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Buying Games on Launch Day: Do you do it?

"When I was younger and lacked any real responsibilities, I was fairly free with my money. When the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker came out on GameCube, I bought it on day one. When Halo and Halo 2 launched, I bought both those games on launch day. Things have changed, at least for myself, but I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting older, or if in general, people are not buying games on launch day like they use to."

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MSBAUSTX3530d ago

Hell yeah I do. It does ultimately depend on the game though. If it is a game I really want and have been following then I buy it at launch. Sometimes there are too many games to be bought and I wait until later. But if it exactly what I want then launch day it is.

AdamRoffel3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

Fair enough :P I no money, Steam and past generation was big for a lot of people, but I was curious how many people that really was. Hoping to get some feedback on that.

MSBAUSTX3530d ago

I will say this, money plays a huge factor as well. Fortunately media is doing a great job at notifying me when a particular game is coming out so I can save for it. Mario Kart 8 was the last launch date game I purchased before I bought Hyrule Warriors.

That is four months in between the two. The next launch day game I buy will be Master Chief Collection, 2 months between, and then Smash Bros U. However all of those games have been reserved and I pay them off little by little.

After this year though it is going to be really hard to justify new games due the amount I have that needs to be played. So it will be broke city for a little while. I can definitely understand that situation.

Geekman3529d ago

Depends on whether or not I have the money and/or its worth the full 60 bucks on launch day. No harm has ever come from waiting and buying a game used. (Unless, of course, that used game no longer works, but hey; Refunds.)

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Zelda Could Introduce New Features By Bringing Back A Controversial Character

Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."

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H9115d ago

Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her

Inverno115d ago

Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.

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Directionless Modern Zelda Should Return to its 3D Roots

Matt from We Game Daily writes "The Legend of Zelda series has gone in a different direction. One which, try as I have, I just can’t get on board with. Here is why I think Zelda should return to its 3D roots."

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CrimsonIdol146d ago

Amen! A good, tight, Zelda game with a focus on dungeons and puzzles. Let people have the new style Zelda if you gotta, but let us have the OoT style games too. That's not without precedent either, the handheld 2D Zelda's in the style of A Link to the Past etc have coexisted alongside the 3D Zelda's before

FinalFantasyFanatic146d ago

As much as I like BoTW, TotK, I need my traditional Zelda games as well, I could not endlessly play the open world Zelda games, plus it's harder to keep those fresher than the traditional games.

Eidolon146d ago (Edited 146d ago )

BotW was just as fresh to the franchise as OoT was. TokT was great but the next LoZ would have to move from that formula to be fresh again. There's only so much they can do with the hardware. I think they focused too much on making the world big instead impactful. I felt the world was sort of empty and repetitive in TotK, sure there was a lot to do but no more difference a Ubisoft game..

anast145d ago

I wouldn't worry too much. Nintendo knows what they are doing.

Ristul145d ago

Wind Waker had a perfect balance of open world and a cool, well hand-crafted design. Maybe try to keep the open world but put in effort to make more memorable story driven quests and locations.

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Zelda Fan Brings Godzilla to Life in Tears of the Kingdom

A fan of The Legend of Zelda has recreated the iconic Japanese monster Godzilla in Tears of the Kingdom using the game's Zonai devices.

Knightofelemia183d ago

I like it would also be cool if some created Dragon Caesar in the game I would love to watch the two going at it.