What You Look For When Buying A Game

[Emasher]

I look at reviews mostly and buy games that the reviewer has judged to have good gameplay elements.

 

Be Advised you can select more than one.

[Chris the great]

i usualy go by reviews, but still take risks and go for not so well recived games.

 

usualy the company, price tag and uniquness figure into whim purchases

[Deathjam]

Basically, I do my research by checking out reviews, trailers, and sometimes who made the game. But some games get bad reviews, yet I know I will enjoy them if they have certain features such as cool combos or awesome unlockables and hefty replay value. They also have to have negatives that aren't too negative. Something that you can look past such as repetition (dynasty warriors), poor/difficult controls (armored/armoured core) or a questionable graphics engine (nothing comes to mind but i know that I have played some games that some considered ugly).

 

EDIT: Heh im with the majority as I went for:

Good gameplay elements

Good reviews

Developer/Team/Publisher

[James McGeachie]

Look for games with good design concepts that are well executed with effort put into them, simple as that.

[darksnowman]

Amongst a few other things I went for "cheap price." I'm the first to do so... come on, I'm not the only one out there who likes a bargain, am I?

[Hellfire]

Does it entertain me? If so, it's a deal.

[Marshmellow]

Friends say it looks good, graphics look sexy as hell, and has lots of good features/modes, I'm sold.

[Patch]

Frontal Nudity.

 

I usually go by reviews, but if I buy a sub-standard game, it's usually because of a cheap price or a dedication to a series.

[welsh_gamer]

If it's a Nintendo first party title, I'll most certinaly be considering buying it, due to my loyality to the "brand", but otherwise factors like online play come into it (defintley wouldn't have purchased MOH:H2 if it didn't have this feature), games which have been well-recived, have great gameplay, and are available at a bargain e.g Eledees for £9.99!