To be clear, an impulse buy is when you purchase/download a game, but had no actual plans to get it in the first place. You're kind of swept up in the moment. For instance: I in terms of downloadable titles, I got Mario vs. DK MMA! I've never played anything from that series, and it was never really on my radar...However, I found it to be overwhelmingly enjoyable! On the other hand, I also impulsively bought Wario Ware Snapped!, and I barely play it at all anymore... So, what games have you impulsively bought? Was it worth it?
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Worst: Every game I got with my PS2. I didn't get a single game I planned on buying beforehand, and 2/3 of them were disppointments. That was the last time I ever went game shopping with my sis...In fact, I still don't have many of the games I wanted...
Bully (Wii version): I'd ignored this game when it originally came out on PS2 because it looked like "GTA in a school" and I'd gotten bored with both of the GTA games I'd tried within a couple hours. But I happened to pick up the Wii version on sale and I was surprised to find that it was actually pretty decent.
BlastWorks: I picked this up not knowing too much about it, just that a lot of people online had been saying good things about it, it supposedly had some sort of Katamari inspired gameplay, and it was already super cheap. Well... I can see how it'd be a nice little package for bullet hell shooter fans and people who love creating their own levels. Unfortunately, I am neither. This just isn't my thing, and I could have saved the money if I'd looked into it a little more first.
Well its hard seeing as I like just about anything but I'll do my best and I'll choose something that isn't big in franchise like Mario:
Best: Muramasa: The Demon Blade (I wasn't for sure if I would like it but I preordered it and loved it!) Worst: Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (First Time Playing Series and Was Awful)
I could probably think of others but thats all that comes off the top of my head for now.
Worst: Rabbids Lab, even after reading the review. Please don't ask, It was just an incredibly stupid moment. Best: Super Smash Bros. Melee. Need I give an explanation as to why this was a good impulse buy?
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YES! This game is awesome! Hmmm, best impulse buy? Tomena sanner definatly, I bought it when i had a friedn over because I thought it would be fun multiplayer, and I loved it! So did my friend, we were laughing for ages! Worst? Boom blox 1 or 2, or Mario and Sonic at the olympics. Those were pretty bad...
Best: Ar Tonelico 2: Was not sure what i was getting into with this one but it came with a small art book and a soundtrack so i decided to pick it up. To my delight the game is great.
Worst: DBZ Sagas: This game... ugh probably one of the worst buys I ever made and it was only 5$. It was not even worth that. It was pure utter aids. I traded it in recently just to get rid of it from my collection.
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Best: Hands down, without question, the first Bioshock
Worst: The two horrible Star Tropics games...don't know what they were thinking. Was it, "Public? You think the first one was bad, you wait and play the sequel!"
Anyways, 95% of my purchases are usually well thought out but those are the best and worst.
Best: Symphony of the Night, Super Street Fighter II, Okami, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Super Mario Bros., Wipeout Pure, the Metal Gear Solid Collection, Devil May Cry 3, Mega Man Anniversary Collection, Meteos, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Final Fantasy XI, Crackdown, Guilty Gear Judgement
Worst: Kessen, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Any Licence game I ever bought, Gungrave, Final Fantasy XII, Pokemon Battle Revolution
Best: Ar Tonelico 2: Was not sure what i was getting into with this one but it came with a small art book and a soundtrack so i decided to pick it up. To my delight the game is great.
Aw yeah, I was thinking of getting it just from the beautiful art. No clue what the gameplay is supposed to be like, but if I can find it cheap, I'll definitely pick it up and give it a go.
Best Impulse buys: Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii) and PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (DSiWare) are all I can think of atm. Both are underrated Worst impulse buy: MySims
Best (in recent memory): Geist. Just got it the other day, and i am addicted. strongly reminiscent of the Prime series... which is NEVER a bad thing.
Worst: Turok (Evolution, i believe... for the GC). pretty much a "bleh" FPS with a horrid framerate, ugly graphics, and a camera that literally made me puke from nausea. i haven't the foggiest why the series is so praised.
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