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#1 lucidique
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I'm fine with the concept of post-release downloadable content as a general rule.

There are great examples of games that do the whole DLC / Micro-transactions well:

SnowRunner releases new scenarios and vehicles, every 3 months. These can be obtained piece-meal, or as seasons. They are good value, packed with content, and available at a reasonable price.

Fortnite comes to mind also. Great selection of cosmetics that don't affect gameplay. They offer on-demand sale of these items, as well as super resonably priced battle passes, loaded with content, that includes enough in-game credit to buy the next pass, and the next pass, over and over, as long as you don't spend that credit in the shop.

There are, of course, developers that abuse this content delivery format. Blizzard Activition and Electronic Arts come to mind.

If anything, these negative practices erode consumer trust. I don't believe it impacts the industry as a whole, but it is becoming more and more prevalent, and that's unfortunate.

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I can't remember buying anything used in the past few decades.

Maybe a couple back in the Nintendo 64 era? I think i recall getting a used copy of Duke Nukem 64 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

I used to rent games as a kid on consoles, and would get new games when the holidays / my birthday came along.

I've been buying digital almost exclusively since Steam became mainstream. The deals are so good, I never really saw a point in looking into the used market.

This obviously also applies to games made available on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network.

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#3 lucidique
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Picked up:

Digital

Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam for CAD 25.

Physical

Arcade1up Killer Instinctâ„¢ Arcade Cabinet with Riser for CAD 650.

Arcade1up Ultimate Mortal Kombatâ„¢ Legacy Edition Arcade Cabinet with Riser for CAD 630.

These aren't the craziest deals on these cabinets, but they very rarely are discounted in Canada, and i believe it's the cheapest they've ever been over here.

Overall, not a bad haul.

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#4  Edited By lucidique
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@wladolfputler said:
@lucidique said:
@wladolfputler said:

Killer Clowns from Outer Space

It´s true, gaming is done and the industry good as dead, what will be left for the future are free2play-multiplayer-only gimmicks you can play on your smartphone when you´re really bored or stuck in traffic, along with probably 2 or 3 big companies running that game.

I disagree.

I think there has never been a better time to be a gamer, all things considered.

This is pretty "relative" as to how these days could be "the best time in gaming" and also dependent on what kind of gamers we are actually talking about here.

Not everyone is playing WOW, COD and PUBG and there are people who actually don´t care for games on their smartphones, as well as there are gamers who never touch any F2P-Title, let alone spending 9,000,0000 hours on one multiplayer-only title.

But one thing for sure:

Once publishers decide the servers of a game aren´t worth it anymore, it is "Game Over man, GAME OVER!!!" for once and for all, regardless if there is a fanbase of 300 or even 1000 people loving the title so much.

Not sure if its a great feeling to buy a game when you can´t even be sure when they´re shutting down its servers and just don´t think this would happen to thousand-years-old titles only!

In fact there was this 3-5 year old title with a bigger fanbase being shut down. Best thing was they announced the game to be shut down prior to about approx. 2 months, with still selling all the add-ons and packages for a total of 200 bucks of course.

I think yours is more an argument over the preservation of games as a media than the actual enjoyment of gaming.

As time goes by, less and less people will care about games going away.

As a matter of fact, as time goes by, less and less people enjoy older games, as a result of not having the nostalgic factor to carry that enjoyment.

I don't think some games going away are really factoring into the argument that "The best days of gaming are over".

Maybe they are to some individuals, and nostalgia is likely the biggest factor.

To be clear, your opinion is not invalidated because i disagree. You have the things you enjoy, and to you, online games potentially getting taken offline is a big deal, and that's fine.

I guess i've just gotten to a point in life where i just don't wanna be bothered by "The state of gaming". I have a huge backlog i can go back to if i'm pissed off with the current state of affairs.

I also have other hobbies that allow me to leave gaming behind, whenever it gets a bit too crazy.

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@wladolfputler said:

Killer Clowns from Outer Space

It´s true, gaming is done and the industry good as dead, what will be left for the future are free2play-multiplayer-only gimmicks you can play on your smartphone when you´re really bored or stuck in traffic, along with probably 2 or 3 big companies running that game.

