Here’s some on my list:
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Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games.
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Tom Clancy’s Breakpoint - The game’s add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.
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Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don’t trust it and don’t want to go through the refund process if it hasn’t.
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Skyrim VR - I’ve already bought too many copies of Skyrim.
A bit of a “this is why I pirate” thread but more targeted at individual games.
the RDR’s, because, yeah, fuck launchers.
‘deathloop’ love arkane, looks like kinda my shit, but will not tolerate denuvo on my fucking machine, especially because I don’t have particularly high end hardware. I’d love to give them my money, but they don’t seem to want it.
Wanted to try Hogwarts Legacy since it’s on a big discount, but found out by a review that the game has a disclaimer that it will sell your personal information. Fuck that!
Anything ubisoft. They told us to get comfortable not owning their games and I am happy to oblige.
1: I didnt even notice the sale is happening (too many sales… Spring, Easter, Summer, Fall, Halloween (same as fall?), Winter/X-Mas, publisher sales).
2: Yakuza series.
3: Any other game because I spent most of my time on YT (sadly) or on Jellyfin (still TV but linux ISOs).Also most modern games arent worth the effort.
Multiplayer games would require friends I don’t have and those that I have (currently seem to) prefer games like Valorant (which I would play even less than CS2) or ZZZ (hoyo) which I don’t really like either.
Single player games are interesting but I don’t feel like gaming anymore.
But I did enjoy playing smaller ges like Exit 8. Fun game :)The only game I’m kinda tempted to go find is the Sims 1 and 2. Not the rerelease. I want the originals
But overall, I have too little time and too many games already. I’ve been trying to find unique or fun games to stream
Ubisoft and ea games; I do not want to deal with the launcher and ubisoft games are just so incredibly bad. They’re like marvel movies but less entertaining
Anno 1800 just inhales my free time
- Persona 5 Royal
- The Division 1
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
I already bought Persona 5 Royal a couple of years ago on PS4 (Royal + DLC of persona on sale). Really want to replay the game on my PC with 60FPS but refuse to pay another €25-60 euros for it, besides it has Denuvo. I might purchase it when, it’s at least €20 or below.
Similar thing with The Division 1, would like to play the game again and it’s only €5 euro on Steam right now but the Ubisoft launcher is what rubs me the wrong way. Plus also already bought the game when it was just released on PS4. Still debating for this one since it’s only €5.
For Metaphor: ReFantazio, it’s still way to pricey and it has Denuvo. So I will just wait it out until either Denuvo removed or an actual good sale happens.
Yes, I’m a pirate (you might notice due to the instance, I’m on). I know we can emulate Persona 5 Royal and there’s a way to play the full game of Metaphor: ReFantazio. But since both of them are immensely big story games, I would like to have them ‘legally’ (cloud saves, Steam wise). Plus another reason is; my backlog is quite huge, got at least 45 games still to play (with only half of the weekends to actually game)
You can play the division (1)? I thought it was like a hybrid online game and most of the content is basically inaccessible (I got TD2 for free from somewhere).
Yeah, The Division games are online. So can’t pirate them. But they very often go on sale (on Steam) for really cheap €5-10 euros. The problem is Ubisoft launcher.
I’m not sure about content being inaccessible though.
Gotcha.
Surprised its still online (considering Ubisoft and The Crew).
Ubisoft games. Too unreliable.
I really got impatient last year and just decided to pirate games left and right.
I got Balatro, Iron Meat, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection, MMPR: Rita’s Rewind, Sea of Stars, Scott Pilgrim, Shadows of Doubt, Bit Trip ReRunner, Xenotilt and Castlevania Advance Collection.
I mean, it just feels like I’m seeing the same prices, every. damn. year. I’m sorry but I thought the point was mind-staggeringly good deals, not stagnated deals. And most of the games that are on sale, are games I don’t particularly care for. While everything on my wishlist, stagnates, regardless of how old the game becomes.
Before I buy something, I look if theres a deal on isthereanydeal and if there is, I check the history.
If it’s shit, I don’t bother.
I was gonna buy the foundation game, so I checked out the pirated version (fitgirl repack) first. Seems like it doesn’t run quite as well on my laptop. Had to play in low settings to be bearable.
saved some money, ig. There’s always next sale.
a few weeks ago I have seen watchdogs legion in a few streams an liked it. Recently it had a sale (maybe now again) but saw that it uses denuvo, the ubisoft launcher and that it needs a ubisoft account. no thank you. I’ll rather pirate it and be reassured that it’ll have less malware in it
A couple of Sony games because they don’t want to sell them in my country 🤷 They leave no other choice but to pirate them.
Ghost of Tsushima is well worth pirating!
X4 Foundations Community of Planets Edition. Got it on GOG instead which was cheaper due to local prices. This is quite rare since usually it’s the other way around.
Hell Let Loose, simply no time.
I’m not sure if you meant literally no free time to play video games, or just not willing to make time for a perceived steep learning curve, but if it’s the latter then maybe you could reconsider. The basics can be learnt very quickly via YouTube and it’s possible to have quite a bit of fun casually playing an hour here or there as the Rifleman class simply treating it like a milsim Battlefield without ever diving into the deeper mechanics.
The former; the gunplay, maps, and strategical aspects seem excellent, and it looks beautiful. But I spend about 20 minutes in gaming spread over Quake Live and FPV. SkyDive. These are perfect to just play a quick match or two.
Don’t know about what OP meant but for me it’s no time (or willpower) to deal with communications. Because of this I never really got into the game. I would play (and a lot) if there was a skirmish mode with bots.
It’s actually not a very comms heavy game now. Like some players definitely enjoy their milsim call-outs and coordinating more closely with their squad, but a lot of players like myself are just totally silent. It was added to Xbox Game Pass last year, and that has introduced a ton of more casual players.
I’m not giving America any of my money right now.
Check this out (and its most voted comment that clarifies few errors)
https://programming.dev/post/26441066
That is a list of EU mande videogames.
As an American this is exactly why I’m not as well. GOG exists, and I have a decent library to fall back on regardless. Now’s the time for us to do that.
As an American i wish i could do the same.
I guess you can only support the least-fascist-right-now countries as much as you can?
Other than GOG is there even any other storefronts that don’t give you a steam key that aren’t American?
There’s Epic or you can buy directly from the publishers store front (e.g. EA), but GoG is the only one not forcing you to use a shitty launcher.ignore that, i missed the “not American” requirement in your post.I think GOG is probably just the best way to go at this point.
Tangentially related but I was browsing the list of Steam curators and I was surprised by how many of them are dedicated to discouraging people from buying games from specific countries.
