Indulging my inner gamer

[melchar]

So I went and bought 'Star Ocean, till the end of time' and 'Lego Star Wars 2' [because I had a few bucks and a good game is worth it]. It helped that both games were reasonably priced. [What -is- this new trend of games going for $50?] Because of a rain check, the 'LSW2' was $25 - and 'star Ocean' was $20. So IMO it counts as money well spent.

After all, both games are going to suck up untold hours, during which I'm not spending cash on anything else. ^_^ Plus 'LSW2' is 2-player! So that has some great possibilities.

Comments

[maestrodog.livejournal.com]

Really, it's just simple law of supply and demand...aka the "oooooh shiny!" factor of wanting a new product. Almost every new PC or console game I see sells for $49.99 (though I've seen some sell for as much as $69.99), except for expansions that require little additional programming to the original, which usually go to market for $29.99. Then the price will drop about $10 per year until it stabilizes at $20. Of course, by the time that happens, you can usually find used versions for a penny plus shipping on amazon.com.

[melchar.livejournal.com]

Used is OK - but I greatly prefer brand-spanking-new copies of a game, in that they seem to have fewer problems