… Or just don’t put it on Steam. I don’t see why this is so controversial when it protects the players far more to have the refund option.
And just because someone finished and refunded it doesn’t mean they enjoyed it. These devs complaining about people “playing it to the end” then refunding it need to realize that part of it might be their game just isn’t that good.
I don’t think that’s a good reason for a refund, honestly. If you go to a restaurant or a movie, most places won’t give you your money back if you finished the meal or movie. If you finished it, you should pay for it… if it really isn’t that good, you know before the end of the meal/film. This just feels like an excuse to be a cheapskate.
if it really is so bad you feel you should get your money back on principle, you know before the end of the meal/film.
I disagree that you would necessarily know.
Mass Effect 3 is stellar, until the ending invalidates basically all of your choices and destroys the galaxy no matter what you do, because the lead writer and the director thought it right to bypass their internal review process.
Firewatch feels like it’s going to take at least some of the dialogue choices you made in the game into account but then it turns out it’s entirely linear and smoke and mirrors.
A bad ending can absolutely restrospectively destroy the experience of an otherwise good story.
If the game itself was enjoyable, that doesn’t reach the threshold of “so bad you feel you should get your money back on principle”. Would you really expect your money back from a movie just because you didn’t like the ending? That’s wild to me.
A bad ending can absolutely restrospectively destroy the experience of an otherwise good story.
Not to the point of deserving a refund, totally disagree. At what point do you draw a line? Should someone who hated the Game of Thrones ending get a refund for the years of subscription they paid to watch the rest of the show?
I don’t think not liking a piece of media you bought as much as you thought you would deserves a refund when you’ve already consumed all or nearly all of the media. You’ve received a service and used a product at that point, you should pay for it.
terranoid@lemmy.cafe 3 months ago
… Or just don’t put it on Steam. I don’t see why this is so controversial when it protects the players far more to have the refund option.
And just because someone finished and refunded it doesn’t mean they enjoyed it. These devs complaining about people “playing it to the end” then refunding it need to realize that part of it might be their game just isn’t that good.
huey_m@reddthat.com 3 months ago
I don’t think that’s a good reason for a refund, honestly. If you go to a restaurant or a movie, most places won’t give you your money back if you finished the meal or movie. If you finished it, you should pay for it… if it really isn’t that good, you know before the end of the meal/film. This just feels like an excuse to be a cheapskate.
MolochAlter@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I disagree that you would necessarily know.
Mass Effect 3 is stellar, until the ending invalidates basically all of your choices and destroys the galaxy no matter what you do, because the lead writer and the director thought it right to bypass their internal review process.
Firewatch feels like it’s going to take at least some of the dialogue choices you made in the game into account but then it turns out it’s entirely linear and smoke and mirrors.
A bad ending can absolutely restrospectively destroy the experience of an otherwise good story.
huey_m@reddthat.com 3 months ago
If the game itself was enjoyable, that doesn’t reach the threshold of “so bad you feel you should get your money back on principle”. Would you really expect your money back from a movie just because you didn’t like the ending? That’s wild to me.
Not to the point of deserving a refund, totally disagree. At what point do you draw a line? Should someone who hated the Game of Thrones ending get a refund for the years of subscription they paid to watch the rest of the show?
I don’t think not liking a piece of media you bought as much as you thought you would deserves a refund when you’ve already consumed all or nearly all of the media. You’ve received a service and used a product at that point, you should pay for it.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Don’t forget The Witcher 3, where bad end is on par with Mass Effect 3 and the logic to get it is really dumb and poorly telegraphed