Is your gameplay history important? I haven't posted here in a while but something struck me after I finished Halo 4 and I wanted to get everyone else's opinion.

When I finished Halo 4, I had a "if a tree falls and nobody hears it" moment when I realized this was it. I was done with the game and it would be nothing more than a memory. Is your gameplay history important? Is there any value to you knowing games you've played, rated, completed, etc.? Or is it just me?

Wow, these mods are kinda annoying. Honestly, I don't care if it's free; I want to watch a video review for it. I like to see what the pro's think about games.

EDIT: Oh wait, I figured out why I want a review for the game: It's because everybody is talking about Aegis Wings, and I don't have a 360, so I want to know what everybody is talking about. I don't just read reviews to decide which games to buy; I read them because I want my knowledge to be up-to-date.

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 That's what I was trying to get at, the fact that people don't just read reviews to decide whether they want to purchase a game.  I was actually looking forward to this one since it had a bit of a buzz (interns built a game, etc).  I know I'm not crazy either since other respectable websites have reviewed it.

I understand the concept of resource management (I work in a business environment for a huge company) so I understand Alex's point, but this one is like a one hour quickie.  I guess its just a deal with it sort  of thing though.

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[QUOTE="The_Duke_Lives"]So what's the excuse for Totemball?Oilers99

That one we reviewed because it was the first game to use the Live Vision Camera exclusively in gameplay. You couldn't play it unless you had the camera, so we reviewed it to give people perspective on whether they should be buying the camera at that point.

We can sit here and do this all day, if you want. Frankly I have better things to do, but if you want to keep listing off previous games we've reviewed in lieu of just accepting that we're not going to review Aegis Wing unless they charge for it, I'll cut it up with you all day long.

Ooh, it's a game of Stump Alex! My turn!

America's Army!

*Waits in gleeful anticipation*

 That one's because it was the first army game where people dressed in army suits were giving it away so we had to do it and give the public a perspective on what a game coming from someone in military uniform is like.  

 Chopped that one up for him.

[QUOTE="Skylock00"][QUOTE="Game47"]Your comment is useless since this is a GAME and not a demo, thanks. AlexN

On top of that, there are tons of PC freeware games that are full game downloads that we don't review. That is most definitely the same principle.

 We aren't talking about PC's though, we both know that the PC game industry and home console's are two very different things.  Freeware is just out there for everyone, Live Arcade is a platform with standards.  

 @Skylock - I will agree to disagree since I see your point a bit more clearly.  However, my response to alex above is relevant to what you said.  We are dealing with two different platforms.  I own several games that I've never opened because they are garbage (obtained as gifts), reviews help people determine a purchase AND determine whether their time is worth it.

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[QUOTE="Uncle_Tbag"]I thought it was only free for a limited time. Does it get a review after they start charging?AlexN

Yup. That was my understanding too. Like Poker. Yet Poker was reviewed while it was still free. What gives?

We knew how much Poker was going to cost when it was free, and we knew how long it was going to be free for before it went to a paid model. We don't know any of that with Aegis Wing, and it could be free forever.

 I'll say it again in case it's getting mixed up, I'm not trying to make this the biggest deal in the world, it just struck me as an interesting issue.  I was just surprised that certain games are reviewed again when carbon copies are released, yet a new game like this one are being skipped.  If this is a rule that you guys have enforced for a long time, then fine.  If it's just something you decided to do w/ this game, I would have at least provided a score and a paragraph due to it being a game.

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[QUOTE="Game47"]Regardless of whether or not a game is free, it should still have a review. Yes the game is free and there is no risk involved, but you still want to know whether the game is good or not. Yes the point of a review is to give the reader an inside look at a potential buy, but what about those that want to know whether or not they even want to play it? If someone gave me a free copy of spiderman 3, i would want to know whether the game was garbage (or start slow and pick up) before I even wasted my time on it.MAILER_DAEMON

Given that there is no cost tied to getting the game, there's no real way that GS can recommend it from the standpoint of being worth buying or not, which is the main argument why the game probably won't get a review here in any traditional sense at all.

Your comment is useless since this is a GAME and not a demo, thanks.

To that point, that's the first game that came to mind.  It started off as something small and was released as an actual game title.  Aegis Wings and other smaller games (calling all cars was said to be a 20 min game) are still considered game releases. 

[QUOTE="Game47"]Your comment is useless since this is a GAME and not a demo, thanks. Skylock00

 What!?  There is no same principle between a GAME and a DEMO.  One is an early taste and one is a complete product.  I'm not going to argue with you if you don't understand that a demo is not a game, wtf?!

[QUOTE="Game47"]Regardless of whether or not a game is free, it should still have a review. Yes the game is free and there is no risk involved, but you still want to know whether the game is good or not. Yes the point of a review is to give the reader an inside look at a potential buy, but what about those that want to know whether or not they even want to play it? If someone gave me a free copy of spiderman 3, i would want to know whether the game was garbage (or start slow and pick up) before I even wasted my time on it.Skylock00

Given that there is no cost tied to getting the game, there's no real way that GS can recommend it from the standpoint of being worth buying or not, which is the main argument why the game probably won't get a review here in any traditional sense at all.

Your comment is useless since this is a GAME and not a demo, thanks.