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Zero as well, with an old tv acting as a monitor. Interestingly, I know my eyes perceive colors slightly differently, which is most apparent when I'm outside in bright sunlight. I believe my left eye perceives less red and/or slightly less saturation. I can't test it right now, but it's quite strange to notice.

If it's any consolation, it was the same bullshit over here. Many of the stores opened their pre-orders before most people were awake. I happen to get up for work very early anyway and noticed a message on a gaming forum stating pre-orders at a certain store just opened up and thought 'why the heck not', otherwise I would never have gotten one. There was basically no way for regular people to order one, just as what seems to have happened now in the US/Canada. Some stores even had to cancel pre-orders because they took on too many. It was a mess. On our national equivalent of Ebay, pre-orders are offered for hundreds of euros.

Over time, some additional pre-orders went up, but they always sold out in no time. I really hope Nintendo produces millions of additional units so that everybody who wants one can get one, and that the ones who have been hoarding pre-orders are stuck with units they can't sell. But that's likely to be idle hope, for business reasons I don't understand.

Snes pre-orders in the States went up just now? Is this your second wave of pre-orders? Over here in the Netherlands they went up something like 2 months ago.

I have a hard time coming up with a top 5 at all. After a few days of thinking, I guess it could look something like this, based on the positive impact these made at the time:

1. THPS 2

2. Dark Souls

3. Assassin's Creed 2

4. Castle Crashers

5. Skyrim

I have now even gone as far as to make a top 10, forgetting probably a lot of games which might take these places:

6. Burnout 3

7. Bloodborne

8. Rayman Legends

9. Commander Keen 4

10. Red Dead Redemption

So 4 last gen titles in the top 5, but nothing current gen just yet. Bloodborne comes close, though.

I'm about to finish Witcher 3's dlc, and while I'm very impressed by that game, it doesn't give me the same eagerness to play the game for a prolongued period of time as the ones above did at the time. But not surprising it comes up so often.

I'm 32, so I'm in the processes of getting old. Give me a few more years and I'll join your old folks club.

PSVR here.

Trackmania Turbo VR is great! It's only 40 courses, but those which are good are great.

I enjoy Thumper and Rez in short bursts, and am looking forwar to Polybius to join that list.

Psychonauts is cool too, be it a bit short. And I actually enjoyed Mervils quite a bit as a simple proof of concept for an RPG. I spend quite a few hours with that.

I'd love to try out RE7, but horror isn't my forte. I'm afraid I'll be too scared to continue after 5 minutes, which would be a pretty expensive 5 minutes. I'll probably get it when it's a bit cheaper.

Also looking forward to Superhot VR and Skyrim VR. I'm ready to get back into Skyrim.

I wouldn't look at it from an ego perspective (because who cares, you're looking to find the best option for you and your family, and this is not an easy situation to be in) but from a practical perspective: Are you and/or your wife able to live with your parents for a period of 3-5 years? I know I wouldn't. Consider what it will truly mean to move in with them, especially the downsides. You won't be able to just move out again once you've moved.

Are there no other options? I would assume 1 middle income in the US would be enough to support a family? Can't you move to a smaller house/apartment in a cheaper area? Use cheaper transportation? Skip a few memberships? Adjust to a cheaper (yet healthy) lifestyle? Do all of the above while your wife continues to work for a few more so you can save up enough to support her during her studies a few years down the line? Use some of you life savings? Get a loan from your/her parents, or someplace else? I'm sure there are many other options to consider as well. I'd just be very careful before moving in with others who have different opinions and lifestyles.

@xkkzz: Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated! I'll definitely check those.

I'd actually like some recommendations for YouTubers. I occasionally watch playthroughs of games when I need to have something play in the background while I do some mindless work, or when I'm semi-interested in a game but don't have the time/energy/interest to play it myself. I enjoy laidback people (hence me being here on Giant Bomb), and outside of the Giant Bomb staff (especially Jeff's old game streams) I usually find myself gravitating towards Patrick or Danny. Unfortunately but understandingly they haven't been uploading much in the form of playthroughs lately, so I'd like to hear about alternatives in the same wheelhouse. I can't stand players who try to be over the top. I sometimes have theRadBrad playing the background, who's a decent guy but can sometimes already try a bit too hard for my taste.

Someone like him sounds perfect for what I'm looking for.

I used to move a lot, and I always used towels something similar to wrap them in, that always worked fine. Same goes for the controllers, just don't wrap them too tight.