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Post by J is Justice on Nov 4, 2009 16:33:43 GMT -5
That reminds me... I need to preorder it.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Nov 4, 2009 16:36:30 GMT -5
The most we've ever had pre-ordered for a game is somewhere between 75-100, and that was for Halo 3: ODST, I believe (our store has only been open since February 2008, and is in a town of 4,000 people). Modern Warfare 2 is nearing 300 pre-orders at our store. Some of the bigger stores in the Grand Rapids area are at about 400-600. I feel bad for whoever has to work the midnight launch for the game. If even half of the people who pre-ordered the game show up for midnight, that is still over 100 people. I plan on heading over to the GameStop I have it pre-ordered at more or less as soon as I get home from school. Just going to chill there all day. So you are going to waste the better part of a day just to get a video game? Ooo Kay.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Nov 4, 2009 16:43:49 GMT -5
well when midnight hits over here in the uk, guess where i'll be.... i.d.ing people and selling this damn game, and then buying it myself, sadly i wont get to try it until 7pm the following day after the next days work. i agree that c.o.d 4 melts people's brain and removes their common sense which usually controls their mouth. Not as bad as Halo 3 and World at Warcraft, when I had my first EVER online game of Halo 3, I got whiney 12 year olds and broken english, whenever I played COD4, It weren't THAT bad. Mind you, this has to be the most hyped game I've seen, having HMV in my town to actually do a midnight launch means it's a big thing (it's never happened before, like ever) it probably has, you just never noticed it, most stores that sold the harry potter books started opening at midnight for them, G,T.A. 4 probably had a midnight opening as well. but having said that there hasnt been too many big releases since G.T.A.
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Nov 4, 2009 16:44:44 GMT -5
I feel bad for whoever has to work the midnight launch for the game. If even half of the people who pre-ordered the game show up for midnight, that is still over 100 people. I plan on heading over to the GameStop I have it pre-ordered at more or less as soon as I get home from school. Just going to chill there all day. So you are going to waste the better part of a day just to get a video game? Ooo Kay. You do realise when a game this big is released there is usually alot of shit going down at the stores right? I know some of my GS are throwing a couple of tournaments for this and ones going to be showing a bunch of movies.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 4, 2009 17:30:53 GMT -5
well when midnight hits over here in the uk, guess where i'll be.... i.d.ing people and selling this damn game, and then buying it myself, sadly i wont get to try it until 7pm the following day after the next days work. i agree that c.o.d 4 melts people's brain and removes their common sense which usually controls their mouth. Not as bad as Halo 3 and World at Warcraft, when I had my first EVER online game of Halo 3, I got whiney 12 year olds and broken english, whenever I played COD4, It weren't THAT bad. Mind you, this has to be the most hyped game I've seen, having HMV in my town to actually do a midnight launch means it's a big thing (it's never happened before, like ever) sorry I just found that very funny. anyway, yeah this doesn't surprise me. I'm just wondering how much this game will sell in the first month. I'm putting the over/under on 5 million.
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Post by Spyke the Pacers Fan on Nov 4, 2009 17:37:56 GMT -5
So you are going to waste the better part of a day just to get a video game? Ooo Kay. You do realise when a game this big is released there is usually alot of s*** going down at the stores right? I know some of my GS are throwing a couple of tournaments for this and ones going to be showing a bunch of movies. I just found out that our store is going to be doing a 3-on-3 tournament, and since it's not a Gamestop-sanctioned tournament, I'll be allowed to participate! I was actually dreading MW2 night for a while, because of all the yahoos that are bound to show up, but the more and more details I find out about what we're going to be doing, the more I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by Solid Stryk-Dizzle on Nov 4, 2009 18:15:55 GMT -5
Wahoo another war game that looks just like all the other ones. Non playable action scenes are awesome! Someone doesn't know anything about the series. I guess only playing the last 3 games doesn't count, eh?
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Nov 4, 2009 19:57:11 GMT -5
Someone doesn't know anything about the series. I guess only playing the last 3 games doesn't count, eh? Then you would kniow that there are next to none unplayable action scenes.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Nov 4, 2009 20:56:32 GMT -5
I guess only playing the last 3 games doesn't count, eh? Then you would kniow that there are next to none unplayable action scenes. I wouldn't say next to none. There are a lot of scenes in those games that involve little to no imput from the player...besides maybe looking around or running around while other stuff happens. I'm not saying they are bad games, but they're boring in the way that you're forced to do things so one dimensional. I just don't find that to be all that fun, and since I don't play games online all that much, I'm not too interested in spending 60 bucks on this game (or hell, even 40 on the first one). I will say that World at War was fun with a second player (actually in the same room as me! Crazy!) edit: Fixed Aren't into are, since I don't think they are bad
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 4, 2009 21:09:49 GMT -5
Then you would kniow that there are next to none unplayable action scenes. I wouldn't say next to none. There are a lot of scenes in those games that involve little to no imput from the player...besides maybe looking around or running around while other stuff happens. I'm not saying they arent bad games, but they're boring in the way that you're forced to do things so one dimensional. I just don't find that to be all that fun, and since I don't play games online all that much, I'm not too interested in spending 60 bucks on this game (or hell, even 40 on the first one). I will say that World at War was fun with a second player (actually in the same room as me! Crazy!) But what would you say is a better first person shooter then? I'm just curious because call of duty 4 was one of the few games that actually lived up to the hype for me.
