Yeah, I actually had to consciously remind myself that Rusty wasn't real when he gave me his sob story about his wife leaving and not being able to feed his family. Bravo, Nintendo.
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Rusty's Real Deal Baseball | OT | Haggle for Peanuts and Crackerjack
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Yeah, I actually had to consciously remind myself that Rusty wasn't real when he gave me his sob story about his wife leaving and not being able to feed his family. Bravo, Nintendo.
So like, is it possible to combine discount tickets, or am I only allowed to use one per game? Got a 1/2 off, $1 off, & 30% off one.
Edit: WOW, they actually flat-out talk about the Ultra Machine when Rusty talks about the Cage Hitting minigame. Same design, the year is correct, & all that. That's really cool.
Hmm, I got $1.90 for the 2nd minigame as well (donut, then the cooking ticket). I wonder if the haggle process is pre-determined & you only need to give him a donut, then a specific item relating to his problem.
Edit: WOW, they actually flat-out talk about the Ultra Machine when Rusty talks about the Cage Hitting minigame. Same design, the year is correct, & all that. That's really cool.
Hmm, I got $1.90 for the 2nd minigame as well (donut, then the cooking ticket). I wonder if the haggle process is pre-determined & you only need to give him a donut, then a specific item relating to his problem.
ShadowElliot
Banned
Just bought the Bat & Switch (1st game, $2 discount), but before that, this game plays great! Love the music, writing, characters and the pups!
ShadowElliot
Banned
Tell me about it... I'm having trouble on 1-5...
StreetsAhead
Member
Whoo, I'm in the OP! 
This game is fun in the sense of it is frustratingly tricky on some levels to the point that hours of my life disappeared.
This game is fun in the sense of it is frustratingly tricky on some levels to the point that hours of my life disappeared.
Finally, gold on all Basic Bat & Switch challenges....& nothing unlocks...oh well, got 2 pages worth of stamps done. Those Advanced challenges are going to be a pain (UFO one is so much harder with the ball being normal size. Makes hitting the middle-range UFO tough).
Any word on the best use/combo of the discount tickets?
Any word on the best use/combo of the discount tickets?
From GameFAQ:
So total, the cheapest you can get all 10 games is $16. & it seems $1.50 is the lowest you can get the Discount Coupon games.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I figured this was the case. It seemed as if the storyline would dictate the price of all games.
SparksterMeta0
Member
I kinda feel sorry for Rusty, story wise, even before haggling the first game.
Other than that, I'm enjoying this game.
What with all his problems at home.
Other than that, I'm enjoying this game.
Whoo, I'm in the OP!
This game is fun in the sense of it is frustratingly tricky on some levels to the point that hours of my life disappeared.
Ha, hope you didn't mind! I came across that post when compiling the OP and didn't want your hard work to go to waste!
Added to the OP, thanks Zonic!
Which makes the game kinda sets in a specific date.... since Rusty is like 8 years or something and he used the Ultra Machine when he was a child... which explains why every cartridge has that NES look
Yeah, he would have been about 10 (human) years old when the Ultra Machine came out if we assume the game takes place in present day. I love small touches/references like that.
Oh, & you can use up to 3 discount tickets at once, so it seems the best combinations to use would be 1/2 off ($2) & .50 cents off or 30% off (2.80), 1.00 off (1.80), then .30 cents off ($1.50). Basically, do the math before hand to make sure you get really close to $1.50 since he won't go lower than that, considering posts from earlier.
Oh, & you can use up to 3 discount tickets at once, so it seems the best combinations to use would be 1/2 off ($2) & .50 cents off or 30% off (2.80), 1.00 off (1.80), then .30 cents off ($1.50). Basically, do the math before hand to make sure you get really close to $1.50 since he won't go lower than that, considering posts from earlier.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I think we get Nintendo Pocket Football Club (Calciobit localisation) instead.
