Episodes? Game is now split into DLC parts

[Uhuru N’Uru]

No just no, I won't buy a game as 4 or more DLC parts, sell the whole damn game in one go.
Given that this is cheaper on release, even as 4 DLC parts than RE:Revelations1 currently is as 2 years old, I'm very dubious as to the quality and length of the game. There is no way I'll buy this until it's finished and a complete game. Such practices will only make it less likely I'll ever by this or any game when the publisher tries to DLCify their core game.

[amrulez]

If the price ends up as the same cost as a full game what is the difference? You could have bought the whole season pass for 20 bucks from GMG and played it on Steam. I would agree if you pay 30 bucks for episode 1 and then 14.99 for each episode going forward but the whole game for 20 bucks plus raid mode? What is not to like unless the game stinks and I doubt it isn't at least as good as Revelations 1.

[RabidBurp]

$6 per episode x 4 episodes in total = $24 for the whole game

You're actually paying more for the "Complete Season" that isn't even complete.

[Finity0]

Originally posted by RabidBurp:

$6 per episode x 4 episodes in total = $24 for the whole game

You're actually paying more for the "Complete Season" that isn't even complete.

not really, please list the package items here again

[Axion]

Why are you complaining? You are still paying for the complete game, except it is released in chunks.

[Uhuru N’Uru]

The difference is I can't know if the games worth the price until that last episode. That is unacceptable to me. It's Preordering a game, I can't trust any publisher enogh to Preorder any game and you can't get a complete review, until that last release. The price is irrelevant, if the game is value for money.
A £10 game isn't value for money, if I get no enjoyment from it.
A £1,000 game is value for money if I get a 1,000+ hours of enjoyment from it.
To know if it could be VFM before I buy, I need to know what the completed game is.
Selling games in episodes is not giving me the chance to obtain that knowledge.
So I won't even consider buying it until complete and purely due to the publishers actions, i'm less likely to buy it even when it's finished.
My only right as a consumer is to refuse to buy products sold using shady marketing practices, Games split into DLC is very shady in my opinion, even if I want the product, only by not buying it can the methods be changed. I alone have little power, but consumers are very powerful when individual I's become a united We.

[xveganrox]

I don't mind the episode thing, but paying extra money for weapon and parts "storage" in Raid Mode is ridiculous. Paying for content? Sure. Paying to lift artificial restrictions? That should stay in F2P iPhone games, not PC games.

[ReivaX]

There's already over 25$ of DLC for this game the same day as release.

They didn't even try to hide what kind of cashgrab this game is.

[john1231]

Originally posted by xveganrox:

I don't mind the episode thing, but paying extra money for weapon and parts "storage" in Raid Mode is ridiculous. Paying for content? Sure. Paying to lift artificial restrictions? That should stay in F2P iPhone games, not PC games.

+1 - this is just bad - new costumes and weapon skins as DLC ok, but seriously storage space, thats a joke

[DarkChaplain]

Originally posted by Uhuru N'Uru:

The difference is I can't know if the games worth the price until that last episode. That is unacceptable to me. It's Preordering a game, I can't trust any publisher enogh to Preorder any game and you can't get a complete review, until that last release. The price is irrelevant, if the game is value for money.
Selling games in episodes is not giving me the chance to obtain that knowledge.

Then wait til it is all released. How hard can that be?

Originally posted by Uhuru N'Uru:

So I won't even consider buying it until complete and purely due to the publishers actions, i'm less likely to buy it even when it's finished.
My only right as a consumer is to refuse to buy products sold using shady marketing practices, Games split into DLC is very shady in my opinion, even if I want the product, only by not buying it can the methods be changed. I alone have little power, but consumers are very powerful when individual I's become a united We.

The first Revelations also had an episodic structure, though it was not split. This time they're going all the way with the idea.
I don't see what's wrong with it. It generates excitement for weeks rather than a few days after launch. It encourages discussion of the story so far, and avoids the usual final boss spoilers rampant on the Steam forums for a few weeks, by staggering content. And waiting for reviews is easy enough.

And its not like TellTale where you wait 2+ months per episode...

Originally posted by Uhuru N'Uru:

No just no, I won't buy a game as 4 or more DLC parts, sell the whole damn game in one go.

