After being kicked in the balls way too many times I've wisened up for sure and I've learned to be very patient. Even companies you think are the good guys have turned out to be just greedy bastards.
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Have you wisened up yet when it comes to buying video games?
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:13
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Or do you still like to throw your money away on pre-orders, trusting the "paid" reviews that will swoon over a game (never mentioning the flaws, or just dedicate a tiny paragraph to it)?
After being kicked in the balls way too many times I've wisened up for sure and I've learned to be very patient. Even companies you think are the good guys have turned out to be just greedy bastards.
After being kicked in the balls way too many times I've wisened up for sure and I've learned to be very patient. Even companies you think are the good guys have turned out to be just greedy bastards.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:15
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One or two per year, the rest I wait to buy them during a Steam sale for $5 or less. With a large backlog of titles I haven't had time to even install yet, I don't mind waiting a year or so after release date.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:17
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Well, I actually see a trailer/preview of a game and then I buy it if I find it interesting enough.
Sometimes, I follow my instinct. And I'm rarely wrong in that.
Sometimes, I follow my instinct. And I'm rarely wrong in that.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:19
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Definitely no more pre-orders. A:CM was my tipping point for that.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:20
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No, I've become a lot less wisened as I have aged because I have more disposable income than I did when I was younger. There are certain franchises and or companies that I follow and tend to buy the latest game no matter what. At times it's a mistake that is for sure.
As for reviews, it goes both ways, everyone has an agenda and I've seen games that were on the whole still fun and not that bad get raked over the coals by people with an agenda to the same degree as reviewers that are overly lenient. (DA2 is good example of this.)
As for reviews, it goes both ways, everyone has an agenda and I've seen games that were on the whole still fun and not that bad get raked over the coals by people with an agenda to the same degree as reviewers that are overly lenient. (DA2 is good example of this.)
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:23
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I've never bought into the idea of consumer loyalty. That's why I buy all my video games used for 15 to 20 bucks. Companies want to create 60 bucks worth of DLC on subpar games? Then they only deserve one full purchase on that game.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:30
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Sure. I've learned that there's more to a video game's quality and personal enjoyment than just an arbitrary number (Well, that was a half a decade ago). I also know that prices are ripe for harvesting as seasons go, thanks to Gaben the Wizard.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:32
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In 2012 I'd spend around $1,100 a month on video games. It all depends on your income I guess. I rarely look into reviews or news for games, as I like to be surprised.
I don't go around screaming, "OH NOES. MY lol$80 WAS WASTED" when a game is bad. Although if it is a train wreck like Colonial Marines or Brink, I'll hold a grudge.
I don't go around screaming, "OH NOES. MY lol$80 WAS WASTED" when a game is bad. Although if it is a train wreck like Colonial Marines or Brink, I'll hold a grudge.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:35
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Depends, usually i buy everythng i see and can come over just to try them unless the reception have been really bad, 150$ to 200$ monthly on games is no biggie though i tend to freak out and pay way too much on sales but i still hate when developers think that they can cash in on bad games, that's why i have stopped buying Creative Assembly/ Egosoft ( X rebirth which i do not have ) and other developers games and will continue to ignore their games but more often than not i can spend my money on better things than games.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 05:43
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I always was. I never preorder and a watch a few parts of a walktrough before buying a game. I also never buy micro transactions and watch first day DLC on youtube
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:16
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Yes. I'm SOOO wizened up, thanks to the greedy publishers and untalented developers! For me 3-5 games per year after reading/watching their reviews.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:26
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I think I never really was in need of wisening up. So far the only bad game I ever paid money for was Civilization 5 and NO ONE could have known the game was so completely different in spirit as to alienate a hardcore Civoholic like me. Though you could say I wisened up by never having touched the game or bought its expansion DLCs that "supposedly" make it closer to the forth game ... after all I do have the forth one and it's way better.
Other than that, the only games I pre-order are those I know I'm going to play, so I see no reason not to get the additional goodies for pre-ordering.
Other than that, the only games I pre-order are those I know I'm going to play, so I see no reason not to get the additional goodies for pre-ordering.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:42
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I still buy what I want. If it ends up being a good game, hooray! If it's not, well, that stinks. I don't get too bent out of shape about it.
Games like Skyrim, Dragon's Dogma, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, etc., where I've got hundreds or even thousands of hours sunk in, even up the ratio for the ones I was not so fond of. It all shakes out in the end for me.
In regard to preordering, there are specific franchises where I always find myself lulled by the siren song of swag.
Games like Skyrim, Dragon's Dogma, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, etc., where I've got hundreds or even thousands of hours sunk in, even up the ratio for the ones I was not so fond of. It all shakes out in the end for me.
In regard to preordering, there are specific franchises where I always find myself lulled by the siren song of swag.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:42
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I've never really preordered anything, or bought CEs, even for stuff I pretty much know I'll like.
However I can't do the whole wait for a trusted reviewer before buying thing. There really aren't any reviewers I know will always feel the same way about something as me. I prefer to decide what's worth my time on my own. And if it wasn't, meh, whatever. The price of games these days really isn't an issue for me.
