I like to think of all the times I could just KICK myself everytime I bought a new Final Fantasy for '60 dollars'
And then now I can buy the entire series for roughly the same amount u_u
Yeah, but that was Square, and thanks to Square's popularity they
always release their major titles for 20 bucks after they've been out for awhile.
Here's a counter example: I bought Suikoden 2 (by Konami) for $40 the day it was released. It had a short production run. Several years later, it has jumped from price up to
130 dollars. :shock: Yes, a single eBay auction funded my entire trip to Sakura Con 2005.
Anyway, if its American release is anything like its European release, Atelier Iris might end up being hard to find. It probably won't triple in price like Suikoden 2 did, but its price might increase a little.
Don't forget to look in the used game sections of store like EBX and Gamestop too.
No can do. Specialty game stores don't take unopened exchanges without a receipt. I am limited to Wal Mart and Target. I'm going with Wal Mart because they gave me a gift card that can be used online (I only did it because Wal Mart is not getting any cash out of the exchange).
guspasho:I very rarely rent games anymore, because RPGs are too long to complete in 5 days, and I can usually tell whether I will like it if I hear enough opinions from other people. Failing that, reselling the game on eBay usually gets back most of the money I spent.
I think in the past the battle field was a 2D horizontal playing field where if you wanted to get to the other side you had to jump over enemies to do so, right? This time they gave it a little more depth and made it 3D so there is more movement.
Yes, it was 2D side-view, where you controlled only the main character and the others did ranged attacks and magic support. You could walk by enemies, but you wouldn't want to unless you were running away.
What bothered me the most was their attack system, where you'd press the attack button and your character would run up, attack, and then run BACK to where he was before.... whereas if you moved left and right manually, he would
walk in that direction, at a snail's pace compared to his "attack" run.
From what you say, though, it sounds like a big improvement.
The Tales series often imitates the Star Ocean series (and vice-versa), because the two series have shared a lot of the same designers. So if more of Star Ocean's good points are carrying over, then I will be much happier.
I think I may go with the two cheap games. Thanks for the info.
Say, anybody play the two Katamari games, at or before the convention?...