Star Wars Outlaws is Typical AAA Games Trash

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  • Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
  • Star Wars Outlaws looks like crap, just like almost every AAA game today
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  • @shinian6523
    @shinian6523 Місяць тому +365

    Ubisoft needs to get comfortable with not owning my money

    • @Numbology
      @Numbology Місяць тому +7

      Real

    • @ancientslav4863
      @ancientslav4863 Місяць тому +7

      Microsoft Activision and EA too

    • @R-XI_Sulla
      @R-XI_Sulla Місяць тому +5

      Sony comes there too

    • @kiillabytez
      @kiillabytez Місяць тому +1

      Lol, they already have your money, so what's your point again?

    • @R-XI_Sulla
      @R-XI_Sulla Місяць тому +6

      @@kiillabytez how if we dont buy their shit they call an game?
      The last game i got from Ubisoft was Armored core for answer
      And its old

  • @emersonfry1927
    @emersonfry1927 Місяць тому +428

    I paid full price for Dota 2 and it was the best $0 I ever spent. 3,000 hours and still going strong.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +70

      I hear you on the endlessly replayables. “Live-Service” has become a dirty word, but then again I have a few hundred hours clocked in Rocket League. It just never gets boring!

    • @RabbiRabbit87
      @RabbiRabbit87 Місяць тому +14

      Path of exile the greatest game ever made cost me zero also

    • @NateLawful
      @NateLawful Місяць тому +8

      6000+ in Destiny 2, spent over AU$500 and don't regret a cent spent. But in the end D2 became so boring, its content became stale. I would list the things that are wrong with D2, but it would be too long. The things that were good about is a long list too. Bungie are an awful company, but I don't care about that stuff as long as the gameplay and content is good. The content for D2 just became meh. For me quitting D2 is the end of 'live service games,' the time investment is too much, that's on me, but also on the style of game.
      I have 30 single player games loaded and ready to go on my PC. Some of them have extensive modding adding an extra thousand hours to a hundred-hour game. The thing about the games I am going to play now, I can leave them for twelve months and will not be punished for doing so. If you don't play a game like D2 for 12 months you will have to spend a huge number of hours grinding your power level up, plus some content/story will no longer be available for you to play.

    • @NateLawful
      @NateLawful Місяць тому

      @@RabbiRabbit87 So you've given nothing back to Grinding Gears Games the devs of Path of Exile. I loathe people like you, you should support the devs of the game you love. Luckily for you there are people who play POE who support Grinding Gears Games financially, so misers like you have a game to play. I think you need to take a close look at yourself.

    • @Eggasalad
      @Eggasalad Місяць тому

      @@gregowen2022 That's because Rocket League was designed like that. Most live service games are just normal games w/ the live service retention models tacked on. WOW and Destiny are excellent examples of game design that was built around extended engagement that aren't simply match games like dota and rocket league.
      Suicide squad was clearly designed to be like borderlands w/ DC characters. The live service menu placed on top awkwardly divides up the game so the world feels disjointed. Rather than regular story progression you get mindlessly repeatable objectives that aren't fun because there's no compelling reason for the game to have those characteristics because live service games are made in the C-Suite.

  • @Robyamdam
    @Robyamdam Місяць тому +216

    The good news is the 'Backlog' isn't getting any bigger

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +48

      The steam summer sale draws near and I just joined the master race. I fear for the size of my backlog now

    • @stevenschultz9637
      @stevenschultz9637 Місяць тому +4

      They're doing us a favor ❤

    • @stevenschultz9637
      @stevenschultz9637 Місяць тому

      ​@@gregowen2022Civilization or Mount and Blade, they're usually on sale

    • @jmal
      @jmal Місяць тому +9

      My backlog goes back to games I purchased a decade ago but haven't put the minutes in playing it, let alone testing if it works on my rig.

    • @Hyrdonemicus
      @Hyrdonemicus Місяць тому +5

      @@gregowen2022 I salute you brother. I haven't even made a dent in my backlog.

  • @thetinkeringman4662
    @thetinkeringman4662 Місяць тому +123

    You’ll own nothing and be happy 2030

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +27

      It’s heading there and I hate it

    • @ggt47
      @ggt47 Місяць тому +9

      (Continuous chanting) Physical Media.

    • @ggt47
      @ggt47 Місяць тому +7

      I just bought the lotr theatrical and extended cut out of my birthday.

    • @joshz7712
      @joshz7712 Місяць тому +6

      Any company championing this doesn't get my money. Hell ill go buy old refurbished consoles (NOT from DKOldies lol) and play old good games. That doesn't bother me.

    • @aircobraman1375
      @aircobraman1375 Місяць тому

      ​@@joshz7712super metroid is the shit!

  • @thefanwithoutaface8105
    @thefanwithoutaface8105 Місяць тому +306

    Man screw Star Wars, I'm Spreading Managed Democracy for Super Earth in Helldivers 2. And it is as good as everyone says.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +37

      The only reason I’m not air striking alongside you is that I know I’ll get sucked in. I’ve seen the videos and it looks incredible

    • @darkbox5055
      @darkbox5055 Місяць тому +6

      The man has awakes

    • @thefanwithoutaface8105
      @thefanwithoutaface8105 Місяць тому +10

      @@gregowen2022 If you ever do let me know, we can team up to blast some bugs.

    • @awolpe1
      @awolpe1 Місяць тому +8

      Best game of the year, having much fun.

