Can You Tell If You Will Enjoy A Game Or Not Without Playing It?

[to0kenZA]

Depends on how well you know yourself. I can usually tell if I will enjoy a game or not, and I know what gets me hooked and what just puts me of completely to a point where I'll play a game for 1 hour and then never play it again.

PS. That Rambo game looks like a real load of shite tbh. Watched and read a few reviews, checked out some gameplay videos and honestly doesn't look like something enjoyable. Looks even worse than the empty gimmick which was Duke Pukem Forever.

 

[bradbear117]

So you don't think you can get a reasonably good picture of what the gameplay is like by watching a livestream of someone playing the game?

yes I think you can if the gamer plays the game well.

Trust me I watched many vids on SF4 and Gears of War Judgement. Both duds to me even though I love SF games and am a fan of 3rd person shooters.

 

[Hiro]

I generally use the review scores and trailers to try and work out if it's worth the purchase. But it's still a little sketchy. I didn't enjoy Assassins Creed 4 but I loved Dantes Inferno. Reviews would imply the opposite

 

[The Joker]

I know what I like and I know what I would normally buy, but sometimes I want to try something new and different, I would usually check out youtube game play vids before deciding if its worth playing a particular title.

 

[Clive Woofer]

Reasonably good picture to make a judgement call yes, BUT you don't get the full experience.

The guy doing the livestream doesn't play the way you would play the game. The guy doing the livestream might not even be liking what he is playing, but you possibly could.

True, but gameplay isn't exactly something that changes between players. With a game like Thief you get to see how stealth works, how takedowns work, how levels are designed, what the AI is like, etc. It's not 100% the same experience you'd get if you played it yourself, but you get to see enough of the game to make a reasonably accurate call on whether you'd like it or not.

 

[XbatousaiX]

I usually decide quite early on if I am going to buy a game it could be its art style ,story or game play I generally dont like watching other people play games it just frustrates me watching some dude play like shit lol.I have bought quite a few bad games and actually enjoyed them, Nier is a perfect example of this reviewers tore it a new asshole but it was pretty cool though.

 

[Tsar]

Indeed you will be able to tell, unless your still very young then its harder since you don't really know what you really like.

Also Indie games where do they fall in since some looks not so great but so much fun to play but its really hard to say if you will or will not like it.

Dude when you really young you play any game

I have refined my tastes so I know what I like and don't like.

 

[Cicero]

Dude when you really young you play any game

I have refined my tastes so I know what I like and don't like.

lol yeah, when you have to buy the games yourself then you really refine your tastes

 

[TheAvenged87]

This can be approached from two angles:

If I watch a comprehensive gameplay video, it can appeal to my tastes. I know what I like and mostly can tell if I would like something by seeing it as a spectator.

In other cases, I would have to play with it a bit before I warm up to it. Years ago, I was stuck with one game that I borrowed called Space Colony. It looked mundane, but I had nothing better to do. After a while, I enjoyed it so much that I continued playing it while other games were available to me.

 

[addam]

I can tell if I get an overview of the plot of the game generally, a good story makes a good game for me For games without stories, then it's a bit tougher, generally I watch gameplay videos for a bit first, and that gives me a good idea of if I'd like the game or not.

 

[Hiro]

I can tell if I get an overview of the plot of the game generally, a good story makes a good game for me For games without stories, then it's a bit tougher, generally I watch gameplay videos for a bit first, and that gives me a good idea of if I'd like the game or not.

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about

 

[addam]

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

 

[Hiro]

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

I actually loved both the story AND the gameplay if Bioshock

 

[Iam3G]

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

On the flipside, the story intrigued me and appealed to me in a great way, which is why I continued to play each subsequent title (up until Revelations which is still on my backlog).

So lets say I spent countless hours/days/weeks watching, reading analysing reviews and comments about Assassins Creed, and because lets say (for example) there were so many mixed reviews that made me decide not to get it because from what it "sounds" from others playing it/reviewing it.

I would not have known what I missed out on thanks to reviews/scores/comments/users.

 

[Hiro]

I loved Ass Creed 1.stiry was awesome and intriguing and gameplay was excellent. Yes, it was a bit repetitive but it was fun. Since then, it has just gotten fatter and flabbier and more and more convoluted

 

[addam]

On the flipside, the story intrigued me and appealed to me in a great way, which is why I continued to play each subsequent title (up until Revelations which is still on my backlog).

So lets say I spent countless hours/days/weeks watching, reading analysing reviews and comments about Assassins Creed, and because lets say (for example) there were so many mixed reviews that made me decide not to get it because from what it "sounds" from others playing it/reviewing it.

I would not have known what I missed out on thanks to reviews/scores/comments/users.

But for me the story line lost my interest, so the next few games didn't interest me too much because they seemed to be a continuation of the same story.

I'm really finicky about the story, so even if the gameplay is good it can still be lost on me

Side note: I remember trying out AC2 or brotherhood, and there was a mission to beat up a cheating husband but if you killed him you failed, yet as soon as you completed the mission you could murder him with no repercussions

 

[XbatousaiX]

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about

I agree with you on Diablo 3 story it was a shocker but it is one of my most loved games but I feel a good story can enhance a game to greatness but it still needs to play well.

 

[DarthMol]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

 

[Iam3G]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

IMO, that "love at first sight" moment is your better judgement kicking in regarding the game.

 

[Cicero]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

Not with games, but definitely with movies.