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What Games Did You Buy This Year?

Started by Blazing Donkey, December 01, 2011, 05:22:50 AM

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Gabriel2

#15
February 21, 2012, 02:51:07 AM
Hyperdimension Neptunia (PS3)
Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (PS3)
Mortal Kombat (360, PS3)
Record of Agarest War Zero Limited Edition (PS3, 360)
Nostalgia (DS)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (PSP)
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PS2)
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia (PS2)
MS Saga: A New Dawn (PS2)
Zoids Assault (360)
Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 (360, PS3)
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2)
Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2)
Resonance of Fate (PS3)
Dragoneer's Aria (PSP)
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (PSP)
Radiant Historia (DS)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope, International (PS3)
Eternal Sonata (PS3)
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (PS2)
Tekken Hybrid (PS3)
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (PS3)
Civilization Revolution (PS3)
Otomedius Excellent (360)
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend (PSP)
Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack (Macross Last Frontier) (PS3)
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (360)
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (PS3)
Shadowrun (Genesis)

Probably forgetting quite a few.
 

Benoist

#16
February 21, 2012, 02:53:59 PM
None. My XBOX RRODed for the second time in a matter of months about... a year and half ago or more. I have not replaced it since then. Much less of a time sink.

I got some used versions of Trivial Pursuit, Clue and Stratego in a yard sale a few months ago, though, if that counts.

brunz

#17
February 24, 2012, 11:58:03 PM
Skyrim for PC.

My buying habits have slowed right down, it seems.

Marleycat

#18
March 25, 2012, 12:11:10 AM Last Edit: March 25, 2012, 12:20:05 AM by Marleycat
Nevermind.
Don\'t mess with cats we kill wizards in one blow.;)

PoppySeed45

#19
March 27, 2012, 04:51:32 PM
Let's see...

Skyrim: really liked it, despite issues with crashes and the like. Can't make myself do the Stormwhatever questline. Seems so...racist.

ME 1, 2, 3: I used a friend's copies of ME 1 and 2 for my first, and only, full playtrough. Then actually bought 3 myself. Then went back and got 1 and 2 off of Steam.

For tabletop, only the Magic Burner for Burning Wheel.

So, not a lot, but I ain't rich, so I don't think there'll be much more this year.
 

Philotomy Jurament

#20
March 27, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
Just got an email saying Combat Mission: Shock Force is about to be released for the Mac, so I'll be grabbing that.  I'm a big fan of the original Combat Mission (Beyond Overlord).
The problem is not that power corrupts, but that the corruptible are irresistibly drawn to the pursuit of power. Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.

The Butcher

#21
March 31, 2012, 08:55:50 AM
It's been a while since I've last bought a single-player RPG. The last two I've got were Dungeon Siege 2 (2006?) and NWN 2 (2008?), and I didn't get to finish either one.

I missed out on pretty much the entire Elder Scrolls series.

What do you say? Should I pick up Skyrim (or Morrowind, or Oblivion)?

I'm greedily eyeing the BG relaunch.

Peregrin

#22
March 31, 2012, 10:42:28 PM
I always recommend The Witcher, although the first game features some unfortunately childish gimmicks (sex cards for the women you sleep with).  It's also a sort of love-it-or-hate-it experience because the main character isn't agreeable to everyone's tastes in protagonists.

As for TES, Skyrim is, IMO, better than both Morrowind and Oblivion.  Oblivion is outright awful without mods, and Morrowind has all sorta of clunky legacy crap, although the world has a really alien atmosphere and the writing in the books (there are books/scrolls all over the world that have short stories and histories) is better.

So Morrowind == interesting world and writing, really clunky mechanics.  Oblivion is just meh.  Skyrim has relatively good gameplay (though still clunky compared to other RPGs), but it's still not as alien as Morrowind (though it is an interesting environment because of the northern location).

Skyrim also has procedurally generated encounters and sidequests, so you can keep going and the game will keep throwing stuff at you, although I'm sure it'll get repetitive after a while.
"In a way, the Lands of Dream are far more brutal than the worlds of most mainstream games. All of the games set there have a bittersweetness that I find much harder to take than the ridiculous adolescent posturing of so-called \'grittily realistic\' games. So maybe one reason I like them as a setting is because they are far more like the real world: colourful, crazy, full of strange creatures and people, eternal and yet changing, deeply beautiful and sometimes profoundly bitter."

Casperig

#23
April 12, 2012, 04:56:54 PM
I'm preordering Max Payne 3. Yeah!

deMonica

#24
May 11, 2012, 10:52:58 AM
Skyrim (PC) - The single most worthwhile video game purchase I've made in years. The mod community is easily doubling this games greatness

Lord of the Rings : War in the North (PC) - I bought it for some closed multiplayer fun on Steam. Its nothing groundbreaking, but between the fun had while multiplaying, and its setting, I don't regret the purchase at all

Kingdoms of Amalur : Reckoning (PC)

Mass Effect 3 (PC)

Trine 2 (PC)

recently Dustforce (PC: Steam)

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of Torchlight II presently

+ giving Blade & Soul (PC) a trial run on a private server. Its a pretty game, but pretty bleh w/o a solid translation.
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