Boxing Day at Toy's R Us...

[Curiosity]

Ok, I know it is early, but I saw this IN THE OFFICE at Toys R us...


PS2,XBOX,GAMECUBE Select titles. $9.91

I was not able to see any specific titles as it was lying on the managers desk.

I asked to have a closer look at it, and it was turned over, as if it was a national secret :!

There was other stuuf on it too, but I can not remember anything else..

Sunday December 26th only..

While quantities last...


Let the party start....

[Headhunter]

Sounds good; let us know if you find out specific titles...

[freakx2001]

damn.. thanks for the heads up.. hope they have some action figs on sale as well.. let the hunt begin!

[wysiwyg]

Mods, I think it's time to open the boxing day forum :lol:

[mikesxf]

Mods, I think it's time to open the boxing day forum :lol:
i second that !

[akito925]

I'd 3rd to tah!

[Viz79]

That's right! Only 10 days away... Credit card is 95% debt-free. :)

~V79~

[smic]

actually that paper should be getting into everyones bag that shops at toys r us
or on a counter, at least it is at my store, its strange since normally we never have a boxing day sale, i usually get to laugh at people that ask

but i have no idea on the games, besides that its for all the systems-xbox, ps2, ps1, gamecube, gba
my only guess is anything from last xmas and older, like we had marked to 19.91 in october, i dont think it will include greatest hits/platinum hits etc...
if i find out ill post here

i forget the other stuff on it, but i remember that any discman besides sony's are gonna be 29.99

next weeks flyer looks ok too

[mahjongmaniac]

yah, OP.... if u could, plz post the flyer OR update the kinds of games available at boxing day dec 26th...

thx much..!

MJM

[micromv]

I don't know why your local store is so secretive about the boxing day deals. My local store has a pile of boxing day flyers available at the customer service counter!

Here are the details on the flyer:

TOYS"R"US
starts Sunday Dec 26
great January savings

- video games BLOWOUT! hundred of titles $9.91 ea. PlayStation 2. PSOne. GameBoy Advance. GameCube. Xbox.
- 30% off ALL Animal Alley plush dogs
- 40% off Winnie the Pooh & Disney Princess Pocket Pillows & Pyjama Cushions
- All Personal CD Players (Excludes SONY CD Players). $29.97ea. save up to $50. reg $39.99-$79.99.
- no rainchecks

BABIES"R"US
starts Sunday Dec 26
great January savings

- up to 25% off select Playards, Cribs, Gliders, Bassinets, High Chairs, Strollers, Swings, Car Seats, Diaper Bags
- $4 off Pampers Super Mega Baby Dry, Swaddlers, Cruisers. limit 2 per customer
- 30% off select crib bedding sets & accessories
- up to 40% off original retail select fall & winter clothing
- no rainchecks

[felix]

wow, I'd like to know which Gamecube titles too :cheesygri

[eBuddy]

Lame Boxing Day specials just like the Best Buy & Future Shop flyers. :( Looks like my credit cards are safe from bankruptcy! ;)

My local store has a pile of boxing day flyers available at the customer service counter!

[mahjongmaniac]

I don't know why your local store is so secretive about the boxing day deals. My local store has a pile of boxing day flyers available at the customer service counter!

Here are the details on the flyer:

TOYS"R"US
starts Sunday Dec 26
great January savings

- video games BLOWOUT! hundred of titles $9.91 ea. PlayStation 2. PSOne. GameBoy Advance. GameCube. Xbox.
- 30% off ALL Animal Alley plush dogs
- 40% off Winnie the Pooh & Disney Princess Pocket Pillows & Pyjama Cushions
- All Personal CD Players (Excludes SONY CD Players). $29.97ea. save up to $50. reg $39.99-$79.99.
- no rainchecks

BABIES"R"US
starts Sunday Dec 26
great January savings

- up to 25% off select Playards, Cribs, Gliders, Bassinets, High Chairs, Strollers, Swings, Car Seats, Diaper Bags
- $4 off Pampers Super Mega Baby Dry, Swaddlers, Cruisers. limit 2 per customer
- 30% off select crib bedding sets & accessories
- up to 40% off original retail select fall & winter colthing
- no rainchecks

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thx 4 da update.... will check out the games that day....

