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Shadow1980

A 37 year old male gamer
United States
Joined on September 22nd 2013, last online 11 hours ago.
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Wright posted something on Shadow1980's wall:

So how's your life going on these days?

6 hours ago | 0 comments

RolStoppable posted something on Shadow1980's wall:

Get them while they are up. Who knows if and when NPD tracks this down.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8502928

on 18 July 2017 | 2 comments

lol, I had the same idea when I saw the post but I see that I'm late. GG Rol

With the context :
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=230334&page=7#post_8502928

Good update for your charts Shadow !

on 19 July 2017

Thanks a bunch, dude! I appreciate it. Time to do some updates.

on 19 July 2017

Nuvendil posted something on Shadow1980's wall:

Not going to get involved in that GameStop is dying, digital is the future thread because I know how futile reasoning with people on this issue is, but I just want to say props for pointing out the obvious flaws in such a future. People think publishers are crap now, wait until they can bend you over a barrel with no competition to check them.

And so many people fail to grasp the concept of right of first purchase and that its absence is THE reason that all digital became the favored way of doing things on PC. That is a lovely benefit consoles have that people seem dead set to throw away.

I'm personally happy to see the Switch maintain the physical medium but also make considerable strides towards restoring the "play now" convenience consoles built their empire on through advances (finally) in physical media.

on 10 February 2017 | 1 comments

Thanks.

I've been nearly 100% physical for a while. I have not spent a single dime on digital for any title that is available at retail (I have several digital copies I got for free as a promo or gift), and I've even been reluctant to spend money on smaller digital titles. Aside from the occasional Virtual Console purchase, the last digital titles I bought were Perfect Dark HD and Mega Man 10, and that was in 2010. I'll probably make another exception this year for Sonic Mania and Ultra Street Fighter II, but that's it. I'm uncomfortable with spending any considerable amount of money on something I don't own.

If console gaming ever goes full digital, then I'm out. The industry would no longer deserve my money. I'll still have at least seven console generations worth of content to enjoy.

on 10 February 2017

Wright posted something on Shadow1980's wall:

Out of curiosity, who's your favourite IV character?

on 05 February 2017 | 4 comments

Tough call. Cecil had his journey from Dark Knight of Baron to a paladin, plus he's an alien. Kain is a fucking dragoon with awesome armor. Rosa is in many ways the backbone and moral compass of the team. Rydia grows from a timid child to a woman of war who commands powerful black magic and titanic beasts of destruction (and a Chocobo!). Golbez is a Vader-esque character who starts off evil but redeems himself in the end. Even Rubicante demonstrates that he isn't the typical villain, and despite working for Golbez (and by extension Zemus) he still is an honorable character that still possesses some scruples.

on 05 February 2017

What, no love for Yang? :P

on 05 February 2017

Achoo!

on 05 February 2017

While I think Cecil is probably my favourite character - he's one of the best, most daring videogame characters ever conceived from a subversive narrative point of view, and his quest for redemption is both touching and tragic -, I've always had a soft spot for Yang. He's a pillar of support for the party, strong and determinated, and willing to sacrifice himself to save them all. Even if he later gets relegated to a lesser narrative plane, he still remains among my favourite Monk-based characters of the whole franchise, and probably one of the greatest non-main party members too.

on 05 February 2017

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on 03 January 2017 | 2 comments

on 03 January 2017

Googolplex.

on 03 January 2017

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Amazon U.S. August bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

in Sales Discussion 2 days ago

poklane said: I really wonder how Amazon's hourly rankings work. The XB1X has been unavailable for about 22 hours now due to selling out, yet it's still #1 in the hourly rankings. How does that work? If my memory serves me right this also happened with other consoles and hardware devices, it confuses the fuck out of me. It's apparently a running average, not a snapshot of actual...

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Amazon U.S. August bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

in Sales Discussion 2 days ago

Here's today's update to the rankings for August (seven days since last update): Xbox One X: #3* (new entry) Switch (grey): #9 (↑10) Switch (neon): #20 (—) PS4 Uncharted 4 bundle: #25 (↓4) New 3DS XL (Galaxy): #44 (↓5) New 2DS XL (Black & Turquoise): #47 (↓6) XBO 500GB standalone: #51 (↓5) PS4 Pro: #60 (↓10) XBO 1TB Forza bundle: #88...

Things you ALWAYS do in new games?

in Gaming Discussion 2 days ago

I used to always read the instruction manual first, but since nobody makes those things anymore I usually just customize my controls and other options (if such customization is available) or spend some time learning the controls (if they can't be customized). I also always play single-player first if the game has multiplayer, that way I've familiarized myself with the gameplay before trying to...