one way to open these kinds of boxes, I'll just get a running start here, little jump later aaaand,



There we go, nice solid hit which pops this out,



and it's my mario figurine from Club Nintendo! It's a little smaller than I thought, but for free I can't complain, gonna make a real nice decoration for my desk here. a few more pics,

cj iwakura

I'll screencap it later, but Resonance of Fate(along with stuff for G&T's Santa) get!

I have high expectations.

Waka Laka

Niceguyeddie616 wrote: »

Azumanga Daioh, you sir are a good person.