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General / Re: Pre-Ordered/Waiting for...

« on: November 27, 2015, 12:37:02 pm »

I've tried to not go too overboard, buuut there's honestly a LOT of great stuff on the horizon, so I will probably add more

- Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Lionheart Edition [PS3]
- Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD [Wii U]
- Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir - Storybook Edition [PS4]
- Resident Evil: Origins Collection [PS4]

Xenoblade Chronicles SE and Fire Emblem Fates SE would both be on there, but as usual, Nintendo sold out in about 10 seconds because they can't figure out how to distribute their own products properly :/

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Duplicate Listings 2015

« on: November 27, 2015, 12:26:25 pm »

Stella Glow - launch edition

http://vgcollect.com/item/92061
http://vgcollect.com/item/92058

This one was probably my fault, as you saw from my back-and-forth with Scott :p

Haha, was that what that was about?  No worries, this happens a lot with launch editions.

I was being a dork and not paying attention, so initially uploaded a 600dpi scan from my copy lol. Doing so deleted all other entered data and just resulted in a blank page, so I tried again after sizing it down and couldn't get it to take, so I just gave up. Apparently he or someone else sorted it out, though

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Duplicate Listings 2015

« on: November 25, 2015, 11:23:30 am »

Stella Glow - launch edition

http://vgcollect.com/item/92061
http://vgcollect.com/item/92058

This one was probably my fault, as you saw from my back-and-forth with Scott :p

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Duplicate Listings 2015

« on: November 25, 2015, 11:22:28 am »

Duplicate, and a physical edition of the NA release doesn't exist - http://vgcollect.com/item/92336

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News / Re: UPDATE - The long over-due update

« on: November 25, 2015, 11:20:11 am »

Thanks for all your hard work, Matt. Considering I barely have time to read VGC lately, I can only imagine trying to fit in time to code it!

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Modern Video Games / Re: Capcom's trend of remastering

« on: October 21, 2015, 03:34:37 pm »

Honestly, I don't have much of a problem with the remasters. Some are admittedly a bit frivolous, but with 1080p being the standard TV resolution, there are plenty of games that can benefit from a fresh coat of paint or fps bump.

As an aside, the Asia version of DMC4: SE is available pretty cheap from Play-Asia and has full English support. DLC works as well, provided you use a Hong Kong account to download it - http://www.play-asia.com/devil-may-cry-4-special-edition-english-japanese/13/708qt1

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General / Re: Is the hobby starting to finally die down?

« on: October 21, 2015, 02:51:49 pm »

I don't think it's dying, but a lot of people have slowed down. There are a mixture of reasons, but I'd point mainly to a lot of people getting older and completing certain collection goals, high prices on certain items forcing people to pace themselves more, and general tightening of the belt due to economic factors outside of gaming.

In my case, I'm 35. Plenty of stuff I still want out there, but I have to take into consideration that my cost of living has been going up, a lot of the high priority stuff I want is in the $100-200 range now, etc. I'm still enthusiastic, but I'm also trying to PLAY the games I have and not worry so much about what I don't have, and I've never been the type to collect games I don't want to play or have any specific affection for.

TLDR: Quality over quantity!

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General / Re: September 2015 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: September 14, 2015, 03:08:39 pm »

Not especially "exciting" per se, but I did pick up Ultra Street Fighter IV on PS4. Drastically better looking than the PS3 version, no input lag, cool new characters, and ohhhhmahgaw, the DS4 is like butter for fighting games. I did find out that my PS3 stick works on PS4 though, and the DS4 works on PS3!

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General / Re: September 2015 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: September 06, 2015, 12:56:01 pm »

A close friend of mine is selling a ton of games, and was nice enough to give me first dibs and lower pricing. I couldn't afford to go too crazy, but snagged Xenogears, Koudelka, and Chrono Cross for $60 total. Damn good deal, imo!

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General / Re: The Top 10 Most Wanted Items on Your Wishlist

« on: September 03, 2015, 12:30:00 pm »

Just recently picked up Strider 2...and paid through the nose for it.  $60 for a NM copy complete?  Well...at least it's less than the $80 and up Buy-It-Now options.  Koudelka is similarly expensive these days.

That mirrors the pricing I've been seeing. Kind of a bummer, but not too surprising - a lot of the PS1 stuff has gotten up there in value, particularly for CIB copies. Strider 2 is quite worth it, just hasn't been in my budget to take the plunge.

Don't suppose you've seen cheap copies of Silent Bomber anywhere?

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General / Re: The Top 10 Most Wanted Items on Your Wishlist

« on: September 02, 2015, 03:15:40 pm »

Knocked a few older things off my list recently, so it's mostly more recent stuff I'm after atm:

1. Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess [PS4]
2. Mortal Kombat X [PS4]
3. Until Dawn [PS4]
4. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain [PS4]
5. Xenoblade Chronicles X [Wii U]
6. Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel [PS4]
7. Destiny: The Taken King [PS4]
8. Strider 2 [PS1]
9. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance [GC]
10. Koudelka [PS1]

I could probably add Tales of Zestiria and Summon Night V as well, but already have 'em pre-ordered

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General / Re: Recently completed/finished

« on: September 02, 2015, 02:43:18 pm »

Just wrapped up Tales of Graces f a couple days ago, which was actually MUCH better than I'd heard from friends, and now onto Tales of Xillia 2. At this rate, I might actually get caught up on my Tales backlog

OK, maybe not - Zestiria is right around the corner!

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Modern Video Games / Re: Play-Asia experiences

« on: August 19, 2015, 09:02:24 pm »

I've made at least a dozen purchases over the years (JP and Asia imports), not a single bad experience. Great customer service as well, and their descriptions are accurate for distinguishing version differences.

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Marketplace / Re: Help me clear some space!

« on: August 16, 2015, 12:32:14 pm »

If I had some stuff on your wish list I'd toss it at you right away, but I'm pretty tapped out at the moment. I will keep an eye out for things, though.

Yeah, same. Haven't had a lot of extra cash for buying games, though I've got a few pre-order goodies in. Cost of living in Portland just keeps getting worse - I'm up to $1000 a month just for rent!

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Marketplace / Re: Help me clear some space!

« on: August 15, 2015, 07:14:22 pm »

No way in hell can I afford this, though.

I'm pretty fair. Make an offer, I might say yes!