Why is flatput 3 that bad?
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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IDK but its successor, Wreckfest, is really freaking good. I like the damage system and how stuff doesn't despawn, so by the end of the race you have random car parts and barricades littered all over the track. The multiplayer population is small but steady; there's always a full server or two available.
Wreck fest is a very good game, brings back memories of flatout 2 and burnout
Legit surprised it's this bad, tbh. I was expecting some amount of people to review bomb it, but thought that at worst it'll maybe hang around "mixed". Let's be honest, besides the monetization model, it's a fairly solid game, and I assumed many people were willing to overlook it (because it's a "free game", blegh).
2023 starting to shape up to be the year where megacorps overreach a bit too much and/or consumers to finally grow a backbone.
I actually went through some of the positive reviews, seems they are only thumbs up because I assume people want their posts to be read - a lot of them are just memes and shitposts.
I was initially also a bit surprised by the amount of it, but after thinking about it for a bit, Blizzard seems to have engineered the perfect conditions for this to happen:
- Create a massively successful game for PC, which also creates a giant group of people who care about the game.
- Make a bunch of bad decisions, which are particularly bad for the existing user base.
- Only then release the game on Steam, meaning there are no positive reviews from the launch period and a bunch of disgruntled former players, all of which are allowed to review the game because the game has become F2P.
The gameplay got a lot better when Overwatch 2 dropped, and then they just killed it with a lack of content, both multiplayer and story mode.
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Review bombing seems so silly
When did Flatout 3 move out of the top spot?
I first read it as Fallout 3, and thought that can't be right!
Battlenet is on Steam these days?
Just overwatch for now.
Does it launch the game by itself or does it do the Ubisoft thing when it launches the launcher to launch the game?
It launches the game by itself, no (perceivable) launcher
Honestly I'm hoping Blizzard will release all their other games on steam as well. If they get review bombed and Overwatch does poorly though, it will lower the chance of that happening.
Nah, there's enough garbage on Steam as it is, we don't need any more. Fuck Blizz.
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Did I say that somewhere?
And calling review bombers reviewers, like they offer legitimate unique criticism is kinda funny too.