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How do you decide on a game purchase?
Generally I don't use reviews an awful lot. I might read them for various games and take them into account. But largely I'll look at the game box, I may ask to read the manual in store, and gage based on that whether I'm interested in the game or not.
For the most part, the visuals on the back of the box gives away a lot about the game. When it doesn't, I assume it's because the game just isn't special. I'm cynical about this sort of thing. There's a translation for every buzz word they chuck on there. The descriptions give you a picture of how it will probably play. I'll walk through picking up copies of whatever titles make the shortlist, and see which one seems the best.
Asking to read the manual usually breaks any ties, or tips me one way or another when I just can't decide whether it's worth trying.
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