I only played Doom 1 and 2 when D3 was about to come out, so it was about 10 years old. I played some mod with polygonal models/hires textures so it wasn’t a vanilla experience, but in terms of game and level design I was quite blown away.
Also I played Metal Gear Solid 3 only about 5 years ago, so that was a ~15 years old game.
I only buy games on steam or very rarely GOG. I refuse to buy a games that are exclusive to a single platform. I don’t want to pay people to remove my choices. So there’s been a few games I’ve waited to leave their exclusive deals with epic or whatever. Satisfactory is one. They had an epic store exclusive I think for 2 years and then they went to steam. I very much enjoyed the game.
I’m still waiting for escape from tarkov to join us on steam.
Unless I have friends doing multiplayer at this moment, I just waitlist games until they hit $5. And when that happens I buy them. So I have a large game backlog. I don’t anticipate or wait for games. I just wait list and forget and then I have happy surprises during the steam sales.
I think I had lost seas on my waitlist for 2 years 3 years.
I waited a while for sekiro. Finally broke down and got it on sale after it had been on my wishlist for 2 years.
I found it too challenging, even as a fan of their other games, it just didn’t click. Finally I hit a wall on some enemy who I couldn’t kill and gave up. Sad cuz I really wanted to like it.
Starbound. Waited years while it was in development, and my buddies and I just let the hype build and build. When it finally came out, it wasn’t even close to worth it. At the time, it still seemed like something that would eventually get to where we hoped (or at least for the most part), but picking it up every few months/years showed us the dev team’s ideas were great on paper, but they just weren’t capable of implementing any of it well.
More recently, I’ve seen YouTube docs that have gone into the awful development and bad treatment of young developers who weren’t paid, and fired after they caught on that they never would be.
On the bright side, it gave my friends and I a new appreciation for how great Terraria is, and why it’s similar features work so well when Starbound’s didn’t
Maaaaan I bought this game on release and it was actually better then than compared to now. Before, you could be “evil” and kill innocent villagers and loot their stuff. The game also wasn’t mission-based like they made it later on in development, the progression was more comparable to Terraria where you just find and craft equipment across planets.
Then they started limiting what the player could do, railroading them into linear story missions, making progression slower etc. It was a big disappointment, because the game isn’t bad, it’s just built on many bad decisions.
Lol I do remember having more fun when it first came out, assumed that was just the honeymoon period but now I’m not too sure.
It definitely had more of that Minecraft openness compared to the later “crappy Terraria” pre-built content. Doesn’t help most of the additions we were looking forward to at release ended up falling flat. But yeah, the game isn’t bad, just screams having more potential than it could ever have lived up to
Wow, I played it very very early, while they were just starting to introduce the concept of missions at all. It seemed cool then, sad to hear it’s got worse.
IDK, probably Mass Effect? I just got Mass Effect Legendary this year and I’ve been playing it, and it’s fantastic! I didn’t hear about it at release for some reason, and I had heard the game was great, but decided to wait to see if they’d remaster it or something. They did, but it was too expensive, so I held off.
I eventually got it for ~$15 on a Steam sale and about 6 months later, here I am playing it. And yes, it’s worth it, the game runs fantastically on my Steam Deck and it’s a ton of fun.
My main reason for being patient is to get the best experience (fewer bugs, all DLC, etc), not just to save money, and I think I got it at the right time. My coworker is also playing through it for the first time, so I have someone to talk to about it.
Love the kingdom hearts games but never had a console as a kid. I always had DS’s tho so I played the shit out of 358/2 days, re:coded, and Dream Drop Distance. Still haven’t played 1, 2, or 3 yet. Well I played a little of one and two at a friends house but not all the way through
Yakuza 0. Had a PS4, but wanted to play it on the PC instead so kept waiting hoping it would be ported to the PC. It later then did and I waited longer for a price drop and it ended up showing up on a Humble Bundle so finally snatched it years later.
It was worth the wait. Very enjoyable and I did all the side quests. Cabaret club was an amazing part of the game.
Yakuza 0 is one of those rare “game of the century” candidates, especially since most people are able to buy it on steam sales for $5. It is truly unbelievable how ambitious each Yakuza game is, yet they still manage to have amazing QC and polish in spite of how widely scoped they are.
Is there evidence to suggest that Sony was responsible for Persona 5 being exclusive for so long, and not Atlus’s usual confusing nonsense? Honest question.
