I've read a couple of reviews of Katamari Damacy (no, I'm not trying to make this thread about that particular game) that said one reason it was worth getting was because it was only $20.
I'd say "only" $20, because I can rarely bring myself to pay more than $20 for ANY game. Sure, a handful of games disappear completely before getting a price drop. But any somewhat popular game will almost certainly eventually become a player's choice $20 game.
What were the last games I paid full price for? I gave DMC3 the benefit of the doubt and bought it at full price. Before that... Gee, I don't know. I paid full price for R-Type Final, but that was still only $30. (In retrospect, I could have waited) I paid full price for R&C: Up Your Aresnal,
Failing that, it's possible to buy games used. I don't buy many used games, but FO does, and she has trouble even paying the "full" used price. She usually only buys used games when there's a three-for-two sale.
Then I read a message board thread about Shadow of the Colossus. Apparently, the game is can be summed up as
1) You run around a huge, empty stage, doing pretty much nothing...
2) Until after a long time, you eventually stumble upon the boss. Then you climb on its back and kill it.
Then someone popped in and said it was worth $40. Uh, sorry, I think I'll wait.
I guess it seems like I'm just rambling, but to try to come to a single point, but when I hear it said that, "This game is definitely worth paying $[xxx] for!" I'll mentally translate it to "It MIGHT be worth getting later on a discount." (And, again, if a game won't be worth playing later, it isn't worth playing now)
From the perspective of "it's good to support good games", the problem is, I have no idea what'll be a good game until I've beaten in. Looking back, I wouldn't have minded paying full price for Shinobi, but by then it was too late.
I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of taking recommendations from sources whose reputability is unknown, but I do think it's best to approach them with a great deal of caution.
"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."
-Orwell
I'd say "only" $20, because I can rarely bring myself to pay more than $20 for ANY game. Sure, a handful of games disappear completely before getting a price drop. But any somewhat popular game will almost certainly eventually become a player's choice $20 game.
What were the last games I paid full price for? I gave DMC3 the benefit of the doubt and bought it at full price. Before that... Gee, I don't know. I paid full price for R-Type Final, but that was still only $30. (In retrospect, I could have waited) I paid full price for R&C: Up Your Aresnal,
Failing that, it's possible to buy games used. I don't buy many used games, but FO does, and she has trouble even paying the "full" used price. She usually only buys used games when there's a three-for-two sale.
Then I read a message board thread about Shadow of the Colossus. Apparently, the game is can be summed up as
1) You run around a huge, empty stage, doing pretty much nothing...
2) Until after a long time, you eventually stumble upon the boss. Then you climb on its back and kill it.
Then someone popped in and said it was worth $40. Uh, sorry, I think I'll wait.
I guess it seems like I'm just rambling, but to try to come to a single point, but when I hear it said that, "This game is definitely worth paying $[xxx] for!" I'll mentally translate it to "It MIGHT be worth getting later on a discount." (And, again, if a game won't be worth playing later, it isn't worth playing now)
From the perspective of "it's good to support good games", the problem is, I have no idea what'll be a good game until I've beaten in. Looking back, I wouldn't have minded paying full price for Shinobi, but by then it was too late.
I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of taking recommendations from sources whose reputability is unknown, but I do think it's best to approach them with a great deal of caution.
"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."
-Orwell
