I wasn't planning on picking this up but I snagged a flyer from teh store and pre-ordered ASB for $30 bones.
I don't know if I'll like the game but this is like grabbing links or inside drive new at it's now Platinum games price.
This deal was too good to pass up. Heck it might even make ASB more enjoyable since it was that standard $49.99 price. Cheap games don't make me feel so guilty when they are bad.
I'll post impressions tomorrow like every else but if you can take part in this deal I would. And if it sucks sell it on ebay and make you money back at the worst.
So even before ASB is released it has already one positive going for it.
Gamestop had a misprint in their ad. If you are lucky enough to snag one before they pull them off the shelves you can tell them they have to match it, or take it someplace that will
Yep, I walked into Game Stop last night and snagged a flyer and said I wanted to reserve the game for the advertised price. Not a problem at all. Salesman said they had to honor the price. Pretty sweet deal indeed.
I dunno, if I get as much out of this years' ASB as in the past, even $29.95 is way too much. I got last year's for like $9.95 used, and still felt ripped. For me, it always seems to be a chore to get through even a single game, and then it quickly goes back on the shelf.
The early reviews aren't particularly encouraging (leaving aside the moronic ones that focus on the first-person fielding), in that they still mention animation problems and the like. I'm not sure I could tolerate guys throwing through their back yet again.
I''ll take some animation problems anyday if the game doesn't have glaring flaws that threaten its realism. I've had enough eyecandy, I want compelling MLB gameplay and a franchise mode that isn't broken.
If the franchise mode delivers, 29.95 might be cheap enough for console sim players who don't have a PC to play OOTP.
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