Here’s some on my list:
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Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games.
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Tom Clancy’s Breakpoint - The game’s add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.
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Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don’t trust it and don’t want to go through the refund process if it hasn’t.
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Skyrim VR - I’ve already bought too many copies of Skyrim.
A bit of a “this is why I pirate” thread but more targeted at individual games.
I was gonna buy the foundation game, so I checked out the pirated version (fitgirl repack) first. Seems like it doesn’t run quite as well on my laptop. Had to play in low settings to be bearable.
saved some money, ig. There’s always next sale.
a few weeks ago I have seen watchdogs legion in a few streams an liked it. Recently it had a sale (maybe now again) but saw that it uses denuvo, the ubisoft launcher and that it needs a ubisoft account. no thank you. I’ll rather pirate it and be reassured that it’ll have less malware in it
A couple of Sony games because they don’t want to sell them in my country 🤷 They leave no other choice but to pirate them.
Ghost of Tsushima is well worth pirating!
X4 Foundations Community of Planets Edition. Got it on GOG instead which was cheaper due to local prices. This is quite rare since usually it’s the other way around.
Hell Let Loose, simply no time.
I’m not sure if you meant literally no free time to play video games, or just not willing to make time for a perceived steep learning curve, but if it’s the latter then maybe you could reconsider. The basics can be learnt very quickly via YouTube and it’s possible to have quite a bit of fun casually playing an hour here or there as the Rifleman class simply treating it like a milsim Battlefield without ever diving into the deeper mechanics.
The former; the gunplay, maps, and strategical aspects seem excellent, and it looks beautiful. But I spend about 20 minutes in gaming spread over Quake Live and FPV. SkyDive. These are perfect to just play a quick match or two.
Don’t know about what OP meant but for me it’s no time (or willpower) to deal with communications. Because of this I never really got into the game. I would play (and a lot) if there was a skirmish mode with bots.
It’s actually not a very comms heavy game now. Like some players definitely enjoy their milsim call-outs and coordinating more closely with their squad, but a lot of players like myself are just totally silent. It was added to Xbox Game Pass last year, and that has introduced a ton of more casual players.
I’m not giving America any of my money right now.
Other than GOG is there even any other storefronts that don’t give you a steam key that aren’t American?
Tangentially related but I was browsing the list of Steam curators and I was surprised by how many of them are dedicated to discouraging people from buying games from specific countries.
any sims dlc or kit
I wonder if they will ever release a definitive edition of The Sims 3 or 4. Even with a 90% discount the number of DLCs keep complete versions of the game rather expensive.
I won’t buy any paradox games because they invariably end up with 100 DLCs each
And for all the money you spend on a Paradox game, you end up with something that feels like a half-finished beta.
Studio fan death by 1000 papercuts.
This is where I’ve gotten to with their games as well. I love them, but tired of it basically becoming an MMORPG DLC subscription.
Most of the game genres they excel at are the type I like buying and playing because they are complete from day one, and you maybe get 1 to 3 DLCs. Like movies, the trilogy (original game and two nice DLCs) is the sweet spot.
Stellaris got insane and most of the individual races should have been bundled somehow into larger expansion packs.
I got fed up with Rockstar Launcher so I got myself a cracked version of Red Dead 2 a few days and I can’t believe I put up with that goddamn launcher for as long as I did.
Next up I’ll be trying the Red Dead Redemption remake/remaster.
The latest Indiana Jones game, because it’s too damn expensive. It’s normally $120 AUD and has been discounted to $95 AUD. When it’s below $50, then I’ll consider it.
Ghost of Tsushima amd ff7 remake because I’m waiting for steeper discounts
Are you looking for a percentage amount or a dollar amount? Which would seem more appealing?
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown looks like a banger, but I am unwilling to spend any amount money on it until Ubi gets the memo and strips Denuvo from it (at least outside of the launch window).
I don’t think I’ll buy Stellaris DLC unless it’s 90% off
Is the game on sale?
Many DLC are.
Idk about the base game
I only bought games that cost 1.99 like portals 2 and undertale
Red Dead Redemption 2
RDR2 went on sale for $20 a couple of months back which was about what I was willing to pay for it, so I grabbed it then. I tried playing it and it’s just boring. WAY too much riding around on horses just getting to the next bit of action or story. I dropped it and doubt I’ll ever get back to it.
fuck the guy who thought fast travel is bad for immersion
Fast travel is a bit hidden in that game. You have to upgrade the boss’s tent to unlock it.
I did get far enough to unlock fast travel, but it’s extremely limited to the point of uselessness.
