i bought breath of fire v without testing it out first... big mistake too. that game was fun until i got to the part where i 'turn into a dragon', then the game just goes down the malarkeyhole. essentially, you have a dragon counter, when it reaches 100% the dragon inside of you bursts out, killing you. game over. when you walk, your dragon counter rises, slowly, but it rises which means you have to rush through the game.. which is stupid. seeing as how i bought the forking game because its supposed to be an rpg. also, you have save tokens.. you run out of those, and youre screwed. its a really really annoying game and i wish i had never bought the damn thing.
so, no, never buy a game without renting it first. besides, who wants to pay 50 dollars for a coaster anyway?