<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Grinding Down]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paul]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/author/mylifecomics/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Adding to the Backlog &#8211; Ratchet: Deadlocked, Secret Agent Clank, King&#8217;s Field: The Ancient City, Myst III:&nbsp;Exile]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="2081" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/adding-to-the-backlog-ratchet-deadlocked-secret-agent-clank-kings-field-the-ancient-city-myst-iii-exile/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg" data-orig-size="640,387" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="add to the backlog kings field" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=640" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2081" title="add to the backlog kings field" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=500&#038;h=302" alt="" width="500" height="302" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=500&amp;h=302 500w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=150&amp;h=91 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg?w=300&amp;h=181 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/add-to-the-backlog-kings-field.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>Yup, <em>four</em> more games. How did it happen? Well, let me tell you, inquistive <strong>Grinding Down</strong> reader.</p>
<p>GameStop is currently running their Power Saver Sale to make more room on their shelves for all things shiny and current. That means a lot of used PlayStation 2, GameCube, and GameBoy Advance games need to go, and as we&#8217;re all aware, these sorts of stores have plenty of stock available to push. Outdoing their <span style="text-decoration:underline;">buy two, get one free</span> deal, the current Power Saver Sale is all about <span style="text-decoration:underline;">buying two, getting two for free.</span> That&#8217;s, uh, an extra free game! Not too shabby.</p>
<p>I went to the GameStop by the Leaky Cauldron the other night, but didn&#8217;t see anything worth grabbing. Still, this sale is too good to let swim by so I decided to try again, this time visiting the closest one to my workplace. Went out on my lunch break and found both of the <strong>Ratchet &amp; Clank</strong> games for super cheap, around $7.99 each. I scanned the shelves and bins for other titles I knew I wanted, such as <strong>Ico</strong>, more point-and-click adventures (if any exist for the PS2), <strong>Suikoden III</strong>, any of the <strong>Yakuza</strong> games, and maybe a copy of <strong>Psychonauts</strong> if I was lucky. Alas, none of those titles were discovered. The best I could find was <strong>Myst III: Exile</strong> and <strong>King&#8217;s Field: The Ancient City</strong>, both around $2.99 each, meaning these would be my freebies for the Power Saver Sale. I&#8217;ve never played any <strong>Myst</strong> games, but I did read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92138.The_Book_of_D_ni">one of the books</a> a long time ago; from what I can tell, it&#8217;s kind of like a first-person clicking game. And I guess <strong>King&#8217;s Field</strong> is a first-person RPG starring people with deformed hands&#8230;I dunno. Going to go into it with completely fresh eyes and give it a shot.</p>
<p>I am, however, most excited about the <strong>Ratchet &amp; Clank</strong> games. That series, mainly the original trilogy, had some of the best gameplay to offer on the PlayStation 2, and I had just started moving over to new consoles when the spin-offs and tie-ins came out. These are sure to be a blast, and all that remains for PlayStation 2 playable titles in the series is <strong>Ratchet &amp; Clank: Size Matters</strong>.</p>
<p>To be honest, I&#8217;m getting a little bored with my current Xbox 360 selections. <a href="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/giving-the-warrior-class-a-chance-in-oblivion/#comment-1275">Considering that I recently went back to a five-year old game simply for Achievements,</a> something needs spicing up. My videogaming, that is. And if I&#8217;m going to go back and play five-year-old games, I might as well go play some good ones from the PlayStation 2. Well, hopefully good.</p>
<p>The sale ends on April 24, 2011 so get to it. Plenty of great games still available for all three systems. I suggest you go searching, too.</p>
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