honestly, I tend to be incredibly judgmental about video games. generally if something cannot hold my interest within about 20 minutes, I'll put it down and never touch it again, because between limited personal time and ADHD, I just can't force my brain to Be Interested
this means actually digging up games I enjoy can be very, very difficult, because it sucks to spend $_money_dollars on something, play it for half an hour, realize I find it tedious, and then just have to kind of live with it because many digital storefronts don't offer refunds
@hystericempress I've been known to say that I pirate stuff not because I want something for nothing, but because I'm tired of getting nothing for something.
@ElectricKeet This is why I'm always thrilled when games have a demo available. Give me a free 30 minute experience with your game to see if I like it, and I am ASTRONOMICALLY more likely to reward that even if I don't directly purchase the game just by going 'hey this didn't work for me but it might be your jam.' The shareware-style strategies WORKED; Id made money hand-over-fist on Doom because everyone GOT to try it.