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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 22 hours 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 2 days ago

Ya'll remember when pirating was massive.

Yeah let's do that again.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Time to join patient gamers who wait for a sale

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Lol $100 games haha

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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 1 day 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 1 day ago

It was okay

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (9 children)

It's The Outer Worlds. It will.

The first game was shit. The game it was confused with became the greatest game ever made. Go buy that one instead.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

I'll wait a year or two.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then I won't touch either. I am not giving Microsoft money.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll never understand why people just can't NOT buy a game they know is shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I also do not understand people's desire to be part of the group so much they buy things that aren't what they want and just play it anyways. I think it's just all forms of addiction.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

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] 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] vaultdweller013 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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 2 days ago* (last edited 2 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] 2 points 2 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] 2 points 2 days ago

I've seen some previews, looks cool!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] QueenHawlSera 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

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 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Parvati was the only light in the darkness for me. I love her and her quest line, and hope there's more good ace rep like her in other media.

I stopped playing the game as soon as I finished her quest line because I was bored with everything else =\

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Was there a big contingent of people waiting for a sequel? I recall the original game being massively hyped and actually being pretty disappointing once I played it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

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

Not a chance.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Nah. I’m good.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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

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