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| alkaid:
Some months ago, I saw the game "Rule of Rose" for the PS2 at a retro game store. Looked interesting, reviews said everything but the gameplay was good, but decided not to get it at that time. Now, this store keeps expensive games behind glass. Games $50-$60 are almost always behind glass, and games more than that always are. But I could have sworn I saw Rule of Rose sitting on an open shelf, somewhere around $40. Multiple times too, I feel that I've seen it sitting there. But recently it came to my attention that that store got in another copy of the game, and after looking around online it seems that the game goes for around $250-$300. Confirmed today that the game is $300 at the retro game store. I could have sworn, sworn that it wasn't that much not long ago. I mean, I wouldn't have even considered picking it up if it was labeled at such a price. So did the price suddenly go up recently, did I miss a prime opportunity to snag it for cheap, or am I crazy? |
| kashell:
It's been pricy for a long time. It got terrible reviews when it was released in 2006 and copies were few and far between. So...if you saw it for 40 dollars, then that was a missed opportunity. If not, then you must have been seeing things. That said, you'd probably enjoy watching it instead of playing it. It has a great story, but playing it? Yikes. |
| bikingjahuty:
If it was that cheap than yeah, that was definitely a missed opportunity. When the game was around $100 I saw it somewhere for $80, not an amazing price, but definitely on the low end for the time. I wish I would have grabbed it then because there is no way in hell I'd even pay $150 for it. It's a game that is expensive due to being a survival horror game, relatively rare, and for being "weird." It's essentially a trophy game that collectors brag to other collectors for having. |
| marvelvscapcom2:
--- Quote from: kayevel on May 02, 2018, 04:10:45 pm ---Some months ago, I saw the game "Rule of Rose" for the PS2 at a retro game store. Looked interesting, reviews said everything but the gameplay was good, but decided not to get it at that time. Now, this store keeps expensive games behind glass. Games $50-$60 are almost always behind glass, and games more than that always are. But I could have sworn I saw Rule of Rose sitting on an open shelf, somewhere around $40. Multiple times too, I feel that I've seen it sitting there. But recently it came to my attention that that store got in another copy of the game, and after looking around online it seems that the game goes for around $250-$300. Confirmed today that the game is $300 at the retro game store. I could have sworn, sworn that it wasn't that much not long ago. I mean, I wouldn't have even considered picking it up if it was labeled at such a price. So did the price suddenly go up recently, did I miss a prime opportunity to snag it for cheap, or am I crazy? --- End quote --- It has surged quite a bit recently but not only recent, it's been quite a bit for the past few years :). I can recall it being around 200 dollars 2 years ago when I wanted it really bad. Now it's hovering near 300. If you seen it maybe 5-6 years ago, i'd say it was likely but since you said only a few months back, it was probably a case only for 40$. I have heard stories of people who seen it for 5-10 dollars in discount bins when it was new. I don't consider it a missed oppurtunity though because nobody can predict the surges of the price. It happens with the games you'd never expect. :D |
| desocietas:
Hm, I guess there was a bump in the last few months... (with a grain of salt from pricecharting) |
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