2028

This is too funny. You had me laughing out loud.

In other bargain news, Black Friday flyers are beginning to leak out. Here is Target’s games section, courtesy of CAG:

Target Black Friday Bargains

$199.99 —> 1TB PS4 Slim
$189.99 + $25 GC —> 500GB XB1S
$79.99 —> Legend of Zelda 2DS w/Ocarina of Time 3DS

Playstation VR - $200

$10 off ALL Xbox Live and Playstation Plus subscriptions

50% off Skylanders Imaginators and all LEGO Dimensions Starter Packs.

Nintendo Switch in stock

$39.99 —>
DualShock 4 controllers
Xbox One controllers

$15 —>
For Honor, Forza Horizon 3, Lego Worlds, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil VII, Watch Dogs 2, Minecraft, Gears of War 4, MLB The Show 17

$25 —>
Ghost Recon Wildlands, Injustice 2, Just Dance 2018 (Wii), Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Crash Bandicoot Trilogy, Grand Theft Auto V, Lego Ninjago, Tekken 7, Switch Game, Horizon Zero Dawn

$35 —>
Assassin’s Creed Origins, Need for Speed Payback, Sims 4, NHL 18, WWE 2K18, Forza Motorsport 7, Battlefield 1 Revolution, Super Bomberman R

$45 —>
Call of Duty: World War II

$29.99 —>
Madden 18, Overwatch, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, South Park: Fractured But Whole, Just Dance 2018 (Switch), NBA 2K18, FIFA 18, Evil Within 2, Destiny 2, Wolfenstein II

$25 3DS Games —>
Pokemon Omega Ruby, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Kirby Planet Robobot, Super Smash Bros., Yoshi’s Woolly World, Super Mario Maker

Friday Only: Spend $50 or more storewide and get 20% off one shopping trip between Nov. 28 - Dec. 10

All good stuff there. I can’t believe Need For Speed Payback is on that list at $35. That game’s not even out!

Other things that really tempt me include well, nearly everything. I’d normally ignore Final Fantasy XV, for example, but at $15, it starts looking kind of tempting. Same with Skyrim, which I assume is the special edition remake thing. Same with Resident Evil VII. Didn’t look like my kind of game, but at $15? Eh, maybe worth trying. Same with Watch Dogs 2. And Wildlands, Horizon Zero Dawn and Infinite Warfare at $25 each? I did mean to check those out eventually. Wolfenstein II for $30? Come on, that’s got be a mistake, right? Are there really limited copies maybe? I want that. Maybe not enough to stand out in the cold, but I want it.

2029

In my experience, you don’t have to stand out in the cold for the games that are on sale. They rarely sell out of anything until at least Saturday. You can go Thursday or Friday morning pretty much anytime and be ok for finding what you want from an ad like that.

2030

I hope so. Last year I went to Walmart on late Friday afternoon, avoiding the rush, and they had none of the games marked down. If someone didn’t know from their weekly ad that they were on sale, you’d think all the games were $59,97. But instead, I asked the guy to open the case, and get me the two games I wanted (AC: Syndicate for $8, Dark Souls 3 for $15, and I think there might have been a third game for $15).

On the other hand, when I later went to Best Buy, they had all the games on sale in a special bin, and it had been picked clean. I didn’t go to Target last year, so I don’t know if my local Target is more like Best Buy or more like Walmart.

2031

It can vary, but for the most part they get enough of the games to satisfy the demand for at least the first day. I think the better question about those lists is which of them are that hot that they might sell out? $15 for Resident Evil VII might be one of those although horror is not as big a seller typically. Minecraft for sure you’d have to guess will sell out.

The Ubi stuff has mostly run its course I think. For Honor, GR Wildlands, people probably have those. It’s rare for any of the EA Sports stuff to sell out. Final Fantasy XV? Maybe… that one I’d try to go earlier for just in case but again, it’s niche enough that it doesn’t have super broad appeal like some other stuff. Assassin’s Creed: Origins is likely to go quickly.

Personally,I’m struggling to find things this year that the kids want. My middle son already said a preorder for Monster Hunter World is his top pick since it comes out in January. I opened Super Mario Odyssey. I’m probably going to just make sure they all have new headsets since theirs are coming apart or already broke. I’ll also get them a year of PS Plus to keep them engaged with their pals. Oh… and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

2032

Actually going to the stores is a sucker’s game these days. Anything that caught my eye last year was either the same price from those stores’ websites or a similar price on Amazon. No reason to deal with the extra craziness of Black Friday if you don’t need to.

