Comments on: The allure of bargains http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/ General mind-dump of Jonas Wæver Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Jonas Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:15:22 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-870 Just played it for an hour and a half. It doesn't seem like a <em>bad</em> game. The combat is alright and the controls are decent. I'm having trouble controlling the horse - I bet it's calibrated for an Xbox 360 controller. My horse control problems eventually resulted in my getting stuck half-way up a cliff. Can't get the damn horse down from there. I can get off the horse and play on but I'd just got the bloody creature as a quest reward, I'd like to use it for a bit. The VA is terrible, that's true, but it doesn't physically hurt me, so I'm alright. The graphics are decent and I like the art direction. It's a pretty decent game for 10 bucks. Just played it for an hour and a half. It doesn’t seem like a bad game. The combat is alright and the controls are decent. I’m having trouble controlling the horse – I bet it’s calibrated for an Xbox 360 controller. My horse control problems eventually resulted in my getting stuck half-way up a cliff. Can’t get the damn horse down from there. I can get off the horse and play on but I’d just got the bloody creature as a quest reward, I’d like to use it for a bit.

The VA is terrible, that’s true, but it doesn’t physically hurt me, so I’m alright. The graphics are decent and I like the art direction. It’s a pretty decent game for 10 bucks.

]]> By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Jonas Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:45:54 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-869 I'm giving it a chance. I’m giving it a chance.

]]> By: EER http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-868 EER Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:59:22 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-868 I think I'll skip this one then ;) I think I’ll skip this one then ;)

]]> By: Razumasu http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Razumasu Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:33:22 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-867 I bought Two Worlds a few hours ago after being told it was on sale.... and... well i simply can´t play it for very long at a time. The voice acting is SO bad and so is the script.....its really really really bad....... I bought Two Worlds a few hours ago after being told it was on sale…. and… well i simply can´t play it for very long at a time. The voice acting is SO bad and so is the script…..its really really really bad…….

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-866 fox Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:11:58 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-866 It was the full "Jade Empire - Special Edition" complete with poster, artbook and steelbook btw... It was the actually the weight of the cardboardbox with the steelbook in it that tempted me... It felt very satisfying when I opened the box and found all that because normally the bargain offers don't come with anything but the game discs - not even a printed manual. It was the full “Jade Empire – Special Edition” complete with poster, artbook and steelbook btw… It was the actually the weight of the cardboardbox with the steelbook in it that tempted me… It felt very satisfying when I opened the box and found all that because normally the bargain offers don’t come with anything but the game discs – not even a printed manual.

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/comment-page-1/#comment-865 fox Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:02:51 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-allure-of-bargains/#comment-865 A shitty game is shitty game - no matter what it costs. I often buy bargain games but in almost all cases I was interested in them long before they became bargain offers. As long as there are either good new releases and/or older games with good replay value available I won't waste my time on average games like Two Worlds. Three days ago I bought Jade Empire for 10€ and today I actually bought The Orange Box for 30€ (because they plan to sell the games seperatley for much higher prices and I feared they might stop this offer). A shitty game is shitty game – no matter what it costs. I often buy bargain games but in almost all cases I was interested in them long before they became bargain offers. As long as there are either good new releases and/or older games with good replay value available I won’t waste my time on average games like Two Worlds.
Three days ago I bought Jade Empire for 10€ and today I actually bought The Orange Box for 30€ (because they plan to sell the games seperatley for much higher prices and I feared they might stop this offer).

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