    • @lezspleggz2660
      @lezspleggz2660 Місяць тому +1

      No trust me it has all of the Star Wars ideas with better tec & atmosphere Good bye Star Wars you Shante b remembered

  • @universanity9295
    @universanity9295 Місяць тому +157

    "Call of Battlefield Assassin's NBA current year" is such a bar

  • @AMHarbinger
    @AMHarbinger Місяць тому +65

    The really sad part is that even if the game is good, they've already tanked its reputation.

    • @SS-qu9nn
      @SS-qu9nn Місяць тому +8

      No worries there, this is not going to be a good game.
      Why would that be sad anyway. These wokester rip off artists brought this upon themselves. I hope they lose millions on this nonsense. Hope it’s an example to the rest of the industry that gamers are not taking this bs anymore.
      These people hate their customers.

    • @dusttodust915
      @dusttodust915 Місяць тому +1

      Honestly starwars just looks like the road forspoken took. Except they're adding a bunch of MTX bullshit.

  • @TwinkubusDraws
    @TwinkubusDraws Місяць тому +57

    If my spiderman action figure COULD move himself, it would SHATTER THE ILLUSION because he'd have the AGENCY to be able to REJECT backflipping off the bookshelf and landing comically on the floor.

  • @JustaGuy_Gaming
    @JustaGuy_Gaming Місяць тому +172

    "the Male gaze" thing never made much sense, but it makes even less sense when those same people are fine with hot fit men running around shirtless in their movies/games. Rarely do you see them make the men ugly either unless it's to insult some one.

    • @robertdouth8979
      @robertdouth8979 Місяць тому +39

      The same people that hate if you find an attractive woman attractive would bristle if you told them they were beautiful "like Lizzo" since she thinks she is the beauty standard. They also had no problem with a naked John Cena on stage at that awards show.

    • @JustaGuy_Gaming
      @JustaGuy_Gaming Місяць тому +25

      @@robertdouth8979 It also goes away with Bi or Lesbian romances. It's fine if their hot, long as it's only women gazing at them.

    • @marshalsunrise6582
      @marshalsunrise6582 Місяць тому +8

      Hypocrites , one and every one of them

    • @joevaghn457
      @joevaghn457 Місяць тому

      They’re essentially saying women can’t ever be as good as men, since they make women ugly and men attractive. They say they aren’t sexist, but… They kinda are, man.

    • @geebeepman
      @geebeepman Місяць тому +18

      never apologize for being attracted to beautiful women.

  • @007Thanos007
    @007Thanos007 Місяць тому +477

    One of the best statements I've heard on the internet all year, and I wish I knew who I got it from so I can give them credit:
    "If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing."

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +90

      Damn. That is a solid line

    • @PixelMurder
      @PixelMurder Місяць тому +28

      Why would you want to pirate toxic garbage? If a game isn't worth a full price, it isn't worth my time.

    • @williamjones3534
      @williamjones3534 Місяць тому +4

      LOL i love this! soo true!

    • @StickNik
      @StickNik Місяць тому +11

      Sounds like a Louis Rossman

    • @pbjent
      @pbjent Місяць тому +27

      Gamers should get used to not owning their games and Ubisoft should get used to my closed wallet.

  • @WulfieZi
    @WulfieZi Місяць тому +21

    I showed my buddy the picture of the lady they used for the protagonist's model, his knee-jerk reaction was "Oh she's so pretty, why can't we play as her instead?"

  • @TheAlphaLegionnaire
    @TheAlphaLegionnaire Місяць тому +39

    I remember when Mass Effect 3 had a day one DLC back in 2012 and people were up in arms about it.
    Hard to believe that 12 years later Ubisoft is dumb enough to continue this Greedy practice.

    • @sarasunshinemt4444
      @sarasunshinemt4444 Місяць тому +1

      Ah yes, Javik. My brother actually went thru the whole game without that DLC, had no idea it was even available lol
      And when ME3 botched the ending, the "hey we got DLCs coming, stay tuned" rubbed us ALL the wrong way.

    • @seancovell4124
      @seancovell4124 Місяць тому

      Hard to believe, really?

  • @thagomizer8485
    @thagomizer8485 Місяць тому +107

    I love that the UA-cam closed captions turned "the male gaze" into "the male gays".

    • @dyotoorion1835
      @dyotoorion1835 Місяць тому +2

      Haha! :D

    • @zachrohler1047
      @zachrohler1047 Місяць тому +7

      Weeellll there is a big push to make everything gay sooooo

    • @BungieStudios
      @BungieStudios Місяць тому +4

      @@zachrohler1047Are you gay yet?

    • @BungieStudios
      @BungieStudios Місяць тому +4

      gaySkynet strikes again!

    • @DaytonaRoadster
      @DaytonaRoadster Місяць тому

      Well that's what people should be worried about, since nearly all are pedos

  • @thefanwithoutaface8105
    @thefanwithoutaface8105 Місяць тому +116

    $`129.99 For almost nothing but digital crap. When I bought the Resident Evil 4 Collector's Edition it came with a Map, A statue of the main character, an Artbook and a few other things that weren't Digital. Also that Artbook now sells on ebay for $250 and the statue goes for almost $1000. So I got my money back in spades.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +39

      Right? I’m strongly considering the Elden Ring DLC collector’s edition because it has real stuff. The statue looks awesome.
      But a DIGITAL deluxe? Miss me with that scam

    • @paulman34340
      @paulman34340 Місяць тому

      @@gregowen2022 That's PEAK greed coming from the Desperate Suits wanting to take advantage of Whales with more money then sense! Hope this game doesn't get anyone buying that 129 dollar crap so it discourages them from wasting the time and resources pushing them abit (or at least leans them to something like the RE4 Collector's Edition! Though I think that ANGERS them that WE the customer profit off of likely CHEAP crap they wasted to try and squeeze more out of us customers....just for us to sale it on Ebay and such for WAY more that they'll never see a dime of LOL)

    • @pbjent
      @pbjent Місяць тому +4

      I bought a Metro Exodus standard edition on disc and got a map and postcards and such. When I bought Cyberpunk Standard Edition on disc I got similar items.