2033

That’s true for the most part. I’ve done REALLY well on Best Buy’s website the last couple years. I enjoy the shopping though. I find fun things I wouldn’t have otherwise when I go out and really shop around. Gamestop has a TON of gaming and movie based stuff from Thinkgeek and other vendors in the stores. If you have a larger store near you, that’s totally worth a look. You get a good hands on look at what you can order online and the price is usually similar or better.

2034

New Humble Strategy Simulator Bundle is live.

$1 or more for Steam keys to:

  • Rebuild 3 : Gangs of Deadsville
  • Simple Planes
  • Out of the Park Baseball 18

BTA (currently about $4.65) and receive:

  • Mad Games Tycoon
  • Plague Inc. : Evolved
  • Train Simulator 2017 plus 2 Scenery Packs

Pay $10 and unlock:

  • Cities Skylines : Deluxe Edition

Also in the Humble Store they are having a Racing Sale with lots of racing games discounted 50%-75% (plus 10% additional for Monthly subscribers).

Fanatical Star Deal today is Face Rig for $5.09. Cheapest I’ve seen it outside of a bundle.

Steam has Expeditions : Vikings as the Midweek Madness deal for $20.09 (33%).
Steam also has a Degica Publishers Sale happening. Discounts on RPG Maker stuff, tons of JRPGs and anime/fighting/puzzle games.
Looks like they finally got their Weeklong Deals issues hammered out as well. Some highlights include:

2035

You are pretty much getting an absolute golden shower of hits here for a goddamn dollar.

2036

Great, I hope it ends up helping. Just to be clear though, it only works for IndieGala. Next time I buy a bundle on Fanatical I’ll write one for there as well. Humble Bundle already includes links on their site.

2037

A little surprised at the price of OOTP, though maybe it is based on what they have learned when the season ends.

2038

Is that the Presidential recommendation? ;-)

Yeah, it is a fantastic deal. Rebuild 3 alone is a steal at $1. OOTPBB always seems to hit the bundles hard post-World Series. Seems like a good way to generate interest for next year’s edition among folks who otherwise wouldn’t have purchased/played such a game.

2039

Plus one-ing that one. Anyone who doesn’t own Rebuild 3 should jump in.

2040

Last week’s Humble added Wasteland, Bard’s Tale, and Tormentor x Punisher.

I’m surprised Rpg Maker MV is 25$ cheaper than it was in the humble bundle two weeks ago.

Re: Degica sale, lots of decent stuff in there. Most of the Rpg Maker games are so-so. The two cheapest ones, Labyrinthine Dreams and Remnants of Isolation, were worth playing.

I recommend checking out the IGMC 2017 entries instead of buying one this time around. It was a Rpg Maker competition with a $10,000 prize for best short game. Lots of interesting stuff in there. My entry is an example of what you can make with the programs in ~4 hours and zero time polishing/editing.

2041

This is pretty cool, didn’t notice it before. They’re pulling average play times down from people who have their steam accounts connected I guess? Or maybe from SteamSpy.

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2042

OOTPB for $1 must be the best value in gaming. The hours I’ve lost to that series. . . Plus, 18 made some huge additions to the game (international tournaments, winter leagues, negro league database, winter leagues, promotion/relegation).

2043

Anyone know if the Warmachine RPG is any good? I might grab the humble book bundle for 8 dollars.

2044

I think you may be giving too much credit to this and it is just some marketing-fueled guesstimation.

Edit: while I am at it, the “game that Tom would not stream”, A-Train Classic, is on sale this week. Not low enough for me to take the plunge. Cheap cheap cheap I am!

2045

I’d love to know more about this, I really dig train games. Mostly I play Train Simulator 2017, but I’m up for anything that’s awesome.

2046

This looks a lot like the game I played back in 1990 called A-Train with slightly updated graphics. I remember it being decent for the time but rather limited.

2047

My understanding is that it is the port of the recent 3DS game, which was a sequel or remake? of the very cool DS version. The puzzle aspect was quite present in that one - you had to solve scenarios.