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| I get my jollies from finding games marked down like this. I actually scored this one for $14 |
Before I begin, I must clarify that by “holiday” I am referring from the month period between mid-December and mid-January. Truth be told, there was only one game waiting for me under the tree Christmas morning (Mario Kart 7), but I did acquire quite a number of titles with Christmas/birthday money and the after holiday sales. But enough of that, on to the games!
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| That’s a lot of Wii games… |
Amazingly enough, all of the games I purchased are not included in the above picture. Not pictured are Alice: Madness Returns, Shadows of the Damned, Rayman Origins (all three received from a sweet Twitter friend who works at EA Australia), Cursed Mountain (which I bought today), and Fatal Frame II, which is currently en route (an online order). Oh, and it’s also worth noting that Sakura Wars~So Long, My Love~ was also given to me by another awesome Twitter friend who happened to have an extra copy. I cannot wait to try it out!
Out of all my purchases, I’m most excited for Little King’s Story and The Legend of Starfy. I have been waiting to find a copy of Starfy new for $20 or less for ages now, and I got mine for $14! Oh, do I love a good deal. Little King’s Story is quite hard to find in Australia these days, and I scored it for $13 used at an EB Games, but since I traded in the copy of Mario Kart Wii I got with my Wii console (sad, I know, but I don’t think I’ll play it now that I have MK7. Anyone want an extra Wii wheel, feel free to ask in the comments), I got it for free!
Endless Ocean 2, Cursed Mountain, and Rayman Origins are the only games I’ve played so far, and Rayman Origins is really the only one I’ve spent a significant amount of time with. I won’t go into too much detail, but as I mentioned in a previous post, it’s definitely one of my favorite games that came out in 2011!! As for Endless Ocean 2 and Cursed Mountain, I’ve only played about 1 hour of each, so I can’t really give my impressions of those yet. With Endless Ocean 2 I have to say I was a bit disappointed by the above water sequences, and some of the goofy tasks it has you do, like fend off sharks with a signature Wiimote waggle. The scuba diving (which is the meat of the game, of course) is great fun, though. Cursed Mountain has a really great atmosphere so far, and I’m really digging the icy mountain setting. I’m a chicken when it comes to horror games, though, so I don’t want to play it by myself, or in the dark! Way to ruin the mood, I know…
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| How come no one told me there was a Princess Apricot in Little King’s Story? Clearly she is going to be my new favorite character |
So, I know it’s a bit late, but did any of you get any games over the holidays, or make any game purchases that you’ve been enjoying lately? January’s a good month to catch up on one’s backlog, I think. So, what have you been spending your time with?
I’m just happy you’re excited about Sakura Wars!
I always hated the different name Animal Crossing Wii got when it jumped shores to Europe. It’s too literal. Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City And Buy Some Orange Sherbet seems like the next, logical step.
Pikmin 2 is a great pick up as is Little King’s Story. I’ve always been meaning to play Endless Ocean and especially Starfy. Starfy is too cute for words.
I picked up Vanquish and Shadows of the Damned recently and I’m thoroughly enjoying my time with Vanquish. It’s big and dumb but oh so much fun to play. I also recently pushed through Super Paper Mario again this month (regrettably) for something I plan to write soon.
GAMES GAMES GAMES. So little time, huh? :p
I actually got Starfy for Christmas as well. I liked it, but in comparison to say Kirby, it’s more Kirby 64 in quality not as good as say Adventure or Canvas Curse.
Nice haul. The sales here in Ireland were fairly rubbish but I made up for it by spending all my money on the steam sale!
Wow, that’s a great haul, Anne! I especially like seeing all of those Wii games 🙂
Speaking of which, I’m curious to hear your thoughts on Sakura Wars. I nearly bought it right after it was released, but I ended up passing on it for various reasons. Would love to hear if it’s worth picking up now or if I made the right decision in the first place.
I’m also looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Crystal Bearers and Cursed Mountain — both of which I’ve heard a lot about but just haven’t been able to convince myself to buy.
Alois – I am very excited! I have yet to sit down and preform the mysterious operation on my Wii that will enable me to play it, but I plan on doing so this weekend!
