Tigranes Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 So what with Empire: Total War's AI wearing out my fun and half my game CDs back at home, I checked out the local game store and picked up a Gothic compendium (Gothic 1, Gothic 2 Gold, Gothic 3) and Assassin's Creed for 70NZD (~40USD). I really only wanted the former, but it was a mix & match deal, so I decided, why not. Assassin's Creed I remember the last time we discussed it here, consensus being that speed past the filler, and the assassination stuff is quite fun. Looking forward to that. But what do I do with Gothic (mkreku)? I'm thinking I might try Gothic 2 first, and wait till I can download the big patches and such for G3 when I go home. Or should I be starting with Gothic 1? Is it worth it? Really what I wanted was to re-buy Thief 2, but they don't sell it anymore. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I know the feeling and I think I can safely say that everyone has, at some point, made at least one impulse buy (and, no, I am not talking about the Stardock service). "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 My impulse buys include Vampire: The Masquerade, Lego Star Wars, Hitman: Blood Money and Indigo Prophecy. I was only satisfied with the third, actually. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I was only satisfied with the third, actually. Not Bloodlines!?! "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 It ran really chuggy and the dialogue lagged, there were a lot of bugs and I didn't like the clunky actiony combat. The story seemed promising, but I had to stop soon after the haunted hotel place. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Blood Money is a pretty sweet game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Blood Money is a pretty sweet game. I have to agree with you there. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Caliban Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Bloodlines is an awesome game. Upgrade your system and download the patches - it's worth it. "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 It's on my list, but somehow it just hasn't endeared itself to me. Sort of like Deus Ex, which turned out to be pretty good when I did try. But my sweet impulse buys Gothic / Assassin's Creed must come first. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 My impulse buys include Vampire: The Masquerade Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 It doesn't really matter which Gothic you play first, since they're all pretty disconnected and the tutorial in the beginning explains how you ended up in the situation you are in in every game. But if you want to follow the story of the friends you're surrounded with, Gothic is the natural place to start. You have the same gang with you from game one to three, although in Gothic 3 they become pretty shallow unfortunately. I blame it on Piranha Bytes not having enough time to finish the game (the standard excuse). If you're going to play Gothic 3, you HAVE to remember to install Community Patch 1.7! It's a completely different (much better!) game with it installed. I am playing it now and I am amazed at how good it has become. http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/showt...d.php?p=8871228 It's big but definitely worth it. The best part of the series is Gothic 2 Gold, but beware: it's dead difficult. You CAN screw up your character so badly that you'll never be able to finish the game without cheating! You have to remember that one character can't do it all and not try to become a jack-of-all-trades. And pump a lot of points into hitpoints If you're starting with Gothic, beware of the controls. The game was originally intended to be keyboard only but they implemented mouse controls as an afterthought. It takes a while to learn them, but if you stick with it, they'll feel natural after only a short while. Also, expect crashes in Gothic, even after the final patch. The game is not stable. Save often. It's a fantastic game anyhow though. By the way, I bought that Gothic Universe pack myself.. which means I have bought Gothic 2 three times, Gothic 3 two times and Gothic two times.. I'm a stupid fanboy. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoma Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Splintercell: Chaos Theory. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. You won't regret the impulse purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Oooooo, Chaos Theory is an excellent choice. Unless you don't like awesome games, then you should avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I will impulse buy something today. Update coming later. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Caliban Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Tell me what you think of Assassins "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I got through the tutorial. The game looks very nice, and I was impressed by the number of people in town and how good the villages feel. As expected the sci-fi crap was horrible, but I can block it out since it doesn't really intrude with the real game (yet). The control schemes are silly though, why do you need to press two buttons to JUMP? It would work well for consoles I think (the tutorials still refer to "Button 1" of your Mouse). I couldnt figure out how to open the door, so I quit for now. Looks like nice animations, nice art, some fun to be had with assassinations, but lacking the depth of Thief. We'll see though. Installing Gothic 2 now. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I bought Baldur's Gate as an impulse buy. Probably wouldn't be here if I hadn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Something life hands you lemons. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 The other day I had an impulse for a baseball game, so I bought Out of the Park on Steam. That was fun, but it didn't really satisfy the itch. So I justified selling my 360 and buying a PS3, and then bought MLB 09 The Show. THAT is an impulse buy! It's been worth it. I also bought a car last month. I went in just to look at them and ended up driving off the lot. I also bought an RV this summer. We got a card offering $20 just to come in and look at them, so we figured why not? We didn't buy that day, but a week later we were back in there buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Yeah, I bought a baseball team too during my last impulse buy. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Xbox 360 impulse buy for the win! Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 My last impulse buy was The Darkness. Turned me into a Starbreeze fanboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargate: 2000 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I am pretty much a strictly impulse buyer... odd I know. But for the most part I tend to have no real idea what I want when I walk into a store, just the need to get something to kill time with. It's how I've ended up with the majority of my video games over the years, as well as the last two consoles I've bought, and my latest computer (though that was more out of frustration at my previous computer's case of randomly failing to recognize the Hard Drive). "The only difference between genius and stupidity is genius has its limits!" - Albert Einstein. "It's better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!" "You can try to kill me, you'd fail!, but you can try!" - Revan. "When you have exhausted all other possibilities whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes (a.k.a. Sir Arthur Conan Dole) "A lack of planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I used to buy Sims expansion packs as impulse buys, but I've been forcing myself not to and to wait for the Sims 3 to come out. It's been delayed, though. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Steam really enables impulse buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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