Author Topic: Random thoughts (Read 6393 times)

Plugabugz · « **on:** April 27, 2009, 03:53:45 PM »

Should i buy GTA Chinatoo for £12.50 even tho it has no game or no box?

Stogi · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2009, 03:56:16 PM »

Plugabugz · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2009, 03:56:53 PM »

Oh wait. It has no MANUAL or no box.

Quote from: Kashogi Y. Stogi on April 27, 2009, 03:56:16 PM

Yes.

I SAW WHAT YOU DID THERE! Yes, it is both

Plugabugz · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2009, 04:07:01 PM »

Scrub that it's on ebay for SEVEN NINETY NINE.

People, comfort me. COMFORT ME!!!!11111111

Mop it up · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2009, 05:18:04 PM »

No case + no manual = worthless

Plugabugz · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2009, 05:34:01 PM »

I found a better one nyeh!

SUCCESS.

*continues panicking about exam tomorrow*

Stratos · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:14:06 PM »

It's on Amazon new for 20 US dollars, don't know if the UK store is similar.

It's worth it to get the whole thing. It comes with a nifty fold out map of the city with important places marked for you. The back is a poster of the girl that trained you on weapons dressed in a traditional Chinese outfit. I wore a male version of one of those outfits once for Chinese New Year. Quite fun and very comfortable.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:00:32 AM »

I have a not so random thought. actually its very well thought out.

Watching someone play Animal crossing is like taking two sleeping pills and trying to stay awake because you have a dead mans trigger in your hands. OMG!! I can't do it anymore.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:34:39 AM »

So chinatown has arrived.

The game is the american NTSC version (no problem really), and the boxart says its rated E for Everyone and it says this on the back:

"The most detailed hands-on playtest of the hottest DS game this year, complete with HUD diagrams and new screens. About the only exciting thing to be announced at Nintendo's E3 briefing last year was the DS-exclusive GTA Chinatown Wars. In the ever expanding ocean of software made for non-gamers, the mention of gaming's most revered brands stood out as one of the highlight announcements of the whole show, in fact."

Should i keep it or send it back?

Plugabugz · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:56:24 AM »

It's definitely going back. The cartridge feels lighter than all my other DS games, the game label even says E for Everyone (yeah... right), and it gets about 30 seconds into the game before it crashes and starts looping music.

vudu · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:29:04 PM »

What did you expect for £8?

Plugabugz · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:30:59 PM »

This one was £13.... and even then i'm still seeing it "used" for cheaper than that on amazon and elsewhere.

Mop it up · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:44:08 PM »

Where did you buy it from?

Stratos · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:59:02 PM »

Probably eBay. Pirated copy. That's too bad.
Thankfully I've yet to run into a pirated game during my online shopping of used games.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:28:35 PM »

It was ebay. Ironically i saw similar ones on Amazon.

Stratos · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:31:23 PM »

It's always a risk when you buy online but I've heard eBay is worse than Amazon.

That's why it's important to not only look at ratings but what those ratings are for. Some people sell a few minor good items to build a good rep before pawning off the bad junk.

Mop it up · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:45:46 PM »

Here are three ways to avoid buying a pirated game on eBay:

-Check the item location. If it's Hong Kong, it's counterfeit. There's no way it isn't.

-If the seller doesn't use proper English or says something vague or possibly untrue, it could be a counterfeit item.

-If there's no picture of the item, you're basically taking a stab in the dark.

Here is an auction which violates all three:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DS-NDS-GTA-GRAND-THEFT-AUTO-CHINATOWN-WARS-CHINA-TOWN_W0QQitemZ110380544035QQihZ001QQcategoryZ139973QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Plugabugz · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:11:16 PM »

It was from the UK this one, the guy didn't have a specific picture up (but sellers/shops often do that), and he has good english in the auction and in his messages afterward. Plus he has a 99.8% rating.

I will just stick to buying it new on places like HMV when the price drops in future.

Stratos · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:21:19 PM »

Maybe he bought it ignorantly and thought it was the real deal when he resold it.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:24:47 PM »

...10 of them? LOL

Stratos · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:32:13 PM »

...bulk discount? $:-\$

Plugabugz · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:41:18 PM »

It's possible. Either way, meh.

Lets hope henry hatsworth isnt the same result. i'm buying this on Jonny's recommendation.

Stratos · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:49:52 PM »

I'm not fully sold on that game even though most of the RFN 'cast crew seem to enjoy it (of those who have played it).

It will probably be one of those games I grab a few years from now and wonder why I didn't get it earlier.

Mop it up · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:55:04 PM »

Stratos · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:58:37 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on May 01, 2009, 07:55:04 PM

LOL, I posted that picture in a different thread. Very appropriate for this conversation.

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