With so many games in my collection and backlog, I'm to the point where my (very) old max price point of $20 for game purchases is WAY too rich for my blood unless it's a new release, or something friends and I play online (which is only WiiU stuff). I'm sure that many of you are in the same situation with respect to pricing, so then, what are some of the ABSOLUTELY BEST games you can get for $5 or less? I don't mean fluke pricing, or something you can sometimes find for cheap. I'm talking a consistent market price of no more than $5. And I'm asking about want games you LOVE and think others might; not just games that are 'alright'. Games you hate knowing don't have a home when the sticker says $4.99 or less.
A few of my top picks are:
- Onimusha 1, 2 (XBOX/PS2) - I love parts 1 and 2 of this series. Only the first installment was multi-platform (the XBOX ,version is called Genma Onimusha), the rest were on PS2. Onimusha 2 is probably my single most played PS2 game (if not, then Rez). I'm not one who replays 'modern' games I've ended often, but I don't know how many times I've beaten this game.
- Gears of War 1, 2, 3 (XBOX360) - The Gears games were some of my favorite of last generation and I see each of them for 5 bucks or less all the time. I don't play many modern shooters, and Gears was probably the first cover based one I'd ever played, but it's definitely something special, IMO.
- Lumines I, II (PSP) - I own but have never played the second Lumines, but if it's half as good as the original it's easily worth the $3-$5 asking price I always see it going for.
- Gunpey (PSP) - The PSP version of this game is one of my favorite puzzlers. I see this game going for a dollar or two all the time. Hell, sometimes for $0.99. It's an awesome sensory experience, similar to Lumines.
- Mass Effect (360) - I see the XBOX360 version of all of the Mass Effect games going for cheap, but I see the first for $5 or less the most. I went into this game knowing NOTHING about this series, but after playing through the first one I can tell you it's definitely worth 5 dollars.