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    Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Dec 31, 2007

    A top-down action RPG and item shop tycoon game for PC by doujin/indie circle EasyGameStation and localized by Carpe Fulgur for English-speaking audiences. You play the role of Recette, a young girl who opens an item shop to repay the debts incurred by her missing father.

    I was just a few hundred dollars short FUUUUUUUUUU

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    #1  Edited By Geno

    So the way Recettear works is if you fail to pay the bill by the end of the week then it's Game Over and it places you back in the beginning. I was in my third week and was just a few hundred dollars short of the 80K bill, so needless to say the loan shark took my house and everything in it. Luckily I had a save file from a week before so at least I didn't lose -that much- progress.  
     
    I would like to point out that I'm not actually angry at the game, I'm just displaying natural frustration from coming close to an objective but not achieving it due to being a little bit off. The game's great so far and also much larger than I expected. Oh well, back to work.  
     

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    #2  Edited By ColinWright

    That chick in the window looks like she fell straight out of Maplestory.

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    #3  Edited By shirogane
    @wh4tshisface said:
    "That chick in the window looks like she fell straight out of Maplestory. "

    That's cause you havn't seen her arms...
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    #4  Edited By FancySoapsMan

    Can't you just go to the market and get rid of some stuff quickly?
     
    Or did you just run out of things to sell.

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    #5  Edited By ESREVER

    Yayifications! 
     
    Wait, not yay. Oh well, more Recettear for you! That can only be a good thing, so consider it as blessing in disguise. 
    <3 this game 
     
    I made that mistake when I first played the demo. Except I had enough money, so I decided to go out and farm some dungeons. Not realizing it costs money to hire an Adventurer to go exploring, I fell under the limit, and had my house taken away :(

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    #6  Edited By Geno
    @FancySoapsMan said:
    " Can't you just go to the market and get rid of some stuff quickly?  Or did you just run out of things to sell. "
    I liquidated as much as I could. Knew I shouldn't have purchased those "treasures", nobody ever buys them! And that little girl that always wants a 50% discount on everything and asks for stuff I don't have!
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    #7  Edited By LordAndrew

    A few hundred short of 80K? I don't think I'm going to get anywhere near the 80K I need.

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    #8  Edited By keyhunter

    Oh fuck! Thanks for reminding me that I need to play this game some more.
    Also Sengoku Rance...

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    #9  Edited By Entus
    @keyhunter said:
    "Also Sengoku Rance... "
    Oh what?
     
    That's a game that I never thought I'd hear on Giantbomb.
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    #10  Edited By Lemoncookie01

    Oh so that's where ZeForgotten's creepy avatar came from.

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    #11  Edited By keyhunter
    @Entus said:
    " @keyhunter said:
    "Also Sengoku Rance... "
    Oh what?  That's a game that I never thought I'd hear on Giantbomb. "
    I totally skip the sex "scenes" if that makes me any less creepy.
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    #12  Edited By HaltIamReptar

    I really want to play this game but I find the art style to be abrasive.  Is it worth fighting through?

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    #13  Edited By Entus
    @keyhunter said:
    " @Entus said:
    " @keyhunter said:
    "Also Sengoku Rance... "
    Oh what?  That's a game that I never thought I'd hear on Giantbomb. "
    I totally skip the sex "scenes" if that makes me any less creepy. "
    Sure you do. 
    :)
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    #14  Edited By Animasta
    @HaltIamReptar said:
    " I really want to play this game but I find the art style to be abrasive.  Is it worth fighting through? "
    definitely. the translators are pretty cool dudes, the dialogue is quite funny... and the gameplay is definitely addicting.
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    #15  Edited By HaltIamReptar
    @Laketown: Sweet.  Thanks for the heads-up.
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    #16  Edited By LordAndrew
    @Lemoncookie01 said:
    " Oh so that's where ZeForgotten's creepy avatar came from. "

    Creepy?
    Creepy?
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    #17  Edited By Lemoncookie01
    @LordAndrew said:
    " @Lemoncookie01 said:
    " Oh so that's where ZeForgotten's creepy avatar came from. "

    Creepy?
    Creepy?
    "
    Look at her eyes man,she has no soul.
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    #18  Edited By mikemcn
    @Lemoncookie01 said:
    " @LordAndrew said:
    " @Lemoncookie01 said:
    " Oh so that's where ZeForgotten's creepy avatar came from. "

    Creepy?
    Creepy?
    "
    Look at her eyes man,she has no soul. "
    Looks like every other anime character ever made.
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    #19  Edited By FancySoapsMan
    @HaltIamReptar said:
    " I really want to play this game but I find the art style to be abrasive.  Is it worth fighting through? "
    It's a bit simplistic but also really addictive. You should have bought it two days ago though, it probably went back up to $20 again.
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    #20  Edited By HaltIamReptar
    @FancySoapsMan: I know, that indie pack was so rad.  I just didn't have a credit card at the time.
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    #21  Edited By Synthballs

    Do you have any hats?!

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    #22  Edited By LordAndrew
    @Synthballs: I've got some walnut bread. That's like a hat, right?
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    #23  Edited By Synthballs
    @LordAndrew: I spose you could wear it...
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    #24  Edited By azrailx

    i coudnt beat the game on my first try, had to go to about day 20ish and purposely lose and then i won with 500k to spare 
     
    game difficulty needed some tweeking but is still a lot of fun

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    #25  Edited By puppies4life
    @Geno said:
    " @FancySoapsMan said:
    " Can't you just go to the market and get rid of some stuff quickly?  Or did you just run out of things to sell. "
    I liquidated as much as I could. Knew I shouldn't have purchased those "treasures", nobody ever buys them! And that little girl that always wants a 50% discount on everything and asks for stuff I don't have! "
    Man I hate that little girl... especially when she picks out an item that's way out of her price range and won't pay for it unless I pretty much give it to her for the low, low price of free.
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    #26  Edited By shiftymagician

    Guys guys...just do the following to make your debt payments a lot easier.  You may have to skip something the first time around, however you can then easily make money in every other loop with no worries after the first one.
     

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