What makes you buy a game?

MuGen · 04-05-2005, 04:49 PM

To you, what makes a game make you want to buy it?

Dark Samurai · 04-05-2005, 05:12 PM

Gameplay, if I had to choose one. But for me the real answer would be overall...

MuGen · 04-05-2005, 05:21 PM

The question here is the deciding factor.

Say... The game is awesome is all categories, but one category stands out, and makes you buy the game, what category would that be....

Canyarion · 04-05-2005, 05:26 PM

Gameplay of course. If a game's gorgeous to look at, but plays terrible, I won't buy it.

Perhaps if the story, graphics and everything else is perfect, but the gameplay 'only' decent, I'd still get it (an example would be... perhaps Rogue Leader [gameplay could have been better, but the rest makes up for it]).

Perfect Stu · 04-05-2005, 05:45 PM

Whether or not it's a Playstation exclusive.

If it is, I'll pick it up regardless of how it plays, looks, sounds etc.

If not...I'm not going to support that trash

Canyarion · 04-05-2005, 05:58 PM

I like your style, +rep.

Bond · 04-05-2005, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Whether or not it's a Playstation exclusive.

If it is, I'll pick it up regardless of how it plays, looks, sounds etc.

If not...I'm not going to support that trash

LOL. +rep

Teuthida · 04-05-2005, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Whether or not it's a Playstation exclusive.

If it is, I'll pick it up regardless of how it plays, looks, sounds etc.

If not...I'm not going to support that trash

I've heard that for cubers. Didn't know it went across the boards. Interesting.

Sadly I too pick exclusives over non. Don't own a single game that isn't a cube exclusive unless you count Ikargua and Viewtiful Joe though those are special cases.

Other than that. Gameplay first. Graphics and sound are merely an added bonus. As for story if its a good one sure. If not I rather there not be one at all...SMS...*sigh* For RPGs story is big though...cause the gameplay is usually moderate anyway. You need some reason to spend hours picking out moves and items through a series of menus...that in itself ain't fun. And sound...well Lumines is pretty boring game without any sound. In conclusion, if gameplay sucks one of the other catagories can disguise the game as good.