Nah fam, you and your friends are just getting old. It’s the kids these days who are suckers for buying cash-cow and money milking games. Because they are kids and don’t give a shit about money with respect to quality.
I also chat my way through the Outer Worlds. You could easily beat the game with just high speech checks. Although with the final boss, my speech check wasn’t high enough.
Honestly, when I think of the word “corporate” with its negative baggage, the last entity I will think of is Valve. They’ve been consistent and good for the past decades thanks to Gabe Newell. If there is any rich tech mogul who should be celebrated more than Elon Musk or Bill Gates, it’s Gabe.
Any RTS game for me.