Is this game any good? DLC dump off putting

[Iantos]

Its at EA or Ubisoft levels of DLC on day one. The game seems nice, but anyone who has put a few hours in it think its worth getting..? Don't really trust devs who do this sort of thing to make a quality game.

[Wenju]

It is. I just got the base game as well. almost did not buy it because of the dlc as well. but the game itself is really fun so far.
Wish all dlc were included on the game, feels silly to pay full price to have some "cosmetic" taken outside the game to be charged extra. Wish no1 ever pays for these stupid dlc so they try to make the game the best it can be.
But i will defend and even support you if you prefer to wait for a discount.
Hope that helped

[Tico]

The game is wonderful, consider the dlcs as a purchase of a cup of coffee for the developer, its up to you, if you buy or not the dlcs, they dont interfer in the game !

[Gangrene]

I don't care if the game is amazing, I'm not supporting practices like this.

[DeNarr]

DLC seems to be cosmetic only, so why care?

[Nitro Toxico]

On the plus side, you dont need the dlc, cause its just cosmetic.

On the downside, if you wanted better things in the game as DLC, i dont think its gonna be anything els then just cosmetic.

[TheMovieHero]

So the DLC is confirmed to not be unlockable through normal gameplay, you have to purchase it in order to get it?2

[Ultimoron]

for 20 euros, i think you can get a lot of gametime out of it if you want to delve in and not speedrun throuh the content.

Ignore the cosmetic dlcs, there are just to decorate the room you goin in to sleep / save... they dont have any more impact on the game...

[Dying pancake]

In my opinion, i think they spend awful amount of budget on their art and design. And yes their art style looks great, but when under limited budget construct like this usually go south :P hopefully they can fix things up if game sales well
But just saying, i seen quite few examples this way...and get their one-way ticket towards southern town, sadly

[....]

Yeah the DLC madness is pretty off putting - this also from my point of view leads me to not believe in the future of the game - selling DLC for more than the base game at release and DLC that is pretty much a single 2D item for 2 dollars ...

Seriously this is an "indie game" and already has more absurd MTs than most AAA games ...

Sorry but this DLC madness is ruining gaming - DLCs get more absurd every day - i mean seriously 2 Dollars for 2d Graphics in a game that probably is also about individualization of your home etc.
Almost no content DLC at release that costs even more than the game itself - i mean just think about what the game would cost with the DLC pricing?

Also what to expect from a DEV like this? From my point of view DLC like this probably indicates that we wont get big free updates or even big content packs when a 2D clock is beeing sold for 2 Dollars ...

[Negligent Discharge]

The game is absolutely worth it. The DLCs are nothing. They're there for people who want to throw a couple more dollars their way to help support. At least they're not goading you to buy another $30 "DLC".

[strippolka]

I got it on the Switch and I'm having fun with the game. Am I a lil miffed on all the DLC? A little but the game is still fun. Though I did hear that keybindings and movement might be a bit weird on Steam, might not be an issue if you have a controller and game is controller compatible.

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Originally posted by vex137:

The game is absolutely worth it. The DLCs are nothing. They're there for people who want to throw a couple more dollars their way to help support. At least they're not goading you to buy another $30 "DLC".

Yeah but do i really expect good value addons etc. when they already sell a 2d Clock for 2 dollars at release? I dont.

Also i dont think the game is worth it - i mean seriously steam PC release but not even mouse support - or is that just the demo?

[Steve]

I love this kind of game but yes, the list of DLC already had quite put me off. I might buy it in time but that much dlc day one just concerns me a little.

[ShadowDark3]

I agree, very strange decision to have so much DLC that combined it costs more than the actual game. What's worse is that none of the DLC is substantial. Some people clearly feel that all the DLC is OK because it's only cosmetic but I think it's the opposite. This is a single player game, not a popular multiplayer title where cosmetics are part of the experience.

Even Oblivion's horse armour DLC had a functional purpose. I would feel much better about the DLC if it added new NPCs, locations, potions, materials, or literally anything else that adds to the game. It would still be gross having so much day 1 DLC, but at least it would have some actual value.

[Buntkreuz]

Well it certainly lost them a few sales here and there.
So they will possibly never know whether the DLC purchases they received made up the loss of sales of the basegame because they had them.
As its a dark figure of how many dropped off because of the DLCs, theres no hard data.
Theoretically one DLC pack purchase is roughly worth as much as one person buying the game.
So if we take an example, if they lost 2000 people to the fact that they dropped 18 DLCs at release, then thats roughly 40000€ of missed sales for the basegame.
So they needed to sell as many Deluxe Editions to make up for such a loss. Roughly.
And 2000 is a pretty conservative estimate here, considering how gigantic the Steam Community and the pool of potential customers is (90 Million+?).
Im pretty sure there were at least 2000 people dropping because of the DLC at the store page.
If they now have the figures of how many DLC Packs they sold, they can make a rough estimate and i say it potentially wasnt worth it.
I could be wrong though, because people are generally stupid and irresponsible and drop money for digital items like crazy.