"yoshi_dragur2012;c-18054584" wrote:
"GemSixx;c-18049230" wrote:
I'm curious about this, but not as excited as I am about other life sim games. The reason why this one doesn't make me as excited as the others is simply because it's Paradox. I played Cities: Skylines for about 90-100 hours on Steam and another 100-200 hours on PS4. That was back when they only had 2-3 DLC. Since then they've added loads more DLC. I know some people love lots of DLC and have the money to buy it as soon as it comes out. I'm not one of those people. Every time they get ready to release yet another DLC, it will pop up in my discovery queue, and every time it does, I just hit ignore.
In fact, C:S became the first game on Steam that I gave a negative review - mainly because of their excessive DLCs.
I'm just going to copy/paste the last part of my C:S review. Mainly because I could say the same thing about EA and the Sims. In the first part of my review I said that they were no better than EA because they're trying to be just like EA.
Why excessive dlcs are bad: It's like buying a frozen hamburger patty from a fast food place. Then having to pay more to have it cooked. Then pay more for the top bun and even more for the bottom bun. Then pay more for the ketchup, more for the mustard, and more for anything else you want. Not all together though, each thing you add costs you more. Then you have to pay for the wrapper unless you want it just thrown in the bag that you also paid extra for. Need a napkin? That'll cost you too.
So, yeah, I have a feeling their life sim game would be the same way. I'd love to be proven wrong though.
Adding: Where I do draw a line on excessive DLCs is the perfect poster child known as TS4. IMO this has to be the one Sims franchise where your post is 100% true. This past holiday season, Steam actually extended the TS4 discounts well into the new year. It literally ends tomorrow in some 25 hours from now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/
To put this in context: the entire TS4 collection is still currently heavily discounted by 50% on Steam. ALL the expansion packs and GPs are at 50% off. And over 90% of the stuff packs as well. Think only the Kits are still at regular price. But even after this insanely heavy discount (and former free to play base game promo that's since upgraded to $5 USD couple days ago) the ENTIRE cost of buying TS4 is still a WHOPPING $538.50.
And that's before you add the $5.00 base game. Adding the discounted base game brings that up to $542 and change......
Or the EA Play sub prices at $5.00 monthly or $30 for 12 months on EA Play<-- this 50% discount ends 12pm tomorrow btw
IMO when a dev/producer thinks it's justified to release bitwise micro DLC the likes of Kits aka glorified SPs? (several of which couldn't hold a candle to a single GP). Then feel justified in charging inflated prices on 'roid rage for so little content. Especially when a dev/publisher thinks it's perfectly logical to release cutting room floor content from an Expansion (Cats & Dogs) as a STUFF PACK (My first pet stuff) for said expansion pack?? LOL.
Yep. THAT's the purest definition of excessive DLC. :D
Yeah, that my first pet stuff pack was pretty much the reason I stopped playing a few years ago. Just recently started playing again.
I was also definitely thinking about EA when I wrote that review for C:S. Especially how they've broken so many packs into lots and lots of smaller packs. In Sims 3 they had a dlc with 3 vacation worlds. In 4 there's 3 vacation worlds in 3 different packs (if you count Batuu, which I don't really). In 3 they had a dlc with witches, werewolves, fairies, vampires, an occult career. If they do all that in 4, that will make 5 separate packs. I could go on, but you know what I mean. :)
