is it true /v/ ?
>>321790078
It forces me to give them a go more unless it's one I was unable to find legit.
For example Dark Souls, I am pleb, haven't played a difficult game in years, but because I paid money for it I felt more impetus to get my money's worth.
But with Path Of Radiance I appreciated it one hell of a lot and it was one of the only things I played for a few weeks straight.
fallout 4 I pirated, an I despise the game, it reeks of effort in all the wrong places and if I bought it I'd hate myself for supporting that shit.
yes. I have never beaten a game I pirated.
>>321790078
I think it is. I'm more likely to go back to a game that didn't grab me at first and give it anothet try if I paid for it.
>>321790469
it has probably been bought on sale and is an indie game or some shit
>>321790078
No. Almost half of my steam library is games I've never touched and the ones I've finished are generally those that I bought after pirating them first and seeing that they're good.
>>321790078
Somewhat, since you already spent something on it
>>321790078
Legitimately owning something that you earned with hard work, is far more satisfying than cheating your way to get it. It's why cheatcode pokemon feel less worthwhile than legit mons.
sunk cost fallacy
In a way, yes. I did a ton of research on games before committing to buying them, resulting in a smaller but better library. It's nice seeing them on a shelf instead of buried as generic icons somewhere, though I do emulate some older games on my Wii (not shelling out for old cartridges with battery issues, sorry). Older games also came with nice manuals, so there's that too.
I suppose that if you are invested in a game in a concrete way, via spending on it, you may treat it a bit more seriously than if you haven't.
now, if you like things that you bought a bit more than other things, you might suffer from post purchase rationalization.
