Then watch playthroughs to work out all the top strats/meta/builds etc then buy the game, play it once for an hour and set it aside for the next experience
I have a buddy who does this and I can’t find a good way to explain to him that I don’t wanna play games with him because it burns me tf out hearing him talk about how we need to do shit in certain ways so we can do it the most optimal way and all that like bro I just wanna play the game and figure shit out on my own not look up a guide for every little thing.
Halfway through the game after power leveling to the sweatiest possible build: "idk man im getting kind of bored of this game it's too easy and repetitive"
I don't even mind if people min max, but figure it out yourself I can't stand flavor of the month builds and YouTube scholars that just look stuff up and copy the homework it's so mindless.
Yeah it seems like some people really lost sight of the fact that "figuring shit out" for yourself is actually part of what makes playing games even fun.
As someone who's always been causal about gaming (while still avidly gaming throughout my life) welcome to the club 🫡 most people play games for fun so I've never quite understood making a game feel like a job
I guess it depends on the game. There are some games I've played where it's just not clear at all how you're even supposed to advance. Games like Path of Exile are a perfect example.
Literally nobody on the planet has ever looked at that skill tree and gone, oh yeah I know how to build a character decently. Even the people who publish character builds are just building off the cumulative knowledge of the community that's been gathered over time.
It would be fine if the game let you respec your character from scratch.
But I'm not playing a game where 50 hours in I find out that my character is literally unable to engage with late game content and there's no realistic way to fix it. I will absolutely look up a guide any day of the week for something like that.
Tell him, what if we use our brains to figure out our own optimal builds and make believe we like to think and experience things for ourselves.
I had a buddy like that, he always ground the game down to its base components, looking up guides, walkthroughs watching the God damned story cinematics in YouTube, dropping spoilers. I just stopped playing anything with him eventually, we play many of the same games but I never play on his server,realm or join his matches... I'd rather be immersed and have fun than treat an escape as a second job.
You aren't good at a game because you mindlessly follow a well beaten path someone else shows you.
Tbh, I agree. Making my own builds and improving them soo much that I become undefeatable is the best feeling ever.
For example in GoW Ragnarok after finishing the valhalla dlc, in a new game +, I arguably made the most op build ever. (I'm not gonna say what it is though so no spoilers.) Also being able to experiment is just fun.
Tbf that's what wow made me do. I have limited time to play and wanting to raid with my homes made it feel like a chore. Keeping up on this and that, having to do this and that to not fall behind.
A lot of games play into this kind of fomo (or other variations of fomo) so I get why people start to play games this way.
Really wish people would start enjoying games and jast play for the sake of playing. Monster hunter was the game that made me change that a few years ago. Weapon xyz was the best but I was just to stupid to use it I stuck with the weapon I liked.
God one of my friends is like this with spoilers. I don't understand why he even bothers buying some of these games. It finally took a bit of an intervention by another friend and I telling him we don't want anything spoiled because we want to experience the surprise. His response was, "these aren't spoilers, they're developer interviews."
I’ve got a friend that all he does in his spare time is game. Took this week off work just to play Monster Hunter Wilds. So this evening he’s explaining what I need to do to progress and, as he always does, says to me “well at your level you won’t be able to complete the mission without my help” and then proceeds to claim that victory in Wilds, or ANY game, is due to his greatness. So annoying.
Don't forget watching enough "Top 10 things you NEED TO KNOW before playing" and "Don't make these five beginner mistakes!!!" videos while the game is still downloading. Otherwise you might be at risk of accidentally discovering something yourself. The horror!
I cannot possibly fathom what those people expect to hear when they ask for “any advice?” on starting a linear single player game that explains literally everything to do.
And also take a picture of your controller sitting in your lap, with your TV in the background sitting on the main menu slightly out of focus, with a title saying something along the lines of "Took the plunge thanks to all of you." If you press X before getting that shot, you might as well just refund it.
We had a guy in the Dying Light sub asking if it's worth it after he already fucking bought the game. I swear these people must need step by step instructions on how to get dressed every morning.
Once you’ve been on Reddit for a while it’s kind of pointless, but when you’re just starting out like I’ve only been here a few days and I can’t post in certain subs because I don’t have the karma it’s more important.
