Your inexperienced because you need to buy on a budget?!?! WTF?!
No dude, I see myself as a experienced player, yet I very seldom buy games that are just released.
Unless its called Diablo 3
generally I buy game 3-6 months after release or once they have been released as Platinum. The game is JUST as much fun 1 year later as it was for the guy who bought as it was released.
Suggestion:
1) 2 Great games you can look at is Mass Effect 1 + 2 both you can get for around R300 together if you look around.
2) Check the Bargain Bins on Kalahari and the second hand shelf at you local BTGames. I found MANY bargains that way!
3) go to a site called
www.thedealbreaker.co.za they post excellent specials as they get released, i.e. Incredible Connection stock clearance sales.
my 2 cents.