Your last game purchase [Archive] - Mature Gamers Forums

Landy

11-23-2009, 03:26 AM

At a reduced price, I believe?

(I read an article on it, I've not been rummaging through your credit card bills... :p)

Hehe yeah, forgot to add that it was to a reduced price. I always buy the games when they are on sale, unless its some major game title.

Already have the game on the Xbox 360, but a friend of mine has been trying to get me into the GTA IV MP for pc, so i thought id give it a go. It's def worth the money.

Jason

11-23-2009, 03:31 AM

I've got it for PS3 - I wasn't overly impressed to be honest. It's still GTA, it's still a whole crapload of fun, but.... it just feels a bit tired. Like they need to really do something with it rather than just rotate characters and cities.
Maybe I'm just a bit cynical. :-/

I think one of the big criticisms about the PC version (other than the game-killing bugs at launch and the games for windows live thing) was that the system requirements were excessively big if you want to run the game on higher settings?

Landy

11-23-2009, 03:34 AM

I think one of the big criticisms about the PC version (other than the game-killing bugs at launch and the games for windows live thing) was that the system requirements were excessively big if you want to run the game on higher settings?

You might be right. I haven't really worried about any system requirements since i spent more then $2600 on my new rig, which i got 3-4 months back :D

Generally any 'open world' games do eat up a lot of your hardware.

Recaner

11-24-2009, 04:42 AM

Team Fortress 2 was my last game purchase.

Landy

11-26-2009, 08:55 PM

Plant vs Zombies.

MyNameDidntFit

11-27-2009, 09:11 AM

Maybe I'm just a bit cynical. :-/
GTA IV on PS3 was, for me summed up by this simple math:

San Andreas + 'Gritty Realism' + Annoying Cousin - Fun

... or maybe I'm just cynical.

Last game I purchased was... I have no idea. Possibly... Dawn of War 2? I don't buy many games as I'm quite poor.

... OK. Wait. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. for AU$4? That will be my most recent purchase in a few hours.

Jason

11-27-2009, 05:11 PM

Just snapped up Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic for a whopping £1.74 off Steam.

Sometimes they have some truly ludicrous deals.

Landy

11-27-2009, 06:21 PM

Just snapped up Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic for a whopping £1.74 off Steam.

Sometimes they have some truly ludicrous deals.

That's pretty good deal if u ask me. To bad I'm not a fan of Star Wars :p

MyNameDidntFit

11-28-2009, 04:33 AM

... now I have to buy KOTOR too...

Dammit Steam.

Landy

11-28-2009, 01:31 PM

Although it wasn't on sale, i bought 'Overlord' on Steam yesterday. Game is a laugh! I recommend it to everyone.

Jason

11-28-2009, 02:32 PM

That's pretty good deal if u ask me. To bad I'm not a fan of Star Wars :p

Me neither, but for less than £2 for a game with a metacritic score of 93, I'm buying it! :p

MyNameDidntFit

11-28-2009, 03:55 PM

I bought S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and KOTOR... now I'm just waiting 5 minutes to check tomorrow's items before I go to bed >.>

Landy

11-28-2009, 03:59 PM

I bought S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and KOTOR... now I'm just waiting 5 minutes to check tomorrow's items before I go to bed >.>

Oh yeah, hoping for some proper Steam deals today :naughty:

Jason

11-28-2009, 04:26 PM

...long 5 minutes, huh?

Recaner

11-29-2009, 07:28 PM

Got L4D2 from that deal they had on Steam.

Hayek

12-09-2009, 11:22 PM

I haven't bought a PC game in a while- basically since I got 360. Last game was probably Madden 2005.

nilihanth

12-19-2009, 05:47 AM

Last PC game I bought was the whole Neverwinter Nights set + all expansions for $20 a few months ago. Then I discovered that playing any 3D game on this laptop causes it to overheat after just a few minutes. The rest is history.

Jason

12-19-2009, 07:16 AM

May I recommend a laptop cooling pad of some description? I was having the same issues with some games, and this more or less solved them.

