🚀 go-pugleaf

W. Benjamin Fletcher wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 30 Sep 1997 21:18:53 -0500, "ble...@netins.net"
> <ble...@netins.net> wrote:
> 
> >> Pirating doesn't mean you're cheap (Usually, I don't support the
> >> idiots who just suck up everything they can because they 'can'), it
> >> means you want to know what you're buying.
> >
> > Gee, seems to me there are things called DEMOS that do the same thing
> >and aren't ILLEGAL!
> >
> >James LeMosy
> >
> But, there aren't demos for some games.. I can understand the fact
> that it 1) costs some more to put out a demo, 2) doesn't guarantee any
> sales, but may encourage them, 3) may show the game in a "crippled"
> way, and turn some people off, 4) show people that the game actually
> isn't worth buying, and for the people that don't have access to a
> store with a good returns policy, they won't buy the game. More on

why does a demo show people that the game isn't worth buying?  companies
should be making good games, not trying to hide the bad parts of a
game.  if it isn't good, they should have made it better.  if it's a
good game, they should make a demo.  not making a demo means that they
are trying to hide their bad spots in the game.

> #4... I used to buy games solely by the box, because I hate reviews in
> general, I don't want someone telling me if I should like a game or
> not. Now, I usually only buy games that have demos, or I do as much
> homework on them as I can. I just bought Total Annihilation, and so
> far I'm not disappointed. The only thing that stopped me from buying
> it last week was the lack of a demo. Anymore, though, if it doesn't
> have a demo or 3Dfx, it stays on the shelf for me..