{"id":1132,"date":"2008-02-16T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2008-02-16T17:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/02\/16\/video-game-shopping-saturday\/"},"modified":"2008-02-16T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2008-02-16T17:33:17","slug":"video-game-shopping-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/02\/16\/video-game-shopping-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Shopping Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the use of eBay and some older games that were collecting dust, I have had $60 burning a hole in my pocket for the past couple of weeks.\u00a0 I have been targeting a PS3 purchase:\u00a0 Uncharted: Drake\u2019s Fortune or Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.\u00a0 $60 a pop for a PS3 game is a little too much for me to make casual purchases.\u00a0 It would not matter so much if I actually had a lot of time to play, but these days I do not have a lot of video game time, so my purchases have to count.<\/p>\n<p>After a family breakfast at Shoney\u2019s, a quick stop in the local B&N, we managed a detour to Toys R Us to pick up my next PS3 game.\u00a0 Of course the kids were gung-ho for a purchase of their own, but today\u2019s video game trip was all about me.\u00a0 I could not decide between Uncharted and Ratchet.\u00a0 I would like them both, but I was determined to be fiscally responsible, which meant I could only claim one game today.\u00a0 Ultimately I decided on Uncharted because I think it will be a more unique experience.<\/p>\n<p>After making a decision I decided to check out the PSP section to see if I wanted to get the new Atari Classics Evolved, but decided that Uncharted was enough for today.\u00a0 Then I noticed that LocoRoco was $9.90.\u00a0 I have read a lot of different opinions on this one, and have often thought adding it to my PSP library.\u00a0 In the end, I always skip it, figuring it would end up being a waste of money like so much of my PSP library.\u00a0 This time I figured that for under $10, I did not have much to lose.\u00a0 I could always dump it on eBay.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was a stop at the local ebgames.\u00a0 I figured I would check to see if they happed to have a used copy of Ratchet for under $35.\u00a0 I know, so much for being fiscally responsible.\u00a0 Used games at ebgames are pretty much a rip off.\u00a0 Uncharted, Ratchet, and Heavenly Sword were all $54.99.\u00a0 Used.\u00a0 For those prices, I may as well buy new.<\/p>\n<p>I also ducked into Circuit City to see if they had anything interesting in the clearance bins.\u00a0 Nothing that I could not live without.\u00a0 I came real close to throwing some money at Rock Band, but quickly came to my senses.\u00a0 I have no musical talent.<\/p>\n<p>More to come later on Loco and Uncharted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the use of eBay and some older games that were collecting dust, I have had $60 burning a hole in my pocket for the past couple of weeks.\u00a0 I have been targeting a PS3 purchase:\u00a0 Uncharted: Drake\u2019s Fortune or Ratchet &#038; 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