Toys R Us Sale

[automaton]

Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255974) is doing their annual buy 2 get 1 free deal. The offer is available either online or in their stores. Buy any 2 video games and get another (of equal or lesser value) one free. Sale ends Saturday.

I look forward to this sale every year. Bully, Okami, & Baten Kaitos Origins, here I come!!!! Probably Metroid Prime Hunters, God Hand, & Animal Crossing Wild World too. Or maybe Odama, Lego Star Wars 2, & Steamboat Chronicles?

[cannedpasta]

Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255974) is doing their anual buy 2 get 1 free deal. The offer is available either online or in their stores. Buy any 2 video games and get another (of equal or lesser value) one free. Sale ends Saturday.

I look forward to this sale every year. Bully, Okami, & Baten Kaitos Origins, here I come!!!! Probably Metroid Prime Hunters, God Hand, & Animal Crossing Wild World too. Or maybe Odama, Lego Star Wars 2, & Steamboat Chronicles?

That would be SteamBOT Chronicles.

Although, I must say, I find the idea of a Steamboating game interesting.

[cp#]

Time to get a DS... what games would you guys recommend, I plan on getting Mario Kart already

[GammaKitsune]

Hmmm. I don't have a store around here, and it sounds like not all the games are discounted while online. Meh, nothing I really had to have anyway... I'm saving up for The Console Formerly Known as the Revolution.

[Camel]

Guess it's time to blow some money!

[EvilBob46]

This deal sounds too good to be true. Guitar Hero is part of the Buy 2 - Get 1 Free deal. So if I buy two other games for $19.99, do I get the $70 Guitar Hero package free?

These games look good:

Xbox 360
Saint's Row
Dead Rising
Call of Duty 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3: Advanced Warfighter
Perfect Dark Zero (heh)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Collector's Edition
Prey

Gamecube:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Smash Bros Melee

PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Daxter

Playstation 2
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Dragon Quest VIII
Guitar Hero
Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros
Brain Age
Kirby Canvas Curse
Mario Kart DS
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Animal Crossing: Wild World

GBA
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy IV

[Camel]

This deal sounds too good to be true. Guitar Hero is part of the Buy 2 - Get 1 Free deal. So if I buy two other games for $19.99, do I get the $70 Guitar Hero package free?

Silly rabbit, the cheapest game is always the one you get free!

EDIT: Hey Heresyte, how about you not respond so fast? :D

[Atorak]

I can't seem to find Bully for PS2 on the Toys'R'Us us site? Is this not one of the included games?

*sigh* It's the only reason I was going to break out my PS2 from the closet!

[Camel]

Atorak...I am pretty sure it's ALL games (that's what the site says). Only some of them show up when you click the sale banner though, and some you can't find, so I dunno.

I had the same problems as you, I'd like to pick up Tales of the Abyss and Bully and who knows what else, but couldn't find them on the site. Looks like a trip to the store is in my immediate future. And yeah...I think it's time for me to stop posting in this thread.

[Bydo_Empire]

Time to get a DS... what games would you guys recommend, I plan on getting Mario Kart already
New Super Mario Bros. I really enjoyed both Meteos and Tetris DS for puzzlers. I played the heck out of Animal Crossing, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Metroid Prime Hunters got great reviews, and most people seemed to like it, but it didn't do much for me. I do plan on going back to it one day. Kirby's Canvas Curse is awesome. I've played demos of Clubhouse games and I thought it was really fun as well. Apparently I'm the only person on Earth who really likes Deep Labyrinth, but I think it's a fun little dungeon crawler.

[Heretic Machine]

Well... I was gonna buy Shadow of the Colossus for $19.99, but they now say it's not available online... WTF.

[Kelegacy]

Well... I was gonna buy Shadow of the Colossus for $19.99, but they now say it's not available online... WTF.
You still haven't played SotC? Oh man, are you in for a treat.

[Heretic Machine]

You still haven't played SotC? Oh man, are you in for a treat.

No, I would be in for a treat... except they won't let me buy it <.< I was gonna get it, and Steambot Chronicles, and find another $20 game to go along with it... But it seems like most of the $20 games I want, aren't "available online."

[Pureboy]

Thanks for the heads up! Picked up:
Mini Mario vs Donkey Kong 2 (DS)
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)
Final Fantasy IV (GBA)

[Asmodan]

Hrmmm... Phantasy Star comes out for the 360 on the 24th... I wonder if I can snag it there and maybe grab a couple other games.

[51|RandoM]

This deal sounds too good to be true.

The deal is fine, try reading it.

"of equal or lesser value."

