Games That You Had No Interest In Buying But Then Change Last Min

So ya, any you guys notice a game that you don't really feel the urge at all to pick up but then decided to drop the cash on it in the last few days leading up to release? 
  
I had this mindset with Dead Space 2. I enjoyed the first game and was mildly interested in the sequel but I just didn't have the interest in picking it up day 1. I guess that the number of positive reviews helped me change and influenced my decision in just getting it anyways. I think I might repeat that here with Killzone 3. I'm kinda on the fence on whether I should just pass on this or not. 

Modern Warfare 2 was the last one I can think of. I shoulda stuck with my gut.
 
Oh and I guess Super Meat Boy. That one was a good purchase though.
 
I have a feeling the next one could be Mortal Kombat.

Halo 3 ODST.  Really wish I didn't buy it.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.  :-( Saw it at Target and thought it couldn't be too bad...

Monster Hunter Tri. I had a distinct lack of interest/sort of dislike for the series but after seeing the Quick Look and hearing more about it, I bought it and spent 20-30 hours with it. Pretty cool game.

Batman: Arkham Asylum.  Still one of the best on-the-spot decisions I've ever made.

AC Brotherhood. Really didn't like AC II but after watching the quicklook and seeing that they amped up the few things I did like, I bought it 
 
Dead Space 2 
 
Dragon Age: Origins. I bought it on a whim because it was on sale and I though the price mark down was a mistake

 Assassins Creed 2. I was think just before the game came out that it looked too much like the first game to be worth buying (despite how much I loved the first game) but when I was looking around the shop I just decided there and then to get it and was glad I did because it was a great game.    

" S.T.A.L.K.E.R.  :-( Saw it at Target and thought it couldn't be too bad... "

FINAL FANTASY XI Ultimate Collection. Wasn't too bad, just...different...
DiRT 2. Sprang for it when it went on sale on Steam. Amazing.

Well, it wasn't "last minute" exactly since it was after release, but Demons' Souls was a game I had no interest in until my friend talked about how much he loved it, then the internet was buzzing about it.  Decided to find the cash needed to get it and then it became my GotY that year.

Soul Caliber 4 I wasn't planing on getting it but when I was at future shop with my friend I decided to pick it up and spent the rest of the night playing it with my friend.

AC Brotherhood. I, like so many others, assumed it was just a multi-player focused rehash of AC2.
 
Rehash? Maybe. Lacking in single-player content? No sir.

The worst $8 I've ever spent was on a clearance copy of Fable 2. I rather enjoyed the first one, but there were a number of games I felt were more interesting, so when I happened upon it at a Target, I figured, "Why not? Plenty of sites gave it a good review and my less serious friends enjoyed it." I want my goddamn money back Molyneux, all $8 of it. 
 
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Endless Frontier was a game I had heard a little about and had read absolutely no reviews. Not only did I end up loving it, but its one of the few JRPGs that I've actually finished. 

I was also gonna skip AC Brotherhood since I had just finished AC2 when it came out, but GB's hype kept that flame stoked. Now it's sitting here staring at me and I don't feel like finishing it.
 
@wewantsthering said:

" @MrKlorox: Don't get me wrong, I loved the atmosphere, Russian culture, and the overall story. What do you mean vanilla form? Like modded? If so, you're not really playing THAT game anymore. I bought it near release so almost no modifications were available, it ran super choppy on Medium settings on my gaming rig, and the difficulty was insane and not in a Super Meat Boy good kind of way. "

I've done this with the past few big Zelda and GTA releases..  Have no interest through out all the hype, then at the last minute realise there's a new Zelda/GTA game coming out and buy it immediately.

Halo: Reach, quicklook sold me on it because it was just so damn pretty.  I regret making that decision now.

left 4 dead 1, i bought it when it came out not expecting something good. it was actually good. i got the second one on PC and thought it was so much better. i am waiting for left 4 dead 1 to go on sale to get it on steam. i ended up letting my friend borrow it so i never got to see it again.

I did this with Red Faction Guerrilla, and also with Dragon Age Origins; have not regretted these decisions, as both games have proven fruitful in the enjoyment and entertainment stakes.

Brotherhood and Castllevania LOS 
do not regret buying those game.

