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Crappy Games I would totally buy ... If they were in the Bargain Bin.
Y0j1mb0 | 12:40 PM on 08.07.2008 57 comments



Why is that dude with the red cap checking out that doll's ass??

I love having a shitload of games. I don't know why really. Maybe because as a kid I didn't have a collection deemed worthy of the best out there. Maybe because I get a euphoric thrill of seeing my designated shelves filled to capacity with them so when friends come over, I visually show off to them that yes ... I do indeed have more games than you, without actually saying it out loud. But whatever the reasons or justifications for my hording of games, nothing pleases me more than buying games super cheap.

Just because I have disposable cash to throw at video games whenever I choose to doesn't mean that I lose my scruples and buy anything that strikes my fancy on a whim. I do have standards, I just occasionally misplace them. That said, in between getting the latest and greatest hyped game, I always scan the shelves for other games that have always caught my attention but are of BBB caliber. Games that are scoffed at by the critics and general gaming circles alike for being derivative, unoriginal, uninspired, generally any game that is not the next Gears of War, Metal Gear Solid or GTA .

In my head, I generally have a set agenda on which games I will get day one, which games I will wait to purchase eventually depending on levels of interest, be it my own or my friends' recommendations, and finally crappy games I would totally buy ... If they were in the Bargain Bin. Now mind you there are varying levels of pricing in the bargain bin. For all intents and purposes in this post that level of pricing is locked at the twenty bucks or below level. A perfect price point that can be easily incorporated into any budget you may have, as it can take the place of something else in that list easily. Why that t shirt I want at the mall can now be replaced with a game or that blackened chicken pasta at Ruby Tuesday I like to scarf, I could tell myself I'll eat healthier and get that game.

See? Easy stuff. What follows next are Crappy Games I would totally buy ... If they were in the Bargain Bin.

Lair.



I always had a thing for dragons. For twenty bucks this is a no brainer. I don't care if it's garbage or not. I'm flying a dragon. That's good enough for me. Also, why isn't this game already in the Bin?? Come on..don't be shy. Dive in there.


Devil May Cry 4.



Unlike a certain Dutch Dtoider who plunked down sixty bucks for this, I couldn't do it. Sure it's pretty but sixty dollars pretty? HELL, NO. Now twenty? ... I'm down.


Viking Battle For Asgard .



A Viking chopping limbs apart?? Yup yup, definitely at bargain bin price.


Condemned 2 .



Those hobos have been working out! At the lower price I'll be ready to pick a lead pipe for some hobo smackdown.


Trauma Center: New Blood.



I love Trauma Center, it should be called Drama Center. I got the others. I just want this cheaper.


Dynasty Warriors 6.



Yeah, Jim's Baby. I know this will be in the bargain bin before the next one. I can wait for the price to lower ... I'm patient.


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.



I played the demo to this and I thought it was kick ass. Just not sixty bucks kick ass.


Lost: Via Domus.


Translation: Have you found all of your shit?

Yes, I'm a dork and yes I love Lost. But no I wont pick this game up until it hits the bin.


Army of Two.



A game I always wanted to try. I will when it's twenty bones.


and last but not least ...


Kane & Lynch.



Yeah like Lair it's supposed to be garbage... but I always wanted to try it out.


That's it for me. I could of put a slew more but spared you. Perhaps you have some crappy games you would totally buy if they were on the bargain that I haven't mentioned.



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pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:45
pendelton21
I've always wanted to try out Via Dominus, too, but, I've heard so, so much bad shit about it, I dunno if it'll crush my hopes and dreams to play it. Good read.
SilverDragon1979's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:46
SilverDragon1979
I have also not played any of these games, but the only two I would probably play are Lair and Devil May Cry 4. Ever since Factor 5 released the new patch that changes the controls up in Lair so you don't have to play with the sixaxis controller I have been excited. This is supposed to make the game a lot more playable, and actually enjoyable.

In either case, I hope you find these games in a bargain bin one day and get to play them. :-)
sleepingagain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:52
sleepingagain
im looking forward to Christmas time, cause a lot of these games i want play will be dirt cheap
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:54
ParaParaKing
I have a rather strong tolerance against bad games, if they get cheap. I'm especially looking forward to Lair hitting the bin.