[lb1]

are all the games going to be 9.91?
is there a list of the games?
if there is the new GTA on sale then i will go grab one

[mahjongmaniac]

are all the games going to be 9.91?
is there a list of the games?
if there is the new GTA on sale then i will go grab one
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what do u mean by "all".... there is NO WAY all the games r gonna be on sale for $9.91.... that'd be a BIG loss.....

as 4 the list of games... PM the OP..... he might know... but if ur really desperate to get good games, just b the 1st person there on boxing day! :D

--> new GTA as in GTA: San Andreas... ??? highly doubt that'd be on sale b/c its still a pretty new released game....

[Ilovedeals]

My wife & I are expecting a baby in January & need a baby dresser - were thinking of buying it form Babies R Us.

Does anyone know if their Boxing Day sale would cover special order items? (Such as the baby dresser we want?) I'm thinking not, but since there are employees in this thread, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

[slippy]

thanks for the headsup
there are a couple of games for $19.91 that i want to pick up and hope they reduce

[mark_in_2k]

These games could be the last chance we get to trade at Blockbuster. Savings won't be as good as the $15 3-pack from Walmart, but still not too bad.

[willy]

My wife & I are expecting a baby in January & need a baby dresser - were thinking of buying it form Babies R Us.
Congrats !

[garetjax]

My wife & I are expecting a baby in January & need a baby dresser - were thinking of buying it form Babies R Us.

Does anyone know if their Boxing Day sale would cover special order items? (Such as the baby dresser we want?) I'm thinking not, but since there are employees in this thread, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

If you are looking to save money, you can got to any store and buy a normal dresser. Apparently by calling it "baby" they can charge you 25% more. Unless you are looking for one with the change table on it.

[stutterboi]

any deals on the wireless wavebird controllers for the GC during boxing day? been wanting one for the system but thinking maybe should wait until boxing day... that or using my bb credit from game trades. thanks

[fttn]

My wife & I are expecting a baby in January & need a baby dresser - were thinking of buying it form Babies R Us.

Does anyone know if their Boxing Day sale would cover special order items? (Such as the baby dresser we want?) I'm thinking not, but since there are employees in this thread, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!


They're too expensive. Wait for Baby Days at Sears and get it then. You can also cash in your Sears points if you have any for more savings. Congrats!

[smic]

well so far there is no list of games that are 9.91
which really sucks since i have to be in sunday morning at 5 to check which ones are 9.91

but i have an idea that its pretty much older games, none of the greatest hits etc...

so its good if there is an older game u always wanted but it was to much to get, but worth the 9.91

[quanvon]

My wife & I are expecting a baby in January & need a baby dresser - were thinking of buying it form Babies R Us.

Does anyone know if their Boxing Day sale would cover special order items? (Such as the baby dresser we want?) I'm thinking not, but since there are employees in this thread, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!
congrats! if you haven't already done so, checkout my post (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=86264&highlight=parents) re: baby freebies

p.s. better enjoy all the time you can w/ your wife before the baby comes!!!!

[garetjax]

anyone acutally have copy of the flyer? checked on their website but was not there.

[mahjongmaniac]

anyone acutally have copy of the flyer? checked on their website but was not there.
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yah... same here... i haven't got any kinda toysrus flyer since i received my other FS/BB/Zellers/etc. boxing day flyers.... whats up wif dat?

do they even HAVE a b-day flyer?

MJM ;)

[Sl300]

did anyone get a flyer? i know i didnt

[dougi3000]

isnt it open already on the east coast?
someone go in and check it out for us on the west coast.
:)

[Digiital]

Nope, for Brampton, I get the local and the Toronto Star and saw nothing.


did anyone get a flyer? i know i didnt

[ironchefff]

Weak. I went to my local Toys r us and there were ZERO gamecube games for $9. Lots of playstation and XBOX but no gamecube... what a rip.

