do you regret buying an app because you went with the hype?

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do you regret purchasing an app by going with the hype?

  1. yes

    220 vote(s)
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  2. no

    30 vote(s)
    12.0%
  1. csklimowski

    csklimowski Well-Known Member

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    Space Invaders Infinity Gene. It just wasn't fun at all.
     
  2. backtothis

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    hmmm, yes and no.
    i haven't actually been hyped up about anything besides nova, and i think that delivered quite well.
     
  3. backtothis

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    +1 definitely
     
  4. Moonmist

    Moonmist Well-Known Member

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    at my computer?
    lol well then none of the games would be cause for regret? ;)
     
  5. MOS6502

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    Totally

    I absolutely HATE Fieldrunners. Everyone was raving about it so I decided to take a leap of faith and I bought it... Ugh. What were people raving about?

    Both geo-defense games are 1000x better than Fieldrunners.
     
  6. mynameisjesse

    mynameisjesse Well-Known Member

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    1. Hill Billy(I know it's older but that one really pissed me off).
    2. Sim City(same deal has Hill Billy)
    3. Assassins Creed 1
    4. Brothers in Arm 1
    5. Resident Evil 4(this bothers me because with Gamelofts controls it would beat every game in the store)
    6. NOVA

    There's some others but they were $2 or less, so I'll be nice. Like some others have said, I've learned to research the shit out of a game before clicking buy.
     
  7. AaronAMV

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    I don't get why everyone loves geoDefense, I found it horrible :/
     
  8. frendil

    frendil Well-Known Member

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    New Zealand!!
    loved that one but BIA 2 i regret, its boring compared to the other FPSs, i could've got GTA:CW or verruckt, but no, i waited for BIA2 instead, and i couldve got GTA when it was on sale as well, it was a dollar cheaper than BIA2, and verruckt is considerably cheaper, man was i stupid
     
  9. Rangerlump

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    Pocket God (at least my 3 year old daughter has fun with it)
    MiniSquadron
    Flight Control (cool, I can draw lines…../yawn)
    Battle Bears
    Aera (cant get the controls down, lost interest trying)
    Assassin’s Creed 2 (pretty….but boring)
    Doodle Army (controls were too annoying to continue trying)
    Glyder 2 (ok…fly around and gather 106 glowy things…only 1026 left to find!!!)
    Graal Online (yeah its free….but what the h#$% am I supposed to do here?)
    TheHorribleVikings (controls are annoying)
    Jet Car Stunts (5 levels in…not sure when the fun starts)
    Layrinth 2 (lots of levels is cool…but they all feel the same after a while)
    Madden 2010 (framerate was horrible)
    Stair Dismount (the 8ish levels get old fast…need more levels)
    Zen Bound (ZZzzzzz…..)
     
  10. synther

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    #90 synther, Feb 25, 2010
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    I havent played some games on my iPod for more than 5 minutes. I wish I didn't buy them at all. These games are Driver, Hawx, Ravensword, Dungeon hunter and Civ Rev. These games are not very bad but I just don't have time to play them so I would have been better off without them.

    That's about 25$ moneywaste, could have bought Fable 2, halo wars or Cysis with that money.

    Oh and I don't understand why people like pocket god, flight control or harbor master either. Oh wow everyone tells me to but these games, just 1$! Now Ive spent at least 5 dollars on these stupid games.
     
  11. iamnauseous

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    Pocket God: Fun for about 5 minutes then just gets boring but considering how much time the creator spends on improving the game, .99 cents is a pretty good price for it.

    Guerrilla Bob: I got it for only $.99 but the game just doesnt interest me too much, and i dont really find it fun and just bought into the hype.

    Zombieville: i played it a few times got to around level 30 unlocked all the weapons within a couple hours or less and it just got EXTREMELY REPETITIVE.

    Alive 4 Ever: I like Zombie games but shooting the Zombies in this game just doesnt feel as satisfying as it should. I played it for about 30 minutes and havent felt the urge to play it again.

    NBA Live: Gameplay is extremely bad and limited, just feels sloppy.
     
  12. RovioMobile

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    I regret buying Kroll. Great graphics but absolutely no gameplay value. It's just a button basher (or screen basher) and i paid $7 for it :mad:

    Also I generally avoid first person shooters as well as they normally disappoint. In the end of the day it's a phone not an Xbox.
     
  13. Ruzz

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    oh good lord definitely Sims 3. it was so horrific that I couldn't stand 5minutes of it the moment I spent 10seconds on the character customization screen. I will be fair though because I mostly was comparing it to the PC version having played it previously. it just sucked.
     
  14. egarayblas

    egarayblas Well-Known Member

    Whew! This is one of those moments I'm thankful that my games weren't that popular so no one would complain about it LOL. :)

    I've had no regrets whatsoever--everything I purchased have been all a learning experience for me but the least I played (and deleted soon after purchase) was unfortunately, Pocket God. Guess it wasn't really my cup of tea.
     
  15. str1f3

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    Pocket God- I just don't get it.

    Red Conquest- Is there an actual storyline? Too difficult to learn for an iPhone game. I've got a life.

    Ferrari GT Evolution- Sucked in by the promise of online play and was too easy.

    Doom Classic- A great game but, seriously ID, fix the controls. See what Gameloft is doing. Also, no online play.
     
  16. mek

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    ah, way too many

    lets see

    pocketgod
    minigore
    any NGmoco game ever
    rogue planet

    actually my buying habits have changed, and i only buy 1 app a month, normally 99 cents, because i am waiting to buy an ipad and want to buy the ipad versions of Plants vs Zombies, Scrabble etc. I want to see if they will make exclusive ones..so I stopped buying apps, and my wallet loves me
     
  17. CAPTAINK555

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    Area 51
    The creeps were a disapointment, my brute was really bad, and alive 4 ever it looked cool but was boring.
     
  18. WCFields

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    steel worker
    Doodlejump I find the game to be dreadfully dull.
     
  19. xPEACEMAKERx

    xPEACEMAKERx Well-Known Member

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    Doodle Jump - This game is waaaaaaayyyyyy over rated.
    Spore Origins - One of the first I bought....meh.
    Gangstar - I really wanted to like it but it is just too janky.

    I really research everything I buy now, plus it seems that I can't really trust the threads on TA for game impressions anymore. People get so hyped on the crappiest games. Sometimes I just don't get how some of these games are so popular....I'm looking at you Doodle Jump. :confused:

    I'm actually in the process of going through all my games, playing them as long as I can and if they don't pass my new higher standards they get the boot.
     
  20. bmn0210

    bmn0210 Well-Known Member

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    Really regretted? No, not at the prices apps go for on the app store. I expect most people waste more than $5-$10 (let alone 99c) during their weekly shopping, and no one I know really thinks anything of it or regret it for more than a split-second.

    If it were a $60 Xbox game, I could understand it more. :)
     

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