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Postby Fish and Chips » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:49 pm

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Postby MasterDias » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:12 pm

Give the game time to ship. I never go into stores on the release day if I want a particular game. It usually takes one or two days for the game to arrive...
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:43 pm

MasterDias wrote:Give the game time to ship. I never go into stores on the release day if I want a particular game. It usually takes one or two days for the game to arrive...

*o* Lies! All Lies! A lot of games arrive on their "Release Day".
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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:44 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:*o* Lies! All Lies! A lot of games arrive on their "Release Day".


the game arrives today doesn't it? well anyways, i checked a game review to see what the storyline was about and it looked pretty interesting (never really played those games where a female character assumes the main role). anyways, i'll probably be buying this game and Okami (when the price goes down) soon. i have like 250$ to Circuit City because my aunt got me an i-pod video 30 GB for christmas and i don't really listen to music and i'm not a big fan of i-pods so my dad brought it back...
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Postby Yojimbo » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:53 pm

MasterDias wrote:Give the game time to ship. I never go into stores on the release day if I want a particular game. It usually takes one or two days for the game to arrive...


Being a guy that almost always buys the games he really wants on release, EB's and Gamestops nine times out of ten get them on the release day that's designated by the company. It's your big retailers like Walmart, Circuit City, BestBuy, etc that get them a couple days to a week later.
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Postby MasterDias » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:01 pm

Huh. We must have gone to get different games then.
The games I've gone to get on release were generally stocked about one day after at Gamestop.
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Postby Tommy » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:27 pm

FF12 arrived the exact day scheduled, but Kingdom Hearts II didn't come out three days after the release date.

I wonder why. I assume they were both equal in high anticipation.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:02 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:*o* Lies! All Lies! A lot of games arrive on their "Release Day".


I forgot and didn't check in at my work :/ Meh, I'll just wait till it goes on sale for like, 10 bucks cheaper from another store and then price compare (yay that, discount, and gift cards!!^^)

But with games, haven't really noticed with the release dates. With movies, like most places, we get those like, almost a week before release date, although some come in later than others (probably just our store and stuff). It varies, as with games, is all^^
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Postby TriezGamer » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:39 pm

Many games have a 'day to ship', not a 'day of release' -- Day of release is usually accurate, day of shipment is usually a day or two off.
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:18 pm

Ok. Here's how gaming release dates work:

There are currently two types of releases.

1. This is your normal, run of the mill release. The game ships on the "release date" and will typically arrive in stores for purchase in the afternoon of the day following the "release date". In truth, this "release date" is merely a shipping date.

2. This is your high end, AAA, console moving titles. The release date on these are the "street date" Meaning that the game arrives in stores up to two weeks before they can be sold. The retailers must sign a "do not sell until" agreement with the company that is distributing the game. In this case, you get the game the day of.

In short, a good thing to ask when you are pre-ordering a game is, "What's the release date?" and, "Is that the ship date or the street date?". This will allow you to get your game as soon as possible and possibly save you a trip to the store.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:03 am

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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:21 am

It's very possible the clerk you talked to was a nimrod and they actually had 60 copies in the back. This kind of thing tends to happen in retail.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:48 pm

OH MY GOSH YES!!!

I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *DANCES*

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Postby Tommy » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:01 pm

I doubt that.

If they remade FF6 on Ps3 I would be happier.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:07 pm

Tom Dincht wrote:I doubt that.

If they remade FF6 on Ps3 I would be happier.


What would the point of that be? It works for the GBA for a number of reasons:

1. It's more affordable (i.e., I may actually be able to buy it).
2. Sony doesn't have the rights to VI, I don't think, since it premiered on the SNES.
3. There's no need for a revamped graphics change, and there's already a console-based remake with eye-candy FMVs.
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Postby Tommy » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:49 pm

Radical Dreamer wrote:What would the point of that be? It works for the GBA for a number of reasons:

1. It's more affordable (i.e., I may actually be able to buy it).
2. Sony doesn't have the rights to VI, I don't think, since it premiered on the SNES.
3. There's no need for a revamped graphics change, and there's already a console-based remake with eye-candy FMVs.


Because seeing the world of FF6 in 3D would make the FF6 universe complete.

Yeah, it works for GBA, but I still want it to be on Ps3 with a remastered soundtrack and good VAs.

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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:50 pm

Well, I won't be able to get it today. Got night classes and wasn't able to use the car to get down to the mall, since my mom got home from work at about 6 tonight and I had to go straight to class. I will be picking it up tommorow after I find one more game to trade in..... *begins to contiplate which game he should get rid of.*
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:50 pm

Tom Dincht wrote:Because seeing the world of FF6 in 3D would make the FF6 universe complete.

Yeah, it works for GBA, but I still want it to be on Ps3 with a remastered soundtrack and good VAs.

Sorry for dreaming big.

VAs would kill the game. It takes away the personality of whom I envision the characters to be, and how they sound.

While I would LOVE to see a faithful 3D FF6 game, in no way would it compare to the true original.
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Postby jon_jinn » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:27 pm

so, MSP, did the game live up to your expectations?...
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:31 pm

jon_jinn wrote:so, MSP, did the game live up to your expectations?...

I luuuuuuurve it!
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:22 am

Well, it seems I won't be able to get it today either. Had to stay home from school today, not feeling good. So I won't be able to go out today and pick it up. Besides, I still haven't been able to find a game I willing to part with.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:14 am

Radical Dreamer wrote:What would the point of that be? It works for the GBA for a number of reasons:

2. Sony doesn't have the rights to VI, I don't think, since it premiered on the SNES.


But it WAS released on the PSone under Final Fantasy Anthology.

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:VAs would kill the game. It takes away the personality of whom I envision the characters to be, and how they sound.


Just imagine what they would do to Kefka.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:25 am

Azier the Swordsman wrote:But it WAS released on the PSone under Final Fantasy Anthology.



Just imagine what they would do to Kefka.

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I can only begin to fathom...
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:16 pm

Azier the Swordsman wrote:Just imagine what they would do to Kefka.

Kefka they could do pretty well I'd think. He's a pretty distinct character.

It's the other 12 main character's I'm worrying about. (Gogo and Umaro don't count, they barely speak XD)
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Postby jon_jinn » Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:16 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:I luuuuuuurve it!


:grin: excellent. now i'm even more enthusiastic about buying it...
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Postby MasterDias » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:38 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Kefka they could do pretty well I'd think. He's a pretty distinct character.

It's the other 12 main character's I'm worrying about. (Gogo and Umaro don't count, they barely speak XD)

I don't know. If they use their usual studios, it should turn out fairly well. As long as they don't use random celebrities to voice characters, anyway...
But such a point is moot, as I doubt that they will remake it anytime soon. If anything gets remade, it's probably going to be VII.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:42 pm

Sheeze, if they make another FFVII spinoff/remake...XD I swear, I'm so sick of the FFVII craze from the recent years. XD There ARE other FF games, (good ones, in fact) after all. XD
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:59 pm

Well, I would be in favor of an FFVII remake. But, please, let the spin-offs die.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:00 pm

Azier the Swordsman wrote:Well, I would be in favor of an FFVII remake. But, please, let the spin-offs die.

They're better off making like an FF4 or FF6 remake. It would have more of the "Newer" fans enjoying some of the older titles.
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Postby Shia Kyosuka » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:43 pm

I agree with Azier.

I'm all for an FFVII remake.
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