[zoro69]

This was pathetic. Little box on the floor that had gamecube black and buised and two baseball ones. A handfull of ps2 + xbox and a poor assortment of gba.
I was first in the store, no one else interested. Didn't buy any.

Zellers was just as bad. A box with games spilled out into a single shopping cart. No prices/sign so I asked and was told "they varry all different". I assumed they must be the $10 ones as there were no others. At the very bottom pulled out two animal crossing and bought them. Single copies of a couple other gamecube ones, swingerz golf and baseball, and very, very old PS2/GBA ones.

[Wylliecoyote]

Weak. I went to my local Toys r us and there were ZERO gamecube games for $9. Lots of playstation and XBOX but no gamecube... what a rip.

Same here in Edmonton on the south side.

[mahjongmaniac]

just came back from toysrus.... *NOTHING* good..... every game sucked or really old games....

not much to choose either... they told us *ANY* of the games marked as $XX.X1 (i.e. price tag ending with a 1 cent digit on it) are all $10..... but ended up finding nothing good that had the stupid $XX.X1 tag on it..... those that did have this tag were all just crappy games.... :evil: ..... what a waste of my time....

i went up to the cashier and she told me "yah, all the good games are gone" and i was like "WHAT??? don't u put out the games this morning?" .... (note: i was 1 of 1st 10 ppl to line up at the door at 8am, so technically i should have the *best* selection).... the CSR didn't respond....

man... i imagine that the employees took all the good games already.... :evil: ....
thats prbly y they said "all good games gone".... like i mean, how could all the good games be possibly gone when i was there when it opened??? thats so much BS.... certainly they weren't on sale b4 boxing day so it MUST have been the CSRs that got all the good games b4 hand!.... damn it!

i hate toysrus now..... :confused:

MJM ;)

[Raxel]

Got Metal Gear Solid Twin Sneak (GC) $22.75 ($29.99 with 25% off), never played MGS game, but couldn't resist the price.

[Headhunter]

Got back from Zellers, slightly better lineup of $10 games; my report is here (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?p=1206840#post1206840).

Got Metal Gear Solid Twin Sneak (GC) $22.75 ($29.99 with 25% off), never played MGS game, but couldn't resist the price.
Great deal!

[felix]

Which store did you get Twin Snake at for $22? Toys R Us or Zellers?

[mahjongmaniac]

just came back from toysrus.... *NOTHING* good..... every game sucked or really old games....

not much to choose either... they told us *ANY* of the games marked as $XX.X1 (i.e. price tag ending with a 1 cent digit on it) are all $10..... but ended up finding nothing good that had the stupid $XX.X1 tag on it..... those that did have this tag were all just crappy games.... :evil: ..... what a waste of my time....

i went up to the cashier and she told me "yah, all the good games are gone" and i was like "WHAT??? don't u put out the games this morning?" .... (note: i was 1 of 1st 10 ppl to line up at the door at 8am, so technically i should have the *best* selection).... the CSR didn't respond....

man... i imagine that the employees took all the good games already.... :evil: ....
thats prbly y they said "all good games gone".... like i mean, how could all the good games be possibly gone when i was there when it opened??? thats so much BS.... certainly they weren't on sale b4 boxing day so it MUST have been the CSRs that got all the good games b4 hand!.... damn it!

i hate toysrus now..... :confused:

MJM ;)
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btw i 4got 2 mention that *my* local toysrus were so "ill-prepared" .... technically, almost *everyone* who came early for cheap vid games on b-day had to ask "where are the $10 games???" (incl. myself :lol: )..... and their response was as i have stated previously above: "only the games with price tag $XX.X1 on them".....

i don't suppose this was the case for everyone that went to their local toysrus looking for cheap vid games...

