Poll: Buying New Games For The Full Price

[4RM3D]

Since I live in Brazil I'm usually plagued by the most abusive prices for games,
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Wow, that's even worse than Australia, a country known for its insane game prices. Judging by your story it's cheaper to buy a ticket to the USA and buy the games there than it is buying the games in Brazil.

You're not missing anything. BS2 is basically a big Bioshock custom map. Just uninspired, recycled crap. I bought it used, beat, and returned it, back in the day when i was doing this like every 3 days until the guy yelled at me lol

See, this is what I'm afraid of. That analysis sounds far more harsh than what I expect to expereince, but the disappointment is still there. I've hardly written off the game as I have so many others, but it sounds like something to play on a bored weekend when nothing else sounds good. Though, usually when that happens, playing old classics like Bioshock 1 is the preferable choice.

@glchicks is right. Bioshock 2 doesn't come anywhere near its predecessor. The only thing that is better is the gameplay (e.g. dual wielding weapons and power).

 

[lunavixen]

only if there is a game i've been really wanting and i usually preorder it, i've only preordered one game this year that came out this year and it was ACIII,, there are a few games that have piqued my attention scheduled for release next year, but i doubt i'll get them right off the bat

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Not so often. There's very little now that gets me excited ahead of release, that makes me want to play it on day 1. I think Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Skyrim were the last ones I bought day 1/full price and that was probably it for the year.

It's not a lack of money, it's a lack of games worth spending it on.

 

[Tanis]

Rarely.
I just don't have the money for it.

Why spend 60USD for a NEW game when I can wait a few months, or for a sale, and get it for 30USD or less?

Most games I buy new are either Atlus or I wanna support a new IP - like KoA:R (yeah, yeah, the company blew up).

 

[mohit9206]

i voted for rarely.
the last time i bought a game for full price was wwe smackdown vs raw 2010 and final fantasy 12 for PlayStation 2.
i just cant justify buying games for $50-60 when so many people in my country are dying everyday due to hunger and starvation.
so only when games fall to fraction of their price i buy it

 

[dfphetteplace]

The last game I bought the day of release was Dear Ester. I don't have the time to play games like I did when I was younger, with work, family, and such. I have a long list of games in my Steam folder I have yet to play, or spend a good time with. So when a game ends up coming down in price and when I actually want to play the game is usually when I buy the game. It may be several years after it's release before I get a game.

 

[Yopaz]

I won't buy Far Cry 3 till I finish the second game. Otherwise, I'll never finish it.

Well, Far Cry 2 has nothing in common with Far Cry 3. Except that it's an open world shooter. Far Cry 3 is also better than Far Cry 2. So you could skip Far Cry 2 and don't miss out on anything.

Just saying...

First of all my backlog is humongous, I buy more games than I got time for so unless there's a game I just really need to have (like Pokemon or Paper Mario) I wont buy them unless I get a deal I can't refuse. I wanted to pre-order X-Com and I plan on buying it, but there's just too much to play.

I'm having the same issue; a gigantic backlog of games. If I really didn't have any games to play, I might have bought X-com and Dishonored at full price. But now I'll just wait until a nice sale comes along.

Also, all those Steam sales and indie bundle sales really get out of hand. I'm getting games faster than I can complete them.

I started playing Assassin's Creed yesterday and I intend to play the two others with Ezio, I have so many games that even Steam sales aren't enough to make me buy games these days. Steam sales are my curse.

 

[Thyunda]

I won't buy Far Cry 3 till I finish the second game. Otherwise, I'll never finish it.

Well, Far Cry 2 has nothing in common with Far Cry 3. Except that it's an open world shooter. Far Cry 3 is also better than Far Cry 2. So you could skip Far Cry 2 and don't miss out on anything.

Just saying...

While I know that, if I get FC3 I'll never actually finish the second. And I do kinda want to. I'm just easily distracted.

 

[EHKOS]

Very rarely. Usually I'll only buy new if I'm securing a collectors edition. Although I'm grabbing Far Cry 3 because I'm really bored and nothing else is coming out for a few months.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I say rarely but there are definitely times when I say to myself "I would have definitely bought this new on day one". Rayman Origins being one such example. The last games I bought new at full price were my 3 U games (technically 2 since Nintendo Land was less than $50 with the Deluxe bundle...in my brain anyway). The other two being ZombiU (not worth $60) and, Mass Effect 3 Special U Edition (worth full price). The next game I plan on getting on day one is Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 on the U. Because Dynasty Warriors + Fist of the North Star = the closest thing to crack I'll ever, ever do.

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

I actually do buy most of my games new and at full price but I value things weird. If there's a game I want to take a risk on or don't care about that much I'll get cheap on Steam sale but otherwise I pay the $60 retail. That's probably also because I have less time to devote to gaming and I can only play the games I really want and don't feel like bargain hunting

 

[StriderShinryu]

If I want a game, I have no issue at all with buying at launch price. In fact, I'll often pre-order titles I've confirmed my interest in.

There are certainly many games that fall into my when it gets below $X lists, but that's usually because there's a flaw I see in either quality or value that makes me want the game but not want it that much to begin with. If I really want a game, I buy it usually without too much consideration for price.