StreetsAhead
Member
if ever there was a time--
No, not at all. It's an honor.
the honor's all mine, bro!
I guess. Still would vastly prefer to have both games, though. It's a downloadable title that's already localised, so why not (same goes for Chibi Robo). I'd really prefer it if Nintendo was a bit less concerned with their translations and just released a game in English if the alternative is not releasing it at all. If Capcom can do it..
Outtrigger888
Member
I gave this game a chance, and realized the haggling is more part of the fun of the game, and its story, rather than a way of getting a random discount. It tells you when you can keep going, or if you cant talk the price down more.
I really like the presentation. At times, it gives off some warioware vibes.
I only bought bat and switch, and i think thatll be the most popular. The 3d effect in this game is cool. Especially when the camera changes angle, to make it more difficult, and i was hitting the ball towards myself.
Clever game.
I really like the presentation. At times, it gives off some warioware vibes.
I only bought bat and switch, and i think thatll be the most popular. The 3d effect in this game is cool. Especially when the camera changes angle, to make it more difficult, and i was hitting the ball towards myself.
Clever game.
RealDeadOne
Member
So far this game is giving me memories of being a kid and renting some cheap-ass, simple and one-note game on NES or GameBoy... and then spending hours upon hours playing it trying to beat my score until suddenly I realized the whole weekend was gone and I had to take it back.
I can tell it's gonna be awhile before I even need to buy the second game, and that's the reason this will ultimately be worth the price.
I can tell it's gonna be awhile before I even need to buy the second game, and that's the reason this will ultimately be worth the price.
I am pleasantly surprised. The game being downloadable and the DLC pricing structure being what it is may lead people to think this is shovelware (seeing the JP Nintendo Direct way back when, that was my initial impression), but it's not at all the case. A lot of love seemed to have been put into the game and it is very polished. The 3D effect in this game feels like it helps with the gameplay.
I advanced the story to get a few games (two batting and one catching), and each one I feel has enough content to be worth the haggled-down asking prices. The mini-games are fun. It's a lot of reflex and timing exercises, and there's a lot of twists and tricks to make them very challenging.
I'll say this:
Meet me somewhere, Christopher Robin!
I advanced the story to get a few games (two batting and one catching), and each one I feel has enough content to be worth the haggled-down asking prices. The mini-games are fun. It's a lot of reflex and timing exercises, and there's a lot of twists and tricks to make them very challenging.
I'll say this:
Meet me somewhere, Christopher Robin!
But quite not yet, let me prepare myself with this game first.
Added to the OP, thanks Markun!
n64coder
Member
Do people in Europe follow baseball much? I can understand NoE not doing the localization if baseball does not have much of a following there.
Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun it is. I'm looking forward to continuing the story and getting more mini games.
I only wish the in-app purchasing process was faster.
To be fair I could not hate baseball more and this game is awesome.
If I wasn't unemployed I would probably bough the entire game by now =D
It is like Destructoid says ... it is more like a Visual Novel about the tragedy of Rusty's life with small rythm minigames here and there
I actually feel accomplished when I get a game for cheap. Makes me buy even more games. I feel sorry for Rusty tho.
I have only bought the first game so far and the haggling process was very straightforward for that one. I've played enough Bat and Switch for now and I want to get the second game. Are discount coupons necessary to get the lowest possible price for the next game or will items be enough?
In general I'm kind of confused about how the discount coupons combine with items in the haggling process.
In general I'm kind of confused about how the discount coupons combine with items in the haggling process.
Discount Coupons only work towards 4 of the minigames, which'll say "Use Discount Tickets" over it: Drop & Pop, Volley Bats, Gear Games, & Bat Master. You can use up to 3 discount tickets at once & since the lowest price you can get it is $1.50, you wanna try using good combinations like 1/2 off & 0.50 off.
Oh yeah, are stamp books specific for each game or does it carry over? Just finished page 3 & got nothing but donuts....heck, I'm now at 24 donuts!!
