indianajones9 Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Don't know about you guys, but I have a near ritual when it comes to getting a new, highly anticipated game. The drive to the mall is always tooooo long, but when I find that parking spot and begin walking towards the shiny doors of the entrance, my speed increases slightly with each step. I see the game store up ahead. Thoughts of "what if it's not in!!!" torment my mind. I walk in the store, scanning the shelves anxiously. Sometime it isn't on the shelf, but I see a cardboard box behind the counter and I know inside is the shiny box I am looking for. I ask the guy if they got (jo) in he says yeah, it just got here. He takes the box cutter and fumbles with the tape. Taking way too long, I am willing him to hurry. Finally I see all the shiny boxes. He removes one and almost hands it too me, but instead he just rings it up. I hand him my check card, he puts the game in the bag and I bolt. Get in the car and undo all the pain in the ass wrapping. I flip through the manual, then start the car and drive cautiously quick to my house. Each red light (seems more tan usual) is slowing me down, but gives me the chance to look through the manual a bit more and undo the wrapping around the CD case. That is always the worst part. I get home, go right to the computer, pop the cd in, read the manual while it's installing, hoping the game will workt he first time (i don't know enough about computers to fix much) Install's finished. I click on the icon, holding my breath, and ...........see that ever faithful credit from the company. In this case the lucasarts guy. Who is wielding a light saber this time (maybe) I want to skip past this stuff, but I'm afraid it will skip the opening movie. The blue letters appear (long time ago, galaxy...) and then BAM STAR WARS!!! Great opening movie that i wish would end so I could play. Finally I get control and I'm always very critical of everything (subconciously) trying to find something i don't like. Every now and then, a game will just keep delivering on everything and I just laugh and shake my head in amazement. Okay, what we just saw is a ritual reserved only for those much anticipated games (halflife, moh). Only a week from friday now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent_Thunder Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 LOL, sounds fun, I almost wish I woudn't have preordered it at EB games so I could get it at the mall... But ordering online has some fun things about it too.... Checking the mail everyday (with some of the same rituals as you use when seeing if it's at the mall ), and being so exited when it finally does arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgirion Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 damn I can't wait! *looks at calender* only 12 more days!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchx Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 i do that exact same thing except i usually just spend 4/6 of a second flicking through the manual and then just chuck it under my puter desk or something and never find it again, especially when i need it. -patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBK Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Indiana, I know just how you feel. Except i usually keep the manual up next to my line of sight so I can read while I drive. Hey, I'm careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wibble Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Here is a suggested change in your ritual. Get game from shop, then check to insure CD is in box before you leave the store drive home and find its missing. Guess who this happened to. That part about holding breath as you click the icon is so true to me too. I ain't had a game not work after buying but its sods law it will happen to the one you want the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dogg Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I know one reason why I'm luckier than you: March 29th is a holiday here, so the shops are bringin' out the goods on the 28th. You can hate me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones9 Posted March 17, 2002 Author Share Posted March 17, 2002 What game was it that the CD wasn't in the box? That would soooooo suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wibble Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 The CD was not in the Operation Flashpoint case, I got home and realised. The second game was RTCW but I realised it was missing as I went out the shop door, I stopped and span 180 and walked right back into the door, then went through the correct door any got my CD. Its because the game on the shelf is just a display case, simple mistake but makes your heart jump out of your chest with fright when you get home. Is it comfirmed that JK:JO is coming to the UK the same time as the USA cos I remember reading something like 'March 29th for US and hopefully the same time for the UK' perhaps this was an old prediction and its confirmed for UK at the same time as US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykel007 Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I might get my at the mall, I'm in for one heck of an adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHerring Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Originally posted by T-Dogg I know one reason why I'm luckier than you: March 29th is a holiday here, so the shops are bringin' out the goods on the 28th. You can hate me now. Umm....i think that's everywhere or nowhere seeing as how its religious and all. I don't have school that Friday but i'm sure the stores are open. I pre-ordered it tho....I wonder when it ships... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan12R Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I don't preorder any more. I pre-ordered a book once (Desecration) and it took forever to get it. It was shipped the day before it was released and I didn't get it until a week after I ordered it. So, for JO, here's the plan: March 29, Itinerary: 10:00 AM - Wake up 12:00 PM - TV shoot 1:00 PM - TV shoot ends 1:00 PM - Leave for Best Buy 1:20 PM - reach BB 1:25 PM - Leave BB w/ JO 1:55 PM -Arrive home (I don't know why, but when I'm driving in a situation like this I hit EVERY red light) 2:00 PM have JO full install on PC I'd get the game before the shoot, but I'd be distracted during the shoot and wouldn't be able to do my directing responsibilities. But who knows what will happen. When I do leave for it, I'm sure I'll be impatient. I don't know what I'll do if BB is sold out. I'll probably find a sales clerk, grab him by the collar of his shirt, and say in a threatening voice "Where is it!? I know you have it! Just give