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Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy... and then it's only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can't it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It's so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic... which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The only games I have on EGS are the ones I collect via Amazon Prime. It's basically a game key graveyard.

But GOG? That's where all the good games come from.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why not the free weekly epic giveaways as well? There have been some good games for free in the past

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I got the latest tomb raider trilogy and death stranding, uh, last year or the year before? All free. My perception of time is getting fucky again tho so take that into account.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I got Bear and Breakfast a few weeks ago and that's one I had on my Steam wishlist. Along with quite a few others.

I do feel the slightest bit of guilt whenever I get a have that I definitely would have bought otherwise, especially because I tend to like indie games, but from what I've heard they're paid reasonably well to do it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I was about to buy my wife the tomb raider series (it's one of her faves) for Christmas and then I had to think of a new present. No complaints with that.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

gog doesn't have regional pricing and their launcher at this point is worse than epic's. as an old fuck I like having old games back but it's not convenient at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Galaxy definitely sucks, but to say it's worse than EGS seems pretty far out there. EGS has been caught snooping around files and taking system logs without notice on top of just being overly resource intensive, totally bare bones and easily broken.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm talking user experience. egs used to be the slowest app I've ever used but right now egs starts and works faster for me than gog. also its video player works faster than steam's, by like a mile. I don't know if it's just me because I never hear anyone complain about steam's video player but for me it's so goddamn terrible in so many ways I want to punch a wall every time I'm curious about a game while browsing steam because the video just takes fucking ages to get going and the controls are horrendous. I end up just searching on YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Heroic Games Launcher is on Windows also. If you buy a game on GOG through the Launcher it even compensates the devs a little bit. Very neat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, really? I guess I just noticed the affiliate link, I should order through the launcher in the future. It's pretty great.