    • @jamo7303
      @jamo7303 Місяць тому +1

      There is only 1 game company I will buy games from in day 1 and that is fromsoft. Every other single player game I wait till I can pick them up for a quarter of the price and fixed bugs. Why anyone would pay £130 to be a tester I'll never know 🤦‍♂️

    • @paulman34340
      @paulman34340 Місяць тому

      @@jamo7303 Wow, I had the same thoughts as well! Never cared for the $60 pricing and ESPECIALLY didn't care when it went up to $70 dollars. Frankly thanks to a BACKLOG I can wait out for sales and I have a SET LIMIT I imposed myself on games in a year I'm WILLING to shell out (so far this year, Unicorn overlord and Class of Heroes 2G is the only ones I bought at full price though in the latter case it was on sale upon launch and I used my gold coins to lower it to $15 since the sale dropped it to $17.99 and this is buying the game seperate which makes it 19.99 for each one! For the Former, that was ONLY made because I got to play the demo which was the full game and it removed my fears of "bugs/crashes" as I was buying it for my Switch! Frankly if I got more Full Game Demo's for Switch releases, I'd feel more calm about buying them as then I KNOW I'm not paying alot to be a BUG TESTER and helps the game was GOOD as I imagine it to be that makes it worth the purchese) once I hit the limit, I can only buy OTHER games I want ON SALE (Decent sales)
      I jokingly called the full price tag the "FIRST Tax" after those idiots in the comment section who like to comment "FIRST" because many feel like they want the game simply to say "they got it on day 1" for the attention (Like ALOT of the Call of Duty games. Modern Warfare 2 ORIGINAL is what made me think this as my mother got it for my idiot brother and had to wait in line for it in the cold, and the goblin beat it in a few hours which pissed her off! I told her to leave it to me in the future as I got REALLY good at getting games on sale and cheaper then paying that "$50/$60"
      I also use rules for my purchases. 1st off, the "limited full price game" rule I mentioned. The 2nd rule is any game that gets delayed is worthy a worry, second delay is a dealbreaker if I DID pre-order it, and a third delay means that shit is coming out broken! Rarely have I been WRONG on this. And my 3rd rule of note, is pay the price of broken for the price of a broken game! If they want me to be a bug tester, then I will take my compensation from the amount of money I DIDN'T pay into said game! If a game has a game breaking bug, then that's about $10-$15 even $20 dollars taken off of the final price for me, even if a patch removes the bug, the fact it's THERE means if I bought the game physical, then if I EVER uninstall the game and can't download the patch, then that game is NEAR useless to play now! I'm more incline to buy the game DIGITAL ONLY and ONLY on a sale that lowers it at or BELOW the "final pricing" I set after taking those things into mind. At the very least it's good I have some GOOD review sources like SwitchUp for Switch games as an example to WARN ME of this shit ahead of time to make my choices more clear.
      I will NEVER buy those 100 dollar Special Editions, NEVER even if the stuff is good (I remember when art books and such were FREE if you pre-ordered as I remember the book I got for Fire Emblem Awakening after getting it Day 1 as I do ALL Fire Emblems, now they want MONEY, I say fuck that noise) for those games, I truly call it the "Swag Tax" where the companies are now targeting the SWAG lovers who they use to give the Swag to them for FREE but are now targeting them for sales. Except at least SOME make the Swag worth it! Those like THIS abomination are exploiting people and it's not even swag, it's taking IN-GAME stuff that should have been in the game (A SINGLE PLAYER GAME AT THAT) and asking you to pay. No thanks pal (If I DO buy that stuff, I usually wait for a MEGA sale as they get desperate to get SOME money out of it, even if their willing to drop it from $30 dollars to $5-8 dollars! At that point I strike, meaning I saved myself money and heartbreak WASTING money on something that SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRICED IN THOSE RANGES instead of costing HALF as much for a GAME!)

  • @Rockstar-bq5fm
    @Rockstar-bq5fm Місяць тому +82

    Good to see you back dude. There’s so much garbage in the world it’s always great to see someone call it out. Terrible AAA games and rotten game journos that are so out of touch with reality it’s crazy

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +19

      Good to be back! There is too much garbage. For example, I just finished Velma this morning, lol. Sometimes it feels like these companies are just begging for the bad press. Oh well, guess I’ll write a script

  • @BirchTheGreat
    @BirchTheGreat Місяць тому +35

    There was a time when a "season pass" meant you prepaid for ALL future content.

    • @Blackmorshu
      @Blackmorshu Місяць тому +4

      yeah lol, this reminded me of the last preorder/season pass I bought, bioshock infinite, I don't even remember what year it was

    • @im3phirebird81
      @im3phirebird81 15 днів тому

      seasons change

  • @russelljackson8153
    @russelljackson8153 Місяць тому +21

    I can't get over that derpface - every time I see it, Team America flashes in my brain and I hear a voice saying "Matt Damon!"

    • @chefref5027
      @chefref5027 Місяць тому

      I wish they’d just show us someone that actually looks like that. Mick Jagger is the closest human that lived.

