No idea what Overload is, but how the heck did you spend $97 on the Mass Effect trilogy?! The whole package is offered for $30!

Also, I was quoting The Secret of Monkey Island, for those of you who didn't catch that.

Overload is a Kickstarter from the creators of Descent. I've played the demo, and it looks AWESOME!! :D

And yeah, the trilogy can be got for like $20...the rest is DLC...STUPID FREAKING EA!!!

Yes.

In all seriousness, games that have male characters are extremely common, and therefore don't stand out. Those that have female characters, on the other hand, do. Considering that, along with the fact that I prefer to play female characters, it makes sense for me to prefer games with female (or at least non-male) leads whenever possible.

(There's another reason, but it isn't something I am comfortable talking about publicly on this forum, or to any user I don't consider trustworthy, either.)

Nope, no mental health problems (that I am aware of) here.

This. I try not to buy games that cost more than 2.50 - 3.00 euro (i.e. not on a sale with 60% or better discount) unless its something extraordinary awesome like the Baldur's Gate/Metro/Stalker bundles at -75%. (where the games still didn't go over 5 bucks apiece) My PC can't handle most new games that cost 20+ anyway.

For games I know nothing about I read some reviews and watch a gameplay video to see if its my cup of tea.

Since 12 Feb 2016, I impose a rule that if post anything on GoG forum I must not buy games GoG. I have to wait the next day to buy games. If I posted the next day I should not buy games too. I must rush in to buy games without posting the next day.

Till now I have not bought a game on GoG since 12 Feb......

I can't for the life of me imagine why it matters when the characters in the games you like are just stats and numbers...

In that case, dtgreene cannot possibly be a misandrist based on his/her opinion of video game characters, so what's your point?

I’ve stopped buying any new games unless I will play them immediately. Instead I’m working on reducing my backlog. (The only advantage of a big backlog is that you will always find a game that you want to play.)

I only buy on GOG since DRM-Free is the big deal for me. My rules are:

A. Buy full price (or with a discount no more than 20% - think of "launch discount") to support devs that are absolutely worth it.
B. Do the exact opposite for devs that act like douchebags; buy when heavily discounted or don't buy at all.
C. When in doubt about a game, wait for a BIG discount; if it was worth it, buy gift copy(-ies).
D. Buy less and play more.

Obviously a game has to be fun or something I'll enjoy, which is usually the same thing. But other rules apply too.
If it's a new game, then it has to be available on Linux. If it's an old game it has to atleast be runnable through wine or dosbox.

Welcome to GOG Club. The first rule of GOG Club is: you do not talk about GOG Club. The second rule of GOG Club is: you DO NOT talk about GOG Club! Third rule of GOG Club: someone yells "stop!", goes limp, taps out, the game is over. Fourth rule: only one guy to a GOG account. Fifth rule: one game at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: No shirts, no shoes. Seventh rule: games will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at GOG Club, you have to buy a game and play.

Some others:

+: Creator of the game is female and/or LGBT
+: Creator of the game has been harassed for no good reason
+: The game has received negative reviews as a result of doing something I like (i.e. for including a transgender character, or of being an RPG that focuses on gameplay rather than story)

-: Game has opposite-sex romance, but not same-sex romance
-: Game has opposite-sex marriage, but not same sex marriage
-: Creator of the game is misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise a bad person
-: Game fails to meet a reasonable standard of playability
-: Game has previously cost nothing to acquire legally
-: Game has high quality negative reviews that I happen to agree with.

Generally, it's got to be Linux native, although, sometimes, I will make an exception.

Thats about it.

If it is retail:
1) If the game needs Steam, unless it is a title i can't miss or i can't learn for certain if GOG will bring it, i leave it down and back on shelf.
2) Heavy DRM. Not even look twice upon it. Back on shelf.
3) Always online DRM. A league all in its own. Not even TOUCH the box to inspect it. Yep, a former Diablo maniac, hasn't even TOUCHED the box of diablo 3 to gaze upon its backside...
4) Heavy price. Are you serious? In the eye of the storm of the biggest economic depression of this century??? Everything 30 euros + is not my game, or fair game.
5) If i can get it digital, i never buy retail (anymore).

If it is digital:
1) If it is on GOG, then good for it, i buy. If it isn't on GOG, sorry, not even interested. Unless if is a well known fact it will NEVER come to GOG and i really can't afford to miss it.
2) DRM. Thanks, but NO. Not even as a free gift. I already abandoned Origin, even after the free games gifted.
3) Steam. NEVER! If it's a title i absolutely can't miss though, i buy that one game once in a decade, but last time i did, it was such a clunky port of a mess without optimization, that i immediately refunded AND quit steam (this time permanently).
4) If i own retail already but i see in digital, i always buy it again, on GOG exclusively. Absence of DRM has high value for me and it is a top priority.
5) I am a collector. From a point onward, i stopped getting a game, i started getting a franchise. Or try to buy the entire package that GOG displays as "series", under one game's store page. Some of them i know that ultimately i will never have the time, or luxury, or even desire to play, but a collector is a collector first and a gamer second...

I know, many rules... Despite that however, i have 181 games proudly, here on gog. And should gog had the entire Steam inventory, i now would have 200+ games here, already! Of course, if gog gets games that are exclusive to steam and i already own there (like Arkham series Batman), i am so going to buy them here, again.