Anything with DRM. I refuse to put up with it anymore.
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Including Steam DRM?
Depends what you mean, Steam is not DRM, most of the game is sells don't have DRM. However Steam API has a DRM feature that developers can use of they choose to.
So what do you mean?
Most of the games Steam sells are also shovelware.
Major releases typically use at least Steam DRM, and Steam itself only mentions if 3rd party DRM is included. So in most cases, you can't know if a game uses Steam DRM until after you've installed it.
I mean pretty much anything from EA, Ubisoft, 2K, Blizzard/Microsoft, Xbox, Rockstar, etc.
I did actually end up buying a Sony game after they dropped the account-linking requirement.
I've wanted to try out NFS Unbound for a while now, it regularly goes down to single digit prices but I'd rather eat shit than install an EA launcher on my machine.
The assassin's creed games because of Uplay being a pain on linux.
Lol I was trying to play Dragon Age games a couple months ago, and the EA app is so terrible that I couldn't get them to run on windows. But on Linux in the proton sandbox? No problem, worked right out of the box. 😂😂
Apparently the next one wont require uplay (on steam) and will be supported on linux. I'm still not interested in it because of the trend of assassins creed becoming supermassive open world RPGs but it would be nice if it became a trend.
Assassin's Creed died a long time ago. The skinwalkers can't compare.
I liked Origins, but not as an Assassins creed game. I'd say Assassins Creed died with Syndicate.
Absolutely this. I have to admit I'm seeing some things I like in Shadows much more akin to what we should have been having for the past decade but I just don't trust Ubisoft anymore and even on Deaths' door they can't let the corpo scummery go and I refuse to have Uplay or Denuvo infect my computer so I'll not play it until it's been broken.
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I won't buy any paradox games because they invariably end up with 100 DLCs each
And for all the money you spend on a Paradox game, you end up with something that feels like a half-finished beta.
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Studio fan death by 1000 papercuts.
This is where I've gotten to with their games as well. I love them, but tired of it basically becoming an MMORPG DLC subscription.
Most of the game genres they excel at are the type I like buying and playing because they are complete from day one, and you maybe get 1 to 3 DLCs. Like movies, the trilogy (original game and two nice DLCs) is the sweet spot.
Stellaris got insane and most of the individual races should have been bundled somehow into larger expansion packs.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
RDR2 went on sale for $20 a couple of months back which was about what I was willing to pay for it, so I grabbed it then. I tried playing it and it's just boring. WAY too much riding around on horses just getting to the next bit of action or story. I dropped it and doubt I'll ever get back to it.
fuck the guy who thought fast travel is bad for immersion
Fast travel is a bit hidden in that game. You have to upgrade the boss's tent to unlock it.
I did get far enough to unlock fast travel, but it's extremely limited to the point of uselessness.
I knew this was a horse riding simulator and I had zero interest. like, how did that sneak up on you?
A couple of Sony games because they don't want to sell them in my country 🤷 They leave no other choice but to pirate them.
Ghost of Tsushima is well worth pirating!
They're all still too expensive for me. Like Flight Simulator 2020. I do believe the effort they put into it is probably worth 35 €. But I wouldn't play enough for it to be worth 35 € for me. And I'm still salty about the time when they accidentally discounted it by 85 % instead of 15 % and snatched it right out of my cart when I was about to pay.
I really got impatient last year and just decided to pirate games left and right.
I got Balatro, Iron Meat, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection, MMPR: Rita's Rewind, Sea of Stars, Scott Pilgrim, Shadows of Doubt, Bit Trip ReRunner, Xenotilt and Castlevania Advance Collection.
I mean, it just feels like I'm seeing the same prices, every. damn. year. I'm sorry but I thought the point was mind-staggeringly good deals, not stagnated deals. And most of the games that are on sale, are games I don't particularly care for. While everything on my wishlist, stagnates, regardless of how old the game becomes.
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown looks like a banger, but I am unwilling to spend any amount money on it until Ubi gets the memo and strips Denuvo from it (at least outside of the launch window).
1: I didnt even notice the sale is happening (too many sales... Spring, Easter, Summer, Fall, Halloween (same as fall?), Winter/X-Mas, publisher sales).
2: Yakuza series.
3: Any other game because I spent most of my time on YT (sadly) or on Jellyfin (still TV but linux ISOs).
Also most modern games arent worth the effort.
Multiplayer games would require friends I don't have and those that I have (currently seem to) prefer games like Valorant (which I would play even less than CS2) or ZZZ (hoyo) which I don't really like either.
Single player games are interesting but I don't feel like gaming anymore.
But I did enjoy playing smaller ges like Exit 8. Fun game :)
Anything ubisoft. They told us to get comfortable not owning their games and I am happy to oblige.
I was gonna buy the foundation game, so I checked out the pirated version (fitgirl repack) first. Seems like it doesn't run quite as well on my laptop. Had to play in low settings to be bearable.
saved some money, ig. There's always next sale.
Ubisoft and ea games; I do not want to deal with the launcher and ubisoft games are just so incredibly bad. They're like marvel movies but less entertaining
a few weeks ago I have seen watchdogs legion in a few streams an liked it. Recently it had a sale (maybe now again) but saw that it uses denuvo, the ubisoft launcher and that it needs a ubisoft account. no thank you. I'll rather pirate it and be reassured that it'll have less malware in it
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Ubisoft games. Too unreliable.
Ghost of Tsushima amd ff7 remake because I'm waiting for steeper discounts
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The latest Indiana Jones game, because it’s too damn expensive. It’s normally $120 AUD and has been discounted to $95 AUD. When it’s below $50, then I’ll consider it.
X4 Foundations Community of Planets Edition. Got it on GOG instead which was cheaper due to local prices. This is quite rare since usually it's the other way around.
The only game I'm kinda tempted to go find is the Sims 1 and 2. Not the rerelease. I want the originals
But overall, I have too little time and too many games already. I've been trying to find unique or fun games to stream
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