Games You Have Not Purchased And Don't Know Why
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So yesterday, I put down my final payment on Halo 3. Due to the fact I'm not going to make the same mistake as Bioshock and come into the "lack of funds" moment in my life again. Thankfully, that lack of funds moment has gone the way of the dodo but for some reason I found myself not buying some games I've been wanting.
Now it could be do to the fact that they didn't have it in stock. Or they tell you it's new but some how a new game should not be opened. Or you could be like me and totally forget about it until you get home and the wife asks, "Did you bring the game home?" -- Damn ...
So what game has not been added to your library for some dumb reason?
Me, you ask?
Well if you insist:
Bully
You're not going to take it anymore. From edgy publisher Rockstar's Vancouver development team comes this dark comedy set in the most vile and sadistic setting yet in a Rockstar videogame: the schoolyard. As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.
Viva Pinata
Viva Piñata,†an original intellectual property and the latest innovative gaming experience from leading U.K.-based developer Rare Ltd., invites gamers to create an immersive world where living piñatas inhabit an ever-changing environment. Beginning with a few basic tools, players build and take control of this environment, using their creativity and imagination to attract, protect and manage over 60 different piñata species that can visit their world and make it their home. Utilizing hundreds of customizable elements, players can create a unique piñata paradise.
Earth Defense 2017
Earth Defense Force 2017 makes you Earth's last line of defense! Planet Earth is under attack from alien invaders, and the EDF is our only chance for survival. Grab your gun, join your squad and repel the attacking forces. Already a smash hit in Japan, the Earth Defense Force series comes to the US for the first time in this action-shooter exclusive to the Xbox 360. Join a friend in co-op mode and work together to battle your way through the alien swarms Fully destructible environment - Battle alien invaders but watch out -- your stray shots will bring down skyscrapers, bridges and other structures.
Now it could be do to the fact that they didn't have it in stock. Or they tell you it's new but some how a new game should not be opened. Or you could be like me and totally forget about it until you get home and the wife asks, "Did you bring the game home?" -- Damn ...
So what game has not been added to your library for some dumb reason?
Me, you ask?
Well if you insist:
Bully
You're not going to take it anymore. From edgy publisher Rockstar's Vancouver development team comes this dark comedy set in the most vile and sadistic setting yet in a Rockstar videogame: the schoolyard. As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.
Viva Pinata
Viva Piñata,†an original intellectual property and the latest innovative gaming experience from leading U.K.-based developer Rare Ltd., invites gamers to create an immersive world where living piñatas inhabit an ever-changing environment. Beginning with a few basic tools, players build and take control of this environment, using their creativity and imagination to attract, protect and manage over 60 different piñata species that can visit their world and make it their home. Utilizing hundreds of customizable elements, players can create a unique piñata paradise.
Earth Defense 2017
Earth Defense Force 2017 makes you Earth's last line of defense! Planet Earth is under attack from alien invaders, and the EDF is our only chance for survival. Grab your gun, join your squad and repel the attacking forces. Already a smash hit in Japan, the Earth Defense Force series comes to the US for the first time in this action-shooter exclusive to the Xbox 360. Join a friend in co-op mode and work together to battle your way through the alien swarms Fully destructible environment - Battle alien invaders but watch out -- your stray shots will bring down skyscrapers, bridges and other structures.
Coolest Guy I Know
MAX: Liz I really, really wish that this could be something, you know, more. But it can't. We're just...
LIZ: Different.
VOICE-OVER: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life.
LIZ: Different.
VOICE-OVER: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life.
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I've played it... Hell, I've beaten it (on normal, anyway). But I've never owned a copy and I've never played Substance. I'm secretly hoping that they'll Wiimake it like Twin Snakes.
a: I don't have all that much extra money
b: To get all that much extra money, I am working 9-5(minus the times I go to class), 5-7, and 7-11, plus running two personal projects and already filling up my gig schedule for the spring with a similar schedule of work. While this is nice, it also gives me no time to play games, save Saturday and Sunday mornings(Evenings and nights are filled by gigs). This is actually the bigger problem recently. Like, I am now making enough that I can be all like "Hey $60 for a game? I can afford it", but I don't even have the time to spend that money on, like, food.
I really wish I had the money and time to throw around and just say "Gee, I forgot to pick that one up", but dammit, I know exactly why I haven't picked them up.
It's almost painful for me when I see a new game come out that I really want. I've set enough aside that I'll be able to get SSBB and Galaxy, but that's pretty much it.
Oh, also a handheld. I'm still debating whether I should splurge for the DS and have a wealth of games available, or if I should only fork out the $50 for a Micro because I'm mostly going to be playing FFVI on it anyways.
For example, I just bought an Xbox 360 last month. I still haven't bought Gears of War yet. I waited for over a year to get Battlefield 2 even though all my friends had it. By that time, they had all moved on to BFV and BF2042 or whatever.
