▲ 229 ▼ [PCGamer] Helldivers 2 is the least I've felt pressured to spend money on a game in years, so of course I'm buying everything in the store (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by bozo@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) we are living in an age where paying more money to a game for full content after buying it is "refreshing" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I think this is just what happens when an art gets big and becomes an industry. Film buffs don't get (too) wound up at every new formulaic action movie, soulless remake, or low-brow comedy (and all the money-grabbing tie-ins that come with them); maybe we should all just chill out and stop worrying about the mass-market blockbusters when there's still a wealth of great stuff to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is just what happens when an art gets big and becomes an industry. Video games have been an "industry" for decades though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Yeah but it's become way more mainstream with the rise of mobile gaming (because suddenly half the population of the world is a potential customer) permalink fedilink source parent [–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe you are right but it is a bit like when search engines are flooded with crap: super annoying. I would any day prefer fewer options of mid to high quality stuff to whatever this is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago This is the first time I've even heard of this game. Just ignore the big paid-for marketing announcements and find real people's recommendations. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Preaching to the choir mate, I run freegames@feddit.uk, I acquire recent-but-not-brand-new AA-but-not-AAA games faster than I can play them! It's still a great experience to be a patient gamer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I think this is just what happens when an art gets big and becomes an industry. Film buffs don't get (too) wound up at every new formulaic action movie, soulless remake, or low-brow comedy (and all the money-grabbing tie-ins that come with them); maybe we should all just chill out and stop worrying about the mass-market blockbusters when there's still a wealth of great stuff to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is just what happens when an art gets big and becomes an industry. Video games have been an "industry" for decades though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Yeah but it's become way more mainstream with the rise of mobile gaming (because suddenly half the population of the world is a potential customer) permalink fedilink source parent [–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe you are right but it is a bit like when search engines are flooded with crap: super annoying. I would any day prefer fewer options of mid to high quality stuff to whatever this is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago This is the first time I've even heard of this game. Just ignore the big paid-for marketing announcements and find real people's recommendations. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Preaching to the choir mate, I run freegames@feddit.uk, I acquire recent-but-not-brand-new AA-but-not-AAA games faster than I can play them! It's still a great experience to be a patient gamer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is just what happens when an art gets big and becomes an industry. Video games have been an "industry" for decades though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Yeah but it's become way more mainstream with the rise of mobile gaming (because suddenly half the population of the world is a potential customer) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Yeah but it's become way more mainstream with the rise of mobile gaming (because suddenly half the population of the world is a potential customer) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe you are right but it is a bit like when search engines are flooded with crap: super annoying. I would any day prefer fewer options of mid to high quality stuff to whatever this is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago This is the first time I've even heard of this game. Just ignore the big paid-for marketing announcements and find real people's recommendations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago This is the first time I've even heard of this game. Just ignore the big paid-for marketing announcements and find real people's recommendations. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Preaching to the choir mate, I run freegames@feddit.uk, I acquire recent-but-not-brand-new AA-but-not-AAA games faster than I can play them! It's still a great experience to be a patient gamer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Preaching to the choir mate, I run freegames@feddit.uk, I acquire recent-but-not-brand-new AA-but-not-AAA games faster than I can play them! It's still a great experience to be a patient gamer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Carlo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent