Which game did you pira... err file-shared that you ended up buying aftwerwards?

[Tom Bombadildo]

Pretty much 90% of all the games I've bought in the last 10 years or so I pirated beforehand to try. The remaining 10% are either cheap enough that I don't mind losing $5 if I don't like the game, are on a console that I don't have hacked and can't pirate, or are just games I already know I'd like and bought outright.

Virtually all of the games I buy are digital only, and Steam and Origin (oddly enough) are pretty much the only two major digital distribution stores across all platforms that actually allow straight forward refunds (albeit with limited terms), so losing out on $60 because the game I bought on XYZ was shitty doesn't hold well with me. So, I pirate to try, and if I like it I'll end up buying it. If not, then I saved $60 and I know to avoid XYZ game.

 

[lordpsycho]

None, but I've bought sequels/remasters of games that I wouldn't have bought if I didn't pirate the prequel first
Uncharted Collection & 4, Disgaea 5, Crash Trilogy, Bayonetta 2, Kingdom Hearts 2.8, Project Diva Future Tone, Corpse Party Blood Drive, Tales of Hearts, that Tomb Raider game that was on PS3 and PS4

 

[JustAKirby]

Sonic Colors DS and Sonic Mania( played first on PC then bought it on the switch)

 

[CallmeBerto]

Harvest Moon - Back to Nature on the PSP. I have no idea why I started to play the game but I fell in love with the series since then.
Pokemon US/UM - While it is mostly a cash grab I did enjoy it enough to put over 100 hours into it so yeah 40 sure why not.

Many more but those two come to mind the most.

 

[JellyPerson]

Why can't we say say the P-Word around these parts?
Super Mario Galaxy 2.

 

[comput3rus3r]

Why can't we say say the P-Word around these parts?
Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Because that's a word the industry uses to demonize "file sharing". Besides everybody knows the biggest pirate of them all is the banks.

 

[CallmeBerto]

Why can't we say say the P-Word around these parts?
Super Mario Galaxy 2.

cuz the juices!!!

 

[loler55]

cs1.6?? onlinemode
c&c ar2??? onlinemode
Starcraft???? onlinemode
Warcraft3????? Onlinemode

 

[AdamFX990]

GTA Vice City. I don't really think you were intending to include ROMs in the question, but I picked up Driver 2 recently for PS1.

 

[comput3rus3r]

GTA Vice City. I don't really think you were intending to include ROMs in the question, but I picked up Driver 2 recently for PS1.

any game you downloaded which you later bought.

 

[AdamFX990]

any game you downloaded which you later bought.

Well technically it wasn't downloaded. I copied it from a rental copy of the game. #oldskoolpiracy

 

[Taleweaver]

I hardly pirate outside console games anymore: it's too much hassle (on console's, it's more of a game to get it working than that I actually play any ). It also plays that now that I've got a job (and money), the games I want are way cheaper than when I didn't have enough money to buy everything. End result: I bought A LOT of games I pirated as a kid.

A very incomplete list:
-wolfenstein 3D
-Doom 1&2
-duke nukem 3D
-shadow warrior (the original)
-fallout 1&2*
-rollercoaster tycoon 1&2 (I even bought two of these bundles. Granted, my ex-girlfriend demolished a disc, but still...)
-Abe's Oddyssey & Exoddus
-Zelda skyward sword*
-xenoblade chronicles*
-Wave race (for gamecube)*
-Unreal
-Unreal Tournament (UT99)
-the incredible machine
-raptor: call of the shadows
-Clive Barker's Undying
-the secret of Monkey island 1&2
-GTA miami vice and san andreas
-Tsuro (yes...I pirated a freakin' two dollar android game. How's THAT for pirating for pirate's sake? )


I'm not sure if starcraft counts...it's free, now, so...?



*these are boxed copies. And probably aren't even unwrapped yet

 

[gnmmarechal]

So many, I can't even remember. Let's say Skyrim. I bought it more than once and it comes to mind.

 

[Jack Daniels]

ooohhh i almost forgot, the windows remake of raptor: call of the shadows

 

[lAkdaOpeKA]

For me was Dragon Age Origins. I liked the game so much I ended up buying the ultimate edition after completing it with elf mage. Then finished it 2 more times with Human Paladin and Dwarf.
Also Inside. I played it for like 1 hour and then I just had to purchase to support Playdead for such an amazing game.

Portal. That game is actually the reason why I began always buying all my games on PC ('cause... sales! I mean, Skyrim LE fot €7? The whole Half Life series, including spin offs, for less than €5? Life is Strange for €5? How could I say no to that?)

 

[QCLasky]

All pokemon games for DS and 3DS (didnt buy the Ultra yet).
Well the list is extensive.. a lot for Wii, Wii U, DS and 3DS. (Physical and digital)

They all collecting dust on my shelf while I load those games by flashcard or some loader.

 

[AngryCinnabon]

When minecraft was still a wee thing i pirated it...got it about a year later.


and i also pirated pokemon moon, and got it months later.

 

[Delerious]

I used to be all about piracy in my early twenties. Since then, I've actually gone through and purchased most of the games that I had previously pirated, granted many of them came down about 80% in price by that time. Some examples of of long-term game testing include:

Age of Mythology
Oblivion
Dungeon Siege 2
Every PSX FF game
Skyrim
Tales of Vesperia
C&C: Tiberian Sun

 

[comput3rus3r]

I used to be all about piracy in my early twenties. Since then, I've actually gone through and purchased most of the games that I had previously pirated, granted many of them came down about 80% in price by that time. Some examples of of long-term game testing include:

Age of Mythology
Oblivion
Dungeon Siege 2
Every PSX FF game
Skyrim
Tales of Vesperia
C&C: Tiberian Sun

Command and conquer was a great series. I bought them originally and i've since lost them and have to buy them again.

 

[ladypoodle]

Too many to mention, but looking at my Steam library the most notable ones were:

- Skyrim (not the Special Edition)
- Killing Floor 2
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Toukiden 2
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Azure Striker Gunvolt
- Guacamelee
- La-Mulana
- Torchlight (both I and II)
- Castle Crashers
- Minecraft
- Rocket League