What's in a name?

[Tallim]

How much do you think the name of a game affects your attitude towards it, specifically when it comes to things like previews and such where usually it's just a link somewhere and the name is all you have to go on before you click on it?

I know there are some games I see the name and think "that sounds interesting" even though the name is the only thing I know at that point.

For an example, what if Bioshock 2 had been called Mr Bubbles Underwater Adventure.

Or Half-Life had been called Gordon's Bad Day At Work

I also welcome any other examples as I have a feeling there will be some very amusing ones.

 

[Radeonx]

It doesn't.
If a game looks fun, I'd buy it.

 

[Legion]

It's never mattered for games, but pretty much all Anime's I have watched I chose based upon names when I was looking around, simply because I had nothing else to go on.

 

[Omikron009]

Only in very rare cases will the name of a game make me not want it.

 

[MissPixxie]

For an example, what if Bioshock 2 had been called Mr Bubbles Underwater Adventure.

Or Half-Life had been called Gordon's Bad Day At Work

I love these, I almost fell off my chair at 'Gordon's bad day at work'. Strangely reminds me of the 'Name the game based on the cover art' game.

I don't think names are what seal the deal for me, but as you mentioned, they are what draw me to pick a game along with box art.

 

[fun-with-a-gun]

The box art usually means more to me than the title, although you can usually find out the genre, theme, and main story element just based on the name.

 

[Tallim]

For an example, what if Bioshock 2 had been called Mr Bubbles Underwater Adventure.

Or Half-Life had been called Gordon's Bad Day At Work

I love these, I almost fell off my chair at 'Gordon's bad day at work'. Strangely reminds me of the 'Name the game based on the cover art' game.

I don't think names are what seal the deal for me, but as you mentioned, they are what draw me to pick a game along with box art.

Well yes if the game is good it doesn't matter what it is called, but I was looking at a long list of release dates on another site and even though I knew nothing about a lot of the games there, only a few of them I had a look at, simply based on the name.

 

[Lightslei]

Let's Plays ....


And there we go. You shouldn't expect things from a name...

 

[Emilox The Great]

i mostly research a game THROUGHLY before i buy it. i dont want another Just Cause 2 case again...

 

[thatonekid]

Sort of, if the game shares a name with a Disney movie such as Cars for example, then i know to STAY AWAY

 

[child of lileth]

I've played some games with awful names, and still really liked the game. Gameplay is more important than any name.

 

[slipknot4]

If a name is that stupid i have to buy the product. If it turns out to be a survival horror action game that is called Mr Bubbles Underwater Adventure it's even more awesome. But again. I only but games if the look good and i guess i am, how's you say... not cool enough to get the titles like Call of duty: Modern Warfare or Red dead Redemption.

 

[zehydra]

If BioShock 2 was called Mr. Bubble's underwater adventure, I definitely would've bought it, no question about it. (no sarcasm here). I still have never played either Bioshock (because I have just about no money to spend on video games anymore).

 

[MikailCaboose]

It only really matters unless I know practically nothing about the game at all.

 

[ShakesZX]

Unless a game's name is completely disconnected from its gameplay, then it doesn't matter to me. I mean if the game was "Kitten Rescuer 5" and the game was essentially Halo... then yeah, I wouldn't get it.

Edit: Although actually, that'd be kinda awesome, so I guess a name will never make me Not buy a game...