[General Discussion] No sir, you wouldn't want this game, naaahhhhhh.....

Originally Posted by Borg1982

I would sell customers what they want and not even ask a question. Barbie's Adventures? Why not? I don't care nor judge.

Amen. I don't go around telling people what they should and shouldn't buy, unless it's something of a trap. Most games are fairly average to great, so it isn't like the gaming industry is pissing out a bunch of horrible games every five seconds.

I haven't worked at a gaming store before but I wouldn't give advice unless I was asked. Sure, I would imagine there's alot of parents coming into stores asking for recommendations for their kids, but that isn't a complicated question to answer unless you haven't a clue what kids would like. Just recommend them some Gamecube game.

Actually, what I don't enjoy about gaming stores is how they point out how rare a game is, but only if they don't have it in stock. At the beginning of this year I was looking for a specific game and browsed around every EB in town, only to have almost all of them tell me I was shit out of luck and I'd have better luck finding gold inside my anus. Well, that wasn't their exact words, but still.

I happen to enjoy listening to gaming stores and their logic. They tell you that Platinum/Greatest Hits/Best Price editions are better because they're cheaper, but they don't tell you that they're worthless because they aren't original; they don't have any picture on the disc nor do they have a proper cover. But hey, cheap sale, so let's sell this cheap game to some guy who's clueless about games and wants fun.

Although I did purchase platinum games when I first bought my PS2, that was because I was broke from purchasing the PS2 in the first place. I was lucky enough to find a copy of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X in their original versions back in November of 2002. They let me have them for the platinum price (which was great) because they were essentially the same game.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

You do realize that 99% of people that buy games do it to play them and not to masturbate to cover art or delude themselves into thinking it's a good investment, right? I'd hardly say they're clueless.

The more accurate percentage would be 50%, and they would be mainstream gamers. I wouldn't bother telling some random customer that the box art is better in america or something like that unless they were actually a hardcore nerd that would enjoy listening.

I just like how they're all supportive of platinum titles. If a game doesn't have a picture on it, it's more likely to get scratched on the top of the disc as well as the front. It's extremely annoying because the printed picture acts as a shield, like AzuraGuard does.

Like I also said in the thread, I picked up Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X which were originals, but sold at the platinum price. This isn't the first time I've seen this happen, but I've also seen stores reject sales "just because it isn't platinum" which is rather stupid. It doesn't really matter to a mainstream gamer but if someone's collecting games they might as well avoid.

My platinum Gran Turismo 3 happens to have a few scratches on the top of it which really pisses me off because if the printed picture was placed there, it wouldn't have happened. These "Playstation 2 the Best" games aren't "best" at all, they're actually a downgrade in quality.

I don't know about in america but I'm pretty sure Greatest Hits titles also have black and white manuals, pictureless discs, etc. You pay for what you get.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

Heh, if the cover bugs you that much, then just go to cdcovers website and print off the generally MUCH more aethestically pleasing Japanese covers. I did that for ICO (used the PAL cover, actually).

We can't do that here. The PS2 PAL cases are blue and having a japanese cover in a blue PAL case is a clear sign it's different. See, this is why I import my games. Not only are the american ones usually much better, but they have black cases. Black.

So 3 downsides to owning a PAL game. 1, the box art's usually butchered, 2, the spine's formatted and boring, and 3, the case is blue. Now I know these are only minor issues, but I find them annoying. Why the hell are the cases blue? And why are the spines changed? It doesn't make sense.

Actually this reminds me of a person who buys games based on box art. Moronic, I know, because he bought SSX On Tour just because he'd played SSX Tricky before and just because he liked the box art on On Tour. Funny thing was, he was an eb worker.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Because I'm sure all those frat boys all you 'hardcore' gamers hate are whacking it to the latest coverboy for Madden 2007.

Uh, what? This doesn't even make sense. You have mainstream gamers, collectors, non-mainstream gamers and casual gamers. It really isn't hard to tell which is which.

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