Do you rent games?

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#1 hwardrocks
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Now that games are becoming more expensive, even with reviews, it seems risky to buy games you haven't played yourself. I only recently started to rent games before I go out to buy them. So far its been working out pretty well.
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#2 jchaff
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Before Two Worlds came out, id always buy a game i had followed for a while, but ever since then, ive been worried about buying games. I bought Assassins Creed and Halo 3 before playing them. But other than that, ive played every game before i bought it, im scared to buy games now without playing them. Two Worlds is a perfect example that a game can look amazing, and FAIL HORRIBLY!
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Before Two Worlds came out, id always buy a game i had followed for a while, but ever since then, ive been worried about buying games. I bought Assassins Creed and Halo 3 before playing them. But other than that, ive played every game before i bought it, im scared to buy games now without playing them. Two Worlds is a perfect example that a game can look amazing, and FAIL HORRIBLY!jchaff

Thats why you look at the reviews. Anyway I dont rent before I buy cause most games you can beat on a rent unless you play online.Also you basically are paying $70 if you rent and buy.

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#4 live4thepackers
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i dont but i probably should, most of the games i buy i stop playing within a week anyways
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#5 -Xodus-
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Yeah, my dad and I are a long time one account member of Gamefly. Most of those games that get boring after beating them once we rent from Gamefly. Games that we rent and end up liking we just buy off Gamefly. I only usually buy computer games from stores.
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#6 s3lFc0nTr0l
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i have a gamepass at blockbuster and its great, 21 bucks a month, 1 game out at a time.but 1 rental is 8 bucks in itself so it pays for itself with just 3 rentals, and lets say you rent a crappy game, you just wasted 8 bucks. with the gamepass, i jsut return and exchange it.

ive considered gamefly as well since you get 2 games out for the same price and have pretty much every game so if i want a more obscure title i can get it, but i dont want to wait for my games from the mail so i just go with blockbuster

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#7 jmartinez1983
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I use an online rental service so I just keep the games I rent as long as I want.
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#8 havik0666
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of course my friends
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#9 jchaff
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[QUOTE="jchaff"]Before Two Worlds came out, id always buy a game i had followed for a while, but ever since then, ive been worried about buying games. I bought Assassins Creed and Halo 3 before playing them. But other than that, ive played every game before i bought it, im scared to buy games now without playing them. Two Worlds is a perfect example that a game can look amazing, and FAIL HORRIBLY!raylewisnfl52

Thats why you look at the reviews. Anyway I dont rent before I buy cause most games you can beat on a rent unless you play online.Also you basically are paying $70 if you rent and buy.

I did look at reviews, GameSpot gave it a normal review saying the game was good, but it was TRASH!

The guy with the gamepass is a smart guy, i had it at one point but games quit coming out that i wanted to play.

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#10 xRmRxfreakBOMB
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YES
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#11 shiftbourne
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Nope. I just jump right in and buy the games. Of course, I don't just find a game at the store, think it's cool, and buy it. I know what I'm buying beforehand.
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#12 SuperIntendent
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i do the blockbuster's online deal. 3 movies out a time and once a month i get a free rental movie/game. i usually put it towards a game.
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#13 klusps
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[QUOTE="raylewisnfl52"]

[QUOTE="jchaff"]Before Two Worlds came out, id always buy a game i had followed for a while, but ever since then, ive been worried about buying games. I bought Assassins Creed and Halo 3 before playing them. But other than that, ive played every game before i bought it, im scared to buy games now without playing them. Two Worlds is a perfect example that a game can look amazing, and FAIL HORRIBLY!jchaff

Thats why you look at the reviews. Anyway I dont rent before I buy cause most games you can beat on a rent unless you play online.Also you basically are paying $70 if you rent and buy.

I did look at reviews, GameSpot gave it a normal review saying the game was good, but it was TRASH!

The guy with the gamepass is a smart guy, i had it at one point but games quit coming out that i wanted to play.

Don't look at only Gamespot reviews, look at other reviews from different sites and compare between them. I usually look at IGN and Gametrailer's reviews too.

