why dont people just watch gameplay videos before they buy the game. A simple 5-10 minutes of watching gameplay vids on youtube tells me whether I'm going to want the game or not, and a quick read of any features that might be added that will change the experience for me and I never end up buying a game I'm not happy with.
I heard the hype about AvP, looked at about 3 gameplay vids on youtube and knew it was a **** game a couple months before release, yet I see people moaning after they have bought it about things that I could watch in the videos several months previous.
I've watched videos of C&C4 with their no base building and new gameplay elements, again months before release and saw just how shallow the game was looking to previous versions and so have paid no attention to it since.
It's so simple.