CemeteryGates

12-19-2009, 02:03 PM

EDIT: Damn, nevermind, I just realized I was on the PC gaming forum. So that would be Empire Earth: Art of Conquest for about $100 MXN.

Jason

12-19-2009, 03:21 PM

Heh, I'll move this to the general gaming forum. :)

nilihanth

12-19-2009, 05:11 PM

A cooling pad may work but it would have to be one that would be fancy enough to cost too much. I've used a simple cooling platform where it simply lifts the laptop off the surface, allowing tons of airflow but the laptop just gets too hot internally.

Jason

12-19-2009, 05:14 PM

I'm using an antec one with a couple of fans built into the base. Assuming your intakes are on the bottom like 80% of laptops, that might make a big difference. It only set me back about £20, too.

MyNameDidntFit

12-19-2009, 05:50 PM

I bought Torchlight this afternoon for $10 and I've now, according to Steam, played 6.1 hours straight... why did I stop? Because it's 2am. Bloody love that game.

Jason

12-19-2009, 05:56 PM

I think I'm going to have to get Torchlight. I'm yet to hear a bad word said about it.

Rob

12-19-2009, 05:59 PM

I bought Torchlight this afternoon for $10 and I've now, according to Steam, played 6.1 hours straight... why did I stop? Because it's 2am. Bloody love that game.

The game is really that much fun. Since the £ is doing so well I think Jason should start handing out copies of Torchlight with registration.

Jason

12-19-2009, 06:00 PM

:eek:

MyNameDidntFit

12-19-2009, 06:01 PM

I think I'm going to have to get Torchlight. I'm yet to hear a bad word said about it.
It's half-price at the moment, so you should do it. Now.

It's so good that I'm going to go to sleep in a moment so that I can wake up and play Torchlight.
Then I'm going to tell work I'm sick so I can play Torchlight.
Then I'm going to tell my girlfriend I'm sick so I can play Torchlight.
Then I'm going to realise I shouldn't have done that last thing and have to stop playing Torchlight.

Landy

12-20-2009, 08:17 AM

Rainbow Six: Vegas has been added to my games list.

nilihanth

12-20-2009, 07:15 PM

Konrad

12-20-2009, 07:42 PM

Torchlight, as of ten minutes ago.

Jason

12-20-2009, 07:54 PM

Just got Phantasy Star Zero for my DS as an early Christmas gift. Does it count if I didn't actually purchase it? Oh well, it's in here now so it's too late!

So far I'm loving it. Basically the same as PSO for the Dreamcast but with some added features.

That means there's now a cast-iron guarantee that someone else will have got you that already for Christmas! :p

Landy

12-21-2009, 08:17 PM

May I recommend a laptop cooling pad of some description? I was having the same issues with some games, and this more or less solved them.

My "old" laptop had heating issues, so bad that i could literally boil a cup of coffee on it. My new laptop ASUS UL50V (http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3637&p=2) never gets hot. Although it's not as top notch as a lot of the other laptops out there today, it can run most new games on medium-low setting. I play Torchlight on pretty high settings.

If you want to play the newest games on a laptop today, with "super" setting, you'll most likely bump into problems with the laptop getting overheated. I got a 2500$ desktop, although my laptop has started to be my favorite of the two.

nilihanth

12-25-2009, 05:09 AM

Assassin's Creed 2. My lovely wife got it for me!! I just opened the gift a few hours ago but haven't got to play it yet. Anyway, very excited about it!

Knighto

12-26-2009, 10:19 PM

Assassin's Creed 2. My lovely wife got it for me!! I just opened the gift a few hours ago but haven't got to play it yet. Anyway, very excited about it!

Definitely was GOTY for me, congrats, enjoy it. ;)

Knighto

12-26-2009, 10:23 PM

Does renting count?? I just rented The Saboteur played a couple of missions so far, but not as bad as I thought. It's clear that the game needs a lot of work with animation, though. Could've been great if Pandemic wasn't closed I guess!

I might get a new laptop soon and Torchlight will definitely be my first game on it, most MGs are playing it!

