• Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de
    36·
    16 hours ago

    In addition to what other people already said, without looking at the actual percentages, this could also just be random fluctuation.
    Mostly Positive is 70-79%, Mixed is 40-69%. If a game teeters around the 70% mark, it can easily cross the threshold separating the two due to pure chance, in either direction.

  • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    18 hours ago

    I also hate it when changes to the game ruin it. Every time I have seen this happen there were changes to the game for the worse that are easy to confirm by looking at where the decline starts and checking out reviews shortly after.

    Adding microtransactions, breaking the game, trying to enforce a 3rd party login requirement 3 months after the game was a massive success…

  • janonymous@lemmy.world
    10·
    18 hours ago

    Now you buy it and try it yourself, if you’re interested. You can return the game if it’s not too your liking after the first hour of play.

    • bastionntb@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      18 hours ago

      Its 2 hours of play or two weeks from purchase, whatever comes first. Pretty nice actually.

      • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        132·
        18 hours ago

        I understand that they can’t let you play indefinitely before returning a game, but I find 2 hours very little to see if you like a game, especially for complex games.

        Other games, like Rimworld or Cities: Skylines need some hours in before they make it obvious that they’re horrendously optimized or have otherwise questionable decisions (like imperfect pathfinding) that will annoy you.

        • darthelmet@lemmy.world
          12·
          18 hours ago

          My understanding of the refund system is that the 2hr/2 week rule is just for automatic no questions asked refunds. I think if the game turns out to be broken in some way you can still get it, you might just have to submit again.

          That said, agree for just seeing if you like the game. The 2hr limit is kind of stressful. For any game with a slow start my willingness to give it a chance is pretty low.

        • new_guy@lemmy.world
          7·
          18 hours ago

          As I see these conditions are more geared towards letting players see how well their machine runs the game than letting them decide if they like the game or not.

          Two hours should be enough to do some troubleshooting or deciding that it’s not worth the hassle.

          Then, of course you can also beat Sekiro and ask for refunds

          • UnknownSoul@programming.dev
            4·
            18 hours ago

            Back in the day we could just buy the game on Friday, play it with your friends over the weekend and then return it to the store on Monday.

        • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
          5·
          17 hours ago

          Some indie games only have a few hours of content. They don’t want to get in a position where people can basically play complete indie games without the developers being paid for it.