...which holds true for just about every two for one deal you'll find, at least in terms of things you want.

[jeffbax]

The deal is fine until you realize that the game collection largely sucks in the online offer and the prices are usually $10 higher than other places anyway.

[51|RandoM]

This is where Johan asks if Bill Clinton is doing customer service for Toys R Us

[automaton]

Just got back from Toys R Us. This deal is good for every single video game in the store. I picked up Steambot Chronicles & Okami and got Baten Kaitos Origins free. Too bad they were out of Bully & God hand. Guess I'll go back later in the week.

[Camel]

Hmmm, I hadn't even heard of Steambot Chronicles until I looked at this thread (at first I was like, "A game about steamboats??? WTF?") and now I've read some reviews and am very interested. I think I've found my third game to go along with Bully and Tales of the Abyss! Thanks, EvAv community! :D

[dena miscreant]

You still haven't played SotC? Oh man, are you in for a treat.

I <3 Shadow of the Colossus. I'm planning video gaming related tattoo(s) and I'm getting closer and closer to having it just be Colossi from SotC. That would be cool. I'm having a hard time picking out my favorites...

I kinda wanted to put the last one on just because it had the most sense of accomplishment when you figure out how the hell to beat it... I can't count the number of times I died leaping where you shouldn't be able to leap (at least, it seemed like I was doing things you shouldn't be able to do... I get this feeling a lot in many video games... I seem to find bugs that no one else can...).

You have to play it. Even if they don't have it online, find your nearest Toys R Us.

If you've played Ico, you're really gonna get into it. Either way, it's still hard not to be enthralled by its world.

I <3 Shadow of the Colossus. :D

[dena miscreant]

The customer service representative responded: "Upon reviewing the offer, this particular promotion is only for selected video games."

I'm going to check out my real live toys r us store tomorrow to see if they have anything good there, since the website is run by idiots.

You could've gave them a little more information than "it's not working."

They probably just wanted some, say, context and probably some clarification.

Don't be so hard on them...

Oh, and it seems that on the website the offer IS only for selected games.

[Heretic Machine]

You have to play it. Even if they don't have it online, find your nearest Toys R Us.

My nearest Toys 'R' Us is such a long drive away, that even if I bought two $50 games and got another one for free, I would still go in the hole and lose all benefit from the deal just from the gas money.

[danhoo]

Hmmm, I hadn't even heard of Steambot Chronicles until I looked at this thread (at first I was like, "A game about steamboats??? WTF?") and now I've read some reviews and am very interested. I think I've found my third game to go along with Bully and Tales of the Abyss! Thanks, EvAv community! :D

Steambot is a fairly interesting, fun game, IMHO. It's a little like JRPG meets GTA, with some simplified mech combat thrown in for good measure.

[Vermillion]

Why oh why couldn't they do this in 3 weeks after Rainbow: Vegas, Call of Duty 3 and Gears of War drop... bastages...

Good deal, too bad I have to buy all my games the week they come out :( Me and my lack of patience.

[Heretic Machine]

Steambot is a fairly interesting, fun game, IMHO. It's a little like JRPG meets GTA, with some simplified mech combat thrown in for good measure.

I've really been wanting to play it, personally. I just sort of forgot about it for a while. I think I might try to pick it up this week, maybe... Then again, NWN2 is like, right around the corner. Then after that, there is the Wii... and GoW... and whatever other great game wants to come kick my poor ass in the teeth.

[Bydo_Empire]

I <3 Shadow of the Colossus...You have to play it. Even if they don't have it online, find your nearest Toys R Us.EB online had the 2-greatest-hits-for-$30 deal last week, and it's probably still going on. I picked up SotC and DMC3, and played straight through SotC. Great game, especially if you liked Ico. Don't worry about the TRU sale, it's definitely worth $20 and even more definitely worth $15.

[danhoo]

I've really been wanting to play it, personally. I just sort of forgot about it for a while. I think I might try to pick it up this week, maybe... Then again, NWN2 is like, right around the corner. Then after that, there is the Wii... and GoW... and whatever other great game wants to come kick my poor ass in the teeth.

Oh, I hear that. My wallet is not going to be a happy camper by the end of this year.

With that in mind, I will add a caveat to my previous notes about Steambot that, as interesting as I found it, I wouldn't pay more than $20 for it. There are some parts of the game that feel a bit shallow. Also, the music, which is a somewhat integral part of the game, varies from the "ok", to the truly awful. I love I-Rem as a developer, but their production values tend to fall on the light side. I hear they are doing a sequel, however, so perhaps that'll have a bit more "meat" to it.

