Why do you buy a game?

What are, for you, the deciding factors to buy a new game?

I'd say it's mostly a matter if I liked the demo or not. And if there's no demo, I read some reviews and see some video footage. The box cover is not totaly unimportant to me either, as funny as that may sound.

To have fun.

I go by my own judgement sometime will be slightly influenced by a review but most of the time i do my research first.

To have fun.

waltefmoney

And how do you know/sense you will have fun? :)

if it has a demo i will usually be influenced by it, but if not i will just keep up to date on any previews, interviews and gameplay videos. i will watch some reviews, but i dont really take them that seriously, its just to see if it shows any features i didnt know that much about.

I buy games so that when I want to play them, I don't have to hope and pray some nearby video store has the game available. And that's highly unlikely with older titles. Gamefly and the like services are too expensive too. I'd rather that game rental money towards something I can keep.

Usually gameplay videos help me to decide on what game I want next. Long ago before I had Internet, I used magazines like EGM (and video store rentals) to help me decide. I don't usually like demos though unless they're well done like Joe Danger one.

It depends. Often I hear good stories about a game on these forums, and I'll check out gameplay videos, read a couple of reviews, and maybe try a demo if it's available, and then I'll buy it. But of course I also buy games because they're from my favourite franchises, because I want to see what all the fuss is about, because they're on sale, etc.

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To have fun.

nameless12345

And how do you know/sense you will have fun? :)

By playing the demo. If there is no demo, I read reviews.

Peer pressure, Curiosity, to Look older. Oh, no wait GAMES!

Because I saw a trailer that looked cool.

So that I can play the game.

To have fun.

waltefmoney

What are, for you, the deciding factors to buy a new game?

I'd say it's mostly a matter if I liked the demo or not. And if there's no demo, I read some reviews and see some video footage. The box cover is not totaly unimportant to me either, as funny as that may sound.

nameless12345

Deciding factor.. maybe a demo, and some reviews from users.

To have fun.

waltefmoney

To have fun with it....I'm surprised that was left out of the poll

Reviews may help me decide if I'm going to buy a game that I'm interested in, but they won't get me interested in a game that I had no interest in before. Demos got me interested in Darksiders, Borderlands, and Torchlight, etc., and I'm buying Crysis 2, Patapon 3, Dissidia 012: [Duodecim] Final Fantasy, etc. because I loved the previous games... So, all of the above.

To have fun with it....I'm surprised that was left out of the poll

metalguitar13

Not for what purpose but what makes you buy it.

Well, maybe I should put a different question. One unobvious question and hunderds will missunderstand :P

Research and videos from Gametrailers.

To have fun with it....I'm surprised that was left out of the poll

metalguitar13

'cuz i want it..

I check the genre, and some gameplay features/watch videos to see if I think I will like it or not. Then I check reviews to see if the game has any major problems that would inhibit the fun factor.

I go to the forums and ask the actual gamers how they like the game.