Have you ever bought a game (or not) because of a demo?

I got disgaea 4 a promise revisited on my vita only after I beat the demo. I had only played the original disgaea, so I was hesitant to buy it, but the demo changed my mind and I ended up getting it. Its a great game! I also ended up buying fire emblem awakening after trying out the demo. I thought that it was some mediocre anime rpg( never played a fe game at the time). It is now my 2nd most played title on my 3ds.

Yep, sure did. One occasion I vividly remember was playing the infamous demo, then immediately running out to gamestop to buy it. Took it home and played it 5 hours straight, good times. ノ(・ω・)ノ

Splatoon was a game that didn't got my attention until the Firetest demo. At first I was all like "uhmm... this game seems kinda dull. yeah the chars are cute and all but... only 4v4? a meaningless single player? why should I bother", then I played the demo and had a blast on the multiplayer and preordered right away. I played it 2 weeks straight, and then grown bored about it (lack of maps and multiplayer control is a sin in this game, but it has a decent single player and a fresh play mode).

Way back on 2012, Capcom let us glimpse a little of their new iteration of the Resident Evil franchise, 'Revelations'. Oh boy the demo was short yes, but it made go directly to buy it. Played it a lot, loved it, and wasted a lot of time on my 3DS going to college and work. One of the best looking games of the 3DS for sure.

And well, when I had a PS3 I tried the Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Returns demo, and I have to say I liked it. It's not perfect but it had an interesting way to play. And Lumina, gosh I would marry her totally. Anyway I never bought it cause the demo wasn't enough.

I don't remember more now cause I'm sleepy (=^= ) will try some more anecdotes later

You know, one time a guy got on my case for not pirating a game to try it out.(After getting on my case about my name at the time Bleachlover01, which had nothing to do with the cartoon if you could believe it.)
I was on a romscout live stream. He seriously could not fathom my reasoning for buying an Ace Attorney game on faith. A game without a demo and a series that I wouldn't dream of pirating, unlike about 1/3 of the current fanbase. He even called me an idiot for doing so. I'm all for demos, but forcing a demo through piracy? Yeah, no. Dude was a jerk anyway, but that conversation sticks to my mind to this day.

That's enough of that anecdote. I try demos when I can. I also take my friend's recommendations very seriously, so if I followed that guy's logic then Ghost Trick and 999 wouldn't have had my business.

The most recent examples of me buying a game because of a demo off the top of my head is Freedom Planet and the original Bayonetta.

A recent example of me not buying a game because of a demo would be Regina Hope, Banzai Pecan, and Fuse. That last one was already a betrayal in my opinion. The lackluster gameplay and presentation just cinched it.

Legend of Dragoon, Grandia, rented Metal Gear Solid (tried to buy but accidentally bought VR missions). I played the demo of Custom Robo in circuit city and bought that. I eventually bought Viewtiful Joe after many years.

The age of demos seems to be over mostly. I can't think of a single demo that I've played for any current Gen console, or even ps3.

Ooo, Disgaea 4! There's a demo I've been meaning to play, but I've been holding off, because I know if I like it I'll go out and buy it, and it'll suck all of my free time away that I need for my other games, lol.

I'll never tell!