What do you do when you are going to choose/buy a video game?

I mean do you read reviews here on Gamespot?

Do you look scores?

Do you look if it's old or new?

Do you look if it's popular?

Do you choose it for it's genre?

Help me please

Thanks

Ok, I see, but where is the first time you see that video game??

Ok, I see, but where is the first time you see that video game??

chrome_skate

i base it all on gameplay vids

gameplay.. genre etc and then story....

First of all the cover. If the cover is good, then I'm interested for some reason. Of course, this only applies to random game series I haven't played yet. In fact, I found my favourite games because of the cover :P My favourite covers are those of Valkyria Chronicles 2, Resident Evil 4, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell :D Then I look up reviews and look up gameplay videos, then look up user reviews (except the obvious troll ones) and then decide if I want it.

Watch a few trailers and and gameplay videos to see if it looks like something that might interest me. It also depends on the developer - if I've really liked the work they've done in the past then I have much more faith in their future projects.

tad bit of research and if it looks good i guess