Are games worth what we pay?

It really depends on the game, but for the most part I find the prices to be very fair. Certain games I'll wait and get used because I don't think they are worth full value, but then there are games that I'd spend $100+ on if I was forced to.

I think some games are worth what we pay. I know every game I have brought has been worth it. There is however, games that my friends have that are not worth the money (Carnival Games).

Originally Posted by Abby

Who are these people? I would like to meet them.

Soccer moms who do not know any better and just buy whatever looks "fun" for their child to play so they don't have to deal with actually raising them.

It's sick, really.

Some Wii games I don't think need to be that high. They aren't worth it.

Also, what is wrong with the carnival game? For kids, there is nothing wrong with it.... geez you people are picky. As for the price of that game, yah, ridiculous, but for more popular games like Metroid 3, Mario Galaxy, TP, and Brawl and those, the price is justified.

"Now budgets can easily reach millions of dollars, even if middleware and pre-built game engines are used. Most professional games require one to three years to develop, further increasing the strain on budgets."

So, yes, but lower-budget developers can't compete with higher-budget ones without high pricing.

Are games worth what we pay?

It depends on the game, methinks. Even then, over fifty dollars is too much. I don't care how long and how much content it has. Heck, forty dollars for a little game I stick in my DS is seriously pushing it.

Most games I enjoy second-hand because I can actually afford them at times. Twenty dollars for a video game is more like it for me.

Yes, I know that the high prices are justifiable because of the development teams and all that.

I'd rather just pay 10 bucks to rent a game for a week, since I normally can beat most games within that time frame.

Originally Posted by Yami

Soccer moms who do not know any better and just buy whatever looks "fun" for their child to play so they don't have to deal with actually raising them.

Oh. Then I have already met a few of them.

Originally Posted by sugarpoultry

Some Wii games I don't think need to be that high. They aren't worth it.

True.

Also, what is wrong with the carnival game? For kids, there is nothing wrong with it.... geez you people are picky.

For kids, there is nothing wrong with it. The same can be said for adults, though. Hell, I like Simba.

And yes, I am picky. I do not really have a choice when it comes to spending money.

As for the price of that game, yah, ridiculous, but for more popular games like Metroid 3, Mario Galaxy, TP, and Brawl and those, the price is justified.

Yep, probably the best examples for the Wii, although I may be one of the few who thinks that Mario Galaxy is a bit short.

Originally Posted by Mr. Lexxi Aileron

So, yes, but lower-budget developers can't compete with higher-budget ones without high pricing.

That is one of those things that seems obvious, yet never really comes to my attention.

Originally Posted by Blizzaga

Heck, forty dollars for a little game I stick in my DS is seriously pushing it.

Blizz, I thought we have already discussed that size doesn't matter

Most games I enjoy second-hand because I can actually afford them at times. Twenty dollars for a video game is more like it for me.

That sounds about like me.

Hey, does anyone know how profit works when it comes to renting games? My brother would mass-rent games on a very frequent basis from Blockbuster. Apparently, he was not the only one who did that. I am just wondering how much of the cut goes back to the game creators.

Games than OoT were worth much more than so.
Most games are worth less than 50$, though.

And, in Sweden we already pay twice as much for games. Damn. X_X

Originally Posted by Abby

And yes, I am picky. I do not really have a choice when it comes to spending money.

But nobody is forcing you to buy it after all. Most games that aren't worth the money usually drop prices real quick.

Yep, probably the best examples for the Wii, although I may be one of the few who thinks that Mario Galaxy is a bit short.

I still haven't had time to finished that game. -___-' I fail....

Originally Posted by sugarpoultry

But nobody is forcing you to buy it after all.

Hence the fact that I can be picky.

Most games that aren't worth the money usually drop prices real quick.

Ah.

Good point.

I still haven't had time to finished that game. -___-' I fail....

I wouldn't say that.

I was actually like that my first time on my first play through Banjo-Kazooie so many years ago. I do not know what the case is for you, but I got stuck at this one location simply because I didn't pay attention and look up.

Even without that, the "completion factor" - getting all the jigsaw puzzles (and much, much later on, the cheats and eggs, even though they were rather pointless) - and sense of accomplishment is enough for me when it comes to determining the value of a game.

From the developer's standpoint' most good games are a bargain, as it's practically a given that they take 2+ years of work and cost millions when the whole project is completed.

Now from the consumer's point of view, most games are definitely not a bargain. Pretty much 80% or more of all notable titles have about 8 hours of content in them without multiplayer or replay incentives.

Originally Posted by Mr. Lexxi Aileron

"Now budgets can easily reach millions of dollars, even if middleware and pre-built game engines are used. Most professional games require one to three years to develop, further increasing the strain on budgets."

So, yes, but lower-budget developers can't compete with higher-budget ones without high pricing.

Well, look at games like Braid or Castle Crashers. Indie games done by small developers in their own time, and cost 1200 MS points which is around $10. That's not exactly pricey is it? And if you look at the sales figures for those games, it's quite a decent turnaround for the developers; and they are great games too.

The indie game scene is going to boom in the next few years, mostly due to online distribution from services such as XBLA, PSN, Steam, and so on. Developers won't have to go through retail channels and publishers, saving costs and middlemen, and deliver what they want directly to their audience.

Originally Posted by Abby

Blizz, I thought we have already discussed that size doesn't matter

My innuendo-senses are tingling.

Originally Posted by Abby

Seriously, I want to meet these people.

Say hello to my sister

Reasons for keeping the receipt.

Zelda games and most mario and metroid games are worth the price and usually dont go down in price because people will spend the money on them, but why should we take a chance on a third party game that could suck? I would rather shell out money for games I know are going to be good, like mario and zelda than take a chance on a new game that I might like.

Originally Posted by Yami

Indie games done by small developers in their own time, and cost 1200 MS points which is around $10. That's not exactly pricey is it? And if you look at the sales figures for those games, it's quite a decent turnaround for the developers; and they are great games too.

It's a market that hasn't really come out in the console world until now, however. I'm talking more along the lines of comparing games like like Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles to mainstream Final Fantasy giants which make far more money but cost about the same.

These games cost millions of dollars to make.

Yes.

Indie games?

I don't play indie games.

I only buy a game when its dropped to £10 ($5).

OK so you are not going to get a game straight away but its worth it in the end.