Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games launcher.
Tom Clancy's Breakpoint - The game's add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.
Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don't trust it and don't want to go through the refund process if it hasn't.
Skyrim VR - I've already bought too many copies of Skyrim.

A bit of a "this is why I pirate" thread but more targeted at individual games.

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[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hell Let Loose, simply no time.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if you meant literally no free time to play video games, or just not willing to make time for a perceived steep learning curve, but if it's the latter then maybe you could reconsider. The basics can be learnt very quickly via YouTube and it's possible to have quite a bit of fun casually playing an hour here or there as the Rifleman class simply treating it like a milsim Battlefield without ever diving into the deeper mechanics.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't know about what OP meant but for me it's no time (or willpower) to deal with communications. Because of this I never really got into the game. I would play (and a lot) if there was a skirmish mode with bots.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's actually not a very comms heavy game now. Like some players definitely enjoy their milsim call-outs and coordinating more closely with their squad, but a lot of players like myself are just totally silent. It was added to Xbox Game Pass last year, and that has introduced a ton of more casual players.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Huh, maybe I should check it again some time. Thanks for the heads up.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The former; the gunplay, maps, and strategical aspects seem excellent, and it looks beautiful. But I spend about 20 minutes in gaming spread over Quake Live and FPV. SkyDive. These are perfect to just play a quick match or two.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah that's fair, it's definitely not that kind of game. A match does take quite a long time (although you are under no obligation to stay for the whole thing, again like Battlefield). Hopefully you have some free time to try it out at some point in the future, if it's something you're still interested in!

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Persona 5 Royal
The Division 1
Metaphor: ReFantazio

I already bought Persona 5 Royal a couple of years ago on PS4 (Royal + DLC of persona on sale). Really want to replay the game on my PC with 60FPS but refuse to pay another €25-60 euros for it, besides it has Denuvo. I might purchase it when, it's at least €20 or below.

Similar thing with The Division 1, would like to play the game again and it's only €5 euro on Steam right now but the Ubisoft launcher is what rubs me the wrong way. Plus also already bought the game when it was just released on PS4. Still debating for this one since it's only €5.

For Metaphor: ReFantazio, it's still way to pricey and it has Denuvo. So I will just wait it out until either Denuvo removed or an actual good sale happens.

Yes, I'm a pirate (you might notice due to the instance, I'm on). I know we can emulate Persona 5 Royal and there's a way to play the full game of Metaphor: ReFantazio. But since both of them are immensely big story games, I would like to have them 'legally' (cloud saves, Steam wise). Plus another reason is; my backlog is quite huge, got at least 45 games still to play (with only half of the weekends to actually game)

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can play the division (1)? I thought it was like a hybrid online game and most of the content is basically inaccessible (I got TD2 for free from somewhere).

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, The Division games are online. So can’t pirate them. But they very often go on sale (on Steam) for really cheap €5-10 euros. The problem is Ubisoft launcher.

I’m not sure about content being inaccessible though.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Gotcha.
Surprised its still online (considering Ubisoft and The Crew).

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

any sims dlc or kit

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

I wonder if they will ever release a definitive edition of The Sims 3 or 4. Even with a 90% discount the number of DLCs keep complete versions of the game rather expensive.

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