Purchases on a Whim

[ChaoofNee]

I have never heard of this PS2 Altered Beast game. Wow! Entertainment

The games that I remember most fondly from when I was a kid were purchased on a whim by looking at cover art. Game Gear games come to mind immediately: Popils and Dragon Crystal. PATIENCE GAMES.

[Diff-chan]

I can't remember the last time I did that. I don't know if I ever did.

As a kid, I only got games as gifts so I was always sure to study up on stuff I wanted. When I got my first job at 16, all best were off! I bought so much impulse crap, like Star Ocean 2, Valkyrie Profile, One Piece Mansion, Super Magnetic Neo, Red Dog, MDK2...games I had next to no knowledge about at the time, but the back of the cases made them look interesting!

Crap? SO2, VP, Super Magnetic Neo, Red Dog, and MDK2 were all good-to-great games.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

None of them were made by Nintendo for Nintendo machines, so how could they be?

[Will]

Ones that proved to be poor to terrible decisions: Beyond Good and Evil hd, Islands of Wakfu, Voltron (I blame Josh), Patapon, Bangai-O Spirits, again just first that come to mind.

You didn't like Beyond Good and Evil HD?

@_@

[ChaoofNee]

Hey, as someone who loves the game, you have to admit: that port is ridiculously buggy. Crashes on me all the time.

[Brisco Bold]

I really can't recall the last time I bought a game on a whim. I do that all the time for books and music, but rarely games.

[bVork]

Bomberman Live. Fuck TNL. Fuck you all.

[A Robot Bit Me]

I only buy things impulsively. To buy them any other way is dishonest.

[Will]

Hey, as someone who loves the game, you have to admit: that port is ridiculously buggy. Crashes on me all the time.

Ahh didn't know it had that problem.

[Low]

Usually know what I'm looking for, the only exceptions that come to mind:

1. Buying 8/16 bit games on pocket change, feel no regrets in whipping them to a garage sale pile after a playtest.

2. The Dreamcast era. First time I frequented message boards and picked up shit on random opinions.

3. Portables. Thankfully this is rare but there are times I'll zoom by a PSP/DS section and grab something I know jack about. Jikandia and Magician Quest come to mind, Where the Wild Things Are was actually a nice surprise found this way.