it to me!" J/K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acgreen Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Dude, that is exactly what I do! I am so nervous when I get a new game. It's awesome though, I love that special feeling. I've just been so hyped up about JKO lately. The trailers look so awesome... I can remember the good ol' JK days... That game was so sweet for its time, and I'm pretty sure that this one'll be awesome too. AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaG|Kaiser Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I will pray that everything installs right and is not buggy. Then I will play until I pass out from alcohol or exhaustion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan12R Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I don't know what I'll do if it doesn't install. I'd be soooo mad. I've been thinking about when I'm buying the game. If I get it before the shoot, I'll want to get it all done and go home to a great game. If I wait, I'll be thinking "only 30 more minutes until I have JO!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgirion Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 thank god I have no school on the 29th! Here's what I plan to do 9:00 AM- Wake Up 10-11:00 Eat Breakfast,get dressed, make sure fully awake etc. 11:03- Leave for the mall 11:20-Arrive at mall 11:22-arrive at Gamestop inside the mall 11:27-finish marveling at box, check out 11:30-walk back to car 11:47-Arrive home 11:53-finish installing JO lol sounds fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilinsky Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I live in the UK and i hope that it comes out on the same day as in the US. If it comes out of Friday 29th i will have to get up at 9:00 to go and get it so i can have it before i must go into college. Then i'll miss college and work pretending to be ill (amebic dysentry is my planned disease because no one will come to visit me and disturb my playing). In the UK we are ahead of the US by 5 hours so i should have it good and early compared to all you and after five hours practice i should own your newbie asses for a while at multiplayer. Once you all figure it out i'll be getting my arse kickied every match again but for a couple of hours i'll be a king Heres to egomania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zek Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Preordering games online is masochistic. Stores almost always get it faster than it's shipped to you, often a day or two earlier. They usually get it earlier in the day too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ergotht Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Here's my battle plan : 8h00 : Wake up, eat, get dressed 9h15 : Leaving for the mall 9h45 : Arriving at mall 10h : Store opens and I run for the game 10h30: Back home and start installing ! 10h45: Finished intalling and start playing LAN with my friend : ) I can't wait for that game !11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternity Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 But ordering online has some fun things about it too.... Checking the mail everyday (with some of the same rituals as you use when seeing if it's at the mall ), and being so exited when it finally does arrive. He's right. Waiting for it in the mail so beats getting it in the store. Although, there was the memorable occasion of Black and White ( I had been posting on the message board and had been involved with the community for 3 years, the development time was huge) which I almost fainted about. When I rang up my local EB and asked if he had it, and he said yes, I started screaming. We were yelling at eachother in excitement, he was like 'DUDE, IT JUST GOT IN, I'M GETTING OFF WORK TO PLAY IT' and I was like "HOLY **** HOLY **** I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG'... It was one of my more memorable game related moments. Oh, and with my old computer, nothing worked. Baldurs Gate, Freespace 2, MechWarrior 3, everything. I remember being SO annoyed and mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUS_Tomcat Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 When i reserverd my copy the store's computer said theyd get it the 28th I hope so! Anyway i have the 28th and 29th off, so the schedule is the same: 6:00 am get out of my bed, cant sleep anymore 6:10 am brows the forums saying OMG OMG 10:00 am call the store: you get the shipment yet? Repeat until yes 11:00 am (a gues) go to store after hearing they got it 11:10 am return home 11:15 am post here on the forum, my I GOT IT YES YES! topic 11:20 am install, pray it installs fine 11:30 am (?) fire it up, pray it works 11:35 am singleplayer do some levels till i get my saber 14:00 am maybe later, post a first impressions topic here with screens, maybe a movie 14:10 am go back to playing SP with saber or maybe bot matches until the end MP will wait till second day at least, i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaberPro Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Since JKII supports demo records...I might even write some walkthroughs , after having a record of beating any game (FPS) within 2 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UseDaAgression Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Yea i did that once ^_^ I went to the mall 1 hour early for my game cube! It was so cool the whole mall was empty. All was quiet in the mall and the gates were down on all the shops hehe. But i preordered JO #1 cause ill be on vacation and wont be home till late the 29th when all are sold out. #2 Cause With overnight shipping the total was 43.95 ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 TUS_Tomcat is right....EB says that it due out on the 28th and if you go by the site, it says it will be shipped on the 27th but if I were you, I would put a deposit down (just did this past Friday) so that you can get it on the day it's released. This way you don't have to worry about your delivery (UPS or Fed Ex) being late a day or two (although Fed Ex is usually pretty good). 99% of the time, retail stores will have it in when the release date is because Lucasarts does not want to look bad so and neither does Raven of course but I'm gonna call EB the morning of the 28th and see if it's in and if it's not.... if a truck is scheduled that day. If it's not scheduled until Friday...well the day before is always the longest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediDante Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Man I know how you feel! I do the same thing also! I did it with MGS2,FFX,THPS3, All at EB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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