• @daltotron@lemmy.world
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    151 year ago

    The most insane part to me still isn’t necessarily the money-grubbing shit, because capcom has been doing that in basically every game they’ve made for a while now. It’s sad to me that dragon’s dogma is kind of, the outlet for getting shit on, with this, basically because the other games they put out have built-in fanbases and engagement that are gonna ignore the monetization. But maybe they also have more easily ignored monetization, and it’s not as though dragon’s dogma doesn’t have a fanbase, even if the fanbase is much smaller than the others.

    Anyways, the thing that really baffles me about this game is that it’s not multiplayer. That seems like an obvious sell. Is there like, some idea there that they’d be cutting in on monster hunter’s turf, or something? I dunno, the pawns just seem kinda annoying, and the game, overall, seems kind of mid. I haven’t seen a large amount of it, in any case, but maybe it’s just sort of, the monetization and denuvo is kind of the final and most prominent cherry on top of a dog shit sundae, and nobody’s talking about the actual game itself being maybe more mid because of that. I dunno, though, I legitimately haven’t seen much on this game outside of this.

  • @DeadWorld@lemm.ee
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    171 year ago

    I haddent heard of any of this until i saw the new Mortisimal gaming video, but he didnt get specific about them. Now that i actually see this, its a pass from me for years.

  • @GrymEdm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They were thinking, “Look at what customers constantly put up with from Blizzard and Ubisoft. Our core gameplay is fun and people have FOMO, so let’s be similarly shitty.”

  • Gamingdexter
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    391 year ago

    Geez! I watched the first few minutes of fightincowboy review on it and he was praising it saying the best thing since Elden Ring. I’m sure the gameplay is great, but what a way to get your game reviewed bombed for good reason. I’m sure this will go on sale soon enough if they don’t make any changes. What a disappointment, micro transactions should never exist on Single Player games let alone most games. Scummy Capcom!

      • @TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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        151 year ago

        If they haven’t played it, yes. You can’t “re-view” something you haven’t viewed in the first place.

        So taking an aspect of the game and writing a review of it without actually playing it is review bombing.

        I’m not saying it’s wrong to review bomb, as this deserves it. But reviews are supposed to be for those that have already consumed the product or used the service.

        • Walican132
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          31 year ago

          On one hand I agree with you on the other I think it’s fine to review the product from the shelf when it launched with over 40 dollars of dlc.

          • @TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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            21 year ago

            Like I said, I don’t think it’s wrong to review bomb. It’s just not an actual “review.” It’s certainly an expression or opinion of distaste, which is why it’s warranted, just not a review.

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
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      261 year ago

      I didn’t play the first one, but I know that lots of people loved it and have been really looking forward to this sequel.

      This reeks of some short-sighted execs undermining the reputation of what’s probably a fun game otherwise for some easy $$.

      • @Portosian@sh.itjust.works
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        171 year ago

        The fuckers already raised the price to “compete with inflation”. I might have been able to accept that by itself, but with this shit added in? It really reveals their intent.

    • @SkyerixBOI@lemmy.world
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      81 year ago

      I already clocked a handful of hours into the game, I’ve been lucky enough not to experience any issues at all with a high ish end system. I’ve been having a blast, and the game is everything I wanted it to be, but man, it’s weird seeing the rest of the internet having a bad time with it.

      Saw that someone was crashing on the first playable section of the game repeatedly and that blows to see. What really gets me is the mtx stuff, I don’t pay it any attention and Im having a great time and it hasnt been in my face one bit.

      What’s really getting me down too is seeing how people are having a bad time with the game while Im having a great time but it feels like I shouldnt be. Is anyone else experiencing something similar?

      • The Picard ManeuverOP
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        171 year ago

        That was my experience playing Cyberpunk at launch while everyone was up in arms about the performance issues. I was just quietly enjoying it and knew it was just a matter of time for the devs to resolve those problems.

        I’m admittedly less patient/tolerant of microtransactions though, because they’re intentional. They’re the reason I feel like the mobile game market turned into to a cesspool.

        • @SkyerixBOI@lemmy.world
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          41 year ago

          Yeah I pretty much had this exact situation with Cyberpunk as well, maybe we are just lucky with our performance.

          After reading your comment though, I feel like you’re right about the microtransactions. While it does not affect me and my enjoyment of the game, it is a bad practice which ends up bringing down the reputation of an IP I like a lot, which is bad for everyone.

          Thanks for the perspective and insight!

