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Article #86214Re: Doom 3 isn't very good
From: Highlandish
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:50
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:50
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Quoth The Raven "Stephen Gordon" <s4054252@student.uq.edu.au> in cf3qbg$dk6$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au > Jim wrote: > >>If you were to rate the game as a fraction of it's original price > >>tag, how much would you pay for it now? 1/2 the original price, 1/3 > >>the original price, 1/4 the original price....? > > > > > > I think most games are overpriced.... Doom 3 would have been a good > > value at $25 (USD). > > I would definitely agree with the games are overpriced comment. As > much as I love computer gaming I always try and avoid paying the > 'full' $99.99 AUD price of games when they hit the shelf (that price > includes a 10% goods and services tax). This isn't just a Doom3 thing > either, I can't remember the last time I purchased a game at that > kind of price and thought it was worth it. > > -Steve I also hate paying AUD$99 for a game, but for games I really must have now I don't have a problem, like the starwars games. for doom3, I am between flash cash hits, and I'm off on holidays next week, so I cant buy it for another month. that really sux as all games so far have always been at the right time when I'm loaded. -- Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted. Take out the _CURSEING to reply to me
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