Have you ever knowingly bought a game that was "average"
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Fable 2, I heard lot's of bad reviews but I really enjoy fable, Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising I heard bad things about this game but I really liked it, and Halo Reach again didn't heard good things from halo fans like me but I am a Halo fanboy so I bought it
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior.
The gameplay was nothing special, the mechanics were dull, the animations were stiff, the story was a bit weird even for W40K and the multiplayer felt tacked on.
However, the voice acting was fantastic, the level design was great, the soldier designs were nice, there was a good variety of 40K weapons to try out, the game did have some fun parts and the fact that it was a 40K FPS was awesome.
After playing the game at a friends house and realising all these things I still went out and purchased it despite all the flaws.
The gameplay was nothing special, the mechanics were dull, the animations were stiff, the story was a bit weird even for W40K and the multiplayer felt tacked on.
However, the voice acting was fantastic, the level design was great, the soldier designs were nice, there was a good variety of 40K weapons to try out, the game did have some fun parts and the fact that it was a 40K FPS was awesome.
After playing the game at a friends house and realising all these things I still went out and purchased it despite all the flaws.
TBH I don't listen to reviews that much. Most reviewers are paid off for positive reviews.Vault101 said:
Also, why is a score under 80% considered to mean "This game is awful. Never buy it, EVER"? Certainly isn't like that with movies.
Also notice how often I fail utterly at quoting?
I bought dragon 2 and it was alright, I don't get why everyone hates on it so much. But then again I didn't really like da
I bought Operation Flashpoint DR
Knowing it was the worst military shooter in the history of existence.
But it only cost £3 so I can resell it for profit.
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I had actually played it previously at a friend's house...
Knowing it was the worst military shooter in the history of existence.
But it only cost £3 so I can resell it for profit.
[Edit]
I had actually played it previously at a friend's house...
with alpha protocol, keep playing. It does get better, even if the controls suck.Najos said:
With brink, it sometimes takes 10 hours, but it becomes great. Even the reviewer on the escapist said that. It really gets good if you stick with it
I rented Nier because I had three days to do absolutely nothing. After beating it four times (the amount required to see all the content in the game), I returned it, vowing to buy it as soon as I had the money too. Three months later, I owned the game, and had received a 25 dollar gift card to Amazon for winning GameFAQs "Review of the Month" competition in the review I gave it. Fantastic game, even though the media response was "meh."
I'm about to plop down $40 on The Last Remnant on Steam.
I've already spent hours thoroughly enjoying the demo, so I'm relatively confident in my decision.
I've already spent hours thoroughly enjoying the demo, so I'm relatively confident in my decision.
Wanna share the link? I picked up Nier a couple weeks ago for next to nothing at a Blockbuster closing sale, but I've been too busy to try it yet. Maybe learning a bit more about it will motivate me. All I really know about it is it's the same team that made Drakengard, another average but awesome game.Raeil said:
All the time but I only buy them used because I don't want the studios to get rewarded too heavily rewarded for making below average games. Although, that being said, I do sometimes feel guilty afterwards if the game was perhaps not GREAT but it was a studios first attempt at something new, or their first game... You know what I mean.
But yeah, I do it all the. I like to buy games that get less than excellent reviews because they are generally a nice little romp that will kill 8-10 hours. Although, that being said, I bought the new Alien vs. Predator for £5. The prospect of playing Predator was great but the entire game was just really bad and I only did the first few chapters of each story before I traded it in.
However, I also bought Metro 2033 recently, knowing about it's mixed reviews and overall mediocre reception but I'm very glad I did buy it because I loved it. Yeah, I can see why it didn't do so well but I didn't let that ruin the overall experience for me and I'm just hoping that the sequel will iron out everything that people took issue with but still make is as unforgiving as the first.
But yeah, I do it all the. I like to buy games that get less than excellent reviews because they are generally a nice little romp that will kill 8-10 hours. Although, that being said, I bought the new Alien vs. Predator for £5. The prospect of playing Predator was great but the entire game was just really bad and I only did the first few chapters of each story before I traded it in.
However, I also bought Metro 2033 recently, knowing about it's mixed reviews and overall mediocre reception but I'm very glad I did buy it because I loved it. Yeah, I can see why it didn't do so well but I didn't let that ruin the overall experience for me and I'm just hoping that the sequel will iron out everything that people took issue with but still make is as unforgiving as the first.
Same developer? didnt they also make the hitman games?Gindil said:
yeah thats....weirdChibz said:
anywya game reveiws are funny things...I guess when it comes down to it there are only two things that put me off
1.the reveiw is bad..like REALLY bad a %70 I'm fine with (then again the numbers are really all over the place)
2. Im not actually interested in the game...a game that gets 80% that Im REALLY not interested in as opoased to a game that gets a bit less but really gains my interest, perfect example being Alice, not so shining reveiws but interesting enough for me to get (at full price as well :/)
Bought Assassins Creed Brotherhood a while back, not enough game play improvements from the ASC2 and a comparatively weak story, and I knew that beforehand I just wanted some more run, jump then stab goodness. I am glad I bought it second hand, it wasn't worth £40.