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Gah! Just got notification from Amazon/UPS that my release day package will be delayed 1-2 days due to mechanical problems with the flight. Anybody else?

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Bingo. Again. ;)

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Me too.

Stupid UPS - I swear, the 1-2 day stuff I get from amazon through Ontrac arrives with absolutely no problems, ever. But UPS, my god! I've had delays with them before, I've had them lose packages and also deliver late at night, like after 8. Seriously, almost half of the things I get shipped to me from amazon by UPS ends up in some sort of clusterfuck.

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Yeah, UPS is pretty terrible. Always have been.

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That sucks. I am glad I didn't go through Amazon this time.

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Well, it looks like the online people are making this right for me. If they come through, I might go back.

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That dude in charge of the KMart Gamer stuff is pretty awesome. In store service is always terrible though in my experience. :(

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I picked this up last night at GS I was bored and figured I'd get it early. I had a great time! The fighting is fun as hell for me and I love chasing perps on foot and tackling them. I gotta say I'm very excitied to get back home and keep on playing. I think I'm on my 5th case.

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The KMart Gamer guy is trying his best, but it's difficult to undo decades of neglect at the local level.

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Kind of funny to see all the kmart bashing.....this is where I usually pick up all my new games from only because I'm very lazy and it's on my ride home from work...haven't had a problem yet but for some reason, this was the first time for a release where I just called them to hold a copy for me.

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I didn't have many problems at K-Mart, other than the game not being out yet. I had the person in electronics grab it from the back, and had them verify price on GH:Metallica. Grabbed those and a 1600MSP card, so that I could use my $60 in coupons from the last thing. Everything went very smooth and I was out the door for about $20 with the two games, 1600 point card, and a $20 coupon for later.

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I couldn't of had a more different experience. I walked right in at 8 am, pick up my copy of the game from the electronics counter and the customer service rep informed me that I could get another 20 dollar game for free and that a $20 coupon would print upon purchase. They really had their shit together today. I almost picked up 3 d dot heroes but decided on the kiddie Marvel Hero game for my son instead. using the two $15 coupons I got last week, I walked out of the store with L A Noir, Marvel Heroes and a $20 gaming coupon for $32.48 out of pocket.

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Halfway there!

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I haven't received any email from Gamestop! WTF!

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Are you a super awesome Power Up Rewards dork?

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Of course! How could I live without it?

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Walked in, none of the new games were out, no one staffing electronics. 5 minutes later, find someone. 15 minutes later, he returns with the game. Go to checkout, free game doesn't register. Mention the deal, manager acts like I'm trying to pull a fast one since it's not in the ad. Show them the Kmart blog on my phone... still dubious.

So she tells me she's going to find a computer to look it up online for herself. After the website proved to her that I wasn't a liar, she was then convinced first that the $20 coupon was the free game. Then I was told that I needed to buy LA Noire and it would print 2 coupons. So eventually I was rung up 3 different times, two of which will get credited back to me at some point, but I still have 3 pending charges on my account instead of one, and I think I lost whatever Rewards points I had when the transaction was initially rung up.

Online Kmart guy seems to want to make this right after hearing my story, but it was still frustrating as all hell.

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Then I can't help you.

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At Kmart, interact with the cashier as little as possible. NEVER try to explain the deal to them. 9 times out of 10, the cash register software will do all of the work and take care of whatever deals/coupons you are supposed to get. If not, just smile, walk away, and email Josh (the Kmart Gamer guy). He will take of any issues and make it right. It's not exactly ideal, but it will work.

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Lesson learned.

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For the ones that ordered from GameStop:

http://terminalgamer.com/2011/05/17/...tives-process/

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that link doesn't open at work and you explain what it is?

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Also is anyone playing this yet? It seems there's alot of Kmart talk and no talk about the actual game. Am i'm missing the main thread or something?

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If they're playing it, they're can't also be here to talk about it.

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Or they're still at Kmart.

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@larry_c I'm still in line here #kmartrage

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Some people work during the day too.

I picked up my pre-order at my non-midnight-equipped BB and they had none of the dlc cards. Went to the one Tulsa-area store that did (71st, dsa_shea) and went up to the BB.com pickup counter and they had a stack. I told them the story, showed I had picked it up already at the other store, and they gave me a card with no problem.

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Tonight/tomorrow you'll see a lot of impressions posts.

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I won't be posting any impressions on the game until I've played it for a long while....same thing I did with Alan Wake.

I definitely do see why now a lot of people make such a big deal out of their purchase though to as well....whereas before I though you were all just cheap bastards :lol:

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I figured. I was able to get some in last night and now am at work so I won't be able to sit down and play until after 8 :( I was hoping we had some dead beat dvdtalkers with no job and stole money just to buy the game. I am pleasantly surprised.:D

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I've been playing it for the last hr or so and it's pretty good so far. The fighting is fun and shooting setup is pretty easy to use as well. Love the look/feel of the game. I've only done 4 or 5 missions and already made Detective.

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Yeah, 16 pages and almost nothing on the game. I get it, but it's almost like a new thread should start once people are actually discussing the game itself, not rumors of a release 5 months away or a KMart clerk. Just sayin'...

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I got in on the Kmart deal no problem. Free game and $20 coupon, easy peasy. What I'm wondering though is if there's anything preventing me from buying another copy and getting the same deal (like if the rewards system will only let me do it once). Because I was considering buying another copy, flipping it at Amazon, and keeping the extra coupon and free game.

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I have nothing to really comment on but you have a great user name.

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lol, thanks

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He "just says", all the while not commenting on the game. ;)

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10 pages!

I've installed all three discs to my Xbox. Does that count as game talk?

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Great they close my thread for no good reason so they force me to read useless fucking Kmart talk. Thanks dvdtalk your wisdom is great.

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Where's your commentary, Larry? I must've missed it. Was it just the "I like fighting and chasing" bit cuz, well, cool?

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It's tied to your SYWR card, but the limit is two, so you could do that once more.

by the way I couldn't help but jump at the chance add a little more Kmart talk to this thread. :D