• OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    EA shuttered some damn good studios; Origin, Bullfrog, Maxis, Westwood, etc.

    They’re not getting another dime out of my big ass.

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      4 days ago

      Even when they release something good— like the Dead Space remake— they think it doesn’t sell enough, so they abandon it all over again.

      Edit: typo

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        Stop buying remakes. This is why we’re here. People keep buying the same low effort rerereleases and they think they can just print money

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          This is why we’re where?

          Remakes and remasters are like sequels and remakes of movies; they’re always going to be there because some people want them. I think the Dead Space remake wasn’t low effort at all and is heaps better than the original (not that the original wasn’t good). If they remade (not just remaster) any of the Deus Ex games I’d get them too.

          And if I want something original I can have those as well; Routine, Reanimal, Disco Elysium, Arc Raiders, etc.

          There’s no dearth of new games, there’s no hampering abundance of remakes and remasters 🤷 I don’t mind revisiting a story I liked with updated graphics and gameplay.

          Edit: I forgot they did just remaster Deus Ex and it was half assed. But I’m not buying that, so… I mean I agree not to buy half-assed remakes and use my best judgement. Dead Space was not half assed at all and the devs really loved it.