Poll of the Day > Have you ever bought a game without playing it first?

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Emulator 09/05/17 2:44:00 AM #1:	Have you? Yes No View Results (Continue) --- "It's not death I'm feared of, I'm just feared of doing nothing in life." - Sahil Bawalia http://karma.hardcore-tm.com/?user=Emulator <cite>Emulator posted [p:886046630] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote> Have you? Yes No View Results (Continue)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 09/05/17 2:45:52 AM #2:	All the time these days. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - http://i.imgur.com/kDysIcd.gif <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:886046682] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>All the time these days.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
aHappySacka 09/05/17 2:47:00 AM #3:	Steam sales tend to make that a "yes". --- You are now blinking and breathing manually. http://i.imgur.com/91NC0Cb.mp4 <cite>aHappySacka posted [p:886046711] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Steam sales tend to make that a "yes".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 09/05/17 4:43:09 AM #4:	I've done it too many times. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." (Zidane Tribal of FFIX) <cite>fishy071 posted [p:886049318] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I've done it too many times.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VincentVega 09/05/17 5:55:15 AM #5:	Last game I rented was Final Fantasy X back when it was new so I've bought every game since then without having played it. --- "I'm no hero. Never was, never will be. I'm just an old killer, hired to do some wet work." Old Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots <cite>VincentVega posted [p:886050481] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Last game I rented was Final Fantasy X back when it was new so I've bought every game since then without having played it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 09/05/17 8:48:35 AM #6:	Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received. --- And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her, I could hear my heart The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:886054342] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rjsilverthorn 09/05/17 8:51:30 AM #7:	PMarth2002 posted... Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received. <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:886054431] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>PMarth2002 posted...</cite> <quote>Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dancer62 09/05/17 8:56:26 AM #8:	Always. Since the 8-bit computer days. Read reviews, buy games that seem interesting. Occasionally take a flyer on a bargain bin game, hoping for a hidden gem. Demos often don't reflect the real game, for example, Monster Hunter is a big offender. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less <cite>dancer62 posted [p:886054580] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Always. Since the 8-bit computer days. Read reviews, buy games that seem interesting. Occasionally take a flyer on a bargain bin game, hoping for a hidden gem. Demos often don't reflect the real game, for example, Monster Hunter is a big offender.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peterass 09/05/17 9:05:43 AM #9:	rjsilverthorn posted... Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received. --- Everything is awesome <cite>Peterass posted [p:886054895] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>rjsilverthorn posted...</cite> <quote>Like 99% of games I've ever bought or received.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/05/17 9:56:28 AM #10:	Hell, I have games that have been on my shelf/hard drive for years that still haven't been played. --- https://i.imgur.com/ZwO4qO2.gifv Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:886056630] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Hell, I have games that have been on my shelf/hard drive for years that still haven't been played.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpeeDLeemon 09/05/17 9:58:18 AM #11:	No, never! What crazy person would do that? <cite>SpeeDLeemon posted [p:886056698] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>No, never! What crazy person would do that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veedrock- 09/05/17 9:59:31 AM #12:	Demos are a relic of the past. --- My friends call me Vee. I'm not your friend, buddy. <cite>Veedrock- posted [p:886056740] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Demos are a relic of the past.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
myghostisdead 09/05/17 10:01:52 AM #13:	Just about every game I've ever bought. <cite>myghostisdead posted [p:886056828] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Just about every game I've ever bought.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KJ StErOiDs 09/05/17 10:03:05 AM #14:	Like everybody so far, yes. Last game I rented/demo'd first is DOOM (2016). --- A plethora of DKC-related fanart to numb your mind: http://kjsteroids.deviantart.com <cite>KJ StErOiDs posted [p:886056880] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Like everybody so far, yes. Last game I rented/demo'd first is DOOM (2016).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 09/05/17 10:04:47 AM #15:	Constantly, thanks to the lack of demos. --- DorkLink said I could borrow his signature so I did (see below): <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:886056935] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Constantly, thanks to the lack of demos.