absquatulate

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The problems are a bit blown out of proportion but the overdue updates is a legit issue with GOG, particularly with early access or newer titles. I feel it's a shared issue too - there's definitely some inefficiencies in GOG's vetting process but I swear some devs are effectively ignoring their GOG version of the game. And not even small teams. Games like robocop sometimes lag behind their steam counterparts. Either way, a nice list to have.

Never really followed him or other youtubers, but after the reddit api thing I tuned in to their "wan show" for a couple of shows because it seemed like they were discussing interesting topics/news. Until I realized that he spent an absolutely enormous amount of time either talking about running linus media group, merchandising, or just running ads. I swear half the 3h run time of those shows is talking and screeching about the business or just ads in one form or another. "So luke, what's the next news?" "synology drm'd their nas-es" "oh man, that's a bummer. We don't ever drm our merch, not even the screwdrivers. How would we even sell them?????" etc

Ooh, a fellow listmaker. I've started compiling a "past three decade" list as well, mostly for keeping a game kit inventory, but your tracking is way more dilligent. I've starte only last year and have been going from memory and old kits and you can imagine how that's going. Tried a few online tools but none are actually satisfactory for stat purposes, so it's still in spreadsheet form.

Anyway thank you for the great read, it's fun to compare and contrast with someone else's opinions on a couple hundred games.

Edit: Seeing as you liked Frostpunk dare I recommend Ixion? Different vibe but same type of tight decision making and great story.

Edit edit: You have a typo on AoE 2/3

Halo 4. Never was big on Halo and hadn't really played past Halo 1 until recently getting the MCC, and then I binged on all of them. The main series story was ok, despite feeling slightly more incoherent with each game. Even the spin-offs were ok games. Pushed through and finished Halo 3 and thought it was a fairly satisfying ending to the plot, only to find that they're reviving the chief. Again. With Cortana. Again. And guess what, she's going rogue. Again. I just couldn't do it, stopped then and there.

Oh and Far Cry 6. That one can fuck right off.

Listened to Schreier's podcast and indeed, they explicitly avoided giving sales numbers, which to me is a bit strange. However in their earnings call they reported smth like 1 billion in revenue, and, while I wasn't clear on whether it's everything or just GTA6, that would still mean people placed anywhere between 5-14 million preorders. I mean to me it's staggering that so many would preorder a game without seeing a single non-cgi frame, no preorder bonus and no physical release, but to each their own.