Games Bought Thread 3

[A Black Falcon]

So in this episode of "what dumb stuff did ABF buy now" we have... a variety of stuff, some of which is interesting and some of which is very much not but I got anyway for completion's sake and such.

First though, some digital games I bought back in mid November but forgot to list in my last post for some reason.  I got a few Nintendo DD games and a bunch for the Xbox (One / Series).

Wii U DD - eshop.  I got these on November 19th.
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Shadow Archery -  $1 - This 2018 release is basically a remake of the game below, but from a behind-the-character viewpoint now and with Gamepad-based touch shooting controls.  So yeah, instead of playing NES-style like their other games, you use the stylus to kill the monsters.  It's simple but fun enough for the price.  And it makes use of the Wii U gamepad reasonably well too.
Shadow Archer - $3 - I find Ultra Dolphin Revolution's Wii U games fun.  They all are Wii U exclusives with NES-style graphics and decently fun simple gameplay.  This one is an overhead shooter in a single area, you're an elf and kill monsters.  It's from 2016.  It's not their best game but is alright.
Jones on Fire - $2, on sale
Cubemen 2 - $2, on sale

Nintendo 3DS eshop - DD - got Nov. 29, the  day before all those digital Switch games I listed in my previous post.  Yeah, I left a bunch of stuff out there.
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The Queen TV-Game 2 - $0.02.  Yes, this game costs two cents, and it's not on sale, that's regular price.  Oh, and it's a new release. I was intrigued and it turns out that it is a pretty simple 'avoid the objects' game with some weird story and presentation stuff going on.  The controls aren't the best and the game is insanely hard, but for the price I am certainly not complaining.

Xbox One - DD. I got these on November 24th.
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Hotshot Racing - $13.39, on sale.  This racing game is from Sumo Digital, who have done a lot of work on racing games for Sega but went off on their own for this one.  It is a very Sega-inspired game, but is original.  The game is VERY Virtua Racing-inspired visually, but original.  The game looks great on the XSX -- this game is Xbox One X enhanced and runs at 4k60 very nicely.  A 120fps patch would be awesome for the XSX, but as is it looks good.  As for the gameplay, well this game does not match up to the Sega classics it emulates, but it is a fun, simple arcade-style racer, something normal back in the '90s but rare today.  Definitely get it if you like that kind of game but want one with nice new graphics.

Rare Replay - $7.50, on sale.  I have this on disc but wanted a digital copy because having to put the disc in just to boot the digital-copy of games like the X1 ports of the X360 versions of the Banjo and Perfect Dark was really annoying.

Battletoads (2020) - $10.  I've heard mixed things about this game, but decided to get it anyway.

Additionally, the DOA6 season passes were on sale at a whole 15% off, so I... spent a whole bunch of money buying two of them.  Uh, at least it's money spent on a game I do actually play... and I do, DOA6 is probably my second most played game this year after Mario Maker 2.

Xbox One / Xbox Series X (XSX enhanced) - Also from Nov. 24th.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection - $26  I thought about buying this physical, but I believe that only the digital copy comes with Halo Reach and Halo ODST... and I am not a Halo fan of course, but that they added 120fps multiplayer modes to the games is pretty interesting, I want to see that -- this TV has 120fps support.


Now for stuff from this month, I made a second order from Gamestop during their '50% off if you buy at least 5 games' sale, and this is what I got.  Uh, some of these... yeah.  Not exactly games I'm going to play anytime soon.  Others I will.

As you will see I got crazy lucky yet again with these, they're almost all complete with the original cases!  I definitely wasn't expecting that, nice.

Xbox One
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ReCore - $2.50, complete.  This is a good game and I wanted to have the disc.
Halo 5: Guardians - $7.50, complete
Dishonored 2 - $7.50, disc in generic case.  The only not original case.  Oh well...
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider -$7.50, complete
Mass Effect: Andromeda - $2.50, complete (and sealed!)  (The rest of this order arrived days ago, but this game only arrived today so I waited until it was all here before posting it here.)

Playstation 4
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - $7.50, complete

Wii U
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Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed - $7.50, complete - Yes, I have this on multiple other platforms (PC, X360, 3DS), but I got this one also anyway because I wanted to have the Nintendo console version. It's nice to see it with the real case.  This is a very good kart racer, one of the better ones around.


And lastly, I was in a store today looking for games and some gifts, and ended up spending more on myself, though I did get a few gifts as well.   I got these games.

Pipe Dream - NES - $5, cart only
Pac-in-Time - $13 - SNES - cart only
Ratchet & Clank (2016) - $14 - PS4 - complete
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin - Divine Edition - $57, new.  This was a nice find because this game is a hit and has quickly become hard to find online, it's sold out almost everywhere.  I know eventually they will print more copies and the value will likely drop, but right now this sells for well over this price.  The game looks good and I'm quite interested in playing it, too.  (There is also a much easier to find PS4 version, but I'd rather have it for Switch.  They did have both.)