Posted June 18, 2010

bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan

lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
Posted June 18, 2010
At USD5, is it worth it to get Mirror's Edge on Steam as opposed to a boxed version? I always like having the box in hand - if anyone has the boxed version, does it come with anything else other than just the DVD itself? Is it the flat DVD casing, or does it actually have the medium-sized cardboard box?

Rohan15
The Joe
Registered: May 2009
From United States
Posted June 19, 2010
Go Gamer 48 Hour Madness.
I want to buy Hidden and Dangerous 2, but not sure. How good is the site in terms of reliability?
I want to buy Hidden and Dangerous 2, but not sure. How good is the site in terms of reliability?

lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
Posted June 19, 2010

I want to buy Hidden and Dangerous 2, but not sure. How good is the site in terms of reliability?
Well WOT has only one review, but it seems to be a very popular site with good ratings.
If you're buying H&D2 via GoGamer, do you think you can buy an extra copy and ship it over here? GoGamer doesn't seem to do international shipping

Rohan15
The Joe
Registered: May 2009
From United States
Posted June 19, 2010

Well, I'd love to honestly (Seriously, I would.), but I have 14 bucks on my prepaid debit card atm and have to wait until either tomorrow or Sunday to cash in my check (Tripled what it was last pay day, nearly fainted.) and reload it. Sorry. =(

destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted June 19, 2010

I prefer the box, though it's a slim one. Really nice design though. It comes with the five song remix CD. Manual is black and white and very thin -- worthless.
Edit: unboxing video here. looks like the Euro version is cardboard. Jealous.
Post edited June 19, 2010 by chautemoc

lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
Posted June 19, 2010
Damn. The packaging is really good. Here we only have the little DVD box. Jealous x2
Alas, I searched all through ebay and was unable to find a reasonably priced copy of Mirror's Edge, so I just went ahead and bought the Steam version. Maybe if I like the game enough, I'll pick up a boxed copy when income becomes more stable.
Rohan15: Well, I'd love to honestly (Seriously, I would.), but I have 14 bucks on my prepaid debit card atm and have to wait until either tomorrow or Sunday to cash in my check (Tripled what it was last pay day, nearly fainted.) and reload it. Sorry. =(
Aw. No sweat.
Alas, I searched all through ebay and was unable to find a reasonably priced copy of Mirror's Edge, so I just went ahead and bought the Steam version. Maybe if I like the game enough, I'll pick up a boxed copy when income becomes more stable.

Aw. No sweat.
Post edited June 19, 2010 by lowyhong

bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan
Posted June 19, 2010
I'd love a boxed copy of Mirror's Edge on PC. Of course, I've never seen one here. All I have in terms of a retail copy is a US PS3 one =/ And that didn't come with the soundtrack.

destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted June 19, 2010

soulgrindr
sloshed
Registered: Sep 2008
From Japan
Posted June 19, 2010

I saw Farcry in a store in Shinjuku last week for about $60 usd. TW:Rome was only about $25. It's very random.
I was thinking of trying to negotiate with them over the price of Modern Warfare, but then I glanced at the rest of the store and went instantly blind from all the porn games. :-o
PS/ Mirror's edge is well worth $5 on steam. First half was probably the most gaming fun I had last year. Second half, not so much..
Post edited June 19, 2010 by soulgrindr

Kabuto
Comme un patron
Registered: Feb 2010
From Canada
Posted June 19, 2010
I'd stay away from eBay when it comes to games with drm on them.
I got my boxed copy or in dvd case to be precise at a magazine shop of all places for $9.99.
I was a little hesitant since it was in french pakaging and clearly states it would install everything in french only. That is actually false. No matter what copy you buy whether english, french, german, italian etc. it installs in the game language of your operating system. So it installed in english automatically which was nice since the english boxed version is $19 at another store. The remix cd is a really nice bonus I find. The original and most of the remixes are very well done.
Yeah it's got Securom, but it was painless. Adds a few registry entries but no processes run in the background. My computer hasn't suffered any performance problems since I installed it in March.
Steam version has no securom on it.
I got my boxed copy or in dvd case to be precise at a magazine shop of all places for $9.99.
I was a little hesitant since it was in french pakaging and clearly states it would install everything in french only. That is actually false. No matter what copy you buy whether english, french, german, italian etc. it installs in the game language of your operating system. So it installed in english automatically which was nice since the english boxed version is $19 at another store. The remix cd is a really nice bonus I find. The original and most of the remixes are very well done.
Yeah it's got Securom, but it was painless. Adds a few registry entries but no processes run in the background. My computer hasn't suffered any performance problems since I installed it in March.
Steam version has no securom on it.
Post edited June 19, 2010 by Kabuto

Gundato
The Peepe
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted June 19, 2010

I want to buy Hidden and Dangerous 2, but not sure. How good is the site in terms of reliability?
I have used GoGamer a few times in the past.
You have to pay shipping, and they take a REALLY long time to get around to it, but overall it is usually worth it at the prices their 48-hour madnesses offer.

bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan

lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
Posted June 19, 2010
It's now Mass Effect day, and the big question from your resident BFF again: if I buy the Steam version, am I missing anything from the boxed version? I was unable to find a collector's edition or limited ed anywhere for the PC version too, so I guess there's only the standard boxed edition?

Gundato
The Peepe
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States