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I propose 2024 is the year of early access games boycott.
Bring back completed games only.
Yeah, after all that Baldur's Gate 3 early access thing came out terribly.
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This is more applicable to over-hyped, AAA titles. A lot of the games mentioned in comments are smaller, indie developed passion projects that get the TLC they deserve.
Have you heard the tragedy of Cube World the Incomplete? I thought not. It's not a story the Indie Devs would tell you. It's an Early Access legend.
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Imagine breaking so many hearts with one hang glider trailer that you spawn an open source mmo.
Castle story was the other big horror show.
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There's nothing wrong with buying early access games. You as a buyer just need to be happy with the current state of the game at the time of purchase.
Exactly this. I tell my friends not to get their hopes up too high about Palworlds eventually being completed because the studio has a history of abandoning titles in early access. I'm not telling them not to buy it or that it's not worth purchasing, but to weigh if where it's currently at is worth the price they're charging.
The studio may use the funding they got from its spike in popularity to actually complete a title just as well as they might sell out to a bigger studio (I'd imagine The Pokemon Company would love to buy then bury it), or abandon it entirely. We don't know what the future holds and we do know the studio has a history, so keep that in mind when you're purchasing or when you're asking yourself if it was worth the buy.
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EA allows people to create games who normally wouldn't have the money to do it.
That's to say Early Access, not the other EA in the gaming industry of Electronic Arts.
For me, it depends. If the developer has a good reputation and is doing early access to present a better game at its full launch, I definitely don't have an issue with it. Unfortunately, devs and games like that are uncommon.
It's the same with lifestyle and politics. The "woke" people I know that talk about anti capitalist ideology but then buy the dumbest novelty shit and junk food you can imagine, not as a need but as a want. Shit, I had "woke" person whole heartedly defend marvel superhero movies as if it was a fight against hunger and natural right.
When I say woke, I mean anyone that uses the term woke seriously. I do not mean actual kind hearted down to earth open-minded progressive people.
No. I like supporting great artist like Tynan Silvester early on.
I also love the convenience of bulk buying dlcs and games in steam sales. 80% off everything? Now the whole deal costs less than one DLC 4 years ago? Boy howdy.
I primarily play indie games anyways, so this doesn't really apply to me.
Pretty sure lots of indie games do early access.
I've been playing beamNg for 4+ years and it's been in ea the entire time since 2015, possibly the best car game you can get for 20€.
Slay the spire I've also owned since early access, it's maybe the most beautiful single player card game to exist. Although it only spent 1-2 years in ea.
Don't be the first to buy ea games I guess but if the game is already fun why not.
I remember buying Subnautica when it was still in EA and I never regretted that either.
Still, it's kinda like playing the lottery in a way – you might get a killer game for a reasonable price, or you might end up with a pile of shit that never gets finished. Just depends on the devs. At least the odds of winning are vastly superior compared to the lottery.
Palworlds mad fun though...so ....sorry!
I haven't played it most just read the news about it. But to me It maybe early access but it doesn't sound like a subpar game.
It's fun and scratches the Pokemon itch better than the switch games. I wish the pals evolved and there was a story but I've already gotten my money's worth in it's current state
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Project zomboid fans 🫥
Some of the best games ever made are early access. Like Project Zomboid.
The worst buy I ever did, boring ass game
Why the fuck did you buy it then? Like haven't you looked it up before wasting money?
the last game I bought on launch day was no man's sky. I'm done playing money to be a beta tester for half a game, you'll get my money when it's an entire game that works or not at all.
The irony that if no one had bought NMS it would still be a POS.
I'm very anti-pre-order, but early access I'm okay with. It comes with the same decision process as buying anything else, is what I'm getting right now worth the money I'm paying? If yes, then buy it, if no then don't. I don't buy promises, I buy products.
Baldurs gate 3 is a good example of early access done right. I knew going in I was getting the first 4 levels and roughly 1/4 - 1/3 of the planned final game, but what was there already was worth the price I paid, even if they never finished or released it, I got my money's worth imo. I put like 200+ hours into it before it released, i can't be mad at that for 30 bucks.