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Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
Yeah I know, sorry about the Forest Gump bull, but it seems to me that it's true.
When you finally get your mits on a new game, peel off the wrapping, open the box and glance at the manual, you never quite know if you'll get a CHEWY CARAMEL (good) or a COFFEE CREAM (not good).
And then comes the moment of truth: you slot the CD/cartridge into the machine and turn it on. A mixture of excitment and concern ripples through your mind: will it be as good as the reviews claimed it would be? WILL IT BE TASTY? WILL IT BE CHEWY? WILL IT BE A COFFEE CREAM? OH NO! Well, there's only one way to find out: pick up the controller and start to play.
I don't know about you, but I tend to know if I'm going like a game almost immediately after playing it for a couple of minutes. I think it's all to do with the general look and vibe of the graphics. I'll always stick with a game for several hours even if I initially don't really like it, but sometimes I just know deep down that I've made the wrong choice, and that the inevitable refund is on the cards.
I think this MINDSET OF EXCITMENT & CONCERN has influenced my new purchase game day ritual, because every time I buy a new game I cannot play it straight away - I have to leave it in its box for about an hour or so. I just sit there like a prisoner reading the manual hoping that all will be well when I eventually slip it in the console.
Does anyone else share with me this SCARED OF PLAYING A NEW GAME IN CASE IT'S A BIG FAT LETDOWN phobia?
I suspect most gamers just slam their new purchase straight in and just get on with checking it out. BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CAN'T DO THAT. Maybe I'm prone to making the wrong decisions when it comes to buying a new game: my fear attracts me to what I fear. Or maybe I've just been let down too many times by games I thought would be better than they actually were.
Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
A plague upon those COFFEE CREAMS!
Three cheers for CHEWY CARAMELS!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
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V.V.V.V.V. stops writing and ponders whether the first symptoms of insanity are setting in............
Yeah I know, sorry about the Forest Gump bull, but it seems to me that it's true.
When you finally get your mits on a new game, peel off the wrapping, open the box and glance at the manual, you never quite know if you'll get a CHEWY CARAMEL (good) or a COFFEE CREAM (not good).
And then comes the moment of truth: you slot the CD/cartridge into the machine and turn it on. A mixture of excitment and concern ripples through your mind: will it be as good as the reviews claimed it would be? WILL IT BE TASTY? WILL IT BE CHEWY? WILL IT BE A COFFEE CREAM? OH NO! Well, there's only one way to find out: pick up the controller and start to play.
I don't know about you, but I tend to know if I'm going like a game almost immediately after playing it for a couple of minutes. I think it's all to do with the general look and vibe of the graphics. I'll always stick with a game for several hours even if I initially don't really like it, but sometimes I just know deep down that I've made the wrong choice, and that the inevitable refund is on the cards.
I think this MINDSET OF EXCITMENT & CONCERN has influenced my new purchase game day ritual, because every time I buy a new game I cannot play it straight away - I have to leave it in its box for about an hour or so. I just sit there like a prisoner reading the manual hoping that all will be well when I eventually slip it in the console.
Does anyone else share with me this SCARED OF PLAYING A NEW GAME IN CASE IT'S A BIG FAT LETDOWN phobia?
I suspect most gamers just slam their new purchase straight in and just get on with checking it out. BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CAN'T DO THAT. Maybe I'm prone to making the wrong decisions when it comes to buying a new game: my fear attracts me to what I fear. Or maybe I've just been let down too many times by games I thought would be better than they actually were.
Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
A plague upon those COFFEE CREAMS!
Three cheers for CHEWY CARAMELS!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
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V.V.V.V.V. stops writing and ponders whether the first symptoms of insanity are setting in............
VenomByte wrote:
> 1) I don't bother buying games anymore. I'm an evil git who abuses the piracy
> market, and helps destroy developers.
Apparently.
Hmmm, a pirate eh? I bought 12 copied Dreamcast games once... At first I thought "yes!" - later I felt dirty.
> 1) I don't bother buying games anymore. I'm an evil git who abuses the piracy
> market, and helps destroy developers.
Apparently.
Hmmm, a pirate eh? I bought 12 copied Dreamcast games once... At first I thought "yes!" - later I felt dirty.
Thank you VemonByte for being the ONLY person to respond to my post!
Obviously I am insane.... (mumble, mumble, curse, curse).....
