£15-£20 I suppose isn't all that bad for something you might spend 100s of hours on.
I didn't spend that long on Trexels (or that much) - but my philosophy with FTP+MTX games is that anything up to a reasonable retail price is fine by me for something that will add to my enjoyment of an otherwise free game. If I felt that I 'had' to make the purchase for the game to be any good, then I'd most likely abandon it.
I spent money on STO and Warframe, don't play either anymore but I don't begrudge the spend.
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@jdv95 TLOU Online and Killzone Online day one sounds off. Remember that this system comes out at a time when there are plenty of online games releasing. I don't think they're that stupid, sending of the two out to fail like that. On top of that, two Guerilla games on the same day? Nah.
I work a couple of minutes from the new Pokemon store in London. Opened at 10am, me and a colleague went to take a look thinking there might be a bit of a crowd. People were lining up through Westfield since the crack of dawn - no chance of getting in!
Going to give it another go in a few hours. I want a plushy!!
@RogerRoger Yeah that's kind of surprising. But, then I suppose Star Wars fans are more vocal than Hello Kitty fans - I guess I'm not really surprised Pokemon takes number 1 though.
There isn't a huge amount of difference between 2 > 5 either really. Just a casual 15 billion.
@RogerRoger That is super interesting. 3 of the top 5 being Disney properties is also just plain crazy. Nothing stopping Disney from taking over the world except for Pokémon and Hello Kitty. Go figure.
Hello Kitty and Winnie the Pooh have sold a whole lot of small trinkets and plushies to outpace all the Star Wars action figures, lunch boxes, and LEGO sets out in the wild.
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... Considering my latest Jade Cocoon 2 one was my longest clocking at nearly 3000 words and I REALLY can't help myself be stupidly thorough... I feel that's mostly (and probably deservedly) aimed at me @KratosMD 😂
I believe there was discussion about it ages back, when good ol' Tasuki was still a mod (I think even Sammy and Ant weighed in as it was over a user review being deleted) and it was decided that the games you beat thread was the best place for them.
I'd rather see someone inspired to write a bunch (even if say 6 or so paragraphs and not my disastrously long length) rather then just "Beat Fallout 4. Was Good" (for example) that I've seen in there before
Plus... you don't have to read stupidly long posts
Feel free to ignore any of mine in there if you like
-EDIT- Not that I mind if a new topic was made for them or anything like that
@KratosMD Yeah I do remember a few months back that we had a brief discussion about posting user reviews and where to do them. A variety of ideas jumped around and then we ended up keeping things in the “recently beat” thread.
If there was a solution to make the reviews more accessible, such as @Kidfried ‘s idea then I would be all for it. In fact I would welcome a whole other area of the site for them to be highlighted because most of them lately are of outstanding quality. I think the people you tagged write reviews that are better than most dedicated gaming websites official writers, honestly. (Push Square excluded) Certainly I find them, along with ensuing discussion, more helpful and more enjoyable to read and the interaction is important. Because the posts are so top-notch, “Games you recently beat” us one of the few threads I have tagged to follow so I’m sure to not miss any content.
Anyways, I’m happy with whatever we decide — as long as we can keep doing them.
@KratosMD Well done, I have been thinking the same recently. As someone who tends not write huge volumes (and there is nothing wrong with that and your guys reviews are a joy to read), I have been a bit intimidated about posting my thoughts in here and most of the time just not bothered.
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@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Nah don't feel bad! Everyone is different and is not gonna feel that way. Your Let It Die review was amazing for instance. I personally think it is more interesting to read when someone doesn't like a certain aspect of a game. A low scoring review, especially when it it a bigger release for some reason, always scratches an itch for me.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I preferred the old system of having a single thread that was welcoming of all opinions big and small. Now it feels like my style of opinions will be too big for the Recently Beat thread, and too small and too low quality for the Reviews thread.
I'll get over this, but the two threads system is going to make me more discouraged to post my views.
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