Niahak's Place

It’s too early.

That aside, a recent post on one of the forums where I lurk got me thinking.  The question was “what games do you regret buying?”.

I don’t do that too often anymore.  I don’t have a whole lot money so I have to be careful when I decide whether or not to make a purchase.  I tend to read several reviews and some personal testimonials before I buy much of anything anymore (excepting the few cases where I think I can trust a developer, such as Level 5).

That said, it still happens every once in a while.  The biggest one was Crimson Sea 2.  The game sounded marginally interesting, and it was made by Koei, so I thought I couldn’t lose even at $50.  I was unfortunately mistaken, as the game becomes Dynasty Warriors in space before too long, and there’s no storyline co-op (despite having two playable characters).  I ended up trading it in.

More recently, when Gamestop was selling off the last of their PSX games,  I picked up Beyond the Beyond for $13.  I had bought (and then sold) it when it was the first RPG on PSX.   When I tried playing it, the game was almost painful in parts.  It’s one thing to have lots of encounters and require strategy… it’s quite another to have a lot of encounters and also expect the player to keep tapping X to get lots of critical hits and blocks.  Considering that Wild Arms was the same price, I feel ripped off at $13 for that game.

The last game I regret buying new was probably Romance of the Three Kingdoms X, but I feel I haven’t given that game a decent chance since the first time playing it so it’s not in any danger of being sold.  As monotonous as it became, Final Fantasy XII had its moments, so I don’t much regret buying it.