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[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 251 points 7 months ago

Admittedly, most of the "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews seem to be reacting to the fact they exist at all, without considering whether they're actually critical to your progress in the game or not (for clarity, they are not).

I didn’t know we were only allowed to write reviews based on things critical to your progress. I didn’t know how many companions you have or what your character looks like weren’t critical. I bet if we searched even a little we’d find a RockPaperShotgun review of “non critical” game features.

What horseshit.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 111 points 7 months ago

MTX have become normalized and it's fucking depressing to see. So many people defend their existence, truly a sad time for the industry.

[-] bighatchester@lemmy.world 46 points 7 months ago

From what I heard it costs $2 to change your characters appearance. I watched moist criticals video on it kept crashing.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

You can get the items for free by finding them or pay barbers in the villages for it instead. Similar to the first game, the first one was just niche so didn’t have a huge crowd throwing fits instead of reading or even playing the game

[-] Minotaur@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

It doesn’t. You can do it in game for free very easily. You really should not get all your opinions from YouTubers

[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 16 points 7 months ago

"Of course they don't stop progress... you'll just be stuck grinding for way way longer with our patented unfun^tm^ systems unless you pay, ~~peasant~~ valued consumer"

[-] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Admittedly, most of the “Mostly Negative” Steam reviews seem to be reacting to the fact they exist at all, without considering whether they’re actually critical to your progress in the game or not (for clarity, they are not).

You can walk from the start of the game at the beginning of the hallway, to the end of the game at the end of the hallway, entirely unobstructed by MTX!

The fact that the two-dozen doors on either side of the hallway, containing entire worlds of content, are locked has no negative impact on your ability to enjoy the game that was never marketed as a hallway simulator.

Sure, it's not perfect, but you don't have to focus on little details like a drama queen. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

I love how in your example “perfect” is not having moneygrubbing microtransactions and the “good” compromise we’re supposed to accept is the microtransactions the chose to put in for no purpose other than money

[-] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

I was being sarcastic right until the final period mark.

I would never say those phrases in any sort of seriousness, and I do not recommend that you support any type of MTX.

However I'm honoured that you recognize my mocking as an actual personality type that we all have to deal with. I thought maybe I had laid it on a bit too thick.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago
[-] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

These things happen. Take an antacid just to be safe.

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