• spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    “It only took us three years, but we’ve finally achieved the full game we should have delivered on day 1.”

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      11 months ago

      At least they didn’t abandon it. The game was great on PC(v1.4, v1.6) apart from some minor bugs(NOT game breaking bugs).

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        11 months ago

        It doesn’t change the fact that they over promised and under delivered and still raked in pre orders.

        Until consumers figure out how to be patient, this is a trend in gaming that is going to continue. To NOT criticize it at every opportunity is doing yourself and every other gaming enthusiast a huge disservice.

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          11 months ago

          As long as some youtuber with a broom-handle-up-his-ass expression in the thumbnail keeps promoting day 1 games to increase FOMO, people will continue to preorder AAA games that they mass produce.

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          11 months ago

          That’s why I always buy after release and usually wait for some discounts. But I plan to buy BG3 even if it’s not discounted at the winter sale but I think it is pretty obvious that this game is pretty good already.

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        It was a good game, just it fell well short of expectations. When you compare the little systems that contribute to games by R* like rdr2 / gta5 feeling so detailed and alive, it felt a bit barren, despite all the gorgeous backdrop and cool abilities.

        “mile wide, inch deep” would be how I described it. The story was excellent but the gameplay loop imo needed some work.

        Have you played the new version / dlc yet (I’ve not so pls no spoilery spoilers)?

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          11 months ago

          I did a complete playthrough on release and still had fun. The game is still buggy, but it’s definitely better than it was and I’ve had a good time on my second playthrough.

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        11 months ago

        No it’s not. I mean I like the game that it is and even had fun at launch but I will always be a little salty that it will never be what they said it would be.

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          11 months ago

          Did they ever add in true branching storylines? That was one of the big claims, and those I’ve talked to say it’s essentially linear with some choices that have limited impact.

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      11 months ago

      Fans must feel honored for the chance to beta test the game for a year after paying 60 for it.

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      11 months ago

      Good thing I haven’t played more than a few hours yet. Imma give this another shot over the holidays I think.

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        No. They should not have released an unfinished game. You know, the game they advertised and sold to people before release.

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          11 months ago

          Exactly. If they released it this year, it could’ve contended for game of the year. Instead, it released in a buggy, unfinished state.

          Release games when they’re done, not when some exec or marketing person says it should release.

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        If my years in a technical field have taught me anything, it’s that this half-cooked shit sandwich was made by people in sales and management who were all promoted for making the shareholders happy. It’s always up to the engineers to slap some shit together that they just learned about yesterday and was needed last week.