Truthfully? No game is worth $60-70.
Especially when that same game costs $30 a year later.
I’ve never paid full price for any videogame.
Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 2 will be "chonky," with fixes for performance issues and other issues
RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 10 months agoOf all the games to comment this on, BG3 is one game that is justified at full price for the sheer density of it, and all of it interesting. From day one they were hotfixing and it’s never run badly, just not perfectly optimized.
I get gaming on a budget but this comment really sounds like hate trying to say it doesn’t deserve full price.
RxBrad@lemmings.world 10 months ago
sheogorath@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Let’s be thankful we don’t live in the 80s anymore. Games are much more expensive than when taking inflation into account.
RxBrad@lemmings.world 10 months ago
That’s a big reason why I checked out of console gaming for many, many years. I went from the original NES to the PS2. And I made a specific point to buy the disc version of my PS5 so I could still get dirt cheap used games.
Damage@feddit.it 10 months ago
in the 80s and 90s piracy was absolutely rampant though
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Realistically, gaming is an inexpensive hobby if you’re smart about it. I’m astounded at what people spend on things like dining, alcohol, sports (travel and gear), hunting, boats/atvs, etc. That $60 game you’ll play every day for a month would be a daily expense in other circles.
bouh@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This has nothing to do with the game itself and everything to do with capitalism though.
DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am normally a budget gamer, but Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 were a huge part of my childhood, and after seeing how good the game was, I caved. And I’m glad I did! I am 8 hours into the storyline and I still feel like I’ve only scratched the surface. The quality is fantastic. AC6 might break me too, but I think I can be patient on that one.
Rheios@ttrpg.network 10 months ago
My love for the first two games is sortof why I’m avoiding it. I mean, I even didn’t like the concept of the proposed Black Hound game being called Baldur’s Gate 3. So I’m going to come in with opinions and just ruin it for myself even if its as good as some say, and that’s assuming WoTC having decades to ruin every scrap of coherency in the setting’s lore hasn’t impacted things negatively.
collinrs@lemmy.world 10 months ago
[deleted]ggppjj@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And for me, it doesn’t. Sorry to hear that you’re having that issue.
ono@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Friendly reminder that some people earn full price in less than an hour of work, while others don’t earn that much in a week.
chepox@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Yup. Prices are a % of one’s income. It might 0.002% for someone and 32% for another.
Fades@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The poster said keep patching, as if they will help it come down in price.
I’m not so sure they are worried of the price and more for a buggy game at full price (which it absolutely is NOT)