I paid $40 for Final Fantasy on NES in 1992. That was after the second installment (or fourth, depending on how you look at it) was out and retailers were trying to unload their stocks of NES games to make room for SNES.
... whichever one has an adapter available so you can play its games on your home system. Despite there being some really cool titles out (and more on the way) I'm not much of a pocket system fan.
Almost all of those games are sequels or offshoots of previously-released games. Part of the reason I rarely reach for the consoles anymore is because pretty much everything that's coming out is a rehash of something I've already played.
We'll find out when future installations of Xenosaga come out. Last I heard they were shooting for 6 episodes, with each of them weighing in at 30+ hours.
I'm glad I did not buy this game - it only took me a couple of hours to beat it, and once you finish it there's really no replay value. Good game, but way too short. Same goes for Parasite Eve on Playstation, while I'm thinking about it.
20-30 hours should be the target zone for an average finish (not scouring the entire world looking for secrets, next-to-impossible optional boss battles, etc). Any less and you're pretty much not getting your money's worth, unless you pirate the game or wait until it's in the bargain bins.
... to me anyway, I usually just flip a coin on it. That said I don't go around soliciting things from other male players, that's where the line is drawn between playing a game and being sick.
Stores shouldn't hold any responsibility so long as they're not selling M-rated products directly to kids. All the products are labeled with ratings and reasons why they're rated as such, purchasing the product implies that you accept the rating and are willing to make sure your kid stays on the straight and narrow. It's sad because these same parents who let their kids' game consoles do the babysitting will be the ones at the PTA meetings screaming about how kids are out of control because of exposure to media.
People who get pissed off need to understand that things do happen which will extend patch downtime. Do the numbers... 16 hours' downtime for something which you pay 12-15 dollars a month works out to around 25 cents. Go watch TV or spend some time with your friends and family.
Front Mission's a hell of a series. It's unfortunate that it pretty much slipped through the cracks when FM3 was released in 2000. Probably because there were way too many other RPGs being released around the same time frame (including sequels to Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Saga Frontier).
I'd definitely be interested to see an online version.
Square-Enix should take all the FF remakes (Origins, Anthology, Chronicles), FFVII-FFIX and bundle this movie in some sort of deluxe PS2 edition (all on DVD of course). They'd sell millions of copies...
Not unless they put some more thought into Chronicles and Anthology - let's face it, the first editions were horrible. I don't think I've ever seen less responsive controls in a video game.:)
That would kick ass if it did include the GBP. I've been wanting to check out Final Fantasy Tactics Advance but I'd rather not use a GBA and can't justify paying $150 for a system I'd play maybe 3 or 4 games on.
I remember seeing Toys R Us ads having the Nintendo priced at $150 in 1988.
Games were $30-$40, though I seem to recall Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves going for $50. That was one of the later titles so pretty soon afterwards prices were slashed so the SNES could move in for good.
I'm pretty sure when they mentioned that Nintendo was founded in 1889 they were assuming everyone would figure out for themselves that Nintendo started out doing something else before moving to video games.
Had that question specifically mentioned the European servers (notice it didn't, and keep in mind that grab bags have always been US-centric), Sanya's response would probably have read more along the lines of not being able to answer based on the fact that Mythic has no control over GOA.
One more reason so many Euros play on the US servers. The servers in Europe are several patches behind, GOA handles support instead of Mythic (as I understand it GOA's support is subpar even compared to Mythic), and now this. Sad because it's a really good game once you get past the support problems.
Unfortunately as long as games are easy to pirate (that goes for CDs and DVDs too) I don't think you'll see return policies loosened up anytime soon. Read reviews from several different sources and talk with other folks before spending $50 on a game. (I found out the hard way when I bought Asheron's Call 2, heh)
Also true - but I can guarantee you that if you do something for 60 hours a week you're going to get sick of it, regardless of what it is. Don't forget in addition to having to play the game to generate these items, he has to spend time outside of the game arranging transfers, setting up auctions, etc. He's also got something else to consider: If he sells too much (or if he has competition) the market could get saturated to the point of him not being able to sell anything else - can he afford to live without income until things get better?
I played the beta for about a week and a half before I finally got bored with it and gave up. I'm not sure if it's because I was only seeing people once every 15-20 minutes or if it was the 'been there done that' feeling I got after playing Dark Age of Camelot for a year and a half.
The thing that really pissed me off was that the camera control sucks. There's no way to effectively pan the camera around in battle to make sure there's no aggro coming up behind you (and when you strafe around the mob to do a check you'll get some random idiot that runs by you and says 'OMG MOVING DOESNT HELP YOU NOOB')
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I paid $40 for Final Fantasy on NES in 1992. That was after the second installment (or fourth, depending on how you look at it) was out and retailers were trying to unload their stocks of NES games to make room for SNES.
