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Why would I buy this? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 days ago by TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/games@lemmy.world
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So I see this game. Let me sum up what I actually see:

  • Reviews are mixed: not a great start
  • Requires 3rd-party account: fuck that
  • 60 euros base game: expensive, especially when the game has mixed reviews
  • 175 euros DLC's: are you fucking kidding me? On top of 60 euros for the base game, there's another 175 fees for content?
  • purchasable CoD points: so pay to win?

And they don't understand why people pirate, run away from AAA games and go for indie games instead.

This is just a random example. I've quit playing COD after Modern Warfare.

To end this positively: I recently started playing Necesse which is really nice, and I started playing an old time favorite again after a long time: World of Goo. Both worth my money :)

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I want a Call of Doody game where you're running around downtown of a major city looking for a public bathroom while prairie dogging a big old shit kind of like Far Cry 2's malaria mechanic.

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I'll support anyone who references Far Cry 2's malaria mechanic. A game ahead of its time...

[–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

This is the way.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

With CoD BO3 extensive ability to be modded and workshop support, it could be theoretically possible.

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[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Thanks to modern video games being barely functional slop most of the time, I got into emulation. All these games work beautifully and I have a massive catalogue of high quality games, with creative contents that would not get made anymore today.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

I'm not sure what you're talking about. Can you put a few more red circles on the photo to help? Maybe a couple arrows too.

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You missed a circle.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Beats me

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Marketing weirdly effective, for one. They pump a large portion of their budgets into hype and they make just enough back to keep going. It's like the same people who watch an ad for a fast food place and go even though it's never as advertised.

And most isn't direct marketing. They very much pay influencers to buy this slop and worse. You pay a half million to a guy to make something look popular and it becomes popular. It's very annoying.

[–] I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

miniature penis

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[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't.

But I know people who only play COD and Madden. So if that's all you are ever going to play, I guess it might make sense to spend all your gaming money on it?

[–] popcornpizza@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've always wondered what all the CoD or Battlefield games have that's different between the versions? 😅 Because to me it's just a bunch of people running around shooting each other in the exact same way. I can't, at a glance, tell you which game or version it is, if I stumble upon someone playing it.

Same with the football, basketball, and American football games. Which version is it? Have the rules of the sport changed between years? 😂 Who knows!

On the other hand, I love survival crafting games, and with the indies you rarely tell them apart because they all look the same. 😂 So I shouldn't speak.

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[–] s3rvant@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Just nabbed Necesse now that it's out of early access; looking forward to playing with my kiddos :)

[–] Zolidus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I got it on sale for 10 bucks last year. Great SP. Lots of fun.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

That's why I pirate. Even 10 bucks is too much money for these companies exploiting their customers. The only "downside" is no multiplayer. But I only care about single-player anyway :)

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I understand the single player campaigns are somewhat fun. I've had Black Ops on my Steam wishlist for years and it has never been on a decent sale.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I don't like the black ops series. The modern warfare games had a really nice single-player, or at least the first 2 (I haven't played any cod after that, they already broke it).

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Buy the Call of Duty Warchest for $30 and play CoDUO with us. The best part about PC games is that you can still play the classics online!

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