touchofkiel wrote:Yeah but they're in boring CD cases! One thing I was looking forward to when I bought my Saturn recently was getting some games in those oversized jewel cases...
Which are irreplaceable once cracked and broken....... That's my main issue with (North American) Saturn and Sega CD cases, PSX longboxes, and the like.
As for the artwork discussion, I think Final Fantasy, Ys Book I & II, and the first two Zelda games are good examples of the Western artwork looking better than the Japanese.
We're halfway through February, here's what I've bought so far:
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND Limited Edition (360) $13.99 N
Dead or Alive 4 PLATINUM HITS (360) $10.13 U
Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN Limited Edition (PS3) $22.02 N
Hitman: Absolution (360) $9.60 N
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men (360) $9.33 U
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days (360) $19.35 N
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (360) $17.95 N
Virtua Fighter 5: Online (360) $11.19 U
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. (3DS) $15.99 N
Picked up the box and manual only for Battletech on Genesis. I try not to get too crazy buying this type of stuff (especially manuals by themselves) because it's a good way to blow a ton of money on very non-essential things, but I like my Sega stuff complete. If I have the cart only and an offer like this comes along I usually have to take it if it's an affordable game.
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Ordered a Japanese Dreamcast along with Marvel vs Capcom 1 and 2, all for less than $50. And what do you know, the games are CiB, and the console actually comes with cables and a controller... and a VMU! Japan is fun.
Waiting until my next paycheck until I can order Street Fighter V, unfortunately...
I'm definitely holding off on SFV for right now. I don't have enough folks to play (i.e. none), and the single-player content is waaaay too light. Even though they're going to make things available via DLC, I'd be shocked if they didn't do a retail run at some point that bundles some of the DLC with it.
It looks pretty cool, though, and I'm already a fan of the series. I just don't prioritize the fighters like I used to.
. Spent $88.92 and beefed up my DS RPG collection a bit.