I bought it early on, because Atlus was the US distributor, and they have a tendency to do very small print runs for some reason (see: Disgaea), so I figured it would be hard to find later, but clearly I screwed that up :-)

[Heretic Machine]

Oh, I hear that. My wallet is not going to be a happy camper by the end of this year.

With that in mind, I will add a caveat to my previous notes about Steambot that, as interesting as I found it, I wouldn't pay more than $20 for it. There are some parts of the game that feel a bit shallow. Also, the music, which is a somewhat integral part of the game, varies from the "ok", to the truly awful. I love I-Rem as a developer, but their production values tend to fall on the light side. I hear they are doing a sequel, however, so perhaps that'll have a bit more "meat" to it.

I bought it early on, because Atlus was the US distributor, and they have a tendency to do very small print runs for some reason (see: Disgaea), so I figured it would be hard to find later, but clearly I screwed that up :-)

I originally heard about it because I was trying to get some Riviera wallpapers from Atlus' site :p I had been worried it would sell out quickly, but ya, it seems we were wrong on that one. I doubt the price will drop though, Atlus games tend to stay expensive.

[Deadend]

I don't think TRU will be getting Bully.

It is a good way to pick up Valkarie Profile 2 and a couple other games.

I am doing Splinter Cell, Marvel Ultimate Alliance and possibly Gears of War if I talk right.

**edit**

It was also hellish working there and dealing with people who can't find their game... because they didn't fucking look. Jesus fucking christ, I am not being paid to hold your games and get them off the shelf for you dumbass.

on the bright side... Some kid is getting Okami for Christmas.

[Kagger]

on the bright side... Some kid is getting Okami for Christmas.


Aww thanks Deadend! That means a lot to me. You know the season is all about giving:-P

[Atepsflame]

Can't... afford... spend money... Wii in one month... must... resist... three for... two... ungh...

[Kagger]

Can't... afford... spend money... Wii in one month... must... resist... three for... two... ungh...

Hold Strong my friend.

The only thing stopping me is I have ocarina of time, starcraft, and Half Life 2 (and Episode 1) to hold me over to the Christmas morning bounty. I'm sure I'll buy SotC to before Christmas comes


What I REALLY want to do with this deal is get Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, and maybe Prime 2/The Twin Snakes in preparation for the Wii (I didn't own a gamecube...or a 64 for that matter, which is why I'm borrowing a friends system and ANOTHER friends OoT to play it...)

[dena miscreant]

Bullshit. I clearly stated that if Baten Kaitos was one of the three games you purchased, you didn't get a free game, despite the fact that the banner says "ALL Video Games", and despite the fact that Baten Kaitos is one of the games that comes up when you click on the banner.

Touché.

My nearest Toys 'R' Us is such a long drive away, that even if I bought two $50 games and got another one for free, I would still go in the hole and lose all benefit from the deal just from the gas money.

Then place the order online.

[jspeak32]

Why oh why couldn't they do this in 3 weeks after Rainbow: Vegas, Call of Duty 3 and Gears of War drop... bastages...

Good deal, too bad I have to buy all my games the week they come out :( Me and my lack of patience.

Just do what I've done in the past and take advantage of their exchange policy. Buy 3 games that are the same prices as the ones you want later, don't open them and exchange them.

Back when they first started this offer, the same thing happened and during the offer, there was nothing I wanted. I purchased 3 games (can't remember what they were), and slowly over time exchanged them all for the following: Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack, Splinter Cell 1, and Rainbox Six 3. Note these were all unreleased games at the time of the offer.

So i managed to get 4 games out of the deal technically :)

[Deadend]

Just do what I've done in the past and take advantage of their exchange policy. Buy 3 games that are the same prices as the ones you want later, don't open them and exchange them.

Back when they first started this offer, the same thing happened and during the offer, there was nothing I wanted. I purchased 3 games (can't remember what they were), and slowly over time exchanged them all for the following: Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack, Splinter Cell 1, and Rainbox Six 3. Note these were all unreleased games at the time of the offer.

So i managed to get 4 games out of the deal technically :)
Be careful with that, as you may not be able to do so this time around.

[Heretic Machine]

Then place the order online.

...You didn't actually read the post I was replying to, did you? Many of the games are listed as "Not Available Online." Which is specifically what I was talking about.

[Xerxes]

Marvel Alliance ftw.

[jspeak32]

Be careful with that, as you may not be able to do so this time around.

Yea, I always worry about that.

I guess if I can't do it this time around, I can always return the items for a full refund, as long as I do it within 30 days.

Why, have you heard something? Please tell if you have.