Here’s some on my list:
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Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games launcher.
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Tom Clancy’s Breakpoint - The game’s add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.
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Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don’t trust it and don’t want to go through the refund process if it hasn’t.
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Skyrim VR - I’ve already bought too many copies of Skyrim.
A bit of a “this is why I pirate” thread but more targeted at individual games.
I won’t buy any paradox games because they invariably end up with 100 DLCs each
And for all the money you spend on a Paradox game, you end up with something that feels like a half-finished beta.
It only feels like if you’ve played the previous, fully loaded $500 of DLC version.
On that note, absolutely steal Stellaris and its DLC.
Studio fan death by 1000 papercuts.
This is where I’ve gotten to with their games as well. I love them, but tired of it basically becoming an MMORPG DLC subscription.
Most of the game genres they excel at are the type I like buying and playing because they are complete from day one, and you maybe get 1 to 3 DLCs. Like movies, the trilogy (original game and two nice DLCs) is the sweet spot.
Stellaris got insane and most of the individual races should have been bundled somehow into larger expansion packs.