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Red Shifter
08/06/11 11:10:00 PM
#1:


Who cares how a game plays, how it feels, how much content there is - the only thing that matters is whether it looks pretty!

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LeonhartFour
08/06/11 11:11:00 PM
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Yes, because that's all a preview is good for, showing off graphics.

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Psycho_Kenshin
08/06/11 11:11:00 PM
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Pizza on a bagel, you can tell a lot about how a game plays by watching videos.

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Raka_Putra
08/06/11 11:12:00 PM
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Yeah.

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GuessMyUserName
08/06/11 11:12:00 PM
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.... I don't think you know what a preview is

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thundersheep
08/06/11 11:14:00 PM
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Yeah, a Giant Bomb Quick Look is generally all I need in order to make a decision on purchasing a game.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/06/11 11:15:00 PM
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Didn't work for Metroid Other M.

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Liquid Wind
08/06/11 11:15:00 PM
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no shocker, look at all the people that said xenoblade looks bad because it looks like a PS2 game, everyone values graphics above all else now
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KimPilgrim
08/06/11 11:16:00 PM
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From: thundersheep | #006
Yeah, a Giant Bomb Quick Look is generally all I need in order to make a decision on purchasing a game.


True dat

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ZFS
08/06/11 11:16:00 PM
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"Preview" is the most reasonable choice here. Getting screenshots and video will tell you more about a game than anything short of playing it yourself.

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Liquid Wind
08/06/11 11:16:00 PM
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Ace_Killjoy posted...
Didn't work for Metroid Other M.

it has a pretty high number of people that ardently defend it for being such a mediocre game
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Ace_Killjoy
08/06/11 11:17:00 PM
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Liquid Wind posted...
it has a pretty high number of people that ardently defend it for being such a mediocre game

As well as a good number of people that got all hyped when they saw it, and were disappointed when they played it.

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Emporer_Kazbar
08/06/11 11:18:00 PM
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From: LeonhartFour | #002
Yes, because that's all a preview is good for, showing off graphics.



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baron von toast
08/06/11 11:22:00 PM
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I can pretty much tell what kind of game I'm getting from pictures and videos. How it plays, its mechanics, its pacing, how it compares to similar games, just about everything that should go into a decision to purchase.

Professional reviewers are kind of bad at their jobs, fan opinion is worth less than dirt, ads and word of mouth are only good for letting me know the game exists, and demos are too shallow.

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foolmor0n
08/06/11 11:23:00 PM
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From: Liquid Wind | #008
xenoblade looks bad


From: Liquid Wind | #011
it has a pretty high number of people that ardently defend it for being such a mediocre game



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ZFS
08/06/11 11:29:00 PM
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baron von toast posted...
I can pretty much tell what kind of game I'm getting from pictures and videos. How it plays, its mechanics, its pacing, how it compares to similar games, just about everything that should go into a decision to purchase.

Professional reviewers are kind of bad at their jobs, fan opinion is worth less than dirt, ads and word of mouth are only good for letting me know the game exists, and demos are too shallow.


Yeah, I agree with all this. Demos can be pretty good, but I don't know that I've ever really felt compelled to buy a game after playing one, unless I was already interested in it. Need more of those demos that let you play the full game for an hour.

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Emporer_Kazbar
08/06/11 11:31:00 PM
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From: ZFS | #016
Need more of those demos that let you play the full game for an hour.


What about those Brawl in-game demos that literally just give you enough time to see the intro and move around for five seconds? There should be more of those!

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Orochimaru_Fan
08/06/11 11:34:00 PM
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From: Ace_Killjoy | #012
As well as a good number of people that got all hyped when they saw it, and were disappointed when they played it.


lol hype
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Peace___Frog
08/06/11 11:57:00 PM
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Most of the demos on Steam are pretty good, I usually download them before paying for the game. I'd say I end up buying a little over half of the games where I play the demo.

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foolmor0n
08/07/11 12:03:00 AM
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Just Cause 2 and Deus Ex 3 demos sold me pretty hard on those games, and the Duke Nukem demo made it an easy decision not to buy the game. Some demos are great for making judgments, some less so, but I think overall they are pretty limited so I would say previews are equal or better almost every time.

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Wanglicious
08/07/11 12:49:00 AM
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....a good preview is more than a picture or video. hell a good preview is basically a review without a score. with that said still voted for the reader reviews option - if i'm buying a game on launch i generally know about it already and want it without any preview, meaning all they do is serve hype. otherwise i'm buying it well into its lifetime, in which case reader reviews matter most. most of my purchases are that one.

basically the poll's split in 2 ways: those who generally buy games on launch and those who don't. industry's frontloaded, so previews dominate that.

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Silvercross
08/07/11 12:56:00 AM
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A video like this is all I need.

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TheRock1525
08/07/11 1:19:00 PM
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Uh, isn't Red Shifter the same one that looked at previews of the new Tribes game and declared the game s***?

I guess the game didn't look pretty enough for him!

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Red Shifter
08/07/11 1:24:00 PM
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The preview had no influence in my purchasing of the game, because you can't actually purchase Tribes: Ascend.

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pjbasis
08/07/11 2:03:00 PM
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I pretty much buy or plan to buy anything that's critically acclaimed, popular, or in a series I like.

Priority goes to cheaper games, genres I have an affinity towards, and my mood.
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jck4332
08/07/11 2:11:00 PM
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I buy all of my games on whims.

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LinkMarioSamus
08/07/11 6:51:00 PM
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When buying any video game aside from an extremely recent one, I ask for advice from a select few B8'ers (not mentioning names here). Purchases of extra-recent video games depends on whether or not I'm into the franchise in question at the time - for instance, last year I was into the Mario and Metroid franchises, so I bought both of those franchises' 2010 installments.

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Cloud and Squall
08/07/11 6:55:00 PM
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Videos give you a good idea of what the gameplay is like. As well as a lot of other things.

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