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.
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.
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.
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)?
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.
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.
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.
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.
“It only took us three years, but we’ve finally achieved the full game we should have delivered on day 1.”
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).
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.
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.
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.
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)?
Here are the wheels to the car you bought 3 years ago.
Uhhh I seriously doubt it’s even close to what they said it was going to be
No, but I find it’s fun. Looks great and I love the genre
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.
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.
Yeah multiplayer is not happening
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.
Fans must feel honored for the chance to beta test the game for a year after paying 60 for it.
Good thing I haven’t played more than a few hours yet. Imma give this another shot over the holidays I think.
Should they have all worked more crunch time instead?
No. They should not have released an unfinished game. You know, the game they advertised and sold to people before release.
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.
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.
8 years of development and that’s the state of the game at launch.