Neuromancer
Member
This game is so dumb. I just bought the second minigame.
obeythed1734
Member
I can't decide if I want to support this type of pay structure or if I would rather just spend $20 on a different game that I've been meaning to pick up...
Cool, thanks. Now I can buy the second game with full confidence.
Regarding the "Use Discount Tickets" games, can you obtain enough discount tickets to ensure that you can get all of them for the lowest possible price? Or do I need to be selective in which tickets I use and when?
Essentially I only want to buy games when 1) they are the lowest price I can possibly spend and 2) when I can be sure that I'm not going to cause a problem for myself down the road by over-using discount tickets. I get the sense that this hasn't been a problem for other people but I want to make absolute sure that I'm using the correct strategy.
Dumb, good? or just dumb?
It's a fun mini-game collection (with a surprising amount of story content), the total price is $16 if you haggle properly, and the pay-as-you-go structure ensures that you will only pay the full price if you play all the way through. I'm not sure where you can go wrong here.
It's more appropriate to lump this in with pay-as-you-go episodic games (like Telltale Games' offerings) than F2P cancer (like Candy Crush).
Give the demo portion a go and then you can decide if you want to buy more content.
megabytecr
Member
Great impressions so far, I might jump in.
Would be cool to see if something different happens story wise if you pay maximum for every mini game. I am cheap, so I am not volunteering, lol.
I think this is the way to go. If you are not liking a game you don´t get burned with too much money. If you do then you can pay as you go. This could be a very cool pricing alternative, although I would still give people the option to buy the whole package.
Clearly Nintendo is experimenting, at least they are trying different things. This could be an attempt to fight the mobile market pricing but as you guys explained, it is way cooler as the story is tied to the mini games you acquire.
Sounds like good dumb.
Would be cool to see if something different happens story wise if you pay maximum for every mini game. I am cheap, so I am not volunteering, lol.
I think this is the way to go. If you are not liking a game you don´t get burned with too much money. If you do then you can pay as you go. This could be a very cool pricing alternative, although I would still give people the option to buy the whole package.
Clearly Nintendo is experimenting, at least they are trying different things. This could be an attempt to fight the mobile market pricing but as you guys explained, it is way cooler as the story is tied to the mini games you acquire.
Sounds like good dumb.
a) It's a game (and a really fun one, it seems), not the real thing. b) I'm arguing that further localisation work isn't required and putting it out in English is way better than nothing.
Have to echo all the positive impressions. This game is a bundle of fresh ideas, it's just a pleasure to play.
I was skeptical about the payment structure because I'm cheap as hell and would hate overpaying, but it seems that the only way to get burned is if you want all the games at once. Creative way to introduce a new IP: low-barrier, unique, experimental. Also nice to see a new game with hardcore skill-based mechanics; like Brain Age for your reflexes with an attitude closer to Wario Ware.
I was skeptical about the payment structure because I'm cheap as hell and would hate overpaying, but it seems that the only way to get burned is if you want all the games at once. Creative way to introduce a new IP: low-barrier, unique, experimental. Also nice to see a new game with hardcore skill-based mechanics; like Brain Age for your reflexes with an attitude closer to Wario Ware.
Hale-XF11
Member
I swear, Nintendo is the king of creating addicting and charming mini-games. Now that I've purchased all of the games, I can tell I'm gonna be playing this for quite some time, especially with all the advanced stages included. I only wish there were online leaderboards, but that's Nintendo for you, I guess.
AcademicSaucer
Member
i wish we got pocket football in the americas, maybe noa is waiting for the world cup
terrisus
Member
Yeah, "episodic" is a much better way to look at this. Basically, you start off with a demo, and then just buy whatever episodes appeal to you. If you don't want to buy some of them, that's perfectly fine and doesn't in any way impact your enjoyment of the ones that you did get, and you're not forced to get anything that you didn't want.
RIP
Such a shame that this never got released.