Modern gaming is a micro transaction DLC hellscape. Are you serious?

Are they fun? Yes, they are designed to be addictive. So you spend money on pixels.

None of the games I mentioned have micro transactions.

Outer Wilds, 1000xResist and What Remains of Edith Finch all moved me to tears. I still can't casually listen to the soundtracks of Outer Wilds or 1000x, as they simply evoke too many emotions.

Stop conflating Call of Duty and the like with "modern gaming".

You're jaded, and I feel sad for you.

Have you played "A Space for the Unbound"? It's quite moving (I teared up multiple times) and I love the unfamiliar, to me, setting of rural Indonesia. It reminds me a lot of To The Moon, which I will assume you're no stranger to.

Ah, no, I've not played it. It's been on my wishlist for quite a while tho :) Been on a bit of a JRPG streak lately.

I didn't know it took place in Indonesia though, that's very intriguing. It will probably be my next game of this ilk then, thank you!

And yeah, no stranger to To The Moon :P

Maybe give it another try? I have been playing lots of games for the past few years, some vigorously. Not a single one of them has a single microtransaction, because that's an immediate turnoff for me.

I've been gaming for twice as long as you. You're picking the wrong games.

Oh? If I’m picking the wrong games, and they’re all on the Steam top 100, what games should I be playing? Give me a 2025 title I haven’t tried.

Well, I don't know what you've tried, but apparently it all has microtransactions and DLCs.

Try Blue Prince.

PEAK

What’s wrong with paying for entertainment?

Nothing, that’s why I bought the game. Don’t shake me down for more money because you couldn’t forecast.

Microtransactions are part of the forecast of revenue the game will make.

Now they are, they weren’t when they were introduced. Now, it’s the long tail to a crappy launch.