Animal Crossing Wii’s name is pretty silly, I’ll give you that. But going to the city and buying orange sherbet sounds like a good day to me 😉
Oh, so you’ve got Shadows, too! I haven’t played Vanquish but I’ve heard it’s good fun.
Let me know when you post your piece about Super Paper Mario! I guess from your reaction I won’t be picking that up any time soon. Is the GameCube version better?
Adam – Unfortunately I haven’t played much Kirby, so your comparison is a bit lost on me! I do really want to play Kirby Canvas Curse sometime, though 🙂
Retr0gamer – I didn’t realize you lived in Ireland! But hey, Steam sale is probably better than the sales here anyway! What titles did you pick up?
Bryan – Sakura Wars, Cursed Mountain, and Crystal Bearers it is! Though almost everyone has told me Crystal Bearers is crap so I’m a bit worried about it. But you know, can’t always take other people’s word, right? I figure I ought to give it a go and see anyways.
Sakura Wars definitely seems up my alley but it was completely off my radar until Alois mentioned it to me a week or so ago. Same with Cursed Mountain… I only started hearing about that recently and the whole premise really intrigued me!
It’s so nice to be able to buy all these Wii games super cheap now, haha!
Hey Anne,
Yep, the Gamecube Paper Mario, and even the 64 one, are much better experiences. I think you can even pick up Paper Mario 64 on Virtual Console actually.
My Super Paper Mario thingy won’t be up for a while but I’ll let you know for sure.
Sorry to jump in here, but I’d like to second Alois’ comment that the original Paper Mario and the GC-based sequel are MUCH better experiences than Super Paper Mario. I really wanted to like SPM, and I played it for a good long while, but at one point (can’t remember where, unfortunately) I couldn’t take it anymore. The real problem with it, IMO, is that it’s BORING, which definitely isn’t something I’d say about the other games in the series.
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Alois – Awesome, I’d be really interested in giving it a read! It’s too bad Super Paper Mario was no good, I thought it looked cute enough. I’ll have to check out one of the other two sometime
Bryan – No worries, I love to hear a number of opinions! It’s too bad you put so much time into it but it didn’t turn out to be a fun experience. I’ll definitely steer clear of it, then. Now I just have to decide whether I’ll grab the N64 version or Thousand Year Door first!
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Hello cool anime-gamer chick
Have you heard of this game called Katawa Shoujo? a friend of mine told me about it but just the premise about it makes me nervous to see what it is.
Hi anon!
Yes, I’ve heard of Katawa Shoujo. If you’ve heard the premise I’m sure I don’t need to explain it to you, but if you’d like to read more about it directly from the people who made it, go here: http://katawa-shoujo.com/about.php
I haven’t been able to play it myself yet as the Mac torrent on their website isn’t working for me, but I’ve heard some pretty good things about it. Instead of using the characters’ disabilities to fetishize them, for the most part it seems like it is a surprisingly down to earth take on what it is like to live with a disability. Just remember, if you want to try it out it does have adult content in it, and is recommended for people over 18.
Thanks for checking out my blog!
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Anne: I’d start with the N64 Paper Mario if I were you, although I don’t think that’s absolutely necessary. Also, if you find you really like both of those games, you may still want to check out Super Paper Mario. It’s not without a few admirable qualities, after all. Just don’t play it before you play the “real” Paper Mario games and don’t expect it to be anything like those games or anywhere near their quality.
Thanks for the kind words, Vente R4. I’m glad you like my blog.
Okay, Bryan, thanks for the suggestions! Paper Mario is on my long list of “games to play someday.” Luckily now with a Wii I finally have access to the Gamecube library!
Now I’m reading all your posts I can’t help but comment even though I’m way late 😀
This year I got Mass Effect 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2 for Christmas (yeah I’m way behind on non-otome games) because I heard they had good stories, and so far I’m loving AC2 a lot. Haven’t even had a chance to try ME2 yet.
Hey lijakaca! Thanks for the comment – I don’t mind if it’s late!
Oh, two games I’ve heard lots of good things about! I’d definitely be up for AC2, myself. Love the historical aspect of it!