[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

AFAIK there isn't already a dedicated thread for this so rather than continue to spread posts of this nature across various KoP/Axe threads I figured it'd be more convenient on everyone's behalf to have all discussions of sales and the like gathered into one place.

This weekend there's a flash sale on PSN, with a decent-sized handful of titles discounted down to a measly buck apiece. I just got Machinarium, The Cave, Worms Revolution and Double Dragon Neon, and I'll probably head back to grab Thomas Was Alone.

Other potential items of interest include Papo & Yo, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD, Dyad, Legend of Dragoon, Dino Crisis 1 & 2, Wild Arms 1 & 2, and Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. Are any of these must-haves?
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[Drem]

There is, actually. It's called D€₳£$: http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=39609

[Felix]

I somehow got excited for Worms Revolution despite every game they've made since Armageddon being a step back (I think because they were offering Armageddon free on Steam for the first time if you bought it) and nope, it was crap, oh well

Papo & Yo is alcoholic father favela Ico. I didn't really get into the demo but it seems like there's a lot to like if it does anything for you thematically.

Dino Crisis 2 is notable for being the only commercially released evidence that DMC didn't just spring forth from Kamiya's skull fully-formed as the definitive way to make a 3D action title, but you wouldn't necessarily love it in 2014

and B-grade PSX-era jRPGs are generally agreed to not age that well but if that's what you want then you should already have some idea

[CubaLibre]

Legend of Dragoon is rancid shit, but Wild Arms 1 is fun enough, and has one of videogames' best soundtracks.

Dyad wears out its welcome real fast and is not nearly as Space Giraffe as it wants to be.
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[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

[username]

Does Syphon Filter hold up at all (it's also in the buck sale) or is it one of those games better to leave off in the past?
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[tacotaskforce]

[username]

I bought Tomb Raider II in the last flash/buck sale and enjoyed revisiting the original Tomb raider a few years before that, so I like the cut of your jib. No tasering fools then.
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[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

What's the breakdown on Dino Crisis and Wild Arms 1 vs. 2?
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[dementia]

Good deal on 3DS games starting next Sunday @ Best Buy

[CubaLibre]

[BenoitRen]

I'm on the fence about Velocity Ultra. Anyone played it?
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[boojiboy7]

Dino Crisis 2 is neat as a step on the evolution to the later RE Mercenaries modes.

Double Dragon Neon is actually pretty darn fun? What the hell.

[Felix]

official least bad wayforward game

[ArOne]

Are any of the Syphon Filter games worth a lark?
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[Mr. Mechanical]

The original Syphon Filter had smooth character animations for its time and a taser that you could set enemies on fire with by holding down the button.

The rest of the game was pretty shit but it had what at the time were considered good graphics which is what prompted me to play up to the subway level. I think there was a bomb on that level. Actually I think there may have been a bomb on every level.

Because the game was such a bomb. Kind of surprised it spawned all those sequels. Well, I guess it had what at the time were considered pretty good controls for an action game. I can't imagine it all not being horribly dated and clunky today.

But hell, it's $1. It was $40 or $50 when it was new lol. I only rented it back in the day after being impressed with a demo, though I did buy a cheap copy some years back just for the taser. Best part of the game, electrocuting people to death until they caught fire.
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[tacotaskforce]

The final PSP game, which got a PS2 port, is supposed to be really good.

Wild Arms 1 is a walking simulator. Its storytelling is lightwieght enough to fly a balloon. Wild Arms 2 is more of a proper JRPG story, and I really liked some of the character decisions they made. For instance the main character has a girlfriend who is not a party member, and he goes and hangs out with her inbetween being sent on missions. Wild Arms 2 also has a proper battle system, which class differentiations for each character. WA1 felt like the default options in an RPG maker program.

I played the original PS Mini version of Velocity and really liked it. You do have to get about 1/4th of the way through the game before they trust you enough to give you all of the controls for your ship, though. I don't know why they thought it would be a good idea to try and trick people into thinking they're playing a euroshooter at the start, but i guess they thought it was a good enough idea they kept it for the remake.
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[boojiboy7]

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[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

Ah fuck it, I just ended up getting all of the Wild Arms/Dino Crisis games at once, plus Harvest Moon to boot. They were just... so cheap. SO CHEAP.
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[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

Also: the Uncharted Vita game by the Syphon Filter devs is a decent imitation of the console Uncharteds. For what that's worth.
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[The Blueberry Hill]

That DiRT Showdown game that Schwere says is very Destruction Derby is part of a $6, 24hr Codemasters bundle.

https://www.humblebundle.com/flash

[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

Club Nintendo elite status rewards for the 2013/14 year are in. Depending on the number of Nintendo Fun Points you've amassed over the past year, you can get Game & Wario, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, NES Remix, Earthbound, Wario Land 2, Super Mario Land 2, or one of a handful of other games for free.

I'm personally leaning toward Earthbound, but G&W and DKCR3D are kinda tempting given the value (both are retail games, and normally priced accordingly). They're also both games that I'm curious to try, but not enough to spend actual money on them.
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[BenoitRen]

Get NES Remix.
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[Jigsaw]

DDNeon is pretty shit, sluggish as hell and not fun, but for a buck I'd pick it up for the music and the other handful of enjoyable/amusing aspects sprinkled throughout the game.

(Batman: The Brave and the Bold on the DS is infinitely less bad than DDN, the Wii version seemed pretty neat from what little I played of it too)


Also I bought the first two Syphon Filters on a whim, after the comments in this thread guess I won't ever bother playing em lol

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[BenoitRen]

There's Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PS1 Classic) for $4 bucks this week. Should I get it, wait for another sale with an even better price, or wait for the fan translation of the PSP port that those dicks at Atlus USA didn't localise?
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[MattCD42]

Wolfenstine 3D is like a buck on GMG with the code, Return to Wolfenstine is two buckaroos. Games can be cheaper than comics, creepy.
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[tacotaskforce]

[Persona mobile]

Oho, interesting! I wonder if it displays the characters' names in Japanese then.


What I really want, and I think I brought this up in the past, is to make a program to convert a PSP save file of P2:IS and convert it into a PS1 save file for P2:EP so I could transfer my data over and continue playing.
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[Schwere Viper]

[The King]

Wing Commander III is on sale for the low low price of free
https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house
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[BenoitRen]

Atlus's PSP games are on sale again, but still not at the same low price as the last summer sale. I'll continue to wait.
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[Ni Go Zero Ichi]

Square Enix is having a PSN sale too. Most of their Final Fantasy games (spinoffs included) are half off, along with a few other titles (including the PS1 port of Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross).

I already have most of the games in the sale, but I might pick up FF4 Complete and (probably against my better judgment) Dissidia Duodecim for PSP at $10 apiece.
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[Vikram Ray]

Front Mission 3 for $2.99 is appealing