  • @davidhackett6317
    @davidhackett6317 Місяць тому +55

    "That's how video games work" *excellent hand gestures*

  • @imperialguardproductions
    @imperialguardproductions Місяць тому +16

    A higher up executive at Goobisoft stated they want players to be comfortable not owning games. Well I'll be pretty comfortable not owning this shit. 😂

  • @viscountrainbows2857
    @viscountrainbows2857 Місяць тому +11

    "Athletic, acrobatic and entirely controllable"
    Imagine being so allergic to grass that the main functions of a modern action video game are somehow inherently sexualized. Like, honestly who thinks like that, outside of these libelous goblins that need to fill a word limit for their stinkpiece?

  • @VaunShiz
    @VaunShiz Місяць тому +32

    A season pass in a single player game is hilarious, they still want it to be a live service

  • @The-Game-Master
    @The-Game-Master Місяць тому +25

    The fact that Geometry dash is only $2.13 where i live is insane. If EA owned it...

  • @gerdysertorius
    @gerdysertorius Місяць тому +37

    I'd highly recommend Slay the Princess as just a short thing. Less than 8 hours long, with astounding music all the way. It has quite literally universal acclaim, I have never met someone who disliked it. The story is absolutely touching, the central conceit is certainly engaging, it's hilarious, it's just a darn good game.

    • @qq-wy7zs
      @qq-wy7zs Місяць тому +2

      Good story. I don't really consider visual novels "games," though. Not a knock on it, it's a really good video "book."

    • @gerdysertorius
      @gerdysertorius Місяць тому +5

      @@qq-wy7zs Eh, I certainly think it's interactive enough to be at least vaguely considered a game. There's not much difference in gameplay to Undertale.

    • @TG-ge1oh
      @TG-ge1oh Місяць тому

      I'm planning on checking it out.

  • @hellomynameisbob922
    @hellomynameisbob922 Місяць тому +20

    Games industry, movie industry, and TV industry, you made your bed, now lie in it. I'm saving so much money

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 Місяць тому

      I would be, but I started collecting retro
      games and consoles, which is fun but can get expensive.

  • @Donatello40973
    @Donatello40973 Місяць тому +12

    Google removes things that we've paid for too . I bought ' Challenge of the Super Friends ' , the entire season , and .... POOF...... it's gone , and no , I was NOT reimbursed for it. 😡

    • @AdaTheWatcher
      @AdaTheWatcher Місяць тому +1

      This is why I only buy steam games mostly, the game is on my pc even if steam removes it from thier site.

  • @NOYFB982
    @NOYFB982 Місяць тому +8

    My kids are always buying the games on super sale at Steam and often find those they love much better than expensive mainstream games.

  • @jackgamer6307
    @jackgamer6307 Місяць тому +6

    Being a singleplayer game, there is no drawback to pirated copy with no internet connectivity

  • @sunchewei1069
    @sunchewei1069 Місяць тому +32

    Currently playing A Plague Tale: Requiem and Helldivers 2. Both AA games from smaller developers, but both at the top of their class.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +4

      I am loving the press Helldivers is getting. When you have a quality loop with good gameplay, that’s what matters

    • @lukeluke333lukeluke
      @lukeluke333lukeluke Місяць тому +2

      Loved my time with A Plague Tale: Requiem. Like the character and story it tales.

    • @russrandolph
      @russrandolph Місяць тому +1

      Hell divers 2 is tapping in to the feels I used to get from old mmo's. It draws me in and the game play is almost as important as the unfolding storyline, expanding universe and the community banter. I wake up every day knowing that something crazy is going to happen. I cant wait till they add clans. Its going to be dope.
      For Sweet Liberty!
      Would you like to know more?

  • @KoongYe
    @KoongYe Місяць тому +40

    Ubisoft is a company beyond repair. To list a fraction of the problems: Ubisoft Connect, bad launch sate, bad game design, obsession on shallow openworld, obsession on "realism" over gameplay, woke politics, ugly characters, unforgivable microtransaction, uninspired devs, greedy higher-ups, so on and so on.
    I played upwards of 10+ games from Ubisoft and only one of them was mildly playable. Hell, they even managed to destroy some of my favorite franchises just by purchasing the rights to them (like Heroes of Might and Magic).

    • @feandil666
      @feandil666 Місяць тому +2

      AC2 and Brotherhood are masterpieces, FC3/4/5 are all very good, but yeah recently they've been focusing so much on game "as a service" that all their games are infected and the design suffer. They're not the only one, any AAA game nowadays is crap, outside of CDPR which still focus on player experience (for how long who knows)

    • @RM_VFX
      @RM_VFX Місяць тому +2

      Why did you keep buying after the first bad one or two?

    • @MachineMan-mj4gj
      @MachineMan-mj4gj Місяць тому

      @@feandil666 3 was GOATed, 4 was kinda mid, 5 was surprisingly good.

    • @KoongYe
      @KoongYe Місяць тому

      I didn't really care about who made the game back then. I cared about how fun the game looked. I retrospectively found out they were made by Ubisoft.

  • @bigreaderpike
    @bigreaderpike Місяць тому +8

    Actually some video games have this thing where if you leave the controller alone the characters start moving in different poses or saying words how to make you feel like the game is impatient for you to continue

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 Місяць тому +1

      True. I’m playing Champions of Norrath:Return to Arms right now. If I let the game idle, my character starts encouraging me to take them somewhere. Or complains about getting bored.

