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Has anyone else felt really stupid after buying a game one of the first days of its release, getting set back $50.00, and then realizing that the game actually sucked and you had made a huge mistake?
 
This is the very reason I rent every game before I buy it. If its for the pc and dosent have a demo I might not even get it. I make way to little money to spend $50+ for a game and then realize I hate it. :D
 
I mostly try to avoid purchasing new games if they don't have some kind of multiplayer component that will keep me playing for a long time. I usually won't spend $50-$60 on a single player game, I'll wait until I can find it used for under $20. Even then, I only buy the really good games.

Also, playing demos can prevent you from wasting your money. Not long after playing the demo for Ninety-Nine Nights i could see that it was going to be an awful game.
 
I have stopped trusting game demos, as a lot of times they relay the best of the game and not the rest... like repetitive gameplay, lack of variety of enemies, weapons, characters or a story-line not being supported by the game manuefacturer claims of being worth playing.

I dont encourage it, but this is the way I test games... for Unreal Tournament 2004, Half Life 2, Quake 4, Dungeons and Dragons online, Earth & Beyond, Oblivion, Battlefield 2, and Prey, and several otehrs I cant remember off the top of my head I have either a) played in the beta prior to release, or b) downloaded copies and played through before I purchased them outright. I back-up the legitimacy of my habit by the fact that I buy the greater majority of the games I try in this way through means not mentionable.
 
I only buy games if a) tried a demo, b) tried at friend's house, or c) uber excited about it. The last time c happened was for HL2, so it doesn't happen often.
 
It has been happening alot to me latley. Probably becasue I am getting to old for gaming and I found something better....its called real life. I've always been more into science fiction books anyways...
 
hasn't happened to me lately, but thats cause I'm a tightwad and don't buy hardly any new games anymore, I'm like to wait till the prices come down then I can buy them cheaper, some games I do however make the exception and will get if thier cheap or I am really excited about them.

Only games I bought this year are Oblivion and Moto GP3, I like both so no regrets there.
 
Unfortunately I do this all the time. My most frustrating one was buying Chibi Robo for Gamecube and realizing it was the worst purchase I think I've ever made! :rolleyes:
 
I only buy the must haves (such as HL2, which leads to a lot of mods), and many of the games I play now are free to download and play. The games I play must have some longetivity to it, I don't buy games that only takes a week to beat.
 
The trick is to only buy good games. ;)

I know it sounds corny, but most of the time I know I'll like a game because I've played games very similar to it either in the same genre or by the same developer and I've never been burned because of this.
 
I just check the For Sale thread and look for used games. Unless it's the most anticipated game of the year or if you have to register it in order to play multi, then i'll buy it brand new. Probably BF2142, hope they get the bugs fixed.
 
i try demos first, if a demo is not available, i download and try the extended demo, if i like it, i buy it, if i don't i delete it.

then there are the the splinter cell games which I don't need a demo for, they have always been quality SP and MP.
 
tacosareveryyummy said:
It has been happening alot to me latley. Probably becasue I am getting to old for gaming and I found something better....its called real life. I've always been more into science fiction books anyways...
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You can't have a life AND play games?

Anyways, to pick a game that just came out, I usually end up doing a bit of legwork for new stuff (demo's and reading). Even then, what I read in a mag doesn't mean jack squat as I usually read the book just to pass time. I also look for who's involved with the game, the studios reputation and art style (not just pumping out graphics for the sake of..).

99 Nights is a good example of a new game that's not out yet but has a demo. The voice acting in the demo was just lame. The typical hack-n-slash go from point A to B... BUT I am not looking for much from that game. So I pre-ordered it.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent is an example of good track record. I have all the SC games and each one has been good with a few minor issues here and there. HL2 also falls in this realm.

Doom 3 I let the hype get to me. And is a game I kinda wish I never got. But the tools to make content are great..

I had never heard of Ico, and I grabbed it for some reason. I think it was because of the concept of being lost and I heard tiny bits of info about it from Japan.

The reasons for me buying games are just so random at times too, there are going to be lemons... I am not looking for a life altering ordeal when I play.
 
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