Where to sell 2nd hand Nintendo games in Malaysia?

Today’s update is a rather weighty topic compared to my usual whimsical musings.

Do you really need that physical game card sitting on top of your game stash?

It hit me last night that I am spending unnecessarily on Switch games that costs me avg. RM200 per game and this brings me to a total of ~RM1500 in my current physical Switch game stash. As for my Nintendo 3DS, with an avg. of RM150 per game, it would bring me to ~RM1000 for my entire stash.

If I were to resell these games at a 2nd hand price (according to the market value), it would be ~RM150 per Switch game and ~RM70 per 3DS game. Now, to tally it off: I have RM1000+ sitting idly in my room, covered in dust and marveled at sometimes, just to make content for Instagram.

Repeating it to myself, I began to ponder— these are the things that I don’t use anymore. I do not replay my games, sometimes I even find it hard to complete a single game. Shouldn’t I sell it off to gain back some money? Perhaps carrying some cash is better than carrying a stack of my retail games?

How do I fund new games?

I’m not an impulsive buyer, I usually give myself a “cooling period” to think through but every human is wired to want things. If I can get it now, why wait? With that desire within us, we tend to horde/overspend on things that provide us instant gratification— and then, we feel guilty for spending but the cycle repeats itself every time we see something that catches our eyes.

Physical games, or digital games are expensive in my country. They could easily cost us 10x-15x of a Mcdonalds burger set. But then, when we slave ourselves to earn money, why do we have to refrain ourselves from these little pleasures?

Now, I don’t re-play any of my games when I’m done with it. Sure they appear on my Instagram; here and there, I have not one replayed a single game I’ve owned (aside from Pokemon). How am I able to recycle part of my cash to fund a new game then? If every month I am forking out ~RM200 to spend on games and they will just end up on the shelf after completion, why can’t I re-sell them and top-up the remaining to afford new games?

Where to resell your used game in Malaysia:

• Facebook groups (Nintendo Malaysia has an active community on Facebook)
• Gamehouz
• Kyo’s Game Mart
• Usedgame.com.my
• Shopee
• Carousell
• Impulse Gaming (they use to buy used games, but not sure if they’re still doing it now)
• Ask around if your friends would like to buy

Honkai Impact 3rd: Review + First Impression

If there was anything that attracted me to play Honkai Impact 3rd, it was nothing but the excessive advertisements and Mihoyo. A sister game to Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd was first released in 2017. While back then I do not have a PC to play this game (besides, I do not like gaming on my phone), I’ve currently installed HK3 on my new PC and started a very questionable journey into the game. I have no idea what I’m doing.

Most times I am being pointed in the direction where I’m supposed to go. I’ve honestly spent— 6 hours into this game and yet I felt like I am still in a tutorial stage that seems to never end? Where’s the story and the open world exploration? Am I doing something wrong?

About the game

Developed by Mihoyo, this game was first released on mobile then soon ported to PC. It’s basically a hack-and-slash basic RPG game where you control 3 characters, starting with Kiana acquiring other characters to help you fight against the invasion of the enemy, known as Honkai. On the pc, instead of using your mouse to make action (like Genshin), you’ll be using only your keyboard to navigate the character. The keys “J” to attack and “K” to dodge. Even moving the in-game camera would require you to use the keyboard instead of your mouse— and that feels extremely weird.

Storyline

The story focuses on Kiana Kaslana, a member of the elite force called the Valkyrie. Together with Raiden Mei and Bronya Zaychik, Kiana must use all of her abilities and skills to save the world from the Honkai. That’s a very simple story line and as far as I am within the game, nothing noteworthy happened yet. But I do know for a fact, the story is much more than what I’ve described according to reviews from the internet

Art style

One of the reasons I got into the game was because of the gorgeously cute anime girls. The design for each of them is very attractive, much alike to Genshin. While the characters are not as many as Genshin’s you’ll still find yourself poring over each character design because they are just absolutely very attractive, from their color matches to outfit.

Combat system

As a basic real-time hack-and-slash game, the combat system is fairly easy, switching characters to tackle the right monsters. Kiana focuses on using her limbs and pistols while Mei utilizes a katana and Bronya for ranged attacks. You’ll find yourself switching characters fairly often and quick to land the best damage. There will be Stigmata characters to complement your main Valkyries— to grant passive stat boost. Also I have to say how much I love the fluid motions of the combat.

Just a quick update on my 27th birthday.

Imagine your life like a dungeon crawling game, what level would you be on if it takes you a year to conquer one level. I’m now on level 27 and as we all know, the deeper we go into the dungeon, the tougher the monsters are. This year, I would be spending my days in dungeon level 27— defeating monsters, befriending other players, surviving and making the entire floor comfortable to live in.

I had a quiet celebration for my 27th— only with my loved ones. And that is all I needed, I do not need to have a grand or big party but just to be surrounded by loved ones with good food.