  • @MumRah
    @MumRah Місяць тому +17

    I never escaped the island of Myst 😢

  • @jdmathys1
    @jdmathys1 Місяць тому +11

    That chin his hillariously huge, i thought fable 4 won the trans gaze award... I was wrong.

  • @ardendragoon
    @ardendragoon Місяць тому +6

    That's a great point.
    It's not early access. Its delayed access for paying less.

  • @xyzculture
    @xyzculture Місяць тому +22

    That 'Hit the Like button " was soo cheezy lol. I just had to hit that button on the spot NGL

  • @michaelcjgreenway4788
    @michaelcjgreenway4788 Місяць тому +27

    We're being charged more now for no disk/cartridge, no manual, no case than we ever have, with all that stuff. Should be WAY less, even with production values, and not on a Steam sale.

    • @im3phirebird81
      @im3phirebird81 15 днів тому

      You forget that games take a lot longer to make nowadays.

    • @michaelcjgreenway4788
      @michaelcjgreenway4788 15 днів тому +1

      @@im3phirebird81 Length of time making is irrelevant. We are not getting the value and physical things we used to. We are paying more for less.

    • @im3phirebird81
      @im3phirebird81 15 днів тому

      @@michaelcjgreenway4788 length of time is not irrelevant lol. Let's say your boss asks why you don't work 80 hours a week for the same salary because length of time working is irrelevant. Fact is developing a big title takes a lot longer than it used to, and that involves a lot of hours of work by a lot of people. You are not getting less by any means. Compare like the first tomb raider game to a modern comparable game or the first GTA to the one getting released soon. You can't imagine how much it takes to just make the map and fill it with life so modern gamers feel properly immersed. Then add how many modern gamers are putting up insane hours in new games (100 per month?) and then say the games lack content. You are not getting less. Not by far. You are still getting more by a long shot. That is not the issue. The issue is scummy business practices and shit stories with political agendas everywhere.

    • @michaelcjgreenway4788
      @michaelcjgreenway4788 15 днів тому

      @@im3phirebird81 I don't have a disk, case, or booklet to put on my shelf. I got all that for $40 -$60 before. Also, I DO have an idea, having built maps for Unreal Tournament and Jedi Academy, and made a living doing 3D animation. To me, this is like the smaller bag of chips, with mostly air, and a higher price, when you got a bigger, fuller bag before. Paying more for less just isn't justified in either instance. I respect your view and hope you will respect mine from here, since neither of us is competing for who's right or wrong. Agreed?

    • @H2ORaccoon
      @H2ORaccoon 9 днів тому

      @im3phirebird81 Ubisoft has a very bad habit of reusing assets, and not in a good way either, as well as having bland gameplay loops and lately, not great writing. I'm not getting more simply because the devs bloat the game with pointless and useless content, and the fact that you're defending this is why the modern gaming companies have become so complacent

  • @zaozao48
    @zaozao48 Місяць тому +38

    I hope AAA continues this path. I saved so much money and time not buying and playing them. We should be thanking them.

  • @theanimeunderworld8338
    @theanimeunderworld8338 Місяць тому +19

    I was excited for a star wars open world
    Though I wanted it to be like Infamous with a light and dark side story

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +7

      I only played Second Son and Last Light, but if Sucker Punch got a Star Wars license, I would be extremely excited

    • @theanimeunderworld8338
      @theanimeunderworld8338 Місяць тому +3

      ​@gregowen2022 the first 2 are fun
      Lightning trumps smoke
      Plus in 2nd game you get ice or napalm

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Місяць тому

      Just replay KOTOR 1 and 2. It’s much better, and the enviornments are fantastic for a 20 year old game.

    • @Lucas_Sanjara
      @Lucas_Sanjara Місяць тому

      @@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 What if you own a PS5?

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Місяць тому

      @@Lucas_Sanjara you own a phone? Both KOTOR games are fully ported to mobile.of you got a newer phone model, it runs great. I also play medieval 2 total war on my phone 😂

  • @martinsatyen7833
    @martinsatyen7833 Місяць тому +10

    Greg, you have quickly become my favorite UA-camr mate!
    All your dedicated research and focus has paid off with the quality of your output allied to your razor sharp, incisive wit.
    In this current age of pandering, and comically bad content(incontinent) providers its reassuring to come across someone who actually gives a shit, and can both entertain and educate concurrently.
    Bravo Good Sir...onwards to a million subs i trust.
    Thank you

  • @Tyrth_Thegamer
    @Tyrth_Thegamer Місяць тому +8

    Watching Greg slowly lose his sanity.

  • @jacobhouck1182
    @jacobhouck1182 Місяць тому +5

    Shadows of Doubt is a mind blowing indie game.
    It’s a 1970s cyberpunk inspired city.
    You’re a PI.
    You take on cases, and investigate serial killers.
    The twist? Every person in the city actually goes about their daily lives. A killer goes has to go to a gun seller to buy a gun, then they hunt down their victim.
    Sometimes you’ll even happen upon a murder in progress.
    It’s the best Detective game ever created.
    The number of times I’ve busted down someone’s door to arrest them only to find I’d deduced the entirely wrong culprit is embarrassing

  • @MyAramil
    @MyAramil Місяць тому +4

    Give it 2 years. if this practice is not stopped, every single company is going to do this. They might even take it a step forward. You spend 70$ just to get the digital file, then have to spend 20$ for the campaign, 20$ for the multiplayer.

  • @derek8700
    @derek8700 Місяць тому +4

    When I first saw that price, I literally just laughed. I had just paid $100 for Mortal Kombat, that I’m current still waiting for my DLC characters and addition content ….

