So I won a $100 Dollar Essay Contest....

...What to spend it on? o wo

I could get a new PSP 3k with it.. I've been needing a new one. Mine has a pretty crappy screen and I couldn't get an .ISO of the new SAO game for it to run ;^; Moreover the D-Pad and control stick feel pretty used at this point, along with the buttons.

Then again, I could buy P4 Arena that i've been wanting for the PS3, on top of the new Dead or Alive...maybe even Far Cry 3 if I feel like it.

Point is, I need suggestions. I'm a pretty lax gamer, but I haven't bought a new game in quite some time (my most recent purchase being Storm Generations, which is ancient by this point and time) and I feel the need to wipe the dust off my PS3.

So, what do you suggest?

P4 arena

Hoho, What was your Essay about?

You should wait for The Last of Us to come out. Then wait for BEYOND: Two Soulsâ„¢.

Follow the saying, "Get money, fuck bitches."

OT: P4 Arena most definitely.

Oh god I thought of pre-ordering it Q.Q You have no ideaa.

Also, for sure I'm thinking about grabbing P4: Arena. It looks too good for me not to grab.

The essay was about patriotism. I feel sort of like a scumbag for winning considering my patriotism level is under 0.00000000001 (Considering I have no real faith in the U.S. Economy) However, I am an AP English and Literature Student with the second best grade in my class...I figured my chances were pretty good.

So I shot the shit in the paper, made it sound like I was this devout american citizen who "couldn't wait to see what I could do for my country". I figured because of how melodramatic it sounded that the person reading it would get at least a kick out of it (considering it was sarcastic the entire paper), but it seems that the reader must have honestly thought I was writing the paper with conviction or something.

you could put it to preordering "The Last of Us" which is coming pretty soon. looks like an awesome game.

My thing with games is that I like games that have a degree of replay-value. For instance, I can still pick up and play Persona 3 even though it's pretty old, and that game out on the PS2.

Same goes for P4, I can replay that with no problems.

"The Last of Us" looks like an awesome game, IMO. One that I definitely would like the play. The problem is, is that I don't feel like grabbing a game thats a one-playthrough-of-epicness type right now.

well i guess you could always just look up reviews for it.
i dunno, even if the game i like doesnt have replay value, i still can play them.

i've beaten Paper Mario and Earthbound like at least 3 times already, while games like Fallout 3 that are said to have high replay value i dont play as much. it all depends on how much you like the game really.

the only way i would say definently dont buy it is if it is like Heavy Rain

Monster Hunter

You could always play the multiplayer.

But DoA does have a good replay value since it's a fighting game.

I'd love to read your BS dramatic essay sometimes since I love making up stuff and it somehow "touches" people.

I would love to post it if they hand it back to me during the ceremony. It takes place June 11th. God forbid they'd have me read it, I don't think I could with a straight face. I'll ask them about it, and make up some excuse that i'd like to put it up on my wall or something.

Also Yummines, You're right on that. There have been a few games like that where I can replay them endlessly. Sort of like Splinter cell. No two missions are quite alike, especially when you try it with different kits. x3

I'll consider it definitely. It's not like I don't want to play it either.

New PSP

Buy the Humble Bundle for $100

Disregard everyone and buy xenogears.

PSP, disregard everything else...

Already have eeet :3

Loved it to pieces.

Or save the money for future uses rather than wasting it.

I'm usually all for investing my money into the future, but given the circumstance of how I obtained it...I don't know, I just feel like being irresponsible with my money for once.

All things considered, I have an extremely tight budget already. This is just cash that I never even worked into the budget, so I have a little leeway to do what I please with it.

Buy spray paint and write "Hammer Time" onto all the Stop signs.