What influences your gaming purchases? What's a "must have" game?

Paratech · August 4th, 2005

A while back there were gaming editors bemoaning some games not getting purchased that were "must haves" like Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil. I recently purchased Beyond Good and Evil and have had Prince of Persia for a while.
Neither game really struck me as "must have" but I'm curious as to what makes gamers purchase one game and not another? For me, the plot behind Beyond Good and Evil didn't sound exciting, I'll admit I like the game, but I can't see why it'd get rave reviews...

So what were/are some must have games, and what makes a game "must have?"

I'll post a few "must have" games, IMSHO tomorrow... 'er tonight...

**Dark Watcher** · August 4th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Paratech

A while back there were gaming editors bemoaning some games not getting purchased that were "must haves" like Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil. I recently purchased Beyond Good and Evil and have had Prince of Persia for a while.
Neither game really struck me as "must have" but I'm curious as to what makes gamers purchase one game and not another? For me, the plot behind Beyond Good and Evil didn't sound exciting, I'll admit I like the game, but I can't see why it'd get rave reviews...

So what were/are some must have games, and what makes a game "must have?"

I'll post a few "must have" games, IMSHO tomorrow... 'er tonight...

As with most things it is pretty much individual tastes. Per editors and the like ..one of the must have game recently was Halo 2. It took about a year and a half for us to get into Halo. We purchased Halo 2 while we were still in the "Halo-ness", but to us it was not a "must have". (Don't get us wrong..we are still enjoying the game) We are not an avid FPS fan.

At the same time were are salivating over Nippon Ichi's latest PS2 Strag release. To us this is a "must have"...To everyone else your probably saying Nippon who?

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Toshiro · August 9th, 2005

As DW said, depends on the person. I for one am a RPG collector and so hensforth anything that does not come stateside is at best "must have" for me if I can. Since I am here in Japan I am just controlling myself not to go overspending on a lot of stuff

Kraelis · August 9th, 2005

Discounting personal preference, the history and peer evaluation affects "must-have" tendencies a lot. FF used to be a must-have due to its history. Heck... Metal Gear is still a must have for me anytime, except Acid perhaps. Prince of Persia was OK, and it sucked me in with the "revived and reinvented old game" thing. It was OK, but nowhere near the "must-have" quality of MG.

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**Cid Highwind** · August 9th, 2005

I dunno about what makes a game a 'must have' to me. Certain games are simply brilliant, others I get bored of. And perhaps I'm missing out on a lot of gaming hype, or I'm completely numb to any kind of outside info about games, but last couple of years hardly any game made me want to buy it. The last 'must have' was Baldr Force Exe for DC which was released last year in October.

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Shadow_Cast · August 11th, 2005

I only dive for two things -- the quirky and the masterful. Examples -- Katamari Damacy=Quirky (Got it before all the iPod Chic Geeks did!) and Phantom Brave=Masterful. I've bought games out of sheer fandom before, though, and didn't look back -- that would be Final Fantasy X and Contra: Shattered Soldier [I'm weak!!!][on second thought, they were good games anyway]. I bought Ninja Gaiden because I beleive that it's the pinnacle of the action genre -- insanely challenging and deeply rewarding (if only for psycological reasons). I also spend my time downloading obscure 2D Japanese shooters, mostly freeware, if that gives you any idea of my gaming tastes.

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Lobo · August 11th, 2005

The upcoming Shadow of the Colossus is a msut have for me for two reasons. I loved the developers first game. And it's not a common type of game, unique visual style, unique gameplay. Quirky game I ugess you could lump that into.

While Zelda Twilight Princess isn't a must have game for me for one reason. It's Zelda and I still have yet to see anything in this game that doesn't look like I've done it before (until that happens I dont even plan on buying the game until its good adn cheap).

Basically if its a new franchise, that looks intriguing I'm gonna be all over it. If it's a rehashed franchise it takes a whole lot for me to get to love it. Unelss its something that shares a name but nothing else in common (like MegaTen Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga. Or Final Fantasy). No reason to buy a game because you must have it when it first comes out unless it's something fresh and new to me. That changes for everyone though I guess.

