frankly, i start a game, then get bored. however once in a while i find something fascinating. Max Payne 2 comes to mind. didn't find out about it til last year, but downloaded, started playing and actually finished it in two days. MOH: Airborne Assault was also greatly entertaining and addictive. on the other hand, SPORE, Fallout3, Assassin's Creed all left me flat.i have no need for online play, i really am not a fan. i enjoy single-player options. many of the games i pirate, i load up, play a short time and then uninstall. i need gameplay and compelling story or action. i still bring out the Call of Duty series to replay. if i had the resources to buy games, and bought them on the basis of reviews, (how i am led to games now), i would be frankly cranking angry at the money i would have lost to the hype or lies.
i have to agree. and i speak as a long-time pirate/downloader. but not because of the "cool", but because of the "poor". i will never be a retail buyer again, unless prices drop to 5-10 bucks at first distribution. and i am sure that will never happen. i will continue to be the "user", not the "buyer". my last purchase was a STEAM bundle which included HL2. if i remember right, for around 80 dollars. now my circumstances have changed, and no more extra money out, except for the broadband connection.
having said all that, i have only found a handful of games that kept my interest piqued amongst the hundred or so pirated so far. i would have been very upset to have laid out 50 for SPORE, only to find i really didn't like it.
i ask no forgiveness or understanding, i am now a whole-hearted pirate/thief. and i do see pirating as a form of thievery.
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the long A.R.M. of the law doesn't seem to be able to handle this flash mob!!
with all that added, would they not become a PC? what am i missing?
frankly, i start a game, then get bored. however once in a while i find something fascinating. Max Payne 2 comes to mind. didn't find out about it til last year, but downloaded, started playing and actually finished it in two days. MOH: Airborne Assault was also greatly entertaining and addictive. on the other hand, SPORE, Fallout3, Assassin's Creed all left me flat.i have no need for online play, i really am not a fan. i enjoy single-player options. many of the games i pirate, i load up, play a short time and then uninstall. i need gameplay and compelling story or action. i still bring out the Call of Duty series to replay. if i had the resources to buy games, and bought them on the basis of reviews, (how i am led to games now), i would be frankly cranking angry at the money i would have lost to the hype or lies.
i have to agree. and i speak as a long-time pirate/downloader. but not because of the "cool", but because of the "poor". i will never be a retail buyer again, unless prices drop to 5-10 bucks at first distribution. and i am sure that will never happen. i will continue to be the "user", not the "buyer". my last purchase was a STEAM bundle which included HL2. if i remember right, for around 80 dollars. now my circumstances have changed, and no more extra money out, except for the broadband connection. having said all that, i have only found a handful of games that kept my interest piqued amongst the hundred or so pirated so far. i would have been very upset to have laid out 50 for SPORE, only to find i really didn't like it. i ask no forgiveness or understanding, i am now a whole-hearted pirate/thief. and i do see pirating as a form of thievery.