• Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    8 months ago

    Ahh, the days before games companies hired the casino slot machine UX designers. An elegant game from a more civilised age.

    • Zeth0s@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 months ago

      Millennials as well. I get bored with modern games. Grinding all day for a pink weapon skin. Tf, I don’t care what color are my skins. Give me a good old challenge

  • KᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    We had mods. They’re a bit like skins and new content, only free and far more creative. They are what you call microtransactions today but you didn’t have to sell your right arm to get them because anyone could make them.

  • m_r_butts@kbin.social
    1·
    8 months ago

    Someone please tell me that “no brand tie-ins” gives this away as a joke, and I just didn’t get the joke. That can’t be something people actually want, right?

    • DrQuint@lemm.ee
      1·
      8 months ago

      It’s not a joke. But it’s not sincere either.

      It’s a criticism.

      Because yes. People DO want brand tie-ins. Literally look at Fortnite. It peaks in popularity during brand tie-ins.

    • Matombo@feddit.de
      1·
      8 months ago

      man I was jecking out the toy island recently and i saw a carrera oracle redbull race track right next to one with “non-lego” lego brick buildable cars and the mario kart themed one.

      I tell you: one day these crossovers and brand tie ins and market consolidation will lead us to the ultimate mono brand multiverse -> Think of Mario Raving Rabbits in Avenger costumes lego figures as playable characters in fortnite

  • speaker_hat@lemmy.one
    01·
    8 months ago

    It was pure gaming.

    No advertisments, no marketing, no extra costs.

    The only way to get better was to play more.

    How can it not be fun?

    Good ol’ days, thank you VALVE.