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#14 Hitchy9
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nah, mainly because the video stores in my local area never have games in stock i would even want to rent
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#15 maoriboy8
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I rent games that you would only play through once. and i only buy before if i know its going to be good (mass effect)

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#16 infinite_venom
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For me, I don't and what I just do is check a review or try todownload a demo if possible and see ifthe gameis good or not.
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#17 Green_Iugana
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nobut I only buy games with good reviews
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#18 DarkRider23
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Only when I have some free game rental coupons at blockbuster. It's worth it too. I can keep it for like 2 weeks without them freaking out so I get enough time to get all 1k points.
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#19 grunt1096
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Yup, I have gamefly.
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#20 Dead_Prophecy
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I have GameFly. Great service. The only downside is the time it takes to get games. Takes a week usually.
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#21 Mythbuster4ever
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Yep.
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#22 Shmiity
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I use Metacritic.com for all my reviews.

It compiles and averages critic reviews so you get the definate consensus, not just one review.

I only own games that have a 75 average or better.

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#23 lamech777
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I like to rent games before I buy them because it saves me the trouble of buying and getting stuck with crappy games. It also keeps me from getting stuck with games that are good but too short (I've beaten games like the Darkness & JAK III in less than one week). I haven't tried GameFly yet but am thinking about it. Alot of people here seem to use and like it ok.

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#24 QUESNEL23
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i never rent games before i buy them its a waste of 5 bucks why dont you just read the reviewsto see if it is a good game
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#26 -_Jeremy_-
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I do sometimes, if a game is supposedly really short. Then I do beat them in like 2 days, so I'm glad I don't buy it.
Some games I rented:

Lost Planet
Amped 3
Burnout Revenge

^Just for 360, I rented lots more for PS2.
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#27 degobah77
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There are 2 types of games for me;games I must own, I wait to read all the reviews, then I buy.

Everything else I just rent, beat and return, never to buy.

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#28 KriobaKeys
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I think it is sensible to rent game before you buy them. Now games are expensive it is really gutting to buy an expensive one and be really disapointed in it. Renting games allows you to sample these game before buying them, it makes perfect sense, ok if you rent the game and don't like it it's only wasting £3 instead of like £40. I rent games alot or watch a lot of videos and read a lot of reviews about them before purchasing these games.
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#29 rwrden
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i rent them from friends if that counts; so yes
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#30 Staryoshi87
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I rent a game if I know it's short (Darkness, Transformers, Assassin's Creed). I don't usually rent if I plan to buy it, though.
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#31 julian2890
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I do, i just returned Assassins creed not long ago :) great game
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#32 deactivated-5b20ffab69a6e
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It depends on what games that I really want to rent. If I'm unsure about a game I just rent it, if I see a game I really then I don't rent it.
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#33 longhair72
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I have GameFly. Great service. The only downside is the time it takes to get games. Takes a week usually.Dead_Prophecy

You said it perfectly but at least most of the time you get the game on the top of your list wich is incredible since servicel like Netflix have the opposite problem fast shipping but their selectionsucks

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#34 bojocon40
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I don't rent games. It's$8.00 for a 2 day rental at Blockbuster. I just look up tons of reviews before I buya game.
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#35 jdknight21
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Yep. I use gamefly. I have some very notable games in my que most people would call must buys. I don't usually go by reviews because I want to try pretty much every game.
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#36 mrgab
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Glad I do, or would be stuck with a lot of junk games right now - like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, March Madness 07, Spiderman 3, Pirates of the Carabean at Worlds End.
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#37 stevenmejia007
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Now that games are becoming more expensive, even with reviews, it seems risky to buy games you haven't played yourself. I only recently started to rent games before I go out to buy them. So far its been working out pretty well.hwardrocks

i bought Fifa 08, Winning Eleven 2007, Rainbow Six Vegas, Crackdown and Halo 3 without rent them first.

and almost every game i own is by GameFly "Keep it" feature

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#38 bluezclue
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no, but imma rent from gamefly for a bit since i wanna play a few games that arent worth buying