NO TRAILERS FOR me...

Since about mid summer last year I've started to avoid all videos and trailers for games I'm interested in. For example, I haven't watched one second of Battlefield 3 footage nor have I watched any of the  Bioshock infinite footage. Same goes for Uncharted 3 and Skyrim. Anybody else now doing a media blackout for games they already know they're going to buy?

How do you know if you like the game? Do you read previews and reviews?

I always do it. Haven't seen a single frame of Uncharted 3 intentionally. The same is true for Arkham City and Mass Effect 3. Skyrim I wasn't sure, but went into blackout after that first trailer with gameplay and the awesome Elder Scrolls theme.

This only works for games I'm like 90% sure I'll like. God of War 3, for instance, if I knew about the fights against Poseidon or Cronos, I would probably not have loved as I did.

Since about mid summer last year I've started to avoid all videos and trailers for games I'm interested in. For example, I haven't watched one second of Battlefield 3 footage nor have I watched any of the  Bioshock infinite footage. Same goes for Uncharted 3 and Skyrim. Anybody else now doing a media blackout for games they already know they're going to buy?

How do you know if you like the game? Do you read previews and reviews?

@Dany said:

How do you know if you like the game? Do you read previews and reviews?

Never read previews or reviews myself, trailers don't do a thing for me either, the only way I know if I like the game or not is by actually playing the game. I know, that's kinda weird but that's how I work.

@mikey87144: I've been doing this for a long time now, and it's pretty awesome going into a game knowing barely anything about it. I saw a two-minute video of Portal 2 before playing it and that was all, for example. So much of that game was a complete surprise, and I think it made for a much better experience.

@mikey87144 said:

Since about mid summer last year I've started to avoid all videos and trailers for games I'm interested in. For example, I haven't watched one second of Battlefield 3 footage nor have I watched any of the  Bioshock infinite footage. Same goes for Uncharted 3 and Skyrim. Anybody else now doing a media blackout for games they already know they're going to buy?

Could you explain why you do this? I mean you'll be completely ignorant as to how the game plays or what's going on in it if you just buy it day 1 without ever watching or reading anything about it  You mentioned Battlefield 3. How are you going to do good online when everyone around you knows what an EOD bot is or how the destruction works, while you don't?

How do you know if you like the game? Do you read previews and reviews?

I go complete blackout on my most anticipated games yeah. In the final few weeks I tend to avoid forums too. For example when Mass Effect 3 comes out, I'm not going to be around here at all. 

I did that for San Andreas. That game was immense! Go Karts and Hovercrafts and all!

I watch more game media these days then actually play games damn its been a long summer.

@JEC03: Play games on your pile of shame. Still got a couple more to go through.

u shuld at leas watch that biochck 1. jus cuz its omg crazy!! nd it doesnt giv DAT much away.