Random Gaming Thoughts

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Good news! After you get through the intro you can in fact change the language. Why it wont let you do that beforehand I have no idea. 15 minutes plodding through the intro and I now have it in English.

I have no clue what the setup for the story was. I'm not sure I really should care though. I guess I could look it up on YouTube if I wanted.

The game has some pretty spectacular lighting.

[BoringSupreez]

how I got the French-Canadian version of Splinter Cell from a GameStop in Colorado in the first place..

I've ended up with these on several occasions.

But I also live in a state that borders Quebec.

I've run into those a few times (brand new titles being sold first hand by retailers, mind you), though all instances involved 6th gen games. Maybe it was inventory being shifted around to help clear it out?

Even more strange, my Kmart back home has had a Mexican copy of Fable 3 for the past 4 years, and a local Gamestop had an Indian copy of Ninja Gaiden for oXbox. FYI, these stores are in MO.

[Gooseberrysoda]

why do some "retro-inspired" steam games insist on mixing 8-bit and 16-bit-style graphics

[o.pwuaioc]

why do some "retro-inspired" steam games insist on mixing 8-bit and 16-bit-style graphics

As you said, they're just "inspired". Why not? It's not like they do it for purity, but for fun.

[Gooseberrysoda]

why do some "retro-inspired" steam games insist on mixing 8-bit and 16-bit-style graphics

As you said, they're just "inspired". Why not? It's not like they do it for purity, but for fun.

I suppose, still freaks me out

also I can't be the only one to always think NCAA basketball is super metroid at a glance, right? this is a well-established thing

[alienjesus]

how I got the French-Canadian version of Splinter Cell from a GameStop in Colorado in the first place..

I've ended up with these on several occasions.

But I also live in a state that borders Quebec.

I've run into those a few times (brand new titles being sold first hand by retailers, mind you), though all instances involved 6th gen games. Maybe it was inventory being shifted around to help clear it out?

Even more strange, my Kmart back home has had a Mexican copy of Fable 3 for the past 4 years, and a local Gamestop had an Indian copy of Ninja Gaiden for oXbox. FYI, these stores are in MO.

I almost bought my brother a copy of New Play Control Pikmin 2 for Wii for Christmas, before noticing that the case was all in German.

[EvilRyu2099]

How can you tell if the copy is French-Canadian? I find it odd that my copies or KoF XI and KoF XII have both French and English versions of the text right on the box and cover..

[Luke]

I broke down and opened my copy of Rule of Rose. Very glad I did. The game is pretty mind blowing.

[prfsnl_gmr]

A local pawn shop has a complete copy of Trinity Universe (PS3) for a good price. Should I pick it up? It appears to have some value, but it doesn't look like my cup of tea.

[Ack]

A local pawn shop has a complete copy of Trinity Universe (PS3) for a good price. Should I pick it up? It appears to have some value, but it doesn't look like my cup of tea.

What is a good price? If it's a big difference between the shop's price and the game's current value, I'm sure you could always sell it to someone on here for profit.