Agreed. Buy years after release to be certain that a game has everything you want if you're conservative or unsure. If you don't think you'd have fun with it long-term in it's current state, then pass.

I was burned on Metallica by buying when I didn't know that everything on the PF wasn't working, then I understood that when you go Stern NIB you're in for the longer haul when it comes to code. I went in on TWD understanding that, but I mistakenly thought they'd never end up with a TWD game without the voices of the characters.

I do like both of those games a lot though, so in the end I'm happy, but buying NIB is definitely a different journey than buying a used game.