Re: Story-based RPG recommendation.

"AMO" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> once tried to test me with:

> Well, I think whilst I can still purchase this game, I'l give it a go.
> It seems like importing it from the U.S. is the best way forward.

Yeah I've seen it for $10 ish fairly recently.

> Quite funny that there's such a difference in supply/demand ratio of
> games. Currently been reading in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim and
> people in Canada appear to have difficulty getting hold of Homeworld 2
> where its plentiful here in the U.K.

Yeah that is kind of goofy.

> What annoys me at the moment is that in the U.K. Nintendo Gamecube
> games don't really drop that much in price. This is especially true
> of RPG games. So games like Skies of Arcadia, one they sell out, they
> get even more expensive on Ebay. Thinking of sourcing a copy from the
> U.S. but with Gamecubes I have to look up NTSC > PAL conversions etc.

GameCube games stay pretty expensive in the US also unless they become
"greatest hits" $20 releases. I picked up Skies of Arcadia for $25 used the
other day. Ebay is always a seller's market. I try to find the lesser known
avenues. I like http://www.gametz.com for buying and trading games.

> Still its probably worth it in the long run. We're getting ripped off
> here in the U.K. when it comes to Jap GameCube RPGs. :(

GameCube only has a handful of RPGs anyway. :)

>> What didn't you like about KOTOR?
>
> I don't know. Maybe it was the fact that I couldn't get to grips with
> the combat control system. Maybe because it was sci-fi than fantasy.
> Whatever it was, I lost interest after a while.

BUT BUT BUT... it's STAR WARS!!! :P

Sorry, I can't help but like Star Wars since I grew up watching em.

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