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What the hell man!!!

MandaloriaMandaloria Registered User new member
edited November 2008 in Games and Technology
OK we go the entire year with only a handful of good games to keep us going. Now look, WOW, Gears, Resistance, Little Big Planet... I don't have the money to keep up with all the great games coming out. Not to mention the time play them. Between, work, games, football, and life, how am I supposed to deal with this? O_o

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  • GnomeTankGnomeTank What the what? Portland, OregonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    This happens...every year? The holidays is always the time for the big releases, while the spring and summer are always light on good games. This is not a new problem, and most of us have learned to adapt our time accordingly.

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    Sagroth wrote: »
    Oh c'mon FyreWulff, no one's gonna pay to visit Uranus.
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  • JerikTelorianJerikTelorian Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Who exactly are you complaining to?

    That being said, it's a really good year for gaming, and it's allowed me to develop a good backlog of games for the future. It will be nice when the costs drop in the future, and I can grab some games I really wanted to play on the cheap.

    Also, welcome to the forums. Might want to lurk a teensy bit more before you start new threads though.

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    Shade wrote: »
    Anyone notice how some things (mattresses and the copy machines in Highrise) are totally impenetrable? A steel wall, yeah that makes sense, but bullets should obliterate copy machines.

    I don't know about you, but I always buy a bullet proof printer. Its a lot more expensive, but I think the advantages are apparent.
  • MandaloriaMandaloria Registered User new member
    edited November 2008
    Actually not complaining more venting. :P

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  • wyrlsswyrlss Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    It's still not as great a haul as 1998.

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  • JerikTelorianJerikTelorian Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Mandaloria wrote: »
    Actually not complaining more venting. :P

    Undferstandable. My tactic was to pick up two of the games I was interested in (Far Cry 2 and Fable 2), play them raw; play some of the other things in my backlog, and pick up the other big titles later.

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    Shade wrote: »
    Anyone notice how some things (mattresses and the copy machines in Highrise) are totally impenetrable? A steel wall, yeah that makes sense, but bullets should obliterate copy machines.

    I don't know about you, but I always buy a bullet proof printer. Its a lot more expensive, but I think the advantages are apparent.
  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    This happens every single year without fail.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

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  • JerikTelorianJerikTelorian Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

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    Shade wrote: »
    Anyone notice how some things (mattresses and the copy machines in Highrise) are totally impenetrable? A steel wall, yeah that makes sense, but bullets should obliterate copy machines.

    I don't know about you, but I always buy a bullet proof printer. Its a lot more expensive, but I think the advantages are apparent.
  • GnomeTankGnomeTank What the what? Portland, OregonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

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    Sagroth wrote: »
    Oh c'mon FyreWulff, no one's gonna pay to visit Uranus.
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  • wasted pixelswasted pixels Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

    They're all pretty much equally historic.

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  • angrylinuxgeekangrylinuxgeek Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Trade in your 360 and PS3 for a Wii, you won't have to spend a dime this fall

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  • CrazybearCrazybear Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

    Making his point for him...


    Anyway, to the OP. Yeah, it is a hard time on the old wallet. Because of all the good games coming out and out right now, Gears of War 2 is going to have to wait till the price drops. And I thought I was gonna get that day one.

    But you have to do what JerikTelorian said. Pick the games you really want and play the hell out of them. I know that Fallout 3 and Fable 2 will keep me going long enough to get GOW2 when the price drops.

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  • Doc HollidayDoc Holliday Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Trade in your 360 and PS3 for a Wii, you won't have to spend a dime this fall

    Oh! Oh ho ho ho! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! Ho ho ho ho!

    :(

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

    They're all pretty much equally historic.

    You're lying to yourself if you think this election (where we fucking elected an African American into office) was equally as historic as Bush winning over Kerry.

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  • GnomeTankGnomeTank What the what? Portland, OregonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

    They're all pretty much equally historic.

    You're lying to yourself if you think this election (where we fucking elected an African American into office) was equally as historic as Bush winning over Kerry.

    This. If you actually think this election had the same historical value as Bush or Clinton getting elected...uhh, I'm not really sure what to say to that, except maybe go read some American history?

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    Sagroth wrote: »
    Oh c'mon FyreWulff, no one's gonna pay to visit Uranus.
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  • DjiemDjiem Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Trade in your 360 and PS3 for a Wii, you won't have to spend a dime this fall

    Oh! Oh ho ho ho! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! Ho ho ho ho!

    :(

    Which is a shame, because if you trade in your PS3 and 360 for a Wii you'll be left with a shitload of money.

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  • angrylinuxgeekangrylinuxgeek Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Trade in your 360 and PS3 for a Wii, you won't have to spend a dime this fall

    Oh! Oh ho ho ho! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! Ho ho ho ho!

    :(
    SANTA! YOU ARE REAL!!!!! :D:D:D:D

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  • SageinaRageSageinaRage Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Maybe don't compulsively buy every game as soon as it comes out? It's not a race dude.
    Trade in your 360 and PS3 for a Wii, you won't have to spend a dime this fall

    Wow, yeah, we sure didn't get enough wii bashing in the wii thread. You are obviously secure in your choice of game console.

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  • stratslingerstratslinger Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Mandaloria wrote: »
    OK we go the entire year with only a handful of good games to keep us going. Now look, WOW, Gears, Resistance, Little Big Planet... I don't have the money to keep up with all the great games coming out. Not to mention the time play them. Between, work, games, football, and life, how am I supposed to deal with this? O_o

    Just think - you don't have the funds to keep up with it right now, but in a few months when all the new releases dry up, you'll have plenty of time to catch up - and at a discout, assuming by then you can get them used for $5-10 cheaper. That oughtta tide you over until, maybe, NEXT holiday season, when we get to start up the same exact cycle again! :winky:

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    wyrlss wrote: »
    It's still not as great a haul as 1998.

    i see your 1998 and raise you 2004.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    See people need to remember threads like this when they're complaining about "slow periods" during the spring/summer months.


    Now: "ZOMG too many good games can't afford them all ahhhhh no time to play them all aaahhh"

    a few months later...

    "gee I wish more good games would come out around now."


    Use the former to alleviate the latter, and use the latter to alleviate the former. Simple

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    This happens every single year without fail.

    Even better, every single year you get people all over G&T insisting this is the best year for games ever.

    It's just like the Presidential Election, each more historic than the last.

    Sure, except uhh, this one actually WAS really historic.

    They're all pretty much equally historic.
    The 1852 election is not as historic as this one.

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  • wasted pixelswasted pixels Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Couscous wrote: »
    The 1852 election is not as historic as this one.

    And in 2160, this one won't be a very big deal, either.
    You're lying to yourself if you think this election (where we fucking elected an African American into office) was equally as historic as Bush winning over Kerry.

    Fifty years ago, nobody could believe we elected a Catholic.

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