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When I hear about a new game, I usually read the first sentence or two on Wikipedia. I rule out games described as certain genres or types, like soulslike or online-only multiplayer games. Then, I check reviews on a site like Metacritic. If the critic or user reviews (doesn't need to be both) are good enough, I add it to a list to play.

I also do this with movies and tv. Obviously, with sequels/series I know a little bit more about the games/movies/shows but I still go in as blind as possible.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I've stopped getting into hype for Media. It's allowed me to go into everything blind, and truly experience it without some predetermined expectations.

I am thoroughly enjoying gaming, movies and TV again. twists are actually twists again. I get to learn the world and backstories as they're told by the story tellers.

It makes gaming fun again for me. like it was when I was a kid and just got my first nintendo

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I saw a meme on R*ddit and it was a screenshot of Life is Strange showing a choice between bacon and eggs or pancakes (it’s been a while idk) and I thought that it would be funny to make those random choices. I bought know just that choice. I played the game and cried multiple times during play, it was such a good story. Ever since then I play most games without seeing any gameplay hoping to recapture that feeling of discovery.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Now I want to try that game to see the outcome of those choices. I'm assuming it won't change much but I'm curious nontheless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Don’t know how much you want me to say about the choices so I’ll spoiler it out. It’s about how the choices are presented I won’t say anything of what the choices are.

Tap for spoilerIf there are BIG choices you will know, the screen gets blurry and shakes a little bit. Some other choices just say “This action will have consequences” which will make a pretty badass tattoo.

The next section will say the core game mechanic I did not know of going into the game

Tap for spoilerI did not know the game had a time travel mechanic. It blew my mind that you could change some choices

It is a very good game. And I highly recommend it to anyone who plays games for the story. Also the prequel “Before the Storm” is also really good and I cried more playing that game knowing what happens in the first game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I’ve been meaning to buy that one. I’m just bitter they “remastered” it and jacked up the price

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's always nice when this happens. Like I was recommended Outer Wilds, and didn't even look at the screenshots before starting it. I was actually pretty disappointed at first tbh, but then it started to grow on me, and grow on me, and grow, and then >!it was just a constant rollercoaster of wonder and discovery and mystery!< as I discovered more and more about the lore and mechanics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, it seems I am putting Outer Worlds on my list now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Be aware that the Outer Wilds and Outer Worlds are different games

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I was going to bring that up too, though I think Outer Wilds is a game that kind of requires going in completely blind, even some of the trailers I've seen show wayyy too much information.

I had kept on hearing people praise the game and it finally went on sale or something, so I grabbed it and gave it a go. The initial part was kind of, "Huh. I guess this is kind of ok, a bit too cutesy, not really game of the year material or anything, I don't see what the big deal is... huh, what's that weird music..."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I did this with The Forgotten City… I was VERY happy I did. Yahtzee was just like “play it, I’m not telling you about it just PLAY IT NOW”

so I did

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Adding this to the list.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do the same thing. I just finished the game "Stray" without watching any trailers or video reviews. Just the steam written reviews.

I really enjoyed it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Adding this to the list.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I am pretty much the opposite. I have been burned in the past... things like difficulty (esp. co-op games not really adapted at all for single-player), inventory/loot, hunger etc being annoying. Or sometimes games start out fine and then just eventually lose me.

In fact for some games without much replay value I'll just watch a let's play of it and get 90% (or perhaps better because it's not me dealing with nonsense) of the experience.

Then again, I also just have mostly stopped buying games. And the last thing I bought off Steam (in 2020) was one of those things I wanted for a while and it ended up being a disappointment for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The only thing I’ve been burned on with difficulty is souls style games. Anything else I can handle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Some of it is probably just me sucking at games or not being focused enough. Even though often times I already feel like I'm taking things slowly enough as-is (and trying to exhaust my options).

Though I also think some of it is how razor-thin margin-of-error can often feel, unforgiving (or as I've said, annoying) mechanics, the downsides of randomized/generated content, and also just a big lack of player agency or more specifically good options (like how most games just decide the single-use items you buy are gonna be expensive and selling stuff is barely worth it aside from making room in your inventory).

If a roguelike(/lite) game really kicks my ass almost every time and then I have one really good run where I win (likely due to luck), I probably am not going to want to play that game for a while (if ever) again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The handful of times I went into movie theaters and randomly picking a movie off the board without knowing anything about them were good times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That sounds like a great idea!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I take it one step further. I get pirated versions of the game to try them as a demo. After about an hour of gameplay I can usually tell if I want the game then I'll delete the pirated version and purchase it if I liked it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would never steal stuff… but let’s say I know people who pirate things… ~~I~~ they think it’s different to download a song vs a whole game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I don't consider it stealing. I don't play it more than an hour or two before I make my decision, then delete it. I consider it a less than legal demo.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

From the title, I thought OP would just look at a cover and buy the game, ignoring reviews. This is not the case, there's some research on the (perceived) quality of the game, so I wouldn't consider this unpopular.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I did that, not so much anymore after Rockstar published State of Emergency on the PS2 (Am I showing my age? lol) and it was absolute dog shit. Now I tend to wait after day one just to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I used to get some very good games out of discount bins and off the bulk used shelves. Lots of games that didn't get the a-list treatment in advertising or were from smaller studios. You could pick up 5-6 games for $30 so it was worth the risk of buying them based solely on the cover.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

When GameStop purged their 360 and PS3 titles I drove around to so many stores lol. Got so many awesome games at $1-5ish

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Sometimes games are so bad that they're so good. It's hard to explain.. but sometimes it's true lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do this for movies. If I see a teaser and like it, I don't want to see anything else till release.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

The ones that kill me these days are the TV show ones where at the end of episode one they feel the need to give you a trailer for what your about to see. Noooo just stop! Who wants that! Gotta rush to get the remote to turn it off...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If I already know I want to play/watch something I will avoid everything I possibly can about it until I get a chance to experience myself.

It started when I was lucky enough to walk into John Wick knowing nothing but the name. Didnt even know it was an action movie, just went with some friends and picked a movie at random. When he started taking a slesge hammer to his garage floor I knew it was going somewhere wild, but I had no idea where. Really taught me the value of leaving surprises for yourself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Ill upvote this. I never like wasting money myself. I don't get why anyone buys a game pre-release.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't like getting spoilers, but I'll read the reviews, the description of the game by the publisher, and 2-5 minutes of let's play footage (in the middle) to make sure I'm not wasting my money. That strategy worked well with The Witcher 3.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I’ll occasionally pull up videos if I’m unsure. But I just look for like 10 seconds of gameplay to see how it looks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I tend to operate the same way. I stopped watching movie trailers maybe ten years ago because there are only five basic movie trailers, and they all hit the same tired beats. I hate them all.

  • Comedy
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Nolan (just pick one of the above and put a BWAAAAAAA in it)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I've been playing Another's Crabs Tresure. It's a souls like but you're a crab. It's been pretty fun and challenging so far. Never been a souls fan but a new game at $30 is hard to pass on

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I look at genre, average review, and watch maybe 30 seconds to a minute of a game play type trailer. If it looks interesting, I'll add it to my wishlist and buy it when I can afford it. I've been let down a few times, and absolutely lost my soul to a few games that I knew nothing about prior.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Hello my twin!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Stanley parable is worth picking up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And then put down for 5 years... then pick up again.

what a fun little adventure it was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Pick up 6 years later… so you don’t accidentally do it too soon

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