For real, man. These people act like it’s physics or some shit. It’s a fucking video game. What’s the worst that’s going to happen? You’ll get a game over? Who cares.
I think people just want attention more than they actually want tips on the game or even to play the game.
They make a post like that, get community attention, get upvotes, they can make comments and get upvotes on those, and all that without having to do anything but buy a game, or even post a photo taken from someone else who bought the game.
That temporary Internet popularity is way more enjoyable to them than actually playing games.
It’s like the “here’s my Plastation 5 setup” posts. Like, it’s a console and a TV. There is nothing unique about that. It’s not like a custom PC build where you have all differing parts.
You say this, and it's true for well-designed games. But then you get shit like 'why is my character so weak', 'oh lmao you put points into dex but dex only affects crit rate you should've read the guide also there's no respec so you're better off starting from scratch'.
Some games have truly baffling decisions and I get wanting a heads-up after being burned once or twice.
That only matters if you are obsessed with your character being as optimal/efficient as possible. Most games don't have "bad choices" that make the game unplayable, and if they do, that's probably a game you should or would have expected to do multiple playthroughs anyway.
Maybe it's more challenging, sure. But then you either overcome the challenge or you do another playthrough using knowledge you already have to make the game easier. Which "replays are easier than first playthroughs" is almost universally applicable to any game.
Like maybe after I kill a certain character in Fire Emblem, I learn that I could've added them to the team and had an easier time in that zone's boss. I could either start over and get that character or just clear the region with a slightly "harder" difficulty.
Personally I think there's plenty of middle ground between 'obsessed with optimisation' and 'I wasted 80% of my stats on something that is functionally worthless' (I'm looking at you, luck stat).
Sure you could probably beat the game anyway but given how, in many games, much of the game revolves around making your character stronger, surely you see how that simply feels like shit.
Hello, people who are still part of a community built to discuss this game even though it's 6 years old, I just wanted to know if you think this game is any good? Your opinion on this is a complete mystery to me.
"Hey subreddit of a book that was published 23 years ago and your small group still discusses it on a daily basis because of your deep love for it..... should I read it?"
Make sure to watch the ending first and spoil the story. The last thing you want to do is be caught off guard with a storyline you don’t already know how it plays out.
I must be spending too much time on Reddit if I not only know the exact post you’re referring to, but also had the same thought when first reading this post
I’ve bounced around multiple Star Wars game in no reasonable order and I’ve never seen the movies or know more than the basic main characters, but I love the games lol they’re always so fun, just never knew was who
i did, had a great time and my wives said it looked interesting and they wanted to learn more, so then put it on hold, we watched I-IX and then I finished FO and then Survivor. We do exist!
Yeah that was crazy. I feel like $5 is a point where you can just take a shot on it if you’re interested without a huge loss if you’re not into it. You can also just look up trailers and reviews and see for yourself if you think it’s worth it. What kind of answers are you expecting when you make a whole post to ask “is getting this well-reviewed game for $5 good?”
That game that was $0.02 literally was not worth it though. If a game is that bad, forget about the money, it’s not worth your TIME. Which is, frankly, also money.
IIRC the Switch eShop had, at least at one point, a case of companies putting their games on sale for $0.01 to drive up their popularity so they would make more sales. Not sure if the PS Store had a similar problem as I tend to stay clear of that type of shovelware.
Supposedly this game was made free to play for every other platform but because of a weird Sony license deal they couldn’t make it free so they just made it as cheap as they were allowed to which was 2 cents.
To be fair it’s not about the money. It’s the time. To many that’s time they have to spend downloading. Maybe their internet isn’t good and it’ll take all day. Or the act of committing to the game itself. Time wasted if it sucks. Heck many have data caps.
I’ve seen Cyberpunk: 2077 on sale on Steam for at least 80-90% off, it’s not super old but still kind of applies, due to the whole ‘how it launched’ situation.
I’ve seen devs over inflate game bundles to absurd costs, shave off 85%, and call it a “deal.”
Then you gotta factor in the huge influx of AI slop appearing in the store, and a significant portion of Reddit users being children with limited experience and no income which makes them more careful about where they put their $5.
significant portion of Reddit users being children with limited experience and no income which makes them more careful about where they put their $5
This an under-appreciated aspect of things that I wish more people took into account.
