this has been discussed in a thread already, now let's try a poll or something. personally i don't mind a demo since i regret some of the minis i got.
Vote for 20 minute Mini demos, or not.
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taoofgreentea
MemberLol, this is from the thread I brought up, interesting.
I said a lot in the other one, summary: I don't think demos will hurt developers, it may even sell more games, I think the implementation on Sony's side would be hard because it would increase the amount downloaded on PSN by a lot. I am of the type that doesn't quite know for sure if I will like the game until I play it, but others are able to be sure through reviews etc.
Posted 9 months ago # -
taoofgreentea
MemberI agree, so far buying minis has been a learning experience for me - the main thing I learned is to stick with my favorite genre, that being puzzle games, or having something in it with puzzles.
I also found I'm quite picky with games, this may be less of a problem for people who tend to like nearly every game they play.
Here's a list some of games I personally wish I had demos for, just as an example.
Brick Breaker - Got a bad review, I only bought it because I love brick breaker games, and this is not a great clone.
Bloons TD - good gameplay but was too kidlike in graphics for me, I found.
Bloons - I accidentally bought this thinking it was Bloons TD. No demo or return policy meant I was stuck with it.
Monopoly - I love playing it with family, I found it boring to play with a computer.
Forest Puzzle - It's in my genre, I just don't like the gameplay - too much being chased by and running from very fast bad guys.So there you go, I suppose I haven't wasted THAT much money, but even a 10 minute demo probably would've saved me money on the above games.
Posted 9 months ago # -
There are only a few that I regret buying out of all the 80something minis I've bought... and I've been buying minis from the start. ;)
Posted 9 months ago # -
I don't really need a demo for a mini to be honest. They really aren't leaving a big enough hole in my pocket that I regret buying a bad one. It sucks that I came across a bad one, but I spend no more than $7 a pop on them, so I don't really care.
Also, making a demo from what I can tell just takes up more resources and man-hours. Not only would they have to put the demo level together, they would have to make sure it runs on both the PSP and PS3. Since these guys are on a tight enough budget as it is, they risk losing more money if people decide to try and not buy. Also if the demo doesn't run on either or, I imagine that not only pushes back the demo, but the full game, while they spend more man-hours fixing a demo for a game that will sell for less than $10.
But that's just speculation on how demos work on my part, but if it does work like that, it's just way more effort than it's worth.
Posted 9 months ago # -
volcane
MemberI think this could be addressed using the same approach that Google use with their Android Market: If you uninstall a paid app within 15 mins of first installing it, then you get an automatic & immediate refund.
This is a great approach because it gives people an easy way to try apps/games for 15 mins at no risk. There is also nothing for the developer to do, it's just part of how the Android Market handles refunds.
Posted 9 months ago # -
volcane
Member@djax
I've got an HTC Wildfire S in white. My wife has an HTC Desire. Both are great Android devices. The Wildfire is a little underpowered (600MHz CPU) for gaming but it still a lovely device.
What Android device do you have?
So did the Android Market refund limit used to be 24hrs then? I don't know that. I agree, 24hrs is a better time limit because sometimes it's just not possible to properly assess the bigger games in 15 mins. For instance, some games require you to download 30-50Mb of supporting data during the installation and that takes time even over WiFi! ;-)
Have you played Aftermath or ToonWarz?
Aftermath is like an overhead version of Left 4 Dead and ToonWarz is like Team Fortress 2. They are great games if you like shooters!
I'd also recommend ExZeus Arcade and TurboFly 3D.
I bet you like puzzle games with high score tables?! :-D
I'm saving up for an awesome Sony Ericsson Xperia Play in white! :-) :-)
Posted 8 months ago #
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