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    Question Do you buy games you never play?

    I know I've done it from time to time, mostly small indie games, purchased on a whim & probably because I can't resist a bargain.

    Anyone else?
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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Yep, it's primarily steam's fault - I'm in the same boat as you. I'm trying to fix that this week though since I'm off work, started Psychonauts and Trine so far

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    I really try not to, and used to boast that every single game I had was a cracker. But now.. bargains and cheap games are so plentiful that there are some. Trackmania cost me 99p. Command & conquer renegade was free. Myst 5 was 1.99 I think. That's about it for me - still to used to games being so expensive they were a luxury I guess.

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    I really try not to, and used to boast that every single game I had was a cracker. But now..
    ...every single game you have could well have been out of a cracker?

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Yup, dead space and zombie driver (damn you steam)

    Although Ive pretty much got every single game in, thats ALMOST been completed, bar bioshock!
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    I tend to just buy stuff when I see it cheap and then it sits on the shelf for months barely touched

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Guilty, can see more than a good few sealed Xbox 360 games from where I'm sitting.

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Yes, lots of them.. usually bargains I lack the time to play. I will get around to playing them, eventually..

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Battlefield 2 - Bought cos it was cheap, never played it.
    Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus & Abe's Oddysee - Bought cos it was cheap, played about 15 minutes.
    Psychonauts - Bought cos it was cheap, never played it.
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl - Bought cos it was cheap, played about an hour.
    And all the X-COM games when they were cheap on Steam - Never played or even installed them.

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Guilty as charged mlord!!

    I will get round to them i am sure when i have some long weekends/work slows down/hols etc

    List includes, Bioshock/Mass effect/Trine/Torchlight/TitanQuest among others all purchased at crazy cheap prices on steam!

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    during the steam sale i think i bought about 40 games and so far i have oly played about 10-15 of them at most. Other than this exception, If i dont play a game its usually because i have played it a bit and didnt like it.

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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    yes, I have bioshock to finish yet. I know some one on these forums who has had HL2 since launch and has yet to finish it!
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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

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    yes, I have bioshock to finish yet. I know some one on these forums who has had HL2 since launch and has yet to finish it!
    C'mon Jay, name & shame
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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    got loads i bought cheap
    Far cry to go through again stalker shadow of chernobyl (both steams fault)
    Stalker clear sky alone in the dark Game limited edition £5 bargain for what you get not played though. AOE 3 empire total war.

    The worst for me is buying a game cos a mate said its brilliant we'll play it loads together and then never does Left 4 dead springs to mind most recently


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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    Quote Originally Posted by 0iD View Post
    C'mon Jay, name & shame
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    Re: Do you buy games you never play?

    I DON'T buy games that I DO play

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