I know that when Xbox decided to consider PC as part of the “Xbox ecosystem” it lit the fire under Sony’s butt to start porting some of their banger titles onto Steam, which is much appreciated. Days Gone, God of War, Uncharted 4, Spiderman, and Returnal were all fantastic on day one. Horizon needed some time to fix the issues but the PC version now does it justice way better than the original 30fps version.
Obviously I don’t have first-hand information, but from I’d guess Sony is responsible for a lot of (japanese) games not coming to PC or Xbox, as Atlus isn’t the only studio doing this that isn’t owned by Sony.
Another thing that shows, that Sony has no interest in connecting gamers between systems is cross-play, which it blocks in various titles iirc.
I know it’s the smart move to drive out competition when you’re in charge of the biggest market share, but preventing gamers to play on any platform they choose is bad for them. I play exclusively on PC since the Gamecube (with the exception of the switch) so I’m very happy to see the PlayStation gulag crumbling with increasing Steam releases. We all profit from open platforms.
The Witcher 3. I’d been following its development since the Witcher 2, and I loved the games and the books. After 5 years of waiting I knew that it wasn’t likely to live up to my expectations, so I prepared myself for disappointment.
Then it came out, and it was the best RPG I’d played. Some of the Novigrad story lines went on for too long, but that was my only issue with it. I’ve 100% it three times. Best €30 I ever spent. The DLC was somehow even better than the base game. I have no idea how CDPR managed it.
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I only played Doom 1 and 2 when D3 was about to come out, so it was about 10 years old. I played some mod with polygonal models/hires textures so it wasn’t a vanilla experience, but in terms of game and level design I was quite blown away.
Also I played Metal Gear Solid 3 only about 5 years ago, so that was a ~15 years old game.
I only buy games on steam or very rarely GOG. I refuse to buy a games that are exclusive to a single platform. I don’t want to pay people to remove my choices. So there’s been a few games I’ve waited to leave their exclusive deals with epic or whatever. Satisfactory is one. They had an epic store exclusive I think for 2 years and then they went to steam. I very much enjoyed the game. I’m still waiting for escape from tarkov to join us on steam.
Unless I have friends doing multiplayer at this moment, I just waitlist games until they hit $5. And when that happens I buy them. So I have a large game backlog. I don’t anticipate or wait for games. I just wait list and forget and then I have happy surprises during the steam sales.
I think I had lost seas on my waitlist for 2 years 3 years.
What if something is $6 and it’s never been this cheap for 7 years now? You wait more?
I’m only human! It’s a rule of thumb! Depends on my emotional state when I see the sale. So yeah I’ve snagged a $6 game sure.
Other times you pay less right so it averages out.
I waited a while for sekiro. Finally broke down and got it on sale after it had been on my wishlist for 2 years.
I found it too challenging, even as a fan of their other games, it just didn’t click. Finally I hit a wall on some enemy who I couldn’t kill and gave up. Sad cuz I really wanted to like it.
There’s some mods that make it easier that might help.
Starbound. Waited years while it was in development, and my buddies and I just let the hype build and build. When it finally came out, it wasn’t even close to worth it. At the time, it still seemed like something that would eventually get to where we hoped (or at least for the most part), but picking it up every few months/years showed us the dev team’s ideas were great on paper, but they just weren’t capable of implementing any of it well.
More recently, I’ve seen YouTube docs that have gone into the awful development and bad treatment of young developers who weren’t paid, and fired after they caught on that they never would be.
On the bright side, it gave my friends and I a new appreciation for how great Terraria is, and why it’s similar features work so well when Starbound’s didn’t
Maaaaan I bought this game on release and it was actually better then than compared to now. Before, you could be “evil” and kill innocent villagers and loot their stuff. The game also wasn’t mission-based like they made it later on in development, the progression was more comparable to Terraria where you just find and craft equipment across planets.
Then they started limiting what the player could do, railroading them into linear story missions, making progression slower etc. It was a big disappointment, because the game isn’t bad, it’s just built on many bad decisions.
Lol I do remember having more fun when it first came out, assumed that was just the honeymoon period but now I’m not too sure.
It definitely had more of that Minecraft openness compared to the later “crappy Terraria” pre-built content. Doesn’t help most of the additions we were looking forward to at release ended up falling flat. But yeah, the game isn’t bad, just screams having more potential than it could ever have lived up to
Wow, I played it very very early, while they were just starting to introduce the concept of missions at all. It seemed cool then, sad to hear it’s got worse.
