Killzone 2 is GameFly's most wanted title

Sometimes it's really difficult to get across what a game will be in its entirety. This is the case for the Killzone 2 demo. It's short and the first part of it didn't have much action.

This is similar to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The demo didn't impress me in the least. There wasn't much content. However, when I bought the game it turned out to be one of the best games this generation, especially for earlier PS3 owners.

Having been in the Beta, I at least know the Multiplayer is worth the money (even with the few bugs and rocket-spraying). Do yourself a favor and at least rent it.

/speech

It's funny that, because I really loved the Uncharted demo and played it many times...

Yet as you were in the beta I trust your word. So I might just buy this anyway, for the trophies if nothnig else, but I hope that isn't the case.

my only fear is that i, who DIDNT preorder it won't be able to actually get a copy in stores because nothing will be left!

Yeah, let me pull out my wad of cash and run out and buy it... Please... Paying for the 2 games at a time plan at gamefly comes to about the same amount of money as buying 4 $60 games. So as long as I play more than 4 games a year, I'm coming out ahead.

Maybe it's got something to do with the game being $70 and not looking that great?

Just putting that out there on the table.

@Tophat I guess you haven't tried the demo...

Yeah, Sony can't win here.

damned if they do, damned if they don't

It's unfortunate, I used to like this site.

Yeah. I remember when this was a good site. Now, there is too much 360 fanboyism.

Killzone 2 or a GameFly subscription?

gamefly obviously... guerrilla has given us all the information we need...
we already know that the game rulz and thats worth the money...

i dont have the money yet.. but even if a have to wait a few more weeks.. i wont spend money renting it to play it sooner.. id rather wait and have my own copy

well said trend. Why the hell does anyone just rent it, gross used copies half of the time too. Its so much better to have your own clean copy to play whenever you want.

i hear you there,gf sucks

Killzone 2 MultiPlayer is off the Hook. Shouldn't have much problem deciding to buy this one.

I am starting to feel the same way...I am not willing to spend as much time on MP anymore...after going gold cross on COD4 and getting the platinum trophy for R2, I want to get back to alot of the RPGs that I still have for my PS2 that I didn't get to finish. But I would buy your "mint" condition KZ2 for $40 in a flash. KZ2, SF4 and RE5 are the only games I plan on buying for the next 6 months. Even though a 360 is looking mighty temping with the release of Star Ocean coming this month.......damn you tri-ace!!

Are you completely oblivious to what rentals are for to begin with? I don't know what you don't understand about this... people rent games to see if they actually want it. Doesn't matter if its for single player or multi.

I guess the reviews and the feedback from the hundreds of people in the multiplayer beta are enough for me. That and the European demo I played last week. It's not like this is an iffy title like Haze.

theyre all italic genius.... and one of those hasnt released yet either...... wth is your point anyways?

nah Dude, you can buy as SOON as its shipped now, I've gotten 30 games that way

Yup. Every game I've gotten recently has had the "Keep it" option, even if I was the first person to get that specific copy of the game I rented.

You can buy 8 games a year at $60 for a total of $480, lets say you sell each one for 50% of what you paid at $30 when your done, you end up paying $240 after all is said and done. 2 at a time from gamefly is $240 a year. So you would have to play more than 8 games a year not 4 like someone else said for it to be worth it. So even if you decide to buy them at what 20% off which would be $48, thats an additional $384 on top of the $240. I dont see that as being frugal. The other advantages to purchasing are that you can play any of the 8 you want at any time, can usually get them for less than $60 during sales or even less if buying used. You dont have to wait for a game to arive 2 months down the road. If you didnt like one of the games after a few days of playing you could probably sell it for near what you paid for it. Who even has the time to play more than 8 games a year? Netflix I can understand if you dont have premium cable/sattelite, but gamefly is far from economical.

Oh I just checked gamefly's website to confirm price, its actually 22.95 for 2 at a time, so for a year it would be $275.40. That means Im upping the 8 to 9 games a year in the other comment. which would be $270 after you sell them all. You would have to rent at least 10 games a year for it to be more economical. Last year I purchased 2 at full price last year, 3 new on sale, and another 3 used for less than $30 used. So I spent about $320 for 8 games. I would rather pay $320 to have 8 at a time than $275.40 to have 2 at a time and be able to sell or trade them when Im done.

@klrtovfr (the comment system is fucked up so I don't know if this will appear in the right place)

Depends on how many games you play. Eight games really isn't that much when you are renting. I use Gamefly and generally get AT LEAST one game per month. Plus renting allows you to try out games that maybe you wouldn't have wanted to risk full price on. At worst you try it out for a day or two and then send it back for a different one.

Also, you're being rather generous assuming your going to get 50% of the value of your game back when you sell it. Most trade-in shops won't even give you that on very new games. Maybe you'll come close to that value on the hottest new game within a couple weeks of release. But if you're going to be returning it that quickly then you may as well have rented. You could, of course, sell games to fellow gamers and maybe get more money on a newer game, but in many cases you'll have to deal with shipping and the associated charges unless you less locally. And, of course, your also ignoring sales tax and/or shipping (if bought online) in your examples... most people are going wind up paying on or the other unless they find a great deal online.

I'm not saying there aren't other ways to handle this. You yourself brought up buying games on sale or used. But each has potential drawbacks. For example, most newer used games only sell for $5-10 less at stores that do trade-ins. Older games have better prices, but then you've got to wait for that. You can sometimes find a fellow gamer selling a used game for a decent price, but then you've got to do the footwork yourself and track these bagains down, work out the deal, and then make payment and hope the person was legit.

At this point it's also worth noting that places like Gamefly sell used games too. It's not like just because you rent you can't take advantage of other deals. Also, as someone else mentioned, Gamefly offers you the option to keep games you like. I've had brand new releases that I had to option keep for $45. The savings alone on a new release pays for a month of service.

BTW, you can change your Gamefly plan by month if you want. I generally bump my plan down to 1 per month during the slower portions of the year and then bump it to 2 games per month as the holiday season approaches. So it's not like I'm paying the $22.95 each month. And even if I was, I'd likely just play more games and try out older games skipped. Either way I can easily the best value for my money.

Anyway, again, there are other ways to save money, but renting is just as useful as any of the others and becomes more economical if you play a lot of games. If you only play a few games a year, then yeah, something like Gamefly likely isn't for you. But if you're the type of person that plays 1 or more games a month and doesn't want to wait for used games to reach decent prices then you should consider Gamefly. I know people that never play new games. They just wait until a game has been out for a few months then try to find a good deal on it used or on sale at a store new. I'm too impatient for that, but it works for them. Gamefly works for me.