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I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Okay, and some are really good, like DF or CDDA or OpenTTD... But you're never going to find a free Dark Souls, a free Baldur's Gate 3 or a free Return to the Obra Dinn.

So I think it absolutely makes sense paying for quality games like those.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, they did say you can buy it discounted if you wait. To me, as far as the original question goes, pre-ordering the game or buying a marked up "deluxe" version isn't worth it when you can get it a year later for 50% or more off. If you're willing to wait a few years, you can easily get them often 80% off or more, and they're often less buggy because they've been patched already. Dark Souls 3 has already gone on sale for 50% off a few times, as has Return of the Obra Dinn(never heard of this, btw), and Baldur's Gate 3 has already gone on sale for 10% off despite having been released August 3rd.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I don't know how my brain skipped over that part, but you're totally correct!

Well, to add to the OP then, don't buy always-online games either.

I love Hitman, but fuck IOI for their business model, honestly. They don't even say they're going to patch the games to fully work offline in the future, so I don't expect that to happen.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I'm guessing Dwarf Fortress and Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead