Games you've bought because they suck
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I've never done this with a game. I don't have that kind of money. However, I did buy the Twilight books for this very reason.
I've never bought a game because it was bad, but I've re-bought a game that I knew was bad. Usually I do that out of nostalgia just to relive some of the charms the game has in spite of the awfulness it may also have that I am very aware of. But I've never had such a morbid curiousity that I felt that I needed to buy something because it's bad. If I ever really wanted to experience that I would rent or borrow.
I'd seen Kane and Lynch on some game show (yeah that amazing trailer with the abseiling into a building, and the cool gun fight) so was amazed when my mate told me it was a huge pile of horse crap. I left it a while then saw it for £10 and picked it up?.
Why didn?t I listen to you Chris?!
Why didn?t I listen to you Chris?!
I have rented games I knew would probably be bad or one that's not really my taste and wind up being surprised (Dead Island). I bought resonance of fate because it was suppose to be challenging I just found it confusing and strange haven't really bothered to figure it out. I wouldn't intentionally buy anything I wouldn't enjoy.
I am too firm a believer of the "vote with your wallet" idea. I will never buy a game because it sucks and never have.
Hang in there though, I have sen other people posting that they have done this. Just last month someone posted about how they played Skyrim at a friends, thought it sucked massively and proceeded to the checkout counter with Skyrim in hand. I will never understand this, personally.
Hang in there though, I have sen other people posting that they have done this. Just last month someone posted about how they played Skyrim at a friends, thought it sucked massively and proceeded to the checkout counter with Skyrim in hand. I will never understand this, personally.
Hmm...I don't think I've ever said to myself "I heard this game sucks! I'M GOING TO BUY IT!" 
But I HAVE bought games that didn't review well professionally, weren't liked very well by gamers that I personally did enjoy.
If I buy a game, I'm buying it because something about it makes me think I'll enjoy it. I'll never buy a game just because people hated it.
But I DID almost buy DNF when it was only 10 bucks at wal-mart around the holidays. Not see how bad it was for myself, but for posterity. The game has such historical significance in our field I feel like it belongs in some sort of Game Museum.
But I HAVE bought games that didn't review well professionally, weren't liked very well by gamers that I personally did enjoy.
If I buy a game, I'm buying it because something about it makes me think I'll enjoy it. I'll never buy a game just because people hated it.
But I DID almost buy DNF when it was only 10 bucks at wal-mart around the holidays. Not see how bad it was for myself, but for posterity. The game has such historical significance in our field I feel like it belongs in some sort of Game Museum.
I would buy Deadly Premonition in a heartbeat if I saw it, and I'd probably enjoy it too.
I must say I was quite tempted by Mindjack for 10$. But not DNF, hell no.
I must say I was quite tempted by Mindjack for 10$. But not DNF, hell no.
Fixed that for you.Svenparty said:
OT: No. I guess you can do that if you have too much money or think you'll get a few laughs from mates with that purchase or whatever strange reason.
Personally, I don't approach any purchase with the mindset: "It's not worth it, I don't like it and I have no use for it: so I'll buy it".
It of course depends on the person's definition on "* sucks" and what that means. Because that is completely subjective. I think Counter-Strike: Source kind of "sucks", but it doesn't change the fact that I've got 1400 hours or something on the Steam playing-time clock for it, and I still play it every now and then.
Duke Nukem, bought it for 5 bucks during a steam sale. Yup it sucks every bit as bad as I was told.
Don't really have the money...if I buy a game it should last me a fair while, with some replay value to it. RPG's and RTS games are always good buys for me
Almost bought a used copy of Sonic 2006. Probably should have. That game is somewhat hard to find now.
I don't buy games often enough or listen to peoples' opinions often enough to do so.
I did pick up some random used games for $3 apiece, if that counts. I don't know what people think of Hunter The Reckoning: Wayward or Orphen, though.
I did pick up some random used games for $3 apiece, if that counts. I don't know what people think of Hunter The Reckoning: Wayward or Orphen, though.
Bought myself a used copy of The Simpsons Skateboarding. Never got far with it because the landing was messed up.
