World 4? it gets a little easier after that.
World 7 was being problematic for me. World 6 was iffy. Starting World 8 now.
Your bang on there. A decent entry price turns this into a must have. Premium price means ill use the cash for a premium game.
Vita only owners may bite but Multi console/handhelds owner are spoilt for choice. It doesn't do enough to elevate it from the crowd.
I generally roll with this mentality as well.
Look at Dead Space 3 -- I'm a fanatic, but the only way I decided to get the game day 1 was because I got free DLC and a $20 credit at Amazon making it essentially $40.
If I can get a brand new AAA title for $40 at launch, why the hell am I going to pay $40 for EDF when it's never been a AAA type game? I got Insect Armageddon for <$15 on Steam... you can get the 360/PS3 disc for cheap too.
Again, look at Dokuro -- I'm tied to that purchase forever once I make it. Was I willing to drop $20 on something I didn't know I would like? No. Once the sale kicked on for $10? Sold.
Or Sumioni. I won't touch it for $20. Not even for $15... but you hit $10 or under? Maybe.
Same goes for just about any game with me. Hence why I'll consider Stranger's Wrath once it hits the discount price...