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Zer0Soul · August 12th, 2005

Well..I buy everything...literally.If it's dropped to a decent price i'll pick it up. Why cause I collect games. It's what I like to do as my hobby.

As for "Must Haves" meaning for me to buy or pre-order at that 50dollar price tag. It's got to be either part of a favorite series of mine or a game with a nice twist to it. (Ex. "Shadow of the Colosus", "Call of the Cluthu")

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Modem1 · August 13th, 2005

Well, I tend to just buy stuff I have a good fealing about. I also tend to like most kinds of games (except anything fishing or just plain weird related). The company also has a lot to do with what I buy. If Microsoft releases a RTS game, I will likely (eventually) buy it, espically when they pay me to beta test *cough* highly hyped RTS game *cough*, that also helps in my decision, hehe.

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**Cid Highwind** · August 13th, 2005

I think reputation/fame and price play a huge part as well. I've never seen Morrowind in action but I did hear a lot of good things about it. Two days ago (like said in another thread) I saw it for only 7 euros and that really seemed like a big time bargain!

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dukenukem · August 13th, 2005

Depends for me,i love grand theft auto since i love beating them ho's and running cops down

,devil may cry 3(haven't beaten yet) hich is damn good since i like choosing different styles,ff tactics.I like rpg's too especially older ones from the snes like lufia 2 rise of the sinistrels.

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**zenogais** · August 13th, 2005

For me its really word of mouth combined with my initial impressions from the game, I usually learn a little about a game before I by it and read a few reviews. A "must have" game for me is any game I know is fun or think would be fun.

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Paratech · August 14th, 2005

I'm hoping to pre purchase the Midway Arcade Treasures 3, I've prepurchased the 1st two *actually my girlfriend bought me the 1st one* and I'm looking forward to it...
I love Retrogame packs!

August 4th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,124	What influences your gaming purchases? What's a "must have" game? A while back there were gaming editors bemoaning some games not getting purchased that were "must haves" like Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil. I recently purchased Beyond Good and Evil and have had Prince of Persia for a while. Neither game really struck me as "must have" but I'm curious as to what makes gamers purchase one game and not another? For me, the plot behind Beyond Good and Evil didn't sound exciting, I'll admit I like the game, but I can't see why it'd get rave reviews... So what were/are some must have games, and what makes a game "must have?" I'll post a few "must have" games, IMSHO tomorrow... 'er tonight...

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dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,778	Depends for me,i love grand theft auto since i love beating them ho's and running cops down,devil may cry 3(haven't beaten yet) hich is damn good since i like choosing different styles,ff tactics.I like rpg's too especially older ones from the snes like lufia 2 rise of the sinistrels. __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader. laptop=hp pavilion dv51099nr core2 duot 5800,500gb wd 5400rpm hdd,512mb nvidia9600gt mobile gfxcard,15.4 inch 1280x800 screen,8x dvd burner.

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August 9th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Toshiro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Small island in Japan Posts: 822	As DW said, depends on the person. I for one am a RPG collector and so hensforth anything that does not come stateside is at best "must have" for me if I can. Since I am here in Japan I am just controlling myself not to go overspending on a lot of stuff

