On Saturday I made up my mind.\u00a0We went to Toys ‘R’ Us first because they had a game that\u00a0The\u00a0Wife\u00a0wanted, and I intended to buy it for her. It’s not often that she wants a video game, and I tend to nurture those wants when they surface. But there was nothing for me there. I tried my luck in Future Shop, Best Buy and Superstore that day, but they all failed to meet my needs. Or more, it seemed that my needs came too late.<\/p>\n
On Sunday she worked over in St Vital, and I asked if she could check around that area for me on her lunch break. Sadly, neither the Wal-Mart or GameStop were of any help to my cause.<\/p>\n
On Monday I asked again if she could scout the local EB Games before work, since it’s a\u00a0stone’s throw\u00a0from her workplace. Not only did she check the one in the mall, but the one across the street from the mall as well. All to no avail.\u00a0I feel lucky to have such a devoted wife, but\u00a0was sad that I had her chasing wild geese. So I swallowed my pride and made\u00a0nice with Wal-Mart’s electronics department, because they were\u00a0apparently\u00a0the only store in the city that had the object of my desire.<\/p>\n
And now I own Dragon’s Dogma<\/strong>. Yay \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Then I booted up the game and it played a remixed\u00a0English version of “Samayoeru Aoi Dangan” by B’z on the title screen. Freaking<\/em> B’z<\/em>. Between that and the fact that the game is more or less a mix of Skyrim<\/strong> and Monster Hunter <\/strong>with a little Shadow of the Colossus<\/strong> thrown in for good measure, this is clearly Capcom’s love letter to me for being such a dedicated fan for all these years.<\/p>\n