2010-12-26, 04:02 AM
LongShotJohn Wrote:I've been having the same predicament. Although in my case it's a combination of that and feeling that I have to also have the virtual console versions of DKC 2 & 3 before I buy the new DKC. I agree in that it is hard to justify $50 on a single game these days since with half of my $60 steam budget, I was able to get 10 fairly good games. I did wind up getting GS3 though, and I've been surprised with an extra $60 cash, so now I can resume my debate on it. (Apparently depression makes you buy things, feel guilty, and buy things for others to justify your extravagant purchases that you SHOULDN'T afford.) Kind of have an odd opinion of the debate between DKC and Micky. I've read the reviews and both in length and quality, DKC is supposed to be better, but one complaint of Micky actually piked my interest more. They said it was akin to all the old 3D platforming titles from the N64 age. Apparently too slow of a pace for people these days with fetch quests and item collection. However, there is a negative that you'd (Sarah) definitely see. It is IMPOSSIBLE to collect everything in a single play-through due to choices you make and there is NO BACKTRACKING. Personally, I may just wait for them to dip down to the $30-$35 range before buying either of them.
Now then, on topic:
About done with Zelda: Spirit Tracks, but the last dungeon is taking too long for me to complete in one setting and is not really set up to save much of the progression. Haven't started my PS2 in about a month, so no progress has been made on that backlog. Same can be more or less said for my Wii. Now that the ring event is over, I'm back to waiting for log-off prizes for maple and that's just about it. TF2 has mostly been idling lately.
However, with my recent purchases and acquisitions, I intend to get to theses among some old ones:
Borderlands: Secret Armory expansion.
Suikoden II
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Professor Layton: Unwound Future
Spore
Overlord stuff
Entirety of Sam & Max
and maybe Recettear since I got that with a combo during black Friday and people seem to say positive things about it.
I could go on, but my intention is to get to all of my games (not that I ever do).
Well, since writing that I actually went out and bought DKCR and I can certainly say it's worth something. How much depends on how OCD you are about completion. The main game takes about 15 hours to play through I would say. It's moderately difficult, extremely gorgeous and quite fun. If you're going for all the puzzle pieces and KONG letters you can tack on another 5 - 8 hours easily. Then there's mirror mode which is going through every level mirrored, with one health and no Diddy. Quite challenging, very frustrating at times, but kind of fun. Would've been nice to get some extra things added with it, though. And finally, there is the god forsaken time trials. You can easily drop 30 hours if you intend to get gold on every single one. They are SO HARD. But getting a gold is very, very rewarding (like... to oneself. The game doesn't give you any reward)
So it's about 60 hours but only if you go through everything. I feel like I made the right decision in buying it, but you might not.
As for Epic Mickey... wait for it to drop in price or find it used. I've heard nothing good about it at all.
Also finish Suikoden II ffs.