StopMakingSense
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Yeah, still had the 20$ for 10$ google offer, so 10 dollars plus tax. Neat.
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ANCEL STILL CRYING Rayman Origins $19.99 at Toys R Us #bomba
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Psy-Phi
Member
Tempting, I do want it; but the reason I didn't buy it in the first place was a lack of time to be dedicated to actually playing it. And now, in a the new year that means more to me than last year (pseudo-resolution not to buy new games when I have games I have yet to even play).
I don't think Rayman will be going anywhere. And fuck Ubi for even hinting that it's success would make or break a BG&E sequel. Ancel needs to go some where he's appreciated.
I don't think Rayman will be going anywhere. And fuck Ubi for even hinting that it's success would make or break a BG&E sequel. Ancel needs to go some where he's appreciated.
On Boxing Day AC: R could be had for $20. They ship way too many copies.
rollingstart
Banned
I was waiting for the Vita version, but screw it, $20 is cheap and the demo was great.
I could always double dip. Vita version should be $10 by June.
I could always double dip. Vita version should be $10 by June.
... by the game itself? Budget is irrelevant to me. Games are not worth $60. Thankfully, this has been a gen where I have been able to pre-order Dead Rising 2 for £13, pick up the latest Deus Ex for £11 just a couple of months after launch and will get the new Assassin's Creed for £9.99 in the Steam Summer Sale. I can jump online right now and play Team Fortress 2 or Conan or Lord Of The Rings for free.
On occasion, massive games with endless hours of entertainment come along such as The Sims or Starcraft II or Skyrim (once the complete GOTY edition hits, naturally) or a really in-depth simulation game that make me think "yeah, you know what? This might actually be worth £25-£30."
I lie a bit, as The Sims 3 was worth the £35 I paid for it on launch and I've put hundreds of quality hours into it to prove it.
We've spent ages in the UK market forcing the street prices of games down to a level more reasonably equivalent to the value offered by the product. Rest of the Western market is starting to follow suit.
Just because publishers decided to either mis-manage their budget expectations or overprice cheaper games to the ridiculous sum of $60 doesn't mean I have to stomach it.
It was not worth it when I paid $60. I really should have waited.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Bought it for 35, sold it for 38 within 2 hours of playing. God have they made the gameplay so freaking stale. I could not swallow it after finishing Brotherhood only a month beforehand. I guess I will pick AC:R a few months down the road when I am "well rested"
Rayman Origins is worth 60$.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
That's a shame. : /
nincompoop
Banned
None whatsoever. The HD versions actually use the exact same assets as the Wii version as well, so if you can play the Wii version in Dolphin then it'll look just as good as the other versions.
Dark Stalkers
Member
Tempting, but I'll get it when it's $10.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
They really are one of the dumbest publishers out there.
Yes!
No white guys with guns on the cover.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Should be 1200pts.
I've played it start-to-finish with a friend. I sincerely disagree.
It's one of the best games of 2011 and was my personal GOTY. For that alone I feel that the game was worth it's regular price ($60).
People aren't buying it due to bad advertising, a bad release date (in November with a ton of other AAA hyped games), and also due to the perception that a 2D game isn't worth it I guess.
Why?
I've been on the 10 dollar train since day one. Seems we're almost there.
nincompoop
Banned
If it were a downloadable game it would've been broken up into four chapters that sell for fifteen bucks each.
Because it didn't give me $60 worth of fun? How else am I meant to answer such a silly question?
The market disagrees, heavily.
Was it? I was looking for it at $30 on Black Friday, but the best I saw was $40 on Amazon. I remember on GAF someone saying I was fortunate not to spend $40 on it in Nov because it would be $20 in Jan. Truer words were never spoken. I picked it up from Gamestop earlier this month when it dropped to $30.
DonMigs85
Member
Is a fine Kobe steak worth $100?
SMT
this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
I remember seeing Ubisoft hype the game up back at E3, I had a set price in my head of $39.99, I saw it launch at $59.99, Ubisoft had the gall... I know this is Rayman, prime IP, but still it's reminiscent of a 3DS game.
No idea; I've never tasted one.
Gareth Bale
Member
Not arguing with you, I'm just asking in case I get it in the future, so can you explain why? Is it short? No replay value? Boring? What?
lol how was my question silly?
I was just asking what you didn't like about the game for you to say that.
No need for the snark.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
The market agrees that Madden and Call of Duty are worth $60 every year.
That doesn't make it right.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
No, it quite literally defines the worth of something; it's absolutely right. You just happen to personally disagree.
PumpkinPie
Banned
The market that buys reskinned Call of Shooty for 60$ every year? OK.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
How is that a silly question? It seems like you're getting defensive because you don't have a good answer for it.
Sample answer:
I don't think this game was worth $60 because it was too short, there wasn't enough variety in the worlds/levels/enemies/gameplay to keep things fresh throughout, the music wasn't very good, and the controls weren't responsive and tight enough.
None of that reflects my opinion on this game but it should help you see what I'm getting at. The question is perfectly answerable.
So should we just stop using GAF as a place to give our opinion on the worth of a game?
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Fucking bought. 
I feel bad for saying this, but I'm glad I waited.
I feel bad for saying this, but I'm glad I waited.
Why do I need to dislike something about the game for it to not be worth $60?
Items don't start at $60 of worth then have $$$s deducted for elements I don't like.
Same for you. You're acting like a marketing man and asking me to check a load of boxes of negative-features to justify a dislike of a price tag. This is ridiculous.
And you.
Why are you all acting like I have to hold a certain amount of negative points about a game to justify each $ less than $60 I feel it is worth? Not only is that absolutely ridiculous, I also get the feeling you'd then move to refute any negative points I had in order to claim I was wrong and it was worth $60.
How about this:
"I could find no obvious flaw with the product. It was solid, well put together and brought a big stupid grin to my face. However, the total amount of goodness contained in the game did not equal $60 worth of value to me"
?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Generally when you have the opinion that something isn't worth its initial starting price it's helpful to add why you feel that way, especially when you're discussing it on a message board. You don't have to, of course, but it should be easy to understand why people would appreciate it.
The one guy you responded to doesn't even own the game, he just wanted to know why you didn't think it was worth $60.
Nah, I think the game is probably worth about $40-$50 dollars in my book.Suairyu said:
Maybe because when people feel that a product isn't worth it's price it's usually due to them felling that there's something wrong with the product combined with the fact that we are on a forum?
Heh, sorry for ever asking you for your opinion about the game. Wow lol.
Say you want to buy a new bath towel. I have here a standard cotton bath towel for you to buy. It has no flaws and is perfectly adequate at the desired function of drying you. Why, as far as cototn bath towels go, this might just be one of the best you ever used. My initial starting price £300. If you don't like, please justify why.
I'm not saying I don't want to discuss or give my opinion, I'm saying your position is ridiculous. I have clearly said there is less than $60 of fun in Rayman. There's less than $60 of fun in a happy meal toy, as well, but you could probably find a happy meal toy that has nothing 'wrong' with it per se. Your argument presumes (whether you want it to or not) that games have an inherent worth equal to what the publisher declares it at (in this case, $60) and if I disagree there has to be something wrong with the product.
There is nothing wrong with Rayman. No bad points about it. I have not a single criticism. It just isn't worth $60. It doesn't present to me $60 worth of fun. How else can I express this? You can try to sell me the world's best piece of paper, but it's still a piece of paper. Just because it doesn't have any defects doesn't mean I have to justify not paying your asking price.
bluedeviltron
Member
Demo didn't impress me outside of the visuals. Still a pass.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I do like it, do they come in salmon?