The littlest or weirdest thing that has made you want to play a game

[JayElleBee]

I bought the first Mass Effect because the first Bioware game I played (Jade Empire) had gay romance in it and I was hoping Mass Effect would too. I spent my entire first playthrough desperately trying to make my Dude!Shep woo Kaiden. I was disappointed when it didn't happen but it all turned out well in the end, since I made a Fem!Shep, romanced Liara, and never looked back.

 

[shrekfan246]

I wanted Kingdom Hearts because Cloud Strife was in it. [sub]Also Disney characters, but it was mostly because of Cloud.[/sub]

I bought Okami and Shadow of the Colossus based almost entirely on their boxes.

Crusader Kings II may very well be the first grand-strategy game I ever play, because it's apparently "the best Game of Thrones game you'll ever play".

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

I was reading about a game and I wanted to play it specifically because the protagonist had the same first name as me. My name is normal but it isn't that common so it immediately stuck out to me.

I also think the main reason I got into Super Smash Bros is cause the whole game revolves around throwing opponents off cliffs.

I bought Okami and Shadow of the Colossus based almost entirely on their boxes.

When I was a kid and ps1 games didn't cost much, I bought so many based on just the box. It lead to some stupid buys, but also great games I wouldn't have tried like Worms World Party

 

[Nexxis]

There are a couple of small things that catch my interest enough to want to play a game. General cases include:
- Being able to play as something non-human
- Being able to play a female character who doesn't follow typical game tropes (overly submissive, T&A, etc.)
- Being light-hearted and colorful
- Being able to capture, tame, and/or raise creatures

A more specific example is that I wanted to play one of the final fantasy games because I was interested in the chocobo system. Unfortunately, the game didn't function properly, so I never got a chance to really play it.

 

[Dominic Crossman]

Timesplitters 2 because it was in Shaun of the dead
Shadow of the Collosius because it was in reign over me
Godfather games so I could know (sort of) the plot and appear cultured... it didn't work.

 

[llafnwod]

Metro 2033, when I realized that every time the PC pulls on a gas mask he sets a diving watch so he'll know how much time he's got left. It's little things like that that make immersion for me.

 

[Compatriot Block]

Games with free-roaming and swinging/grapple mechanics are always mightily tempting.

 

[sarahvait]

Persona 3 because they shot themselves in the head to summon their powers. Okay, it was a metaphorical thing of whatever, but close enough. I'm not sure what that says about me.

Viva Pinata because I'm practicing animal husbandry with pinatas.

 

[sanquin]

Being able to SIT in pokemon X/Y!!

Seriously though, I'm only going to get one of them because it's actually in proper 3d now.

 

[RJ 17]

I bought Darksiders II without having played the first game purely because I heard that you get to play as Death. Kinda like how I'm going to be buying Lords of Shadow 2 because I heard you get to play as Dracula.

 

[TheScottishMexican42]

"Far Cry 3? Pfft. I bet it's multiplayer is awful."
"You can drop gas onto the enemies that make them kill each other"
"Say what now?"

 

[JayElleBee]

Ah, Far Cry 3. Yeah, that's another. It wasn't on my radar until I saw Vaas, decided he was hot, and found his particular brand of crazy appealing in the trailers. I think all this happened the day before the game was released.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Because everyone else was - Pokemon Yellow.
I can hit a car with a dildo until the car explodes? - Saints Row: The Third.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I wanted to know the back story behind Ayane and Kasumi from Dead or Alive. I loved Ayane in Ninja Gaiden, so I bought All five Dead or Alive games.

And I hate fighting games.

 

[SoranMBane]

Learning that Isaac was actually going to talk in Dead Space 2. I mean, I was already kind of interested in the game because I'd enjoyed the original, but the thing that really made me want to buy it was that bit of news in particular. The fact that Isaac was silent in Dead Space 1 was definitely my least favourite aspect of the game, mostly because the game seemed to be trying to make him a sympathetic character at the same time. He was basically trying to be both Gordon Freeman and James Sunderland at the same time, and utterly failing at everything that made those two characters good in their respective fields as a result. If they'd left him silent, I might have still bought the sequel, but only after a hefty price drop, and maybe even used. As it stands, I wound up pre-ordering the Collector's Edition, and now I count Dead Space 2 as one of my favourite games of all time and Isaac Clarke as one of my favourite fictional characters of all time.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

I had a very strange one. I watched the new "Total Recall", and while it sucked, I liked the look of the futuristic world they had and the look of the futuristic Soldiers, armor, and weapons, and immediately after it I got a huge hankering to play the new "Syndicate", even though I had already played through it and wasn't particularly impressed.

 

[Austin Howe]

Considering how much I hate Tim Rogers, a Four Star review on Action Button. http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=44

My biggest weakness
a one act play by Diddy_Mao.


Gamestop Employee: Can I help you today?

Diddy_Mao: Nah, just looking to see what's new.

Gamestop Employee: Have you Seen Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2?

Diddy_Mao: Never played the first one, not really an "X-Treme" kind of guy.

Gamestop Employee: It's a lot of fun, you have an open world to play in and it's got a surprisingly in depth combo system for your tricks.

Diddy_Mao: That sounds awful.

Gamestop Employee: It's also got a pretty robust character creator.

Diddy_Mao: ...One Copy of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 please.


~fin~


Seriously, this insatiable lust for character creator/customization has been the sole reason I've bought a lot of games over the years.

Even as a fighting game community member, that was no reason for me to buy Virtua Fighter V. For the record, I can make Jacky look like fucking Squall. And I did! And it's awesome!

 

[Austin Howe]

And related to my last post. Games. With. Gunblades.

 

[JohnnyLLV]

not really sure if this counts, sinc ei already KINDA wanted to play this, but..

the trailer for Dishonored made me buy it. not the gameplay shots, not the story.. the damn drunken whaler song. that and that alone pushed me from 'hmm, this looks like a decent game, i might buy this at some point' to 'OMG I MUST BUY THIS IMMEDIATELY!' =/