Buying Games: What Is Your Trigger?

Posted by Stropp on October 7, 2009

Here’s a question for you: When you are considering buying a game, single player or MMORPG, what is the trigger that pushes you over the edge of hesitation?

For some it’s a collection of good reviews. For others it may be that the graphics are utterly superb. And maybe for others, especially in the case of a MMORPG, it may be the fact that all their friends have bought the game.

I’ll admit to having bought games for all the reasons listed above. I’ve specifically bought more than one game in order to get together with friends for a long weekend lan party. And I’ve bought some games simply because they looked pretty.

Of course that hasn’t always worked. I’ve been bored witless by some games that garnered great reviews. Most of all, I’ve bought games that looked great in screenshots (some which had good reviews too) and which I’ve played for a grand total of no more than two hours and have never touched again simply because the game play absolutely sucked.

Which leads me to the followup question. Whatever reason you’ve bought a game, how did your choice turn out?

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