IDK, probably Mass Effect? I just got Mass Effect Legendary this year and I’ve been playing it, and it’s fantastic! I didn’t hear about it at release for some reason, and I had heard the game was great, but decided to wait to see if they’d remaster it or something. They did, but it was too expensive, so I held off.
I eventually got it for ~$15 on a Steam sale and about 6 months later, here I am playing it. And yes, it’s worth it, the game runs fantastically on my Steam Deck and it’s a ton of fun.
My main reason for being patient is to get the best experience (fewer bugs, all DLC, etc), not just to save money, and I think I got it at the right time. My coworker is also playing through it for the first time, so I have someone to talk to about it.
2002: Kingdom Hearts … 2005: Kingdom Hearts II … 2019: Kingdom Hearts III
14 years!
Love the kingdom hearts games but never had a console as a kid. I always had DS’s tho so I played the shit out of 358/2 days, re:coded, and Dream Drop Distance. Still haven’t played 1, 2, or 3 yet. Well I played a little of one and two at a friends house but not all the way through
Yakuza 0. Had a PS4, but wanted to play it on the PC instead so kept waiting hoping it would be ported to the PC. It later then did and I waited longer for a price drop and it ended up showing up on a Humble Bundle so finally snatched it years later.
It was worth the wait. Very enjoyable and I did all the side quests. Cabaret club was an amazing part of the game.
Yakuza 0 is one of those rare “game of the century” candidates, especially since most people are able to buy it on steam sales for $5. It is truly unbelievable how ambitious each Yakuza game is, yet they still manage to have amazing QC and polish in spite of how widely scoped they are.
Yeah, I’ve played up to Yakuza Kiwami 2 so now gearing up to play through 3-5. Excited for it. The games side quests are so fun and wacky.
Mound and Blade 2…and nope.
I turned 40 this year. I pledged for Star Citizen when I was 20-something 🙃
It’s still my dream-game, so I’m still patiently waiting.
I want to love this game but every time I try to play it I run into a plethora of game-breaking bugs within an hour. Maybe my grandkids will enjoy it.
It sure hates to be played
I gave up, I used to follow the subr*ddit to get news and all that was coming were sales of non-existent ships
I remember the original announcement and worried it was a ponzie scheme. 20 years later and here we are.
Alternatively, a friend of mine has sunk 10k into it.
I paid € 35 for it back in 2013
10k? I hope it’s hours and not money. Even though 10k is some insane amount of hours too.
Definitely 10k in currency.
Breath of the Wild.
I got a Switch a few years after BOTW released, and couldn’t stomach paying full price for a game that had been out that long.
Finally got it on PC via methods a few months ago and glad I waited, playing at 2k 60fps with better shaders is great.
Persona 5 on PC. Fuck Sony and their exclusive policy.
Is there evidence to suggest that Sony was responsible for Persona 5 being exclusive for so long, and not Atlus’s usual confusing nonsense? Honest question.
I know that when Xbox decided to consider PC as part of the “Xbox ecosystem” it lit the fire under Sony’s butt to start porting some of their banger titles onto Steam, which is much appreciated. Days Gone, God of War, Uncharted 4, Spiderman, and Returnal were all fantastic on day one. Horizon needed some time to fix the issues but the PC version now does it justice way better than the original 30fps version.
Obviously I don’t have first-hand information, but from I’d guess Sony is responsible for a lot of (japanese) games not coming to PC or Xbox, as Atlus isn’t the only studio doing this that isn’t owned by Sony.
Another thing that shows, that Sony has no interest in connecting gamers between systems is cross-play, which it blocks in various titles iirc.
I know it’s the smart move to drive out competition when you’re in charge of the biggest market share, but preventing gamers to play on any platform they choose is bad for them. I play exclusively on PC since the Gamecube (with the exception of the switch) so I’m very happy to see the PlayStation gulag crumbling with increasing Steam releases. We all profit from open platforms.
Metroid prime 4… it’s been far too long
The Witcher 3. I’d been following its development since the Witcher 2, and I loved the games and the books. After 5 years of waiting I knew that it wasn’t likely to live up to my expectations, so I prepared myself for disappointment.
Then it came out, and it was the best RPG I’d played. Some of the Novigrad story lines went on for too long, but that was my only issue with it. I’ve 100% it three times. Best €30 I ever spent. The DLC was somehow even better than the base game. I have no idea how CDPR managed it.
I’m still waiting for Silk Song, if that counts.
I still haven’t played Red Dead Redemption 2 despite getting it on sale two or three years ago.
I’m generally just more interested in indie games for some reason.