I disagree.

The medium evolves over time. Indie developers have a much bigger presence, and there are more games being released, more frequently, with each year that passes.

It is unfortunate that agressive forms of monetization are infecting and killing off beloved game franchises, but at least, there is new stuff coming out all the time.

I think there has never been a better time to be a gamer, all things considered.

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#6  Edited By lucidique
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@Mozelleple112 said:

@lucidique: Possibly worst opinion I've ever read.

You must not read much.

Accepting that there's other opinions than your own, and that they may be valid, is part of growing up.

You may wanna get started sometimes soon.

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@X_CAPCOM_X said:

@lucidique: Yes I have played other open-world games, and no open-world RPG has as much appeal to me any longer. I strongly disagree with you, there is plenty to do. It's overwhelming almost. Just thinking about the build diversity enabled by their new system alone is exciting.

Can you mention anything new that can be done in this game that you could not already do in a Soulsborne game?

I think the point I'm trying to make here is that a horse and bigger maps don't make Elden Ring an Open World game.

It's less about you agreeing with me, and more about you recognizing what is right in front of you.

Fanboyism can sometimes be blinding.

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@X_CAPCOM_X said:

Quite possibly the best game in this genre ever, not capping. Candidate for best game ever. No other open world rpg really can compare at this point.

Really? I'm 2 hours in and i've explored quite a bit of the map.

There is **** all to do.

Have you ever played other open world games?

Generally, an open world game will have a certain amount of overarching mechanics that will justify having these huge swat of lands to travel in.

In this game, you collect shit and fight monsters.

I understand being a fan of a series, or a developer's work in general, but this is just embarrassing.

I don't understand Elden Ring, in a post-Sekiro release world.

This somehow feels less fleshed out than Dark Souls 3.

I'm flabbergasted. I always expect some phallus suction from Gamespot, but all reviewing publications?

Damn.

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@jg4xchamp said:

you can do level up n shit from the bonfires, instead of having to go back to Not-Firelink shrine. From Software finally went back to something they never should have stopped doing since Dark Souls 1.

Yeah, i noticed a few quality of life improvements, but it just feels like so little, so late in the lifetime of the genre.

I'll play more, and i hope to be proven wrong.

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#10  Edited By lucidique
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@hardwenzen said:
@lucidique said:

I'm about an hour in, and i have to say, i just don't understand.

This is just more Dark Souls. More of the same.

And it's not even particularly good Dark Souls, like Bloodborne or The Surge.

I guess you have a horse now, and you have to walk / ride your way to dungeons / Boss encounters instead of doing it in a straight line.

Oh and you collect berries and stuff to craft and upgrade your shit.

It doesn't even look all that good, I mean, unless your last game was Dark Souls 3. There's been some serious advancement in visuals since 2016.

I don't feel like 10/10, even as a "Must play" is fair. This game absolutely isn't a must play.

I mean, it's not terrible, but I feel like the last thing this industry needed right now was more Dark Souls.

Oh well.

THE SURGE? GTFO!!!

And of course the visuals are not impressive. Everyone saw it coming before the game was even shown, its Fromsoft...

The way you criticized it, you could apply it all on BOTW, and that thing was praised to oblivion, even tho it has the emptiest open world game that i played (or at least that i could think of). Combine that with garbage combat system and weapons that break, and its more of a decent 7-8/10, not an 11/10 like everyone made it sound.

Yeah but at least Breath of the Wild was attempting something new.

I just finished the Stormfoot Catacombs. What kind of mental gymnastic do you need to put yourself trough to make yourself believe this is, in any way, something other than Dark Souls 3?

It's the same tired animations, using the same weapons, doing sensibly the same fights.

I don't see the must play content. Open world doesn't automatically make a game better.

This is a genuine call for help.

Help me understand the hype. The dick-sucking. It's everywhere.

P.S : I've no plan to refund, so i'll give the game a fair shake. There's a bit of performance issue on pc, but it's manageable.

I really want to hope things get a bit more varied, later on.