What's your best advice for buying games?

[marci 🎮]

I think, my main issue is, I tend to buy games that I 'want to like', that seem cool to get into. I get hyped for them by reading enthusiastic comments from people, who are obsessed with the game, but once I have the game, and it comes to actually playing it, I abandon it after a couple of hours..

Or is it just me?

[ReBoot]

Learning to know yourself, what you like and don't like, is a useful skill (and I wish my parents had taught me that, not my therapist).

Anyway, I suggest you start paying attention to what you like. Play different games, pay attention to what aspects of games you like. I could tell you a couple things I long for, which a couple universally acclaimed games don't provide.

PS: I actually grew to be annoyed by overly enthusiastic people. Yes, this thing here, be it some Bethesda game or anime, is your lyfe, but it's not mine, is it that hard to understand?

[nullable]

Part of it is just the human condition. The ease of accessibility, availability and low cost does make impulse buying games easier than ever. Anyone who claims to have absolute control is almost certainly lying about it, at least to themselves. But if you want to manage it, look at what drives your impulse buys and set up some impediments.

I tend to wish list games, and if I still remember them months later, then maybe there's something there. Or I don't buy a game just because it's on sale. When it's on sale later, do I still care about it after all?

It's not fullproof, but it helps.

MS Game Pass has curtailed some Steam buying too. Plenty of games to try there that can scratch that itch as an alternative to buying something on Steam on impulse.

[Kargor]

I prefer reviews over "Let's play" gameplay footage -- they tend to be less spoilery, and cover more than just the beginning of the game.

[marci 🎮]

引用自 ReBoot：

Learning to know yourself, what you like and don't like, is a useful skill (and I wish my parents had taught me that, not my therapist).

Anyway, I suggest you start paying attention to what you like. Play different games, pay attention to what aspects of games you like. I could tell you a couple things I long for, which a couple universally acclaimed games don't provide.

PS: I actually grew to be annoyed by overly enthusiastic people. Yes, this thing here, be it some Bethesda game or anime, is your lyfe, but it's not mine, is it that hard to understand?

Thanks! I think, my main priorities would be:
- it should have a 'positive vibe' in regards to looks, basically meaning, light colors.
- no horror & scary stuff
- preferably multiplayer
- easy to get into, or at least enjoyable on a beginner level too

Other than that, i'm open from racing games, to mmorpgs, to games like cs:go and GTAV. Basically any genre.

I'm kinda curious, what those preferences of yours are?

[Jaunitta 🌸]

How a game looks doesnt really give the player choice if its good to play or great to play or just crap.
Some games can be hidden gems some look great and are crap.
Know your genre and watch streams in youtube. User feedback can be very good to give you insights.
The reccomended specs and age of game indicates how your system can handel it.

[ReBoot]

引用自 Seldon：

引用自 ReBoot：

Learning to know yourself, what you like and don't like, is a useful skill (and I wish my parents had taught me that, not my therapist).

Anyway, I suggest you start paying attention to what you like. Play different games, pay attention to what aspects of games you like. I could tell you a couple things I long for, which a couple universally acclaimed games don't provide.

PS: I actually grew to be annoyed by overly enthusiastic people. Yes, this thing here, be it some Bethesda game or anime, is your lyfe, but it's not mine, is it that hard to understand?

Thanks! I think, my main priorities would be:
- it should have a 'positive vibe' in regards to looks, basically meaning, light colors.
- no horror & scary stuff
- preferably multiplayer
- easy to get into, or at least enjoyable on a beginner level too

Other than that, i'm open from racing games, to mmorpgs, to games like cs:go and GTAV. Basically any genre.

I'm kinda curious, what those preferences of yours are?

Going with your preferences (bright/easy-to-read visuals, multiplayer, low skill floor), I'd go with Saints Row series, Payday 2, Trine series, It takes two, Titan Quest, Torchlight series.

This criteria is pretty wide though. I'd add gauge or two, but that's my opinion, doesn't have to be yours.

[Crazy Tiger]

As others have said, know what you like and pay less attention to what other people like. I've never been susceptible to gaming hype or FOMO and I am very happy for that. So if there is one thing where you can gain an advantage for yourself, it's there. Considering that you're into multiplayer, that can be tricky sometimes, though.

Watching let's plays to see the actual game might help in that. Most multiplayer games don't have real spoilers, so that could help you for those games.

Do keep in mind that reading comments from people who are obsessed by a game is rarely a good way to find out about a game. Such people very often are blinded to the flaws of the games, so they might actually portray a game better than it is. And it's ok that people love a game/series so much, but for a potential buyer they're not the best source of information.

[Start_Running]

引用自 Seldon：

I think, my main issue is, I tend to buy games that I 'want to like', that seem cool to get into. I get hyped for them by reading enthusiastic comments from people, who are obsessed with the game, but once I have the game, and it comes to actually playing it, I abandon it after a couple of hours..

Or is it just me?

SImple. Do the exact opposite of what you're currently doing. When checking game reviews and comments, seek out the segative ones, Checkout actual gamplay footage

[Aahzmandias]

引用自 Start_Running：

引用自 Seldon：

I think, my main issue is, I tend to buy games that I 'want to like', that seem cool to get into. I get hyped for them by reading enthusiastic comments from people, who are obsessed with the game, but once I have the game, and it comes to actually playing it, I abandon it after a couple of hours..

Or is it just me?

SImple. Do the exact opposite of what you're currently doing. When checking game reviews and comments, seek out the segative ones, Checkout actual gamplay footage

By checking the detailed negative reviews, and NOT the "super hype yay yay ones", you can decide for ourself if something they describe is as disturbing you, too, or that sometimes happens, too, a point decribed as "negative " is actually a positive for you!

Example: if you are into big open worlds and story telling, than "a too big open world" or "endless walls of text" are actual positive aspects for you, while at the same time some described "positive" aspects are big no no's for you. That is the reason why most of the time only negative reviews are so useful.

But first you need to find out, which kind of game and even more important kind of gameplay loops you like. The second part is even more important, because you spend the most time in those combat/loot/crafting game loops throughout a game. If these bore you to death, no good story or anything else will be able to save the game for you. I think that is the reason you abandone some of those games after hours. It is essential that you like the combat system in the games you play. It has to be addictive, after you get the hang of it.

Additional I buy games NEVER EVER on release day. I wait sometimes years until they are bugfixed, with all DLC and finally patched up on a deep, deep sale. That solves many headaches for not liking a game, because they are simple not ready yet. And I usually can sit that out, having a backlog bigger, than I am able to play for the rest of my life.

[Xautos]

引用自 Seldon：

What's your best advice for buying games?

Research, research and more research. the more knowledgable you are about a game the easier it is to make an informed choice on what you want to do with it.

[ǝsɹǝɯɯı 🖤]

doing my research like watching playthroughs, looking the game details and anything in particular before purchasing,,
when it comes to deals, i use isthereanydeal since it has different sites that can be on sale and it's a handy resource tool

[Electric Cupcake]

Don't listen to metacritic scores and youtube reviewers and "influencers" and other untermenschen.

A real ubermensch gives it a fair try and makes their own opinions in a vacuum. If it turns out to be crap, overcome your disappointment and learn from it and then come down from the mountain and denounce it to the masses. Which is totally different from being a reviewer or influencer.