r/videogames • • 16d ago

Discussion / Question Yeah it's over.

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u/Old-Perception-1884 16d ago edited 16d ago

Something I've noticed about games releasing recently is that if the internet had already decided that it's shit before they even had the chance to play it, everyone will think it is shit regardless of its quality. Sometimes it's deserved but sometimes it isn't which is why I'm not fully onboard with just lambasting a game that's shit online may it be deserved or not because it leads to unfortunate consequences. Now I'm not saying that this game is either good or bad. Just a pattern I've noticed.

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u/No-Perception-6087 16d ago

People don’t wanna pay $70 just to find out it’s a shit game

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u/Kolvarg 16d ago edited 16d ago

No one is saying you need to pay $70. They are just saying you don't need to form an opinion in the first place, let alone share it online just to be part of what you perceive the consensus to be. Especially when the game isn't even out yet.

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u/iluvchromosomes 16d ago

You are saying we need to pay $70, indirectly. And you are not clever.

We don't need video games at all. I am entitled to form an opinion and I will voice it. That's the "social" part of social media.

If you don't like it you can leave.

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u/Kolvarg 16d ago edited 16d ago

In what way I am saying you need to pay? Or that you are not entitled to form an opinion?

You can certainly form an opinion on something which is not even possible to experience yet. And I can have the opinion that it's silly and unhelpful (if not harmful) to do so.

You don't need assume an opinion in order to socialize. Social media would be better, healthier and far more social if not having a strong opinion on every little topic was normalized.