Look at the bullshit DLC being released for Hot Pursuit, and compare it to Burnout Paradise.
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Look at the bullshit DLC being released for Hot Pursuit, and compare it to Burnout Paradise.
Guys, don't buy it. If the game is more unlockables than is worth, ignore the game. I've ignored many games out there that everyone loves simply because I won't be a bitch for it.
90% of DLC are bullshit.
90% of games are bullshit.
90% of everything is bullshit.
100% of that post is bullshit, which by circular logic proves itself.
TNL (and such ilk) is the tiniest fraction of people buying games. Start a thread just like this on GameFAQs and you'll have more people defending it than not. That is until they mark it for trolling and get the whole business whitewashed off the internet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Many know they're being fleeced, but they simply lack the willpower to resist any cheap trinket or character pack or whatever their favorite company shoves at them. It's especially true of kids still in school with shaky self-images where NOT owning the latest rip-off $15 map pack for CoD would be unheard of.
And so when someone comes along and reminds them of what they already know: that they're being bent over and reamed mercilessly, they bristle and enter into defend-and-justify mode. It's either that or admit to themselves they're the industry's bitches.
And so the cycle continues.
I guess we do skew a lot older than most other gaming forums, so that's probably true.
***Rise from your grave*** So after years of dealing with DLC and it now a commonplace in the industry, what are your thoughts on it? I still am not really on board with it though I'm not totally sure why since, at its best, it can add to existing great games.
Far Cry 4 and Sunset Overdrive are two of the best games that I've played in years and I have zero interest in DLC for them.
Back on the original Xbox I definitely bought some of the downloadable maps for the online portion of Splinter Cell and those maps absolutely provided many extra hours of enjoyment but besides that, I really don't touch the stuff. How about you guys?
I pretty much buy all the SP DLC for every game I own, and most of the time before I really know I like the game. Mixed results.
I pretty much treat DLC like I treat the original games, which makes sense, given that the majority of my games are digital now anyway. I typically buy all story DLC for games I like. I don't buy challenges, weapons, skins, or multiplayer maps with the lone and aging exception to the last being Gears 2. I've even bought a few season passes when I really trust the developer, e.g. BioShock Infinite and The Evil Within. I guess you could summarize all that in that I'll buy more content for games I like but not Barbie dress up.