For awhile I had a crappy computer and waited for over a year until I upgraded to play Half Life 2. I was instantly sorry that I had waited so long to upgrade. Man, that was a great game.
Probably been said before though :P
Pokémon HGSS: 1205 1613 4041
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Metal Gear Acid 2
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
Anything on the 360/PS3/PSP - Because I don't own one.
Diablo II is one of my top-ten games of all time.
Even though it's more than five years old, they still sell it at big box retailers (Target, Wal-Mart), and it's still selling for a bit - the Battle Chest with the game + expansion lists for $40.
Buying Diablo 2 and the expansion now is a good way to avoid spending a lot of money on games this holiday season.
Because you'll be so busy playing Diablo 2.
Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
But that's more principle than lack of purchase. Why is Zelda used still $19.99 but a brand new Viva Pinata is the same price?
Why .... ????
LIZ: Different.
VOICE-OVER: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life.
....im ready to die now.
There aren't many of those, so I end up waiting for Greatest Hits/cheapo Amazon.com used versions of titles like Excite Truck, Paper Mario, MP3, etc. $20 is the sweet spot for me, $30 can be tempting if I'm really interested in the game, and I MIGHT shell out $40 if I think the publisher could use the extra early sales (usually smaller or more niche titles fall into this category, but then a $40 new offering is pretty rare).
I've had to sacrifice some really good games simply because other really good games eat up my time.
And by the time I'm done with those games that I'm playing, there are more new good ones out or coming out that I want, and so I'm faced yet again with a situation where I can either spend my time with the newly released ones or go back and buy the previous ones that I had to forgo.
So.. essentially... there are like 50 games I would really genuinely like to own and play, across multiple platforms, but realistically, I just don't have the time.
I really want a 360, as well; but at this point in my life (law school), the Wii and PS2 and DS are easily providing more than enough gaming entertainment than I can possibly fit into my schedule. I still haven't touched some of the games I currently own, let alone the ones that I want and still haven't purchased yet, let alone the avalanche of good games coming out this Fall.
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Metroid Prime 2: Never got ambitious enough to beat the first one on my Gamecube (Im a PC gamer mainly), so I never bought the 2nd
Metroid Prime 3: See Above
As soon as I buy Diablo 2, they'll announce Diablo 3. My luck has been that bad lately.
Resident Evil 4
I can vouch for this, first time I played HL2 was on a PC that just about ran it, on my newer PC it is glorious.
First of all, no they won't. And I don't see how a company announcing a sequel to a game that came out 7 years ago is "bad luck" for anyone.
Second of all, Diablo 2 doesn't cost much anymore. It's been out for like 7 years. By now you could've saved enough money to buy it dozens of times.
Third of all, the announcement of a hypothetical Diablo 3 doesn't suddenly make Diablo 2 not worth playing. They are not the same game.
Fourth of all, if they did announce Diablo 3 today, it still wouldn't be out for a year or longer, leaving you plenty of time to play Diablo 2.
Fifth of all, Diablo 2 is a sweet game and there's no logical reason that, if you've really wanted it since it came out, you wouldn't have had it by now.
The game's been out 7 years. Its sequel still isn't announced. I think it's safe to say you could have bought the game at any point in the last 7 years and not have felt cheated.
Fallout 1/2 - I don't know, computer RPG's just don't interest me really. Never did, and if i never play this game, probably never will!
Bioshock - got perfect 10s in EGM, caught me by surprise... figured it would be more something like Halo(a little less quality i guess) But super-hyped, minor fault or two here, not quite perfect but REALLY good game. But i have no desire to play it, single player FPS's just don't excite me i guess.
Basically anything without online play i don't consider purchasing(besides Guitar Hero 2... i love my GH2) For lack of interest, or lack of funds for the truly great games
Well fuck, then buy Diablo 2 now!!
Fallout: Didn't find out about it until recently and been too lazy to find it/order it.
Shadow of the Colossus/Ico: I've heard good things about them and I've even seen used copies of both at Gamestop for under $20 but I always pass them over for some reason.
Xenogears: I first played it when my friend had it...liked it but he traded it in...sadly all the online prices for it are complete rip-offs.
Guitar Hero: Dunno...looks fun but reminds me too much of the Dance Dance craze.
Pretty much any of the awesome PC games I managed to miss out on.
Get it. Its on Steam, there is no excuse not to play THE best RTS game ever made. This is not hyperbole either. It is exceptional.
Ive always hated rhythm games, until Guitar Hero showed me that the gameplay was never the problem, it was all about the music involved. I had always associated shitty techno with things like DDR.
Sorry, but seriously. Do it.
My response upon readin the OP was Diablo III.
I haven't purchased it, and I do know why.
Because it's not out (or announced).
I don't know why that is.
I just don't know why I haven't I grabbed it yet. I was out of a job when it came out and of course there was the whole wii or cube thing. I just don't know why. I should go get it.
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