• Have you ever pre-ordered a video game?
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Since some video games come out in other countries or times zones, I usually wait until people in those countries or time zones post whether or not the game works, then I preorder it a few hours before it comes out.
Company of Heroes 2
I pre-ordered once: BRINK. Then I stopped pre-ordering games because I finally understood that no amount of hype could ever justify a purchase until I see the product itself. Lesson learned.
Pre-ordered 3 games ever: [b]MW2[/b] - Only for the NVGs. I didn't know where else to buy them, and hey, they actually work. As for the game? Never forget 11/10/2009. [b]Deus Ex HR[/b] - Was not disappointed with content. However, there is no replay value in that game outside of the story. There aren't any "alternate levels" anywhere, and the endings are buttons. [b]Dead Island[/b] - The time I did this is when the previews promised something awesome. What happened was actually quite mediocre, and as a result, I didn't pick up my order until 2 weeks later. What a fucking waste of cash. Moral of story: Never pre-order unless it's from a developer ACTUALLY outside of the USA. Deus Ex works because it was made by Eidos Montreal.
I pre ordered Battlefield 3, Black Ops 2, and Playstaion Move when it came out (Only used it once). Those are the only things I think I've ever pre ordered. From my experience you can just as easily walk into a store and buy a game on release date without any problems so pre-ordering seems kind of useless to me.
No i usually wait to see what kind of responses the game receives before i buy it.
I pretty much only preorder if I really want it and there's a limited/collector's edition. Last game I preordered was Ni No Kuni ("Wizard's Edition") and it was worth it.
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