Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

[Shin Johnpv]

thats cause all you whores are waiting for maximo 2 to drop to 20

man i hope it doesnt hit 20 for like 12 months

[Roufuss]

thats cause all you whores are waiting for maximo 2 to drop to 20

man i hope it doesnt hit 20 for like 12 months

Then I'll wait 12 months.

The consumer is only partly to blame for waiting; game prices are getting slashed quicker and quicker everyday, with titles that came out at christmas already 20 bucks. Everytime a consumer waits for a price drop, and there is one, it just instills in them that "If I wait on the not so popular games, they'll drop price before I know it".

Case in point, look at I-Ninja, Armed and Dangerous, XIII, Sphinx, Beyond Good and Evil... and this is just looking at games released close to christmas that have already dropped price by late Jan. Like Maximo 2, all these games are sleeper hits, so of course people would wait for a price drop, since the trend shows it.

There's even high profile games like PGR 2 and Deus Ex 2 that are on sale for less than 40 also, at the moment, so good things come to those who wait.

[Shin Johnpv]

yes and now BG&E will never get a sequel cause of it


thats so wonderful when good games dont get sequels
i just like it when the shitty ones do

[Captain Vegetable]

Then I'll wait 12 months.

The consumer is only partly to blame for waiting; game prices are getting slashed quicker and quicker everyday, with titles that came out at christmas already 20 bucks. Everytime a consumer waits for a price drop, and there is one, it just instills in them that "If I wait on the not so popular games, they'll drop price before I know it".

Case in point, look at I-Ninja, Armed and Dangerous, XIII, Sphinx, Beyond Good and Evil... and this is just looking at games released close to christmas that have already dropped price by late Jan. Like Maximo 2, all these games are sleeper hits, so of course people would wait for a price drop, since the trend shows it.

There's even high profile games like PGR 2 and Deus Ex 2 that are on sale for less than 40 also, at the moment, so good things come to those who wait.

It isn't just with the sleepers, either. I've been theorizing that the industry is about to undergo a huge price restructuring. Everything speaks to that end.

[Roufuss]

yes and now BG&E will never get a sequel cause of it


thats so wonderful when good games dont get sequels
i just like it when the shitty ones do

I can just as easily blame stores like EB and Gamestop, because both of the ones in my area NEVER pushed this game at all, putting the big name releases over it, like PGR 2.

You have to remember, the people on this board, the people that post at GameFAQ's that know about games, it's such a small small small percentage of who's buying games for the next gen systems. Hell, most of them didn't even know about BG&E, and when they go into a local EB, they get hammered about the new PGR 2 or GTA Double Pack, which they probably already knew about, being casual gamers.

I still stand by the fact that BG&E didn't do well, just because Ubisoft tried to push it out during Christmas, and it got overshadowed by all the big names that came out at the same time. Hell, same thing happened to alot of games, including Sphinx.

It isn't just with the sleepers, either. I've been theorizing that the industry is about to undergo a huge price restructuring. Everything speaks to that end.

This is true, and just look at Best Buy. New games usually come out alot cheaper than at EB or Gamestop, or come with a 10 dollar gift card.

DVD's and CD's have dropped in price alot the last few years (espically new ones, only 9.99 for a new CD on the week of release now, depending on the sale), and I wish the same thing would start to happen with games.

[Captain Vegetable]

I agree with you, Roufuss. I was the only employee at my GameStop to push BG&E, and my coworkers would laugh at me every time I did so. But everytime I sold a copy, the customers would tell me that I did good by them on the return visit.

I'm sure it would have been the same way with Sphinx. The reason I didn't buy it at full price is because I had too much on my plate, and as much as it pains me to say this, Sphinx wasn't at the top of the list.

But now, at an unexpected price point, I HAVE to buy it. I'll be doing so this evening.

[Roufuss]

I'm sure it would have been the same way with Sphinx. The reason I didn't buy it at full price is because I had too much on my plate, and as much as it pains me to say this, Sphinx wasn't at the top of the list.

That's what I was talking about earlier, so many other higher profile games come out and people just tend to gravitate towards those first, because they've been hyped up for so long.

[Captain Vegetable]

That's what I was talking about earlier, so many other higher profile games come out and people just tend to gravitate towards those first, because they've been hyped up for so long.

In most cases I would agree, but I sacrificed it for BG&E, and a few other OLDER titles. Call me the exception to the rule.

[Roufuss]

In most cases I would agree, but I sacrificed it for BG&E, and a few other OLDER titles. Call me the exception to the rule.

I sacrificed it for Culdcept, so I guess we're both exceptions

[Dyne]

wasnt there talk not to long ago about a price restructure like most games selling for $40 or less, no more than that? whatever happened to that?

and i started playing again last night thanks to dyomides encouragement i absolutely HATE capturing things. why can i not control the camerawhile controlling the bugs? oh because im using that analog stick to move the bug in the first place. wouldt be so bad it the camera didnt want to always stick right behind sphinx effectively cutting off what i want to catch!