Saw a post a few months back of someone with a limited amount to spend of gift cards and a wishlist of games on sale stretching back to like BioShock and people were telling them to blow a lot of it on newer games. Felt like I was losing my mind that nobody was actually taking how to stretch that poster’s proverbial $5 into account. By the time they catch up with the classics, Silent Hill 2 Remake (another game on their list) will be on a much better sale and they can buy it then.
Anyways, I always recommend people check a site like gg.deals when buying stuff on sale. It lets you see if a publisher is inflating ahead of time and what sales trends for the game are like to see if you should hold out longer for a better price on the game or not.
Playing the classics is always great. I used to rush to buy the next AAA game. Now I only play SP or co-op gaming id much rather wait until I can get the game, dlc, and all the patches for 10-50% the launch price. Once you fall far enough behind you can get a stream of great games for cheap,
I have some frugal gaming friends that doesn't like to buy games even with a good discount. Instead they seek out the next F2P or go back to Rocket League only to hear them rage on call. I always suggest some decent game that's on discount to play but unless it's like basically free theyre like nah. At this point I feel they just like being spiteful with my game suggestions cause it's not like they are poor and jobless either lol
I paid $70 for a service back in 2018 that let me access every single player games(on PC). Some people are just frugal. With that being said my cousin is literally the same as your friends.
Just take the risk. Sure, I know $10 isn’t necessarily a small amount of money to someone, but it’s absolute peanuts in terms of game pricing so why not just give it a try and hope for the best of you’re curious?
Ten $9 games in your library that you never played is the same as a brand new Assasin's Creed Shadows Deluxe Edition you'll never play. But if you're smart, you'll wait a year and make AC Shadows the 11th $9 game you never played.
"Hey guys, is this highly acclaimed game that is on sale for five bucks worth it? Unfortunately, there is just no way for me to evaluate this on my own, after all, it's not like we live in a time when game reviews from both professionals and users as well as actual gameplay footage are more accessible than ever, or like this exact game has been discussed a billion times on this subreddit already"
I bought this on sale as well for £7.49 I think? And I've been playing it every day for the past week or so, and I've really enjoyed it. I only finished it last night.
Those are the deals when I buy up all the great games I missed from the past. Can’t tell you how many times I was so glad I played a game that was 10+ years old.
There are plenty of games you couldn’t even pay me to buy that have insane discounts. So asking questions like that is valid lol. Idk what the issue is.
There are plenty of games like that sure but it’s almost always something along the lines of “Arkham collection is 90% of should I get it” or “do you think MGS:V is worth it for $10” these are goated games ffs. Clearly engagement bait and OP’s response is pretty valid, like nobody is that sheltered.
Its attention seeking. If you see a discount, you can look up the game, and read reviews. Coming here for dumb questions is just plain attention seeking.
I don’t know about you but most of my Google searches include “blah blah blah Reddit” anyways because most of the time you get better reviews for stuff than whatever slop google AI puts out, or whatever some gaming journalist tells you. Neither of those compete with people actually telling you about a game.
its like people are incapable of their own research and need the answer spelled out for them. tbh reddit is THE LAST PLACE id come after doing my own research.
$10 for most games are probably worth it. But I understand people perspective when they ask this question. To me, the hassle of purchasing, downloading, installing and wasting a few hours playing just to find out I don’t like a game actually outweighs the ten bucks I spent on the game. And after you realized you don’t like a game after all that hassle, you think about the $10 you wasted on nothing
Idk how long you are already playing PC/console games but when i watch some Gameplay i know if i like it or not.
Like i also know the type of movies i like.
Its a valid question, how many games are purchased during steam sales and never played? (I realize this is playstation, but same strategy getting money you otherwise would not have spent)
I saw that post and I was there are very very few games that are not worth 5$, and fallen order was a decent game full price :D it was more like a would I like this game rather than is it worth it or not.
Lol it reminds me , there was a guy who posted about whether or not he should uninstall black myth wukong or not. After beating the game multiple times, and saying he's done everything he could do in the game he felt the need to get on the Internet asked if he should uninstall it because he wasn't sure.
Just as annoying are the many posts on here of people posting a selection of games they own and asking which one they should start. So needy and pathetic.
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u/robertluke Mar 13 '25
Make sure you ask in that game’s subreddit for a subjective perspective.