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Topic: Recent Retro/Misc Gaming Purchases? (Not PS4/PS5)

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carlos82

@Rudy_Manchego the N64 is another tricky one due to Nintendo's enforced AA at a system level and poor video out options, unfortunately it has to be modded for RGB to even work on an OSSC. You will get much better picture quality though with the mod's deblur option.

The Ultra HDMI is going through a board revision at the moment and hopefully will be more readily available and cheaper then it was before, this is the one I'm holding out for whilst I collect elsewhere

Older than I care to remember but have been gaming since owning a wooden Atari 2600 and played pretty much everything inbetween.

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Rudy_Manchego

@carlos82 Yeah - N64 is always a pain and it is annoying as it looks the worst on modern tvs with no further solution.

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Ralizah

@RogerRoger Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about Ico.

It's another game I've thought about playing for years, although, at this point, I might just wait and see if it receives a remaster like SotC did.

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

graymamba

Just picked up Asura’s Wrath on the PS3, don’t remember ever hearing about this game at the time but after stumbling on SuperButterBuns video about it I was intrigued. From what I gather, the gameplay is pretty mediocre but if you like manga and anime the story is phenomenal.

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JohnnyShoulder

@colonelkilgore I didn't get on it with it as it relied too much on QTE's for me. Definitely an acquired taste.

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graymamba

@RogerRoger @JohnnyShoulder

I’ve got a feeling that I won’t enjoy the gameplay mechanics but will probably enjoy the overall experience. I’ll be sure to post my thoughts on it when I get around to playing it.

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Ralizah

Persona 5 Strikers (Nintendo Switch)

Ordered it from Best Buy for that sweet steelbook.

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

TheOtherEden

@Ralizah Man I really wish the steelbook wasn’t exclusive to Switch. I rarely get multiplats on Switch because I don’t want to pay for a version that looks worse and performs worse then the other versions. Also it doesn’t make much sense to me because Persona 5 is an exclusive to the PS4. Just a very strange decision imo.

Kinda hoping that the steelbook comes to PS4 at some point honestly. But I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath. Lol

TheOtherEden

PSN: DiditAllByMySelf

Ralizah

@TheOtherEden I mean, I understand. It's why I don't buy multiplats on PS4, considering they're usually locked to 30fps versus PC versions of the same games. But Switch games are hybrid versions, which is often worth the trade-off in performance for me.

Although it's probably worth pointing out that only P5R was PS4 exclusive. P5 was also on PS3, and was actually primarily designed to run on that console.

Dunno why they made the steelbook exclusive to the Switch version. Perhaps to incentivize purchases of that version, considering the Persona fanbase is primarily going to opt for the PS4 release? I won't lie. The steelbook factored into my decision-making.

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Ugh. Men.

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Rudy_Manchego

@Ralizah I'm normally quite ambivalent about where I play multiplats (often price) but oddly, I often choose the Switch for convenience. This is slightly less true in the last year just because I don't travel anywhere near as much (i.e. not at all) but I played Doom, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Ghostbusters, Stick of Truth etc. on Switch and I have a few others like The Sinking City I have ready to go. I also double dipped on Hades after they offered cross save with the PC version as I started my runs there.

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Rudy_Manchego

On my own note - I just remembered that I pre-ordered the physical special edition of Hyper Light Drifter on Switch from Ablylight publishers. Says it should ship sometime in January. This is a game that I currently have digitally on PS4, Switch and even iOS (impulse buy when it was on sale for like £1.99 last year)

I am really stoked to receive as it has the soundtrack physically which I still like collecting. Hyper Light Drifter is closing in on Resident Evil 4 for the most re-purchases of the same game!

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mookysam

@RogerRoger Had to google the non-Wolfenstein ones. The enemy in the first Blake Stone image looks like a grumpy banker! I'm already on the way to failing my non-purchase resolution. Two weeks into the year and I've already bought New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Paper Mario: The Origami King. There was an eBay voucher involved, so it would have been stupid not to, right?

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TheOtherEden

@Ralizah Woah that’s insane. I’m assuming the steelbook will be exclusive to Best Buy? I hope it doesn’t get hard to find because I’m thinking about waiting for a price drop for this one. Trying to avoid paying 60 dollars for games nowadays lol.

TheOtherEden

PSN: DiditAllByMySelf

Ralizah

@TheOtherEden Yeah, it is. Although I'm sure people will put it up on ebay for a premium soon after launch.

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

TheOtherEden

@Ralizah Really you think so? Past Altus steelbooks have been very plentiful even post launch. Heck you can even still find the steelbook for Royal brand new in some places. I just hope this one isn’t any different. I wish it wasn’t store exclusive.

TheOtherEden

PSN: DiditAllByMySelf

Ralizah

@TheOtherEden Previous steelbooks, afaik, weren't retailer-specific, so they were likely produced on a much larger scale.

What I can say is that the steelbook for Bloodstained, which was also a Best Buy "exclusive" for preordering, is a bit difficult to find now, and seems to fetch prices of $50+ online.

But, who knows? Maybe they'll be more plentiful.

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Ugh. Men.

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TheOtherEden

@Ralizah Yeah Honestly I’m conflicted. You have a good point. I’m trying to save a bit of money this time around and I don’t want to buy the game at full price because of fear of losing the steelbook but then, oh look it’s 6 months later and you can find the game with the steelbook for 30 bucks.

But at the same time if I don’t preorder it, like you said it could end up meaning that the steelbook becomes really expensive and hard to find. Man tough decision honestly.

Btw the way it says on Best Buy it kind of makes it sound like you get the regular case and the steelbook case too. I wonder if that’s actually the case honestly.

TheOtherEden

PSN: DiditAllByMySelf

Ralizah

@TheOtherEden I'm pretty sure the steelbook ships as a separate item, so you should also get the normal case as well.

You could always preorder the game, keep the steelbook, and sell the game itself online for a little under MSRP to make your money back.

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

TheOtherEden

@Ralizah I think I’m gonna give in and preorder Persona 5 Strikers. I said I was gonna save money on games this year but honestly that steelbook is so tempting. 😭 I’m just worried that it might become hard to find. Plus this is one of those games I don’t really want to wait months to play. Aw man.

TheOtherEden

PSN: DiditAllByMySelf

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