As to the topic ...

I did regret buying Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons at first. I think I paid full price for it and was really looking forward to play it. I bought it for Steam, and on Steam admittedly it does have a warning that it requires a controller to play (not so on GOG!). But at the time I thought I could play it with my PS2 (DInput) controller and then found out that it didn't work; it doesn't require just any old controller but an XInput one. Then I learned that it allows keyboard controls as well, but turning a crank fast enough with keyboard controls was as good as impossible. Having to learn all these things the hard way by starting the game over and over again, experimenting with the settings, JoyToKey and whatnot was a really frustrating and disappointing experience and kind of ruined the game for me. In the end, one day I spontaneously if grudgingly spent 30 EUR on an Xbox controller, not only to be able to play this game, but primarily so. Pretty costly at first and it took a while for me to reconcile myself with Brothers after all that. But in the end I did not regret playing the game and buying the gamepad really paid off in the long run, too. I'm very happy with the latter now.

Apart from that, I wasted some small money on games that I played through but really disliked (Richard & Alice, Gomo ...), and I bought lots of stuff that I'm not really interested in playing, if I'm being honest, often against my better judgement ("I know I've never really enjoyed strategy games but the graphics on this one look so nice and everyone loves it, maybe this time it will be different!"). But I guess most of the times I regret more what I paid for games or where I bought them, not that that I bought them at all.

Story in VTMR is interesting, I would love to know the ending, but the AI took my calmness and I have to stop, maybe after a few years I give it a second change.

What regards Beyond Divinity, I am trying to play old games which I omitted when I was young and which could be interested for me. For example I have never heard about Divine Divinity and then when I found it on GOG, bough it and I was really astonished how I could miss such a great games (despite many included bugs). For me both games could have remaster, I would definitely try Beyond Divinity although people do not like it very much. Maybe in remaster they could fix most irritating parts.

You could always solo the game... Feed discipline works like aggro, even from afar, you can "park" 3 of your party members somewhere and leave them there stationary, or even better, set up clever ambushes (park them in a circle behind a door and lure a miniboss their way, only to press the "reunite" button suddenly)!

In modern times, solo mode is even mandatory, up to a point. You cannot go wrong, if you invest in certain disciplines, also (prison of ice, theft of vitae, max blood heal, etc). This is one of the best RPGs out there, of all time, at that. Try to ignore, or even better bypass, AI and gameplay style, because the story, (voice)acting and cutscenes, are simply something else! And there are 3 different endings...

Apocalipsis: Wormwood (got stuck and couldn't find help online)
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (was my all-time favourite game, but isn't compatible with modern PCs any more, same with Betrayal in Antara, Betrayal at Krondor and Return to Krondor - sometimes it's better to let the dead rest).
Moonlighter (loved the idea, but it's controller only)
most recently: Pine (could have been a fun RPG, turned out to contain far too much platforming and weird adventure-game puzzles. Sorry for the positive review).

Games you purchased... but then wished you hadn't?
Genuine question: if you were disappointed already by the first LEGO game you purchased...then why did you buy the rest of them?

Na, I've played them all back then and over the years. I just think they're mind numbingly dull. Deus Ex is NOT as good as everyone says in terms of gameplay. So many good ideas but the recent sequel reboot whatever they ares are soo much better at it.

Notice I was down voted because I don't like the favourites around here? Kind of pathetic. Want to see it get worse?


FALLOUT 3 IS THE BEST FALLOUT!!!! NEW VEGAS OVERRATED!

Actually New Vegas is another I regretted. I'm use to big games being buggy but on launch, I've never seen one as bad as this. It wouldn't even launch lol.

New Vegas was atrocious at launch. I did really enjoy it when I came back to it a few years later to play it all patched up.

To answer the OP, no regrets about games I actually played, but basically any game I purchased and didn't even start before it ended up being cheaper on some sale would go on that list, and there are quite a few.

But why I'm posting in this thread are the issues I'm seeing with VTMR. Granted, played it back then, 2002 (not sure if also finished in 2002 or 2003) and... companion AI? You mean you don't micromanage every action they take? Always quite baffled by the concept of allowing companion AI to do anything if in any way permitted to override it, and quite sure you could do that in that one, right?
Now Arcanum falls foul of the AI issue way more, yes, since in that one you can't control them (though can select which AI to use).
And personally didn't have issues with Return to Krondor on Win 7 at least. Rather mediocre game though, but still not a purchase I'd regret.