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Nov 4, 2009 21:12:33 GMT -5
I wouldn't say next to none. There are a lot of scenes in those games that involve little to no imput from the player...besides maybe looking around or running around while other stuff happens. I'm not saying they arent bad games, but they're boring in the way that you're forced to do things so one dimensional. I just don't find that to be all that fun, and since I don't play games online all that much, I'm not too interested in spending 60 bucks on this game (or hell, even 40 on the first one). I will say that World at War was fun with a second player (actually in the same room as me! Crazy!) But what would you say is a better first person shooter then? I'm just curious because call of duty 4 was one of the few games that actually lived up to the hype for me. Same here. Especially the single player.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Nov 4, 2009 21:23:03 GMT -5
I wouldn't say next to none. There are a lot of scenes in those games that involve little to no imput from the player...besides maybe looking around or running around while other stuff happens. I'm not saying they arent bad games, but they're boring in the way that you're forced to do things so one dimensional. I just don't find that to be all that fun, and since I don't play games online all that much, I'm not too interested in spending 60 bucks on this game (or hell, even 40 on the first one). I will say that World at War was fun with a second player (actually in the same room as me! Crazy!) But what would you say is a better first person shooter then? I'm just curious because call of duty 4 was one of the few games that actually lived up to the hype for me. Battlefield Bad Company was better as a single player experience. Fully distructable buildings allow for a really complex game style. Vehicles added a lot to the game as well as just the Battlefield style controls and game play. Also, I myself enjoy the Brothers in Arms games more than the Call of Duty games. FAR FAR FAR more realistic fire fights (trust me, I'm an expert) and you actually feel for you squad and want them to come out of it alive. Call of Duty games are horrible at making you actually care about any of your A.I. teammates.
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Post by Bam Neeley on Nov 4, 2009 22:45:20 GMT -5
Oh, but it's a very nice looking, well built tunnel have greatly enjoyed the last two offerings in the series. Not everything has to be a sand box. Except those damOH NO IT'S A DOG PRESS V OH NOW YOU DEAD I'd rather have a sandbox with squad mates that actually do something, instead of being part of a cut scene that I can happen to move around in....oh and hide anytime I get shot, and magically heal myself. I that case you should try Operation Flashpoint 2. Big open landscapes and team mates that actually make a difference.
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Post by Michael Coello on Nov 4, 2009 22:46:48 GMT -5
So, what was the last record holder for preorders?
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 4, 2009 22:49:09 GMT -5
and yes you can buy better NVGs online...for several hindered dollars more than what they're charging I hate that, when your money gets distracted on it's way out of your pocket. This made me laugh, thank you. My friend is getting this. I'm not into war games enough to buy them, but I usually enjoy playing them when I'm over at friends' houses.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 4, 2009 23:01:17 GMT -5
But what would you say is a better first person shooter then? I'm just curious because call of duty 4 was one of the few games that actually lived up to the hype for me. Battlefield Bad Company was better as a single player experience. Fully distructable buildings allow for a really complex game style. Vehicles added a lot to the game as well as just the Battlefield style controls and game play. Also, I myself enjoy the Brothers in Arms games more than the Call of Duty games. FAR FAR FAR more realistic fire fights (trust me, I'm an expert) and you actually feel for you squad and want them to come out of it alive. Call of Duty games are horrible at making you actually care about any of your A.I. teammates. Brothers in arms games aren't first person shooters though. Those are tactical strategy games. And to be fair, call of duty isn't about making you care about your squad, call of duty is about putting you in a crazy intense firefight.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 4, 2009 23:06:35 GMT -5
So, what was the last record holder for preorders? I believe halo 3 had the previous record with over 4 million pre-orders.
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Post by sryans on Nov 4, 2009 23:45:10 GMT -5
So, what was the last record holder for preorders? I believe halo 3 had the previous record with over 4 million pre-orders. According to Wikipedia, Halo 3 sold 3.3 million copies in its first 12 days, which is really impressive until you consider that GTA IV sold 6 million copies in a week.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Nov 4, 2009 23:53:57 GMT -5
Battlefield Bad Company was better as a single player experience. Fully distructable buildings allow for a really complex game style. Vehicles added a lot to the game as well as just the Battlefield style controls and game play. Also, I myself enjoy the Brothers in Arms games more than the Call of Duty games. FAR FAR FAR more realistic fire fights (trust me, I'm an expert) and you actually feel for you squad and want them to come out of it alive. Call of Duty games are horrible at making you actually care about any of your A.I. teammates. Brothers in arms games aren't first person shooters though. Those are tactical strategy games. And to be fair, call of duty isn't about making you care about your squad, call of duty is about putting you in a crazy intense firefight. A "crazy intense firefight" that's not that exciting because it's not all that hard to keep just yourself alive. And sorry for not getting my video game terminology right...how about Rainbow Six Vegas? Is that a first person shooter? Because that game is a lot better than COD also.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 4, 2009 23:54:45 GMT -5
I believe halo 3 had the previous record with over 4 million pre-orders. According to Wikipedia, Halo 3 sold 3.3 million copies in its first 12 days, which is really impressive until you consider that GTA IV sold 6 million copies in a week. And GTA4 was on two systems to boot. Keeping that in mind, with MW2 being on THREE systems, Halo 3's record for biggest entertainment launch event in the US is about to be shattered epically.
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