Arstechnica writes: "The business of selling games has rapidly changed over the past few years, mainly because online services have allowed developers to bypass the middleman that is retail stores. There are major advantages to purchasing a game via digital distribution: it's insanely more convenient than driving to a store, customers avoid pushy salespeople, the titles themselves are often cheaper than physical copies, and no one has to keep track of the game disc. As it turns out, though, that last aspect might not be entirely true, because one of the biggest digital distributors requires customers to buy the option to re-download programs for more than a limited amount of time."
Fallout London hasn't exactly had an ideal launch—crashing issues have been reported by players—but overall reaction is still posititve.
Games Asylum: "Well, this is uncanny. This school management sim bears a startling resemblance to Two Point Campus, especially when it comes to planning and decorating rooms. Be sure to add a window and a radiator, along with a plant or rubbish bin. Indeed, certain aspects are almost identical – it’s just like revisiting Two Point Campus, only something is…off. It’s the visual style that leads to the uncanny valley feeling, using a low-poly PlayStation/Saturn aesthetic. An odd choice, considering the 32-bit consoles didn’t have a great amount of management sims. The PS1 did have Theme Hospital though – with Two Point Hospital being Campus’ predecessor, so we guess we can give it a pass on its artistic intent."
I almost bought this yesterday lol. Then I remembered I have 1000 games I need to play and I would probably touch this once.
After being forced under the map with no way to escape, Helldivers 2 was an option added to force respawn so they can get back to action.
Ha, thank god I don't buy pc games. Psn and xbox marketplace ftw!
Personal diary excerpt 54:
I am sad to report that the men no longer have the resources to capture the flowing waters of gold and treasure that inhabit many of the larger cities. The natives are making it more and more difficult for us to reach the sources, and killing them off is, quite frankly, becoming a chore.
As such, from here on out, I have ordered my men to discontinue the search for liquid gold (my men, for reasons unkown to me have decided to call these treasures 'downloads').
Alas, all hope is not yet lost. Outside many cities sits natural vents in the ground. Through these vents the gold rivers evaporate and out of the ground comes Steam. This Steam seems to be a far easier way to achieve my quota for the King, as I do not have to deal with these pesky natives. No doubt they will notice my witty plan and try to put a stop to it. We shall see about that...
we examine the poor business practices of a failing online distributor.