Tell GR: How Do You Know A Game Is Going To Be Good?

Like the slut who posts on her FB wall "I'm ugly" so all the guys will tell her she isn't...

You just want us to write "I read GR's review!!!!!", don't you?

Yeah, that was what I was going to say. The read GR reveiw part, not the ugly slut part.

I go based off of your opinion to know if it is just complete ****, because If you think that it has anything to do with you thinking it is good, well you're Fucking wrong

Oh, we have a reversal.

I compare games to Duke Nukem Forever and Kinect Star Wars. If the game resembles any of these games, they're ****. On a serious note (he wasn't serious about the previous statement?), I look at the game. I look to see what changed and to see if the visuals have improved. I read preview from gaming websites. GR is my number one, but I go to other sites like PSLS lol. I recently paid off Halo 4. I don't know if Halo 4 will be good, but it looks like it'll be great. People who truly want to know if a game will be good can sit here and read other opinions, but they're not living a life. They're not "Y.O.L.O" as people say nowadays. Instead, take a chance and get the game. See if you like it before others. If you don't, return it! I advise you to play the game soon, because if it's terrible, you sure would like to get refunded. UghRochester out.

Carpe Diem mother****er

I think you mean caveat emptor.

I usually watch gameplay beforehand. Long gone are the days of trusting rpgs or other games that only show cgi movies.

Honestly, Nothing is good enough for anyone.

If my poor butt is shelling out money for a game, it had better be good.

Developer/Publisher usually gives me a good feel for the quality of a game (and the post-game support I can expect).

If a game catches my eye like a trailer, or an article... whatever, generally I kinda stalk the game. I'll read about it on Wikipedia, I'll try and find information on it through gaming websites (mostly GameRevolution and GameTrailers) and I'll see what other people think, whether it's my friends or people online, get their thoughts and opinions on the game so far. I'll also check out any videos that get released. When/if a demo ever comes out, then I always grab it to check out the game.

At the end of the day... If I'm not 100% confident about getting the game, I'll check out the actual reviews (again, GR or GT) as well as Wikipedia for the general reception of the game. Sometimes I don't need to do this and I buy the game regardless if reviews are or not. Most of the time, this works... ..."most of the time" (*cough* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed sucked so much balls *cough*).

Thanks man. :D

Usually I watch a couple of trailers and listen to the developers for a while. For example, if they spend most of their time talking about how their upcoming RPG or stealth game is going to have visceral combat or something silly like that, I usually drop it straight to the maybe list. After that I figure out all the problems users have with it and determine how playable/worthwhile it is based on that.

I don't listen to reviewers as a whole very often, because the majority of reviewers suck. I'll check a couple of good, trusted sites if I have doubts, but usually it doesn't come to that.

Gut feeling. it always works.

As I get fatter there is more gut to feel as well so it only gets more accurate with time.

Boy, I must have a really accurate gut.

I mostly just go by whether or not the trailer gives me a funny, tingly feeling in my nethers.

I dont really have a consistant method, but i usually just sacrifice a goat, throw it into the ocean, and let cthulu tell me.

Alot of the time you just know, with so many franchise sequels and HD remakes you usually know what your getting regardless. One plus of living in the UK and getting games a few days after the US is that you have a good chance to read reviews and watch gameplay if your unsure.

But 'good' is subjective anyway, what I enjoy others may not. One mans trash is another mans treasure and all that

Oh don't get me wrong dude, it's annoying. Just trying to turn a negative into a positive

I like games that other people might not and vic versa. "Good" games are different to everyone. I don't like the Halo series, but I have friends that swear it's the best game series ever. I usually read previews to see if the game has any appeal to me. After that, I sacrifice small, yappy dogs to the dark lord and he tells me if it's good or not.

I have a friend like that to. We at least agree on how awesome Half Life 2 is.

Usually watch some gameplay. If im still in doubt i read 2-3 reviews and cross reference. If im still in doubt then, ill burrow it from someone who does have it.

Hah! I was the only person in high school with a Game Cube too.

Everyone else just pretended not to have an X-Box or PS2. :P

I wait to see if the cool kids tell me it's good. They know what's best for me.

I use a combination of things. It is a genre I am interested in? Do the screenshots and gameplay videos make it look fun? If yes, I still usually wait for a couple of reviews and see. A good example of this was NeverDead. It looked like an interesting idea, but when multiple sites say it is crap, it deters me from wanting to spend money on it.

The exception to the above is a franchise I have already played a game in. For instance, I usually pick up the new Assassin's Creed the day it comes out, reviews or no.

When I was younger, I used to want to try everything before deciding if it was good or not, and reviews be damned. Nowadays, that would take too long and would really be an unrealistic goal.

This is a good answer to the question, and comes close to what I do.

Thanks Tiny, I try!

I don't know if a game is going to be good until I actually play it. While I use reviews, demos, gameplay footage, etc. to guide my purchase decisions it all really comes down to whether or not I feel I've wasted my time &/or money on a game. Trying to set expectations for yourself before that is a recipe for disappointment.

You don't know a game is going to be good. No matter who makes it, what the gameplay footage looks like, what the devs or reviews say about it, any game is a 60$ lottery ticket you can either win big on, or be Dragon Age 2.

I usually never buy a game brand new for $60. That's a shitload of money to waste, so I usually wait to buy used. However, I scope out Metacritic and read the two highest, two lowest, and one random review near the middle. If it sounds like the game fits my description of a good game, I'll look into buying it.

Otherwise, previews help, and sometimes I'll pre-order. Uncharted 3, Arkham City, next year's Tomb Raider, New Vegas, etc. I've been let down a few times by pre-ordering, though: Resident Evil: ORC and Madden '12 were absolute ****ing bummers.

Oh, and I pre-ordered the Duke Nukem Forever CE and was extremely glad that I did, regardless of the reviews.

If I am excited about a game then it's going to have to be really bad for me to not be happy with the purchase. I can't think of a game that I payed full price for and regretted it. Maybe I can't see crap when it's expensive or maybe I just know what I like, I'll go with the latter.

If it comes from a studio, talent or team I know enough about I'll risk a pre-order. New Vegas did not disappoint me in any way. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into when I paid for it.

If I'm disappointed (as Bioshock disappointed me) then the studio is on probation - I need to read at least three reviews I trust saying good things about what matters to me and I need raw footage of the game in action that backs up their claims to an incontrovertable extent. Then, and only then, will I consider a purchase. If they screw up a second time nothing short of glowing word-of-mouth from personally trusted sources can possibly give anything after that even a second glance from me.

Finally, condemnation or endorsement from Extra Creditz is always inverted; they gushed for Spec Ops: The Line so I won't waste one red cent playing it. They said New Vegas' protagonist has amnesia and I know that's a damned lie so I don't trust anything they say which I cannot verify on my own.

If I hear Atlus has it's fingers in the game, I'm sold.