I am officially done buying games on release. None of these games are worth 80 bucks.
this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2025
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Do you wanna spend 80 dollars on a new game, or wait a year and buy it for 10 dollars when it works and is actually finished?
WHERE CAN I PRE ORDER IT FOR 120 DOLLARS TO PLAY IT 3 DAYS EARLY AND PAY TO BE A PLAYTESTER?
Like i'm not surprised why games are this expensive.
That's the kicker. Getting games on release now feels like early access. I've been hyped for a few games in day one and there's either server issues, driver issues, crashes, what have you. These things are so rushed they need a year to be finished.
By then you'll know if it flops too, avoid getting caught in the hype.
even if wages increased with inflation and 80 dollar games weren't so distressing, the first outer wilds fucking sucked and I have no hope for the sequel
I don't know. It seems like they're addressing the issues that the first one had. It was too safe and far too full of itself. It should have just been one big planet and a bit less goofy. Seems like the next one is shaping up for that. Also, if there is a game company that I trust right now it's obsidian. I was super disappointed with the ending just being the same slides they used for new Vegas, hopefully we at least get a more satisfying ending.
It was okay
It literally took 30 years for the most expensive games to go up by $10.
This is to make Game Pass appear more valuable, nothing more.
Then I won't touch either. I am not giving Microsoft money.
I'll never understand why people just can't NOT buy a game they know is shit.
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Oof. I love Obsidian, I really do, but The Outer Worlds 1 wasn't at all the kind of game I was looking for. NPC's felt very cardboard-y, each and everyone you had to talk to was anchored to one place, the world didn't feel lived in or alive.
And then asking $80 for a sequel to that?
That's gonna be a no from me dawg.
It was also short. For 80 dollars I would expect 120 hours in game like RDR2. That's the bar. If it's not that long, I think I finished the first one in 25, then I'll happily wait until it's lower
RDR2 is such a slow-burn masterpiece that I'm still enjoying that game years after it released. The game is longer than 120 hours given how it implies you take your time and enjoy the views, the immersion and the story.
RDR2 was deliberately designed to be a high inertia experience that takes its sweet-ass time to start off and difficult to slow down when its going.
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I loved The Outer Worlds, it was just my kind of game, but after having watched the new trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, I am worried, the story seems unfocused and messy and some of the weapons seems to just be a big generic blob design.
This being said, I will do what I normally do, wait until release and watch as my favourite youtube gamer shows it on his channel, after one or two episodes I'll buy it and stop watching if it is good.
Same. I was willing to keep Outer Worlds 2 on my radar because I love Obsidian and they've earned my attention even though I didn't particularly enjoy Outer Worlds 1, but at that price point the game has dropped off my radar. Unless it's getting New Vegas level praise post launch I probably won't be paying any more attention to this game.
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That and the completely garbage inventory with no good filter and sort.
That first game felt like a demo with lot of polish but didn't feel like a precursor for an $80 game. And already cost me $30 for the first time of meh.
Don't worry everyone, it'll proabably be on gamepass on release. You should all get that /s
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People are struggling to buy groceries.
CEO: Let's raise the price of a good people don't need because money.
I can only hope this move backfires spectacularly.
It's The Outer Worlds. It will.
The first game was shit. The game it was confused with became the greatest game ever made. Go buy that one instead.
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$80 is twice the annual mountain biking pass at my local state park.
Not a chance.
I don't mean to sound mean or dismissive, but... I feel like I'm the only one who played the first Outer Worlds. It just feels like it's one of those things that was supposed to be a thing, but wasn't a thing.
Don't get it twisted, I'm not complaining that they're making a sequel. I'm relieved and hope it does better, I just remember more people complaining about Outer Worlds than talking about it. So I'm hoping this second chance for the franchise really helps it get off the ground (Unless it was a big hit and I'm just badly misinformed about how well it did)
But that 80 dollar price tag? Lemme tell you that's not a consumer friendly choice, that's Spacer's Choice.
Outer worlds just felt so uninteresting to me. I played it, and it was a forgettable experience imo
Parvati was the only light in the darkness for me. I love her and her quest line, and hope there's more good ace rep like her in other media.
I stopped playing the game as soon as I finished her quest line because I was bored with everything else =\
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Yea, no thanks dawg. First game was boring AF, and on top of that, now you want 80 bucks?
Lol $100 games haha
Ya'll remember when pirating was massive.
Yeah let's do that again.
No thanks. The first was not good enough to warrant buying the second at $60, let alone $80.
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I'll wait a year or two.
Wanna know how i know inflation, cost of living increases, supply chain bottle necks and price increases are all a bunch of fuckin bullshit? Im still paying the same price for an 8th or Oz of weed as I was paying 15-20 years ago in highschool. The last samurai of the lost world of privately owned businesses before corpo whores ruined the world is you friendly neighborhood drug dealers. Lol
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Nah. I’m good.
Was there a big contingent of people waiting for a sequel? I recall the original game being massively hyped and actually being pretty disappointing once I played it.
Best of luck with that. I got the first game for free and still haven't played it. I say that as a fan of obsidian/old Bethesda i.e. the person you should be trying to get buy your game.
It's kinda mid, id suggest Tainted Grail if ya want a Bethesda like game. Doesn't quite scratch the itch but it's close enough.
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Audacious, if nothing else.
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