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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

I am officially done buying games on release. None of these games are worth 80 bucks.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Do you wanna spend 80 dollars on a new game, or wait a year and buy it for 10 dollars when it works and is actually finished?

WHERE CAN I PRE ORDER IT FOR 120 DOLLARS TO PLAY IT 3 DAYS EARLY AND PAY TO BE A PLAYTESTER?

Like i'm not surprised why games are this expensive.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

That's the kicker. Getting games on release now feels like early access. I've been hyped for a few games in day one and there's either server issues, driver issues, crashes, what have you. These things are so rushed they need a year to be finished.

By then you'll know if it flops too, avoid getting caught in the hype.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Ya'll remember when pirating was massive.

Yeah let's do that again.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Lol $100 games haha

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I'll wait a year or two.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Best of luck with that. I got the first game for free and still haven't played it. I say that as a fan of obsidian/old Bethesda i.e. the person you should be trying to get buy your game.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

It's kinda mid, id suggest Tainted Grail if ya want a Bethesda like game. Doesn't quite scratch the itch but it's close enough.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I'm now replacing this game with Clockwork Revolution to keep an eye on since it's the producer of the first 2 fallout games.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Better than Starfield as a sci-fi RPG. Had some pretty boring balance choices imo. Dialogue was decent but I didn't really love anything.

Yeah, I don't like it, but mid is fair... And I'll buy #2 anyways if the reviews hold up.

People are free to complain about the price point but it's pretty absurd to think gaming is somehow immune to inflation.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I've seen some previews, looks cool!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

You should definitely play it, it's a cool game.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I was probably a bit uncharitable. TBF it is on my backlog of games I intend to play. It's just not a game I would want to pay $80 USD for based on what I've seen review wise.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah the first is absolutely a "get it on sale" game

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

even if wages increased with inflation and 80 dollar games weren't so distressing, the first outer wilds fucking sucked and I have no hope for the sequel

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I don't know. It seems like they're addressing the issues that the first one had. It was too safe and far too full of itself. It should have just been one big planet and a bit less goofy. Seems like the next one is shaping up for that. Also, if there is a game company that I trust right now it's obsidian. I was super disappointed with the ending just being the same slides they used for new Vegas, hopefully we at least get a more satisfying ending.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

It was okay

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Did microsoft really already forget about Doom The Dark Ages?

[-] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago

It literally took 30 years for the most expensive games to go up by $10.

[-] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago

This is to make Game Pass appear more valuable, nothing more.

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[-] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oof. I love Obsidian, I really do, but The Outer Worlds 1 wasn't at all the kind of game I was looking for. NPC's felt very cardboard-y, each and everyone you had to talk to was anchored to one place, the world didn't feel lived in or alive.

And then asking $80 for a sequel to that?
That's gonna be a no from me dawg.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

It was also short. For 80 dollars I would expect 120 hours in game like RDR2. That's the bar. If it's not that long, I think I finished the first one in 25, then I'll happily wait until it's lower

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

RDR2 is such a slow-burn masterpiece that I'm still enjoying that game years after it released. The game is longer than 120 hours given how it implies you take your time and enjoy the views, the immersion and the story.

RDR2 was deliberately designed to be a high inertia experience that takes its sweet-ass time to start off and difficult to slow down when its going.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I loved The Outer Worlds, it was just my kind of game, but after having watched the new trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, I am worried, the story seems unfocused and messy and some of the weapons seems to just be a big generic blob design.

This being said, I will do what I normally do, wait until release and watch as my favourite youtube gamer shows it on his channel, after one or two episodes I'll buy it and stop watching if it is good.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Same. I was willing to keep Outer Worlds 2 on my radar because I love Obsidian and they've earned my attention even though I didn't particularly enjoy Outer Worlds 1, but at that price point the game has dropped off my radar. Unless it's getting New Vegas level praise post launch I probably won't be paying any more attention to this game.

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

People are struggling to buy groceries.

CEO: Let's raise the price of a good people don't need because money.

I can only hope this move backfires spectacularly.

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Time to join patient gamers who wait for a sale

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

You can probably wait for this one to be free, or at least bundled.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Don't worry everyone, it'll proabably be on gamepass on release. You should all get that /s

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Ugh. I hate subscriptions, people parroting this "just get gamepass, it's cheaper" is just silly. Once they got you hooked in- they'll increase the prices for sure.

Like others said, it is mostly done to make gamepass more appealing vs the 80 bucko's.

I say No to either and settle for i'll wait for a nice good sale at some point in future time.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I personally am at a stage where I have a few games I rotate with sometimes something new(er) in between.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I got so much at this point that I am not interested in full-price titles due to "lack" of things to play, I tend to not often stick to 1 anymore as I used to.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

$80 is twice the annual mountain biking pass at my local state park.

Not a chance.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

That's funny, it's my first confirmed "wait until it's on sale" game

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I don't mean to sound mean or dismissive, but... I feel like I'm the only one who played the first Outer Worlds. It just feels like it's one of those things that was supposed to be a thing, but wasn't a thing.

Don't get it twisted, I'm not complaining that they're making a sequel. I'm relieved and hope it does better, I just remember more people complaining about Outer Worlds than talking about it. So I'm hoping this second chance for the franchise really helps it get off the ground (Unless it was a big hit and I'm just badly misinformed about how well it did)

But that 80 dollar price tag? Lemme tell you that's not a consumer friendly choice, that's Spacer's Choice.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Outer worlds just felt so uninteresting to me. I played it, and it was a forgettable experience imo

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Yea, no thanks dawg. First game was boring AF, and on top of that, now you want 80 bucks?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

No thanks. The first was not good enough to warrant buying the second at $60, let alone $80.

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