Also just rent Lost:Via Domus. You can easily finish the game in 4-5 hours. Also if you want the whole story (and all achievements) play it with a guide. Without a guide it's pretty annoying to figure out, what you have to do.
dtomek's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:59
dtomek
Kane and Lynch, Army of Two, Devil May Cry, and Viking I would say are all worth $20 bones. Never played the rest.
JACK of No Trades's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:01
JACK of No Trades
Condemned 2 & Devil May Cry 4 are not bad games. They a fantastic games that shouldn't be on a list with Lost and Kain & Lynch.
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:01
Trevor McGee
I've seen Condemned 2 for $19.99 new in GameStop, it's the same price as the original now, lol. So go ahead and get it then.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:01
Kryptinite
I still plan on buying that Lost game :). I fucking LOVE Lost.
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:05
RICHARD BLOCKER
I'm with you in Condemned 2. I really want to try it out. I played the demo for part 1 and liked it.
CountingConflict's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:09
CountingConflict
The Target by my house in Pasadena, TX has Kane and Lynch for 20 bones brand new. I almost bought it last night to give away as a poker prize, but I'm strapped for cash now that I just paid for PAX.
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:10
SourGr8pes
Viking was pretty cool... Had it been $20.
shipero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:11
shipero
Via Domus is decent if you're a Lost fan, but like ParaParaKing said it's really short. I beat it the same day I bought it, I started just after lunch and was finished by dinner time.
nilcam's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:13
nilcam
I saw Lost in the bargain bin at my local Circuit City. It was $16.96. I bought Sega Rally Revo for $16.96 that day. I think Viking is $20 at Gamestop. I've seen DMC4 for $25 but I wasn't sure if I should get it.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:15
Y0j1mb0
Shipero:

Seeing as your done with it, I will gladly accept your copy of Lost. THANKS.
VampireChrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:16
VampireChrist
im a lost fan too... picked it up at Best Buy for 15 bucks for 360... it was in some weird end cap thing with '50% off' taped across the cover... also noticed Kane & Lynch was 20 bucks at Target yesterday
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:23
Y0j1mb0
Sega Rally Revo for 17 bucks?? I gotta that!!
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:24
nintendoll
Condemned 2 was complete shit compared the the first game. I almost shit myself when the body fell down the fucking escalator, telling me to get out. And the crazy mannequins? Forget it.

The second game lost a lot of it's eeriness and became about surviving attacks from as many crazed hobos as possible. It really doesn't draw you into the game like the first one did.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:24
Crunshii
I want old school RPG back!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:25
mix
Thats a nice list!

I would buy so many more games if the prices were more reasonable and Haze would be one of them.

I snagged Condemned 2 (PS3) for $35 played it, beat it and have not touched it since.
perri's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:27
perri
I got Trauma Center: New Blood for TEN DOLLARS! CANADIAN! There was no thought, I had paid for it before I even realized I had picked it up.

Oh and my friend got stranglehold for...15 I think? Maybe 10? We always cracked up at the demo (because its so terrible) So he got it, and let me tell you its still terrible- When you get stuck...it really stops being fun and just turns into a repetitive chore- BUT, by the time the next cut scene comes around you forget all that and laugh at the horrible script!
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:30
Char Aznable
Damn, I thought Lair was already in the bargain bin. It's been out for a while, and people were complaining about the game when it first came out.

From what my friend and his brother (huge Lost fans) have told me, the Lost game is a definite rental. They blew threw it in a day or two each.
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:32
Trev
I, in all seriousness, really enjoyed Army of Two. It is one of the funniest games I have ever played, not so much in the story category, but in the flat out ridiculousness of everything you do. It must be played co-op though, otherwise there's no one to "accidentally" lob grenades at or slap upside the head while they're trying to pick someone off at range.

Never before have I been able to "flank" someone by shooting them point blank with a lacquered wood and etched brass stinger missile launcher and get a reaction of "So that's why you were useless in the sniping section".
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:34
Takeshi
Wait a second Mr. Cheapass.

Are you going to pay 20 bucks for a crap game? And not one but 4 or 5?

I've got a Dutch tip for you: "Goedkoop is duurkoop".