      • @ZycroNeXuS@lemmy.sdf.org
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        21 year ago

        Yeah, I’m in the same boat. Despite only having a laptop 3070, and not a desktop 4090 that others are seeing slowdown on, I feel like the numbers Steam is feeding me for FPS is a lie because it says I’m getting 40-50fps but it feels smoother than that for some reason. I am seeing significant slowdown in the capital but other than that I’m not getting bad performance, or bugs, and the microtransactions are easy to ignore because everything is easily obtainable. I’ve been having a blast for the most part, and when they get out some patches maybe I won’t even see slowdown in busy areas. Maybe.

        The one thing that gets my goat is the one save system. For the benefit of anybody reading, there IS a way to delete your save on PC, disabling Steam Cloud sync, deleting the file, starting a new game, then turning sync back on and telling Steam to use your local files rather than your cloud files when it complains about a conflict. But the fact remains that this should be a feature within the game itself, not basically cheated in. I frequently restart games because I get distracted and go play something else, come back, can’t remember the plot. This is a major roadblock for me, though of course not one I’m encountering just yet.

        I’ve got a high opinion of the devs at Capcom, as they seem to be genuinely interested in making great games.I rarely have a bad time playing a Capcom game. It’s just… The execs. And things like the microtransactions, Denuvo, and the one save system reek of stuff the execs tried to shoehorn in that the game didn’t need to try and bleed the users dry. I’m just grateful that, for the time being, these changes don’t affect me much, but you’re right, it does make me feel a little guilty to have a good time while others can’t even play it.

  • @smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world
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    751 year ago

    Capcom continually hamstringing themselves. With this and Street Fighter 6 having 100 dollar costume sets they can fuck all the way off. I expect RE9 to let you buy ammo for cash.

    • @djsoren19@yiffit.net
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      251 year ago

      I mean, the RE4make let you buy weapon upgrades with cash, DMC 5 let you just buy all the currencies in game directly, I don’t even know where to begin with Monster Hunter World’s microtransactions. It’s shitty, but Capcom does this in literally all of their games now, so absolutely you’ll see dumb mtx in RE9 and Monster Hunter Rise.

      • VaultBoyNewVegas
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        71 year ago

        Weird thing is no one went and review bombed DMC 5. It’s still talked up as being one of the best hack and slashes. Re4 was continuously talked up as game of the year. If people are going after DD2 then be fucking consistent towards other games too.

        • Walican132
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          41 year ago

          We much as it breaks my heart to say it. Japan’s EA is Square with out any doubt.

        • @djsoren19@yiffit.net
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          61 year ago

          That’s almost too harsh. The one positive thing you can say on the matter is that Capcom isn’t running around shuttering development of games to lay-off developers in order to manufacture like 3 points of profit. The Western AAA games industry is fucking disgusting in their greed, the Eastern AAA industry is just kinda confusing.

          Except Konami, they can stay fucked forever.

  • @iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    41 year ago

    “all you have to do is learn how to have fun while role playing as a person without any clothes (or pay five bucks)”

  • Annoyed_🦀
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    61 year ago

    I love the first one, janky stuff but mostly great, so when i heard this game is being made, i was ecstatic about it until i learned the game is $70 with no localised price, at that moment i’m guessing the greedy capcom is really back, because their game used to be fairly priced up until MHW. And then this happened.

  • Schadrach
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    31 year ago

    Patient gamer activated. I might revisit it when they’ve improved performance and released an ultimate or definitive edition that includes everything.

  • @Renacles@lemmy.world
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    101 year ago

    Capcom is back!

    In all honesty, this might be the end of Dragons Dogma if they don’t turn it around. The first game was a commercial flop even if it is a cult classic now, the MMO crashed and burned and now they ruined a good sequel for no reason.

    I just don’t see how execs will greenlight another one if this isn’t a success.

    • @Vipsu@lemmy.world
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      The game will likely be a moderate success provided they can fix the performance problems.

      Most players (unfortunately) do not care about having microtransactions in a full priced video games or about things like Denuvo. This is party the reason why the triple-a game industry is in such sorry state at the moment.

      Also I find it funny that you’re already worrying about sequels when the newest game has not been out for even a day.

      • @Renacles@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        I know it’s weird to think about sequels already but this was a franchise that everyone thought was dead for years only to get a second chance and flush it down the toilet at the finish line.

  • @Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    This whole thing has blown up completely unnecessarily. Guys, it’s a SINGLE player game! Everyone one of these things can be easily unlocked in game. If you are against it, here is a crazy idea; Don’t buy them.

    The game is awesome, for anyone not blindly joining in on the circlejerk.

    • @naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      61 year ago

      So why are they in there? to prey on people?

      Maybe predatory behaviour is bad and wrong? Things can be unacceptable without them personally hurting you btw.

    • @Thrife@feddit.de
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      181 year ago

      Exactly, it is a SINGLE player game! None of that microtransaction-crap needs to be in there.