Do you buy games on impulse?

Or do you only purchase what you want?

I am a huge gamer! I love video games and most of the timeI only purchase what I really want and this after reading reviews and gamer impressions and watching gameplay vids but today I wentlooking to pickup a copy of Back Breaker and no stores had acopy and I ended up getting a very cheap copy of Madden NFL 09 and nearly grabbed 3d Dot Game Heroes too.

Actually, if I really think about it, I probably can be quite impulsive once I know something about a game and it sounds good.

So mates, how impulsive are you when buying games?

If the games are cheap, I'll buy them on impluse. I mostly just buy what I want though.

not unless its $25....

If the game is super cheap like $5 or less I do sometimes.

Yep. I'm doing a lot of that now. I'm buying Xbox games for about $5 a piece, and it's really hard to stop.muthsera666

Yeah, I know what you mean. In a very short period of time I bought SSF4, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and maybe 5 or 6 bargain priced psp games. I find that "covering your bases" helps--meaning you get a game that may take a while, a good arcade style pick up and play, a less involved adventure game, and some form of game which makes you think a little--or something to that effect, whatever tickles your fancy.

Depends. I mainly buy games on impulse when I see them for a low price. For example Crash: Mind Over Mutant, The Conduit, and Battlefield 2 I bought on impulse, and only the latter turned out to be a disappointment.

But generally speaking I have a pretty good idea of which games I want.

Yep, I'll buy games on impulse if they're under £10. Most of the time though I don't like them; my last impulse buy was Too Human....I learned from that mistake.

If the games are cheap, I'll buy them on impluse. I mostly just buy what I want though.

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Recently, I picked up FF13 on impulse. So far, I'm not sure if that was wise.

during the summer....if i have money....i can be impulsive....but i usually save up and buy the ones im looking forward to adn know i can spend alot of time on....that way i dont feel like ive wasted my money

Most of my games are bought on impulse, if it looks/sounds interesting I'll give it a shot for the right price (usually around the $1-$20 range). I always only use cash when going to my local game shops, otherwise I'd go crazy with the spending. :)

Hardly ever. I think the only game I've ever bought on an impulse was Micro Machines on the SNES. 'Twas the mid-90s, I was in a store and saw that it was massively reduced, in fact its price was exactly the amount of birthday money I had left. I hardly knew anything about the game, but I'm glad I bought it because it became one of my favorite games of all-time.

I bought Track Mania DS on Impulse it was $9.99 brand new.

I sometimes buy games on impulse but it isn't really impulse I have 3 games I want and then I pick it up between them.

But trackmania DS was an Impulse I wasn't even planning on buying it I was going for another game but that game was more expensive then I thought so I picked Trackmania DS.

Well, I just bought Red Dead Redemption on Amazon without having rented it first (I can't find a rental anywhere), but I'm pretty sure I'll love the game. Everything the reviews have said has gotten me excited.

Other than that, I don't buy games without having rented them first. Not anymore. I've had too many bad experiences and $30 store credit is not enough for a new game.

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]Yep. I'm doing a lot of that now. I'm buying Xbox games for about $5 a piece, and it's really hard to stop.Heirren

Yeah, I know what you mean. In a very short period of time I bought SSF4, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and maybe 5 or 6 bargain priced psp games. I find that "covering your bases" helps--meaning you get a game that may take a while, a good arcade style pick up and play, a less involved adventure game, and some form of game which makes you think a little--or something to that effect, whatever tickles your fancy.

No, but sometimes I sell them on impulse though

Unfortunately I do buy games on impulse, usually a mediocre game that I find at a fantastic price. They normally sit in my collection forever because there are just way too many great games these days to ever get around to the mediocre ones.

My wishlist is something like 250 tittles long. If in video game store, I stumble upon a low priced game from that list I buy it in a heart beat. I'm not quite sure if you can call that an impulse buying:P

I used to, but games are so expensive now that I do my research before hand.

Last game I bought on impulse: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.

Ever since I've always done some kind of research before making a purchase.

life is nothing but impulse, but i know what ya mean and yes i do

bought red dead after i heard how good it was and found out it was like GTA, and mario glaxay 1 AND 2 just cause i know there good

Zelda Oot, secret of mana, and mario rpg for the wii all cause i had an urge to play em again

I never buy new releases on an impulse, but I have bought older games many times on an impulse.

I am definitely an impulse buyer. If it is cheap and the reviews are good I'll buy it - especially PS2 games cause I worry that someone else will buy it...then I'll have to buy it via eBay for 400% the price.

However that said I usually stick with pre-owned or good sales.

Only if I find a game very very cheap. For example, I found MGS2 for 4.99 about 4 years ago. That one definitely paid off, but I've made some bad decisions before as well.

If it's a cheap used game and I don't want anything in particular than yeah sure, why not, I used to do it more often but after I got an Xbox 360 I do my research more often because there are a lot of M games on the 360.

the only impulse game i buy is kingdom hearts. anything else can wait.

good pre order freebies make me buy on impulse. But thats usually because I get my monies worth from the goodies.

I never buy games on impulse.

I don't make a habit of it, but I have had my fair share of impulse buys.

Usually I'll impulse buy if I see a really good deal. I'm a sucker for weekend deals on Steam.