MJM ;)

[Raxel]

Twin Snakes are $29.99 with 25% off on toysrus.ca, I checked it this morning, but prefer having it immediately, so went to local toysrus, and they did pm for me. But it took very long time, because when I was there, the staff did NOT know which titles are on $9.99 sale, he said the guy with the list took it home and they can't find him, wtf? so he has no idea what's on sale. Anyway, I got twin snakes pmed, I was hoping for more details, bit disappointed.

[mahjongmaniac]

Twin Snakes are $29.99 with 25% off on toysrus.ca, I checked it this morning, but prefer having it immediately, so went to local toysrus, and they did pm for me. But it took very long time, because when I was there, the staff did NOT know which titles are on $9.99 sale, he said the guy with the list took it home and they can't find him, wtf? so he has no idea what's on sale. Anyway, I got twin snakes pmed, I was hoping for more details, bit disappointed.
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i just wanna make a point: i don't think toysrus offer free S/H charges if u buy online.... so it is better off buying at ur local store ....

MJM ;)

[slippy]

i got the games I wanted at toys r us
all music games: rez, parappa 2 and amplitude

the first tru i went to didn't have anything (around 1pm) but the next tru i went to had lots of games for all systems!

i was lucky tho, the week before there were only 2 parappas and when i went there was 1 left.

[mahjongmaniac]

i got the games I wanted at toys r us
all music games: rez, parappa 2 and amplitude

the first tru i went to didn't have anything (around 1pm) but the next tru i went to had lots of games for all systems!

i was lucky tho, the week before there were only 2 parappas and when i went there was 1 left.
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good 4 u..... i ended up not buying any game at all .... due to their "ill-prepared" and inorganized manner when they opened the store at 8am, i was just like "screw this, screw u toysrus"....

wish my store had lots of good games for all systems.... but oh well.... til next yr, i guess!

MJM ;)

[Icetron]

I didn't take a look at the Xbox games since I don't own an Xbox.

I saw...

PS2
Rygar
Fighter Maker 2
Beyond Good and Evil
Silent Scope 3 (I think)

There was barely a GC game selection, and the rest were crap games.

I picked up Rygar though. I wish they had Rez at my TRU. :|

[mahjongmaniac]

I didn't take a look at the Xbox games since I don't own an Xbox.

I saw...

PS2
Rygar
Fighter Maker 2
Beyond Good and Evil
Silent Scope 3 (I think)

There was barely a GC game selection, and the rest were crap games.

I picked up Rygar though. I wish they had Rez at my TRU. :|
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my local FS has *always* had Beyond Good and Evil for $9.99.... think the last time i saw it was 3 or 4 mths ago.... went to FS today and its *still* there..... so i guess it aint too good a game.... :confused:

silent scope 3 i heard was pretty good.....

MJM ;)

[Icetron]

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my local FS has *always* had Beyond Good and Evil for $9.99.... think the last time i saw it was 3 or 4 mths ago.... went to FS today and its *still* there..... so i guess it aint too good a game.... :confused:

silent scope 3 i heard was pretty good.....

MJM ;)

I heard that Beyond Good and Evil is, indeed, a good game that people don't really know about. Is the copy at your local FS for PS2 or GC? The ones at TRU today looked pretty old and dirty, so I didn't want to pick it up.

[Psychosis]

I managed to pick up some decent games at the Calgary MacLeod TRU for $9.91:

Clock Tower 3 (PS2)
Gungrave (PS2)
Genma Onimusha (XBOX)
Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX)
Panzer Dragoon Orta (XBOX)

Other games I saw were:

Silent Scope (PS2)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (XBOX)
World Series Baseball 2K3 (XBOX)

[slippy]

I didn't take a look at the Xbox games since I don't own an Xbox.

I saw...

PS2
Rygar
Fighter Maker 2
Beyond Good and Evil
Silent Scope 3 (I think)

There was barely a GC game selection, and the rest were crap games.

