For games that I'm interested in, I always like to try a demo. If there's no demo I'll find a gameplay video for it, either Giantbomb's quicklook or hit a Youtube search. I only got Torchlight 2 as a demo that I later bought and that was because I was already interested in it all the demo did was make me buy it faster
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Demos are pretty useless to me, I think the video went over every experience I've had. 99% of the time I know whether I want a videogame or not way before I buy it. Either it's in a franchise I know or from a developer that I enjoy, OR, if it's a new face, they have an awesome marketing team and get positive scores from reviewers and friends. I honestly can't remember a time when a demo has sold me or prevented me from getting a game. Maybe if I hadn't preordered RE6 the demo would have made me wait until the price went down (cause rly, even as someone who enjoyed RE5 despite it's flaws, I know RE6 is kinda shit), buuuut I didn't so I got it day one. I do remember buying Dragon Quest VIII for the Final Fantasy XII demo though lololol.
Demos aren't completely useless. They give us a clue on how the games function. Consumer ignorance helps sell games but consumer awareness can too. Just listening to what people say about a demo or a beta helps developers make a better game.
I frequently play demos for xbox arcade games I am interested in. I would guess it's about 50/50 whether I've bought the game afterward? I find demos somewhat important though for games that I otherwise have not heard a lot about, but I think look cool from the art etc. In general if I've already heard great things or have been reading a lot about the game I would probably just shell out the money without bothering to download first.
The most recent demo I got for a really big title was the Mass Effect 3 demo. I wanted to play it because it was a game I was anticipating hugely and anything I could do to help my impatience to get the game in my hands was good. At that point I had already preordered it. :x
I generally don't mess with demos too much, unless it's an XBLA game. I pretty much download the 'trial' for ALL XBLA games for some reason. I've ended up buying quite a few after getting hooked in those first 10 minutes of gameplay, come to think on it...
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I honestly can't remember a time when a demo has sold me or prevented me from getting a game. Maybe if I hadn't preordered RE6 the demo would have made me wait until the price went down (cause rly, even as someone who enjoyed RE5 despite it's flaws, I know RE6 is kinda shit), buuuut I didn't so I got it day one.
I do remember buying Dragon Quest VIII for the Final Fantasy XII demo though lololol.
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The most recent demo I got for a really big title was the Mass Effect 3 demo. I wanted to play it because it was a game I was anticipating hugely and anything I could do to help my impatience to get the game in my hands was good. At that point I had already preordered it. :x
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