They are. It is called "Complete Season".
It also includes the 2 Bonus episodes.

[Uhuru N’Uru]

Originally posted by DarkChaplain:

Then wait til it is all released. How hard can that be?

Not hard at all and said it in OP, Trying to sell it this way just makes it more likely I won't buy the game at all.

Originally posted by DarkChaplain:

The first Revelations also had an episodic structure, though it was not split. This time they're going all the way with the idea.

An episodic game sold complete is another thing entirely, this isn't "going all the way", it's ripping the game into little chunks and selling them separately, it's like selling a book in chapters, overpriced chapters without the ability of peer review. I woudn't buy a book this way, I won't a game, it's an unethical tactic to sell before anyone knows if it's any good.

Originally posted by DarkChaplain:

I don't see what's wrong with it. It generates excitement for weeks rather than a few days after launch. It encourages discussion of the story so far, and avoids the usual final boss spoilers rampant on the Steam forums for a few weeks, by staggering content. And waiting for reviews is easy enough.

Rubbish, they don't need any more Hype (Generate false exitement) Methods, games are hyped years before release and it doesn't stop spoilers either, makes them more likely not less and they'll be on the Steam forums for weeks, just spread out over more weeks. This game is already finished, this method is just as likely to generate more apathy as exitement, that depends on content and quality, not streching the release.

Originally posted by DarkChaplain:

And its not like TellTale where you wait 2+ months per episode...

That was no better and I've not bought their games at all, due to it.

Originally posted by Uhuru N'Uru:

No just no, I won't buy a game as 4 or more DLC parts, sell the whole damn game in one go.

Originally posted by DarkChaplain:

They are. It is called "Complete Season".
It also includes the 2 Bonus episodes.

No it's called a Season Pass and is a Preorder, whatever it's called.
Do you seriously think I'd preorder any game, if I won't buy it in peices?

I don't care if you are happy to pay for unreleased content, I will never do that.

[张飞大欧尼酱]

Then don't buy it. And if you pre-ordered they stated very clearly it would be released this way. Way to cry over spilled milk.

[박니키]

To be honest my £22.50 over at Green Man Gaming well spent!

[Uhuru N’Uru]

I will definately not do that until it's a full game, if at all. I'm not Crying over anything and I didn't preorder, I ignore hype and wait until release. I thought that had just happened when I saw it on Steam, but it's just another preorder scam.
I'm just making my opinion clear, I don't play the Fanboy game and even with games I consider the best, point out when they are not,
Publishers ruin more games with they're anti consumer tactics than they help with good methods, So they get most critisism.

[Uhuru N’Uru]

Originally posted by Nikomai Hurashi:

To be honest my £22.50 over at Green Man Gaming well spent!

Well it's a Steam game and £19.99 here, so thats not well spent at all.
Even then you can't know it's well spent until you have the complete game.
Imagine Mass Effect 3 sold this way, until the ending you may have thought it good, that "Last Chapter" ruined the whole gamed for many people.
I consider buying a game I know is good before I buy it, money well spent.
Like Homeworld Remastered releasing in a hour or two, I've got TotalBiscuit's review confirming it's a great remaster of a great game series I never played, The great gameplay is unchanged and the graphics are modern. Its two full games released together in a remastered package.
That I will buy today, this will be on hold for a month, at best.

[GoodHunter]

You have no idea what your talking about. The full game will be released in 4 weeks but guess what all that is, is story, more raid mode maps and characters. Gameplay from episode 1 will not change by the time 4 is out. You are getting a complete game. about 2 hours with clair 2 hours with Barry in ep 1 alone. Thats 4 hours of story with 3 more episodes to come. Not to mention Raid mode already has something like 52 stages and up to anouth 148 will be released over the coming weeks. You are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥. If you dont like it id stay clear of any game that wants to build hype and suspense like idk EVERY TALETELL GAME EVER and dont buy it Capcom is not twisting your arm or putting a gun to your head.

Originally posted by Nikomai Hurashi:

To be honest my £22.50 over at Green Man Gaming well spent!

I got the 40$ pack and am more thrilled with the product than Dying Light. Love playing as Hunk in raid mode so Bad ass. Whesker is a beast as well but that was a given.