What was the last physical video game you've rented?
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Final Fantasy Tactics, multiple times until I got it for my birthday. Renting games in those days was pretty good compared to the generation before it. You could rent the game a full week or more later and just continue the game on your memory card instead of begging Mom to let you rent Chrono Trigger consecutively so that you could beat it.
Yoshi's Crafted World on the Switch. I get Gamefly one month for $1 every once in awhile when the offer pops up.
I rent stuff all the time, only buy day one when the game is bonkers, like GoW.
Currently renting Shadow of War.
Currently renting Shadow of War.
Damn, must have been some N64 game. On the top of my head it was Mischief Makers but Im not sure.
Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Zombie Revenge, Quake III Arena, and Soul Calibur, when I rented Dreamcast for a couple of weeks in 2000.
The local library has a selection of games to loan, but I've never taken advantage of it.
The local library has a selection of games to loan, but I've never taken advantage of it.
Whew, what a question. I rented to so many NES, SNES, PSX, and N64 games but really slowed down after that as I started purchasing most of my games as well as started working at EB Games for a few years, back in the days when we could just borrow most of what we wanted from the stores.
The last game I distinctly remember renting was Custom Robo, so that might have been it.
The last game I distinctly remember renting was Custom Robo, so that might have been it.
I currently have a copy of Super Mario Maker 2 I haven't launched. Too busy with the highest rated game of the year, FF14 Shadowbringers!
I don't remember renting a single video game in my life, not even digital. The most I've done on that front was browse the game section of Blockbuster and mess with a free trial of Game Tap. I was against renting because I like to play my games without limitations, and I never know when I'll pick it up again if I beat it or put it down for a while.
Now, I had a friend who rented a game called "Gauntlet Legends" for the N64. I remember going into the Blockbuster with him and we went to his house and played it with another kid while on a sleepover. It was super fun. That's my only memory of renting video games.
Now, I had a friend who rented a game called "Gauntlet Legends" for the N64. I remember going into the Blockbuster with him and we went to his house and played it with another kid while on a sleepover. It was super fun. That's my only memory of renting video games.
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Assassin's Creed 3 for Wii U. I think I still have the disc somewhere from when LoveFilm stopped doing the rent by post thing here in the uk.
We have plenty of libraries here where you can still rent games.
I've rented hundreds of games since 2010 from gamefly. Its my primary way of playing games. My last 2 rentals were Resident Evil 2 Remake and Nioh for PS4 Pro.
Due to low income I rarely buy games.
Due to low income I rarely buy games.
Not denying that, but it most certainly is not a thing anymore. The only time I hear about renting games, is when I read about it on this forum. Same goes with movies.
I've never rented a game, but that being said, I'm not really one to trade in games either.
The only game I ever traded in was the Bionicle PS2 game, because I wanted to get that and Gregory Horror Show as a 2 for £30 deal from GAME, but the latter wasn't in stock, so I got Deus Ex instead, and they said I could swap it if I want the following week, once they get a copy in for me.
I ended up finishing Bionicle 100% over a weekend, so I swapped that instead lol.
I prefer to own and keep physical games, in all honesty.
The only game I ever traded in was the Bionicle PS2 game, because I wanted to get that and Gregory Horror Show as a 2 for £30 deal from GAME, but the latter wasn't in stock, so I got Deus Ex instead, and they said I could swap it if I want the following week, once they get a copy in for me.
I ended up finishing Bionicle 100% over a weekend, so I swapped that instead lol.
I prefer to own and keep physical games, in all honesty.
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Does buying Megamind PS3 used from GameStop, platinuming, and returning it count? I did that almost 8 years ago.
Wish I remembered my last Hollywood Video rental, but my last Gamefly rental before I gave it up was FE Echoes. Honestly, great game to rent since I had no interest in the DLC or replaying but was really glad I played through it one time.
Elebits (early Wii game) is the last game I distinctly remember renting, so it might be that. Why did all the rental stores close, btw? It actually seems like a decent idea to be able to play a game briefly for $5 instead of buying it for $60... though I guess most of them relied on movie rentals, which he internet obliterated.
Elebits (early Wii game) is the last game I distinctly remember renting, so it might be that. Why did all the rental stores close, btw? It actually seems like a decent idea to be able to play a game briefly for $5 instead of buying it for $60... though I guess most of them relied on movie rentals, which he internet obliterated.
Would have been an N64 game, no idea which. After that I had my own money to buy games, so I didn't rent.