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Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,406	Discounting personal preference, the history and peer evaluation affects "must-have" tendencies a lot. FF used to be a must-have due to its history. Heck... Metal Gear is still a must have for me anytime, except Acid perhaps. Prince of Persia was OK, and it sucked me in with the "revived and reinvented old game" thing. It was OK, but nowhere near the "must-have" quality of MG. __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	I dunno about what makes a game a 'must have' to me. Certain games are simply brilliant, others I get bored of. And perhaps I'm missing out on a lot of gaming hype, or I'm completely numb to any kind of outside info about games, but last couple of years hardly any game made me want to buy it. The last 'must have' was Baldr Force Exe for DC which was released last year in October. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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Shadow_Cast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: East LA Posts: 302	I only dive for two things -- the quirky and the masterful. Examples -- Katamari Damacy=Quirky (Got it before all the iPod Chic Geeks did!) and Phantom Brave=Masterful. I've bought games out of sheer fandom before, though, and didn't look back -- that would be Final Fantasy X and Contra: Shattered Soldier [I'm weak!!!][on second thought, they were good games anyway]. I bought Ninja Gaiden because I beleive that it's the pinnacle of the action genre -- insanely challenging and deeply rewarding (if only for psycological reasons). I also spend my time downloading obscure 2D Japanese shooters, mostly freeware, if that gives you any idea of my gaming tastes. __________________ 2.8Ghz Pentium D - 1024MB DDR2 RAM - It's been a 7800GT for a while now -- just never updated the sig - 250 GB HDD (7200 RPM) I hate Myspace. I love facebook.

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Lobo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 408	The upcoming Shadow of the Colossus is a msut have for me for two reasons. I loved the developers first game. And it's not a common type of game, unique visual style, unique gameplay. Quirky game I ugess you could lump that into. While Zelda Twilight Princess isn't a must have game for me for one reason. It's Zelda and I still have yet to see anything in this game that doesn't look like I've done it before (until that happens I dont even plan on buying the game until its good adn cheap). Basically if its a new franchise, that looks intriguing I'm gonna be all over it. If it's a rehashed franchise it takes a whole lot for me to get to love it. Unelss its something that shares a name but nothing else in common (like MegaTen Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga. Or Final Fantasy). No reason to buy a game because you must have it when it first comes out unless it's something fresh and new to me. That changes for everyone though I guess. __________________ ~You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.~ Bullettooth Tony (Snatch)

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Zer0Soul Souless Angel Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Close to Nowhere Posts: 900	Well..I buy everything...literally.If it's dropped to a decent price i'll pick it up. Why cause I collect games. It's what I like to do as my hobby. As for "Must Haves" meaning for me to buy or pre-order at that 50dollar price tag. It's got to be either part of a favorite series of mine or a game with a nice twist to it. (Ex. "Shadow of the Colosus", "Call of the Cluthu") __________________ Currently Playing: Kindgom Hearts 2, Crimson Sea 2, Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires, Baiten Kaitos, & Lunar DS

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Modem1 Ph33r teh hammy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Near Seattle, WA Posts: 496	Well, I tend to just buy stuff I have a good fealing about. I also tend to like most kinds of games (except anything fishing or just plain weird related). The company also has a lot to do with what I buy. If Microsoft releases a RTS game, I will likely (eventually) buy it, espically when they pay me to beta test cough highly hyped RTS game cough, that also helps in my decision, hehe. __________________ Hiya! Windows XP Professional VLE MSI K8N Neo2 Motherboard Athlon 64 3500+ 2GB PC-3200 Dual Channel Ram (2X 1GB) 2X 160GB 7200 RPM HDD's (Raid-0) 2X 200GB 7200 SATA HDD's (Not raided...yet) GeForce 6800GT 256mb ViewSonic 19" LCD Comcast Cable Internet - Local servers downloading at about 850KB/sec. Handy.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	I think reputation/fame and price play a huge part as well. I've never seen Morrowind in action but I did hear a lot of good things about it. Two days ago (like said in another thread) I saw it for only 7 euros and that really seemed like a big time bargain! __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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zenogais Emu author Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Victorville(Near Los Angeles or LA for those who are on the DL) Posts: 839	For me its really word of mouth combined with my initial impressions from the game, I usually learn a little about a game before I by it and read a few reviews. A "must have" game for me is any game I know is fun or think would be fun. __________________ ----------------- Emu Tinkerer and C++ Programmer

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,124	I'm hoping to pre purchase the Midway Arcade Treasures 3, I've prepurchased the 1st two actually my girlfriend bought me the 1st one and I'm looking forward to it... I love Retrogame packs!