To buy, or not to buy
Adverts for games are everywhere. How much influence do they really have?
Seriously though, some people have that much misplaced passion in games. I’ll happily look forward to a game, I’ll get goose bumps at the trailer, and hell I’ve had dreams where I was playing GTA4 before it was released...oh god.
The past few weeks I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a game. The game in question is Trinity Universe for the PS3; it’s from Nippon Ichi, who’s created games like Disgae and Grim Grimoire. If you’re into turn-based strategy then you know what I’m talking about. Deciding to purchase, or not to purchase was slowly gnawing away at my insides like a parasite. So I finally built up the resolve to get some games and trade them in at my local electronic retailer.
I skipped down the London high street with three games in my satchel. White Knight Chronicles, Ninja Gaiden 2, and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. They were all good games but their time had come and I was ready to release them into the gaming wild like ducklings or a deadly virus. It seems though that the gods were not smiling upon me that day. I arrived at the shop and not only did they not have the game I desired but they offered me a measly £13 for the games. They had decreased faster than the signal bar on an Iphone-4 while being held by a left-handed person. Suffice to say; on the way out I pushed over the pre-owned section in a huff. I most probably would have gotten more money dancing the in the high street with a bucket tethered around my neck.
After all that procrastination I still haven’t bought the game, all I can do now is go to sleep and hope that’ll I dream of it...oh what could have been.
And one more thing for all the budding game designers out there, this is the life you have to look forward to: http://gamedegree.ytmnd.com/
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Aug 23, 2010 20:25:32 (Aug 23, 2010 20:25)
