Age of Mythology: Retold is out right this moment on Xbox and PC. Critics appear to love it and individuals who paid additional to play early are largely pleased with this remastered model of the basic 2002 PC technique recreation. Nevertheless, gamers aren’t excited in any respect about being requested to spend cash on 22-year-old JPEGs.
Age of Mythology is a spin-off of the additionally in style Age of Empires real-time technique recreation collection. That franchise has obtained some strong remasters from Microsoft over the previous few years and a well-reviewed big-budget sequel, Age of Empires IV, in 2021. Now, the god-filled spin-off has gotten its personal fancy remaster and preliminary impressions sound constructive. However there’s one factor gamers universally hate and it’s the concept of paying cash for DLC that’s simply outdated pictures first seen within the authentic model of Age of Mythology.
As spotted by PC Gamer, Age of Mythology has a really constructive assessment ranking from 1000’s of gamers on Steam. Nevertheless, its solely in-game DLC pack has a really detrimental assessment rating. This DLC is $6 and is known as the “Legacy Deity Portrait Pack.” And because the title implies, this pack helps you to swap out the brand new, fancy remastered portraits of gods and exchange them with the unique pictures discovered within the basic model of Age of Mythology.
This pack is included with the pricier premium model of the sport, which is innocent sufficient. However as a separate, $6 DLC? That appears ridiculous. It’s only a assortment of outdated JPEGs.
That is the type of factor that ought to simply be included within the recreation, or one thing you unlock by enjoying it, not an additional to be locked behind a paywall, as lots of the detrimental Steam opinions for the DLC level out, too. DLC like that is only a solution to squeeze out a number of additional bucks from of us by tapping into their nostalgia. It’s gross and foolish and hopefully, Microsoft realizes it is a dumb concept and makes the DLC free and refunds of us who purchased it.
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