Buying a game - Page 2

Azeral · 09-07-2004, 09:31 PM

the only random games I buy have to be under 20 bucks. some of those are really good. so sometimes it is worth taking a chance.

Arvon · 09-07-2004, 09:40 PM

Usually I buy after reading several reviews, both in print and on-line.

Ilander · 09-07-2004, 10:04 PM

I buy random games if I've heard praise for them on IWF. Neverwinter Nights was a case in point, though the $10 price tag helped matters.

Kakero · 09-08-2004, 12:21 AM

I play test the games first at the computer shop before I decide to buy them. In that way I don't have to buy the wrong games.

Hivetyrant · 09-08-2004, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Azeral:
the only random games I buy have to be under 20 bucks. some of those are really good. so sometimes it is worth taking a chance.

Same, especially when the money comes from someone else

(most people wont understand)

Avatar · 09-08-2004, 11:26 AM

definitely read reviews!!! and play the demo!

I mean I loved the EMPIRES: Dawn of Modern world and Age of Nations reviews

But the game just sucks!

It has all the right ideas but terrible game play in my opinion

Lucern · 09-08-2004, 11:05 PM

Yeah, I like to research games before I buy them, though on a 56k I'm not likely to download the demo.

I fall for the cheap ones, and anything that looks remotely interesting at places like Half-Priced Books. I found a game from 2003 for $9 that was about $50 next door at Circuit City (IL2 Stumovik's expansion). Of course it was used, but used games don't bother me as long as everything's there.

Next door I also saw a game that I got last year for $25, now priced at $45. The company even said they wanted it under $30, because it was really an expansion (AOW: Shadow Magic). Game prices confuse me.

galic · 09-09-2004, 05:31 PM

I. with a phone hook-up, can't even think about dounloading a demo. for any game, so I go for the ratings and most of the times I get suck into stupid games. A coupla months ago I bought a game that was #1 the year before "Prince of Persia". The game look good, played good terrific graffics and so on. Only when I have to leave the game to have dinner I foun out that I coul not save the game unless I get to certain point in the game. So the game is in my game "sellar" collecting dust, same thing with "Lord of the rings". Now you see what I mean?

Lucern · 09-11-2004, 05:22 PM

Popularity of games is tricky too. Games like Medal of Honor and Battlefield 1942 always got high ratings from what I saw. While fun in their own silly ways, the ridiculously low realism bothered me. In BF 1942 the first thing you notice as a German trooper is that you're holding a gun from 1944 lol. Troopers in both games are too bulletproof. I didn't think they could hold a candle to World War 2 Online, which got (and deserved) horrible ratings in its first couple of years, but infantry play (eventually) became so much more than any of the aforementioned.

Dreamer128 · 09-11-2004, 05:33 PM

Always check out reviews first. Unless I've heard good things about the game, or if it is a sequel to a game I know. I don't trust most of the online reviews though. They usually seem biased to say the least.

09-07-2004, 09:31 PM	#11
Azeral Manshoon Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Orange , N.S.W , Aust Age: 37 Posts: 218	the only random games I buy have to be under 20 bucks. some of those are really good. so sometimes it is worth taking a chance. __________________ [img]\"http://img37.exs.cx/img37/4753/azeral2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

09-07-2004, 09:40 PM	#12
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	Usually I buy after reading several reviews, both in print and on-line. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

09-07-2004, 10:04 PM	#13
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	I buy random games if I've heard praise for them on IWF. Neverwinter Nights was a case in point, though the $10 price tag helped matters. __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

09-08-2004, 11:26 AM	#16
Avatar Vampire Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: Cambridge Age: 40 Posts: 3,877	definitely read reviews!!! and play the demo! I mean I loved the EMPIRES: Dawn of Modern world and Age of Nations reviews But the game just sucks! It has all the right ideas but terrible game play in my opinion __________________ <b>Ê†ë®Ñï†Ý \'s Avariel<br /></b><br />Creator and Mithril Protector of the ALSB Clan <br /> [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/avatar.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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09-08-2004, 12:21 AM	#14
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	I play test the games first at the computer shop before I decide to buy them. In that way I don't have to buy the wrong games.

09-08-2004, 11:05 PM	#17
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 1,011	Yeah, I like to research games before I buy them, though on a 56k I'm not likely to download the demo. I fall for the cheap ones, and anything that looks remotely interesting at places like Half-Priced Books. I found a game from 2003 for $9 that was about $50 next door at Circuit City (IL2 Stumovik's expansion). Of course it was used, but used games don't bother me as long as everything's there. Next door I also saw a game that I got last year for $25, now priced at $45. The company even said they wanted it under $30, because it was really an expansion (AOW: Shadow Magic). Game prices confuse me.

09-09-2004, 05:31 PM	#18
galic Dungeon Master Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Kearny, NJ, USA Posts: 67	I. with a phone hook-up, can't even think about dounloading a demo. for any game, so I go for the ratings and most of the times I get suck into stupid games. A coupla months ago I bought a game that was #1 the year before "Prince of Persia". The game look good, played good terrific graffics and so on. Only when I have to leave the game to have dinner I foun out that I coul not save the game unless I get to certain point in the game. So the game is in my game "sellar" collecting dust, same thing with "Lord of the rings". Now you see what I mean?

09-11-2004, 05:22 PM	#19
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 1,011	Popularity of games is tricky too. Games like Medal of Honor and Battlefield 1942 always got high ratings from what I saw. While fun in their own silly ways, the ridiculously low realism bothered me. In BF 1942 the first thing you notice as a German trooper is that you're holding a gun from 1944 lol. Troopers in both games are too bulletproof. I didn't think they could hold a candle to World War 2 Online, which got (and deserved) horrible ratings in its first couple of years, but infantry play (eventually) became so much more than any of the aforementioned.

09-11-2004, 05:33 PM	#20
Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 39 Posts: 6,136	Always check out reviews first. Unless I've heard good things about the game, or if it is a sequel to a game I know. I don't trust most of the online reviews though. They usually seem biased to say the least.

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