Which game do I buy?

Haly · 19-07-2006, 10:26

Well not exactly buy, it's cheaper than that

Just got £20 of Argos vouchers from a work incentive scheme thing so just been looking online to see what games are available at my local branch. Don't really want anything else from Argos so might as well.

Options are:

GTA San Andreas (ps2 or xbox) - free - Is there any difference between the two versions?
Animal Crossing DS - £10 - I keep hearing good things about this on the other forum but i played it on the gamecube for a while and it was good but i got bored in the end :s
New Super Mario for DS - £7 - Yeah i know it's got loads of rave reviews but generally with platformers I get stuck then end up never actually completing it, oops. Then again it does seem extremely popular so maybe I could sell it easier if I got bored.
Brain training for DS - free - This looks quite fun but I don't know a huge deal about it.

leowyatt · 19-07-2006, 10:31

Good choices,

from agros though you could try this crack cocaine game

Though you do have a good selection there

Haly · 19-07-2006, 10:33

I never really liked it on the gamecube :/ I bet it makes a great multiplayer game but no one I know round here plays games

BTW to make my decision slightly easier I'll probably be able to get two, one in a few weeks or maybe even now. Got £20 of HMV vouchers to come from work too, but I have to pick them up from the branch which may be later in the week.

leowyatt · 19-07-2006, 10:35

It is pretty boring single player it comes into it's own in multiplayer used to play loads in uni with my flatmates.

What games you like Haly? Could try and help you better then?

Haly · 19-07-2006, 10:42

RPGs I love nearly obsessively

They're one of the few genres I'll play to completion 9 times out of 10.
Quite like platformers, i.e. Mario, Sonic, could you count Tomb Raider because it is in a way?, but I do find if I get stuck, it ends up getting cast aside for a while.
Not hugely keen on FPSes on consoles, besides Halo and Timesplitters, just prefer them on PC.
Almost always single player games as right now the only person nearby that plays games is my Mum but she can't play anything very fast due to a neck injury. I've got a feeling she might like Brain Training too (she's got her own DS).
Quite like arcade racers, things like Burnout and NFSU. Annoyingly Argos have Burnout Revenge in their sale but nowhere local has got it

Sports games I'm quite happy to just have one football game every few years (Got Pro Evo 4 at the moment).
Did like GTA San Andreas and played it for a while on the PC when I borrowed it off someone but again it fell foul of me getting bored when I got stuck

I've got a bloody low attention span

Right now I'm mainly playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advance as it's drawn me in and I can play it somewhere cooler than the main room for consoles.

leowyatt · 19-07-2006, 10:48

So ideally you'd want an RPG on either the XBOX or PS2?

Haly · 19-07-2006, 10:59

Ideally yup, but not sure if I can find one from argos

I've already got FFX, Xenosagas 2, had Dragon Quest 8, Fable, Jade Empire and both Knights of the Old Republic games.

leowyatt · 19-07-2006, 11:11

Ok my initial suggestion was going to be KOTR but as you've got them I'm a little stuffed

Oh do you have Wind Waker?

Haly · 19-07-2006, 16:22

Used to have it, didn't really like it and don't own a gamecube anymore

leowyatt · 19-07-2006, 16:24

k

I'll do some digging for PS2/Xbox RPG games

19-07-2006, 10:26	#1
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Which game do I buy? Well not exactly buy, it's cheaper than that Just got £20 of Argos vouchers from a work incentive scheme thing so just been looking online to see what games are available at my local branch. Don't really want anything else from Argos so might as well. Options are: GTA San Andreas (ps2 or xbox) - free - Is there any difference between the two versions? Animal Crossing DS - £10 - I keep hearing good things about this on the other forum but i played it on the gamecube for a while and it was good but i got bored in the end :s New Super Mario for DS - £7 - Yeah i know it's got loads of rave reviews but generally with platformers I get stuck then end up never actually completing it, oops. Then again it does seem extremely popular so maybe I could sell it easier if I got bored. Brain training for DS - free - This looks quite fun but I don't know a huge deal about it. __________________ Halycopter

19-07-2006, 10:31	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Good choices, from agros though you could try this crack cocaine game Though you do have a good selection there __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-07-2006, 10:33	#3
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I never really liked it on the gamecube :/ I bet it makes a great multiplayer game but no one I know round here plays games BTW to make my decision slightly easier I'll probably be able to get two, one in a few weeks or maybe even now. Got £20 of HMV vouchers to come from work too, but I have to pick them up from the branch which may be later in the week. __________________ Halycopter

19-07-2006, 10:35	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	It is pretty boring single player it comes into it's own in multiplayer used to play loads in uni with my flatmates. What games you like Haly? Could try and help you better then? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-07-2006, 10:42	#5
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	RPGs I love nearly obsessively They're one of the few genres I'll play to completion 9 times out of 10. Quite like platformers, i.e. Mario, Sonic, could you count Tomb Raider because it is in a way?, but I do find if I get stuck, it ends up getting cast aside for a while. Not hugely keen on FPSes on consoles, besides Halo and Timesplitters, just prefer them on PC. Almost always single player games as right now the only person nearby that plays games is my Mum but she can't play anything very fast due to a neck injury. I've got a feeling she might like Brain Training too (she's got her own DS). Quite like arcade racers, things like Burnout and NFSU. Annoyingly Argos have Burnout Revenge in their sale but nowhere local has got it Sports games I'm quite happy to just have one football game every few years (Got Pro Evo 4 at the moment). Did like GTA San Andreas and played it for a while on the PC when I borrowed it off someone but again it fell foul of me getting bored when I got stuck I've got a bloody low attention span Right now I'm mainly playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advance as it's drawn me in and I can play it somewhere cooler than the main room for consoles. __________________ Halycopter

19-07-2006, 10:48	#6
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	So ideally you'd want an RPG on either the XBOX or PS2? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-07-2006, 10:59	#7
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Ideally yup, but not sure if I can find one from argos I've already got FFX, Xenosagas 2, had Dragon Quest 8, Fable, Jade Empire and both Knights of the Old Republic games. __________________ Halycopter

19-07-2006, 11:11	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Ok my initial suggestion was going to be KOTR but as you've got them I'm a little stuffed Oh do you have Wind Waker? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-07-2006, 16:22	#9
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Used to have it, didn't really like it and don't own a gamecube anymore __________________ Halycopter

19-07-2006, 16:24	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	k I'll do some digging for PS2/Xbox RPG games __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"