On The Cheap: Games You Finally Played Because They Dropped Below Ten Bucks

[alienmastermind]

Conan for the 360.
So, I just finished Conan for the 360. I don't want this to be a full review or anything, but a thought occurs to me; I never would have given a Conan game a chance unless it hit a certain price threshold.

However, I was AT the Big Red Pawnshop at midnight for GTA IV.

I found Conan to be a fun little actioner, cut from the same cloth as God Of War, and if you like the comics or the flicks the game is great. If you like the books, you'll probably hate the main enemy's name. It's pretty hackneyed.

Next up for me is the first FEAR, mainly because I'm kind of particular about FPS games (read: Valve fanboy).

But, anyone else have a bargain bin find that they were surprised was any good?

[TheSilentDeath]

Where's FrogGodHero? He really needs to respond to this since he buys a lot of games at the $10 price point. Personally I try to find games for 10 bucks but everything around here that's maybe 10 bucks some where else happens to be at least 20.

[KamaItachi]

Not for $10, but I picked up Lego Batman for $25AU, which is abotu as close to $10US as we'll ever get and thought it was great.

My friends have told me to quit bragging about it, but I also managed to snag a copy of Left 4 Dead for 30, which is probably the best 30 I have ever spent in my puff.

[BLeeP]

I picked up Tomba! some months back because I found it for 10-15 dollars. Great game. I always loved the demo that came with my Playstation, and wanted to pick it up, but it isn't exactly the cheapest game to find in the aftermarket. I try not to pay any exuberant prices for rare games, but sometimes it happens.

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by TheSilentDeath

Where's FrogGodHero?

He doesn't post.

Recently I picked up for between 10-20 Canadian dollars (all 360);

Operation Darkness
Universe at War
Conan
Alone in the Dark

God knows when (if) I'll play them, but for 10 dollars you can't go wrong. I would have picked up Dark Sector if I hadn't beat it twice already.

[TheSilentDeath]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

He doesn't post.

You know he needs to stop getting drinks and post every once and a while.

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by TheSilentDeath

You know he needs to stop getting drinks and post every once and a while.

He's got three posts in one thread about him, we're talking about him that's what he wants! But before we derail this thread I want to add that I am looking for Frontlines for below twenty bucks but so far I can't find it north of the border.

Honestly when a game gets to ten bucks it's cheaper to buy than it is to rent.

[Goronmon]

Timeshift is definitely an enjoyable shooter you should be able to find for cheap.

[TheSilentDeath]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

He's got three posts in one thread about him, we're talking about him that's what he wants! But before we derail this thread I want to add that I am looking for Frontlines for below twenty bucks but so far I can't find it north of the border.

I know it's not ten bucks but Frontlines is definitely worth 20 bucks.

Honestly when a game gets to ten bucks it's cheaper to buy than it is to rent.

QFT

[divinechaos]

Prey is $7 and for some reason I still haven't picked it up. I feel like it might feel dated if I played it now.

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by TheSilentDeath

I know it's not ten bucks but Frontlines is definitely worth 20 bucks.

I see it for like 23 but honestly 20 is like the breaking point for me. I know it's only three dollars and I spent twice that on a fish burger from Wendy's for lunch but I have to draw the line somewhere.

[Rock Bandit]

Originally Posted by TheSilentDeath

I know it's not ten bucks but Frontlines is definitely worth 20 bucks.

It better be.

(haven't had a chance to throw it in yet)

[LongStepMantis]

Originally Posted by Katslover

I picked up Tomba! some months back because I found it for 10-15 dollars. Great game. I always loved the demo that came with my Playstation, and wanted to pick it up, but it isn't exactly the cheapest game to find in the aftermarket. I try not to pay any exuberant prices for rare games, but sometimes it happens.

Tomba! is such an awesome platformer.
Good buy.

[total]

If you have any Half Price Books in your area they sell Shadowrun for the PC for $3. Both of the copies my roomie bought had the 1 month live cards in them too.

[Vandabo]

Crackdown, and Test Drive Unlimited are the only I could think of, but those were used. Both great games. I've probably put more hours into TDU than any other game than Rock Band.

[Disgustipated]

I need to get Frontlines, it's like $10 at TRU I believe. Is it really ok though? And is it better than BF Bad Company?

[J Arcane]

Originally Posted by Katslover

I picked up Tomba! some months back because I found it for 10-15 dollars. Great game. I always loved the demo that came with my Playstation, and wanted to pick it up, but it isn't exactly the cheapest game to find in the aftermarket. I try not to pay any exuberant prices for rare games, but sometimes it happens.

Tomba was a brilliant game, sadly ignored because of it's presentation. There was an amazing amount of depth in that game.

As for recent cheap grabs, well, on PC I finally nabbed Mount & Blade, but was disappointed to find it ran like poop on my computer so I've had to get my M&B fix on a friends machine. Still fun as hell, though I've been cheating a bit to cut down on some of the tedious travel and searching that gets in the way of all the awesome horse combat.

I picked up Advance Wars DAys of Ruin for $10 at the pawnshop, and I'm honestly not sure I like it. I was always worried about it a bit because of the whole emo-revamp angle, but by and large the gameplay seems on the surface to not be appreciably changed, and who the hell cares about the story in AW games anyway? The problem is, it's damn hard. At first I thought it was just that they'd improved the AI, but several games down the line and I'm starting to instead suspect it of blatant cheating. It really does seem like the computer is able to pump out a lot more units a lot faster than the player can, and a lot faster than simple mathematics would seem to indicate was possible. I'm thinking it may wind up at the Gamestop sadly.

I also got Rocket Slime for $13, and that was pretty much a no brainer. The game is pure awesome for the most part, though it does get a bit repetitive closer to the end. It's still fun as hell though.

[Variable Gear]

Originally Posted by J Arcane

I picked up Advance Wars DAys of Ruin for $10 at the pawnshop, and I'm honestly not sure I like it. I was always worried about it a bit because of the whole emo-revamp angle, but by and large the gameplay seems on the surface to not be appreciably changed, and who the hell cares about the story in AW games anyway? The problem is, it's damn hard. At first I thought it was just that they'd improved the AI, but several games down the line and I'm starting to instead suspect it of blatant cheating. It really does seem like the computer is able to pump out a lot more units a lot faster than the player can, and a lot faster than simple mathematics would seem to indicate was possible. I'm thinking it may wind up at the Gamestop sadly.

I hope we can get some multiplayer battles going before that day comes.

[J Arcane]

Originally Posted by Variable Gear

I hope we can get some multiplayer battles going before that day comes.

The multiplayer, and the sheer volume of map storage available, tempt me into keeping it, but the truth is, without the singleplayer being any good, I'm generally unlikely to bother putting it in. My DS is rarely, if ever, actually powered off, instead it's almost always got something running in sleep for me to flip open when the mood strikes me. But if there's nothing really worth playing in that mode, the game will wind up languishing.

[Variable Gear]

Originally Posted by J Arcane

The multiplayer, and the sheer volume of map storage available, tempt me into keeping it, but the truth is, without the singleplayer being any good, I'm generally unlikely to bother putting it in. My DS is rarely, if ever, actually powered off, instead it's almost always got something running in sleep for me to flip open when the mood strikes me. But if there's nothing really worth playing in that mode, the game will wind up languishing.

The upcoming Fire Emblem for DS, or even Dual Strike or the original Advance Wars have a superior single-player mode to Days of Ruin. The only reason I keep Days of Ruin in my collection is for WiFi wars. I can't stand the campaign either. I'm stuck on some late-game mission that appears to be impossible.