“Loot Runs” are when Zombie and I go shopping for deals. Although mostly focused around video games and pop culture stuff, Loot Runs can also be about any deals, Hell even groceries.
Zombie and I stopped at a pawn shop we rarely go to. They had a respectable collection but nothing I was looking for. On our way out the door I stopped to check the PS3 titles and noticed Transformers War for Cybertron. It’s been on my wish list and I was surprised it was in a pile mixed in with sports titles and common games. The handwritten sign stated $5 and I knew it was worth a lot more. Plus I wanted it in my collection I already had the sequel Fall of Cybertron.
Although the cover is water damaged the disc looked scratch-free and the manual was in great shape. A quick check of pricecharting.com showed it was selling for $65CDN. I don’t plan on selling but it sure feels good to find the difficult titles lost in a pile of NHL and Madden crap.
Yet another impulsive add-on to our collection comes thanks to our favourite local pawn shop. Sakuna of Rice and Ruin (Divine Edition) for the Switch. A little more than I normally like to spend but tax refund season is on and goddammit; I deserve it!
With a beautiful (and only slightly beat-up) shiny box including a 3-disc soundtrack, artbook, and collectible I couldn’t resist this $45 collectible.
Of course I immediately watched tons of reviews when I got home to relieve some of my buyer’s remorse. It’s a cutsie (yes, that’s a word now) game with side-scrolling action paired with farm simulator. As you can guess from the title the farming specifically involves rice and, according to the reviews, goes into great detail. Placement of seeds, water-levels, supporting wildlife, seasonal (yes, there are seasons) maintenance, harvesting, and preparing the rice are all detailed inclusions for this game mechanic. These somehow play into additional combat abilities too.
So, will I play it? Probably someday but it’s not high on my list of priorities with Zelda games taking up my time lately. But gosh-darnit it sure does look purdy up on the shelf!
As always, thanks for reading my Internet Nomads. Hope to see you again soon.
An unexpected visit to my favourite pawn shop this past Thursday resulted in some impulse purchases.
MechWarrior was a favourite series of mine back in my PC Gaming days, especially the Mercenary off-shoot because you could take on missions and loot fallen mechs for money and parts. At $20 I was happy to add to the collection despite knowing it will be an investment of time if I start playing. It’s too bad this game doesn’t have a PSVR2 mode. Can you imagine being inside the mech?
The second pick up was Freedom Fighters, a much-loved cult classic from the PS2/Xbox/GameCube era. I don’t have a large GameCube collection so adding this gem for $20 was a no-brainer.
As always, thanks for following my nerdy journey Internet Nomads. See you next time.
Here’s a couple of pick ups over the last week, most from Ontario
Zombie and I visited my parents in Ontario this past week for her March Break. We usually have some great meals and do some shopping on our visits and this one didn’t disappoint. During one of our previous visits we found a respectable pawn shop in town and easily convinced Grandma we had to go. They have a decent selection of Xbox One and PS4 games and it’s a great way to fill out some low-cost wishlist items. I found Assassin’s Creed Chronicles; a trilogy of side-scrolling games in the AC universe. Also picked up Mad Max, a game I digitally own but had on my pick-up list, always preferring a physical copy. These games were 2/$25 so $12.50 each (and no tax),
We also hit up the local GameStop, always fun because of the familiarity, but nice to see new discount bins and merch. I found Star Wars: Jedi Survivor for $25, a great price considering it runs $50 normally.
We were back in town ON Friday and decided to check a less frequented pawn shop. Not a bad visit here, I picked up Far Cry 6 (XboxOne) despite already owning it on PS5. My justification was the great price AND I owned all the other Far Cry titles on the Xbox platform.
Finally, at the Value Village in my parents’ town we found this unopened Carnage Lego. It was pricey ($99) but my dad used his seniors discount for %30 off (so $70) and I didn’t feel as guilty. THEN I checked online and found the set was discontinued and selling for, on average, $200 CDN. All in all, a great find. And yes, I opened it and am half-way through building it. What an awesome addition to our Geek Room.
Although we did many things on our trip, this summarizes the vacation loot we scored. As always, thanks for reading Internet Nomads!
Probably just as a means of managing my travel anxiety I impulsively bought something that I wanted but wasn’t sure I would spend this much on. But it is the deluxe edition with a steelbook, soundtrack, art book and that did tip the scales.
Presenting final Fantasy VII remake for the PS4.
Okay, at this point I feel like I need to make a confession in a Catholic church or something. I’ve never played final Fantasy 7. I’m well aware of its cultural significance and impact on future final Fantasy games as well as role-playing games in general. I’m aware that it’s almost always on top 10 lists of greatest games of all time. I’ve also emulated it on multiple devices in the past to give myself the opportunity to play it but have never actually sat down to do so. The announcement of a remaster came up many many years ago, I noted it but decided I wasn’t going to be an early adopter. I didn’t have that nostalgic sentiment that wanted to see the story retold through modern lenses. But it didn’t change the fact that it was on my bucket list of games in my life I’ve wanted to complete someday. When the new one was finally released I did what I always do, keep my eye on the prices at the second hand shops. So when we entered our regular haunt today and I spotted the Deluxe Edition sitting in the rack, in what I must say was a very good condition box, I grabbed it and continued browsing. Usually this is a sign that I’m thinking of picking something up but if I see something I want more I’ll put it back down. Nothing changed on this trip, there was nothing else I desperately wanted in the collection and said ah “Fuck it”, and picked it up.
As with any purchase of this price I have buyers remorse. It happens every time. I’m very glad to have this in my library and I’m planning to play it in the near future. From articles I’ve read having the physical PS4 version will entitle me to the Integrade upgrade for PS5 at no cost. That’s going to allow me to play it on the PlayStation portal in bed, greatly increasing the chances of me completing this game. We’ll see though after the trip, I still have Far Cry 4 to complete.
As always, thanks for reading Internet Nomads, see you next time.
As my father would say, today was “light duty”. Got the basic errands done and stopped by the pawn shop to browse. Picked up these for a great price.
Dishonored & Assassin’s Creed
$2 for Assassin’s Unity was an easy buy. I picked it up years ago digital for, and I remember this specifically, $1.87. But I have so many physical Assassins’ games this was a no-brainer to add to the library. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider came about partially because my daughter convinced me to watch Arcane on Netflix. That art style and aesthetic reminded me of the Dishonored series. At $6 I said, why not?
This brings the Xbox one collection to 96 physical titles. I’m not specifically chasing numbers but I’m so close to 100 that I’ve been watching for Xbox One titles on the cheap. It seems to be a really good time for it.
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