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.
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