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Katsura
Member
- Not getting a NES back in the day. In my defence, here in Europe Sega was more popular so i could swap games with my mates
- Buying and spending 50 hours in BotW. The only Zelda game i've ever liked enough to complete was Wind Waker. I guess it's time to admit i just don't like Zelda games that much
- Buying an Amiga CD32
- Buying a Vita though it has redeemed itself a bit by being a great emulation handheld
- Buying a WiiU
- Buying and spending 50 hours in BotW. The only Zelda game i've ever liked enough to complete was Wind Waker. I guess it's time to admit i just don't like Zelda games that much
- Buying an Amiga CD32
- Buying a Vita though it has redeemed itself a bit by being a great emulation handheld
- Buying a WiiU
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MafiaMurderBag
Member
Buying a fucking xbox 360 at launch only for RROD death to turn it into an expensive paperweight in a fortnight
The Scrivener
Member
Marrying a non-gamer.
_Ex_
Member
My most recent gaming regret would be selling my mint copy of Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories for PS3 last year. It was the rare Chinese/English version, which now commands a premium price. I regret selling the game, because despite having thoroughly finished it, I didn't realize I'd miss its experience later on. By "experience", I mean the captivating locales and sense of truly "being there" which this game exudes. I basically sold off an imminently revisit-able private diving sanctuary for pennies on the dollar. Dumb move.
xrnzaaas
Member
Never owning a PS3. I know I could do it now, but most of the games are already ported or remastered on the PS4 so I'd be doing it for a handful of titles.
Selling my Amiga CD32. It wasn't a great console, because most of the games were the same as on other Amiga's (plus FMV's and dialogues), but it's became a rare console and I'd be proud to have it on my shelf.
Selling my Amiga CD32. It wasn't a great console, because most of the games were the same as on other Amiga's (plus FMV's and dialogues), but it's became a rare console and I'd be proud to have it on my shelf.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
I bought Anthem at launch for 60 dollars
joseph7jk
Member
That´s so sad my friend. In my case, buying Donkey Kong Country 3 at launch
ExpandKong
Banned
Ooh I know...trading my copy of Mega Man 7, probably for $6 toward some dumbass shovelware PS1 game my stupid 13 year-old ass thought looked cool at the time.
HarryMason
Neo Member
Spending at least $500 plus in a chinese CS knock off game.
Oh I also regret buying Control recently, boring shit.
Oh I also regret buying Control recently, boring shit.
andreymagnus
Member
I regret spending too much time playing CS:GO, Overwatch (I also spent a ton of time playing Minecraft but I think it was helpful for me as a child). I could've finished so much culture-important games
Nero_PR
Banned
I stopped my brother from buying it. I showed him the game after launch and he knew the bullet I made him dodge.
cireza
Member
These two were actually my favorite consoles by faaaaar during their time, and I still use them a lot. What's not to love about these consoles ? Did you tap their potential ?
Vita has some fantastic Visual Novels and many games that are great on the go, and it is the last true handheld in my opinion. I am sure you can find some pretty great uses to it even today
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Rya.Reisender
Member
I guess I regret not having played Ragnarok Online past the beta because I didn't want to pay monthly to play something.
It all went downhill once it went F2P and later on got a "Renewal" update and the community is not as great as it used to be anymore either. So even though I got the money now, I will never be able to get back the enjoyment I had during beta.
It all went downhill once it went F2P and later on got a "Renewal" update and the community is not as great as it used to be anymore either. So even though I got the money now, I will never be able to get back the enjoyment I had during beta.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I bought a Jaguar and a Jaguar CD. I was a young foolish man who fell for an infomercial lol
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Griffon
Member
I always regretted playing priest in WoW back in 2005/06. After a few months I was sick of it, it wasn't my true call, and I didn't want to reroll this slow game.
I'm actually glad for the Classic release, I can at last play a melee class, something that I enjoy tenfold more. It's like I can finally repair a mistake from a lifetime ago.
I'm actually glad for the Classic release, I can at last play a melee class, something that I enjoy tenfold more. It's like I can finally repair a mistake from a lifetime ago.
Fractured_Veil
Neo Member
Probably wasting so many hours waiting for others to show up/not screw around in WOW dungeons. It was never that much fun but I stuck it out to help grow the guild.
Katsura
Member
WiiU - I gave up on it during one of the many droughts it had. Looking back now, it did get a somewhat acceptable amount of good games but it sure did not feel like it at the time and now i'm grabbing the remakes on the Switch instead. Also, i expected a lot more 3rd party support which never really came. Nintendo botched the launch and then it seemed most of the big 3rd party devs abandoned shipThese two were actually my favorite consoles by faaaaar during their time, and I still use them a lot. What's not to love about these consoles ? Did you tap their potential ?
Vita has some fantastic Visual Novels and many games that are great on the go, and it is the last true handheld in my opinion. I am sure you can find some pretty great uses to it even today
Vita - Well, first off i don't play visual novels. What i expected was handheld AAA titles like GTA but of the few we got, most were plagued by lousy frame rate. Some to the point of being unplayable. Vita should have been the greatest handheld up to that point but Sony seemed intent on fucking up every step of the way and then ignore it once it became clear it wouldn't come close to matching the success of the psp. Terrible wifi which meant insanely slow digital downloads, crazy expensive memory cards instead of using SD etc.
