Save Yourselves!

[ArizonaTank]

1) What I have learnt is this: before buying a game, no matter how cheap, always check reviews carefully and ask on here, paying closest
attention to the guys who seem to like what you like and vice versa.

2) What I do: Buy everything that looks pretty and then read the crappy reviews and bad opinions on here.  It helps increase the hurt immeasurably.

It is a disease.

With digital distribution...there is more cr*%p out there than ever before.  Plus there are plenty of ways to buy the old cra&%p. 

I have found that meta score sites give a pretty good overall feel for the games I buy.  Also most games go on sale after three months or so...so I rarely buy when they are first released.  Still I have managed to buy some stinkers...just haven't paid much for them thankfully.