Obviously I am insane.... (mumble, mumble, curse, curse).....
1) I don't bother buying games anymore. I'm an evil git who abuses the piracy market, and helps destroy developers.
Apparently.
2) Coffee creams rule. So do all chocoaltes, some to think of it. This is what you should've said...
"How dissapointing is it to dip into your box of chocolates and pull out a brussel sprout?"
Apparently.
2) Coffee creams rule. So do all chocoaltes, some to think of it. This is what you should've said...
"How dissapointing is it to dip into your box of chocolates and pull out a brussel sprout?"
Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
Yeah I know, sorry about the Forest Gump bull, but it seems to me that it's true.
When you finally get your mits on a new game, peel off the wrapping, open the box and glance at the manual, you never quite know if you'll get a CHEWY CARAMEL (good) or a COFFEE CREAM (not good).
And then comes the moment of truth: you slot the CD/cartridge into the machine and turn it on. A mixture of excitment and concern ripples through your mind: will it be as good as the reviews claimed it would be? WILL IT BE TASTY? WILL IT BE CHEWY? WILL IT BE A COFFEE CREAM? OH NO! Well, there's only one way to find out: pick up the controller and start to play.
I don't know about you, but I tend to know if I'm going like a game almost immediately after playing it for a couple of minutes. I think it's all to do with the general look and vibe of the graphics. I'll always stick with a game for several hours even if I initially don't really like it, but sometimes I just know deep down that I've made the wrong choice, and that the inevitable refund is on the cards.
I think this MINDSET OF EXCITMENT & CONCERN has influenced my new purchase game day ritual, because every time I buy a new game I cannot play it straight away - I have to leave it in its box for about an hour or so. I just sit there like a prisoner reading the manual hoping that all will be well when I eventually slip it in the console.
Does anyone else share with me this SCARED OF PLAYING A NEW GAME IN CASE IT'S A BIG FAT LETDOWN phobia?
I suspect most gamers just slam their new purchase straight in and just get on with checking it out. BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CAN'T DO THAT. Maybe I'm prone to making the wrong decisions when it comes to buying a new game: my fear attracts me to what I fear. Or maybe I've just been let down too many times by games I thought would be better than they actually were.
Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
A plague upon those COFFEE CREAMS!
Three cheers for CHEWY CARAMELS!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
----------------------
V.V.V.V.V. stops writing and ponders whether the first symptoms of insanity are setting in............
Yeah I know, sorry about the Forest Gump bull, but it seems to me that it's true.
When you finally get your mits on a new game, peel off the wrapping, open the box and glance at the manual, you never quite know if you'll get a CHEWY CARAMEL (good) or a COFFEE CREAM (not good).
And then comes the moment of truth: you slot the CD/cartridge into the machine and turn it on. A mixture of excitment and concern ripples through your mind: will it be as good as the reviews claimed it would be? WILL IT BE TASTY? WILL IT BE CHEWY? WILL IT BE A COFFEE CREAM? OH NO! Well, there's only one way to find out: pick up the controller and start to play.
I don't know about you, but I tend to know if I'm going like a game almost immediately after playing it for a couple of minutes. I think it's all to do with the general look and vibe of the graphics. I'll always stick with a game for several hours even if I initially don't really like it, but sometimes I just know deep down that I've made the wrong choice, and that the inevitable refund is on the cards.
I think this MINDSET OF EXCITMENT & CONCERN has influenced my new purchase game day ritual, because every time I buy a new game I cannot play it straight away - I have to leave it in its box for about an hour or so. I just sit there like a prisoner reading the manual hoping that all will be well when I eventually slip it in the console.
Does anyone else share with me this SCARED OF PLAYING A NEW GAME IN CASE IT'S A BIG FAT LETDOWN phobia?
I suspect most gamers just slam their new purchase straight in and just get on with checking it out. BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CAN'T DO THAT. Maybe I'm prone to making the wrong decisions when it comes to buying a new game: my fear attracts me to what I fear. Or maybe I've just been let down too many times by games I thought would be better than they actually were.
Gaming is like a box of chocolates.... "you never quite know what you're gonna get".........
A plague upon those COFFEE CREAMS!
Three cheers for CHEWY CARAMELS!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
Hip hip: HOORAY!
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V.V.V.V.V. stops writing and ponders whether the first symptoms of insanity are setting in............