... whichever one has an adapter available so you can play its games on your home system. Despite there being some really cool titles out (and more on the way) I'm not much of a pocket system fan.
That first Ghostbusters game on NES was pretty tight.
Almost all of those games are sequels or offshoots of previously-released games. Part of the reason I rarely reach for the consoles anymore is because pretty much everything that's coming out is a rehash of something I've already played.
We'll find out when future installations of Xenosaga come out. Last I heard they were shooting for 6 episodes, with each of them weighing in at 30+ hours.
I'm glad I did not buy this game - it only took me a couple of hours to beat it, and once you finish it there's really no replay value. Good game, but way too short. Same goes for Parasite Eve on Playstation, while I'm thinking about it.
20-30 hours should be the target zone for an average finish (not scouring the entire world looking for secrets, next-to-impossible optional boss battles, etc). Any less and you're pretty much not getting your money's worth, unless you pirate the game or wait until it's in the bargain bins.
Just turned 23 - had been playing mmorpg's since 21.
... to me anyway, I usually just flip a coin on it. That said I don't go around soliciting things from other male players, that's where the line is drawn between playing a game and being sick.
I've been going to gamemusic.com for roughly 5 years now. Very good place to do business with imo.
Stores shouldn't hold any responsibility so long as they're not selling M-rated products directly to kids. All the products are labeled with ratings and reasons why they're rated as such, purchasing the product implies that you accept the rating and are willing to make sure your kid stays on the straight and narrow. It's sad because these same parents who let their kids' game consoles do the babysitting will be the ones at the PTA meetings screaming about how kids are out of control because of exposure to media.
People who get pissed off need to understand that things do happen which will extend patch downtime. Do the numbers ... 16 hours' downtime for something which you pay 12-15 dollars a month works out to around 25 cents. Go watch TV or spend some time with your friends and family.
... the game isn't any good.
Front Mission's a hell of a series. It's unfortunate that it pretty much slipped through the cracks when FM3 was released in 2000. Probably because there were way too many other RPGs being released around the same time frame (including sequels to Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Saga Frontier).
I'd definitely be interested to see an online version.
Square-Enix should take all the FF remakes (Origins, Anthology, Chronicles), FFVII-FFIX and bundle this movie in some sort of deluxe PS2 edition (all on DVD of course). They'd sell millions of copies...
:)
Not unless they put some more thought into Chronicles and Anthology - let's face it, the first editions were horrible. I don't think I've ever seen less responsive controls in a video game.
That would kick ass if it did include the GBP. I've been wanting to check out Final Fantasy Tactics Advance but I'd rather not use a GBA and can't justify paying $150 for a system I'd play maybe 3 or 4 games on.
I remember seeing Toys R Us ads having the Nintendo priced at $150 in 1988. Games were $30-$40, though I seem to recall Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves going for $50. That was one of the later titles so pretty soon afterwards prices were slashed so the SNES could move in for good.
I'm pretty sure when they mentioned that Nintendo was founded in 1889 they were assuming everyone would figure out for themselves that Nintendo started out doing something else before moving to video games.
Had that question specifically mentioned the European servers (notice it didn't, and keep in mind that grab bags have always been US-centric), Sanya's response would probably have read more along the lines of not being able to answer based on the fact that Mythic has no control over GOA.
One more reason so many Euros play on the US servers. The servers in Europe are several patches behind, GOA handles support instead of Mythic (as I understand it GOA's support is subpar even compared to Mythic), and now this. Sad because it's a really good game once you get past the support problems.
That was the first game I got, I still remember the judge going "Point!" and "Be-gin!"
Unfortunately as long as games are easy to pirate (that goes for CDs and DVDs too) I don't think you'll see return policies loosened up anytime soon. Read reviews from several different sources and talk with other folks before spending $50 on a game. (I found out the hard way when I bought Asheron's Call 2, heh)
The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=profit
www.dotslash.com? :D
Also true - but I can guarantee you that if you do something for 60 hours a week you're going to get sick of it, regardless of what it is. Don't forget in addition to having to play the game to generate these items, he has to spend time outside of the game arranging transfers, setting up auctions, etc. He's also got something else to consider: If he sells too much (or if he has competition) the market could get saturated to the point of him not being able to sell anything else - can he afford to live without income until things get better?
I played the beta for about a week and a half before I finally got bored with it and gave up. I'm not sure if it's because I was only seeing people once every 15-20 minutes or if it was the 'been there done that' feeling I got after playing Dark Age of Camelot for a year and a half. The thing that really pissed me off was that the camera control sucks. There's no way to effectively pan the camera around in battle to make sure there's no aggro coming up behind you (and when you strafe around the mob to do a check you'll get some random idiot that runs by you and says 'OMG MOVING DOESNT HELP YOU NOOB')