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Critics must rescore Dragon's Dogma 2 in light of microtransactions
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Spoilers: they shouldn't. They actually reviewed the game and didn't circlejerk about one completely optional feature.
I think the whole game should be reviewed and that includes the microtransactions. There's a reason they add them after the reviews are in because they know people don't like to be nickel and dimed in a game that costs 60 to 70 fucking dollars.
Microtransactions arent the game though. And none of whats for sale makes a bit of difference to the game. Not to mention everything you can buy is in the game already, it wasnt taken out or put behind a paywall.
Do you also rate a game negatively if they have a battle pass? What about other capcom games like the resident evil remakes where you could buy the unlocked infinite weapons for 5 dollars? Do either take away from the actual game? No, no they do not.
Its still not great, i agree, but it doesnt make a good game bad just because you think its scummy. I say this, but i do not have the game nor will i be getting it. Not because of people online crying about a nothing burger, but i just dont have a system strong enough to play it. If i did, i would because i loved the original game.
I think they are the game as the developers can base their game around them (remember battlefront 2?) It's a paid game, 70 dollars no less, and I'm sorry, but there is no justification for microtransactions.
How come Baldur's Gate 3 can be without microtransactions for example? It's greed pure and simple. If they didn't want you to buy them, and there weren't people putting in ridiculous amounts of money in them they wouldn't put them in.