It's "pique" my interest, not "peak" my interest. I'm not trying to call you out in particular, but I've seen this a bunch of times in this thread and figured it wouldn't hurt anyone if I pointed it out.TheAceTheOne said:
who else doesn't buy games on release day/week anymore?
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Sometimes I do.
If it's a game i've been waiting for and really want to play like Deus Ex, Skyrim and ToR, then i'll get them on release day.
Anything else i'll wait a couple of months. If I wait a bit 9 times out of 10 I can get what would have been a £40 game for about £10 on Amazon.
If it's a game i've been waiting for and really want to play like Deus Ex, Skyrim and ToR, then i'll get them on release day.
Anything else i'll wait a couple of months. If I wait a bit 9 times out of 10 I can get what would have been a £40 game for about £10 on Amazon.
Indeed it is. Thank you for that correction, good sir!thelastmccabe said:
Let me try that again...
if they really pique my interest...
I don't make typos like that very often, I don't think.
Anyway, my point is above!
With the epic greed shown in DLC
...I wait a while, I get 'deluxe' editions a year or so later for $20 with all the bells and whistles
OR I can spend $60 to have my wallet raped by a succession of new DLC each few months....go figure
...I wait a while, I get 'deluxe' editions a year or so later for $20 with all the bells and whistles
OR I can spend $60 to have my wallet raped by a succession of new DLC each few months....go figure
I think 3 things are needed before a game is bought on launch.
Want
Cash
Access (I really cannot think of much better for the third one)
If I have wanted the game for ages, Have the disposable cash at hand and the internet is not playing up I will probally get release.
Or the alternitive
If I have wanted the game for ages, Have the disposable cash at hand and the way to a store is not blocked or too unpleasent I will get it on release.
I think there have been some games I got when I just happened to be there on release, monster hunter and mad world, I got a free t-shirt with it
(Probally best part of the game)
Want
Cash
Access (I really cannot think of much better for the third one)
If I have wanted the game for ages, Have the disposable cash at hand and the internet is not playing up I will probally get release.
Or the alternitive
If I have wanted the game for ages, Have the disposable cash at hand and the way to a store is not blocked or too unpleasent I will get it on release.
I think there have been some games I got when I just happened to be there on release, monster hunter and mad world, I got a free t-shirt with it
(Probally best part of the game)
Ive only bought 3 games at full price cause i really wanted them, otherwise its a case of buy say 1 game now or the same game and maybe another game if i wait a few months.
For the life of me i dont know why people pay full price for more than the odd game every now and then...
For the life of me i dont know why people pay full price for more than the odd game every now and then...
The only games I can remember buying on release week within the past few years are Starcraft 2, Mega Man Zero Collection, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Reckoning and Heart of the Swarm might end up being added to that list.
Never bought a game at release.
I buy a game after I've established that it doesn't suck.
Sometimes this takes time.
I buy a game after I've established that it doesn't suck.
Sometimes this takes time.
Very rarely. I've got the money, but the good/suck ratio the past few years has gotten WAY too close to zero for me to take risks at $60, so unless it's something that really catches my interest (Catherine was the only one this year), I don't buy until a friend (usually my kid brother) does and lets me try it out.
That said, unless Torchlight II makes its deadline, Catherine would be the only 2011 game I buy in 2011. Sad...
That said, unless Torchlight II makes its deadline, Catherine would be the only 2011 game I buy in 2011. Sad...
It really depends on the game. I did buy Deus Ex and will probably buy Arkham City and Mass Effect 3 on release. Games like Gears of War 3, Space Marine and Dead Island can wait until they reach bargain price though.
I just dont, been let down by games which are supposed to be good and turn out to be nothing better than average. I refuse to pay £50 for a game, if its £20 ill buy it, if its £30 ill probably buy it if it looks really good, if its £40... then it had better be bloody awesome and even so ill probably wait until it drops down in price. Not like i havent got other things i can do in the meantime