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Ever bought one game thinking it was another?
TheMan
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About an hour ago, I drove by my local blockbuster and they had a bunch of old games and movies for sale in the parking lot - it was almost like a mini-bazaar. Loving a good bargain, I stopped by and started snooping. I found a game called Dark Sector. Now, this game was being sold for very little ($6.99) and did not include a box or instruction manual, so maybe that should have been a clue. Anyway, for some reason I thought that Dark Sector was Dead Space. I was proud of myself for finding a great deal on a great game, until I got home and investigated further. Now I feel kinda dumb, but at least I only spent 7 bucks. Anyone have a similar story?
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Fucking sucked.
Alot of people really liked that game.
I'm not exactly crying over it, but when you get a hamburger(no matter how delicious it may turn out to be) instead of the tbone you thought you ordered, there's bound to be a little disappointment, no?
But yesterday as i bought (the two original games, never played before) Fallout and Diablo, and i noticed some bullshit with sticker placement over the top of the number 2 on certain game boxes
Can you elaborate, I'm confused.
Spiderman 2 goes beyond a simple case of mistaken identity to straight-out lying. Yes, let's use the exact same boxart for the PC version and market it alongside the console games. Oh, but let's just drop in a completely different game just to fuck with 'em. Haha! We should record their reactions and put it on Youtube.
Gee, thanks Activision. Thanks a whole lot.
Thanks for reminding me. I was almost over it.
Jerk.
I ended up playing through all of it, and it was better then okay. I wouldnt of bought it otherwise and after playing it I stand by it.
Of course, MM Soccer turned out to suck anyway, so maybe it was for the best.
Only, it wasn't Baldur's Gate 2 in its entirety. It was only one or two chapters. Those fuckers sold me a demo.
As we got home and put it in the system, I prepared myself for playing the game for 5 minutes, showing him the error of his ways, and then relegating ourselves to drinking beers in the yard for our week off. Instead, we played the game non-stop for damn near 10 hours that day, and continued to do so most of the week.
That game was...Earth Defense Force 2017.
Don't judge a book buy it's cover, people.
Oh, you brought back some bad memories. I bought Deus Ex Special Edition for $10 at a Best Buy once. The regular game also costs $10. Oh ho, special edition, eh? Must have some awesome new features.
The 'special' edition is the first four hours of the game. As soon as JC leaves New York City to go abroad, the credits roll. It's just a big demo.
Published by Activision Value Publishing. Fuckers.
"But I bought this game on a total impulse without looking at it or even knowing what it was! I can't understand how this might have been a bad idea!"
Got home and learned the game has been permanently shut down about a month beforehand.
See, this is normally true. But it describes exactly what I did with Half-Life. No idea of what it was (beyond an FPS), just that the boxart was awesome, and the marketing said that the enemies could smell me. My last FPS was the shareware of Doom. I wanted a new one, and I had some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket. Best decision ever.
I resisted buying Hostile Waters for the longest time because I kept thinking it was a shitty FPS or (possibly) a TPS; instead of one of the best games I've ever played.
Otherwise, I rarely buy games unless I'm positive I'm thinking of the right one. Because I haven't broken down and started carrying a list in my pocket of all the games I'd like to own, along with what I'm willing to pay for them, I generally pass on potential deals.
In the spirit of the topic, I did watch Cool Hand Luke, thinking it was Good Will Hunting.
In my defense, both titles have 3 words and describe a person.
Additionally, I sat and watched the last 3/4s of The Green Mile because I was under the impression it was a baseball movie (no defense offered).
This happened to me but with Painkiller.
Games are expensive and I make sure I want a game before I buy it.
Those stories about buying a game cheaply only to find it's actually demo though? That's fucking shit. I don't think they even sell that kind of thing over here. I would be SO PISSED if it happened to me.
That is the worst thing. That shouldn't even be legal, or have a disclaimer: "you are buying a useless piece of plastic."
Amazon still has it listed for 30 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Garriotts-Tabula-Rasa-Collectors-Pc/dp/B000RLO7M4
You save 27% on the Auto Assault special edition!
http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Assault-Limited-DVD-Rom-Pc/dp/B000AFKDE8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1251507581&sr=1-2
Before my Circuit City closed they were still trying to sell that Tabula Rasa game for $80.
No joke.
Or you know, you could have possibly confused two games. No, no, we have to make it seem like everyone is all "hurr durr" for doing it. I'm sorry.