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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 22 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

I get that this is Lemmy and users here are a certain way but calling anything over 16 dollars not worth it is genuinely insane.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 47 minutes ago

You can always do the XKCD trick

But even this seems to have gone stale over time, as retro game prices get sticker (even going up as vintage games come back into fashion).

One thing I don't see on this list is "piracy", which is a bit weird if your line is $15. I find a lot of bargain bin games to be as bad or worse than FTP games. $20-30 has historically been my sweet spot

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 1 points 40 minutes ago

Yeah, I'm with you. There's tons of games I've paid a lot more than $16 for that I would absolutely tell past me to buy again instantly. Most recently Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. $40 with all dlc and I'm over 100 hours in, enjoying every minute. Over 100 hours of entertainment from something that cost me less than an hour of labor, in what world is that not worth it?

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

Considering the huge number of games I have that I haven't tried yet, I don't think it's crazy at all to have a high threshold for buying yet another one.

[–] dil@lemmy.zip -1 points 4 hours ago

imo over 16 it better have workshop support or an active online playerbase