Jason

12-28-2009, 06:37 AM

I just got Day of Defeat: Source for £1.74 - never played it (despite CKS very kindly giving me a guest pass that I never got round to activating!), but less than £2 for a Valve-made game sounds pretty good to me, and even more so if it's been highly recommended by you guys.

Landy

12-28-2009, 01:40 PM

Nice Jason, hook me up when you're on and about for a game or two. So far, (for me) the special steam deals has been nothing but disappointing. Mostly because i already own the games that are on super sale, but also because it's also very random and boring titles that get's the super discount.

Hoping too see a better deal today.

MyNameDidntFit

12-28-2009, 02:40 PM

I haven't had time to be watching the sales... don't particularly mind though. From what I have seen they are kinda well... bad.

Jason

12-28-2009, 02:43 PM

Whilst this one hasn't been as good as the pre-christmas one (which had some amazing deals), I'm using it as a good chance to pick up some games I otherwise wouldn't have played or bought at full price. I wouldn't have been able to justify £7 for DoD: source, but for £1.74, it'd be rude not to!

Landy

12-28-2009, 05:14 PM

Bah, another depressing steam sale today.. C'mon Valve!

MyNameDidntFit

12-29-2009, 05:38 AM

TOB for $15 is pretty good, but I have it already (as does everyone with common sense, I should think).

Landy

12-29-2009, 12:33 PM

As of now, i own Bioshock

vlbarto10

12-29-2009, 03:24 PM

Last game purchase was LFD2.

Astonix

12-30-2009, 12:21 AM

Just bought Operations Flashpoint for PC. Having trouble running it on Windows 7 64-bit. Would of thought it ran on it considering it's new. =/

Mikey

12-30-2009, 12:29 AM

Ghostbusters on steam as a christmas present for a friend

Landy

12-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Just bought Operations Flashpoint for PC. Having trouble running it on Windows 7 64-bit. Would of thought it ran on it considering it's new. =/

Try running it in Win XP SP2 compatibility mode.

Astonix

12-30-2009, 02:58 AM

Shall try it later. Cheers

CemeteryGates

01-01-2010, 03:16 AM

Last time I went to the store I bought Call of Duty: World At War and Gran Turismo 5 for PS3 and Blazing Angels 2, Burnout Paradise, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Hitman: Blood Money, the GTA IV expansions, and Gears of War 2 for the 360.

The guy working at the store seemed pretty impressed and said something like "enjoy your huge stack of games" when I left. :p

Jason

01-01-2010, 10:52 PM

I got Mass Effect and Braid from the Steam sale. Combined they cost just over £5. I don't even know if my current laptop will run Mass Effect, but at £3.29 I'm not going to let that one go past, even if it's just for future play.
As for Braid, it's got pretty good reviews, and for £1.74, I'm willing to take a chance - I usually enjoy indie games, so it's worth a go. :)

Landy

01-05-2010, 10:34 AM

After years of thinking about getting Microsoft Flight Simulator X (10), i finally bought the Gold Edition and while i was at it, ordered a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System (http://www.saitekusa.com/prod/yoke.htm).

Jason

01-05-2010, 11:30 AM

I'm not even going to ask how much that cost. :p

Landy

01-05-2010, 11:54 AM

Lol, please don't :p

Gonna cost a lot more if i decide to add the other gadgets which you can use with the yoke system. Like any hobby, it costs :D

CemeteryGates

01-06-2010, 11:15 AM

Well, I recently acquired Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and also managed to find Uncharted, both for the PS3.

OFP is definitely not the same, but I haven't found a bug or bad AI yet, which seems like its biggest criticisms.
Uncharted is great so far, I'm loving it. :)

Landy

01-19-2010, 10:06 PM

Rise Of Flight

http://riseofflight.com/en

Lance

01-20-2010, 02:32 AM

Last game was Assassin's Creed II - good game, improvement on the 1st for sure, but it seemed to go a little quick. The next one should hopefully be an improvement.

Next game, probably LFD2

Landy

01-22-2010, 04:42 AM

ArmA Gold

ScarePriest

01-28-2010, 05:39 AM

Mass Effect 2, so far it is great!

