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5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year ~ We used to demand trials before buying before, what happened? ~ Stop Pre ordering Games (youtu.be)
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Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago

I used to keep my Galactic Edition copy of Spore on my shelf as a reminder to not preorder games.

[-] Befernafardofo@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago

Didn't you like spore? I thought it was awesome! Maybe because I was I kid when I played it though

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago

So, full disclosure, I do look back on it nostalgically now. I was in high school when it came out. I was incredibly invested in the hype. I would watch the tech demos of it multiple times a week I think. It wasn't so much that it was bad, more that it heavily under delivered on what was shown in demos.

[-] Befernafardofo@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

I never saw a trailer/a developer interview (I didn't have access to easy internet at the time) and I only learned about it though a review on a printed game magazine (I miss those, even if they were expensive) that rated it quite highly. So I didn't have any expectations and I had a blast playing it! I wonder how a sequel would have been, from time to time.

[-] LouNeko@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My Copy of Alien: Colonial Marines would like to have a word with your copy of Spore.

[-] malchior@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Fallout76 is my reminder, it was an expensive lesson, but one that needed teaching.

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