@IcyDefiance if there's any decent pre-order bonuses and the big review sites right before the release date says it's awesome, might be keen. otherwise, meh just wait to see what the masses say
@Chris the review sites only get to test multiplayer on some in-house testing servers. they don't get to see the servers under load. so if the game has any multiplayer then it's still not reliable.
also, both Ubisoft and EA have been known to flat out deceive reviewers, or even refuse to let reviewers touch the game until after release, because they know it's broken
IIRC Total Biscuit only got to play the intro of the new Wolfenstein before release, and he really didn't like it. That one was actually awesome on release though so I have no clue what that was about.
once he got to play the full thing he praised it quite a bit
basically the whole concept of preordering lets AAA companies make millions by just showing people a really cool trailer, and the actual game is a waste of money for them to put effort into
Enough cynicalism, why WOULDN'T they show an awesome trailer? Why shouldn't I get excited about things? And if they're making something I think I'd like, why shouldn't I preorder it? It's disposable income; I won't die if it doesn't live up to what I hoped.
if a game lets a bunch of people play the beta version before release, that's totally different. the beta basically is the release, even if it's limited to a few thousand people.
@OMGtechy the first 2 questions have absolutely nothing to do with what I'm saying, so I won't dignify them with a response. the 3rd question, well, I care about the quality of games and would like them to improve instead of just getting an endless stream of broken shit.
@OMGtechy for sure, and I mean if you get burned from a bad pre-order then I imagine you would be hesitant for pre-ordering from that publisher or developer again. but yeah, getting hyped is fun, long as the hype lives up to the delivery. Up to the consumer at the end of the day, nobody's forcing anyone to pre-order
I pre-ordered Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round recently, just because costumes, admittedly took a gamble for not knowing how the game would run on the PC. but it all turned out fine, no qualms
yeah imo I wish Steam had a refund thing like the Google store, like a 1 or 2-hour refund window
The "problem" with the Mortal Kombat is that it has a dedicated block button as opposed to simply moving the joystick away / back from the opponent. I found my hands didn't want to be that coordinated
Going back to a controller for that was much more intuitive
apparently finnish has a lot of rolled Rs, and the condition of not being able to roll your Rs is called "ärrävika"...which has a rolled R in it. just like "lisp" in english can't be pronounced by people who have one. I am now convinced this is completely intentional.