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I hadn't bought a full-priced game in years. Staying a little bit behind the curve allowed me to get a ton of games at very little cost.
Games kept piling up, and I still haven't played them all. Most I'd play for one hour and then get bored. One day I learned about Monster Hunter Tri and all the great reviews it was getting. It sounded like my kind of game, but it had just came out, so it would be difficult to get for cheap. On a whim, I went to the store and purchased it at full price.
Suddenly, acquiring a game was an event again. Taking it home and opening it was exciting. It really was my kind of game, and because of my investment in it, I made sure I spent the time to really delve into the game and get to know it inside and out. That was a few months ago and I'm still playing it. Would it be different if I had paid 15 dollars? Or 300 Goozex points? I don't know for sure, but the feel that the act of paying full price really altered my experience.
I'll never look at game prices the same way again. Glad I'm not the only one who suffers from this condition."
One can't hold up the best character designs from yesteryear and announce that they represent all of the design work done.
Also note: The Big Daddy from BioShock, the entire cast from Team Fortress 2, Altair and Ezio from Assassin's Creed, and Kratos from God of War. These are all great, bold character designs from our current gaming era that will be remembered 30 years from now, while all the generics of today will be forgotten. "
