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What can a display case do for a game?
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
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Lots of display cases are misleading. Every crap game has a misleading display case. That's why, I never read the case, as they're hardly going to say "Don't buy this games because it's digital manure", are they?
*Looks at new Barbie game*
"PINK!"
*Buys game*
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No...... I never look at the packaging...... has to be a decent game for me to buy it
"PINK!"
*Buys game*
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No...... I never look at the packaging...... has to be a decent game for me to buy it
yeah exactly, i never buy a game unless i have read about it first or at least rented it first. I will only buy a game without doing research if it is dirt cheap.
packaging makes no difference to me. I think it does affect young children. They see a box that looks nice and they instantly want the game.
packaging makes no difference to me. I think it does affect young children. They see a box that looks nice and they instantly want the game.
Game cases... depends on after reading the review. No packaging alone can encourage me to buy a game. Unless it was free.
Nice post
What can a display case do for a game?
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
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