  • @zachlong5427
    @zachlong5427 Місяць тому +3

    'Bootylicious'---dear lord, I'm old enough to remember that!

  • @TheZotman5
    @TheZotman5 Місяць тому +3

    My many game purchase mistakes have led me to developed 3 video game rules for myself over the years.
    1) No pre-orders.
    2) No games that require an internet connection, I don't play MMO's or competitive games.
    3) No Ubisoft

  • @szeltovivarsydroxan9944
    @szeltovivarsydroxan9944 Місяць тому +3

    I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan, and I have no desire to ever touch that game. And if you really wanna play it, I implore you to pirate it. Paying for it would be a bigger crime than piracy.

  • @MrRuDeDoG1979
    @MrRuDeDoG1979 Місяць тому +9

    “Stop pre-ordering”, unless is Stellar Blade, that is 😉

  • @CarlWheatley-li5qn
    @CarlWheatley-li5qn Місяць тому +3

    They turned a beautiful woman into Huckleberry Finn. She's probably furious.

  • @themarauding
    @themarauding Місяць тому +4

    I'm just playing retro games. No DLC, no 'gold mode' nonsense and it works out of the box. Good stuff.

  • @NOYFB982
    @NOYFB982 Місяць тому +3

    In other industries, they also have bonuses…but…they include them in the main product at launch to imply a greater value. They don’t charge more.

  • @granthiksharma4626
    @granthiksharma4626 Місяць тому +6

    Damn EA has dalen off. They need to up their game

  • @Veldrane
    @Veldrane Місяць тому +2

    I always wanted to an alternative costume for Kay Vess. That's like saying I will pay extra for a different color of lipstick for a pig.

  • @Thelastetherborn
    @Thelastetherborn Місяць тому +2

    “If a tree falls in the woods and no one sees it, does any one give a shit?”

  • @azureus8363
    @azureus8363 Місяць тому +4

    Top tier video as always ! What's the tea/coffee blend you are having in this video Greg ?

  • @vewyscawymonsta
    @vewyscawymonsta Місяць тому +3

    Alright that "BUTT!" with the zoom on Eve's behind was epic.

  • @bigbear7076
    @bigbear7076 Місяць тому +2

    Larian calling out the industry paywall was a Chad move. They will remain legend for it

  • @jackstimer5117
    @jackstimer5117 Місяць тому +5

    This is the exact reason that Remnant 2 (which I cannot recommend enough) is my favorite game. The base game was only $50, and the two “better” versions were only $10 more each, with the $70 one having 3 FUTURE dlc included, ultimately saving the buyer $10. Anyone who reads this should absolutely play the Remnant series (it’s dark souls with guns).

  • @timdavidson8191
    @timdavidson8191 Місяць тому +3

    Ubisoft's logo is a top view of a pile of 💩

  • @rustyshackleford234
    @rustyshackleford234 Місяць тому +10

    One of the best AAA games released recently, tears of the kingdom, has kept me occupied during boring times for nearly a year now! Best 70$ I’ve ever spent.

  • @aaryarajmondal5532
    @aaryarajmondal5532 Місяць тому +9

    Man when you read that article at the start it just boiled my blood.
    Anyways nowadays I'm just buy the proper good quality days after 2 to 4 months, so that I am 100% sure about it's quality, and I'm not disappointed by my purchase.
    These days you have to vote with your wallet very carefully coz of these performative dei weirdos in the gaming industry.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +2

      Agreed, that article was insane. And I agree on the waiting. Plus, most of us have so much backlog, waiting isn’t that painful anyway. It’s pretty rare that I honestly feel like I NEED a game on day 1. They’re almost always better after a few patches anyway

  • @Modest_Memory_SYM
    @Modest_Memory_SYM Місяць тому +2

    This game only appeals to streamers. Cause like you said what's the point of purchasing cosmetics if I only care and nobody else sees it.

  • @wolfbane7497
    @wolfbane7497 Місяць тому +3

    Jack sparrow : " anyone up for an adventure "

  • @dangerousrobot9692
    @dangerousrobot9692 Місяць тому +3

    I've seen a lot of games that you can get via monthly subscription and I refuse.
    Either make it ftp and I buy cosmetics or upgrades or make it a one time purchase. Anything else is not happening.

  • @KineticCode
    @KineticCode Місяць тому +2

    Can confirm that "bootylicious" is in fact an old people term. The new hip term is "Gyatt".

  • @__BURQLEE
    @__BURQLEE Місяць тому +1

    “Now you can use those three days to reflect”

  • @DemocracyOfficer2485
    @DemocracyOfficer2485 Місяць тому +3

    Those graphics look like a $10 indie game

  • @danhillenburg4487
    @danhillenburg4487 Місяць тому +6

    Maybe not quite what you had in mind, but I started Warframe a few months ago. It still has some of the scummy business practices you covered (although they look like saints when you compare them to their closest competition like Diablo or Destiny), but it also doesn't require an initial purchase and it regularly releases updates that introduce more new stuff into the game than just about any modern DLC or expansion that you'd have to spend money on in other games. There's also an internal market system that allows the player to make the currency that you can spend real world money on. I ended up buying some of the premium currency not because I needed it, but because I got enough enjoyment out of the game that I figured I'd like to support their studio. If you're looking for a new spreadsheet simulator, it's probably one of the less predatory ones out there at the moment.

