by Horrid Beast
JasonJ0 wrote:
Horrid Beast wrote:
Pedrator wrote:
Well... if you dislike the theme so much, why did you buy it in the first place? Apparently theme is a big deal to you, and you know about the theme before you even open the box.
The OP said he bought it because of all the hype on BGG. So cut him some slack. Some games I have bought or nearly purchased because of positive reviews here on the Geek have been disappointments too. We all tick a bit differently.
Okay, setting aside the OP and his review for a bit - I just don't see why this still happens.
Rulebooks are generally available either here or on their publisher's pages. More and more these days you can watch videos that illustrate exactly how a game is played. I've yet to see a modern, popular game without informative reviews that tell you what the game-play is (and also is not) like.
So along with the hype, there is more than enough information to tell people that this super-duper latest and greatest just won't scratch their itch (this is how I know that I won't much care for Power Grid or Le Havre or Brass, for example). Why would anyone buy a game that they had not thoroughly researched just because it is rated highly here?
Excellent point but sometimes we can impulse buy. I've done it before and my wife does it everyday lol...