25th November 2018, 4:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 12th December 2018, 6:59 PM by A Black Falcon.)
... So for black friday (weekend), I got a bunch of stuff. Most of this I got Friday, some today.
..
First, I got some new games that were on sale.
Xbox One
--
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - $27, new. This sale was at Gamestop. I was thinking about getting this for PC, but that's $40 now, so I got this. Considering that the PC version would definitely look better (better screen, and my pc is more powerful than a XO S), but oh well, I got this. That's a big discount for a recent release...
Xbox One + PC - DD
--
Sea of Thieves - $30. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten this, but I like Rare enough to want to try it out, and got it digitally since this gets both PC (MS Store, but PC) and XO versions of the game.
Killer Instinct Definitive Edition - $10. This game is also crossbuy, and while I have it from Games with Gold that version only includes some of the characters and not all of them, plus it's console-only. This gets both versions and all the characters.
Switch
--
Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $35. This sale was at Best Buy. And yeah, it's another big discount for a recent release. I played some of it, seems fun. Very Ubisoft open world, though. The toys to life element's good, the ships look pretty cool. I will get more. Actually, I already got one more ship and a weapons pack today, and I ordered a few more... they were on sale for the weekend ($17.50 for ships, $7 for packs of two weapons)... but the game IS good and the plastic ships look good so it's probably worth it. The Arwing ship it comes with is pretty cool. Interestingly, this game doesn't use NFC like Skylanders; it's all hardwired, and connects to Joycons through a joycon grip that it comes with. That's pretty interesting and unexpected.
Switch DD
--
Sega Ages: Lightening Force - Quest for the Darkstar - $6, on sale. I have this great classic shmup for the Genesis of course, but I got this because it's not only a fantastic game emulated well, but they added new content -- if you beat the game you unlock the ability to play the game as the ship from Thunder Force III. Pretty cool.
3DS DD
--
Pazuru - $3, on sale
Balloon Pop Remix - $1.50, on sale
Shift DX - $1, on sale
Zen Pinball 3D - $1.30, on sale - the one Zen 3DS pinball game that's entirely original.
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - $3.50, on sale - expanded from a minigame.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe - $3.50, on sale - another expanded minigame.
I got a bunch of used games too. Unfortunately Gamestop didn't have buy 2 get 1 free for all used games, unlike last year, but did have it for older and handheld platforms -- everything except the PS4, XO, and Switch that they sell, essentially.
Xbox One
--
Tempest 4000 - $9, complete. This wasn't part of a deal, but there's no way I could refuse a physical copy of a Tempest game! This game is basically a port of that totally-not-Tempest Vita game from Llamasoft and probably isn't as great as the original T2K, but it's still really good and this is very cool to have.
Wii
--
Guilty Party - $4.50, complete
Need for Speed Undercover - complete, $7.20
DS
--
Ridge Racer DS - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $4.50)
The World Ends With You - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $18)
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $4.50)
3DS
--
Pokemon Rumble Blast - $9.00, cart in generic case
Bravely Default - $22.50, cart in generic case
Miitopia - complete, $31.50. This RPG is simplistic, but charmingly weird -- I mean, Miis go on a fantasy RPG adventure? And it has a Mii download feature so you can get Miis other people made too? It's fun stuff.
PS3
--
Witch and the Hundred Knight - disc in generic case, $7.20
Motorstorm Apocalypse - disc in generic case, free in a B2G1 (would have been $13.50) - The third and last game in this series on PS3.
Drakengard 3 - complete, $18.00
X360
--
Armored Core: Verdict Day - complete, free in a B2G1 (would have been $4.50)
Wii U
--
Disney's Planes - complete, $4.50
Vita
--
Persona 4 Golden - complete, $18.00
Shinobido 2 - $13.50, cart in generic case. The first and only game in this Tenchu-like series with a US release, this was a great find. I have a few of the earlier Shinobido games, but the Japanese ones are really hard to play due to the language barrier...
..
First, I got some new games that were on sale.
Xbox One
--
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - $27, new. This sale was at Gamestop. I was thinking about getting this for PC, but that's $40 now, so I got this. Considering that the PC version would definitely look better (better screen, and my pc is more powerful than a XO S), but oh well, I got this. That's a big discount for a recent release...
Xbox One + PC - DD
--
Sea of Thieves - $30. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten this, but I like Rare enough to want to try it out, and got it digitally since this gets both PC (MS Store, but PC) and XO versions of the game.
Killer Instinct Definitive Edition - $10. This game is also crossbuy, and while I have it from Games with Gold that version only includes some of the characters and not all of them, plus it's console-only. This gets both versions and all the characters.
Switch
--
Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $35. This sale was at Best Buy. And yeah, it's another big discount for a recent release. I played some of it, seems fun. Very Ubisoft open world, though. The toys to life element's good, the ships look pretty cool. I will get more. Actually, I already got one more ship and a weapons pack today, and I ordered a few more... they were on sale for the weekend ($17.50 for ships, $7 for packs of two weapons)... but the game IS good and the plastic ships look good so it's probably worth it. The Arwing ship it comes with is pretty cool. Interestingly, this game doesn't use NFC like Skylanders; it's all hardwired, and connects to Joycons through a joycon grip that it comes with. That's pretty interesting and unexpected.
Switch DD
--
Sega Ages: Lightening Force - Quest for the Darkstar - $6, on sale. I have this great classic shmup for the Genesis of course, but I got this because it's not only a fantastic game emulated well, but they added new content -- if you beat the game you unlock the ability to play the game as the ship from Thunder Force III. Pretty cool.
3DS DD
--
Pazuru - $3, on sale
Balloon Pop Remix - $1.50, on sale
Shift DX - $1, on sale
Zen Pinball 3D - $1.30, on sale - the one Zen 3DS pinball game that's entirely original.
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - $3.50, on sale - expanded from a minigame.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe - $3.50, on sale - another expanded minigame.
I got a bunch of used games too. Unfortunately Gamestop didn't have buy 2 get 1 free for all used games, unlike last year, but did have it for older and handheld platforms -- everything except the PS4, XO, and Switch that they sell, essentially.
Xbox One
--
Tempest 4000 - $9, complete. This wasn't part of a deal, but there's no way I could refuse a physical copy of a Tempest game! This game is basically a port of that totally-not-Tempest Vita game from Llamasoft and probably isn't as great as the original T2K, but it's still really good and this is very cool to have.
Wii
--
Guilty Party - $4.50, complete
Need for Speed Undercover - complete, $7.20
DS
--
Ridge Racer DS - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $4.50)
The World Ends With You - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $18)
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - free in B2G1, cart only (would be $4.50)
3DS
--
Pokemon Rumble Blast - $9.00, cart in generic case
Bravely Default - $22.50, cart in generic case
Miitopia - complete, $31.50. This RPG is simplistic, but charmingly weird -- I mean, Miis go on a fantasy RPG adventure? And it has a Mii download feature so you can get Miis other people made too? It's fun stuff.
PS3
--
Witch and the Hundred Knight - disc in generic case, $7.20
Motorstorm Apocalypse - disc in generic case, free in a B2G1 (would have been $13.50) - The third and last game in this series on PS3.
Drakengard 3 - complete, $18.00
X360
--
Armored Core: Verdict Day - complete, free in a B2G1 (would have been $4.50)
Wii U
--
Disney's Planes - complete, $4.50
Vita
--
Persona 4 Golden - complete, $18.00
Shinobido 2 - $13.50, cart in generic case. The first and only game in this Tenchu-like series with a US release, this was a great find. I have a few of the earlier Shinobido games, but the Japanese ones are really hard to play due to the language barrier...