miffy495 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} miffy495) wrote,@ 2006-10-22 18:25:00 |
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Fucking fuck fuck fuck! (and games!)
Sorry about the no-update on Wednesday. Those who don't go to the U of C would not know this, but apparently the pro-life rally was on Monday and Tuesday ONLY. This means that I spent the better portion of Tuesday making shirts to wear on a day when they mean nothing. I wore my shirt around all day anyway, becuase the alternative would be to be naked from the waist up, but it still kinda felt like a pointless exercise. Oh well, when they come back for their next rally in March, I'll be ready for 'em. The title of this post? Yeah, that's the frustration I had when I found out they'd packed up and left before I could go see 'em. Grrr.
Naturally, I needed to blow off some steam after this, so I went to EB to pick up something new to blow up pixels in. My intention was to get Saint's Row for the 360, as I'd heard a whole lot of good about it and wanted something to tide me over until the next GTA comes out. (the 31st! wooo!) Failing that, the 4th Splinter Cell just came out this week (to really good reviews) and that's a series I've been in love with since day 1. Unfortunately I ran into the only real problem I have with the Xbox 360. As great as the games are, (and they really are) I have a hell of a hard time justifying spending $70 on one. Especially when other systems will sell their games for $60 maximum, more likely $50. And then there's the DS, which has brought me nothing but fantastic game after fantastic game for about $40 apeice. When the DS delivers such a fantastic quality experience, no matter how great a game is on the 360, it's really difficult to let myself spend almost twice as much cash on it. I went up and stared at the 360 games for a while, looking at the games, the looking at the price tags, then looking at the games again, back to the price tags. This went on a while. Finally I just walked over the the DS section and grabbed Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Adventure. $40, of course. I've put a few hours into it now and it's fantastic fun. Incredibly cute, simple gameplay. You're a little blob of blue slime that has to stretch and spring himself into enemies and sometimes pilot a giant cartoony tank. Your goal is to save the 100-some citizens of Boingburg who have been kidnapped by malicious platipi. The game basically uses only one button to play, and still manages to have a lot of depth. So good. And nearly half the price Saint's Row would have cost me. Y'know, I do really like that 360, but until the prices become a bit more sane I fear it might just gather dust while the DS gets all the love. Then again, maybe there's another way....
See, I wasn't entirely honest. I do have Saint's Row now. Kinda. It's in the mail on the way to my house. Earlier today I got that "man, I wish Saint's Row wasn't so fucking expensive, I really want to play it" feeling. I knew that there was no way in hell I'd spend $70 on it though, so I started to explore my options. Let me say right now, eBay kicks ass. New copy, still sealed: $50, shipping included. For less than most new Xbox or PS2 games would cost me, Saint's Row is now on its way. I can stand to wait the week or two while it ships, and now I have the game. I think I'll be buying the majority of my 360 games on eBay from here on out. This way I can still afford to eat and other important things of the like.
Sorry about the no-update on Wednesday. Those who don't go to the U of C would not know this, but apparently the pro-life rally was on Monday and Tuesday ONLY. This means that I spent the better portion of Tuesday making shirts to wear on a day when they mean nothing. I wore my shirt around all day anyway, becuase the alternative would be to be naked from the waist up, but it still kinda felt like a pointless exercise. Oh well, when they come back for their next rally in March, I'll be ready for 'em. The title of this post? Yeah, that's the frustration I had when I found out they'd packed up and left before I could go see 'em. Grrr.
Naturally, I needed to blow off some steam after this, so I went to EB to pick up something new to blow up pixels in. My intention was to get Saint's Row for the 360, as I'd heard a whole lot of good about it and wanted something to tide me over until the next GTA comes out. (the 31st! wooo!) Failing that, the 4th Splinter Cell just came out this week (to really good reviews) and that's a series I've been in love with since day 1. Unfortunately I ran into the only real problem I have with the Xbox 360. As great as the games are, (and they really are) I have a hell of a hard time justifying spending $70 on one. Especially when other systems will sell their games for $60 maximum, more likely $50. And then there's the DS, which has brought me nothing but fantastic game after fantastic game for about $40 apeice. When the DS delivers such a fantastic quality experience, no matter how great a game is on the 360, it's really difficult to let myself spend almost twice as much cash on it. I went up and stared at the 360 games for a while, looking at the games, the looking at the price tags, then looking at the games again, back to the price tags. This went on a while. Finally I just walked over the the DS section and grabbed Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Adventure. $40, of course. I've put a few hours into it now and it's fantastic fun. Incredibly cute, simple gameplay. You're a little blob of blue slime that has to stretch and spring himself into enemies and sometimes pilot a giant cartoony tank. Your goal is to save the 100-some citizens of Boingburg who have been kidnapped by malicious platipi. The game basically uses only one button to play, and still manages to have a lot of depth. So good. And nearly half the price Saint's Row would have cost me. Y'know, I do really like that 360, but until the prices become a bit more sane I fear it might just gather dust while the DS gets all the love. Then again, maybe there's another way....
See, I wasn't entirely honest. I do have Saint's Row now. Kinda. It's in the mail on the way to my house. Earlier today I got that "man, I wish Saint's Row wasn't so fucking expensive, I really want to play it" feeling. I knew that there was no way in hell I'd spend $70 on it though, so I started to explore my options. Let me say right now, eBay kicks ass. New copy, still sealed: $50, shipping included. For less than most new Xbox or PS2 games would cost me, Saint's Row is now on its way. I can stand to wait the week or two while it ships, and now I have the game. I think I'll be buying the majority of my 360 games on eBay from here on out. This way I can still afford to eat and other important things of the like.
