For me, demo's usually make me never want to play the game again.
I don't really know why, but demo's always seem (to me at least) to show all the game really has to offer, and often it isn't very much. I realize a demo is suppose to be a taste, but often I feel the taste is SO small and SO well..."tasteless" that it gives an overall bland experience. It would be like getting a "demo" of a Steak Dinner. The food would be half-cooked, with no spices or flavoring and no sauce. Chances are, you are gonna decide you don't want that steak.
Percentage wise, I'd say I purchase about 1% of the games I play demos for, and I purchase more games that I DON'T play demos for than I do play demos for. its getting to the point where if I'm really looking forward to a game, I avoid the demo, because it usually turns me off the whole product.
How do demo's affect your buying habits? Do you like demos? Do you purchase games you download demos for often? Do the demos make you like the game more or less than you expected you would?
Edit: Grr, this was suppose to be a poll, but somehow got screwed up.
I don't really know why, but demo's always seem (to me at least) to show all the game really has to offer, and often it isn't very much. I realize a demo is suppose to be a taste, but often I feel the taste is SO small and SO well..."tasteless" that it gives an overall bland experience. It would be like getting a "demo" of a Steak Dinner. The food would be half-cooked, with no spices or flavoring and no sauce. Chances are, you are gonna decide you don't want that steak.
Percentage wise, I'd say I purchase about 1% of the games I play demos for, and I purchase more games that I DON'T play demos for than I do play demos for. its getting to the point where if I'm really looking forward to a game, I avoid the demo, because it usually turns me off the whole product.
How do demo's affect your buying habits? Do you like demos? Do you purchase games you download demos for often? Do the demos make you like the game more or less than you expected you would?
Edit: Grr, this was suppose to be a poll, but somehow got screwed up.