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +4

      I don’t know what they are up to these days, but I played Warframe a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Yes, they do sell frames that give you an edge, but I never felt the game was designed to frustrate me into buying an upgrade, like Diablo Immoral. Same as you, I bought a $20 frame or something because after a couple dozen hours of good gaming, I felt like I wanted to support their work.

    • @no.1spidey-fan182
      @no.1spidey-fan182 Місяць тому +2

      I appreciate seeing some Warframe LOVE😭💯🔥. About to hop onto it again after YEARS. Not only is there business practices consumer friendly its the most UNtoxic community on the internet I have EVER seen. Which says SOOO MUCH considering its a MULTIPLAYER game😭

  • @neilrusling-je6zo
    @neilrusling-je6zo Місяць тому +2

    "Dont buy crap"...Sorted brother! Not bought nowt since Total War kept ripping out my heart and piddling on it couple of years back.

  • @1stribe
    @1stribe Місяць тому +2

    These are the types of games thats gonna get us outside again.

  • @cittaaukoto_japan9926
    @cittaaukoto_japan9926 Місяць тому +3

    I wish I could understand what Greg was actually thinking.

  • @GLJosh
    @GLJosh Місяць тому +4

    Some of these character models look like they did a 3d render and ran it through The California Raisins filter.

  • @sebastiang8934
    @sebastiang8934 Місяць тому +2

    My decision to hold off on buying new games and wait for things to recorrect seems to be paying off.
    On my 2nd playthrough of RDR2 and nothing in the last 5 years that I've seen is in the same stratosphere as this game.
    I was a Star Wars nerd growing up, had the books and novels, I could tell you which blasters were on each ship, and somehow Disney and the like have managed to erase ALL interest I once had in this amazing franchise.
    Burn in Hell.

  • @blueshattrick
    @blueshattrick Місяць тому +2

    DLC Buying Guide:
    For a beloved game that came out multiple years ago = "Fantastic.. we get to revisit an old friend! Totally worth it."
    On the very first day of release = "Yeah, we're just ripping you off at this point"

  • @xelldincht4251
    @xelldincht4251 Місяць тому +8

    - the character was beaten with the ugly stick
    - Ubisoft "open-world" game
    - Disney canon
    pass

  • @joeherrera8826
    @joeherrera8826 Місяць тому +3

    Glad to hear from you dude its been awhile. I should also add I am not exited about the new assassin's creed open world coming out. I love the assassin's creed open world game accept Valhalla. I am expecting the newer open world games to be similar to this Star Wars games. But with Ubi soft I am just done. Allot did not enjoy Far Cry 6 but I actually really enjoyed it but I just don't trust Ubi soft especially since their executive stated he does not want you to own your games. I know allot of people are exited about GTA 6 but I keep cautioning people to have lower expectations about the game because Rock star does do similar tactics to Ubi soft. People also forget that the developer is making the game for modern audiences.

  • @MasterMayhem78
    @MasterMayhem78 Місяць тому +2

    If cosmetic mtx cost about 1/10 what they do then I’d probably buy some stuff, but the pricing is completely out of whack for a costume or weapon skin. At max we should be paying $2-$3 for these things, not $10-$20 or more. I like cool outfits but I will never pay these prices in any game. I would think by lowering the price for cosmetics that more people would buy them.

  • @user-cl8ge7hc4b
    @user-cl8ge7hc4b Місяць тому +2

    I love The Last Spell. It's a tactic rogue-light with location progression and amazing graphics and soundtrack. 120+ hours - still have not cleared it completely. They started working on their first dlc.

  • @CaptainCreature
    @CaptainCreature Місяць тому +5

    First off... why in the hell would you buy a Star Wars game where the main character isn't force sensitive? Lol No thanks.
    Also, that editorial about Stellar blade, is something I never heard until today. Lol The fact that a game reporter essentially feels a video game character needs to, out of principle, be free to reject the nerds who play the game because she's too sexy, is the most idiotic take I EVER heard. 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +2

      The entire article is insane, I could not believe what I was reading

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  Місяць тому +1

      The entire article is insane, I could not believe what I was reading

    • @kampfwagen
      @kampfwagen Місяць тому

      It is possible, Tie Fighter is one of the best Star Wars games (I consider it the best but your mileage may vary) and it does not have a force using main character.

    • @LoganChristianson
      @LoganChristianson Місяць тому

      "Why would you buy a Star Wars game where the main character isn't force sensitive?"
      Han Solo? Boba/Jango Fett? Clone troopers? There's plenty of examples you could pick.

    • @GameFreakSucks
      @GameFreakSucks 2 дні тому

      @@LoganChristiansonthe problem is that the main character looks ugly af

  • @madamkoifish
    @madamkoifish Місяць тому +4

    $129 for a digital game?! That’s the average price for those limited games physical copies with a collectible! No wonder no one wants to buy it!

  • @itzruckus
    @itzruckus 28 днів тому

    In Australia the Ultimate Edition costs I think it was up around $180, for a game that can be deleted from your library at any time

  • @Nirual
    @Nirual Місяць тому +1

    New subscriber! I just love your sarcasm and humor! 😂

  • @zakjohnson89
    @zakjohnson89 Місяць тому

    Loved your video thank you. Tell us what’s in the cup like u used to next time! Miss that

  • @KageOfChaos
    @KageOfChaos 17 днів тому

    Okay I’m new to this channel and you magically making my like button glow when you hit the coin block deserves a like I enjoy your vids so I’m subbing

  • @eric42010
    @eric42010 Місяць тому +1

    And a bunch of idiots will still buy the most expensive version with their parents money and keep ubisoft in business.