I most famously trash-talked and bad-mouthed Fallout 3 on these forums from the moment it was announced.  Something at the last minute before the midnight release made me decide to blow $60 on the game.  Oddly enough, Wal-Mart only had collector's editions at midnight, so I spent $80 on a game that I talked massive amounts of slander and poison about. 
 
I am not dissatisfied with my purchase.  I don't own the game anymore, but I still have the sweet collector's edition shit.  I plan on picking up the GOTY edition at some point...which, actually, I might go order that right now from somewhere dirt cheap!

Magicka. Downloading right now.

Super Meat Boy.....gah! Mother! Fucking! Super! Meat Boy!

Super Meat Boy when I saw the $3.75 sale on Steam. Awesome game needless to say

Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Viewtiful Joe. I had zero interest in the game, but then I played some in store demo of it (remember, this game came out YEARS ago at this point), and instantly fell in love with it and bought it on the spot. 

Bejeweled 3
 
I regret that purchase.

Borderlands for me. The day before it came out the hype got to me and so many people were excited for it I was like fine I will pick it up. I should of went with my first thought that it looked boring. I found it a big grind fest and I just could not get into it.

Ugh... this thread just reminds me that i do this a lot. In fact i just did this with dead space 2 a couple days ago.

Yakuza 2: Never heard of it before I heard some people talking about, it took a while to track down but it was worth it because it became one of my favorite ps2 games. 
COD 4: I had rented COD 3 and really didn't like so I had no interest  in 4 until I was on my Christmas break and everyone on my friends list was playing it, their recommendations made me go out and buy it.

Modern Warfare 2 is one. I was planning on not buying it new and just renting it or something, but my friends pressured me into buying it on launch day. Fortunately, I had a lot of fun with it, both offline and on, so it was a good $60 even if I wasn't the super-cool rebel I was hoping to be. 
 
The other one I can think of recently was Red Dead Redemption. I didn't really think about it until I saw the high Metacritic score a few days before it came out. I started watching a bunch of trailers and hyped myself up and pre-ordered it. Definitely an excellent decision.

Modnation Racers, decent game, not for me though.

CODBLOPS

Batman: Arkham Asylum immediately comes to mind, and that was great. And I find myself doing this every year with both NCAA Football and Madden. I need to break the habit this year.

Dude, I felt that way about an entire platform. My roommate had a 360 a couple of years ago, and I played a few games on it here and there, but never felt much of a pull to get one myself. I was happy with my Wii and PS3, and even cultivated a strong dislike for some of the things associated with the system. But then I saw the commercials for the limited edition Reach 360, and I was like "dang, I guess I'm going to buy one of those". Turned out to be a pretty good decision, though I don't really buy multiplatform games for it if I can help it.

Dead Space 2 - a drunken purchase 
AC Brotherhood - I absolutely hated AC2, but this game has redeemed the entire franchise for me 
Gears of War 2  - 31 times xp weekend, 'nuff said...
Black Ops - preordered it the day before it came out. I still regret it, even though I bought it for $45 and sold it for $40....

Fable II is the most recent one, namely this week.  I've already returned it, so I'll try to resist last-minute changes of heart from now on. There's also a bunch of those games in my Steam library for obvious reasons, but I haven't played them yet.

I do this with online shopping all the time. Someone had posted that 3D Dot Game Heroes was on sale for $15/shipped.. and thought the charm alone would justify the purchase... then I saw they had Demon's Souls. While I have a buddy that would have kindly lent me his copy anytime... I just decided to buy it since it was so cheaply priced. GLAAAD I did, as DS is one of my favorite games this generation!

GTA4 was a big one for me, i never really got into GTA 3/SA/whateverthehelltheotheronewascalled, i thought they were alright for a 15 minute blast here and there, mainly committing attrocities and see how long i could survive whilst being chased by the cops, but for some reason i got hyped for GTA4, i got burned, didnt enjoy it at all, THEN i go do exactly the same thing with RDR, turns out im a bit of a sucker like that, didnt like that either 
 
Halo Reach was another one, i had only had about 4 hours total on the multiplayer of halo 2 roung a friends house, for some reason Reach was a really snap decision and i just decided to buy it on the spot whilst in a shop, howver i dont feel so burned by that, i actually enjoyed my time with it, i dont play it anymore but thats fine not all games need a 100 hour lifespan to enjoy

Crimson Skies is the only one I can think of. I don't regret getting that game.