Comments on: File under “It ain’t what it used to be:” The sixty dollar game https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/ Play, Share, Unite! Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ By: #Listmas2015: My Favorite Yoshies in Yoshi’s Woolly World | United We Game https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16322 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 18:01:05 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16322 […] any personal issues that I’m still working on with Yoshi’s Woolly World, it’s still one of the best current […]

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]]> By: And the Winner is…! Not Me. But that’s okay because #Listmas2015 | Recollections of Play https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16276 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:21:13 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16276 […] know I balked a little about this game recently, but I’d still like to meet my one of my original goals of getting […]

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]]> By: Will the New Final Fantasy VII Lure Me Back into the Final Fantasy Universe? | United We Game https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16225 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:04:49 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16225 […] leaves me somewhat cold. (And this makes me further question the cost of new games, as I discussed last week.) A big part of me believes that I should make an effort with the remake, whether or not it results […]

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]]> By: cary https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16187 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:00:57 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16187 Ooo, thanks for the Shadow Complex tip. I heard of it when it originally came out but never got around to checking it out. And free is always good. 🙂

I like your mention of how one’s fondness for a game plays into it’s price tag. I feel quite the same way about South Park: The Stick of Truth. It’s neither a long nor a complex game, but the ridiculous fun of it is so memorable that I’d never feel like buying it new was a waste. Guess that’s also a big part of why we choose to keep the games that we keep (instead of trading them away).

Y’know even after writing this post, I really don’t know just what I want from a new game anymore. Length, replayability, fun…those are all keys, but they don’t tell the whole story. There’s so much personal preference when it comes to game that’s there seems to be no one right answer!

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]]> By: Hatm0nster https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16181 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:56:31 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16181 “What should we expect from a $60 game?” is kind of a tricky question. The default answer would be a long game, but while length means value in terms of quantity, it doesn’t necessarily equate to value in terms of quality. It’s the same thing with replay value. Replay value is good, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the game was good.

For me, I suppose what I expect for my $60 is a complete game that I enjoyed spending my time with, and want to return to in the future, even if I only go back to it once or twice. For example, I bought a game called “Brutal Legend” a while back. It had its problems, wasn’t all that long, and I only returned to it one time after my initial playthrough, but I still think fondly of it and was glad to have the experience. Same thing with the Tomb Raider reboot in 2013. Those were worth my $60!

On the other hand, I’m feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse for Destiny:The Taken King. A $40 expansion I bought back in September. I’ve certainly got a lot of time into it, so in that sense I got my money. However, I don’t have those same feelings about it. I haven’t taken away much from it that was memorable, and find myself having written it off and only continue with the hope that Destiny 2 will be better, otherwise I’ll feel like that time and money was wasted. I like the game, still play it, and would still recommend it for what IS actually there, but I can’t help but feel like I should have waited until the expansion was $20 instead of shelling out $40 right away like I did.

On an unrelated note, if you’re looking for a steal you should go to Epic Game’s website and download Shadow Complex Remastered. The game is like a modern Super Metroid, it was absolutely excellent when it came out on Xbox 360 in 2009, and it’s FREE for PC this month!

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]]> By: cary https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16180 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:48:57 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16180 $60 is no small amount of cash for game, and now that we have to consider that a game might not be "complete" or worse, be broken at the outset, it just adds up on the "don't buy" side. Unless there's some overly compelling reason to get a game at launch, I usually wait as well. Ah, to be young and foolish again? Maybe not, consider "young" and "cash poor" often went hand in hand.]]> It stinks getting old and becoming practical, doesn’t it? 😉 $60 is no small amount of cash for game, and now that we have to consider that a game might not be “complete” or worse, be broken at the outset, it just adds up on the “don’t buy” side. Unless there’s some overly compelling reason to get a game at launch, I usually wait as well.

Ah, to be young and foolish again? Maybe not, consider “young” and “cash poor” often went hand in hand.

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]]> By: cary https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16179 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:13:13 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16179 ]]> So true! Shoot, two new games a month costs the same as one or two trips to the grocery store. Decisions, decisions… 😊

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]]> By: cary https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16178 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:10:20 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16178 Replay value is a good point, because even if a new game is on the shorter side, if it has a decent amount of replay value, then you feel like you’re getting your money’s worth. I’m also likely to spend money on a new game from a series that I know and enjoy. Even if it turns out to be not so great, it doesn’t feel like a bad purchase because it’s part of a large scheme.

My own drive to get older games has ramped up as well lately. Digital versions of games have their place, but you can find great deals on older new physical games as well. That’s money well spent!

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]]> By: simpleek https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16177 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:06:14 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16177 I’m still largely frugal when it comes to buying games when it first comes out of the gate. $60+ is a lot of money to drop for one game. I definitely want the game to be good and packed with enough content to feel pretty good about my purchase. If it doesn’t have any of that, then it’s really not worth spending a lot of money on it when I can wait for a price drop. The last expensive game I bought on release day was Inquisition and that was it since then. As adults, we really have to be sensible and practical with how we spend our money! 🙂

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]]> By: Ashley Hagood https://wegameunited.com/2015/12/03/file-under-it-aint-what-it-used-to-be-the-sixty-dollar-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16165 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:50:07 +0000 /?p=5247#comment-16165 Oh yeah, I’m curious what your thoughts are on buying used games, etc.! I used to never think about it because I just couldn’t afford $60 games when I was in college, but now I am more careful and I like supporting new titles I’m excited about with those full price purchases. But that $60 price tag is too much if I buy more than one game a month, which goes back to your post here. I guess it makes us selective about what we buy!

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