What to do when you know you'll never play something

[bloodybaron]

Well this happens from time to time I start a game and don't really like it or I buy a game with no real intention of playing it, but this last game I just played is horrible.  Its Brigade E5 on the pc and this game is basically unplayable.  The only problem on top of that?  Id be lucky to get a dollar for it selling it online.  So I'll never play it, can't sell it, so I'll most likely leave it on a shelf and never touch it again, but what do you do when a situation like this comes up.

[krelyan]

Defenestration usually.

[dreama1]

Well this happens from time to time I start a game and don't really like it or I buy a game with no real intention of playing it, but this last game I just played is horrible.  Its Brigade E5 on the pc and this game is basically unplayable.  The only problem on top of that?  Id be lucky to get a dollar for it selling it online.  So I'll never play it, can't sell it, so I'll most likely leave it on a shelf and never touch it again, but what do you do when a situation like this comes up.

Don't buy it if you won't play it.

[foxhack]

Well this happens from time to time I start a game and don't really like it or I buy a game with no real intention of playing it, but this last game I just played is horrible.  Its Brigade E5 on the pc and this game is basically unplayable.  The only problem on top of that?  Id be lucky to get a dollar for it selling it online.  So I'll never play it, can't sell it, so I'll most likely leave it on a shelf and never touch it again, but what do you do when a situation like this comes up.

Don't buy it if you won't play it.

Madness! Heresy!

[fauxshot]

I don't usually buy a game if I know I won't play it, unless I'm not playing it to keep in the shrinkwrap.

I guess my question would be why you're buying a game you don't want to play???  Steam sales get the best of all of us (  ), but it does sound like that is where your first problem is. 

[kashell]

or I buy a game with no real intention of playing it

Leave. Now.

Nah, just playing. ^.~ I play the games I buy, even if they're some of the less polished titles. I may not get to the credits, but I'll at least give everything a fair shot.

[gartcat]

I think it was back when I blindly bought Mega Man X7 at a game store that I vowed to never do it again without reading a review/watching a video of it first.  Of course I didn't follow that vow, I bought several lackluster games on the Wii shop/3DS shop, but I usually just delete those and pretend it never happened.  It's a battle some deal with every day.

[tafk]

Put it on my shelf so it can sit there and look good. The number of times I've come back to a game I turned down previously is huge. Usually you just have to get into the mindset of the time period.

[fighterpilot562]

If its really crappy, ill try and get a trade out of it, or off load it for cheap.

[argyle]

Defenestration usually.

Thank you. That new word will serve me well.

[burningdoom]

If you can't sell it, try trading it. Usually you can find someone looking to unload something worth about the same, that you might want. If you can't find a taker, then pass it on to someone for free that might appreciate it.

[tpugmire]

I've never bought anything that I don't intend to play. I've been given a fair amount of turds that I'll probably never try though. In those cases, I check the database and upload any information I can.  From there it gets a thorough cleaning, and goes into the collection. If it's something I actually do not want, I'll try and unload it, but that's pretty rare. Duplicates get traded or sold off.

[gf78]

There are a few occasions when I will pick up a game with no intention of playing it or any interest in it.  E.T for the Atari 2600, Gundam Crossfire for the PS3 and Superman 64 are a couple of examples.  These games are so bad, you find them for a buck or free.  I think it's kinda funny to have these games. 

[doafan]

I own some titles because some friends told me that they were good and other ones cause they told me that it will be a shame if they won't be at my collection, clear example are the Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater were I have to admit that only have played the last one the other two are practically new 

[pizzasafari]

I have the same problem with Twisted Metal: Black Online. It's basically just useless plastic now.

It's still nice to have games like these for the sake of collection though.