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Digital Gaming => Computer Gaming => Topic started by: Nefaro on August 23, 2019, 11:40:35 AM

Title: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: Nefaro on August 23, 2019, 11:40:35 AM
Picked this up not long ago.  Played a bit.

Despite encountering one minor click-y bug, I'm impressed.  Shortest Trip To Earth is FTL on steroids.  :bd:

Can tell I'm gonna enjoy this.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/Shortest_Trip_to_Earth/


(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.giantbomb.com%2Fuploads%2Fscale_super%2F9%2F91062%2F1619748-welcome_ta_erf.jpg&hash=77439f7af1b160c9aa1f7b437b68dc41debfdaaa)
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: mbar on August 23, 2019, 07:48:49 PM
And suddenly the price went from $19.99 to $24.99  Um...ok.
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: JasonPratt on August 23, 2019, 07:59:44 PM
Quote from: mbar on August 23, 2019, 07:48:49 PM
And suddenly the price went from $19.99 to $24.99  Um...ok.

{punch} WELCOME TA EARF!
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: Pete Dero on August 24, 2019, 04:01:59 AM
Quote from: JasonPratt on August 23, 2019, 07:59:44 PM
Quote from: mbar on August 23, 2019, 07:48:49 PM
And suddenly the price went from $19.99 to $24.99  Um...ok.

{punch} WELCOME TA EARF!

https://us.gamesplanet.com/game/shortest-trip-to-earth-steam-key--3842-1?ref=itad  $16.99
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: mbar on August 24, 2019, 05:15:47 AM
^Thanks for the link. I also learned that the price increase was all in their master plan. Not a good look.
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: The_Admiral on August 24, 2019, 06:56:24 AM
Awww bro. It's a bit harsh. I mean... They made no mystery of the reasons and the dilemma at hand. Allow me to show it here. I would have hated to be in their shoes:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48611452192_07c754de1e_o.png)

it is a Steam mechanism to offer a discount on launch, but obviously it is a problem for the games that had actually an easy access phase considering the latest EU law. They could have set a different pricing by region (in the EU, that could have meant no discount at all on the new price for instance) but instead they chose the nicer way and made a discount based on the cheapest denominator for everybody. I wouldn't call this shady - quite the opposite, to me it is rather classy :)
Of course, I came too late to the party too, and now what used to be cheap, then super cheap, is now normal-priced. Still, if you wanna blame someone mbar, blame us Damn Yuropeeans and our complicated consumer laws, you're just collateral damage here  :knuppel2: C:-)

Just my humble 2 cts  ^-^
At any rate, I wish them luck. The end of early access is always a pain, and this one is no exception from what I can read. In my case, I will avoid it like someone avoids the plague.
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: bbmike on August 24, 2019, 07:35:07 AM
That's what Steam sales are for.  O0
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: mbar on August 24, 2019, 11:03:47 AM
They are entitled to do with their product what they will. Were they up front? I mean sure they posted in the forum before they did the price increase but a person with a casual interest might put it on their wishlist and then just see a sudden price jump and wonder if there was some mistake. Oh well.

I might look at it again when it's 33% off but I might forget about it by then too. Better that than buying it now and then forgetting I own it.  :-"
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: Nefaro on August 24, 2019, 02:59:19 PM
Quote from: mbar on August 24, 2019, 05:15:47 AM
^Thanks for the link. I also learned that the price increase was all in their master plan. Not a good look.

I think they just came out of Early Access.  There was an official release sale a week or two ago when it did. 

I've seen numerous developers mention a price increase after their game leaves Early Access.  It's essentially a discount for buying it while still in Beta.

Had it on my Steam Wishlist, and had been waiting for an official release, so I grabbed it before the price-up.


As for enjoyment, this is the first digital game I've played more than an hour.. in months.   8)
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: mikeck on August 24, 2019, 03:45:01 PM
Ugh...cartoony
Title: Re: Shortest Trip To Earth
Post by: Tuna on August 26, 2019, 06:22:33 AM
Ditto on "Thanks for the link". Put a lot of time in on this yesterday, lot of fun.