Poll: I'm in a bit of a sticky situation.

[Rooster893]

OPTION 3

How old is your little brother anyway?

 

[Life_Is_A_Mess]

Put all games in the list. Red Faction is very good (if you have played the two previous games you'll understand the story).
IF your brother wants Mirror's Edge, let him have it. But it´s YOUR saved up money, right?
...............Do the maths.............

 

[AndyRock]

Put all games in the list. Red Faction is very good (if you have played the two previous games you'll understand the story).
IF your brother wants Mirror's Edge, let him have it. But it´s YOUR saved up money, right?
...............Do the maths.............

Finally someone who also thinks red faction is a good game, anyway mirrors edge is too short and has no online apart from leaderboards while RF had a rather good online in my opinion.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

[HEADING=1]DON'T BUY ANY GAMES IN THE USA!!!!![/HEADING]

That was the only sure-fire way to get people's attention. And now I (hopefully) have it, I'll give the reason for my little outburst.

Basically, OP, according to your profile you are from Slovenia. Which means Europe. So you use a PAL system. Now, all games sold in the USA are only compatible with NTSC consoles. So basically, if you buy any games in the USA, then they WON'T WORK on your PAL console or PC. Many people make that mistake and when you find you can't play the games because they aren't compatible on your machine, then it's not as if you can just hop on a plane back to the States and get a refund. Sadly, games are cheaper in the USA. But if you spend your money, or your dad spends his, over there on games then believe you me, you won't be able to play them unless you have an NTSC machine, which is extremely unlikely as they aren't sold in PAL regions such as Europe.

TL; DR: OK, if any of you skipped that then you're a retard. Go back and read the whole thing, idiot xD.

Aren't PS3 games supposed to be region free? That's what I read in The Secret PS3 User Manual that came with an issue of PSM3 a while ago.

Unlike on PS2, you can now buy games from anywhere in the world and play them on your UK PS3 - region encoding in no longer enforced.

Yeah, I swear that PS3 games are region free? From what I know, only Blu Rays and Dvds are limited to regions, I've got Metal Gear Solid 4 from Japan, and it works perfectly, online and all!

 

[Talendra]

You can buy PS3 games from the US, I do it all the time, you just need to make sure your TV supports NTSC as well, most do these days.
Personally I can't stand red faction guerrilla, but I played it on pc, and the controls were absolutely horrible. I loved both other games though, so I'll vote for option one I spose.

 

[Marter]

Do what you want, Mirror's Edge is very short, and you should probably just rent it if you don't want to spend the multiple hours it will take to do the time trials.

 

[Fingolfin High-King of the Noldor]

Just buy Uncharted 2. You won't find a better game.

 

[Trivun]

[HEADING=1]DON'T BUY ANY GAMES IN THE USA!!!!![/HEADING]

That was the only sure-fire way to get people's attention. And now I (hopefully) have it, I'll give the reason for my little outburst.

Basically, OP, according to your profile you are from Slovenia. Which means Europe. So you use a PAL system. Now, all games sold in the USA are only compatible with NTSC consoles. So basically, if you buy any games in the USA, then they WON'T WORK on your PAL console or PC. Many people make that mistake and when you find you can't play the games because they aren't compatible on your machine, then it's not as if you can just hop on a plane back to the States and get a refund. Sadly, games are cheaper in the USA. But if you spend your money, or your dad spends his, over there on games then believe you me, you won't be able to play them unless you have an NTSC machine, which is extremely unlikely as they aren't sold in PAL regions such as Europe.

TL; DR: OK, if any of you skipped that then you're a retard. Go back and read the whole thing, idiot xD.

Aren't PS3 games supposed to be region free? That's what I read in The Secret PS3 User Manual that came with an issue of PSM3 a while ago.

Unlike on PS2, you can now buy games from anywhere in the world and play them on your UK PS3 - region encoding in no longer enforced.

OK, I just did a bit of research and apparently the PS3 doesn't enforce regional lockout on are still locked PS3 games. However, PS2 and earlier games, DVD and Blu-ray are still locked, as is PSN, so whatever games you get from the USA, you won't be able to buy DLC and user-made content for those games on your regional PSN link. Also, you may end up with regional lockout when playing online, i.e. you'll only be able to play with people from your country, but that's apparently standard for all games regardless of regional code. Basically, if you have a PS3 you'll be fine for standard offline gaming, and possibly some online too, but only for actual PS3 games. Anything else will be locked out.

Oh, and you need to make sure that your TV also supports NTSC. If it doesn't then it won't matter about the PS3 because you'll not be able to see or hear the games anyway. If the TV is NTSC compatible then go for it .

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Trust me, Mirror's Edge wasn't that special of a game. Uncharted 2 and Red Faction should be enough.

 

[Maibus]

OR! There IS a fourth option, you could kick ALL of those games and get GOOD ones! Seriously though, if your brother wants Mirror's Edge so bad why doesn't he go get it himself?

 

[Me55enger]

Mirrors edge! Narrative written by Terry Pratchett's Daughter.

Personally id buy that and save your money for something better than RF and uncharted.

Like a box of dead kittens or a chocolate teapot.

Happy Commercial Christmas

 

[Dauntlessidiot]

mirrors edge is not that good. if ur not on a pc, just get a preowned copy for £3 or something.

 

[tmujir955]

Why should you want to get your brother Mirror's Edge with YOUR money?

Unless you want to give him a holiday present?

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

I've heard good things about uncharted 2 and mirror's edge, not sure about red faction. I don't even own a ps3 though, so come on, why should I be posting.

 

[A.I. Sigma]

Screw your brother. If he wants something, let him give your dad his own damn list. Your list is your own.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Save up for Mass Effect 2.

 

[Omikron009]

I was in a similar situation. It was a tough battle convincing my sister to not buy mirror's edge, but I won out eventually. Also, OPTION #3!