I picked up Rygar though. I wish they had Rez at my TRU. :|

i saw silent scope 2, rygar, some magic pencil game, a square enix rpg (never heard of it before), ridge racer v, doa2 hardcore, fighter maker, clock tower 3, everquest, bg&e, gungrave, ico, run like hell, mark of kri..can't remember the rest

i was tempted to pick up rr5 and doa2

yeah i was lucky to find rez as i had never seen it in my previous visits to that store

[mahjongmaniac]

I heard that Beyond Good and Evil is, indeed, a good game that people don't really know about. Is the copy at your local FS for PS2 or GC? The ones at TRU today looked pretty old and dirty, so I didn't want to pick it up.
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copy = PS2.... the "game bin" that had these cheap games in them only had a bunch of PS2/XBOX games,..... no NGC..... but it all depends on location as well....

btw, u said TRU had an "old and dirty" copy, but isn't it in its orginal pkging?... it should be, considering that its NOT a prev. played game.... its a new game unopened but an old game in the market.... so if its in its original pkgin, then it should be ok......

MJM ;)

[mahjongmaniac]

I managed to pick up some decent games at the Calgary MacLeod TRU for $9.91:

Clock Tower 3 (PS2)
Gungrave (PS2)
Genma Onimusha (XBOX)
Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX)
Panzer Dragoon Orta (XBOX)

Other games I saw were:

Silent Scope (PS2)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (XBOX)
World Series Baseball 2K3 (XBOX)
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how many copies of Genma Onimusha was left?

[mahjongmaniac]

I heard that Beyond Good and Evil is, indeed, a good game that people don't really know about. Is the copy at your local FS for PS2 or GC? The ones at TRU today looked pretty old and dirty, so I didn't want to pick it up.
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btw, any links on reviews?.... since u say its a good game....

and if it was a "really good" game.... then the price should've stayed high for a while and should have not dropped all the way down to only $10.... what i mean is if it was popular, for example, like Halo, then price should've dropped slightly but not by too much.... u can tell that Halo was REALLY popular.... when did Halo come out?... i dunno when but its price sure stayed firm as hell until now boxing week for ~$20....(nice!).....

so my guess is that BG&E is prbly an ok game ....

again, links on good reviews plz, if u have any....

MJM ;)

[Raxel]

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how many copies of Genma Onimusha was left?

many and its pre-played is only 99 cents at ebgames, you even get 15% off that 99 cents today. :lol:

[masterhapposai]

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btw, any links on reviews?.... since u say its a good game....

and if it was a "really good" game.... then the price should've stayed high for a while and should have not dropped all the way down to only $10.... what i mean is if it was popular, for example, like Halo, then price should've dropped slightly but not by too much.... u can tell that Halo was REALLY popular.... when did Halo come out?... i dunno when but its price sure stayed firm as hell until now boxing week for ~$20....(nice!).....

so my guess is that BG&E is prbly an ok game ....

again, links on good reviews plz, if u have any....

MJM ;)

Do you want a good game or a popular game?

Very rarely do you get both qualities in a single game.

Is the game good because your friend says it's good?

[Psychosis]

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how many copies of Genma Onimusha was left?

I saw about a few copies left.

[Icetron]

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btw, any links on reviews?.... since u say its a good game....

and if it was a "really good" game.... then the price should've stayed high for a while and should have not dropped all the way down to only $10.... what i mean is if it was popular, for example, like Halo, then price should've dropped slightly but not by too much.... u can tell that Halo was REALLY popular.... when did Halo come out?... i dunno when but its price sure stayed firm as hell until now boxing week for ~$20....(nice!).....

so my guess is that BG&E is prbly an ok game ....

again, links on good reviews plz, if u have any....

MJM ;)

http://1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3111484&did=1

I think this would be a good review, I'm not too sure though.

I've read in magazines and other places that BG&E is a great game, but it was released during a busy season, so it was not really noticed.

If the copies at TRU weren't dirty and didn't look damaged, I would have picked it up without hesitating. The price sure doesn't stop me from buying it.

