• echo64@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Yes, most games are better with patches. Most games do not need patches. And most games come out just fine, the big AAAs that push consoles often have a patch that is worth caring about.

        I played through the most recent yakuza game without a patch recently. Was great.

            • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              11 months ago

              Whatever they’re smoking, don’t do it. You’ll end up drooling gibberish with a blithe grin on like that. ↑

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          11 months ago

          Ok, if you think most games don’t need them, then I hope that you’re enjoying bugs. 10/20 years ago games were unfinished, too - but you were able to download and SAVE an update. This is nearly impossible, now.

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            11 months ago

            I literally gave you an example of a game I played recently, without patches and zero bugs. Please read the whole thing before leaving a comment.

            The quality of comments on lemmy has really gone downhill the past few months, it’s about reddit quality now and getting worse

            • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
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              11 months ago

              “people disagree with me, it sure feels like reddit around here”

              You ever think the place wasnt the common denominator?

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                11 months ago

                What’s that one quote? “If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check your shoe?”

                Alternatively, “If you meet someone who’s an asshole, you met an asshole. If everyone you meet is an asshole, you’re the asshole.”

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      11 months ago

      Not much of a gamer lately, huh?

      Updates are always an option now, so games are no longer released in a very stable state. And by not very stable, I mean “crashes immediately with X company hardware”, “frame rate drops to 1 frame/s in certain areas”, or “quest line is bugged and incompletable”

      Day one updates generally aren’t optional… With a publisher who values polish like Nintendo? Generally they’re playable, but a bit rough. On average, they’re literally impossible to play through. It’s a real problem in modern gaming

      • echo64@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I played through the most recent yakuza game without a patch recently. Was great.