What feature "sold" you?

[Brazilianpeanutwar]

So i was wondering,of your favourite game or games in your collection what is it that made you think "man i've gotta have that game" or "oooh that looks good"?

I remember when i saw arkham asylum the graphics looked awesome,then i saw his swishy cape and i knew i wanted to play it.The same for mass effects armour,even if the story was shit i knew i had to play it cause the armour looked awesome haha.

 

[Glamorgan]

Lots of explosions. I'm very single minded like that.

 

[Brazilianpeanutwar]

Explosions are always good ^_^

 

[wooty]

Assassins Creeds free running sold me on that game, I actually had fun just dashing all over the place looking for those ever elusive flags.

 

[Anah'ya]

The same for mass effects armour,even if the story was shit i knew i had to play it cause the armour looked awesome haha.

... does not compute.

To answer the question: ... I can't. Every game I buy I buy for a reason. Most of the time it's the story and game play, and not a specific gimmick it offers. Unless its a series. In which case I usually follow the main character around like a good little puppy. (Splinter Cell/Thief).

 

[DigitalSushi]

KillZone 2 had me hooked but then I saw the threatrical gameplay trailer that blew my mind, and I still find impressive, slow motion gameplay physics effects yes please!

Also when I heard that Far Cry 2 had persistent deaths in terms of buddies, when they die they die forever, I didn't realise how heartbreaking it would be to shoot a buddy in the head to re leave their pain though, I felt like I'd murdered a brother and I thought I was a monster.

 

[Brazilianpeanutwar]

The same for mass effects armour,even if the story was shit i knew i had to play it cause the armour looked awesome haha.

... does not compute.

What? it was literally the first time i'd seen it and i didn't know what the story was about,Now i've played it and finished it more times than i can count and i think the story's great. :]

 

[Anah'ya]

What? it was literally the first time i'd seen it and i didn't know what the story was about,Now i've played it and finished it more times than i can count and i think the story's great. :]

Phew. And there you had me worried.

/tips hat

Carry on then.

 

[Brazilianpeanutwar]

What? it was literally the first time i'd seen it and i didn't know what the story was about,Now i've played it and finished it more times than i can count and i think the story's great. :]

Phew. And there you had me worried.

/tips hat

Carry on then.

hahah thank you good sir,Believe me i only buy games if they're going to last me at least wo years and i can replay them alot,so mass effect 1 and 2 are perfect for that.

(fallout 3,mass effect 1 and 2,ninja gaiden 2,arkham asylum,saints row 2)

 

[hyperhammy]

I like being able to see your arms and legs in fps. =)

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

The whole "your character is you and you chose literally every line of dialog out of his mouth" thing sold me on mass effect.

 

[Geekosaurus]

'Not being Call of Duty' will probably sell me Medal of Honour. Plus the beta was pretty decent. Oh, talking of demos, the Kane and Lynch 2 demo was great. That sold me with pure, unrivalled bad-assery.

 

[literallyanythingelse]

I bought Red Faction Guerrilla purely because I KNEW I was gonna have a mad time blowing shit up.

And I did.

Same here! Although I was disappointed that stuff stayed blown up (as it were). Towards the end of the game it looked more like Fallout than Red Faction due to all the rubble.

I knew I had to buy Battlefield BC2 when I saw those gameplay trailers and there was a bit where a Humvee blew up and went through a wall and crushed someone behind it. I just love destruction engines.

 

[Flour]

The games I play the most were bought for a single reason: Customisation.

I've spent at least 15 hours in the "Create a Fighter" mode in Soul Calibur 4, while I only spent enough time in the story mode to get the money to unlock everything.

 

[Flames66]

I bought Jedi Academy because I saw the character customisation. I still play it from time to time because of the mods and outstanding multipalyer.

 

[migo]

Plants vs Zombies 360 it's the multiplayer.

Mirror's Edge it's the whole concept of a first person platformer.

Bioshock it was playing the Demo and seeing the scene where Andrew Ryan talks about why he built Rapture. That was true sci-fi and I had to see the rest of the story.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Two things to have that guarantee I'll buy your game;

1. Customization options, especially character customization.

2. A big open world to screw around in, with said created character.

 

[Alfador_VII]

Demos often sell me on games. Either that or convince me never to buy it

 

[Denamic]

Level 9999.
Literally doing billions of damage.
Guess what game.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Level 9999.
Literally doing billions of damage.
Guess what game.

Disgaea!

OT:

You can sell me on a game with one thing: Metroid style exploration

Be it Castlevania or Shadow Complex. There's just something I love about it.