"Today they release half-finished games full of bugs and then spend years patching them to be playable!"
Yeah and 20 years ago they released half-finished games full of bugs and then didn't do shit to fix them. Because without the internet being as pervasive as it is now, they could sell out the game before word got around that it was shitty and not worth buying. Some of the most beloved games from that time are horrendously broken.
Doesn't make it ok for studios to release unfinished garbage today just because they can patch it to playable later. Just saying it was often shitty back then, too. Nintendo charging too much for their games isn't their fault, it's the fault of the political party that's been fighting against unions and raising the minimum wage and has been crashing the economy once a decade at least since I've been alive. Nothing wrong with pointing out to Nintendo that we can't afford these prices, but be mad at the people who are making wages stagnate.
I dont believe I said anything like that? Unless you were adding to my comment ofc then nvm.
In fact I’m personally glad patching exists, for the reason you state - I’m usually the person questioning the very idea of “good old days” without bugs.
My point was comparatively Nintendo seem (the context of my comment was asking for evidence to the contrary) to be putting out “quality” games and maybe that’s partly because they always charge full price and don’t feel the need to rush things out and add microtransactions.
Sorry, I was agreeing with you and making a jab at the same people you were, because the same people who say "no good games today" are the ones complaining about buggy releases as if that's new. Apologies that I wasn't clear that we're on the same side 🙂
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u/RhynoD 19h ago
"Today they release half-finished games full of bugs and then spend years patching them to be playable!"
Yeah and 20 years ago they released half-finished games full of bugs and then didn't do shit to fix them. Because without the internet being as pervasive as it is now, they could sell out the game before word got around that it was shitty and not worth buying. Some of the most beloved games from that time are horrendously broken.
Doesn't make it ok for studios to release unfinished garbage today just because they can patch it to playable later. Just saying it was often shitty back then, too. Nintendo charging too much for their games isn't their fault, it's the fault of the political party that's been fighting against unions and raising the minimum wage and has been crashing the economy once a decade at least since I've been alive. Nothing wrong with pointing out to Nintendo that we can't afford these prices, but be mad at the people who are making wages stagnate.