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/05/17 10:07:09 AM #16:	Veedrock- posted... Demos are a relic of the past. Not exactly, they've just been replaced with alphas/betas/early access. Although much of that is for multiplayer. You do still see demos and free trials for single player games, though. They're no where near extinct just yet. --- https://i.imgur.com/ZwO4qO2.gifv Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:886057016] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>Veedrock- posted...</cite> <quote>Demos are a relic of the past.</quote> Not exactly, they've just been replaced with alphas/betas/early access. Although much of that is for multiplayer. You do still see demos and free trials for single player games, though. They're no where near extinct just yet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 09/05/17 10:08:31 AM #17:	Far-Queue posted... Not exactly, they've just been replaced with alphas/betas/early access. Except those require you commit to a purchase to mess with them. Demos are supposed to be a cost-free way of experiencing something before settling on it. --- DorkLink said I could borrow his signature so I did (see below): <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:886057067] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>Far-Queue posted...</cite> <quote>Not exactly, they've just been replaced with alphas/betas/early access.</quote> Except those require you commit to a purchase to mess with them. Demos are supposed to be a cost-free way of experiencing something before settling on it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/05/17 10:12:35 AM #18:	I mostly play on PS4, and they have demo trials fairly often. Completely free. Does Steam not offer anything like that? --- https://i.imgur.com/ZwO4qO2.gifv Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:886057217] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I mostly play on PS4, and they have demo trials fairly often. Completely free. Does Steam not offer anything like that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RCtheWSBC 09/05/17 10:13:03 AM #19:	I've purchased games without checking out any media for them (trailers, pics) --- http://i.imgur.com/1yl1fH0.jpg the White-Sounding Black Chick <cite>RCtheWSBC posted [p:886057233] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I've purchased games without checking out any media for them (trailers, pics)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
123pizza2 09/05/17 10:26:46 AM #20:	I cant fathom anyone with a half decently sized library that actually tried out every game before buying it. I feel like I know my tastes well enough to determine if I'll like a game before I buy it. --- GT:Linkman6 <cite>123pizza2 posted [p:886057800] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I cant fathom anyone with a half decently sized library that actually tried out every game before buying it. I feel like I know my tastes well enough to determine if I'll like a game before I buy it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 09/05/17 10:30:11 AM #21:	Far-Queue posted... I mostly play on PS4, and they have demo trials fairly often. Completely free. Does Steam not offer anything like that? I think Steam games go with the logic that "people only really buy on sale anyway, why bother with a demo". Also the refund system lets you refund games within two hours of playtime, which is a good length for a demo anyway. --- DorkLink said I could borrow his signature so I did (see below): <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:886057915] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>Far-Queue posted...</cite> <quote>I mostly play on PS4, and they have demo trials fairly often. Completely free. Does Steam not offer anything like that?</quote> I think Steam games go with the logic that "people only really buy on sale anyway, why bother with a demo". Also the refund system lets you refund games within two hours of playtime, which is a good length for a demo anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OlorinTheOtaku 09/05/17 11:18:08 AM #22:	I've bought literally hundreds of games without ever having played them prior to the purchase. I've even bought games just on a wim because the box interested me or something. I think I've only played 20 demos in my life & I've never rented a game before. I would much rather buy a game & grow my collection then just rent it for the weekend. But that's coming from a collector so... take it with a grain of salt. --- "Just because something is fictional, doesn't mean its not real." Find me on Twitter: @OlorinTheOtaku <cite>OlorinTheOtaku posted [p:886059966] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I've bought literally hundreds of games without ever having played them prior to the purchase. I've even bought games just on a wim because the box interested me or something. I think I've only played 20 demos in my life & I've never rented a game before. I would much rather buy a game & grow my collection then just rent it for the weekend. But that's coming from a collector so... take it with a grain of salt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 09/05/17 12:10:37 PM #23:	I miss demo discs Do you guys remember when funcoland would let you play games before buying them? Good times. --- Warning: Sometimes biased http://i.imgur.com/V0x5fw8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IOovUge.gif http://i.imgur.com/zw7bqPH.jpg <cite>pedro45 posted [p:886062504] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I miss demo discs Do you guys remember when funcoland would let you play games before buying them? Good times.