Games Acquired 2017

Post by **Exhuminator** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:32 pm

PartridgeSenpai wrote:I've really wanted to pick up the 1&2 version they did for Japanese DS sometime though. I have no idea what it's like

I don't know how the gameplay ported over, but the DS version is a huge graphical downgrade:

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And I doubt all the CG movies from XS and XS2 made it into XS1&2 DS. I know graphics aren't everything, but graphics were kind of a big deal in XS1-3, especially the CG cutscenes.

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Well I bought two more Wii U games:

Nintendo Selects: Super Mario 3D World $19.88 (includes shipping) brand new
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE $29.95 (includes shipping) like new

And that's it. I am done buying video games until next year guys.

Post by **ElkinFencer10** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:24 am

Sarge wrote: I do hate the pretentiousness of the XS games, though, what with their weird appropriation of Abrahamic religious aspects.

(I didn't find it offensive, mind; I don't expect folks outside of those faiths to really understand some of the core tenets, and I certainly don't expect theological accuracy in a very, very anime video game series.)

I actually tend to like that in games. Coming from a non-religious perspective, I find exploration of Judeo-Christian mythology to be absolutely fascinating even if the theology isn't quite accurate. That's why I absolutely love the Shin Megami Tensei series. I've not play Xenosaga yet, though I plan to play them in the coming months.

Post by **ElkinFencer10** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:25 pm

All but the first three were in a big ass package cargo container from flake.

Acquired Year-to-Date: 482 Games; 308 physical, 174 digital

January (38 Games Acquired; 24 physical, 14 digital)

February (30 Games Acquired; 20 physical, 10 digital)

March (50 Game Acquired; 35 physical, 15 digital)

April (33 Game Acquired; 23 physical, 10 digital)

May (32 Games Acquired; 23 physical, 9 digital)

June (51 Games Acquired; 13 physical, 38 digital)

July (56 Games Acquired; 46 physical, 10 digital)

August (38 Games Acquired; 17 physical, 21 digital)

September (56 Games Acquired; 29 physical, 27 digital)

October (39 Game Acquired; 31 physical, 8 digital)

November (38 Games Acquired; 26 physical, 12 digital)

December 30 Games Acquired; 21 physical, 9 digital

New for December 8
Crawl (PS4)
2064: Read Only Memories (PS4)
Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD)
Castlevania (N64)
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (GB)
Sigma Star Saga (GBA)
Mega Man X Collection (GCN)
Mega Man X7 (PS2)
Mega Man X8 (PS2)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (PS2)
Xenosaga Episode II: Jeneits von Gut und Böse (PS2)
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (PS2)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Switch)
Castlevania Judgement (Wii)
Samurai Shodown Anthology (Wii)

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:21 pm

yeah word i see some retro shit

Post by **ElkinFencer10** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:41 pm

Lunar was a birthday present to myself. $80 for minty CIB - not too bad.

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:22 pm

Got some carts!

Post by **Sarge** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 11:31 pm

ElkinFencer10 wrote:I actually tend to like that in games. Coming from a non-religious perspective, I find exploration of Judeo-Christian mythology to be absolutely fascinating even if the theology isn't quite accurate. That's why I absolutely love the Shin Megami Tensei series. I've not play Xenosaga yet, though I plan to play them in the coming months.

SMT bothers me a bit more. There's a very pro-Lucifer/anti-YHWH bent to many of the games, which as you can guess is quite a bit more sacrilegious to a practicing Christian. I still play them, mind, but there's some very questionable theology there. I also know that other religions aren't exactly handled deftly, either.

Dang, nice haul, Bone!

Post by **Segata** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:55 am

SMT shouldn't bother anyone religious. It's a fictional game. My mom is a very devout Mormon. Seeing a pentagram as the logo means nothing to her because it's just a game. To her it's just"meh whatever" and she is about as conservative Mormon as they get. I remember seeing someone offended at Bayonetta because of Angels and Demons. If someone is that easily offended at a game..they probably should find another hobby. SMT isn't really preaching anything, it's just set in a world where there is no hope and it sets a slice of life type story in that world. Even if someone is religious, these games take extreme liberties of Angels/Demons gods and such to the point if you ignore the names it's just another enemy in any kind of game. Super Soldier Nazi's/Nazi Robots in Wolf or Demons in Doom are really not any different in fundamentals of purpose. If the player reads a name of the enemy and takes it personally..that's on them.

Post by **pierrot** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:25 am

Segata wrote:[...]and it sets a slice of life type story in that world.

WTF? No. Since when is being smote by nuclear missiles in a war between Thor and a Pishacha, and being reborn in a post apocalyptic Tokyo to defeat gods and demons a "slice of life type story"? There isn't even a semblance of a slice of life in there.

Sarge wrote:SMT bothers me a bit more. There's a very pro-Lucifer/anti-YHWH bent to many of the games, which as you can guess is quite a bit more sacrilegious to a practicing Christian. I still play them, mind, but there's some very questionable theology there. I also know that other religions aren't exactly handled deftly, either.

I can certainly see how the SMT series would be troubling for you, Sarge. I don't know about the newer games, but at least in my experience with the early games in the series, it's less of a pro-Lucifer bent, and more placing Lucifer and YHWH on sort of a similar level of dubiousness. Even that would still be pretty sacrilegious to quite a few people, I can acknowledge that. I always do neutral paths in games that have those sorts of alignments, though.

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:05 pm

Sarge wrote:Dang, nice haul, Bone!

Tanks. I'm most excited about Grand Master. It's typically pricey - for Famicom standards (usually $35 cart-only) - but the seller was having a sale.

I think I ignored 8-bit JRPGs for far too long in favor of the Super Famicom scene. There are some great hidden gems on the Famicom and accompanying Disk System.

Of course the non-RPGs rule too. My daughter is already obsessed with Antarctic Adventure.

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