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It's all for fun. I do too much research on most games and have a very limited games budget, so... this is just for kicks.

Anyway, if the economy keeps going the way it's been... not many games at all being purchased by me in the near future. Yikes!

None. I take my money very, very seriously. I've played games completely blind without research, but they were all mass giveaways.

Too many to list but some of the older Terminator games like 2029 would be a good start.

The last "PC" game I bought new in box without looking at it or even hearing about it beforehand as soon as it appeared in stores was Fallout 2. The last console game of that nature I bought was Disgaea 2. I did not regret either purchase although Disgaea 2 was meh). There is pretty much no way to have a game appear out of nowhere these days without at least a year of rumors and previews. I also pretty much need for the game to appear on gog, so e.g. Disgaea 5 would've been a no-brainer, but instead I'll probably never play it. So, I guess I'll say that I would buy Disgaea 6 sight unseen if it appeared on gog. I can't think of any other franchise I want to see continued (even with the ftbf mod, Fallout 3 killed my interest in that franchise), and even Disgaea I am unsure of since I haven't played 3-5 (and 2 wasn't better than 1 in every way; in fact it was worse in some ways).

I guess somewhat related to Fallout: I would've also said Arcanum 2 if by the same people, but then I remembered what Outer Worlds became.

It depends on more meat, but let's play;
My general listing (the priority depends on more limitations/specifics given):

01) PC or console/smart devices?
if PC: Super mario (3D) world, NFL fever 2004, NBA Street homecourt, NBA jam
if smartphone/tablet: The Incredible Machine, Chess Master XI, Super Off Road, EA one on one
02)Reality only or crazy dreams allowed?
if Reality only: The hardest to say.
if crazy dreams allowed: GTA V,6 DRM Free!
03)What is provided to help to seal the deal? IP name, Developer, Price Tag, Requirements, Features list, Disruptive Tech, a demo... only a picture?
if IPName: Kill Bill
if Developer: Midway (fighting/sports game)
if Price Tag: Not the main driver (I haven't taken free games sometimes!:NBA 2k21) but let's say anything on this post below $2USD would make me pay & run ASAP before asking anything! ...keep dreaming! :)
if Requirements: Potato PC & gamepad
>>>if Features list: DRM free -&- Co-Op -&- Gamepad support -&- multi language (audio dub, not subs only!)
if Disruptive Tech:
-Gun/Guitar based: like NES Duck Hunt, Guitar Hero
-Like Xbox kinect / nintendo wii motion games: Sports (Bowling, Tennis, Pool, Boxing, Dancing)
-Hologram: Time Traveler
if Picture: The Pink Panther, Constantine, The X-Files
04)Digital or Physical copy?
if Digital: DRM Free: Chess Master XI, Warcraft III, Starcraft
if Physical: SNES cartridges: Contra III: The Alien Wars, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, NBA Jam, TMNT Turtles in time, Art of Fighting, Donkey Kong Country 1,2,3, Killer Instinct, TMNT Tournament Fighters etc
05)New or 2nd hand?
if New: see 01, 02, 03, 06b
if 2nd hand: see 04b
06)Saga/Re-release or Totally brand new IP?
if Saga/Re-release on PC: TMNT, Spiderman
if Totally brand new IP: Fighting/Sports game
07)DRM free digital store or any other DRMed store?
if DRM free store: Killer Instinct, Castle of illusion, NBA 2k11
if DRMed store: Nothing!
08)Present or past? (Not covered)

>>> = My biggest decision drivers!

Mix accordingly to the detailed situation(s) given. Cheers :)

In order of blind urge: Total Annihilation: Kingdoms 2, Rise of Legends 2, Alpha Centauri 2, Sacred sequel of remake, Jade Empire 2, Red Alert 4, Dark Messiah 2, Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.² sequel or remake, Omikron 2, Fallout Tactics 2, Battlezone 3, Dragonfall 2, Beyond Good and Evil 2, Star Wolves sequel of remake, Revenant 2, Kingdoms of Amalur 2, Dragon Commander sequel of remake (yeah-yeah, needn't be said that the first one was a cashgrab of abysmal quality).

I bought most of those.
Anything remaining would be "rescued from extinction" situations; Voxar's Tumblebugs comes to mind.

Dungeon Master 1+2

Star General and War Wind remakes or re-imaginings
Command and Conquer 5
Privateer 3
Distant Worlds 2
Total War Warhammer 3
Fantasy General 3
Civilization X ( Alpha Centauri, Beyond Earth , ....... )
Civilization VII ( actually i'm lying about the classical range of civ products, i usually buy those 3 to 4 years after release with any and all dlc package discounted )
Final Fantasy VII for pc
Falling Frontier

I'd buy Baldur's Gate 3 day 1 if it was BG3, not Divinity Original Sin 3. I have nothing against DOS3, but I wanted real BG3. I will buy it anyway, but definitely not day 1.

I would have agreed on this if it wasn't for Command & Conquer 4, which I bought on Day 1. Sitting there thinking to myself, why would they deliberately take everything good about the series and replace it with shit? :P

Just BTW, RA 3 and CC 3 are IMO both masterpieces.

It has strong Divinity Original Sin 2 vibes, but TBH I expected that to happen. There's something specific in the engine Larian uses and it may contribute to the general atmosphere of the game a lot. Anyway, people are saying that the game is great in what it is. I'm a fan of the series and would prefer something that's closer to the original games, but will be pleased with this form of BG3 as well. :)
That's an unpopular statement, but I agree with it. These two are great RTS games. I'd certainly like to see a continuation of the series, but given the fact that C&C4 was horrible and the fact that the genre is more or less dead, it seems highly unlikely.

Hades (from Supergiant Games), as soon as it gets a DRM-free release. No matter if it’s on GOG, Humble Bundle, itch.io or wherever else, as long as it’s free from third-party clients.

C&C4 isn't even the worst of the lot, bad as it is. Star Wolves 2 and Sacred 3/Citadel were way worse, and Larian wasted an excellent concept and graphics with Dragon Commander, all to raise funds to make a bland, generic and uninspired turn-based RPG. They really should've done this the other way around as they initially wanted to.

Yet I'd buy any of those sequels anyway and hope for the best.
Agreed. Despite EA's reputation and piece of garbage that was C&C4, they made some very solid strategy games otherwise - Generals and Zero Hour, Tiberium Wars and Kane's Wrath, Red Alert 3 and Uprising, Battle for Middle-Earth 1, 2 and Witch-King.

The C&C Remaster is really good too. I mean, it's pretty much the same games, but being able to play them with a little crisper look in widescreen without all the chunkiness and patches makes it much more fun.