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>Over a decade of development and an estimated budget between $1-2 Billion, I am okay with paying ten bucks more. I don't balance my checkbook based on what ot

by serf 4mo ago

>Over a decade of development and an estimated budget between $1-2 Billion, I am okay with paying ten bucks more. I don't balance my checkbook based on what other people spend, and presuming that those things have anything to do with perceived quality is a fools' errand with the multitude of counter examples one can bring up of AAA flops. >lesser games this thing isn't even out yet. how many examples of over-produced and under-delivered expensive garbage in film, media, video games & art do we need to produce until people disconnect the two concepts of quality and cost ? edit : I used cadre the wrong way

10729287 4mo ago
Is it easier for you if we talk about lifetime of the game, especially online ?
crims0n 4mo ago
It is Rockstar, they haven't missed in a couple of decades and this is their flagship product.
- rwyinuse 4mo ago
  It's still possible they miss this time. Unlikely, but I rather wait for reviews before buying.
  - stuxnet79 4mo ago
    It will probably be an unoptimized hot mess for the first year. Same as the rest of the over hyped AAA titles. I'm sure devs are on a death match to hit the deadline.
- jsbisviewtiful 4mo ago
  > they haven't missed in a couple of decades Depends on your gaming tastes. I haven't really enjoyed any of the GTAs for longer than 2 hours, while RDR2 I also stopped playing after about 3 hours out of boredom - and similar to the GTA series, general frustrations involving the controls. Rockstar just doesn't fit my tastes, which is certainly a problem that rests with me
  - ethbr1 4mo ago
    > Depends on your gaming tastes. It doesn't, if we're talking about consensus. https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ That's a lot of green, and your or my opinion on any particular game isn't relevant to the assertion that Rockstar has a stellar track record in making games people seem to love.
    - akimbostrawman 4mo ago
      Something being popular doesn't exclude it from not being to someones tastes. Fifa is popular but I don't think you would argue that means it's to everyone's taste. RDR2 is very much a movie game so ofc it's popular when at this point most new "gamer" love playing cutscenes.
  - cosmicgadget 4mo ago
    So then they haven't missed in a couple of decades, with the understanding that not everyone enjoys the game style.
  - ectospheno 4mo ago
    I don’t like Taylor Swift music. My not liking it has no bearing on her obvious talent in the industry. I get people not liking GTA. Ignoring their obvious talent is silly.
  - Klonoar 4mo ago
    RDR2 is highly rated as one of the greatest games of all time. Rockstar hasn’t missed, you’re an outlier.
    - bigstrat2003 4mo ago
      No, they missed. RDR2 was a significant step backwards from the first game. It just... wasn't fun. Rockstar forgot that they are making a game, not some interactive movie or a simulation.
      - 4mo ago

by serf 4mo ago

10729287 4mo ago

Is it easier for you if we talk about lifetime of the game, especially online ?

crims0n 4mo ago

It is Rockstar, they haven't missed in a couple of decades and this is their flagship product.

rwyinuse 4mo ago
It's still possible they miss this time. Unlikely, but I rather wait for reviews before buying.
- stuxnet79 4mo ago
  It will probably be an unoptimized hot mess for the first year. Same as the rest of the over hyped AAA titles. I'm sure devs are on a death match to hit the deadline.
jsbisviewtiful 4mo ago
> they haven't missed in a couple of decades Depends on your gaming tastes. I haven't really enjoyed any of the GTAs for longer than 2 hours, while RDR2 I also stopped playing after about 3 hours out of boredom - and similar to the GTA series, general frustrations involving the controls. Rockstar just doesn't fit my tastes, which is certainly a problem that rests with me
- ethbr1 4mo ago
  > Depends on your gaming tastes. It doesn't, if we're talking about consensus. https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ That's a lot of green, and your or my opinion on any particular game isn't relevant to the assertion that Rockstar has a stellar track record in making games people seem to love.
  - akimbostrawman 4mo ago
    Something being popular doesn't exclude it from not being to someones tastes. Fifa is popular but I don't think you would argue that means it's to everyone's taste. RDR2 is very much a movie game so ofc it's popular when at this point most new "gamer" love playing cutscenes.
- cosmicgadget 4mo ago
  So then they haven't missed in a couple of decades, with the understanding that not everyone enjoys the game style.
- ectospheno 4mo ago
  I don’t like Taylor Swift music. My not liking it has no bearing on her obvious talent in the industry. I get people not liking GTA. Ignoring their obvious talent is silly.
- Klonoar 4mo ago
  RDR2 is highly rated as one of the greatest games of all time. Rockstar hasn’t missed, you’re an outlier.
  - bigstrat2003 4mo ago
    No, they missed. RDR2 was a significant step backwards from the first game. It just... wasn't fun. Rockstar forgot that they are making a game, not some interactive movie or a simulation.
    - 4mo ago