I still use it as an emulation machine though but if it was up to Sony, i wouldn't even be able to do that
ArthriticZombie
Member
Selling my entire collection of PS1, PS2, OG Xbox and GameCube games when the next gen systems hit. Not playing The Witcher 3 at launch.
DrJohnGalt
Banned
Selling/trading/giving away my old games at the time. Back in the day I had to "trade up" the old games and consoles to get the newest. Today I'm paying way too much to get a lot of those games back into my collection.
Also regret overpaying for a few things and selling a few others for way too little.
Not collecting related: Really regret pre-ordering two copies of the Fallout 76 Power Armor edition because I fully expected them to sell out and at that point Amazon had been messing up my pre-orders and not shipping them. I don't regret the initial purchase because as bad as it is I enjoy the game (and the collectibles are pretty cool), but in hindsight I didn't need to worry about them selling out. Waste of $200 for the backup buy.
Also regret overpaying for a few things and selling a few others for way too little.
Not collecting related: Really regret pre-ordering two copies of the Fallout 76 Power Armor edition because I fully expected them to sell out and at that point Amazon had been messing up my pre-orders and not shipping them. I don't regret the initial purchase because as bad as it is I enjoy the game (and the collectibles are pretty cool), but in hindsight I didn't need to worry about them selling out. Waste of $200 for the backup buy.
JimmyJones
Banned
Buying a Switch and Breath of the Wild.
daninthemix
Member
That time I was playing Silent Hill 2 and I sharted.
For me it is mainly selling my old retro system like GameBoy, SNES, N64 and so on. This is specially painful because as a kid I kept everything in mint condition - so those consoles and games would be worth today a little fortune.
Besides that, making my mom buying me those expensive Nintendo games. I greatly enjoyed playing those games but now as an adult it makes me kinda ashamed causing unnecessary financial strain.
Oh and one time my brother bought me a SNES game as gift, I did choose Bubsy...
Besides that, making my mom buying me those expensive Nintendo games. I greatly enjoyed playing those games but now as an adult it makes me kinda ashamed causing unnecessary financial strain.
Oh and one time my brother bought me a SNES game as gift, I did choose Bubsy...
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Cranberrys
Member
Selling my old systems (Master System, Genesis, SEGA CD, 32X, Saturn and Dreamcast). I was a SEGA fanboy growing up and I felt so bad when SEGA stopped manufacturing that I lost my desire for gaming for a while and sold everything. Now, I regret so much that I acted so rashly and I miss my stuff, it's like a part of my past was sold away.
H4ze
Member
I sold my OG xbox and games when my family had a really hard time struggling financially. Sold it so we could afford to buy food at the end of the month.
Tho it's not really a "gaming regret" and I would do it again, it still stings. It was the first console I bought with my own money when I was 13.
Ofc I rebought an OG Xbox after I started earning money years ago. And now, in the late 20s, I buy whatever I want hahahaha
I love my parents, they are awesome, so don't get the wrong picture here.
Tho it's not really a "gaming regret" and I would do it again, it still stings. It was the first console I bought with my own money when I was 13.
Ofc I rebought an OG Xbox after I started earning money years ago. And now, in the late 20s, I buy whatever I want hahahaha
I love my parents, they are awesome, so don't get the wrong picture here.
Ron Mexico
Member
There's a couple directions I could go here but honestly the biggest regret would be sticking around at Electronics Boutique long enough to be a manager and really seeing the ugly side of things. As a part-timer in '99 or whatever it was, it was an absolute blast. While some of it was retail just being retail, it's a different animal when your work started to ruin your hobbies.
On a hobbyist level, it would be trading in everything I had for the NES to buy a copy of Hardball '94.
On a hobbyist level, it would be trading in everything I had for the NES to buy a copy of Hardball '94.
Hypereides
Member
Selling Shadow hearts 2: the covenant for Shadow hearts: From the new world. At least I learned from it and hold onto games I enjoyed since I usually revisit them.
Farawayfromhell
Member
I spent money on Star Trek Online, I really regret this.
interactivemonodrama
Banned
Lost kingdoms on gamecube, I was really young and impressionable and i choose the game because of it's badass cover just to discover later that the gameplay wasn't my cup of tea.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Me too. I like the game but I really only played solo. The first Division was playable solo but the second one was unbearably difficult. Almost broken. I gave up pretty early. Unless this changed, I don't think I will go back. So frustrating!
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Fun game!
Sejan
Member
Bought Red Dead Redemption and hated it. Saw the hype for RDR2 and knew that I wouldn't like it. Got caught up in the hype train and bought RDR2 almost certain that I wouldn't like it. I hated it more than the original.
I haven't liked a Rockstar game in a very long time. Hopefully I've learned my lesson this time. I can't imagine buying anything else from them for a long time.
I haven't liked a Rockstar game in a very long time. Hopefully I've learned my lesson this time. I can't imagine buying anything else from them for a long time.
bigDdestruction
Member
For me personally, I'd say getting a console at launch. Maybe I was just unlucky but I had to send my ps4 in 3 times before sony gave me one that worked properly. Same thing happened with ps3 and I think enough has been said about the 360. Definitely going to wait on next gen for the newer models to come out or the mid gen refresh that's bound to happen and just have a system that works great and is better than the launch consoles.
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