I bought the harry potter and the batman/dc superheros games as a set. That's all i'd bought.

Games work, and i'd already downloaded them so it doesn't really qualify for getting a refund.

Not if you want to see all choices & let's plays don't cover them all.


Newsflash: Many games the choices don't matter and you reach the same end


It is hyperbolic in that you seem to be trying to talk for everyone or the majority, and this is not likely the case(judging by completion percentages/reviews/etc).

And a lot likely also like it for what it can provide/is. And fair enough...if it is not you cup of tea that is of course up to you and no one else.

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If the game is still good it might be worth getting in a sale at the very least. Heck, many panned ME3's ending and while I also disliked it getting there was a good chunk of fun by itself, and I just made up my own ending.

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If you are ok with console gaming the console versions are decent enough if on deep sale.

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I dunno why, but I found the story/setting good & most of the rest of the game as well......the generic weapons/microtransactions are bad, though, and also needing another person playing to do some areas.

You could do as post 63 says and solo it by parking your party somewhere and pumping up some stats/skills more and/or playing on lower difficulties, if you choose to play again.

As for Beyond Divinity: I never finished due to PC crashes and data loss(not due to that game), bit the snarky replies by the one player and other NPCs and some of the lore/settings is very fun, imo....definitely worth a play if you can get it running and like their other games.

Choices that don't matter. How many times do I have to explain that replaying the experience, ruins the experience.

Newsflash: It will at least feature GAMEPLAY that makes up for the illusion of choice. That's why it's a BAD GAME.

No, that's your lack of reading comprehension.

At the end of the day they went out of business as they failed to build on the weak formula and more and more people realized how shallow it was. It took me two games to realize. That's one more than some took.

A lot of the mood was ruined for me with some awkward relationship drama while they're fighting through a literal apocalyptic event. It had some cool elements... but as a sequel to the previous game... just disappointing.

Do you mean for similar games or for all games(I assume it's the former)? Because I have replayed ME 1-3 several times and I still enjoy it, and there are other games I replay as well.

I found what was there to make up for any shortcomings, and i'm guessing others did as well.

They likely failed for more reasons that that. If they failed for same old same old, then it could also be because they made more or less on type/genre of game and not much else.

It's somewhat realistic, though,(the "romance" under duress) as those things can and do happen under dire circumstances. Also I find it funny you seemingly find THAT sort of thing to be more offputting than the co-op only areas/the microtransactions/etc.

Plus the DLC ending made me want more....sadly, though, we will likely never get any more.

I mean for Walking Dead explicitly. ME series is a good example. There are plenty of lines of dialogue that lead to the same outcome. Disappointing... but it doesn't ruin the experience because there is SO much more to the game than some occasional meaningless choices. AND it has meaningful choices from time to time.

Good for you, plenty of people did not and the company went out of business. As I've stated... name an impressive change in a choice. I foolishly replayed both seasons multiple times to see what all choices would lead to. One of the most disappointing gaming experiences was having that illusion of choice shattered.

Tell that to CoD. Will certainly agree that there are multiple reasons a game will fail I strongly believe the lack of meaningful choice was a big factor. I believe that if the games were compelling (beyond some of them just having a good story) then they would have gained more of an audience instead of having a lot of people watching their game on Youtube. If the choices are meaningless... why make them yourself? Sometimes, if I foolishly wondered what would have happened if some youtuber made a different choice I'd go watch a video of the other choice. Realize that looking at that other choice wasted my time and made no difference of importance and I stopped even bothering looking at the alternate path.

It was one of many things that spoiled the mood. It just came off as so... forced. So many odd choices. Starting a Dead Space game with gunfights and cover shoot outs for example.

Dead Space 1 & 2 are some of the VERY few games that were so intense/creepy that they literally had my skin prickle up at points. Never experienced that in 3. By no means a terrible game... but I completely understand why it was a franchise killer.

pretty much every horror game, i just cant stand being tense and frightened during my downtime, yet i still keep buying the suckers, then bugging my spouse to play them so i can peek over his shoulder... from a distance


add to the list the really old rpgs and dungeon crawlers ... im too old to go without automap or other conveniences