Steam Sales - Are you buying ****?

[Axleuk]

I started properly purchasing games a couple of sales ago. I will be honest when I say I have spent a lot of money. But why? Most of the games I now own I would never buy off the shelf, so why am I buying them now?

I think a lot has to do with this community. The sales seems to bring about a buzz on here and it's enjoyable to engage with everyone. People discuss their experiences with games and on occasion this may lead to a sale. But more often than not though I find myself buying a game because:

1. It's cheap
2. It allows me to join in discussions

I'm sittting on games that I will probably never play through in their entirety but for some reason i'm happy to give them a home. Curious as to what reasons you are buying games for in the sales.

 

[Axleuk]

Being pretty tight with my wallet. Only bought one game so far, and I'm enjoying it (Walking Dead).

Most of the sale games they put up are utter **** that they knock 75% off just to get SOME sales. A lot of people probably get carried away by the -75% and just impulse buy, then play the game for 5 minutes lol.

Guilty.

 

[Axleuk]

OK, how many of you bought games in the Christmas sales only to get the acheivement and never play them again?

I know I did. But saying that, as a result I found a couple of hidden nuggets that way too.

 

[Axleuk]

Dear Esther is pretty dull. I know it's supposed to be arty but it's just irritating, the walk speed is so slow. I spent ten minutes walking down a beach only to find it was a dead end and had to walk all the way back!

Ditto. I love the landscape and atmosphere but it is so annoying. Shame really, I would have loved to spent more time exporing the game but not at a snails pace.