Those who bought DMC at launch: Why?

[Weedlab]

Personally, if the game is fun and has a lot of replay value then I think it is okay to make a $60 purchase. I bought the first DMC game at launch and I beat it in 5 or 6 hours my first try (shorter on speed runs). But, I beat that game over 100 times on the PS2, so to me it was well worth the full price of admission. If DmC has that sort of replay value then I think that's fine. But I will admit, based on what I read and saw, I would faster part with $60 to play a game like Ni No Kuni than DmC. That has more to do with the experience I think I can get from the game and the mileage (but that's subjective). I've played long crap games and short gems, but Ni No seems to be the kind of game you can spend hours with while extracting a lot of goodness during playtime (but again, subjective).

 

EDIT: As for the other part of your post, I don't sell my games - period. I stick with what ever I buy, including hidden gems like Duke Nukem. I'm more interested in building up my collection. I'm not sure if I'll get the kind of mileage from DmC as I did with the first game, so I don't see myself spending 60 on it. I only see myself doing that (paying full price) for a few games this year, namely Ni No Kuni, Sly: TiT, GOW:A, The Last of Us, and maybe Beyond: 2 Souls. DmC, MGR:R, Injustice and a few others are on my waiting list. I'll get them when they are cheaper.