@Elfuggingjefe Yes, my Witcher 3 shame is well documented. I think it’s been at least 4 or 5 years since I tried to play it and dropped off after the first several hours. I continue to feel it’s a ‘wrong phase of life’ issue because the game has all the components that I usually really like. I love a fantasy setting, complex world building, 3rd person action combat, a strong narrative and compelling characters, and polished graphical presentation. So the game should be right up my alley, but it just don’t stick. I got overwhelmed my the copious map markers, didn’t yet feel attached to the characters, and then some other game or life event came along to pull me away. The ability to gradually peck away at it on my Portal would be a really nice option for a game like that.
Shame about the evil Yennifer doppelgänger out there though. 😅 The closest I’ve had to that is Amicia in the A Plague Tale games who shares a resemblance to an ex. The character’s French accent is enough of a differentiator to pull them apart, because it was also a relationship that I’d rather not have my mind dwell on.
The chance that games end up on the Plus service is always a gamble for me too. I do wonder if Astro Bot will drop onto Extra next year but I suspect not. I think Sony is more reluctant nowadays since their first party output is smaller. I like getting the first party games on disc though so I’ll shop around.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I used to top up my PS+ subscription each year in the Black Friday sales but the last two or three years they've basically nuked that and only give offers for newbies and upgrades..
Oh it's even better than that. Sony seem to be "selectively" offering the deals people don't want. I was thinking of upgrading back up to extra tier for the remaining nine months or so of my sub as there are a few new additions on there I'd like to play so obviously I don't get a discount on that but instead could save a third off upgrading to premium. Now I don't really want to play any of the classic PS1/2 library or game demos and I don't see the benefit to streaming games rather than downloading them so premium offers nothing that I want, even if it would cost almost the same as extra.
I realise that this is mainly a me problem but I still think it's kind of a dick move. I may upgrade to extra anyhow despite the fact that premium would cost the same just as a pointless protest act of defiance.
@Elfuggingjefe I’ll definitely be posting thoughts and experiences on W3 when I give it a retry. Not sure when that will be though. Could be early 2026.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Werehog yeah, I don't think the fact that everyone has had 'black friday sales' for the past 2 weeks helps, its just a staggered price rotation event at this point, i've noticed some items on amazon that were cheaper a few weeks ago, they went up, and now they are on black friday discount at a higher price than they were before. Ridiculous practices all based on algorithms, no doubt. But as more people are lured by the 'event' they aren't aware they are actually being exploited. People are just a number, and if more people buy during the sales, they can get away with small incremental increases on old items to cover any actual sale items due to the sheer mass of spending.
All true, sadly. Rather than encourage me to participate in the "event" anymore, what this actually seems to do is prevent me from spending any money September through early November, because you know that's when everything's being hiked in preparation for eye-catching discount percentages. To me, making people hesitate on any purchase feels like a counter-intuitive business move but hey, I don't have one of those fancy business degrees, so what do I know?
@Th3solution I very much enjoyed your TED Talk, too! Could have done with a nice PowerPoint, though. One with lots of Comic Sans font, ClipArt, and silly transitions.
In all seriousness, it illustrates why we can't have nice things any more. At the first hint of success, concepts get run into the ground, to the point where everybody starts to become sick of 'em. I suppose discounts are different (not everybody can afford to disengage) but I do know a couple folks who actively avoid the whole Black Friday season 'cause they don't wanna encourage it. They're of an older generation who still complain about Halloween being "imported from those bloody Yanks", though.
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Seen a couple folks mention Astro Bot and while I can't speak for American prices, any Brits who might be interested should know that, while it's only been discounted to £42.59 on the PS Store, Amazon are currently selling a bunch of physical copies for £34.
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