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Frustrations with Cities Skylines 2 are starting to boil over among city builder fans and content creators alike: "It's insulting to have a game release that way" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 43 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

If only there was some method to check the gameplay after release and decide if you want to purchase.

Emotionally pre-ordering a game based on your own expectations is a meme.

I wanted to play KSP2 and waited an actual decade for it so I could go to space with my friends. Upon release I checked gameplay and reviews and never ended up buying it. I voted with my wallet and not my complaints, it's that simple

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Emotionally pre-ordering a game based on your own expectations is a meme.

I shouldn't expect a sequel to do at least what the previous game did and a little more? I don't have to pre-order a thing to still be disappointed about the state of it's release when it doesn't even meet the bare minimum expectation for a sequel.

It even works in the opposite way. I didn't get The Witcher 3 at launch because of the expectations set by the first 2 games being technical nightmares. But it turned out to actually be good.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I shouldn’t expect a sequel to do at least what the previous game did and a little more?

Should it be the case? Yes. But we've been burned enough times that it's incredibly naive to expect it.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I agree with that sentiment for movies; not so much with video games. I can think of way more video game sequels that were actually better than the originals than video game sequels that were worse.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I agree. But also we've seen so many games come out that are absolute disasters that if you are buying it on day 1 (or even before) instead of waiting for the reviews to come out before buying it, you only have yourself to blame when you get burned.

I loved C:S and was very excited for this sequel to come out...but I haven't bought it because the reviews before it came out were mixed (being generous lol) and so I still haven't bought it. I'll wait or maybe never buy it. Likely I wait for the price to drop to like 15 bucks and buy it then.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Weve been burned precisely because no one held the gaming industry accountable for the state of their games.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Speak for yourself, I haven't bought a game at release for well over a decade, and even at that point it was pretty rare for me.