And another one:

"Ik wacht nog steeds op dat verdomde pakketje, schrale ouwe sok."
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:37
commish
they don't have video stores where you could just rent these games??
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:38
MrSadistic
takeshi is a communist
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:40
Aurain
DMC4 is considerably better than those games on there. Even if you basically play the same game twice with 2 different dudes,
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:42
king3vbo
I agree, every single one of these games, save LOST, are games I would buy for 20 bucks
Andrew Godsey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:49
Andrew Godsey
Yeah, I bought Lost and Army of Two both on release. Army of two was decent, just terrible online play. If you have to ask why I bought Lost, the asnwer should be obvious: I'm one of the many obsessed with the mythologies of Lost. This game was AWFUL. Half the cast didn't voice, and a good chunk of the plot just made no sense in the Lost universe. Altough, all things aside....it would have made a killer standalone episode of lost, if all the inconsistancies were fixed that is.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:54
Takeshi
Sadistic is a Sadieist
Gangles's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:03
Gangles
I've seen the first Condemned in the bargain bin at local HMVs, hopefully the 2nd will follow soon.
Usedtabe's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:20
Usedtabe
I loved Condemned 2 @ 60$. Like someone else said, it's now $19.99 at gamestop. you won't be disappointed
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:23
Anus Mcphanus
I wish Trauma Center: New Blood was released over here in Europe
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:42
Arttemis
You can easily buy Lair for $25 after shipping from ebay... which I might have to do now that I looked.

DMC4 can be found in perfect condition for $30 as well... which I just did a couple weeks ago!
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:47
RonBurgandy2010
Nice picks. I am a cheap bastard. I just got Metal Arms yesterday for $5. If it's $5 you buy it. No questions.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:04
ZeroTolo
I'm pretty sure you can pick up Viking for around $30 now. Don't quote me on it though.
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:41
braulio09
Lair and Lost are like 20 bucks at my local gamestore. Miht try Lair if I have an extra 20.
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:53
aborto thefetus
Condemned 2 isn't a crappy game. It just isn't as good as the first one.
JiR INC's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 16:00
JiR INC
most of the games mentioned are in the summer sales if you looked in the right places, hurry before they go....
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 16:35
Kyousuke Nanbu
You have an unsual opinion on what constitutes a crappy game.

Perhaps a more fitting title should be, "I'm to much a cheapskate to buy these great titles at full price".
Dr Rockzo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 16:37
Dr Rockzo
I liked Kane and Lynch. I think it got more hate than it deserved due to the shitstorm kicked up by Gamespot's review. It wasn't great, but it had a tragic story and interesting characters.

As a fellow Lost fanboy I would also like to try out Via Domus, but it looks awful. Ugh, six more months until season 5 :(
kawitchate's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 16:47
kawitchate
when i hear a game is coming out i mark it in one of 4 categories:

1) must buy, no matter the price
2) will buy, wait a few months for price drop
3) think i want to buy, will wait for reviews / demo (then if i want it, usually ends up being a "will buy, wait for price drop")
4) maybe i'll buy it eventually when it's $5

that said, Lair, Army of Two, and Kane & Lynch are all #4s for me, and Viking was a #2 for me until i bought it just last weekend for $20. AND IT'S GOOD (for $20).
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 17:24
Maurice Tan
Only Lost is worth it if you are a fan :)
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 17:49
Clockwork
I'm with you on Trauma Center, Quake Wars, Lost (<3<3<3), and Kane and Lynch.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 17:56
vexed alex
I'd buy Heavenly Sword for $20. The lack of 1080i has kept me away from it (I know it's not true HD - eat a dick). It's also really short.

I'd also pick up Earth Defense Force for $20.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 18:01
vexed alex
@ Kyousuke Nanbu (AKA Negative Nancy)

Who shit in your corn flakes? I have yet to see a comment from you where it's not something completely negative.
Red TheHaze Veron's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 18:16
Red TheHaze Veron
lol i paid $90 for DMC 4.

I like DMC so shut up.
ShadokatRegn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 18:28
ShadokatRegn
Agreed. I'm good at bargain shopping for games - it helps that I get discounts at gamestop/EBgames, too...

I pretty much won't buy amazing games full price, but we'll see what happens when I get super rich and don't care anymore.
Clockwork-Zombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 19:00
Clockwork-Zombie
I have seen a few gamestops with viking for $20 new, so just look around for that (unless it is just in this area).
Also i have been waiting for lair to drop to $10-15, I think that's about what it's worth.
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 20:14
ajaxender
I agree with a few of those. Im gonna add Call of Duty 4 - surprised? Its because ive already played the campaign enough times (piracy ftw), and for multiplayer it would always take a back seat to TF2. So its not worth full retail price to me. Maybe something like $50 NZ.
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