TheNezzie

01-29-2010, 08:46 AM

Katamari Forever & Little Big Planet.. it was for the kids for xmas. Oh but we also bought Flower when we set up the PS3.. which I have now completed.

Jason

04-24-2010, 01:55 PM

Saints Row 2. Got it for £10 in the local superstore.

It's actually far better than I was expecting it to be. It's like a much more fun but slightly broken version of GTA IV.

Conor

04-24-2010, 02:22 PM

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for Xbox 360.

MyNameDidntFit

04-24-2010, 02:44 PM

Splinter Cell: Conviction for PC... it's making me sad right now, 'cause North, Central and South Americans can pre-load it now... I can't yet :(

Jason

04-24-2010, 02:58 PM

Ah, painful. On the bright side, I can tell you how it ends:

Yeah, turns out Sam Fisher was Liquid's father from when he raped Sephiroth in Bowser's Castle.

JustaBitOutside

04-24-2010, 04:02 PM

not a full game, but I just got the DLC for L4D2. Not very good.

Jason

04-24-2010, 04:50 PM

Really? Shame. I'll probably give it a crack at some point if I can get a team together. I haven't touched L4D or L4D2 for months now.

JustaBitOutside

04-25-2010, 06:19 AM

It's only three levels and it's very much recycled elements of the other levels in both concept and presentation. The survivors from the first game are a cameo at best. I don't feel ripped off or anything, I just didn't think it was anything special. Probably good for versus because it's short, a la crash course for L4D1

Konrad

04-25-2010, 07:22 AM

Really? Shame. I'll probably give it a crack at some point if I can get a team together. I haven't touched L4D or L4D2 for months now.
Let me know when you're looking!

Last game I bought was The Misadventure of P.B. Winterbottom.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/

It's in some ways similar to Braid which was one of my favourite games evah, so I bought it almost immediately. It's not quite as good in terms of puzzles as it has a lot less variety, but it's tough and innovative - with a fantastic poetic story and art direction. At $5 a STRONGLY recommended purchase.

Conor

04-25-2010, 10:12 PM

Let me know when you're looking!

Last game I bought was The Misadventure of P.B. Winterbottom.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/

It's in some ways similar to Braid which was one of my favourite games evah, so I bought it almost immediately. It's not quite as good in terms of puzzles as it has a lot less variety, but it's tough and innovative - with a fantastic poetic story and art direction. At $5 a STRONGLY recommended purchase.

Yeah, gimme a shout if you wanna play anmy Source game, been playing them all weekend along with the SNES EMU Rofl.

Steph

04-26-2010, 01:53 AM

Last game I bought ... I honestly have no idea =|
Might've been Modern Warfare 2 on the 360?
That game causes me so much stress ='(

Tiny Cy

04-27-2010, 12:00 AM

last game was SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection for the xbox..sadly as a present..i'm finding it very difficult to hand over.:-(

dimples

05-29-2010, 03:59 PM

Just bought Saboteur

CemeteryGates

05-31-2010, 10:40 PM

dimples

06-01-2010, 08:26 AM

Wet. I bought it from a friend. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Jason

06-01-2010, 10:31 AM

UFC Undisputed 2009 (PS3)
Dragon Age: Origins (X360)
The Saboteur (PS3)
Borderlands (PS3)

Bought all of them new for the equivalent to $70 USD. There's some insane discounts at my local video-game store. :D

Wow, that little lot should keep you going for some time!

Wet. I bought it from a friend. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

That game looks like a lot of fun. I keep meaning to have a look at it.

Konrad

06-02-2010, 06:40 AM

Bought Alpha Protocol.

I read it's supposed to be very buggy, but hell. Knowing Black Isle/Obsidian, all the great ones are. :p

MyNameDidntFit

06-02-2010, 09:37 AM

^ Let me know how that goes for you, I'm quite interested to see how it pans out.

Archangel

06-02-2010, 09:53 AM

As am I.

A good and proper Spy-style game hasn't been seen in... ever, that I'm aware of.

Jason

06-02-2010, 01:22 PM

I'll be renting it. When even the (alleged) devs are saying the game should have been cancelled, there's a big red warning sign for me.