[Fllay]

I went to my local TR Us and there was basically nothing on sale! :mad:

[Squeeky]

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btw, any links on reviews?.... since u say its a good game....

and if it was a "really good" game.... then the price should've stayed high for a while and should have not dropped all the way down to only $10.... what i mean is if it was popular, for example, like Halo, then price should've dropped slightly but not by too much.... u can tell that Halo was REALLY popular.... when did Halo come out?... i dunno when but its price sure stayed firm as hell until now boxing week for ~$20....(nice!).....

so my guess is that BG&E is prbly an ok game ....

again, links on good reviews plz, if u have any....

MJM ;)

A lot of good games get overlooked especially this time of year when the masses flock to sequals or blockbusters. BGAE was just that. It received good reviews but nobody bought it last year so the price dropped quick. Good sellers with full prices don't guarentee a good game.

As for Halo, it has held its price beceause MS has been able milk it for all these years. All other games that have sold this many copies are greatest / platinum hits. No knock on Halo as I have it.

[Raxel]

I went to my local TR Us and there was basically nothing on sale! :mad:

Pick the title above, you will get correct price at checkout.

[slippy]

most of the games are not marked down on the label
many were marked differently at the store that i went to
but after using the price checker/scanner, they were all $9.91
better hurry back to the store and grab em before they're gone!

[mahjongmaniac]

Do you want a good game or a popular game?

Very rarely do you get both qualities in a single game.

Is the game good because your friend says it's good?
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no and yes.... i purchase games based on good reviews by BOTH friends and mag. reviews.... less dependent on what other ppl says about the game (eg. online game forums)

actually, to me, a popular games doesn't mean anything to me.... i'd rather buy a "good" game instead.... for example, look at Halo 2 (i just traded it in with BBV but havent tried it out yet); lotsa ppl buy only on the basis that the 1st halo was good.... so this is where popularity of the game comes in place... ppl thought that the 1st was great and thus decided to buy the 2nd one just for the heck of it.....

so personally, i prefer good over popular games....

MJM ;)

[mahjongmaniac]

A lot of good games get overlooked especially this time of year when the masses flock to sequals or blockbusters. BGAE was just that. It received good reviews but nobody bought it last year so the price dropped quick. Good sellers with full prices don't guarentee a good game.

As for Halo, it has held its price beceause MS has been able milk it for all these years. All other games that have sold this many copies are greatest / platinum hits. No knock on Halo as I have it.
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i see, .... well maybe i'll reconsider gettin it then....MJM ;)

[mahjongmaniac]

http://1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3111484&did=1

I think this would be a good review, I'm not too sure though.

I've read in magazines and other places that BG&E is a great game, but it was released during a busy season, so it was not really noticed.

If the copies at TRU weren't dirty and didn't look damaged, I would have picked it up without hesitating. The price sure doesn't stop me from buying it.
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i highly doubt it (BGAE) is comparable to FF... :D

u say that it was released during a busy season... as in a holiday OR do u mean that it was released when other "hotter" games were released, thus every1 bought what they considered a "better game" and ditched BGAE???

MJM ;)

[Icetron]

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i highly doubt it (BGAE) is comparable to FF... :D

u say that it was released during a busy season... as in a holiday OR do u mean that it was released when other "hotter" games were released, thus every1 bought what they considered a "better game" and ditched BGAE???

MJM ;)

BG&E is not an RPG, how can you compare it with FF? :confused:

I don't really know how to describe a game I've never played, so I can't really say if it's 'really' good or not.

[mahjongmaniac]

BG&E is not an RPG, how can you compare it with FF? :confused:

I don't really know how to describe a game I've never played, so I can't really say if it's 'really' good or not.
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well i'm not comparing it with BGAE based on whether or not its an RPG....

i'm just tryin to say that if i actually played BGAE, no matter what i'd still prefer FF and say that its much better than most games out there...

MJM ;)