Posted March 05, 2015
huN73R: Top tiers with bad picks has become a norm over there.I was surprised people took the $15 tier of square enix bundle considering they got Tomb raider and Sleeping Dogs base games at that price.
The problem is I don't get the whole game at once, I get part of it then have to wait forever for the next part, and generally paying full price for each part of the privilege. Just not my cup of tea. I prefer to buy a 100% complete game all at once, and preferably at a great discount price in a promo. Not likely to pick up each episode of a game at 80% off promos as each one comes out. :) No problem with companies releasing games that way if it works for them and people like it though. It just isn't my own thing. If the game is something I am interested in, I'll pick it up once it is in one unified collection on a promo instead, then it feels like any other game to me. :) skeletonbow: This!
When I read "episodic" WRT games, my eyes see the word but my brain hears "low budget, may get cancelled before the entire story unfolds due to budget constraints and risk aversion". I lean heavily towards avoiding such games either altogether, or doing what you say and waiting until they're bundled together after the whole game is complete. Don't want to chase down "episodes" that may or may not actually ever get finished.
huN73R: Telltale is reliable when it comes to episodic games. When I read "episodic" WRT games, my eyes see the word but my brain hears "low budget, may get cancelled before the entire story unfolds due to budget constraints and risk aversion". I lean heavily towards avoiding such games either altogether, or doing what you say and waiting until they're bundled together after the whole game is complete. Don't want to chase down "episodes" that may or may not actually ever get finished.
A few I've acquired:
- Back to the Future
- Blackwell collection
I might have others but can't think of them. :) I've got one game that came in a bundle that is episode 1 about 2 years ago too. Episode 2 never happened, no idea if they're working on it or not. Wont mention the game as I don't want to give it free advertising for what I consider FAIL. :)
Incidentally... I generally never watch television series until they complete or get cancelled either, then I can get the entire show and watch them all back to back and get the whole story without having to wait a week between each episode and 9 months between seasons and forget what I saw 9 months ago and have to watch it all again. Argh. :) I do it sometimes but I hate the gruel of suspense that comes with it and of forgetting stuff. Same thing applies to video games for me if they are episodic. The gruel of the wait, and forgetting stuff and paying extra for the privilege... na, pass... :)