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I had a nice long fucking post here and then fucking firefox fucking crashed because it's an unreliable piece of shit. Short version:
1- Must be under $30
2- Must have a ton of gameplay time and/or replay value (at least one hour for every dollar)
3- No subscription fees. MMOs are a great bargain in terms of gameplay time, but $150+ a year is not bargain.
4- List the lowest price you know and the console it's on.
5- No used games. Prices and conditions on those are just too unreliable.
6- it must be freaking good and fun. There's no point playing a $5 game for 90 hours if it sucks ass.
PS2, sorted from what I consider most to least value, although even the least is pretty damn good:
Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection - $30. MGS1, 2, and 3 with only a few small presentation problems. You'll need a PSX memory card if you don't already have one, but you should be able to find one used for a few bucks. Excellent value if you've never tried the series before.
Persona 3 FES: $30. I've not played it personally, but I've heard nothing but good things about it, it's on my 'must buy' list, and I've heard it can go up to over 100 hours of gameplay time, plus insane replay value.
Katamari Damacy: $10. Nanaaaaaanananananananananananananabuythisgame. Seriously.
GTA: San Andreas - $15. It's a giant GTA game. What more needs to be said?
FFXII: $20. It will probably take you 25 hours just to get through the main storyline as quickly as you can; exploring more and doing things like hunts will probably take out 50 or more.
DMC1,2,3: $30. Another box set, and another game I have not personally played, although I am looking at it. As much praise and attention as it has gotten, though, I doubt it can be too bad.
Wii:
Blast Works: $10. Blast Works: Build, Trade & Destroy - Nintendo Wii Fuck all of you for letting it get this low.
RE4Wii: $30. This is just an insane value. The main game alone is likely to take over 20 hours your first time through, and then there are three or four BONUS games (Assignment Ada, Separate Ways, The Mercenaries, and I think one more) which will take you quite awhile, AND insane replay value on the main game (thanks to things like the Chicago Typewriter). The only reason I can think of for not picking this up is hating video games, or being afraid of horror games.
Zack and Wiki: $20. A very unique puzzle solving Wii Game, similar to old point-and-click Adventure games, but broken down into easier to manage puzzle levels.
Wii Play: $50; BUT it includes a Wii Remote which would cost $40 anyway, so it's really only $10 when you consider that almost everyone is going to need a second controller at some point (hell, even just to go Akimbo in shooting games). In my opinion, this should be the second thing any Wii owner buys, after the console itself. Besides the games being pretty fun in their own right (you'll probably play it closer to two or three hours than ten, but multiplayer will add some), it also teaches you how to use the Wii Remote-- it gets you used to pointing, twisting, pulling, leaning, pushing, and so on, and uses fun little games to do it.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition -- $20. Don't own it personally, but also on my list, and supposedly offers dozens of hours of entertainment and is one of the better Wiimakes out there.
So what bargain games out there do you have, or are you looking for?
1- Must be under $30
2- Must have a ton of gameplay time and/or replay value (at least one hour for every dollar)
3- No subscription fees. MMOs are a great bargain in terms of gameplay time, but $150+ a year is not bargain.
4- List the lowest price you know and the console it's on.
5- No used games. Prices and conditions on those are just too unreliable.
6- it must be freaking good and fun. There's no point playing a $5 game for 90 hours if it sucks ass.
PS2, sorted from what I consider most to least value, although even the least is pretty damn good:
Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection - $30. MGS1, 2, and 3 with only a few small presentation problems. You'll need a PSX memory card if you don't already have one, but you should be able to find one used for a few bucks. Excellent value if you've never tried the series before.
Persona 3 FES: $30. I've not played it personally, but I've heard nothing but good things about it, it's on my 'must buy' list, and I've heard it can go up to over 100 hours of gameplay time, plus insane replay value.
Katamari Damacy: $10. Nanaaaaaanananananananananananananabuythisgame. Seriously.
GTA: San Andreas - $15. It's a giant GTA game. What more needs to be said?
FFXII: $20. It will probably take you 25 hours just to get through the main storyline as quickly as you can; exploring more and doing things like hunts will probably take out 50 or more.
DMC1,2,3: $30. Another box set, and another game I have not personally played, although I am looking at it. As much praise and attention as it has gotten, though, I doubt it can be too bad.
Wii:
Blast Works: $10. Blast Works: Build, Trade & Destroy - Nintendo Wii Fuck all of you for letting it get this low.
RE4Wii: $30. This is just an insane value. The main game alone is likely to take over 20 hours your first time through, and then there are three or four BONUS games (Assignment Ada, Separate Ways, The Mercenaries, and I think one more) which will take you quite awhile, AND insane replay value on the main game (thanks to things like the Chicago Typewriter). The only reason I can think of for not picking this up is hating video games, or being afraid of horror games.
Zack and Wiki: $20. A very unique puzzle solving Wii Game, similar to old point-and-click Adventure games, but broken down into easier to manage puzzle levels.
Wii Play: $50; BUT it includes a Wii Remote which would cost $40 anyway, so it's really only $10 when you consider that almost everyone is going to need a second controller at some point (hell, even just to go Akimbo in shooting games). In my opinion, this should be the second thing any Wii owner buys, after the console itself. Besides the games being pretty fun in their own right (you'll probably play it closer to two or three hours than ten, but multiplayer will add some), it also teaches you how to use the Wii Remote-- it gets you used to pointing, twisting, pulling, leaning, pushing, and so on, and uses fun little games to do it.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition -- $20. Don't own it personally, but also on my list, and supposedly offers dozens of hours of entertainment and is one of the better Wiimakes out there.
So what bargain games out there do you have, or are you looking for?
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