While not quite the original console jRPG, it's still, in my opinion, the absolute best, and continues to try to change and improve, in some fashion, with every subsequent entry. While many argue whether these attempts are successful, I think it is evident that, although the series is being milked, there is at least a fundamental attempt to make each game new and fresh.
Yeah, there's nothing hugely revolutionary in this post. Just thought I'd offer it before the "OMFG JRPGS SUCK PLAY MASS EFFECT" starts.
Pretty much all of these games are available ~10-15 on eBay or at Gamestop, and there you get the case and the instruction booklet (and something tangible that can't be taken away). Is there any xbox game that's spectacularly rare or pricy?
I doubt it. Gamestop strikes me very much as a company that sticks to the guidelines they have layed out for themselves. They make a very small profit off of new games, but beyond that, the new games will get people into the store. "Hey, buying Halo 3? Why not pick up a used controller or strategy guide?" That sort of thing. As much as I'd like independent game companies to be able to get their games into stores this way, it seems unlikely that Gamestop would accept anything outside of a regular distributor, given that they don't buy games unless its going to absolutely sell (which is why they require preorders to allot shipments).
Worth a try, though. Call corporate, of course -- retail stores/managers will have absolutely no idea.
This is false -- they bought keys from companies that bought Thai/Russian retail boxes and sell them online. The deal that I found (Already bought the 360 version, so I didn't get it) was from a well-known Thai vendor selling the key at the regular Thai price -- and they would ship the disc/box to you with it if you wanted it. There was no scam, there was no middleman, and no indication (other than in the novel-length EULA) that this was anything other than a good deal.
While MySpace attracts the high school/middle school crowd, Facebook is still largely comprised of college-aged students (though it is beginning to skew younger and younger).
Missing a comma or two is an insignificant error. Misspelling a few words is an insignificant error.
Using "there" in place of "their" five times in a paragraph is not an accident or a typo, and it is fairly significant, seeing as how these are completely different words, and it makes you look like an idiot. Granted, something like "j00 id10t, you spelled it wrong!!1" isn't the best way to go about it, but people are never going to learn if they aren't held accountable.
What? The people who designed and built your buildings were paid. The people who designed many programming languages were paid researchers. The fact that you think putting a game coded by an independent designer up on the internet for free compares to someone "stealing" the idea of yet-another-FPS is mind boggling. It's the idea of "intellectual property" that confuses everyone. You aren't paying for the idea of a space sim. You're paying for the time it took to draw all the art, design the game, code the game, etc. If someone wanted to use his game for some sort of mod, or create a similar game after being inspired by it, I doubt the man would care that much -- the idea of the space sim is free, as long as you pay for all the time and work that went into creating the game.
Are you seriously suggesting that these companies should just spend millions of dollars and years developing A-quality games so you can play them for free as soon as they come out? Why in the world would anyone do this?
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Unlike Linux, you mean?
Yeah, there's nothing hugely revolutionary in this post. Just thought I'd offer it before the "OMFG JRPGS SUCK PLAY MASS EFFECT" starts.
Seriously, those greedy bastards. How dare they not jack up the price of the Wii by including something few really wanted and even less actually need.
I know they also have X-Men, Iron Man, FF, Captain America sets and probably more. Seems much more economical than renting them for a monthly fee.
Pretty much all of these games are available ~10-15 on eBay or at Gamestop, and there you get the case and the instruction booklet (and something tangible that can't be taken away). Is there any xbox game that's spectacularly rare or pricy?
Worth a try, though. Call corporate, of course -- retail stores/managers will have absolutely no idea.
Oh my goodness, boobs. Slashdot, how could you?
Schadenfreude.
"simpledog" is not the real name of the website in question. It was a name the poster used as a placeholder for the names of the real websites.
You realize you can modify what applications can send you notices, post things on your mini-feed, etc.
This is false -- they bought keys from companies that bought Thai/Russian retail boxes and sell them online. The deal that I found (Already bought the 360 version, so I didn't get it) was from a well-known Thai vendor selling the key at the regular Thai price -- and they would ship the disc/box to you with it if you wanted it. There was no scam, there was no middleman, and no indication (other than in the novel-length EULA) that this was anything other than a good deal.
Sounds like a pretty hardcore porn site.
While MySpace attracts the high school/middle school crowd, Facebook is still largely comprised of college-aged students (though it is beginning to skew younger and younger).
Day 9: ??? Day 10: PROFIT!
Seriously. I tried a fresh install after Humans V1 became corrupted, but it seems like its reverted back to its old behavior.
This stuff has been around for years. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/09/30
According to kotaku, someone from Bioware on the official forum has denied these details. http://kotaku.com/gaming/biowhat/mass-effect-limited-edition-details-emerge-306764.php
Missing a comma or two is an insignificant error. Misspelling a few words is an insignificant error. Using "there" in place of "their" five times in a paragraph is not an accident or a typo, and it is fairly significant, seeing as how these are completely different words, and it makes you look like an idiot. Granted, something like "j00 id10t, you spelled it wrong!!1" isn't the best way to go about it, but people are never going to learn if they aren't held accountable.
Probably. It was purposefully antithetical to the book.
What? The people who designed and built your buildings were paid. The people who designed many programming languages were paid researchers. The fact that you think putting a game coded by an independent designer up on the internet for free compares to someone "stealing" the idea of yet-another-FPS is mind boggling. It's the idea of "intellectual property" that confuses everyone. You aren't paying for the idea of a space sim. You're paying for the time it took to draw all the art, design the game, code the game, etc. If someone wanted to use his game for some sort of mod, or create a similar game after being inspired by it, I doubt the man would care that much -- the idea of the space sim is free, as long as you pay for all the time and work that went into creating the game.
I think it's something like 1 RIAAD = 3.5 MB = $750,000
IBM is lawyer central. I'm sure they'll be fine.
Sen. Larry Craig says otherwise.
I'm pretty sure the Battle Cruisers were Russian, not New Mexican.
Are you seriously suggesting that these companies should just spend millions of dollars and years developing A-quality games so you can play them for free as soon as they come out? Why in the world would anyone do this?