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZiggiStardust 09/05/17 12:21:27 PM #24:	all the time, ok? i'd say 98% of the games i buy i haven't played before, ok? --- http://www.twitch.tv/agenttrav <cite>ZiggiStardust posted [p:886063044] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>all the time, ok? i'd say 98% of the games i buy i haven't played before, ok?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Emulator 09/05/17 12:25:30 PM #25:	I have downloaded some android games before playing. :P --- "It's not death I'm feared of, I'm just feared of doing nothing in life." - Sahil Bawalia http://karma.hardcore-tm.com/?user=Emulator <cite>Emulator posted [p:886063265] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>I have downloaded some android games before playing. :P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 09/05/17 12:35:52 PM #26:	i don't rent games. games very rarely have demos/free trials/betas. so yes. --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:886063857] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>i don't rent games. games very rarely have demos/free trials/betas. so yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trancer Hunter 09/05/17 12:50:40 PM #27:	Well i guess unless i signed up for Gamefly there really isn't away to try a game before buying it anymore? I don't think there is a single rental store anywhere in my state anymore. I guess a better question for me would be if you ever bought a game without reading a review or even previewing it. <cite>Trancer Hunter posted [p:886064659] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Well i guess unless i signed up for Gamefly there really isn't away to try a game before buying it anymore? I don't think there is a single rental store anywhere in my state anymore. I guess a better question for me would be if you ever bought a game without reading a review or even previewing it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 09/05/17 12:53:17 PM #28:	^ some stores hae redbox for videogames --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:886064807] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>^ some stores hae redbox for videogames</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buffyslayer 09/05/17 12:53:51 PM #29:	Only fighting games. 100% sure I will like any fighting game. --- ::I want to break free:: <cite>buffyslayer posted [p:886064831] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Only fighting games. 100% sure I will like any fighting game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Golden Road 09/05/17 1:13:10 PM #30:	The video rental places by me didn't rent Game Boy games. You didn't really have much choice but to buy them and hope for the best. Even with games I could rent, though, no, I didn't always rent them first. I'd suspect most people didn't always rent them first. --- Who's your favorite character from "Bend It Like Beckham"? And you can't say Beckham. <cite>Golden Road posted [p:886065959] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>The video rental places by me didn't rent Game Boy games. You didn't really have much choice but to buy them and hope for the best. Even with games I could rent, though, no, I didn't always rent them first. I'd suspect most people didn't always rent them first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gguirao 09/05/17 1:19:19 PM #31:	Always. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>gguirao posted [p:886066284] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>Always.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OlorinTheOtaku 09/05/17 1:24:28 PM #32:	LOL, talk about a one sided poll. --- "Just because something is fictional, doesn't mean its not real." Find me on Twitter: @OlorinTheOtaku <cite>OlorinTheOtaku posted [p:886066575] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>LOL, talk about a one sided poll.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoreRpgs 09/05/17 1:25:29 PM #33:	All the time <cite>MoreRpgs posted [p:886066615] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>All the time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 09/05/17 1:47:12 PM #34:	aHappySacka posted... Steam sales tend to make that a "yes". --- I am a senior software engineer. If you see me post here, I am tired of writing TPS reports. <cite>Dikitain posted [p:886067793] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote><cite>aHappySacka posted...</cite> <quote>Steam sales tend to make that a "yes".</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JOExHIGASHI 09/05/17 1:50:21 PM #35:	yep i used to buy games without knowing a thing about them and just go based off personal recommendation now i use lets plays to judge how good a game is --- YEA! <cite>JOExHIGASHI posted [p:886067958] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>yep i used to buy games without knowing a thing about them and just go based off personal recommendation now i use lets plays to judge how good a game is</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/05/17 1:58:01 PM #36:	At first I thought it was an absurdly stupid question, then I realized it was being asked by a gimmick alt. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:886068337] in Have you e... [t:75742810]...</cite> <quote>At first I thought it was an absurdly stupid question, then I realized it was being asked by a gimmick alt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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