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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Even the freebies that I want to play, I almost never play through Epic, and usually wait until I get another copy on Steam. The overall experience of playing a game through Epic is just... bleugh.

I think I've only completed one game on Epic, Layers of Fear 2. The other stuff I've played has essentially been like playing a demo, to see if it's worth adding to my Steam wishlist. That's how subtractive to the enjoyment of gaming Epic is.

I also just dislike their practice of exclusivity and feel uncomfortable supporting it with my wallet. At least with Ubisoft, EA and Rockstar, it's only their own games they wall off like that, and they almost always have a Steam-connected version so there's at least the illusion of having everything in one place. Epic is a black hole. I don't even remember the games that have been or are still exclusive there, because I just never encounter any information about them apart from occasional news articles about how unprofitable they’ve been even after X-number of years. It's kinda sad, for the devs who work hard on something for years and 8 people play the fucker.