What's your game getting strategy??

I figured out a while ago that I coudn't buy evry game I want to play. Over the years I think I've developed a pretty solid way of being able to play a **** load of games and still save cash.

My gaming strategy is:

1. Rent all my games from Gamefly

2. Send back the weak games right away.

3. Play most games for a week or two then send back.

4. Keep only my very favorites that are supre replayable.

I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby. Hell my game of the year 2008 was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Recently I ordered Dark Forces and Quake II for the PC.

I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby. Hell my game of the year 2008 was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Recently I ordered Dark Forces and Quake II for the PC.

bigfatcrap

Old games are great and cheap. The only way I could play all the new games that come out is to rent.

I make money, so if I want a game I buy it. Of course I don't buy every game I want, but after figuring out if I can afford the game I go ahead and get it. I earn my salary, so I should be able to spend it on whatever I want. I still look for the best deal on a game before I buy it though.

I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby. Hell my game of the year 2008 was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Recently I ordered Dark Forces and Quake II for the PC.

bigfatcrap

What Im supposed to do is have one game that is currently being played for each system that I own. Therefore, Ill have at least three games on the go (Wii, PS3 and DS), with maybe a couple of retro games Im working on.

Unfortunately, I dont stick to this rule, and I have a huge backlog of games I havent played much of, which really sucks. My girlfriend thinks I have a problem. She's probably right :(

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I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby. Hell my game of the year 2008 was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Recently I ordered Dark Forces and Quake II for the PC.

LongZhiZi

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Reserve all my games at gamestop as soon as the acpet resevers on it then pay the games off weekly off what ever money i have left over usally works to get me most of the games i really want.

I kept RE5 and Halo Wars out of the 20+ I got from gamefly in the last couple months. I really the whole try before you buy, more games I play though I relize most I don't need to own and am perfectly happy renting and playing until Im bored and getting a new game.

I buy in bulk on ebay or buy new when the price drops.

My strategy is this: I go to a store and sift through their whole library of games, maybe buy a couple of them. I then leave and walk to another store. I repeat that a few times until I eventually end up with a bunch of games I've never heard of and can't be bothered to research.

I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby. Hell my game of the year 2008 was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Recently I ordered Dark Forces and Quake II for the PC.

bigfatcrap

I usually go by a few simple rules:

1. If it's from Bioware I'm going to get it as soon as it's released. These guys have a bulletproof release history (apart from that Sonic game).

2. If it's a non-Bioware RPG, I'm going to wait for reviews.

3. Star Wars games used to be a shoo-in for me until they released that god-awful Force Commander game.

My general strategy is pretty whimsical, actually... I picked up Saints Row 2 on an absolute random desire, despite not being a heavy sandbox player, and I actually enjoyed it. Usually, just going with my gut and picking games off shelves works for me. Though, sometimes I'll buy a game after being convinced by a friend or someone online; Valkyria Chronicles is a great example of this.

Nag my parents :P

For most games: I only buy them when the have at least decent reviews. As I have little time to play, I usually wait for the game to hit the bargain bin. Currently I play most of my games on the DS. There are so many good titles I haven't played yet, so I would say it's a tad silly to pay the full price for a game.

Since my local (and only) video game store was closed down (damn you, economics!) I have to go to another city just to buy games. I mostly select older games or ones I think that won`t be there next time.

I must admit, I'm not very discriminating when it comes to buying games. I have the money, so I usually buy what I want. I have found that unless I have to play it as soon as it's released, I tend to wait for a sale or price drop. I also find that I'll pick up just about any game I'm mildly interested in at the $10 point (thank you Best Buy) and I'll grab anything at the $5 price. (games are games, and you never know then a hidden treasure will pop up)

For me Gamefly is really the only way to really stay on top of all the new games that come out. Buying every new release that "sounds" good is lame, even if you have money to burn.

But for buys I usually wait until the price is way down and have already played the game to know if I really want to own it or not.

Trade things in. I'm not a fan of multiplayer so I usually ditch games once I beat them once or twice.

I make money, so if I want a game I buy it. Of course I don't buy every game I want, but after figuring out if I can afford the game I go ahead and get it. I earn my salary, so I should be able to spend it on whatever I want. I still look for the best deal on a game before I buy it though.

yokofox33

Agreed. Independent incomes are great.

I buy the best games right after the release. As for others - 2nd hand.

I only buy new games when I know it will be atleast a semi-amazing games I buy all the other 3/5 months after release

I figured out a while ago that I coudn't buy evry game I want to play. Over the years I think I've developed a pretty solid way of being able to play a **** load of games and still save cash.

My gaming strategy is:

1. Rent all my games from Gamefly

2. Send back the weak games right away.

3. Play most games for a week or two then send back.

4. Keep only my very favorites that are supre replayable.

stvplays

I mostly buy older games, and usually they have to be 15 dollars or less. That way I can play games I missed out on because I was too young to play them, and still support my hobby.bigfatcrap

This, exactly.

1. Has to be for a system I own. Won't buya new system just for one or two games.

2. Needs to have been around long enough that it is familiar to players (reveiws).I like themalready playedout, away from the hype.

3. Should have a solid majority of players who agreed upon it being good.

4. Because of all the above, it's usually a used game purchase, or in a bargain bin. I can get more of them this way.