One of my friends asked me last night if I was going to trade in Halo 3: ODST now that I had the 1000 in it. He was saying it gets something like $35, which is pretty good considering we ended up getting it for around that (or even less) when it first came out. In the past, I used to trade in practically any game I got all the Achievements I wanted in and moved onto the next game in my queue.
Over just this past year alone, I’ve started winding down on my gaming tendencies (yes, it’s hard to believe but I’m less hardcore today than I was years ago), and actually started missing games I had gotten rid of. So I started rebuying games that I knew I would want to replay again at some point, just for fun. Looking at my 360 collection today, I’ve realized that more than half of the games I currently own I’ve sold and reacquired.
Nowadays, I’ve decided that no matter how good of a deal it is to trade in/sell a game that I enjoyed, I won’t get rid of it since the amount of work it takes to reaquire the game just doesn’t make up for the nice little “deal” I got when I sold it. What majorly sucks is that several of the games I end up wanting to reacquire turn into Platinum Hits titles, and I hate that design. Therefore, I’m forced to scour used game bins or find people online to buy from that can get me non-platinum hits versions that are not all scratched like crazy. I feel like I’m in some sort of game rebuying netherworld where I’m paying for my mistakes. I owned these games in mint condition and now I’m spending time trying to track these same games down that will no way be in as good condition as when I owned them. Why couldn’t I just have been happy with my original copies and not sell them in the first place?
Currently, I’ve been spending the last few weeks trying to rebuy the following games:
Mass Effect – I actually want to replay through this before playing the sequel coming out early next year, but the tough part is of course finding a non-platinum hits version in great condition.
Assassin’s Creed – Like Mass Effect, I do want to play this game again before the sequel releases next month but have to find a non-platinum hits version in great condition.
Fable 2 – Platinum hits was announced to be released in January, so I still have time to reacquire this game and I know I will want to play through it again before Fable 3 releases.
The Orange Box – I actually have cravings from time to time to play Team Fortress 2, and while I own it on the PC, people on the PC are too hardcore (clans and whatnot) so I just want to play it casually with my 360 controller. Plus, I figure I will want to play Portal again from time to time.
Once I successfully repick up these titles, I’ll only have a few left to go. Good thing I didn’t sell Halo Wars since I do have cravings to play that game too. In any case, that’s my simple warning to you – if you feel like at some point you may want to replay a game (just because it was amazing, you’ll miss it, or a future sequel gets you to want to replay its predecessor, etc.), consider holding onto it. I want to spare you this ordeal that I’m going through today…
Wait I don’t get it, what’s wrong with platinum hits?
nothing is physically wrong with the game itself, but if you’re somewhat of a game collector, the entire packaging is just ugly. plus, as a hardcore gamer, i couldn’t live with the fact that every time i see the ugly gray platinum hits box, i’d be disappointed in myself that i couldn’t have gotten the game during its original “release” period.
but ideally, as someone that should care less for gaming these days, platinum hits shouldn’t be an issue for me. sadly, i’m still pretty difficult when it comes to that. i pretty much refuse to own any sort of platinum hits for any system and will resort to buying a used copy of the original release instead of a new copy of the platinum hits version…
You know who to talk to if you want some hot halo wars action…
what?? there are other people still playing halo wars, and not just me?!?!?
Lance, what’s your gamertag?
I’m still playing halo wars quite a bit, if you want to party up sometime (espion4ge, I’m talking to you too!!)… my gamertag is aTOM boomb
Not everyone on the PC version of Team Fortress 2 is completely hardcore. There are always servers with people at your specific skill level.
you’re right Josh – I did manage to find some that I think I may continue frequently from now on. Man I haven’t played a PC FPS game with servers since the first Unreal Tournament. feels so old school, but at the same time, it’s kind of cool that you can just connect to the server and there’s regulars and you get to know them. it’s like you have a home!
i can see why people are in an uproar that modern warfare 2 on the pc is doing away with dedicated servers…(http://games.on.net/article/7188/Modern_Warfare_2_shock_No_servers_or_mods_for_PC_version)