Are there any games you've bought cause you were interested in the subject matter?

[lord of the mark]

IE a game youve bought NOT cause it advanced the genre, or because the gameplay was fun independently of the subject matter but CAUSE you found the subject interesting (that you wanted to make sure the game was in all other respects a decent game is compatible with a yes answer)

So like buying a Civil war game cause youre interested in the civil war, or just in military history.

Buying a sci fi game cause you like science ficiton. Or a particular sci fi work or universe (dune, Star trek, etc)

And so forth and so on.

[Asmodean]

I bought the original Civilization because I was interested in history.

At the time I didn't even know that there was such a thing as TBS or even strategy gaming. I just thought, hey cool...a game that simulates the history of mankind.

So my answer would be a definate yes.

But come to think of it, that is the only game...no wait...I bought BOTF because I like Star Trek...but on the other hand I knew it was TBS, and wouldn't have bought it otherwise...does that count?

Asmodean

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Asmodean
I bought the original Civilization because I was interested in history.

At the time I didn't even know that there was such a thing as TBS or even strategy gaming. I just thought, hey cool...a game that simulates the history of mankind.

So my answer would be a definate yes.

But come to think of it, that is the only game...no wait...I bought BOTF because I like Star Trek...but on the other hand I knew it was TBS, and wouldn't have bought it otherwise...does that count?

Asmodean

Yes if you bought it cause you were interested in the subject, but one of the conditions for buying it was genre or some other technical thing, that counts.

For example I'll probably buy a WW2 game in the near future, but probably not a WW2 FPS.

And Im interested in early modern history, but probably wont buy Cossacks, which ive heard has gameplay issues (quite apart from not being close to an accurate model)

[Alex]

Desperados. I simply love Westerns.

[Jamski]

I bought Dune 2 because I'd just read the book. I was pleasantly surprised.

-Jam

[Maquiladora]

I bought a few football games because im interested in football? Champ Manager, Sensible Soccer, FIFA etc.

[Nubclear]

Baldur's Gate cause I'm interested in MAGICK.

[MattH]

I got Max Payne 2 because of the concept- a game playing as a movie. The little cut-screens just got in the way .

[Zopperoni]

I got NHL to learn the rules of icehockey.

[General Ludd]

Alot of fantasy games I get because I like fantasy. All my favorite games, though, don't really fit into my typical interests. I'm not particularily interested in the history that Europa Universalis, Victoria, and Hearts of Iron cover but they are some my favorite games none-the-less.

[Jon Miller]

I bought the sid meier civil war series because I like the civiil war

I bought the series that is titled east frond and west frot and the like because I like WW2

same as an RTS

Jon Miller

[Marid Audran]

I bought Tender Loving Care because I'm interested in psychodramas.

I've bought chess/pool/poker simulators because I'm interested in those games, although I'm not exactly sure they count.

[Dis]

flight simulator.

One version I bought (1999) I think had like no instructions. I never could figure out how to work the damn radio

Actually I never really figured out how to land either .

But flying interest me and I wanted to be a pilot as a kid. But after playing this game, maybe it's good I was never a pilot.

but I was able to successfully crash a plane into the Hoover Dam. That is no easy feat.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Dissident
but I was able to successfully crash a plane into the Hoover Dam. That is no easy feat.

There should be job opportunities for you at Al-Qaeda.

[Jamski]

Its a job for life too, not many of those around these days. (And some nice afterlife perks too)

-Jam