Grand Theft Auto IV
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I'm now in "any information is too much information" mode. I risk reading something about a gameplay mechanic that doesn't quite work or something like that and end up looking for this quirk instead of enjoying the experience. Better to get the initial rush then come back to the review, especially as I've pre-ordered.
You suck.
Right, and if you're looking to avoid any minor spoilers, best to avoid that review:
Eurogamer said:
Tetsuo_Shima
In Cryo Sleep
T-Bone said:
Yeah, mine also said that. But don't get three excited, because I just got an email stating that it had been posted today. Stupid misleading order history!
Also, I didn't read the review either. I've already bought it, reading the review now would do nothing for me except influence my opinion over the game so I'll just wait a little bit longer to find out just how good it really is ...
Thanks D. That means there's just no way I'm reading that review for a bit.
waterproofbob
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Yup mine was posted this morning as well, let's hope it arrives tomorrow
Nanor
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Tetsuo_Shima
In Cryo Sleep
Well, the beauty of it is that once you get the game you can kill as many people as you like until you feel retribution
Things people do to get a game... oh, hang on, things I do to get a game.
So, Amazon didn't bother to tell me that my preorder wouldn't be turning up 'til mid next week. Yes, 8th of May, apparently. Late night research told me that if I preordered after 9th April then in all likelihood I wasn't going to get the game on release day. Sucks.
So I scouted around last night to figure out if any other online retailer was going to be in better condition; they weren't. Everyone had sold out or didn't reveal stock details.
This morning I woke suddenly with a memory of something I'd read; last time GTA was on a release embargo the company that broke that embargo was Argos. Inspired, I checked out the Argos stores in York and voila, one had a copy. Reserved, speedily cycled into town, arrived for 09:05, grabbed the very last unreserved copy.
Hurrah!
Does mean that I'll have a spare copy turning up mid next week if anyone would like one?
So, Amazon didn't bother to tell me that my preorder wouldn't be turning up 'til mid next week. Yes, 8th of May, apparently. Late night research told me that if I preordered after 9th April then in all likelihood I wasn't going to get the game on release day. Sucks.
So I scouted around last night to figure out if any other online retailer was going to be in better condition; they weren't. Everyone had sold out or didn't reveal stock details.
This morning I woke suddenly with a memory of something I'd read; last time GTA was on a release embargo the company that broke that embargo was Argos. Inspired, I checked out the Argos stores in York and voila, one had a copy. Reserved, speedily cycled into town, arrived for 09:05, grabbed the very last unreserved copy.
Hurrah!
Does mean that I'll have a spare copy turning up mid next week if anyone would like one?
I am. X360 version.
I'm finding that my post is coming around 12:30 these days, after the change over from twice-a-day post to once-a-day post. Might be yet to arrive?
That said, given that you're that far back on the pre-order stack you'd have thought you'd have priority...
Tetsuo_Shima
In Cryo Sleep
Infuriating, that (for me, also, because it means I won't have it today either), but I try not to let it get to me. I sympathise in some ways, I doubt Play would let down their customers deliberately; it was just unlucky for us that the release date was two days after a weekend. If they'd posted on Saturday, chances are it'd have been delivered on Monday (early). Their only option was to post yesterday or face the wrath of Take 2, which probably wasn't an attractive choice.
Even if it does arrive late, I'm not going to let one or two days of missed playtime upset me since, well, it is only one or two days of play time. Although I'm disappointed that it hasn't arrived today, you have to ask yourself - what is the tangible benefit of getting it 24 hours earlier? Are you even going to care in a week's time once you have it in your hands? Is it going to affect your enjoyment of the game all that much? With those thoughts, I manage to restrain myself from smashing the nearest window