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Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd say GTA VI would likely earn that for me. I'll probably spend over 80 hours on that.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

There's plenty of jrpgs half that price point with twice the length though. Heck, even the previous GTAs have at least that length for a cheaper price, and are occasionally even cheaper now. Be patient and you'll likely even get the game given away for free.

[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Length =/= quality. JRPGs specially love their bloat.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

So much grinding...

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Why even suggest a different genre when the man said he will enjoy it?

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm trying to point out that i don't think that the length of a game shouldn't really be indicative of the price. I have no issue with him enjoying the game or buying it.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pointing out a game genre with more hours of gameplay for the price is a strange way to point out game length shouldn’t matter.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He was saying that £80 was worth it cause of the amount of hours. So i brought up games with similar or more hours that are cheaper. Including prior gta games...

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, he made a statement. And you answered a question he didn’t ask.

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I'm lucky enough to own literally thousands of games. Most of which I get at a deep discount. Games like GTA and Red Dead are usually an exception where I'll play on day one. Even though Rockstar tends to milk a title long after a release, the attention to detail is worth the price to me. I'll still check reviews first however.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There’s plenty of jrpgs half that price point with twice the length though.

Gotta like the JRPG genre for those hours to be fun, though.

I think the last major JRPG I was willing to play to completion was Final Fantasy V.

I'll play the occasional CRPG, but JRPGs aren't really my cup of tea.