However I can't do the whole wait for a trusted reviewer before buying thing. There really aren't any reviewers I know will always feel the same way about something as me. I prefer to decide what's worth my time on my own. And if it wasn't, meh, whatever. The price of games these days really isn't an issue for me.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:44
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I've only been disappointed with two games, well three. DA][ was fun, but not that good, ME3 and God of War Ascension (but I didn't beat it), but otherwise, I've always been happy with my purchases.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 06:54
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I find how often the idea of "paid" reviewers come up rather amusing, as though people think nobody could possibly ever not have the same opinion about a game as they do and anybody who claims otherwise is obviously being paid by somebody to do so.
As for me, I've found a reviewer who's opinions rather frequently come close to my own and never really pre-ordered much in the first place.
I never saw the point in it, at least not for digital downloads on the PC.
As for me, I've found a reviewer who's opinions rather frequently come close to my own and never really pre-ordered much in the first place.
I never saw the point in it, at least not for digital downloads on the PC.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 07:51
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LegendaryAvenger wrote...
Sure. I've learned that there's more to a video game's quality and personal enjoyment than just an arbitrary number (Well, that was a half a decade ago). I also know that prices are ripe for harvesting as seasons go, thanks to Gaben the Wizard.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:11
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Cyonan wrote...
I find how often the idea of "paid" reviewers come up rather amusing, as though people think nobody could possibly ever not have the same opinion about a game as they do and anybody who claims otherwise is obviously being paid by somebody to do so.
As for me, I've found a reviewer who's opinions rather frequently come close to my own and never really pre-ordered much in the first place.
I never saw the point in it, at least not for digital downloads on the PC.
Paid reviewers is a shorter form of writing "Give our game a good score, or we will stop buying ad space on your website and no longer grant you exclusive early access to review our game so you can get hits". And no it's not opinion when many of the fail games get high ratings, despite them being buggy, incomplete which shows incomptence at best, and out right corruption at worst. The latest example we can point to is Total War: Rome 2.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:22
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Whether a review is directly or indirectly paid for by its publisher is largely irrelevant if you look at what the review says about how the game works as opposed to how they say it appears.
Appearance is entirely subjective and thus not appropriately quantifiable for large scale generaization like recommending a product to thousands of gamers, each of whose has its own subjective preferences on appearance.
What I always look for in reviews is what they say how the game works, what its mechanics are, if they work as they should and how they fit into the game's premise/focus.
I don't care if a reviewer thinks a game is perfect or crap, what I want to know is why the reviewer thinks that way, so I can decide whether I agree with his opinion, or not.
Because that's what reviews are, opinions.
Appearance is entirely subjective and thus not appropriately quantifiable for large scale generaization like recommending a product to thousands of gamers, each of whose has its own subjective preferences on appearance.
What I always look for in reviews is what they say how the game works, what its mechanics are, if they work as they should and how they fit into the game's premise/focus.
I don't care if a reviewer thinks a game is perfect or crap, what I want to know is why the reviewer thinks that way, so I can decide whether I agree with his opinion, or not.
Because that's what reviews are, opinions.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:25
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M25105 wrote...
Paid reviewers is a shorter form of writing "Give our game a good score, or we will stop buying ad space on your website and no longer grant you exclusive early access to review our game so you can get hits". And no it's not opinion when many of the fail games get high ratings, despite them being buggy, incomplete which shows incomptence at best, and out right corruption at worst. The latest example we can point to is Total War: Rome 2.
I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, but it's also amusing to me to see people start screaming "PAID OFF!"(regardless of which meaning you want to use for it) whenever a reviewer gives a score that the person does not personally agree with.
It's like the people who can't seem to grasp the idea that I didn't think Dragon Age 2 was a terrible game.
I'm not actually being paid by BioWare to think that, although if they want to send me a cheque I wont complain.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:25
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Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
Whether a review is directly or indirectly paid for by its publisher is largely irrelevant if you look at what the review says about how the game works as opposed to how they say it appears.
Appearance is entirely subjective and thus not appropriately quantifiable for large scale generaization like recommending a product to thousands of gamers, each of whose has its own subjective preferences on appearance.
What I always look for in reviews is what they say how the game works, what its mechanics are, if they work as they should and how they fit into the game's premise/focus.
I don't care if a reviewer thinks a game is perfect or crap, what I want to know is why the reviewer thinks that way, so I can decide whether I agree with his opinion, or not.
Because that's what reviews are, opinions.
Then they're the opinions of incompetent people who are willing to overlook glaring flaws, bugs, crashes and what have you not. This has been evident OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:39
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M25105 wrote...
Then they're the opinions of incompetent people who are willing to overlook glaring flaws, bugs, crashes and what have you not. This has been evident OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
It has? I haven't seen it that often.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:42
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Beerfish wrote...
As for reviews, it goes both ways, everyone has an agenda and I've seen games that were on the whole still fun and not that bad get raked over the coals by people with an agenda to the same degree as reviewers that are overly lenient. (DA2 is good example of this.)
Indeed. I'm amazed at all the fuss over DA2 now that I've finally gotten around to playing the thing.
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 08:47
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AlanC9 wrote...
M25105 wrote...
Then they're the opinions of incompetent people who are willing to overlook glaring flaws, bugs, crashes and what have you not. This has been evident OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
It has? I haven't seen it that often.
Once again, the latest example is Total War: Rome 2. Then you also had Battlefield 4.
