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Tainted

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Jul 06, 10 at 4:55pm ^

Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Welcome to the July 2010 edition of Buy/Rent/Ignore DS Style, where we take a look at the month's coming releases and see what's going to break the bank this month. I am going to step in for Akira this month, since it seems as if he isn't planning on doing it this month (if you were, my bad Akira... but I saved you some time!

) All credit to the layout and a lot of the text go to him. I'm very unoriginal.

The big game this month is of course Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Square Enix's beloved series has never quite caught on in the United States, but they are hoping that this latest installment will change that trend.

Using the ultra-simple terminology, we can denote our preferences like so:

Buy: "I want this game", "I'm getting this game", or "I must have it"
Rent: "I'll look into it", "I'll check it out", or "It's on my radar, but it's not a must have."
Ignore: "Screw it, I'm not getting this"

This is all pulled from Amazon US; therefore, it's North American releases only. Sorry, international gamers. Please let me know of any (noteworthy) omissions.

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07/05/10	Titanic Mysteries        			    O-Games 
07/05/10	Despicable Me: The Game: Minion Mayhem              D3
07/05/10	Nursery Mania       				    Zoo Games
07/05/10	Astro Invaders       			            Zoo Games
07/11/10	Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies	    Nintendo
07/13/10	Chuck E. Cheese's Party Games       		    Tommo
07/13/10	The Bachelor: The Videogame       	            Warner Bros
07/13/10	The Sorcerer's Apprentice        		    Disney
07/13/10	River City Sports Challenge	               	    Aksys Games
07/13/10	Paws and Claws: Regal Resort		            THQ
07/13/10	Cats and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore              505 Games
07/20/10	Samantha Swift DS Collection	                    Mumbo Jumbo
07/20/10        Little League World Series Double Play              Activiion
07/20/10        Trackmania Turbo                                    DreamCatcher
07/20/10        Galactic Taz Ball                                   Warner Bros
07/20/10        Animal Pet Vet Collection                           Activision
07/27/10        Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar                          Natsume
07/27/10        Girls Only                                          O-Games
07/27/10        Galaxy Racers                                       Ubisoft
07/27/10        Farm Frenzy: Animal Country                         City Interactive
07/29/10        Logic Machines                                      City Interactive
07/29/10        I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover                   City Interactive
07/30/10        Our House                                           Majesco
07/30/10        Little Bears                                        Zoo Games

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Previous Editions:

July '08 - Final Fantasy IV Edition
August '08 - Bangai-O Spirits Edition
September '08 - Kirby Super Star Ultra Edition
October '08 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Edition
February '09 - Retro Game Challenge Edition
March '09 - Avalon Code Edition
April '09 - Rhythm Heaven Edition
May '09 - Steal Princess Edition
June '09 - Knights in the Nightmare Edition
August '09 - Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Edition
September '09 - Scribblenauts Edition
October '09 - Nostalgia Edition
November '09 - Phantasy Star Ø Edition
December '09 - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Edition
January '10 - Sands of Destruction Edition
February '10 - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Edition
March '10 - Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Infinite Space Edition
May '10 - Picross 3D Edition

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Six years later, I figure out the markup inside the code tags. I don't know how you do it Akira.

Buy: Dragon Quest IX (if I have the money)

Ignore: the rest

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screamingabdabs

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Seeketh Maximus

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Jul 06, 10 at 5:50pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Buy:
Dragon Quest IX
Trackmania Turbo

Rent:
Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar
Despicable Me: The Game
River City Sports Challenge

Another River City game woo, Soccer Hooligans only came out a few weeks ago.

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quote CM Punk
When I'm at the top of the ramp....I check my imaginary watch...and I yell, "bah weep graaagnah wheep ni ni bong"

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Avalith

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Jul 08, 10 at 7:55am ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Buy: Dragon Quest IX.

I will personally shove this game down your throats if you ignore it or just rent it. DQ deserves much more love than it actually gets outside of Japan.

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Jul 08, 10 at 1:05pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Avalith, does that mean I'll get a free copy then? Because I plan on ignoring everything here.

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screamingabdabs

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Jul 08, 10 at 1:56pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Yeah, I wouldn't mind a free copy either

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quote CM Punk
When I'm at the top of the ramp....I check my imaginary watch...and I yell, "bah weep graaagnah wheep ni ni bong"

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Akira_EX

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Jul 08, 10 at 2:49pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Heh thanks I completely forgot.

I just put in my Amazon preorder for 2 copies!

Shame I didn't play the Japanese version as much as I should've, considering how much I paid for it.

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Jul 08, 10 at 2:52pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Two copies you say...who's the other copy for?

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Avalith

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Jul 08, 10 at 2:53pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Me of course.

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Jul 08, 10 at 3:12pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

My brother.

Seeing as how DQIX only has one save file and everything.

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Avalith

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Jul 08, 10 at 5:12pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

Aww Akira I didn't know you thought of me as a brother!

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screamingabdabs

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Jul 08, 10 at 5:44pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

I do want the game but I think I should complete V first, even though they are not linked at all.

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quote CM Punk
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Tainted

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Jul 08, 10 at 11:51pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

quote screamingabdabs
I do want the game but I think I should complete V first, even though they are not linked at all.

Haha, I have a copy of DQ VIII sitting somewhere in my house, lonely and forgotten. I bought it one time on a whim, played it for an hour, played the FFXII demo inside for a few minutes, and never opened it again. A sad tale indeed.

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Jul 09, 10 at 1:25am ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

It's a hard world

I will pick up DQ VIII eventually, but too much to play atm.

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quote CM Punk
When I'm at the top of the ramp....I check my imaginary watch...and I yell, "bah weep graaagnah wheep ni ni bong"

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Jul 09, 10 at 1:26am ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

quote Avalith
Buy: Dragon Quest IX.

I will personally shove this game down your throats if you ignore it or just rent it. DQ deserves much more love than it actually gets outside of Japan.

This.

Glad they're actually advertising this one, with the Seth Green commercials.

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Jul 14, 10 at 9:20pm ^

re: Buy/Rent/Ignore DS - July '10 - Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Edition

quote Tainted
quote screamingabdabs
I do want the game but I think I should complete V first, even though they are not linked at all.
Haha, I have a copy of DQ VIII sitting somewhere in my house, lonely and forgotten. I bought it one time on a whim, played it for an hour, played the FFXII demo inside for a few minutes, and never opened it again. A sad tale indeed.

It truly is. You missed out on one of the best RPG experiences of the last generation. I'm about to start my third playthrough.

Buy: DQ9
Ignore: Everything else.

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