That’s behavior from games 30+ years ago.

Ah, the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia.

I miss OMD: Unchained. 😔

How many times are they going to try this shit?

I’ve used my Steam Deck as a controller (via remote play) while sitting at my desktop PC. It is by far my favorite of the various controllers I’ve used.

I’m with you on that front. I almost never pay full price for games and loathe microtransactions.

Be that as it may, the only interest I have in this newest iteration of FF7 is as a retelling (or whatever) of the original. If it’s going to cost $210+tax for that experience (in full), I’ll pass. It’s not about the hours, it’s about getting the full experience in one package (and the associated price tag).

To be fair, BG3 is very much the exception. It’s a fantastic exception that others could learn from, but an exception nonetheless.

I’m not paying $70 for a single game, much less multiple $70 installments. If you want to choke on what they give you, be my guest, but I’ll pass.

Maybe if they sold it as one game, instead of selling it in parts and charging $70 for each…

I’m with you on that. The DLCs all feel pretty mediocre compared to the base game. I will still buy the next one at full price, but only because I love the base game so much.

Oh wow, a new Delta Force game? I used to love the series, so I’m interested to see how this one turns out.

No kidding. “Playable” includes a reason, at least, but we really need a better filter. I know they want to keep things as idiot proof as possible, but “advanced options” exist for a reason.

My boomer dad is definitely an FPS gamer, and he has been since Doom.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 with my wife. A holiday break cut off our first game at the end of act 2, so I hope we make it through this time.

Soulstone Survivors by my lonesome. I’m on a bullet heaven binge, and this one seems pretty good.

I’ve been on a “bullet heaven” binge recently and have put so. many. hours. into Brotato in the last week or so.

You called it an expensive paper weight. Insulting something that people like will often prompt them to defend it. It’s perfectly fine to not like something. It’s fine to point out objective flaws in it. However, don’t call something bad (which is essentially what you did) just because you don’t like it. That starts arguments.

To be clear, I don’t want to argue here. I just want to point out an observation that has impacted how and when I state my opinion.

This sounds like a “you” problem.

So it’s more accessible. You don’t need to upgrade your PC regularly to play an MMO.

Beyond that, WoW is very stylized, and it’s far from ugly. No, it’s not realistic looking, but it is nice looking.