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What do I look for in games? The short answer: Because I like the series.

Long answer: Many of my games are sought out by me because of their series. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was bought to complete (As of then) my Mario DS collection, Star Wars Episode III was bought because I liked Star Wars, the Chronicles of Narnia was bought because my Mom liked the series (I did too, but she thought the game would be good, not me). Back then I had little notion of bad games, I didn't know there could be such a thing. Now my method is a little different. I hear about a game somewhere and read about it, a lot. I read reviews and ratings, I talk to people about it, I read walkthroughs (To learn about potential problems and glitches), and more. The more I read, the more excited I usually am to get the game. If the game is said to be really bad I'd ignore it, but I've yet to find a game I was interested in that was really bad. More often the game was average, and I get it because I believe it could be good.

What do I look for in games? Popular series. I have a set idea if I like the game or not before I even buy it, and playing the game rarely changes my mind. I only buy games I think I'll like, and have only disliked games I've bought twice (Both games are mentioned in this blog). I've also gotten games as gifts, usually bargain games from my Mom or games I know about from relatives (They ask me about it to make sure I don't have it and such). For some reason the bargain games I get usually end up good, Speed Racer PS2 was actually rather good and Crash Nitro Kart was almost as good. But neither were games I'd have bought if I was looking for a game, I have too many I'm currently interested in to add new ones that may or may not be worth my time. Currently I've got a list of 20 games I plan to get (Narrowed down from 33 last I updated you all) that I believe would be worth my time.

Next time I'll have a slightly shorter blog on why I buy games.