It was recently announced that the action-RPG The Cursed Crusade would debut at $40 US instead of the typical full retail price of $60. My initial reaction to this was "Great, that probably means the game isn't any good." But I thought further on it as I am wont to do and quickly realized that the less I pay for a game, the more likely I am to buy. And when I pay less I definitely expect less from the game; when that is the case I tend to enjoy it more. Maybe it is a symptom of playing lots of games and having to look at them as a critic instead of always just playing for whatever pleasure I can get, but I think I can say based on comments around the interwebs that in each hardcore gamer there is also a critic.
Twinfinite writes:
Not satisfied with just giving fans good game deals on the PSN store, Atlus is putting up four games up for discount in Amazon's Mayhem sales event.
Anthony Molé explains how charm can help turn a bad game into an entertaining experience.
The author intentionally plays bad games for your twisted amusement. Tonight's Episode: The Cursed Crusade
