Or "Do have another serving. You hardly ate anything. I'm sure it'll soothe your heartburn."

Of course. Because nothing soothes the system better than someone being pushy, trying to make you do something you don't want to, invoking that combined unspoken statement of "I'll make you feel guilty if you don't do what I say" and "You're an idiot, I know you better than you know yourself".

Or "Here. Take this video game. You'll love it. Trust me. I'm a doctor."

-laughs- You lead a more interesting life than I do. Can't say I've had an actual doctor try to recommend games to me.

while i can see why this idea sounds good in theory, i don't think it'll work good in practice

I've been lucky to have been gifted some pretty good games by Doc0075.

It's not difficult. All you have to do is be willing to hurt a little.

and as we all know, everybody hurts sometimes. Everybody cries.

And then, everyone switches to the song to It's the End of the World as We Know It, because it's a far, far better tune. ;)

Okay, time for another quick bump. Thinking I'm going to move the deadline up from the 10th to the 6th.

Will put this out as a last call of sorts. If no one else is willing to join in by then, I'll do the selecting earlier so people can have their recipient's info and more time to grab some digital torture items.

I liked The Smiths!

ok fine, a list for me:

I hate strategy games (i already own age of wonder, banished (a game i do want to play), dragon shard, evil genius, dungeon keeper gold, king's bounty, the last federation, long live the queen, king of dragon pass (GOOD GAME))
I hate turn-based games (i own the fallouts, all of the divine divinities, arcanium)
I don't like sim games at all.

i wish i could say, "oh my god i would hate "x" game, but honestly I don't know of any that really make me think that. Maybe FTL? dunno
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Okay, quick heads up. People will be matched shortly. Won't take long given how few were willing to participate. -laughs-

Figuring I'll be the odd person out, but I have a solution to the problem that won't include the expectation of a person buying for two people rather than one.

After looking over the catalog repeatedly, there's one game that I've been steadfastly avoiding for quite some time now. That game would be To The Moon. Games that blatantly try to grab onto whatever blackened heart strings I have left disgust me a bit. As such, I've had absolutely no desire to play it.

I would try to add more games, but quite frankly, I've already sought out and purchased every piece of shit I could find at a decent price.
From Ultima 9, to Hatoful Boyfriend, to Fahrenheit, to Kingdom: The Far Reaches, to Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, if it's garbage, odds are I have it.

And so, I'll just purchase that for myself, a bit more self-inflicted torture. (Yay. Looking forward to that like I'd look forward to slamming my genitals in a car door.)
Good afternoon. =)

When you have a moment, if you could unblock your chat so I can pass along information regarding your recipient, it'd be much appreciated. Thank you.
The same request to you, please. When you have a moment, if you could unblock your chat, it'd be much appreciated.
And that request goes to you as well. Thank you. =)

Additional- Or...not. Just refreshed the page and nothing's showing as blocked now...-facepalm-
Perfect frigging timing there, forum. Truly.

since i was a vague asshat, pm carion crow if you want more specific games for me and i'll let him know. but seriously, any games in those genres would irritate the hell out of me.

I must say I am greatly surprised that you do not want to play Democracy 3. While I myself have not yet played it, judging for the reviews on GOG, it seems to be an absolutely awesome game. Here are some selected genuine quotes:

"[5 stars]... you'll find yourself sweating"
"[5 stars]... I'd give this 'game' a 4/5 because it isn't much of...well...a game"
"[5 stars]... hours of playing with sliders, reading charts... gameplay is little more than tweaking policies until they work in your favor"
"[5 stars]... dull if you are just playing"
"[5 stars]... Democracy 3 won't inspire hours of fun but it's certainly interesting enough to warrant a playthough"
"[5 stars]... This game I think : 6/10"
"[4 stars]... it also keeps crashing, which is not really acceptable. Presumably this is due to extremists within the game"
"[4 stars]... compulsory creationism made 100% of my population religious"
"[4 stars]... Other than that there's little else to do. It nice to play for a couple of hours. Unfortunately there's not enough to keep you going for more"
"[4 stars]... there's little reason to play IMO"
"[4 stars]... I haven't played D3"
"[4 stars]... Once you understand how one "dot" works, you'll find that the all the others aren't so scarey"
"[4 stars]... nearly all libertarian policies result in your approval ratings falling until you are assassinated"
"[3 stars]... There's basically no challenge"
"[3 stars]... Gameplay is horribly simplified"
"[3 stars]... haven't played D3"
"[3 stars]... when Dem 3 is at US$2.99 I'll buy it. 'K?"
"[2 stars]... OK, so I'm elected at the very beginning of the game. Then why are there 11 million members of the other party, but 0 members of mine? I thought I just, you know, got elected. I would think there would be at least one member of my party, namely me"
"[2 stars]... the "quit tutorial" button was non-functional"
"[2 stars]... interface is original and intuitive. That is the only good point"
"[1 star]... it crashes continuously. Even after a single turn, especially with Australia"
"[1 star]... People should not pay £16.99 for a game that doesn't work for more than a few seconds"

But, wait, that's not all. If the base game is not enough, there are also three DLCs which you could buy to triple your fun.

If you're anything like me, this wall of praise will have you rushing to play this obvious masterpiece. I myself have already promised myself that this will be the absolute first game I play as soon as I clear my backlog.

Happy Satanalia.