  • @unlegendaryapples1660
    @unlegendaryapples1660 Місяць тому +2

    Man I know Nintendo has its own things to complain about. But honestly this video just made me appreciate Nintendo more. I preordered Zelda Totk and don’t regret it at all

  • @arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z
    @arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z Місяць тому

    great video and love the black mage neon sign back there!! edit: was that a major payne reference?.. damn

  • @GMDAzure
    @GMDAzure Місяць тому

    One underrated game you should try is Return of the Obra Dinn. It’s a sort of pirate fantasy type detective game made by the same developer of Papers, Please. It has an interesting time travel mechanic that helps you get clues and complete the identity log.

  • @antoniogoralski2930
    @antoniogoralski2930 Місяць тому +2

    I just started playing mafia, definitive edition, and cannot express enough how good the story is I bought 2 and 3 with no hesitation and have loved them all, it scratches a inch that GTA. Hasn’t delivered upon yet

  • @SonoTschau
    @SonoTschau Місяць тому +1

    I got in a reddit argument about Outlaws recently (I know what the hell was I thinking?) and I cited so many of the points you made in this video just in worse language that didn't make the point as well. Super glad to see you putting things into the right perspective in a succinct, well-thought-out, eloquent way. I feel a lot more valid knowing I'm not the only one who feels this way about Day One DLC and the almighty subscription model and damn if this video didn't jog my memory on why Ubisoft is truly one of the worst actors in the industry right now. Super well done.

  • @feandil666
    @feandil666 Місяць тому +2

    I was interested in this game but I don't like being forced to play protagonists I don't like, give me a character select, even basic, like in Mass Effect, make me immerse in your world, don't make me feel like I'm just watching an interactive movie.

    • @lucaschudleigh7193
      @lucaschudleigh7193 Місяць тому

      Yup. Nothing more idiotic than being forced to play a 90 pound girlboss with a face shaped like someone hit it with a car.
      … In a primarily male fanbase.

  • @joshz7712
    @joshz7712 Місяць тому +1

    With Ubisoft openly saying, "you don't own your games," anyone who buys from them moving forward is the problem. Be it this game, the new Assassin's creed, everything they produce. Xbox game pass is the only subscription service we have for games and i love it. I rarely have to buy games for my kids to enjoy and my youngest LOVES the side scroller games like the ones you said were awesome.

  • @deviousdelibird
    @deviousdelibird Місяць тому

    Greg, I'm on the last stretch of Sea of Stars but...I'm kind of stuck playing that fun Wheels mini-game. Did you ever finish the game?!

  • @dangerousrobot9692
    @dangerousrobot9692 Місяць тому +2

    Endnight Studios' Sons of the Forest is an amazing game.
    The Forest was a great game from several years ago and Sons of the Forest is the sequel. So far they've done tons of free updates and are listening to community suggestions and the game as it is, is very fun and extremely customizable and modifiable.

  • @SacrificAbominat
    @SacrificAbominat Місяць тому +2

    I recommend Fuga Melodies of Steel and it's 2 sequels, they're announcing the 3rd one this summer and it's probably coming out later this year. It's from CyberConnect2, the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm and DBZ Kakarot developer, and it's part of their Little Tail Bronx series which was started by the first game they made Tail Concerto. It's also got some weird .hack references throughout it which has me kind of hopeful they'll do a spiritual successor to that series in the near future as well.
    I'm honestly just glad they're back to making their original IP games again thanks to them starting up their self publishing. There was a good decade where they couldn't get any publisher support for these kinds of games and they've been stuck making only anime games. Granted they're the most popular anime game developer right now so they've earned that reputation, but I've always been more a fan of their original series like .hack and Little Tail Bronx. I'm hoping they continue to make these games going forward.

  • @MelbourneArchviz
    @MelbourneArchviz Місяць тому +1

    I mentioned imagery of AI women to an ex coworker at a party last night and he almost peed in fear. Saying Bootylicious will get you fired, cancelled, removed form society, and maybe someone would place an actual booty on your head like they did Grums.

  • @cnett486
    @cnett486 Місяць тому +1

    Day 1 preorder bonuses were not great, but at least they used to almost always be free. Preorder Arkahm City and play as a Catwoman! Now it would be pay a $30 fee to play as Catwoman 3 days early, plus...a new Bat Suit!

  • @realSgtCarbeeno_21
    @realSgtCarbeeno_21 Місяць тому

    Recently, i played survival horror game called Signalis, is a recent one from small team of dev.
    Also, another survival horror that i've been played before Signalis was Cry of Fear, an old game from 2012 and the best part is, it's free

  • @mr.ogleurgirl
    @mr.ogleurgirl 29 днів тому

    The beautiful gaming scene we once had was over once the suits stepped, because they saw how much we love this sh!t.

  • @GuiltlessGear
    @GuiltlessGear Місяць тому +1

    Open world? More like, I openly hurled, at the prospect of trudging through another empty featureless map following waypoints which will take me to a tower to climb which unlocks a bunch of icons that i can go to which will become resources for me to spend making my character able to survive bullet the sponge enemies in the next section of the empty featureless map in which i will find another waypoint which will take me to a tower to climb which unlocks a bunch of icons...

  • @BoxOfficeBrawler
    @BoxOfficeBrawler Місяць тому

    I love you Greg, always a pleasure hearing your perspective on Echo Chamberlain’s stream

  • @lordplague3555
    @lordplague3555 Місяць тому +1

    Well I would not complain if Eve did a lap dance or something for a idle animation if uncontrolled after 30 or so seconds 😅